Earlier today, I praised the Obama campaign’s commercial making fun of John McCain for not using a computer or e-mail. Now I read this from Jonah Goldberg, who quotes Obama spokesman Dan Pfeiffer: “It’s extraordinary that someone who wants to be our president and our commander in chief doesn’t know how to send an e-mail.”

Jonah continues:

Well, I guess it depends on what you mean by “extraordinary.” The reason he doesn’t  send email is that he can’t use a keyboard because of the relentless beatings he received from the Viet Cong. From the Boston Globe (March 4, 2000):

McCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCain’s severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes. Friends marvel at McCain’s encyclopedic knowledge of sports. He’s an avid fan – Ted Williams is his hero – but he can’t raise his arm above his shoulder to throw a baseball.

He can’t use a computer because his arms were repeatedly broken.