Republican politicians don’t understand the internet
Yesterday, I posted about Bill O’Reilly comparing the blogosphere to Nazis and the KKK. A few months ago, we have the hilarious “series of tubes” speech from Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). Now we have a series of incredibly false claims from Mitt Romney about Youtube and porn filters.
Something tells me that Republicans just don’t get the nature of the internet right now. Didn’t I read somewhere the George Bush doesn’t even have an email address? He’s probably the only person in the US who doesn’t.
via buzzmachine
Looking at the situation, I can’t help but get the sense that “internet use” is not considered a significant demographic. Maybe the political analysts have determined that trying to appeal to voters based on their internet usage just isn’t an effective campaign strategy. If they let their candidates continue to spout off such clear nonsense, the only logical conclusion must be that it’s not important enough for them to want to stop.
Or that they just don’t get it, which is also entirely likely.