McCain Blackberry

In an early morning briefing on September 16, 2008, Republican presidential candidate John McCain's top economic adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin gave McCain credit for inventing the BlackBerry.

Although McCain owns the immensely popular BlackBerry communication device, according to McCain aide Matt McDonald, he laughed when he was told of Holtz-Eakin's comment.¹

Fast Facts

McCain doesn't use his BlackBerry for email¹
The BlackBerry was invented by the Canadian company Research in Motion
Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore once claimed he "took the initiative in creating the Internet" and later admitted he misspoke ²

Quotes

"Telecommunications of the United States is a premier innovation in the past 15 years -- comes right through the Commerce Committee -- so you're looking at the miracle John McCain helped create and that's what he did." -- Douglas Holtz-Eakin¹