Comments on: First the lipstick, now mocking the disabled.

By: Truth

Truth — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:56:49 +0000

NEWSWEEK colleague Jonathan Alter asks an important question: if McCain’s war wounds are really to blame for his computer “illiteracy,” why didn’t anyone on the campaign say so? His report:

On June 16, I spoke at length with Mark Salter on the subject of McCain and the computer. He said McCain had a PC on his desk and often borrowed the BlackBerrys of others and was working at getting better on the computer. The point he was making was that McCain misspoke when he said he was “computer illiterate” in January in an interview with YahooNews. At no time did Salter say that McCain’s war wounds, which mostly prevent him from lifting his arms above his head, had any connection to his slowness at adapting to the computer. You can be sure that if this were a factor, Salter would have mentioned it.

When McCain returned from Vietnam, his service in the Navy required him to type reports. There is nothing in any of the medical records released by the McCain campaign that suggests in any way that McCain had trouble typing.

The McCain campaign should release any such records if they exist. Otherwise, McCain’s campaign should be asked why it would attempt to exploit the senator’s genuine suffering during the Vietnam War to protect McCain from an embarrassing charge related to his inexperience with computers.- Newsweek

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:25:51 +0000

For the record McCain used the “lipstick on a pig” comment durring his own campaign.

The Obama’s comment was directed at McCain’s record not as a sexist slur, or to offend animals for that matter.

By: Trace

Trace — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:08:53 +0000

McCain has said himself that he does not know how to use the computer,and never said it was because of injuries. The fact he does not even understand the internet or computer is shocking for any generation, especially for a man that wants to lead the United States! Now we are suppose to feel bad for what he has said?
Nancy, as you have proven in the past you love to play the bleeding heart card! My question to you is do you find any foul play by John McCain’s ads? It would serve you well, to look into your beloved McCain campaign who has pushed the falsehood of Obama’s faith, stance on taxes, insulted his wife and mis represented a bill which was passed regarding young children being educated regarding boundries for would be sexual abuse.

Next on the agenda for McCain campaign: have Palin and her children cry over the fact that the media is interested in her previous experiences as a govenor and uncovering all her bad decisions- Ya let’s win the presidency by sympathy!!!

By: Nancy Reyes

Nancy Reyes — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:37:26 +0000

No, I treat Forbes Magazine and the Boston Globe as reliable sources.

By: Setay

Setay — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:37:55 +0000

Wait, you treat the Drudge Report as if it is a reliable source? McCain’s campaign has said that he is learning how to use a computer. If it was physically impossible for him to do so that wouldn’t be possible. The Boston Globe article is either wrong or exagerating.