Obama has trouble using iphone

[03cobrah]

On the campaign trail, President Obama is constantly talking about the importance of technology, but he met his match in an iPhone Sunday.
The president had stopped at a campaign office in Port St. Lucie, Fla., to thank volunteers. Then, for the cameras, Mr. Obama was supposed to call two campaign workers who were out working on his behalf.
But when White House trip director Marvin Nicholson handed the president his personal iPhone, Mr. Obama couldn't get it to work. A reporter who witnessed the scene said the president looked "befuddled."
"It's not clear he knows how to dial on an iPhone," the reporter wrote in a pool report.
Finally, Mr. Obama said, "Oh, I got to dial it in. Hold on, hold on. I can do this. See, I still have a BlackBerry."
The president then "had a little more trouble dialing," the pool report said.
The president then has more trouble dialing. When the call didn't go through, he blamed Mr. Nicholson for having an insufficient cell phone plan.
A volunteer called out, "I'll give you my phone, call my wife."
"I'll call her and tell her that you're messing around here in the office, giving the president …." Mr. Obama said, his voice trailing off.


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well he blamed the blackberry and wants 4 more years to learn the new iphone.

 

[thomas91169]

Meh.

Ive found with apple products it helps to think like a kid when it comes to figuring out how they work. Were so used to complexity in tech that we over think what is simply holding down on an item for a second and that being what we needed to bring up a menu.

I wont lie the first day I had my iphone I was a fish out of water coming from a BB.

 

[SneakyPete]

HAH! this is great. As much as I hate the guy, he is quick-witted from the "off camera" banter I've seen him have with supporters and press. I had a Samsung Blackjack for years, then an iPhone. No problems making the transition though i still miss my Blackjack sometimes. badass lil phone.

 

[03cobrah]

Meh.

Ive found with apple products it helps to think like a kid when it comes to figuring out how they work. Were so used to complexity in tech that we over think what is simply holding down on an item for a second and that being what we needed to bring up a menu.

I wont lie the first day I had my iphone I was a fish out of water coming from a BB.

agree on thinking like a kid part lol. i got a mac just to see what the hype is about these products. i was too used to the complexity of windows that i would find myself getting pissed with my macbook.

 

[Fuerza]

Super Mario Bros must be difficult for some of you.

 

[WOT 88]

The POTUS is puttin Port Saint Lucie on the map with his cell swagger. That's the most action this dump has seen since Vanilla Ice. He stopped in a little pizza joint that i grew up in and ordered 20 pies. Small world.

Not a fan, but in his defense, the dude really does use a blackberry. I read an article once about his high tech uber secure presidential blackberry.

 

[truefiveo]

well he blamed the blackberry and wants 4 more years to learn the new iphone.

Make a thread about this??:shrug:

 

[GloomySVT]

iOS sucks dick.

 

[Screw-Rice]

The president then has more trouble dialing. When the call didn't go through, he blamed Mr. Nicholson for having an insufficient cell phone plan.

Atleast he sticks with what he knows. Can't figure it out, so it is someone else's fault.

 

[WOT 88]

Atleast he sticks with what he knows. Can't figure it out, so it is someone else's fault.

:lol:

 

[CobraBob]

iOS sucks dick.

Uh, it actually RULES! :rockon:

 

[firebird1999us]

I bet conservative talk radio is going to spend no less than a combined 6000 hours talking about this today. Before you know it Romney will likely come out and support parts of not being able to use the iPhone and Paul Ryan will work it into his Jimmy Carter routine!:shrug:

 

[NateTermi]

:lol:

:lol::lol:

 

[Fuerza]

Uh, it actually RULES! :rockon:

CobraBob > GloomyGT