Best picture of the campaign....

[Evil Chris]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

And using a RAZR. Nearling a billion spent to win an election, you'd think he'd spend a couple of hundred and get a real phone.

That's actually the first thing I thought of too.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by Evil Chris

That's actually the first thing I thought of too.

And he claims to be technically "hip". RAZR was a great phone....in 2002. Hard to imagine anyone with his schedule not packing a smartphone of some sort if for no other reason than the calendar and email.

[Evil Chris]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

And he claims to be technically "hip". RAZR was a great phone....in 2002. Hard to imagine anyone with his schedule not packing a smartphone of some sort if for no other reason than the calendar and email.

I agree, but you know... if he's like me he wants a simple phone to talk on and that's it. I don't think Obama is the kind of person who has time to be constantly tapping on a phone pad. He has a long line of aides who do that for him I'm sure.

[WebBilling.com]

Originally Posted by Evil Chris

I agree, but you know... if he's like me he wants a simple phone to talk on and that's it. I don't think Obama is the kind of person who has time to be constantly tapping on a phone pad. He has a long line of aides who do that for him I'm sure.

Great photo rhetorical, but I'm with Chris - simple phone to make and receive calls - my laptop is as 'connected' as I want to be...I don't have any aides though...

[miz_wright]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

And he claims to be technically "hip". RAZR was a great phone....in 2002. Hard to imagine anyone with his schedule not packing a smartphone of some sort if for no other reason than the calendar and email.

There have been any number of other photos where I've seen him with something that resembles a Treo or Blackberry, but really - who cares? I really haven't got any problem with him using a base model phone.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by LizAEBN

There have been any number of other photos where I've seen him with something that resembles a Treo or Blackberry, but really - who cares? I really haven't got any problem with him using a base model phone.

Not important, just very surprising. And not so much that it wasn't a smartphone as the fact that it is a model that hasn't been produced in a couple of years. That's a v3 RAZR, current is v9.

He's marketed as internet savvy and connected. A phone that old suggests a definite lack of gadget lust.

I used to say you can tell a lot about a man by his shoes or watch. Now the watch is rapidly being replaced by the phone.