Biden Repudiates Obama Ad On McCain's Computer Use

Biden Repudiates Obama Ad On McCain's Computer Use
22 Sep 2008 07:28 pm

Remember the Obama campaign ad making fun of Sen. John McCain for not using a computer? This line --

He admits he still doesn't know how to use a computer, can't send an e-mail, still doesn't understand the economy, and favors two hundred billion in new tax cuts for corporations, but almost nothing for the middle class,"

got a lot of attention.

Was it a dig at his age? His out-of-touch-ness? Was it appropriate given that McCain is physically incapable of e-mailing?

Whatever it was, Sen. Joe Biden thinks it was out of bounds:

He told Katie Couric late last week that he didn't know that the campaign was going to run the ad -- and had he known, "if I had anything to do with it, we would have never done it."
COURIC: Are you disappointed with the tone of the campaign? The lipstick on the pig stuff and some of the ads - you guys haven't been completely guilt free making fun of John McCain using a computer.

BIDEN: I thought that was terrible by the way.

COURIC: Why did you do it then?

BIDEN: I didn't know we did it and if I had anything to do with it, we would have never done it. And I don't think Barack, you know. I just think that was ...

COURIC: Did Barack Obama approve that ad?

BIDEN: The answer is I don't think there was anything intentional about that. They were trying to make another point. That's very different than deliberately taking a vote Barack Obama had to teach children how to deal with predators and saying he was teaching them sex education in kindergarten. Very different in degree.