Whew, we need some comic relief. Hmmm, I wonder Nader's up to...

[Bucky]

Nader to Google: Computers bad, typewriters good
Carla Marinucci

Ralph Nader, perennial presidential candidate, didn't exactly look to be trolling for votes in his May 12 talk at the Mt. View campus of Google. The candidate, sounding just-plain-cranky, not only dissed the values of computers, the Internet and biotech -- but lectured the youthful audience about good old days before the Information Age and the evils of technology.

Nader said he not only doesn't use Google, he doesn't even use a computer. His preferred tool: an Underwood typewriter.

''If I was on a computer, I'd be very sloppy,'' he told the Google audience, largely tech-saavy 20-and 30-somethings. ''I've never seen more illiterate writing than young people coming out of Ivy League schools and working on a computer...Hey, pick up a book.''

''Kids today are looking at screens 60 hours a week, television screen, video screens..they're living in virtual reality...they can hardly put four literate sentences together.''

''I've been through so much of this technological twit stuff,'' said the former consumer advocate. ''Has life really improved with the information explosion?''

:rofl: You damn punks! Get off my lawn!!

[Bucky]

1. oops, here's the link

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=26504

[AllentownJake]

2. Dear God

[Muttocracy]

3. I suppose it he won't be taking contributions via internet or have a campaign website?

Ralph used to be neato. Sigh.

[Aloha Spirit]

4. Best thread of the week.

[Aloha Spirit]

5. Plus, this confirms my suspicion that his website is intentionally crappy.