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    Barack Obama's BlackBerry Addiction = The Biggest Celebrity Endorsement In History
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    Image of kukhuvud kukhuvud
    01/12/09

    In reply to Barack Obama's BlackBerry Addiction = The Biggest Celebrity Endorsement In History
    If I can't hang my 8830 off my belt, how am I supposed to carry it?


    Actually, I usually hang it off my pocket, but still.... that 8830 isn't a svelte phone!!

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    Image of rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy
    01/12/09

    @kukhuvud: i have an 8830, it slips right into my jeans pocket, and i'm ready to rock. it's tall and wide, but it's nowhere near as thick as some other smartphones out there. and the height and width allow for a nice big screen and keyboard, so they actually serve a purpose.


    the only thing that makes me laugh: verizon's got the 8830 in a hideously ugly silver color. sprint has is in this beautiful, sleek black. i somehow can't picture obama, one of the youngest people to ever be elected president of the US, carrying a fugly silver phone.

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    01/12/09

    @rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy: Jeans are ok. Try having that phone in your dress pants and walk around all day.
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    01/12/09

    In reply to Barack Obama's BlackBerry Addiction = The Biggest Celebrity Endorsement In History
    I can't believe they can't work out something to spoof his location and super encrypt his messages. I mean, if the feds can stage a moon landing, can't they figure out a way to let the guy use his phone?
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    Image of huth.sebastian huth.sebastian
    01/12/09

    In reply to Barack Obama's BlackBerry Addiction = The Biggest Celebrity Endorsement In History
    Well, he should have known that his private live won't be present after he gets elected. Sucks to be him. Must be hard for anyone giving up email and everything these days, I don't think I would spend hardly any time on the computer if it wasn't for email and IM.

    Still, Bush did it for 8 years, and if an idiot like him can do it, I'm sure Barack will too (on the other hand, Bush probably didn't even know how to use email when he got in office, so he didn't lose much)
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    01/12/09

    @huth.sebastian: Not to ruin the joke, but I've actually heard that Bush was the first President to have to send out an "I'm sorry I have to close this account" email when he took office. Clinton (I think) simply never used it while in office even though the rise in email usage occurred while he was President.


    Ahhh, here it is in fact:

    "Since I do not want my private conversations looked at by those out to embarrass, the only course of action is not to correspond in cyberspace. This saddens me."

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/12/09

    In reply to Barack Obama's BlackBerry Addiction = The Biggest Celebrity Endorsement In History
    The most powerful man in the free world and he can't even keep his phone....


    What hope is there for the rest of us??

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    01/12/09

    @Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: He can't keep his phone...


    ... on his belt.


    It's bad enough that US Presidents traditionally wear some of the most poorly cut suits of any world leader, but were Obama to be allowed to keep his BlackBerry, he would ruin an already poorly-tailored boxy suit even further.


    The only thing worse is if he were to sport a Bluetooth headset (Jabra - I'm looking at you)

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    01/12/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: "The only thing worse is if he were to sport a Bluetooth headset (Jabra - I'm looking at you)"


    Oh now you did it! How soon before we see the Jabra Obama BT headset...?

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    01/12/09

    In reply to Barack Obama's BlackBerry Addiction = The Biggest Celebrity Endorsement In History
    Re: phones on belt holsters


    Your belt is not a curtain rod and should not be treated as one. We do not hang things from our belt unless our name is Batman.

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    01/12/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: ... Or your name starts with Officer.
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    Image of canned-air canned-air
    01/12/09

    @ripfire: "Hey Farva what's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy shit on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?"
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    01/12/09

    @canned-air: Pass the syrup
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    Image of Margatron Margatron
    01/12/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Wait, are you saying that Obama is secretly Batman?
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    01/12/09

    @Margatron: Dude, that's racist.
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    01/12/09

    @ripfire: ?????
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    01/12/09

    @burnblue: Heh. Nevermind.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/12/09

    In reply to Barack Obama's BlackBerry Addiction = The Biggest Celebrity Endorsement In History
    As a Jersey Shore resident, I could instantly picture Barack in sandals and socks, in typical Benny fashion. All he would need is to keep the nuclear football in a fanny pack to make the image complete.
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    Image of Cameron Barker Cameron Barker
    01/12/09

    In reply to Barack Obama's BlackBerry Addiction = The Biggest Celebrity Endorsement In History
    I can't believe this is newsworthy.
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    Image of Sam Healer Sam Healer
    01/12/09

    @Cameron Barker: This is a gadget blog. The POTUS is one of the most important people in the world, and is addicted to, you guessed, a gadget, which he is forced to give up. Let's sum up: a gadget blog reporting a gadget related story. Where's the problem here, exactly?
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    01/12/09

    @samhealer42:


    Stop ruining the English language. I agree with your post but really the "POTUS" thing really annoyed me. President would have sufficed.

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    Image of balls187 balls187
    01/12/09

    @xshortx: Calm down. Government refers to him as POTUS. They love acronyms, especially TLAs.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    01/12/09

    @Cameron Barker: Yes, especially since there is so much news out there. Like what Britney Spears are today for lunch.
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    01/12/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Ate
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    Image of Wegmans Wegmans
    01/12/09

    In reply to Barack Obama's BlackBerry Addiction = The Biggest Celebrity Endorsement In History
    I can't imagine how frustrated he must be giving that up
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    Image of admoseremic admoseremic
    01/12/09

    @Wegmans: The President has like 50 assistants around him all the time. Why couldn't one of them just carry a laptop around with him wherever he goes?
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    Image of Wegmans Wegmans
    01/12/09

    @admoseremic: because he would be the one typing the emails etc.... now he can't because he could be held liable for everything..


    it's not like he's going to miss checking the weather every 5 minutes... it's more like being in touch with everyone

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    01/12/09

    @Wegmans: It frustrated me that he is about to become the President of the most powerful country in the world, and he gives a shit about his blackberry.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/12/09

    @Wegmans: Every five minutes? Couldn't he just look out the window? Or carry a meteorologist in his entourage.
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    Image of Dayv Dayv
    01/12/09

    @Shamoononon has hebetudinous dog ★★★★★: You're right, he shouldn't be a human being with idiosyncratic concerns about how he is used to managing his communications.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    01/12/09

    @dayv: He can always have one of his secret service wear this:
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