2016 AZ Senate race: on Technology


John McCain: I don't use email so I won't write things I later regret

Amidst the controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton's exclusive use of a personal email address and server during her time as secretary of state, Sen. John McCain confirmed that he has opted out of using email altogether: "Well, you know that from time to time I get a little emotional. I'm afraid that if I was emailing, given my solid, always calm temperament that I might email something that I might regret," he continued, adding that he prefers to use the phone and Twitter. "You could send out an email that you would regret later on and would be maybe taken out of context," McCain said. "And frankly, I don't have any trouble communicating with my constituents without it."

Of course, it's also possible to say things on Twitter that you later regret, like, perhaps this tweet McCain sent out back in 2012:"Good pic of my son Jimmy's bulldog, Apollo--I'm sorry Mr. President, he's not on the menu!" [@SenJohnMcCain 19 Apr 2012]

Source: Mediaite.com "Use Email," on 2016 Arizona Senate race Mar 5, 2015

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