The article provided many items to comment on, but the one I wanted to focus on was John McCain admitting he does not email. The fact that John McCain does not email is symbolic of a broader problem McCain has. He is viewed as too old and out of touch with the issues of today.
Polling has also proved that John McCain's age is an issue. A mid-June USAToday/Gallop Poll found that 23% of Americans said John McCain's age could negatively affect his presidency.
The public does not expect the President to design his own website or constantly be looking at a blackberry while walking ropelines into events, but they do expect their President to understand one of the most crucial legs of today's economy and culture.
John McCain not understanding how to operate the internet is the same as John Kerry windsurfing. It shows McCain is out of touch with voters.
A vast portion of the economy is based on the internet and the fact that McCain's staffers have to pull up websites for him to read shows he does not understand one of the most crucial elements of the developing economy.
John McCain should learn how to operate the internet at once. I would suggest he start a campaign blog must like his daughters (which provides an interesting perspective on the campaign) McCainBlogette.com . If McCain fails to understand the internet, his age will only become a more prevalent issue.
Below is a section of the article that deals with the internet:
He said, ruefully, that he had not mastered how to use the Internet and relied on his wife and aides like Mark Salter, a senior adviser, and Brooke Buchanan, his press secretary, to get him online to read newspapers (though he prefers reading those the old-fashioned way) and political Web sites and blogs.
“They go on for me,” he said. “I am learning to get online myself, and I will have that down fairly soon, getting on myself. I don’t expect to be a great communicator, I don’t expect to set up my own blog, but I am becoming computer literate to the point where I can get the information that I need.”
Asked which blogs he read, he said: “Brooke and Mark show me Drudge, obviously. Everybody watches, for better or for worse, Drudge. Sometimes I look at Politico. Sometimes RealPolitics.”
At that point, Mrs. McCain, who had been intensely engaged with her BlackBerry, looked up and chastised her husband. “Meghan’s blog!” she said, reminding him of their daughter’s blog on his campaign Web site. “Meghan’s blog,” he said sheepishly.
As he answered questions, sipping a cup of coffee with his tie tight around his neck, his aides stared down at their BlackBerries.
As they tapped, Mr. McCain said he did not use a BlackBerry, though he regularly reads messages on those of his aides. “I don’t e-mail, I’ve never felt the particular need to e-mail,” Mr. McCain said.
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