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Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:00 AM

John McCain, Internet dunce

Why the Arizona senator, who can barely Google, is not the chief that an increasingly technological world requires.

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  • Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:30 PM

    Is Amanda Terkel a relative of Chicago-based Studs Terkel?

    I read an article about him (not on the Net). His name is quite memorable and I think he's now in his 90s, like McCain's mother, Roberta. These nonagenarians should be admired for their ability to survive the ups and downs of life. Amanda Terkel doesn't see it that way, however, if her snippy little reference to the "UNSAVORY topic of McCain's age" is a clue to her attitude. McCain may be an Internet dunce but I wouldn't be all that "gone" on Amanda's use of English.

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