I voted it doesn't matter. My uncle is one of the top vascular surgeons in the southeast, yet his wife has to print out his emails for him because he has no clue how to do it himself. Sure, he could learn how to do it, but he doesn't see the point really since it has no effect on his life, and the same could be said for the president since he has probably 50 staffers to do what he wants anyway.
For those of you voting, I would like to know why you voted the way you did, if you don't mind.
Thanks.
I voted for it doesn't matter, which it doesn't. The President's job is not to be computer literate or savvy.
I am more concerned about a President who will protect the homeland and put forth an honest effort in trying to make this country better.
Many people over the age of 60 has never learned to use a computer.
Larry King once admitted that he had never used a computer. He stated that was what he had assistants for.
Many people over the age of 60 has never learned to use a computer.
Larry King once admitted that he had never used a computer. He stated that was what he had assistants for.
Actually, the latest data show that 75 percent of the men and 55 percent of the women over the age of 65 not only use a computer, but are online at least once a week.
I voted for it doesn't matter, which it doesn't. The President's job is not to be computer literate or savvy.
I am more concerned about a President who will protect the homeland and put forth an honest effort in trying to make this country better.
Given that the future of this country's, and the world's, economy is increasingly technological, and that we are now almost a society completely driven by technology, shouldn't the leader of this country at least know something about the topic? It seems to me that winning the war on terror and protecting the homeland is going to require a great deal of technological understanding. When you are briefed on these matters, can you make an effective decision if you have no idea what your experts are telling you?
Formulating a strategy for the war on terror or protecting the homeland does not require computer proficiency, nor does computer proficiency equate to being able to make effective decisions on the war on terror or homeland defense.
The president has an army of staff to handle any computer needs that may arise
the president probably doesn't have enough time to be surfing the net checking out the latest youtube videos
Computer literacy is not required to serve effectively, regardless of what the future of the country is. That is like saying that the future of our energy is nuclear power, so the president needs to know how to split an atom. That's just one man's opinion though.
Formulating a strategy for the war on terror or protecting the homeland does not require computer proficiency, nor does computer proficiency equate to being able to make effective decisions on the war on terror or homeland defense.
Nope, he just needs an itchy trigger finger. 
Should he be an expert? no. Should he know the basic infrastructure behind the internet and technology today? yes. major policy decisions will be made in the next administration including laws and treaties regarding intellectual property, fair use, and network neutrality. Contrary to popular belief, the federal government deals with more than just rounding up towelheads and tapping our phones.
Should he be an expert? no. Should he know the basic infrastructure behind the internet and technology today? yes. major policy decisions will be made in the next administration including laws and treaties regarding intellectual property, fair use, and network neutrality. Contrary to popular belief, the federal government deals with more than just rounding up towelheads and tapping our phones.
That's what the lawyers are for.
This is a trick question, right?
Should he be an expert? no. Should he know the basic infrastructure behind the internet and technology today? yes. major policy decisions will be made in the next administration including laws and treaties regarding intellectual property, fair use, and network neutrality. Contrary to popular belief, the federal government deals with more than just rounding up towelheads and tapping our phones.
That's what the lawyers are for.
what? we don't elect lawyers. sure, use lawyers and law experts to craft the language to do what you want, but the policy direction and decisions on what bills to sign as well as what treaties to negotiate should be made by a president that knows what the hell is going on.
Knowing how to use email or access Blazertalk does not require the computer literacy of some of my kids and grandkids who can text message with flying thumbs. For many of us, the computer is like the neighborhood where we work. We know how to get in to go to work, and we know how to drive out after work to go home. Even after years, take us a few blocks out of our pattern, and we could get lost if not for street signs. When something goes awry on the computer that we have not learned, we may be lost until one of the kids get home.
When I taught in GA for a couple of years, they looked at me as some sort of curiosity since I had come from B'ham City where the Apple IIe was state of the art when I retired (May,1997). Thanks to the State Lottery, all of their schools had the latest Dell and Compac computers in every classroom, were fully connected to the internet and the kids could print out assignments in minutes that B'ham's kids still had to handwrite.
A President who is not computer savvy in 2008 may be tolerable, but I believe the window is closing on that particular shortcoming. In a decade or so it will not be merely humorous for a candidate to admit it. The youth of today, when they become the management of tomorrow, will require degrees in computer engineering of their new employees, not just the computer facility that they can get by with today.
Should he be an expert? no. Should he know the basic infrastructure behind the internet and technology today? yes. major policy decisions will be made in the next administration including laws and treaties regarding intellectual property, fair use, and network neutrality. Contrary to popular belief, the federal government deals with more than just rounding up towelheads and tapping our phones.
That's what the lawyers are for.
what? we don't elect lawyers. sure, use lawyers and law experts to craft the language to do what you want, but the policy direction and decisions on what bills to sign as well as what treaties to negotiate should be made by a president that knows what the hell is going on.
Actually, almost all of Congress has some kind of legal background. They couldn't actually make it as a real lawyer, so they get elected to Congress to write the laws in such a way to really screw everyone over!
And, by the way, read the Constitution. The president cannot enter into treaties without ratification by the Senate, which is full of lawyers. In fact, if the Senate wanted to enter into a treaty with another country, they could do it without talking to anyone else about it. The Dems tried to push through the ratification of the 1982 UNCLOS a few months ago under the table, but thankfully, the Republicans there were able to put a stop to it. 
Leave it to the Dems to constantly try and subvert out sovereignty to others in the world.
It is very common for upper class standing law school grads to be grabbed up by business and put on the company management fast track. Less than 50% of law school grads actually practice law full time, and most are not from the elite, gradewise. A good example is Drayton Nabors who finished near the top of his Princeton Law class, clerked under Hugo Black while the latter was in his Supreme Court prime, and then became a "top gun" in insurance at Protective Life. The principal training grounds for Congress is BUSINESS. Most did go to law school, but they moved right into the business world if they were really sharp.
The average fee for an independent lawyer is between $100 and $200 per hour. The Robert Shapiro and Johnny Cochran types of "Big name hired guns" notoriety can be hired for $500 to $600 per hour, but there are relatively few in that category. Businessmen hire lawyers by the firm to give them good legal advice in current law since they are more likely to be using spare time for golf lessons rather than reading up on court decisions. Good lawyers, like good doctors make good livings in the 6 figure range. Good CEOs make good livings in the 7 and 8 figure range. We have read of those CEOs who failed badly but still were paid 7 figure amounts as severance pay.