John McCain invented the Blackberry?

[ChinoCoug]

http://angrybear.blogspot.com/2008/0...table-for.html

[BarbaraGordon]

Ha! Take that, Al Gore!

Next thing you know John will fix global warming, win a couple of Oscars and a Nobel, then go on a book tour talking about how he's really really not bitter that he lost the election. Really.

[landpoke]

Where does he imply that McCain invented the Blackberry?

[creekster]

Originally Posted by landpoke

Where does he imply that McCain invented the Blackberry?

I don't think he did either. It looks to me like a lot of Gore-ites have been smarting for a long time about Al's "I invented the itnernet" stuiff and were just dying to pin this sort of thing on someone else. Besides, McCain didn't even say it.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by creekster

I don't think he did either. It looks to me like a lot of Gore-ites have been smarting for a long time about Al's "I invented the itnernet" stuiff and were just dying to pin this sort of thing on someone else. Besides, McCain didn't even say it.

Yes, looks like a very weak form of payback by distorting his advisor's comment (which admittedly wasn't very helpful).

I expect to see an outraged Cali and Barbara appear here any minute.

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by Tex

Yes, looks like a very weak form of payback by distorting his advisor's comment (which admittedly wasn't very helpful).

I expect to see an outraged Cali and Barbara appear here any minute.

I'm always outraged.

[BarbaraGordon]

Blackberry silliness aside, Cali's more recent post still stands: McCain had a really rough day yesterday. Today he's on his "economy is bad" tour. He's been visiting all the national networks today, saying, and I quote: "The economy is bad, very bad."

[creekster]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

Blackberry silliness aside, Cali's more recent post still stands: McCain had a really rough day yesterday. Today he's on his "economy is bad" tour. He's been visiting all the national networks today, saying, and I quote: "The economy is bad, very bad."

Not a great day, and with freinds like Carly . . . well, you know.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

What do you think he said?

At a briefing for reporters yesterday morning, Douglas Holtz-Eakin held up his BlackBerry in an attempt to prove that his boss, the former chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, has economic know-how.

He did this," Holtz-Eakin informed them. "Telecommunications of the United States is a premier innovation in the past 15 years -- comes right through the Commerce Committee -- so you're looking at the miracle John McCain helped create, and that's what he did." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...091603226.html

So you think that says "John McCain inventeed the blackberry?" If so, I am sure anyone reading can draw their own conclusion.

While a silly statement, perhaps, it is not nearly as silly as the contention that he was saying that McCain invented the blackberry.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by creekster

So you think that says "John McCain inventeed the blackberry?" If so, I am sure anyone reading can draw their own conclusion.

While a silly statement, perhaps, it is not nearly as silly as the contention that he was saying that McCain invented the blackberry.

The boldface was a nice touch too. Almost as effective as half a dozen exclamation points.