The subject came up while he was talking about the price of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare.” He noted that between cable and phone bills many young people are paying more than 100 bucks for connectivity, and that health insurance at the same price is a good deal. Then he said, “Now, I am not allowed, for security reasons, to have an iPhone,” adding that Sasha and Malia seem to be spending a lot of time on their own presumably Apple-produced mobile communication devices. That means Mr. Obama still uses a government-issue BlackBerry. There’s one customer, Research In Motion! Maybe the troubled Canadian BlackBerry maker can spin that into a holiday ad of some kind, perhaps with Bo the "first dog," if he’s done upsetting White House Christmas parties.

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