How Tech-Savvy Will the Next President Be?

CorinneI writes "We've got our candidates. We know their positions on the major issues of the day — healthcare, the Iraq war, the economy, yada, yada, yada. But Senators McCain and Obama will also have to be concerned with tech issues. Where do they stand on Net neutrality, patent protection, piracy, broadband, privacy, and H1B visas? Do their campaign positions match up with their voting records and public statements? Here's how they stack up on the big five tech issues of the day."

Showing his age...

[smitty97]

I think McCain has first-hand experience with a Babbage computer

Ultimaitely...

[neokushan]

Either one will be a lot more savvy in general than the current president. I bet both can even SPELL Technology.

Re:Ultimaitely...

[MightyMartian]

Either one will be a lot more savvy in general than the current president. I bet both can even SPELL Technology.

But can they locate it on a map?

Put another way

[Ukab the Great]

How many blonde jokes involving computers would each candidate laugh at vs how many would they respond to with "What a coincidence--I do that, too".

Dumb Question

[Shihar]

This question makes no sense to me. How "tech savvy" will the president be? The internet is basically just a series of tubes. How hard could it to be to understand? What could possibly go wrong?

At least we'll have a President

[MoodyLoner]

for whom "tech-savvy" isn't another term for "knows what order the crayons go back in the box".

Re:Ultimaitely...

[bigstrat2003]

I bet both can even SPELL Technology.

And I bet they can spell "ultimately", too!

The difference

[iXiXi]

One knows that the big red button makes big boom boom! The other knows how to read Internet Polls. Guess which one is which.

Re:Showing his age...

[Rei]

I hear he's written a script, triggered by an X10 motion sensor in his front yard, that plays back an audio recording of him shouting, "Get the hell off my lawn!"

Re:Does the President have to know about this stuf

[krog]

Sorry, I should have said "well-informed advisors who deserve to live."

Re:Showing his age...

[profgood]

Nah . . . great knowledge of algorhytms from studying with Liebnitz.

Re:What about the 2nd?

[Facetious]

Your handguns aren't really going to allow you to compete with the US military

Hear, hear! Groups with small arms have never been a match for a modern mil... Oh, wait.

Re:Does the President have to know about this stuf

[bsDaemon]

I hear Bush gets his advice straight from Jesus... I would imagine that he would be informed, seeing as how he intelligently designed the universe -- but look where that's gotten us! /ducks.

NSFW...

[jonaskoelker]

Hopefully only Clinton leaves lipstick on the joystick.

No wait! That's Lewinsky... ;)

McCain IS tech

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm pretty sure he's the same model as Saul Tigh.

Re:What about the 2nd?

[DaveV1.0]

2)The second gives one tools to protect the rest.
3) See #2

every idiot can not be trusted with a tank

But, interestingly enough, any idiot who can afford one and can get the license can, in fact, own a tank, complete with working main gun. Just like if I wanted to own, say, a .50 caliber machine gun, I could do it as long as I got the proper permit from the ATF and could afford it. As it is, I have been looking at a Tommy gun, but I just can't justify the expense.

Re:Does the President have to know about this stuf

[Anonymous Coward]

A president should be someone "special"

Tried that last round, didn't work.

Re:What about the 2nd?

[k_187]

Well, when they come for you, what are you going to do?

Post on /., duh

Re:This isn't Insightful.. It's disgusting...

[Slashdot Suxxors]

Yes, because that would be the right thing to do.

Re:Showing his age...

[thetoadwarrior]

I heard he spends his days playing Battlefield Vietnam but he's a bit shit at it and he's always getting captured.

Re:Showing his age...

[Atriqus]

This is awesome, it's like McCain's the new Chuck Norris... due to extreme antiquity.

Re:Showing his age...

[CannonballHead]

Why would somebody be ON a cactus in the first place? :P

Re:This isn't Insightful.. It's disgusting...

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, because that would be the right thing to do.

Yes, because that will be the left thing to do...

Re:Showing his age...

[HungWeiLo]

They didn't call it Arizona back in McCain's time. It was known as New Mexico Territory [wikipedia.org] back in those days.