I saw the attack ad against Senator McCain where they mock his inability to use a computer. Trouble is, they didn't do the necessary research to find out why!
When I saw the ad, I thought it was probably from some fringe, left-wing lunatic group. I didn't think that the official Obama campaign would do something so cruel. Turns out, the fringe, left-wing lunatic group WAS THE OBAMA campaign! And, Obama "approved the message" at the end of the commercial.
Article about ad attacking John McCain for not knowing how to send an e-mail.
Excerpt:
Their crack research team apparently never heard of Google or Lexis-Nexis, but Jonah Goldberg does. He discovers why McCain doesn’t use a keyboard — his torturers made sure he couldn’t. The Boston Globe reported it eight years ago:HT: Hot AirMcCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCain’s severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes. Friends marvel at McCain’s encyclopedic knowledge of sports. He’s an avid fan - Ted Williams is his hero - but he can’t raise his arm above his shoulder to throw a baseball.
After Vietnam, McCain had Ann Lawrence, a physical therapist, help him regain flexibility in his leg, which had been frozen in an extended position by a shattered knee. It was the only way he could hope to resume his career as a Navy flier, but Lawrence said the treatment, taken twice a week for six months, was excruciatingly painful.
"He endured it, he wouldn't settle for less,'' said Lawrence, who rejoiced with McCain when he passed the Navy physical. ''I have never seen such toughness and resolve."