> -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:35 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: McCain admits to being a technological illiterate > > >This smacks of elitism :) Just becuase we can understand these things > does > >not mean the bulk of americans can understand them. > > > >Just saying :) > > > > > > But when the man is so out of touch that he cannot even figure out how > to send an email, and then he's going to be making major decisions > about IP and tech innovation, doesn't that worry you?
Not really. What does worry me is a man who's asking to be executive administrator of our nation that has clearly not mastered the administration skills of the lowest level steno pool member. Yes, he will have people to do things for him: but aides that do those aspects of your job that you lack the time to do are one thing. We're talking about aides that perform aspects of his job (I would argue requisite aspects) because he is unqualified or unwilling to do so. Would you hire somebody like that to run your office? How 'bout your country? If he's unable to learn these basic job skills how will he enter other, more complex domains? We're only beginning to see the damage that a scientific and technically illiterate administration can cause... how much moreso with 4 or 8 more years? If he's unwilling to learn then that's even worse: it shows a commitment to ignorance that's frightening in anybody but terrifying in a chief executive. I like to think that the president should be at least as willing to accept technology as my mother. Can she send email, watch "YouTube" and play "Peggle"? Yes. Does she know not to open unknown emails, ignore pop-ups and always look for the lock before entering personal information? Yes. Can she set up her router? No. Can she install a new printer? Not really. Are we looking at a security breach at the White House because when he finally does sit down at the computer he decides he just has to see those naked pictures of Angelina Jolie the nice stranger sent him through email? [I was actually going to ignore this thread... guess that plan's in the toilet.] Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:264360 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
