In American lexicon, Al Gore may lay claim to the Internet, but John McCain created the BlackBerry.
A top McCain policy adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, waving his BlackBerry personal digital assistant and citing McCain's work as a senator, told reporters today, "You're looking at the miracle that John McCain helped create."
McCain has acknowledged that he doesn't know how to use a computer and can't send e-mail, one of the BlackBerry's prime functions.
McCain's argument is similar to one advanced by detractors against Gore, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2000. Gore once boasted about "taking the initiative to create the Internet" through technological and educational policies. Gore later was mocked for claiming to have "invented the Internet", although he never made such a specific claim.
Even though the "inventing the Internet" nonsense was thoroughly debunked, the media/GOP had their golden narrative and used it to unfairly paint Gore as a pathological liar. Voters lost their trust in Gore and the liar label propelled George W to victory.
However, the McCain campaign's insistence that he helped invent the BlackBerry is a complete fabrication. Unlike the splicing of Gore's comments to portray a different meaning, this is a direct quote of crediting McCain for inventing the BlackBerry by his top economic adviser.
There is zero evidence that the technologically challenged McCain had anything to do with the invention of this device. Moreover, the Blackberry is a Canadian company and McCain was one of only 5 Senators to vote against the major 1996 Telecommunications Act.
McCain's anti technology voting record reflects his similar personal disdain for technology and a former FCC chairman calls out the McCain campaign's Blackberry crock of BS.
McCain simply has a hard time telling the truth these days. His lies won't fix the economy.
"This post was Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld device, a miracle made possible by John McCain."
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27 comments:
this sounds like a bunch of bullshit... doesn't even make much sense... im voting for obama but im just saying this article is crap
Of course McCain created the Blackberry. How dare you question that? Elitist!
Mc Cain is computer illiterate and he thinks he can understand an information society like ours???!??? How on earth will he be able to manage this country if he can't even understand technology? And that undereducated hick that is his running mate is probably just as bad. Call me an elitist but I don't want ignorant red necks making decisions for this country.
He created them and he can take them away too! So watch your mouth around our glorious soon-to-be-leader.
*sigh*
JONH MCKAIN DIDNT INVENT BLACKBERRYES.CHUCK NORRIS DID
McCain must have invented the blackberry phone. Only a Mavrick, and a man who has wonderfully experimented cheating on his wife can come up with such a product. How dare holywood doesn't believe McCain again?
At his age McCain is probably thinking he invented the fruit
Um, seems to me it was created my Research In Motion, a Canadian company.
Proof that he created it can be found in his military records where you will also find proof that he was a POW. I'll believe both when I see the proof.
This article is bull. The "liar label" helped George W. "win" the "election"? The election was stolen through structural and technological manipulations in 2000 AND 2004. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proves that in his writing.
Al Gore never claimed to invent the Internet. That was a deliberate, malicious slur written by a Libertarian "journalist", one which unfortunately stuck. What Al Gore said was that he (among a few others) championed funding for ARPAnet and the early Internet, and it's migration to a publicly accessible "information super-highway."
Vint Cerf, the man most widely credited with "inventing the Internet" has defended Al Gore on this very point numerous times.
(I use the term "invented the internet" in quotes, because it's being used as loosely and erroneously as pundits use the term. In reality thousands invented the suite of protocols and technologies that make up the Internet, but that said, Vint Cerf was responsible for much of the design that brought it all together into what we know as the Internet today.)
For all the dips .. that say McCain didnt go to a POW camp, your stupid. Were you there? Were you in vietnam? Didnt think so. So shut your mouth and go learn history. And Obama, hasn't dont crap anyways.
"At his age McCain is probably thinking he invented the fruit"
That quote is immense!
Did you miss the part where McCain laughed at the story himself and where they called the staffer who made the comment "Boneheaded"?
http://www.11alive.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=121219&catid=186
Probably not. It has not been as widely reported as the original comment.
The Blackberry was invented in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada by RIM.
Is this dude serious? Is he now claiming that he shaped Canadian policy? And then he woke up. What a dreamer (liar).
Obama all the way!
Are you people really that crazy? Try reading ACTUAL news articles before you form an opinion based on paraphrasing from a bias writer. McCain's advisor stated that John helped pioneer an era that helped bring about the use of technology like the Black Berry. You don't have to be a computer tech to understand what people need.
LOL are you kidding me. McBush is a dumb as the day is long. He cant even send email much less invent a hand held PDA. gimme a break. More LIES from the McBush side.
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I did not know John McCain was a Canadian from Kitchener Ontario! If so, he can not be come the next US President!
McCain did not in any way shape or form create or influence the creation of the Blackberry. It was solely members of the CANADIAN company Research In Motion that applied for and received Canadian and international patents for their device. Where in the hell would John McCain get the delusion that he was in any way connected to RIM? This is completely false and I feel ridiculous even having to write this out.
But my rage is more powerful than my disbelief I guess
No no no... you all have gotten very confused about a simple and true statement.
His adviser wanted to highlight his experience and the years he's been working for the American people...
McCain invented the blackberry, a small fruit used in pies and jams.
McCain also planted the original Garden of Eden...the first place in which the blackberry was found. LOL
Mccain is an idiot. He, his running mate and those in his campaign are constantly spitting out lies, but their faithful followers take every word to heart as if it can straight from god.
I knew this had to be false! How could someone who can't even use "the e-mail" have invented the blackberry? Plus, the buttons are way too small for gramps to even see.
The Blackberry was invented in Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario Canada. So unless the potential president of the united states decided for a while he wanted to move to Canada his party is full of shit.
"At his age McCain is probably thinking he invented the fruit"
oh, it hurts!! hilarious!!
"For all the dips .. that say McCain didnt go to a POW camp, your stupid. Were you there? Were you in vietnam? Didnt think so. So shut your mouth and go learn history. And Obama, hasn't dont crap anyways."
Before you spout off and call people "dips", you might want to try learning basic spelling and punctuation, such as learning where the apostrophe in the word "didn't", the correct usage of "you're and your". And as for "And Obama, hasn't dont crap anyways.", well, I think that just goes to prove who's really stupid in this situation. You can't even form a coherent and intelligent sentence to defend your stance on an article concerning a statement that even McCain was quoted as calling "Boneheaded".
I would believe that he invented morse code, maybe, but not a blackberry!!! It frightens me that we could end up with a president that doesn't know how to send an email!!! He thinks he can run our modern country but I think his ship sailed decades ago. We need a president that has more to offer than military experience. That's all he has going for him- big deal.
He says he's ready to answer "the call" at 3 in the morning, but I hope they have a rotary phone for him with an ultra loud ringer and someone to hold the phone up for him.
I also find it alarming how much the McCain team uses references that involve lipstick. Has anyone else noticed this!?
He is old fashioned and stands by weak, outdated values. We need someone that is forward thinking to lead us for the next 4-8 years.
VOTE OBAMA!!!!
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