More petty silliness.  Speech recognition is useful only if 1) you need to use a computer for some thing(s) and 2) you can do everything you need using speech recognition.  A computer is nothing but a tool.  If he can be just as productive without routinely using one (or pays people to do it for him) so be it.  If you really believe that his lack of computer skills/knowledge renders him unqualified to be President, you have some serious issues with reality anyway.

It certainly doesn't make them as competitive as someone who can, and I doubt those people you know who can't use a computer are running for the most powerful office in the world.  We live in a global competitive society.  The leaders of our nation's enemies know how to use modern technology. Vladamir Putin knows how to use e-mail!  Osama Bin Laden knew how to use e-mail.  What will it say to the rest of the world if our leader is allowed to stay ignorant when it comes to modern technology?!

Probably about the same as what it says about our people that this should be a point of contention in a presidential election.

Lets grow up a little people.

unless, of course, he leaves our citizens trapped in an embassy in a foreign country, surrounded by the enemy for a year and a half like Carter did. Or he lets an attack like the bombing of the Cole go unpunished, but offered lots of rhetoric like Clinton did. Or he broke into a private office to steal personal information about an adversarry like Nixon did. Or lied under oath, like Clinton did.

I suppose "worse" is a matter of taste, depending on how much of your personal investment is involved, how much cash you actually laid out to finance it in the form of taxes.

I would suggest that if those who are leaving, as you put it, took with them all that they produced and left you to establish your worth 100% on the merit of your own productivity, you might find that you're on the short end of the stick. But able to run a computer (as one poster seemed to think was criterion for the presidency) because you can't pay your staff to run one for you as most successful business people tend to do. My assistant would surely be dismayed if I told her I was laying her off because I was going to run my computer for myself. I think she'd rather that I run the business successfully as my years and experience allow while she gets to buy her home with the wages I pay her to run my computer for me, following of course the direction I give her. As you can see, there is a benefit, at least when working as I do, of one generation working with the other to their mutual benefit.

Clearly the success of one generation to the next is the interdependance that they share and the ability of the latter to appreciate the benefits they derived from the former. The only people who could claim to have truly established on this continent the foundations of their success for themselves might arguably be the first European settlers, who didn't do so well at the outset even with the help they recieved from the locals. Or, of course, the Neanderthals who had it quite a bit rougher, as I understand it.

So what is done with what the older generation has produced, its untold wealth, the target of redistribution not withstanding, is what is of the greatest concern for those that produced that wealth in the first place. Perhaps a bit more concern than that of those that get to inherit it. and that's where we could do a lot worse than Bush has managed to mangle things. A lot worse. But you'd have to remember sitting on gasoline rationing lines in the 70's to appreciate my perspective.

My son came home this week and Stated many of his Pals want Obama to win because they want a black Pres and others wanted McCain because of his military background.. I explained to my son that you should no more take skin color in to voting for a President than voting against one. To vote some one in because they are a specific skin color demeans the whole voting process. I went on to explain the same about the other kids reasons for wanting McCain to win. Voting a candidate on such shallow and inconsequential reasoning's,IMO is tantamount to treason.

It is our responsibility as Citizens to to search out the candidates views on national events and how they want to run the country, then vote from our hearts the best candidate for the position. It is not to be taken lightly as it determines how our country will be for the next 4 years+. I explained that those who wish to use their votes to push an agenda, rather than do whats in the best interest of the country are doing our nation a disservice.  If folks only vote for a candidate to satisfy silly reasons, we as a nation loose.

Ive had women tell me they wanted Hillary to win, Some even stated they hated her and all that she stood for, but would have cast her the vote just to see a woman in office in their lifetime. Just about as much Patriotism as the ones voting so willy nilly for the other candidates.

Every election it's the same and getting worse, no longer is it about doing whats best for the country. I might as well vote for the Dominoes pizza delivery guy.

Big deal who wins if the candidates are nothing more than Front's for the Corporations or mouthpieces for their own hidden agenda. Wading thru the BS and lies on both sides makes the voting process harder than it should be. 

This thread started as one man saying "I will not bend to the wills of others", instead of celebrating this,( folks should not be hired nor fired for their political beliefs no more than they should be for race or religion.) the thread has turned in to yet another trash fest, one side Vs the other.

Choose wisely Folks, Our Lives and homes depend on your voting with as much knowledge on the REAL topics as possible. Screw the pooch and we all loose.

HG out.

So in the spirit of cooling things off a bit, my friend in New York just sent this to me. Technology having fun. Enjoy. 

http://www.noob.us/humor/mccain-obama-dance-off/

poppycock

TIMedWork, that was just bizarre.

But they really shouldn't be leading the free world in the post information age revolution, now should they?  For Bush to be so digitally illiterate was and remains laughable.  For anyone after him, sorry, no dice.

It's long past time for a leader who's caught up with the 80's era technology, let alone where we are now.

I was responding to someone's question about why I'm voting for Obama.  And therefore, my OPINION is relevant.  Contrary to your own apparent belief, not every post in this thread is solely about responding to YOU! 

Regardless, I posted this because somebody's post has apparently broken this here thread.  Page 22...she is a broken! 

When are you going to figure out that people are very good and making mountains out of mole hills.  You want to cry wolf and bewail the sky is falling then go ahead do that.  As I pointed out in a number of places in this thread people generate these sort of supposed "issues" merely to try and influence others.  This BC thing and Indonesia thing is a non-issue that will disappear into obscurity.  Guaranteed.

Why?  Completely irrelevant to the effectiveness of a President.  How about putting an end to all contributions and giftings to people in office?  Oh wait, the influence peddlers and lobbyists might object along with the fat cat politicians. Beware the unanimous vote in Congress (Commodities Modernization Act) for you can be sure it was a purchased vote.

Why do you think GWB sought the power and then earmarked taxpayer dollars to "religious charities"?  Because he suddenly became alturistic or because he wanted to buy influence and votes with taxpayer dollars.  Sleeze and greaze, graft and corruption keeps reappearing in American politics.

Just two days left... do we want the great swindler in office or a veteran that spent more time in enemy captivity than the other candidate spent in the senate?

Seems a no brainer

Bush already got his eight years of swindling Americans and the rest of thw world.  You aren't stumping for a third GWB term are you vStyler?