[estheticianI]

He is soooooo cool. The most tech-savvy president ever. Ever!!!

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/pres...118853849.html

Obama Cuts in Line and Gets an iPad 2

Few would debate that President Barack Obama is the most tech savvy president in American history.

Mr. Obama has a custom-rigged Blackberry and he has admitted to owning an iPod.

Now the former law school professor law school lecturer is trying to prove his technical worth by telling reporters that not only does he own a computer -- a MacBook Pro reportedly -- but the leader of the free world also uses an iPad 2.

AllNewsMac for what it's worth is questioning how the president got his iPad. With Apple running shortages across the globe, it is safe to assume Mr. Obama was not waiting in line outside of an Apple store in Georgetown.

A CNN photographer also reportedly saw the president playing around with an iPad in the Oval Office shortly after Mr. Obama dined with Apple CEO Steve Jobs in the Bay Area in February. The dinner took place before the iPad 2 was unveiled.

Is it possible that Jobs gave the president a campaign donation of an iPad 2 as a parting gift for choosing him as a dinner guest?

Possibly. The two have a history. In February, Jobs took a break from his medical leave from Apple to meet with Obama. This while tabloids had pegged Jobs with just weeks to live.

[Lydiaswingert]

So he was seen once checking out an iPad in the Oval Office and a whole pile of conspiracy theories pile up.

The only fact is that he was seen holding an iPad, no word on whether he owned it, whether it's a iPad or a newer iPad 2.

And for what it's worth, Apple distributes dozens of loaner products to journalists, partners, artists, business leaders and very likely, political leaders. That all happens completely outside the retail loop.

[BruceQW]

Did I miss something? There's a story here?

[GrottereewNus]

An iPad? Oh the horror! What's the world coming to, a tech-savvy leader in the 21st century!

[AngelinaLip]

He is soooooo cool. The most tech-savvy president ever. Ever!!!

Because I'm sensing mockery in your post, does this mean you believe the President of the United States should be using a rotary telephone, a ham radio or Morse code to communicate? That's just stupid, Brad.

[lungumnentibe]

No, DES, he wants him to use smoke signals. Of course, if he did that, it would pretty much prove he was born here.

[Zaxsdcxs]

Let's be honest: It's the speed GW Bush worked at anyway:

Planes into the World Trade Center? Let me stay with these kids.

Hurricane Katrina? I'll get to it.

Tsunami? EH, sooner or later.

Can you picture Mitt Romney using an old telephone which you have to crank up to call CENTCOM in the event of a nuc-u-lar assault? Still ringing as we get bombed into oblivion.

[flanna.kersting]

Hasn't Brad told us previously that he doesn't even own a cell phone?