Ted Lieu responds to NPR's Sean McMinn pointing out he's typing on phone using only middle finger:

[highplainsdem]

McMinn:

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Right now on CNN you can see @tedlieu typing on his phone using only his right middle finger and I don’t know is that a thing normal people do?

Lieu:

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I'm in a fighting mood today.

[Funtatlaguy]

1. Ted Lieu is a national treasure. Love him.

[GemDigger]

2. I use one finger too.

Apparently Sean is striking out on the trolling today.

[MurrayDelph]

6. Me, too

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I was told by an Occupational Therapist friend of mine not to use my thumbs when texting, and this was before getting my thumb joints replaced. When I got my right index finger knuckle replaced, I started using my middle finger (and an app on my phone and tablet that lets me type by dragging my finger across the keyboard).

[GemDigger]

7. Oh my gosh,

your hands sounds like torture. No more complaining from me about arthritis.

[MurrayDelph]

8. Thanks. It's actually worse than that

The right index finger knuckle replacement recovered nicely. The left one (ten weeks ago) is going to need a second surgery to fix a locking problem.

Fortunately for me, despite this latest complication (luck of the draw), my hand surgeon is brilliant, talented, and a nice guy. I tease him that if it weren't for him, I wouldn't need this surgery; I would have lost the whole damned hand eight years ago.

[lagomorph777]

3. That is odd. When I type posts about Trump, I use BOTH middle fingers.

Vigorously.

[Glimmer of Hope]

4. LMAO! Love Ted.

[LibFarmer]

5. Heck I'm a hunt and peck typist

I only use two fingers to type on a full size keyboard on my lapttop.

Love Ted Lieu's response though.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Good reason: middle finger is the longest finger.

If you use index finger, then the middle finger is more prone to accidentally hit than the other way around.