Sometimes I read something that is so boneheaded that I literally smack my forehead. It happens frequently enough, that I’m going to start a series of posts on the subject. I’ll tag them all with the tag “smacksforehead” if you want to follow them in the future.

Here’s my first *smacks forehead* comment of the day, courtesy of the McCain campaign:

“You don’t actually have to use a computer to understand how it shapes the country,” said Mark Soohoo, a McCain aide for online matters. Source: NYT

Are you kidding? You undoubtedly need to use a computer to understand it’s influence on our country. It’s like seeing in color… if you see in black & white only, there’s no way I could possibly trust your judgment on color.

*Smacks forehead*

Luckily, the second half of the paragraph from the NYT article sums up my feelings succinctly. Here’s the full quote:

“You don’t actually have to use a computer to understand how it shapes the country,” said Mark Soohoo, a McCain aide for online matters, at a conference on politics and technology. “You actually do,” interrupted Tracy Russo, a former blogger for John Edwards.

Yes, you do.