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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 02:41 PM
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McCain’s pet peeve: his wife’s ‘obsession’ with technology
The AP has released a “pre-convention package” with lists of “25 Things About Obama” and “25 Things About McCain.” Number two on the McCain list is a tidbit from Cindy McCain: Her husband gets annoyed by her interest in technology. Via Politico’s Playbook:

His wife says her obsession with electronic gadgets and technology is one of his pet peeves.

So not only does Cindy have to help McCain send e-mails, but he resents the fact that she takes an interest in e-mail in the first place. Even in his own demographic — white, college-educated men over 65 — McCain is an outlier. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, approximately three-quarters of this group use the Internet. More on McCain’s disastrous tech policies here. http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/13/john_mccain_technology/



http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/20/mccains-pet-peeve-his-wifes-obsession-with-technolgy/

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dbonds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 02:42 PM
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1. She wants him to get one of them new fangled CD players.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 03:03 PM
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9. She wants him to get one of them new fangled
phones with a private line. :o
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NatBurner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 02:42 PM
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2. so... basically, progress annoys him?
great.
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 02:44 PM
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3. Her and her fancy e-book learnin'.
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 02:50 PM
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more like pet jealousy
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marylanddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 02:50 PM
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4. It annoys him when she's not looking adoringly at him and

clapping her hands with delight at his every word. What a piece of shit. I guess the commies really did do a number on his head.
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 02:56 PM
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5. Pandering to the Luddites..
it's a good thing Cindy's in charge of the finances by the way...:eyes:
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bushisanidiot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 02:57 PM
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6. The old fart sounds like Pappy Bush when he witnessed a scanning
machine at the grocery store in 1990.

Hey, McLame.. your IGNORANCE is showing.
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MaryEllen9399 Donating Member (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 03:00 PM
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7. he knows how to use a BlackBerry
his picture is shown on celebrityblackberrysightings.com using a BlackBerry Curve. It almost made me want to get a new phone. BTW Obama is on there too.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 03:04 PM
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10. He's using it to talk, not text or do anything else
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MaryEllen9399 Donating Member (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 03:06 PM
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12. did you read the comments at the end
one simply said John McCain Sucks lol
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 03:15 PM
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14. Probably never learned to type! Where do they come up with these fools? nt
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 03:01 PM
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8. Damn horseless carriages
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 03:05 PM
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11. Cindy is obsessed with technology?

Am I the only one that is thinking "sex toys"?



Maybe that's how she broke her arm.
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freestyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 03:13 PM
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13. Not the only one at all.
Looking at John McCain, and then looking st Cindy, the thought that her love of technology tended towards sex toys quickly crossed my mind.
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 03:15 PM
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15. She needs some kinda help from "technology" that's for d*** sure! nt
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