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U.S. President Obama conducts demo on Apple MacBook Pro (with video)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 03:33 PM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama demonstrates the Healthcare.gov website using an Apple MacBook Pro:

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Jul 29, 10 - 03:38 pm Comment from: Mac Daddy

Useless political arguments in 3, 2, 1...

Jul 29, 10 - 03:39 pm Comment from: Macromancer

OH here we go...
I think I'm done with this site for the day.

Jul 29, 10 - 03:40 pm Comment from: Quad core

In unrelated news, apple stock just fell $150

Jul 29, 10 - 03:40 pm Comment from: Yup

He "demo's" healthcare.gov - just like he governs. He just sits there, while someone else pulls the strings.

Jul 29, 10 - 03:41 pm Comment from: Mac Daddy

...kaboom.

Jul 29, 10 - 03:43 pm Comment from: Quad core

Harry Reid just demo'd his approval rating using the fingers of one hand

Jul 29, 10 - 03:43 pm Comment from: HughB

MDN why do you stick this political stuff. I am out of here. Wingnuts have your fun.

Jul 29, 10 - 03:43 pm Comment from: Deus Ex Technica

Unless I'm mistaken, that's a pretty old MacBook Pro. Glad to see the gub'mint cutting back.

Oh, wait...... cool hmm

Jul 29, 10 - 03:43 pm Comment from: Mac4lfe

I hope Apple's finances don't drop like the country's now that this guy has his hands all over it.

Jul 29, 10 - 03:45 pm Comment from: stophobophobia

And man still uses a Blackberry.

Jul 29, 10 - 03:47 pm Comment from: iMaki

At least there's one good choice in that picture!!

Jul 29, 10 - 03:48 pm Comment from: mas

Putting the presidential seal over the Apple? Pretty lame.

Jul 29, 10 - 03:49 pm Comment from: Joy Denton

Well, at least none of you is prejudiced. The point is the computer NOT the politics. Keep in mind Rush Lindbaugh (right-wingers favorite blowhard) is an Apple user as well.

Jul 29, 10 - 03:49 pm Comment from: Another Irish Dude

Oh No Politics!

Macromancer,
You're right, I'm outta here. I'll meet you and HughB down the pub!

Jul 29, 10 - 03:56 pm Comment from: wmd

It will be so exciting when government run health care program gets defunded and eliminated in the next several years.

Washington has no business running health care or anything for that matter.

WMD

Jul 29, 10 - 03:57 pm Comment from: Bongo

This isn't the year 2000. Why is it still news when someone notable uses a Mac?

Jul 29, 10 - 04:19 pm Comment from: J. Scott

Was anyone else taken with the quality of the images of Obama in that video? Exceptionally clear and well lit. Someone did a heck of a job with lighting and filming him.

The website does seem useful and no one can deny he is one heck of a good pitchman. Maybe he will replace Jamie Lee Curtis in the Activia commercials after the next election.

Jul 29, 10 - 04:32 pm Comment from: cw

Uses the MacBook Pro, AND he drinks 321. Cool. Can we get a pic with him doing both at the same time ?

Hey Mac Daddy : there's your 321. [I'got your crazy. (from Brit S.)]

Jul 29, 10 - 04:51 pm Comment from: unapologetic atheist

MDN is REALLY pushin" it today with the political trolling........

Jul 29, 10 - 05:02 pm Comment from: Sheila

GROSS!!!!! COMMIE - MARXIST!!!!!

Healthcare bill is unconstitutional. We will reverse this massive abuse of power.

Jul 29, 10 - 05:17 pm Comment from: _Bill_

Why'd they put that seal over the logo? That's tacky.

Jul 29, 10 - 05:27 pm Comment from: Flackman

Reading commentary from ignorant, knuckle-dragging conservatives is so much fun.

"Heh heh." That's what we heard for eight-years.

Jul 29, 10 - 05:58 pm Comment from: studentrights

"Healthcare bill is unconstitutional. We will reverse this massive abuse of power."

Yeah, we should do that the day Exxon-Moblie pays taxes on all its profits. Fascist conservative/republican/tea-baggers are always anti-goverment expect when it comes to corporate welfare.

Jul 29, 10 - 05:59 pm Comment from: KarenNYC

Reading the Commie-America haters posts is so telling.....

Jul 29, 10 - 06:48 pm Comment from: Raymond in DC

Somehow I doubt his demo included this chart of our new health care system:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/34998994/Obama-Care-Chart

Jul 29, 10 - 07:46 pm Comment from: Always Right

Good for MDN.
MDN DOES seem "fair and balanced" lately.

Jul 29, 10 - 08:14 pm Comment from: but he didn't ...

... explain the Death Panels! And ... And ...
Interesting that so many people are offended by the thought of a truly Christian act coming out of the government - after eight years of making War, not Love and NOT Turning the Other Cheek. I'm glad you Christ-haters have come out of the closet and revealed your true selves. Just don't try to hide under the cover of the Religious Right next issue comes around.
Apple should offer optional "shells" with company logos in the lit area. Great marketing concept ... yeah?

Jul 29, 10 - 08:38 pm Comment from: Gary K.

The recently healthcare reform passed by Congress - really is health insurance reform! The programs offered by the government are optional you DON'T have to buy in. So private buy your own health insurance in the market place. Enjoy...

Jul 29, 10 - 09:23 pm Comment from: @GaryK

The government will fine/tax you if you don't buy a program that they like. The government has no right to force a private citizen to buy a specific product. This will get shot down. Unconstitutional and just plain not right! Vote the Marxist-America haters out of office forever. Secure and close our borders!

Jul 29, 10 - 09:30 pm Comment from: @studentwrongs

What the hell are you smoking??? So profits are bad??? Do you have any freaking clue who makes the most money off of oil??? The US government through taxes you jack ass. Oil companies make something like a 2% profit. That's nothing. You must hate Apple making their huge profits. You are an idiot and a commie. Capitalism is responsible for the high standard of living in the US. The Maobamas are trying to bring us all down. They hate success and individual rights and the US constitution. A booming economy means more tax revenue and jobs and prosperity and higher standards of living for everyone. This death spiral you liberals are putting us in will be the end for us all. WE HATE YOU FREAKS!!!!!!

Jul 29, 10 - 10:47 pm Comment from: ken1w

Apple is a great American company. The American President should proudly show off that Apple logo, not cover it with the "presidential sticker." I guess there's still a lot of influence in the ".gov" from that OTHER American company.

Jul 30, 10 - 01:30 am Comment from: auramac

Yep- had to stop reading. Outta here- not interested in the political B.S. Those of us who are turned off by this can now see it coming a mile away, apparently.

Jul 30, 10 - 10:08 am Comment from: Steve516

they should have put a fresh presidential sticker over the Apple logo - the one pictured looks a bit rough.

Jul 30, 10 - 11:25 am Comment from: @ @studentwrongs

no what you want freak is lassie faire approach to capitalism. yeah 2% profit on a free resource they get from the gov't leases from next to nothing. yeah 40 billion a year in profit, poor poor rich oil executives. and up until Obama, oil companies paid NO taxes to the U.S. while paying taxes to other countries. if you support that, then you are not an American, but a souless corportists. you are completely clueless teabagger with an uninformed rant..

Jul 30, 10 - 06:34 pm Comment from: MacMan

Yea let's stick to Mac news. I don't wanna think about this guy bombing Iran. :-x

Aug 03, 10 - 02:19 am Comment from: wangjuan

We will reverse this massive abuse of power.
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