McCAIN, THE INTERNET AND THE NSA

We had a bit of fun pointing out that Fossil McCain can't even get online by himself and I think the way the press has handled this shows how they tend to give the GOP candidate a pass. The Politico has this little gem:

Now, though, McCain is battling the impression that he’s an Internet “illiterate.” When Politico’s Mike Allen asked him in January whether he uses a Mac or PC, the candidate replied, “I am an illiterate that has to rely on my wife for all of the assistance that I can get.” Since, he’s taken to Macs, become a student of the contemporary, blog-driven media cycle, and become a reader — if not yet a writer — of e-mail.

Let's look at the facts: 1) McCain admits he is a computer illiterate 2) The Press reports what he says. 3) People believe McCain's statement. The NY Times July interview found that McCain hadn't made much progress since January, so what's this crap about "battling the impression"? McCain was illiterate in January, July and he's STILL illiterate.

A NY Times reporter asks:

So why have Mr. McCain’s admissions of digital illiteracy sparked such ridicule in wiseguy circles?

How about because the President has control over the National Security Agency, the 800-pound gorilla of the Internet snoopers?