# McCain Adviser: McCain Helped Create The BlackBerry

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-adviser-mccain-helped-create-the-blackberry/463859>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 16, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-adviser-mccain-helped-create-the-blackberry/463859 "2008-09-16T16:53:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-adviser-mccain-helped-create-the-blackberry/463859/21 "2008-09-16T21:02:57Z")

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> [@Steve\_MB](#):
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> [McCain adviser: BlackBerry a ‘miracle’ he ‘helped create’](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/16/mccain-adviser-blackberry-a-%E2%80%98miracle%E2%80%99-he-%E2%80%98helped-create%E2%80%99/)
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> Good thing Al Gore already invented the Internet, or McCain wouldn’t have anywhere to connect _his_ invention… :rolleyes:

What’s the debate?

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**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-adviser-mccain-helped-create-the-blackberry/463859/22 "2008-09-16T21:22:22Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> What’s the debate?

Did John McCain invent the Blackberry or not?

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-adviser-mccain-helped-create-the-blackberry/463859/23 "2008-09-16T22:55:57Z")

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Sorry. Posting snide remarks about stupid comments by campaign staffers is not a debate.

Closed.

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