“Emanuel just got his, as did senior adviser David Axelrod and deputy press secretary Bill Burton. Both communications director Dan Pfeiffer and press wrangler Ben Finkenbinder have one on order. Economic adviser Larry Summers takes his to staff meetings,” Shear reports. “The device is the hot, new White House toy, a gizmo that is popping up around Washington but seems to be particularly in vogue at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.”
“‘Not sure that trend has hit the Hill yet,” said Jim Manley, the spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), a lawmaker known as a techie,” Shear reports. “In fact, Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has one, though his aide says he is ‘fiscally conservative’ when it comes to buying apps. Asked what’s on his iPad, Flake e-mailed: “Hmmm. I have a ‘notepad’ app that I checked the other day. It said ‘Dad, buy more apps!!!’ It was from Dallin, my ten year old.'”
Shear reports, “Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has an iPad, as do some lobbyists, consultants and heads of associations in Washington… And veteran Republican consultant Russ Schreifer — an early iPhone adopter — says his iPad is the ‘fully souped-up, 64-gig, 3G version. Why not? Right.'”
“Schreifer has the Epicurious app for cooking and the interactive Elmo book for his 2-year-old daughter. He has two books: ‘The War Lovers,’ by Evan Thomas, and ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,’ by Seth Grahame-Smith. There are also a few episodes of the just-finished ’24’ television series, transferred from his iPhone to take advantage of the iPad’s bigger screen,” Shear reports. “But Schreifer says the device is not all for play. He says he’s already approved rough cuts of campaign commercials and raw footage for ads on the iPad. ‘Love it,’ he said. ‘Love it.'”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Islandgirl” for the heads up.]
OH NO! Their Socializing iPads too!!! The horror!!!
So, was the price similar to the $10,000 hammer or did they have to stand in line like the rest of us?
(sure they did.)
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Just how long will it take for this thread to degrade into a political flame war ?? …
my guess is in 3… 2 ….1 ..
and while I’m at it how many pages will this thread reach ?
What about the Executive Branch?
…oh..the interns got that….lol
I hope the White House does a better job securing them than AT&T;does. With all the sensitive stuff that might go flying around there, they better have it locked up tight.
Now this is where they should call in Silverman to customize Airforce I.
Erratum: Air Force I
“‘Not sure that trend has hit the Hill yet,” said Jim Manley.
Jim, all you need to do is check the AT&T;web site.
Nice to see washingtons finally waking up and didnt decide to go with a android tablet lol or worse windows 7
“With iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations, — none of which I know how to work — information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation,”
– Obama
I suspect we won’t have to worry about the trend spreading to the Office of National Delusions
“With iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations, — none of which I know how to work — information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation,”
– Obama
That was such a stupid statement. The kids in the audience, you could see it on their face, “What kind of crap is this guy talking about?”
Now you can eat your words, Mr. President, and let people know what a great tool of empowerment a product like the iPad actually is.
Hey, “rim shot.” It took all of 7 posts beyond yours before someone proclaimed their idiocy. Is that a record delay?
My household:
iMac G5
iMac (intel)
MacBook Air
MacBook Pro 3 iPods
iPod touch
4 iPhones
2 Apple TVs
TimeCapsule
AirPort Express
Just purchased an iPad 3G 64GB. Now I’m certainly an Apple fan but I can’t figure out what in the hell to do with this iPad. Seems a bit redundant to me.
@Hm…
No, unfortunately not.
very well said my friend.
Your house is very similar to mine with all those Apple products floating around. Damn kids took my iPad. I barely can use it when I get home from work. I can attest that in the next year, Washington 80% of them will be using the iPad. I was there last week, holy shit everyone at the office had one. craziness.
@MadMac. You may also have a balance on a credit card – or two.
Sounds like my grandkids.
Kicked any ass today?
“Just how long will it take for this thread to degrade into a political flame war ?? …
my guess is in 3… 2 ….1 ..”
You got that right. Pathetic. The spelling, grammar, and juvenile humor indicate the presence of 15 year-olds, tea-partiers, or complete and utter brain-dead mongoloidian, idiotic, mouth-breathing flat-earther morons.
PC’s?…
From a registered Republican: It’s nice to see the Obama White House changing its mind about the usefulness of the iPad. No matter how you feel about our current President, I don’t think anyone here will disagree that it should help the Administration do whatever it is that they want to get done.
Now, about whether we all agree about what needs to get done… is probably a topic that doesn’t belong in this forum. So please don’t start.
@emmayche
Here Here!
@emmayche – Also, Hear, Hear!
Better yet, “Hear, all ye good people, hear what this brilliant and eloquent speaker has to say!”
Perhaps Emanuel can get the FTC to realize what constitutes a monopoly so they can go out and find one.
Just stopped by to check the number of pages. Only ONE?! You disappoint me!
It’s easy to imagine Jobs sending an email apologizing to Rahm about the AT&T deal, and promising to get to the bottom of it. Then Rahm would reply back about how much he loves his iPad.
OMG fuck Elmo I hate that THING.