McCAIN COMPUTER UPDATE
July 29th, 2008, 1:33 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Dan Lehr
“Am I a tech freak? No,” he said in an interview Monday with The Chronicle. “And I don’t like to text message because I’d rather call somebody on the telephone.”
“I do understand the importance of the computer. I understand the importance of the blogs,” he said.
McCain said he is well aware that technology “does drive the news. It is changing the shape of the news. … It’s changing the information age, and I’ve got to stay up with it.”
He added, “But I am forcing myself … let me put it this way, I am using the computer more and more every day.”
Golly, what enthusiasm!
Let’s hope he doesn’t waste too much time looking for the “any key.”
Just kidding! You can do it, Senator! We’re all counting on you!
FURTHER READING: “The Trouble with President Grandpa Simpson,” by Johnathan Chait of the New Republic
A COUNTER-ARGUMENT: “Note to Next President: Avoid Computers” - the Wall Street Journal’s Lee Gomes
