# Obama ridicules McCain's disability

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 13, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-ridicules-mccains-disability/463493 "2008-09-13T22:30:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-ridicules-mccains-disability/463493/18 "2008-09-13T23:08:15Z")

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That’s a new one on me: the controls for flying a plane are just like the controls for typing on a computer. Who knew?

The actual answer: nobody knew that because it’s not true.

Yet another new one: the controls for typing on a computer are just like signing your name with a pen. Who knew?

Care to guess the actual answer for that one?

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