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McCain silliness

2008-09-16 17:18:21.653862+02 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

He may not know how to use email, but an advisor is claiming that John McCain helped create the BlackBerry.

... a top McCain policy adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin. Waving his BlackBerry personal digital assistant and citing McCain's work as a senator, he told reporters Tuesday, "You're looking at the miracle that John McCain helped create."

Related only in that it's political news, Science Debate 2008 has answers to their 14 questions from both major candidates.

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#Comment Re: made: 2008-09-25 01:35:49.857749+02 by: Shawn

Hmmm... reading McCain's answers it looks like this is the source of the advisor's comment

Under my guiding hand, Congress developed a wireless spectrum policy that spurred the rapid rise of mobile phones and Wi-Fi technology that enables Americans to surf the web while sitting at a coffee shop, airport lounge, or public park.

#Comment Re: made: 2008-09-26 03:53:04.072201+02 by: meuon

And Al Gore and I invented the internet. (cough) (cough)

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