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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 9/23/2008
Biden Repudiates Obama Ad On McCain's Computer Use
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Remember the Obama campaign ad making fun of Sen. John McCain for not using a computer?  This line -- He admits he still doesn't know how to use a computer, can't send an e-mail, still doesn't understand the economy, and favors two hundred billion in new tax cuts for corporations, but ...

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Gaffe-tastic

Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  The Dirtiest, Most Memorable Ads Of The Cycle (VIDEO)

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Gaffe-tastic
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Biden has outdone himself. First he repudiates Obama's ad calling McCain computer illiterate," then he misstates Obama's position on coal, and lastly he badly garbles his Depression era history. Well: at least he's talking in public. And where the hell are his medical records? C'mon! ...

The Dirtiest, Most Memorable Ads Of The Cycle (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The Obama campaign puts out an ad accusing John McCain of being computer illiterate. There is some debate over whether this was a foot-in-the-mouth moment (McCain's war injuries make it difficult for him to type). Even Sen. Joe Biden pans the ad. ...

The Dirtiest, Most Memorable Ads Of The Cycle (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... The Obama campaign puts out an ad accusing John McCain of being computer illiterate. There is some debate over whether this was a foot-in-the-mouth moment (McCain's war injuries make it difficult for him to type). Even Sen. Joe Biden pans the ad. ...

Top 60 Memorable Campaign Ads Of 2008
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... McCain's Online Challenge: The Obama campaign put out an ad accusing John McCain of being computer illiterate. There is some debate over whether this was a foot-in-the-mouth moment -- McCain's war wounds make it hard to type -- and even Sen. Joe Biden panned the ad. ...

Top 60 Memorable Campaign Ads Of 2008
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... McCain's Online Challenge: The Obama campaign put out an ad accusing John McCain of being computer illiterate. There is some debate over whether this was a foot-in-the-mouth moment -- McCain's war wounds make it hard to type -- and even Sen. Joe Biden panned the ad. ...

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