Video: Obama spokesman won’t deny he knew McCain’s injuries limited his computer use
posted at 1:41 pm on September 15, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Via the Standard, Hemmer sinks his teeth in and won’t let go. Sounds like what happened is they did their research, stumbled across the Globe piece from 2000 claiming McCain couldn’t use a keyboard because of his wounds, then stumbled across the NYT interview from this summer where he talks about using a computer and learning to go online and assumed the problem must have been resolved through some sort of technological advance in the eight-year interim.
Clearly a risk worth taking for a line of attack this dorktastic.
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“assumed the problem must have been resolved through some sort of technological advance in the eight-year interim.”
the depth of thinking in duh1’s campaign in one easy sentence fragment …
/awesome!
Buckaroo on September 15, 2008 at 1:43 PM
Get a big chunk while you’re at it Hemmer!
Mcguyver on September 15, 2008 at 1:43 PM
And these people want to run the Country?
VastRightWingConspirator on September 15, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Allah,
Thanks for posting a video of Bill Hemmer!
:)
terryannonline on September 15, 2008 at 1:44 PM
McCain does know how to use the computer.
Elizabetty on September 15, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Obama is a cruel and pitiless individual. He fakes empathy for the sake of gaining power.
indythinker on September 15, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Of course they knew it, this is an election year, they want the narrative to permeate the campaign. The Dems have no substance, so they rely on narratives to get their guy in. Do not give them the benefit of the doubt, there are a lot of smart people working for both campaigns. Do not assume “They didn’t know.”. You’re pulling yourself into a trap by doing so.
Weebork on September 15, 2008 at 1:45 PM
That surrogate is an arrogant a**.
Good job Himmer.
carbon_footprint on September 15, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Hemmer!
carbon_footprint on September 15, 2008 at 1:46 PM
So they knew all that and went ahead anyway? Stupid and reckless – two fantastic traits for the Leader of the Free World.
Mr. D on September 15, 2008 at 1:47 PM
These people make me sick, that is all.
thank you
HoosierCon on September 15, 2008 at 1:47 PM
That was worth watching.
drjohn on September 15, 2008 at 1:48 PM
When The Obamassiah said he wanted to run a new kind of campaign I didn’t realize it meant that he intentionally wanted to make fun of a veteran’s war wounds.
rbj on September 15, 2008 at 1:48 PM
It is fun to watch these weasels try to steer a course away from the question at hand.
drjohn on September 15, 2008 at 1:49 PM
I saw this live! It was delicious! If this is Hope and Change they are in trouble not to mention the fact that the surrogate did not mind ditching the older voters out there across the fruited plains. Arrogance and Elitism should have been their mantra!
freeus on September 15, 2008 at 1:49 PM
Talking point, talking point, talking point.
Denial, denial, denial.
What a cretin!!!
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 15, 2008 at 1:49 PM
So they do know how to use Google. They just assume nobody else does. Geniuses.
tommuck on September 15, 2008 at 1:49 PM
How do these people think the economy could be withstanding all these challenges if it weren’t fundamentally strong? You want to see an economy that isn’t fundamentally strong? Raise taxes on those who are wealthy enough to invest and create jobs. See what you get then.
TedInATL on September 15, 2008 at 1:49 PM
Well Obama is winning the DailyKos poll
Fun facts
POLL DEMOGRAPHICS
Men 515 (47%)
Women 585 (53%)
Democrats 386 (35%)
Republicans 283 (26%)
Independents 330 (30%)
Other/Refused 101 (9%)
White 801 (73%)
Black 146 (13%)
Latino 141 (13%)
William Amos on September 15, 2008 at 1:50 PM
FDR couldn’t walk.. When is Obama going to mock him?
Chakra Hammer on September 15, 2008 at 1:50 PM
Okay..so let’s follow the O’baa-aa-aama retard’s “logic”…
So, when someone is in an accident and has to “learn” how to walk again, that means that he’s out of touch with folks who can walk, right??
Seems to me they are forgetting how much McCain has run circles around them in use of the internet for campaigning. I don’t care for McCain, myself, but he is far from being out of touch with the internet age.
tickleddragon on September 15, 2008 at 1:50 PM
Is Daily Kos the website of white people?
Shock and horror!!!
VolMagic on September 15, 2008 at 1:51 PM
Are they so lame they broke the ad because they knew it would get their surrogates on cable news?!
PattyJ on September 15, 2008 at 1:51 PM
Wow, colossaly stupid.
It’s one thing if they didn’t know – then the ad can be chalked up to an innocent, if not careless, mistake. This makes it look like it wasn’t a mistake and they went ahead with the ad anyway.
thirteen28 on September 15, 2008 at 1:51 PM
This is the compassionate Democrats at work.
They hate men who served like John McCain.
They hate women who believe like Sarah Palin.
They are HATERS pure and simple…
originalpechanga on September 15, 2008 at 1:52 PM
That was a great show I watched it live this morning you could almost see the Obama’s camp sweating bullets.
tee866 on September 15, 2008 at 1:52 PM
I sure hope he got shots for that.
Fact of the matter is the minute one has to defend an ad that is nothing but a personal attack, it is already a losing proposition. When it is something trivial (even if it were true) and the real story involves wounds the candidate got as a POW……… Somebody’s going go under the Obama bus over this one.
highhopes on September 15, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Hemmer and Megan Kelly are like rat terriers in the morning sometimes. I really like it!
JAM on September 15, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Is this the best they can do!
Well,ya know,i mean,um McCain can’t e-mail
and text message,I mean,um this means
that you know McCain is,like so out of touch,
that he’s still using birch-bark as paper,
and like the quill and ink bottle,i mean
think about it,he’s like using a feather
as a quill,i mean,my gawd maybe he’s using
pidgeon’s for mail delivery,like,really,do
you want a president to use pidgeons and a
quill,and, and besides isn’t that torture for
the poor pidgeon,i mean…..(Snark)haha.
Liberals,get a grip,this is beyond over the
top distraction!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on September 15, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Shocker!
highhopes on September 15, 2008 at 1:53 PM
I like how he makes a joke about his old college to make himself look human … for a second.
CanadianGuy on September 15, 2008 at 1:53 PM
So that’s what Bill Burton looks like! Apparently he is so out of touch he can’t find his way to a dentist.
Buy Danish on September 15, 2008 at 1:56 PM
Obviously the Obama campaign can’t text message either as evidenced by the middle of night “VP Announcement!”
JAM on September 15, 2008 at 1:56 PM
The Kos poll isnt an internal poll they are calling voters all over the country.
But have to admit their methodology is wack
William Amos on September 15, 2008 at 1:57 PM
What a toolbag. They are continuing to lie about McCain’s words too. Notice that McCain hasn’t paid for any TV ads whining about that either.
rockmom on September 15, 2008 at 1:57 PM
I see what Democrats are saying when they say the Obama campaign is arrogant and doesn’t return their calls.
If this arrogant twit is a template for the rest of his inner-circle, Obama and his bunch of clowns will run the country into the ground, if elected.
lodge on September 15, 2008 at 1:57 PM
The spokeshole read it in the NY Times?
Who needs facts, then?
MrScribbler on September 15, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Next McCain ad: How out of touch was Obama when he was doing cocaine in 1982?
It’s morning in America!
Steve Z on September 15, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Is McCain aware that veterans who lost actual limbs in combat are able to use computers just fine?
Sounds like poor ol’ Frat hazed John is just lazy…
alphie on September 15, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Although I’m not a big fan of gotcha politics….that dude was POWNED!!11111!!
HHMMM…right he read only those articles that said he COULD use a computer…
Actually, I’m willing to believe that these guys actually DIDN’T know about how his war injuries might affect computer usage until now.
Also, I like how the Obama flack HAS to get to his prepared zinger off at all costs at the beginning of the interview! Just talk off the cuff dude…..you’re no Palin.
Joe Comment on September 15, 2008 at 1:58 PM
“FDR couldn’t walk.. When is Obama going to mock him?”
HEH
Buckaroo on September 15, 2008 at 1:59 PM
“alphie”
is it a particular sickness of yours to try to defend the indefensible?
Buckaroo on September 15, 2008 at 1:59 PM
That dolt displayed despicable behavior. Good job Hemmer.
sinsing on September 15, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Nice… at least Fox is on the job.
They’re also covering the Post story.
Damiano on September 15, 2008 at 2:00 PM
You gotta love Bill Hemmer and Megan Kelley.These are two of the best interviewers going.They dont allow these lying libs to spin their manure.We are very fortunate to have Fox News to watch.Think!!!!!!!!!!If we didnt have Fox,where would we get both sides? Correct!!!!! Semper Fi my brothers and sisters
Marines for Mccain on September 15, 2008 at 2:00 PM
They should have let his co-host, Megyn Kelly sink her teeth into him. Remember how she eviscerated Bradley Jacobs, Sr Editor of US Weekly regarding their cover story on Gov. Sarah Palin (”Babies, Lies & Scandals”)? Megyn could have gotten him to beg for mercy. I hope McCain/Palin make Megyn Kelly their PRESS SECRETARY. After Tony Snow (R.I.P.) That would have a certain symmetry to it. Helen Thomas would be vaporized on Day 1.
NightmareOnKStreet on September 15, 2008 at 2:01 PM
This guy is a complete tool.
The Ugly American on September 15, 2008 at 2:01 PM
That was Obama’s spokesperson? What the…
He was a rambling talking points memo. He had no substance, he refused to answer a direct question, his mouth was moving but nothing sensible came out, he clipped quotes out of context, and he showed the arrogance that always goes along with stupidity.
So actually, ya, he makes sense as Obama’s spokesperson.
Montana on September 15, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Don’t feed the trolls.
Eventually, they’ll go away.
Weebork on September 15, 2008 at 2:02 PM
“dorktastic” is a great word.
Quit whining Republicans. The LAT say’s you’re playing “victims” to the elites.
Rubes, shut up and vote!
Entelechy on September 15, 2008 at 2:03 PM
Do you have even an inkling about how stupid your argument is?
Really folks, Logic 101 should be required at the High School level, not as an optional class in University.
Montana on September 15, 2008 at 2:04 PM
It’s just like the “innocent” lipstick on a pig comment. He knew damned well what he was saying. They knew damned well what they were saying in the email ad also. Obama is a type. A type women in particular recognize easier than men. Men think it’s just brash and being tough. Women recognize he’s just a jerk.
What he is is a jerk. This is precisely why he’s losing the women’s vote so quickly. They’ve realized he’s a jerk.
Sefton on September 15, 2008 at 2:04 PM
At first I thought Barry should 86 Bill Burton before he totally sinks his campaign- then I slapped myself, and sent Burton an “attaboy-keep it up” e-mail.
anniekc on September 15, 2008 at 2:05 PM
Did Lincoln, Washington, FDR, John F. Kennedy, Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton use e-mail?
Entelechy on September 15, 2008 at 2:05 PM
bad politics on Obama here, stupid really
jp on September 15, 2008 at 2:06 PM
I read that Clinton used it twice.
Not that it matters!
Montana on September 15, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Let be clearer for you, Montana.
John McCain’s whining about his minor injuries are an insult to every soldier who was really wounded and the families of those soldiers who were killed in Vietnam.
Will the Right ever get tired of playing the victim card?
I think not…
alphie on September 15, 2008 at 2:08 PM
I write IA-32 assembly. I am the MOV ECX 0×0000 you’ve been wating for
DarkCurrent on September 15, 2008 at 2:09 PM
I’d like to get my hands on Obama’s emails to Wright, Ayers, Rezko, ACORN, Pelosi, Reid, Schumer, etc.
marklmail on September 15, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Bill Clinton wrote his huge biography, after he retired, in long hand. This, after his VP was the technologist extraordinaire, and no student went to college without using an editor.
I’m for techonology, but these people are insane.
Entelechy on September 15, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Actually, I think it is illegal for POTS to use e-mail for security reasons.. I read that somewhere but I don’t remember where…
twiggman on September 15, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Apparently “alphie “is a jerk also.
Sefton on September 15, 2008 at 2:10 PM
“Minor injuries.” This kid is a riot.
Jim Treacher on September 15, 2008 at 2:10 PM
anniekc on September 15, 2008 at 2:05 PM
What a great idea everyone should do that lol.
tee866 on September 15, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Even on his laziest day, McCain is a better Executive than Barry.
Keep Hoping for that Change, alph.
Rick on September 15, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Somebody should grab that Obama brown shirt and slap his butt silly. What a POS.
rplat on September 15, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Correction
The LAT says you’re playing “victims” to the elites.
Again, don’t whine, anyone. Just shut up and vote!!! It will be your ultimate gratification.
Entelechy on September 15, 2008 at 2:11 PM
LOL – - you are a riot, alph.
Rick on September 15, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Hey, O Spokesman, Kos says you’re not mad enough. Get mad! Yell! Mourn!
hoosiermama on September 15, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Typical liberal: he kept trying to over talk and shout out Hemmer. When they know they are wrong they just get louder so you go away.
BoSox_or_Bust on September 15, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Al Gore invented the Internet, and he thinks this is petty.
marklmail on September 15, 2008 at 2:13 PM
I saw McCain’s comments today. He said the “fundamentals” of our economy are the “American worker” and “entrepreneurship” – which he said are strong.
He said “greed” and “recklessness” in the markets were the culprits for the current “economic crisis”.
This guy is trying to make it sound like McCain said everything is just fine, which he clearly didn’t. I guess he’s hoping nobody will actually check what McCain said.
So good job, Obama stooge, you just insulted the American workers and entrepreneurs – and a war vet who had his arms and hands smashed by communists.
forest on September 15, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Oprah Boycott you tube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdKDE_4NjSI&feature=related
Dr Evil on September 15, 2008 at 2:14 PM
What executive experience does John F. McCain have, Rick?
Deciding what to spend his sugar mommy’s millions on?
Maybe they could spend a few bucks on a computer for disabled vets…
alphie on September 15, 2008 at 2:15 PM
He also discovered Global Warming. Unfortunately, we are still trying to catch up to him on that one. The magnificent Goracle.
Rick on September 15, 2008 at 2:16 PM
Let me understand this – Does the Obama campaign think that the President of the United States sends hackable emails of any importance to his people in government? That’s what he has others do for him, communicate without him having to type his own memos, instructions, questions himself.
Even if McCain were physically able, and mentally willing, and computer “literate” and still choosing not to email, The democrats’ whole argument is irrelevant.
Sloan Morganstern on September 15, 2008 at 2:16 PM
MINOR injuries?? Are you f**king kidding?
jewells45 on September 15, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Obama camp…not being able to send an email equals McCain doesn’t know how to use a computer.
Right out of the mouths of lawyers. This is one point where the left loses touch with mainstream America, since most hate lawyers or the thought of having to rely on one.
If BO wins, sentence parsing ala the Clinton years will be back in vogue.
swami on September 15, 2008 at 2:17 PM
I’m amazed at how consistently Team Obama is willing to chop McCain’s quotes to make him sound bad. With the exception of taking Biden’s “good looking” comment out of context I don’t think McCain’s camp has distorted Obama’s statements at all.
BadgerHawk on September 15, 2008 at 2:17 PM
One has to seriously wonder where the hell B.O. is getting morons like this award-winning goof to be his spokepersons, or if he is even remotely aware that assclowns like this guy are coming on live TV and being made to look like complete dorks in his name by the time the interview is over.
It just has me scratching my head that he has people like this stumbling and bumbling around his campaign offices and isn’t considering even the remotest of vague possibilities that they are doing him more harm than good.
Unbelievable!
pilamaye on September 15, 2008 at 2:17 PM
What card will Obama use for selling out his own constituents in his own district to a slumlord and taking bribes and hush money in the form of campaign cash, instead of blowing the whistle on him?
Chakra Hammer on September 15, 2008 at 2:18 PM
I think not,,
alphie on Sept 15,2008 at 2:08PM.
alphie: You also must remember, John McCain,a miricle in its
self, litterly fell out of his jet,while the fuel
and ordanance were burning on its way to detonating
the whole aircraft carrier!
And thats before getting shot down,um,do you have
any thoughts on this!
canopfor on September 15, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Obama shouted “Enough”, for the 16th time, and this is all they found. Smile, and vote. There are more rubes than elites. Schadenfreudig, so say the least.
Entelechy on September 15, 2008 at 2:18 PM
I demand more multiculturalism on DailyKos! Where are the Asians?! Native Americans?! Indians?! Eskimos?!
Outrageous stats from the multiculturalist side!
Badger40 on September 15, 2008 at 2:19 PM
Gosh do you think McCain might actually have someone on staff who can email for him – assuming he wants to. As another poster rightly stated over the weekend – McCain operated a fighter jet, a little more high-tech than a keyboard. He is hardly a luddite.
HawaiiLwyr on September 15, 2008 at 2:20 PM
You mean from the rats’ side? The Kos kiddies are now tired of slush-skiing in their latrine. Now, they’re turning the madness meter up. They’ve begun to dive in, head first. It’s a fun road to Nov. 04.
Entelechy on September 15, 2008 at 2:21 PM
Fundamentals of the economy are indeed “schtrong”….
fundamentals of Burton’s pronunciation, not so much…
max1 on September 15, 2008 at 2:22 PM
What a Clown.
alphie on Sept 15,2008 at 2:19PM.
alphie: Five (5)!
canopfor on September 15, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Hell Chakra,
I’m surprised Team Barry hasn’t used the cash piles for lawyers to get McCain/Palin booted off the ballot a la Alice Palmer.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 15, 2008 at 2:22 PM
How many aircraft have you flown in combat?
Chakra Hammer on September 15, 2008 at 2:23 PM
How many planes did McCAin lose in the Navy, cano?
3, 4?
What a clown.
alphie on September 15, 2008 at 2:19 PM
no sir, you are an assclown…
max1 on September 15, 2008 at 2:23 PM
Allah hit the nail on the head. They knew and they made an assumption, which turned out to be wrong leaving their chestnuts in a vise that we a squeezing like it’s going out of style. Smart move here would be for the Messiah to make a statement apologizing to McCain, publicly fire a few folks and that would be the end of it and show that he is in charge of his own camp. But then again, there is no arguing with Stupid. JFK, after the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba went pear shaped, had the guts to stand in front of the American people and take full responsibility for it. I believe President Carter did the same after the failed rescue mission in Iran in 1979. The fact that he won’t over this relatively small situation, relative to invasions and hostage rescue etc., speaks volumes about his character. Reason #7894 to stay away from this false messiah.
I believe a Forbes article called McCain the most technosavy senator on the Senate’s Technology Committee or something like that several years back. Several links have been made to this article on some of the threads on Hot Air for those interested in reading it.
Squeeze that vise until your knuckles are as white as the wind driven snow!!!
Bubba Redneck on September 15, 2008 at 2:23 PM
Well, he’s currently executing the Obama campaign in slow motion…
Jim Treacher on September 15, 2008 at 2:25 PM
Are there any independents out there who haven’t decided on who to vote for yet?
Read this scathing criticism of Sarah Palin by DNC spokespersons, Lindsey Lohan and her gay lover, before making your decision.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/14/lindsay-lohan-and-sam-ron_n_126271.html
SaintOlaf on September 15, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Meanwhile from those whacky Kos Kids:
Intereset rates and unemployment rates near historical lows? Maybe in the Bizarro World. Of course it’s not true but the uninformed will eat it up.
Ok, so the nation was at peace (AQ was attacking while Bubba was chasing women around his desk). I suppose you could call that
peacepiece.I was gonna post a response over there, but bleh…
Mr_Magoo on September 15, 2008 at 2:26 PM
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