The McCain campaign doesn't know how to use Google

[zulchzulu]

That's all that needs to be said about them complaining about Gwen Ifil and her book about the Age of Obama.

The book was clearly in the news and was easily searchable on Google back in July. The Republicans agreed to have Gwen Ifil as a moderator in the debates. If they don't have a research team that would use such a common search engine like Google to check out her "record", then that shows an absolute technological naivete and third-string skillset in doing research for the campaign.

McCain has admitted he doesn't use a computer. Whether he does or not is not the issue. But if he didn't have the knowledge to ask his staff to Google Gwen Ifil before a decision was made, that just shows you how much of a goddamn joke the McCain campaign is.

Perhaps they are still using a Windows 3.1 desktop and a dial-up modem.

[southpaw]

1. KO said this very thing last night

Something to the effect of "all they had to do was Google her NAME!!!"

[npincus]

2. I think they're full of shit- they held this in their back pocket

to spring at the 11th hour when it was too late to switch moderators, in case they expected Palin to implode.

[unpossibles]

3. I agree

they can later say (heck, they already are!) that the moderator was biased, etc.

lame.

It's funny to hear some of them whine about her and claim NPR is leftist and suggest that we'd never allow Bill O'Reilly to moderate, as if he is of comparable caliber.