Mike Tyson refers to himself by his full name...(is that the same as in third person?) anyway. what does that tell you? is there such a thing as a cult of psychotic personality, maybe?
Busboy
· 1 year ago
Don't be mean, tls. I really get a kick out of your remarks. BTW, why was one of your responses edited yesterday?
tlsintx
· 1 year ago
mean? edited? moi? surely you jest.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
You've probably got it if you don't think you have it. (psychotic personality disorders)
Hangtown Danile
· 1 year ago
I don't have a psychotic personality disorder, I just need to stop smoking my wifes pot before I post. That medical stuff is REAL POTENT... Damn... I see why they call it Earthquake. And did you know that the Medical pot law in California is SB420? Now that is Irony...
Indigo
· 1 year ago
Can he turn it on?
Busboy
· 1 year ago
Just when you think the head honchos in the party are coming to their senses, they ban fried food and have Andrea the greenie out inspecting compost heaps...
I'm sure "Tubes" Stevens told McCain all about the internets
Ruslanchik
· 1 year ago
Ruslanchik is aware of John McCain.
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· 1 year ago
Making some fried salmon crokets and spokets here.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
I'd post an avatar, GG, but I don't know how. I'm almost as computer illiterate as johnnymack.
Õ¿Õ
· 1 year ago
I feel for ya but I can't reach ya.
mirth
· 1 year ago
Bb, I just sent you an email on how to make a Disqus avatar.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
Thank you, lady M; I love being rescued by beautiful women...
bigtimepatriot
· 1 year ago
""You actually do," former Edwards blogger Tracy Russo responds, suggesting he try to explain Twitter to his grandmother and then ask her how that applies to governing."
Speaking of computer illiterate, I'm a web developer, i don't know exactly what Twitter is, but I do know how it applies to governing, with a user base of 0% of the population I'd say Twitter applies 0% to governing...
Not proud of my ignorance, but proud to have some ideas about what it is okay to be ignorant about.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
OK, GG; what's a "spoket"?
Õ¿Õ
· 1 year ago
Fried mashed potato pancakes.
Õ¿Õ
· 1 year ago
You have left over mashed potatoes and redo it into something else. It's the industrious way of doing things. My republican brother throws everything out after two days and that's why his food bill is alot higher than mine. I swear, I eat very well for less than 20 bucks a week.
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· 1 year ago
I also added some of the salmon crokets for binding and flavor. Nothing's wasted here. I never have anything left to throw away.
evie
· 1 year ago
I made fun of this earlier in the week as well, but after watching the clip, I actually feel bad for the staffer. He did not serve McCain well with that statement, even though it's probably true -- McCain knows the internet exists. Woo-hoo!
Milli
· 1 year ago
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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· 1 year ago
What's happened? Was there a nuclear meltdown at the plant there?
mauro7inf
· 1 year ago
I disagree entirely. To me, you're "John Aravosis" unless I'm feeling particularly respectful; if I'm either talking to you or writing somewhere that you'll see it (like here), I'll say "John" or, since I don't know you personally, "Mr. Aravosis", but elsewhere, it's full name. I definitely refer to my boss by his last name unless I'm speaking to him or within his earshot, for instance. But I think it really varies by the person. Some people are just full name people, just like some are last name people and some are first name people (and some are middle name people). When I'm talking about John McCain, I use his full name; when I'm talking about Dear Leader, he's just Bush. Hillary Clinton is just Clinton, too, specifically because I don't want to call her anything different from Bill.
hopelesspedant
· 1 year ago
Is McCain able to type, or at least type without pain? We know he has arm function problems as a result of his war injuries - he can't brush his teeth for example. Could his lack of computer savvy have to do with his reluctance or inability to use his fingers easily for typing?
I have no idea - just throwing this out because if it is true, there could be blowback if this is exploited too much as a story.
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
There are some crooks like McCain, But nothin' looks like McCain. There's just that Sphinx John McCain, And nothin' winks like McCain, Nothin' acts like McCain, Or mis-speaks like McCain. There ain't a thing that's wrong with any pol here That can't be wedged by makin' us hear The tumerous, elderly ravings of Johnny McCain!
RenoAnne
· 1 year ago
I can just imagine poor, hapless Grampa trying to shove a 45 record into the DVD rom drive.
Remember when Bob Dole would refer to himself as Bob Dole? Get off my lawn!
blackwolf
· 1 year ago
McCain's lack of internet savvy is a sign all right! He's afraid to move forward and try new things.
That phone rings at 3 am, and he might just hustle down to the nearest 7-11 store to answer it.
VonZeppelin
· 1 year ago
What is this with calling McCain "John McCain"?
I seem to recall that Dan Quayle had the habit of referring to his running mate as "George Bush" all the time. Great minds, and all that.
hardeknox
· 1 year ago
This is the name you'll see and hear, especially on the ballot. Reinforcing the brand is a good idea, no matter how stupid it might seem on the surface. It's why politicians often refer to their opposites as "My opponent."
Delia
· 1 year ago
(blerg) My dad, who passed away three years ago at age 87 had been using the internet for ten years. And he'd voted Dem since Roosevelt.
hardeknox
· 1 year ago
I mix with oldsters up to 95 YO. The vast majority at least trade emails with others. Some, the ex-engineers especially do much more. Still, about a third are still not online. These are not stupid people. They're all able to afford it. Either it's not important, or they're apprehensive. After they hear their friends complain about their computers, I can't blame them.
shell
· 1 year ago
My mother uses the internet -- she is 83. And she lives in the reddest of states -- Oklahoma, where my high school classmates didn't even know what a Tech Writer was. I was a Tech Writer for 25 years before they even heard the term, except from me. (I moved to California when I was 22.)
Face it -- McCain is lazy. It is like Pappy Bush being amazed at a grocery store, at the scanners. It tickles me that the MSM says McCain is the only one safe to elect because he has been vetted by the DC elders. Yeah, we see that he has been in DC way too long. I call it the Pappy Bush Syndrome.
kirkaracha
· 1 year ago
What is this with calling McCain "John McCain"?
He's been in Congress for 25 years, Congress has low approval ratings, his opponent is running as an outsider/reformer, and he's trying to position himself as a maverick, so dropping the "Senator" might be an attempt to do that.
Eyeball_Kid
· 1 year ago
"John McCain", in this case is a trademark. It's a brand name. That's how a lot of PR people think. You sell a person as he or she is a marketing concept.
Hangtown Danile
· 1 year ago
"You've probably got it if you don't think you have it. (psychotic personality disorders)" "Not proud of my ignorance, but proud to have some ideas about what it is okay to be ignorant about." Wonderful bumper sticker ideas thanks!
This is why having a President who is not internet savvy actually matters. The president does actually have an affect on legislation regarding the internet. I just think the position of President of one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world requires a little more than a clue. Please....Please....Please...repost this, email, forward this as much and as often as you please. The internet is a tool of use that can affect politics.
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HA!
"To start press any key... Were is the "Any" Key?"
attributed to John McCain...
http://freewayblogger.blogspot.com/2008/06/war-...
more tomorrow.
http://theold18.typepad.com/the_old_eighteen/20...
anyway. what does that tell you?
is there such a thing as a cult of psychotic personality, maybe?
(psychotic personality disorders)
And did you know that the Medical pot law in California is SB420?
Now that is Irony...
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB12143414...
Speaking of computer illiterate, I'm a web developer, i don't know exactly what Twitter is, but I do know how it applies to governing, with a user base of 0% of the population I'd say Twitter applies 0% to governing...
Not proud of my ignorance, but proud to have some ideas about what it is okay to be ignorant about.
I have no idea - just throwing this out because if it is true, there could be blowback if this is exploited too much as a story.
But nothin' looks like McCain.
There's just that Sphinx John McCain,
And nothin' winks like McCain,
Nothin' acts like McCain,
Or mis-speaks like McCain.
There ain't a thing that's wrong with any pol here
That can't be wedged by makin' us hear
The tumerous, elderly ravings of Johnny McCain!
You win Best Comment on this thread.
That phone rings at 3 am, and he might just hustle down to the nearest 7-11 store to answer it.
I seem to recall that Dan Quayle had the habit of referring to his running mate as "George Bush" all the time. Great minds, and all that.
Face it -- McCain is lazy. It is like Pappy Bush being amazed at a grocery store, at the scanners. It tickles me that the MSM says McCain is the only one safe to elect because he has been vetted by the DC elders. Yeah, we see that he has been in DC way too long. I call it the Pappy Bush Syndrome.
He's been in Congress for 25 years, Congress has low approval ratings, his opponent is running as an outsider/reformer, and he's trying to position himself as a maverick, so dropping the "Senator" might be an attempt to do that.
(psychotic personality disorders)"
"Not proud of my ignorance, but proud to have some ideas about what it is okay to be ignorant about."
Wonderful bumper sticker ideas thanks!
This is why having a President who is not internet savvy actually matters. The president does actually have an affect on legislation regarding the internet. I just think the position of President of one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world requires a little more than a clue. Please....Please....Please...repost this, email, forward this as much and as often as you please. The internet is a tool of use that can affect politics.