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Topic started on 8-1-2009 @ 12:51 PM by Alxandro

Obama Says He'll Fight To Keep His BlackBerry


uk.reuters.com
President-elect Barack Obama vowed a fight to the finish on Wednesday -- not over his economic plan, but to hang on to his BlackBerry.

"They're going to pry it out of my hands," he told CBNC about his BlackBerry, a cellphone made by Research In Motion Ltd (RIM.TO) that handles e-mail and has become an essential accessory for on-the-go movers and shakers.

There are also concerns that presidential electronic communications could be hacked into by the mischievous or the malevolent.
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reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 01:22 PM by AgentMoulder
Originally posted by Alxandro


Oh sweet irony if that were to happen, I mean, his use of technology got him elected, the same technology would destroy him.

uk.reuters.com
(visit the link for the full news article)


I'm a bit confused by your statement. Could you please elaborate? If my memory serves me correctly (the occasional non inhalation of certain forms of sensimillia has clouded it just a bit) it was his use of roughly 53% of the American vote that got him elected. And a little FYI, should he and his administration fail, the country goes right behind it. Did we not learn anything from ole Dub-ya?

As far as the story goes, if he wants to keep his Blackberry then so be it. I'm pretty sure he is well aware of the risks associated with the device. Furthermore, I think SS or one of the many security agencies will find a way to make it hack proof, etc.


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 01:25 PM by jibeho
I say give him one of these




and he is less likely to abuse it. Many of you ATSers probably don't even know what this is. Check out that crazy cord thingy attached to it. 3 watts of pure power.

[edit on 8-1-2009 by jibeho]


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 01:42 PM by Alxandro
reply to post by AgentMoulder


Oh come on now, you know what I mean.
He used technology (internet, blogs, text messaging) like no one else before him. People got the word out and didn't stop until after the election.
Spare me the figures because it was technology that got him elected.

He needs to realize it's no longer about him, it's about National Security, it's about the country he promised to repair.


Is he willing to risk jeopardizing the security of this nation simply because he doesn't want to miss a call?


How selfish is that?

By not giving up his mobile device it confirms what many already know, that he is a self centered, selfish ego maniac.

Something tells me someone has already hacked his phone and is monitoring his every call, probably someone in China.


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 01:58 PM by AgentMoulder
reply to post by Alxandro


First I'd like to apologize for the sarcasm as I took your statement waaaaaaaaaaaaaay of context. I won't apologize for giving the statistics though. HAHA. Seriously, I do agree that it is no longer about him, however I think this whole situation is being blown completely out of proportion. As long as he doesn't text any important information (which I seriously doubt would happen), then national security should not be a worry.


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 02:12 PM by saint4God
I'm trying to picture this headline if McCain won...

"McCain Says He'll Fight To Keep His Slide Ruler"

[Associated Pun]
"John McCain recently announced that he refused to use electronic technology in the White House. Last week he had a complex network of strings and tin cans installed for his family and staffers to keep in touch with him. In addition, he plans to hire fifty workers to deliver hand-written messenges to each of the state government offices. Of all the things he'd refuse to leave behind, his slide rule takes precedent over the rest. President McCain explains, 'As Americans we're given the talents to use our brains, not rely on fancy gizmos and gadzets to do our work for us!" Drawing cheers from Amish supporters, the last several days he's been trying to get the slider ruler to go up to $9,519,155,015,941 which the approximate amount of the national debt. Good luck Mr. McCain, we're pulling for ya."


[edit on 8-1-2009 by saint4God]


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 02:16 PM by Alxandro
reply to post by AgentMoulder


Please define "important information"??

It really is in his best interest to ditch the Blackberry.

If he gets hacked and an email, text message or phone conversation makes it to the public arena, he is screwed.
Nothing will be able to save him, not even the MSM.

What's worse, he forfeits the use of his lifeline because he will no longer be able to blame his failures on Bush.



reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 02:17 PM by jibeho
Originally posted by saint4God
I'm trying to picture this headline if McCain won...

"McCain Says He'll Fight To Keep His Slide Ruler"

[Associated Pun]
"John McCain recently announced that he refused to use electronic technology in the White House. Last week he had a complex network of strings and tin cans installed for his family and staffers to keep in touch with him. In addition, he plans to hire fifty workers to deliver hand-written messenges to each of the state government offices. Of all the things he'd refuse to leave behind, his slide rule takes precedent over the rest. President McCain explains, 'As Americans we're given the talents to use our brains, not rely on fancy gizmos and gadzets to do our work for us!" Drawing cheers from Amish supporters, the last several days he's been trying to get the slider ruler to go up to $9,519,155,015,941 which the approximate amount of the national debt. Good luck Mr. McCain, we're pulling for ya."


[edit on 8-1-2009 by saint4God]


My old HS chemistry teacher (she was a fossil in 1987) could use a slide rule faster than we could us our TI calcs. She kept a 4 foot rule hung up on the chalk board to make her calculations. We used to call it the "Guillotine".
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