McCain Created Blackberry; Can't Use One

My friends

There you have it, the McCain Miracle.

If this is true, then we have him to blame for the ever growing problem of Blackberry addiction.

All hail the great Senator McCain, who has bestowed upon the world the miracle of technology! (hey, I know why you Republicans attack Obama this way now: it's fun!)


"I'll take incompetence over a business model incentivised to kill me any day." -- DtR(H)

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by: redstateblues @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:07:36 AM CDT

How McCain invented the Blackberry:

1) Served Republican leadership during an era when they controlled the White House, the Congress, or both.

2) Destroyed the economy and educational infrastructure, with the assistance of an anti-public and anti-science administration.

3) Created Canada as a better place for business and innovation.

4) Watched as they invented the Blackberry in Canada.

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by: TakeBackTheHouse @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:08:26 AM CDT

And the Nokia Communicators in Finland,

that damned socialist country!

"Collective fear stimulates herd instinct and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd." -Bertrand Russell

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by: parsingreality @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:15:49 AM CDT

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Does McSame even know the Blackberry comes from a Canadian company?

Blackberry, invented, marketed and popularized by Research In Motion ( http://www.rim.com/ ), which is based in Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA.

That's right the same Canada that's one of our leading foreign sources of oil (significantly bigger than Venezuela; but it's hard to use an ally that isn't run by a demagogue as a talking point for "Drill Here, Drill Now").

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by: bmenezes @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:19:14 AM CDT

Oops, TakeBackTheHouse got there first!

And makes a point well worth advancing!

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by: bmenezes @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:20:30 AM CDT

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Lie #54 and #55 The Blackberry

DNC Updates "Count the Lies" Counter: #54

Washington, DC - The Democratic National Committee today updated the Count the Lies counter after the Washington Post's Fact Checker blog gave four Pinocchios to the McCain campaign's claims on energy. While John McCain has defended his pick of Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate by saying she "knows more about energy than probably anyone in the United States of America," the Washington Post notes that Palin "has been having a lot of trouble getting her basic energy statistics straight."

This latest article is at least the 54th fact check to debunk a McCain campaign lie since he promised to run a respectful campaign in February. Visit www.democrats.org/CountTheLies to see the updated Count the Lies counter.

Washington Post Fact Checker Blog: "The Woman Touted by John McCain as the Most Knowledgeable Person in America on Energy Issues has been Having a Lot of Trouble Getting Her Basic Energy Statistics Straight." "The woman touted by John McCain as the most knowledgeable person in America on energy issues has been having a lot of trouble getting her basic energy statistics straight. Last week, Sarah Palin told Charlie Gibson of ABC News that her state, Alaska, produced 'nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy.' Yesterday, she told a campaign rally in Golden, Colorado, that she had been responsible for overseeing 'nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of oil and gas.' Both claims are way off." Washington Post, 9/16/08:


"Don't Believe the Hype!" ~ Public Enemy

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by: Whiskey Lima Juliet @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:20:56 AM CDT

WLJ

I'm a big fan. Keep up the good work.

"I'll take incompetence over a business model incentivised to kill me any day." -- DtR(H)

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by: redstateblues @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:23:33 AM CDT

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The only berry McCain created has a dingle in front of it

" And there are no Christian terrorists."

The Beej, circa 8/26/2010

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by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:25:24 AM CDT

And I created the bluetooth

so where's my royalties check?

"Suddenly, it may be cool to be American again" - William J. Kole

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by: Go Blue @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:42:40 AM CDT

The "GoBlueTooth"?

:)

"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."

P.J. O'Rourke

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by: Laughing Boy @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:49:00 AM CDT

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Guh-roan....

"Collective fear stimulates herd instinct and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd." -Bertrand Russell

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by: parsingreality @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 16:55:39 PM CDT

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I invented the lightbulb

the incandescent.  But it was 1879 after all.

"[A]ll Republicans/conservatives/tea parties have been proven wrong. Everybody knows this." BJWilson83, Republican/conservative/tea partier

"The fossil record utterly refutes evolution." BJWilson83, graduate student

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by: ClubTwitty @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:56:55 AM CDT

guess what-BREAKING-

McCain was a POW!

"[A]ll Republicans/conservatives/tea parties have been proven wrong. Everybody knows this." BJWilson83, Republican/conservative/tea partier

"The fossil record utterly refutes evolution." BJWilson83, graduate student

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by: ClubTwitty @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 12:00:25 PM CDT

Thank God for Fox news

I had forgotten John McCain was a POW. The Republicans had a guy on yesterday who, when asked about McCain's technological inability, said with a straight face "When Barack Obama was a young man, John McCain was being beaten daily."
That's the answer for everything, folks. Doesn't know how many homes he has? Well, for 5 1/2 years, he only had one home.
Economy? Well, for 5 1/2 years he had no money.
Healthcare? The Viet Cong had a terrible HMO.
Don't forget he was a POW, lest you be reminded by Fox News, the Republican Party, or a random stranger on the street.

"What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: Cartesian Doubt @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 17:37:39 PM CDT

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McCain and Stevens, two peas?

so John and Ted's similarities go beyond their committee chairmanships?  They both headed the Senate committee with the most influence over telecom and internet regulations, yet they both admittedly know nothing about computers?  That's the kind of crack competence I want in a White House, no doubt.    

In fact, I just registered
www.veryliberalagitatedpissedoffpeoplewithnoorganization.com
-Laughing Boy

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by: indipol @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 12:02:31 PM CDT

Give Ted Stevens his due

I'll take any chance to bash him but his statement about tubes vs a dump truck was actually a very good example.

Tom Tancredo Interview

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by: DavidThi808 @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 13:45:53 PM CDT

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I fear for your geek license, David...

The "tubes" comment is the laughingstock of every geek I know on the Internets.  There's T-shirts based on that comment.  

"I have come to the conclusion that the making of laws is like the making of sausages-the less you know about the process the more you respect the result."  -- Anonymous IL State Rep. circa 1878

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by: Phoenix Rising @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 14:24:18 PM CDT

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It's cause they didn't listen to the whole thing

And it's also because he was putting it in terms that were more comfortable to an old fart like him. But they did show a decent understanding.

Tom Tancredo Interview

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by: DavidThi808 @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 17:31:15 PM CDT

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I've heard it in context

It's still pretty bad.  Maybe it's comfortable to an old fart like him, but it was pretty bad regardless.

"I have come to the conclusion that the making of laws is like the making of sausages-the less you know about the process the more you respect the result."  -- Anonymous IL State Rep. circa 1878

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by: Phoenix Rising @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 17:33:07 PM CDT

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I've heard it in context

It's still pretty bad.  Maybe it's comfortable to an old fart like him, but it was pretty bad regardless.

"I have come to the conclusion that the making of laws is like the making of sausages-the less you know about the process the more you respect the result."  -- Anonymous IL State Rep. circa 1878

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by: Phoenix Rising @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 17:33:07 PM CDT

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I've heard he's so bad on the Internet...

...that he sometimes posts the same thing twice :)

Tom Tancredo Interview

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by: DavidThi808 @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 22:09:25 PM CDT

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Weird

I didn't even double-click the post button.

Oh, well..

"I have come to the conclusion that the making of laws is like the making of sausages-the less you know about the process the more you respect the result."  -- Anonymous IL State Rep. circa 1878

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by: Phoenix Rising @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 23:46:26 PM CDT

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I discovered the...

...internal combustion engine.  I can haz White Howse now?

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by: divad @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 13:48:28 PM CDT

Also in that interview

This is in order with no edits (translation provided)

"Now, there's no magic solution and I don't think it's at this moment imperative to write down exactly what the plan has to be" Holtz-Eakin said.

We don't have a clue what to do, because our typical response to economic issues, deregulation, caused the problem.

"But there should be an understanding that when you walk out of the Congress with a piece of legislation in the next administration, those boxes are checked and those things are effectively accomplished."

According to the McCain campaign, those checkboxes include "an effective safety and soundness regulator for every financial institution," "better consumer protections," "improvements in corporate governance" and appropriate solutions to "system stability issues."

Please point to any piece of legislation, McCain championed in his 26 years in Washington that addresses ANY of these issues?  I'll help you out--after Enron he proposed additional protections for worker pensions that would place them above executive golden parachutes.  A good idea, but pretty meager after 26 years in Washington.  In addition, McCain is such a "leader" this sensible idea went nowhere, probably because he didn't put energy behind passing it.

When asked what exactly makes McCain more qualified to address these problems than Obama, Holtz-Eakin pointed to McCain's chairmanship of the Senate Commerce Committee. (Cue the flap about Holtz-Eakin brandishing his Blackberry phone to illustrate McCain's record of technological innovation.)

The McCain campaign will lie about anything.

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by: Danny the Red (hair) @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 14:15:44 PM CDT

Now McCain's taking credit

for 'overseeing' the economy over the past few years.  We'll see how that works for him.

From Daily Kos:

The point is, I was chairman of the commerce committee. Every part of America's economy, I oversighted. I have a long record, certainly far more extensive of being involved in our economy than Senator Obama does.

"[A]ll Republicans/conservatives/tea parties have been proven wrong. Everybody knows this." BJWilson83, Republican/conservative/tea partier

"The fossil record utterly refutes evolution." BJWilson83, graduate student

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by: ClubTwitty @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 15:55:41 PM CDT

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In light of the last few years....

...to say nothing of the last few days, I'm not sure I would take claim for the economy.

And the fact that he does so despite the history shows what an idiot he is.  

"Collective fear stimulates herd instinct and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd." -Bertrand Russell

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by: parsingreality @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 17:01:28 PM CDT

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oh gawd

the CST Committee does just about nothing on the American economy.  Has about as much influence there as the Select Committee on Aging.  One thing McCain did do as CST chair is hold a lot of hearings about climate change, not that you'd know it now, since he's suddenly forgotten his once staunch support for climate solutions.  But managing the economy?  hahaha, no.

In fact, I just registered
www.veryliberalagitatedpissedoffpeoplewithnoorganization.com
-Laughing Boy

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by: indipol @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 21:48:43 PM CDT

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McCain is just like Albert Einstein

Look, just because he CREATED the Blackberry doesn't mean he knows how to USE it.

After all, Albert Einstein created the atomic bomb - but he didn't know how to use it.


Defend the 1st, 10th, 14th and 17th Amendments - and Social Security! Vote Democratic!

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by: Half Glass Full @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 15:48:04 PM CDT

He didn't know his own phone number.

"I never call myself.  I can look it up in the phone book if I need it."

"Collective fear stimulates herd instinct and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd." -Bertrand Russell

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by: parsingreality @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 17:03:35 PM CDT

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I knew it!

McCain/Palin - The Smartest Guys In The Room!

He's just like Albert Einstein; she knows more about energy than anyone else in the country.  Together, they fight crime will change Washington.

"I have come to the conclusion that the making of laws is like the making of sausages-the less you know about the process the more you respect the result."  -- Anonymous IL State Rep. circa 1878

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by: Phoenix Rising @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 17:31:39 PM CDT

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Blackberry?

McCain's old enough to have invented the raspberry.

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by: Canines @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 16:48:19 PM CDT

This is the crux

From Obama's speach at mines

So let's be clear: what we've seen the last few days is nothing less than the final verdict on an economic philosophy that has completely failed. And I am running for President of the United States because the dreams of the American people must not be endangered any more. It's time to put an end to a broken system in Washington that is breaking the American economy. It's time for change that makes a real difference in your lives.

If you want to understand the difference between how Senator McCain and I would govern as President, you can start by taking a look at how we've responded to this crisis. Because Senator McCain's approach was the same as the Bush Administration's: support ideological policies that made the crisis more likely; do nothing as the crisis hits; and then scramble as the whole thing collapses. My approach has been to try to prevent this turmoil.  

In February of 2006, I introduced legislation to stop mortgage transactions that promoted fraud, risk or abuse. A year later, before the crisis hit, I warned Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke about the risks of mounting foreclosures and urged them to bring together all the stakeholders to find solutions to the subprime mortgage meltdown. Senator McCain did nothing.

Last September, I stood up at NASDAQ and said it's time to realize that we are in this together - that there is no dividing line between Wall Street and Main Street - and warned of a growing loss of trust in our capital markets. Months later, Senator McCain told a newspaper that he'd love to give them a solution to the mortgage crisis, "but" - he said - "I don't know one."

In January, I outlined a plan to help revive our faltering economy, which formed the basis for a bipartisan stimulus package that passed the Congress. Senator McCain used the crisis as an excuse to push a so-called stimulus plan that offered another huge and permanent corporate tax cut, including $4 billion for the big oil companies, but no immediate help for workers.

This March, in the wake of the Bear Stearns bailout, I called for a new, 21st century regulatory framework to restore accountability, transparency, and trust in our financial markets. Just a few weeks earlier, Senator McCain made it clear where he stands: "I'm always for less regulation," he said, and referred to himself as "fundamentally a deregulator."

This is what happens when you confuse the free market with a free license to let special interests take whatever they can get, however they can get it. This is what happens when you see seven years of incomes falling for the average worker while Wall Street is booming, and declare - as Senator McCain did earlier this year - that we've made great progress economically under George Bush. That is how you can reach the conclusion - as late as yesterday - that the fundamentals of the economy are strong.

Obama has been aggressive on the economy: McCain is a pandering liar.

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by: Danny the Red (hair) @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 17:53:45 PM CDT

Obama should just keep slugging away on the economy...

its showing lots of daylight, and he's winning on this. Keep going, keep going...

" And there are no Christian terrorists."

The Beej, circa 8/26/2010

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by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 17:57:34 PM CDT

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