It’s my firm belief that whomever wins the Presidency better know how to peruse the Internet. Not just know how to check email but actually “surf” the web. It’s the way things are now. Children can do it. So the leader of our country should know how as well.
Many agree with me. But, interestingly, Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, arguably one of the most successful blogs out there (and one that happens to be about technology!), doesn’t. He actually says he doesn’t “give a damn” if McCain turns on a computer. This totally changes my opinion of Arrington. If he doesn’t think it’s important for the President to understand the Internet, why did he devote his life to a site about technology??
Tags: Internet, John McCain, Michael Arrington, TechCrunch
how can we trust a commander-in-chief who doesn’t update gawker every ten seconds? basically i think some distinction needs to be made about what our president is looking for when he surfs the Net. Shouldn’t he be receiving firsthand information from other political players, not reading about it on Drudge? I’m not sure my vote is going to go to the candidate who can best navigate Wikipedia, but I sure as hell would like for him to be able to point it out in a line-up.