# Phony Outrage

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phony-outrage/463499>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 13, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phony-outrage/463499 "2008-09-13T23:39:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phony-outrage/463499/19 "2008-09-14T11:10:36Z")

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> [@Obama ridicules McCain's disability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-ridicules-mccains-disability/463493/18):
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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?

So … what was your point here?

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