THE ISSUE: Pres. Obama’s convocation speech in which he called digital devices a distraction.

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President Obama recently said information can be a “distraction” (“Bam’s iPad Slam,” May 10).

I guess he just wants us to shut up, sit down and not question what’s going on because his administration knows what’s best for us.

If he hadn’t gotten a free pass from the media, Obama would never have become president.

R. Rivera

Brooklyn

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My wife and I love our new iPad.

We were shocked that the president would publicly find fault with electronic devices — especially when the nation is fighting two wars, has a monumental oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and just missed a car bombing in Times Square.

It is truly sad that Obama’s efforts are directed this way, and it’s not a good endorsement of Ivy League education.

Gene Sullivan

Manhattan

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Did Obama use a teleprompter to deliver his Hampton University speech, in which he said technology was a distraction?

Bob Tufts

Forest Hills

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People want to engage with the world around them, and this includes good and bad feedback about our government.

After only a year and a half in office, look who is exceptionally out of touch with the real world — Obama.

Brian Daniel

Manhattan

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Obama’s attack on technology shows just how bizarre his thinking runs.

The only device that “strains” American democracy and is a “diversion” from the truth is the left-leaning, changeable iBarack.

William Homolka

Queens Village