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Steve Jobs proposes Al Gore for president
Mac World UK ^
| May 23, 2007
| Jonny Evans, Macworld
Posted on 05/23/2007 3:08:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Apple board member and former US vice president Al Gore would win the presidency if he ran for election, says Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
"If he ran, there's no question in my mind that he would be elected," Jobs told Time Magazine. "But I think there's a question in his mind, perhaps because the pain of the last election runs a lot deeper than he lets most of us see."
The report explains the background Gore's strenuous campaigning to persuade people to address the growing threat of climate-change caused environmental collapse.
"We have dug ourselves into a 20-foot hole, and we need somebody who knows how to build a ladder. Al's the guy," Jobs also told Newsweek. "Like many others, I have tried my best to convince him. So far, no luck."
Gore is known to be the Silicon Valley favourite for running for president on the Democratic ticket. Other Democratic hopefuls, Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama don't seem to have captured the level of support among America's tech-industry elite.
Gore almost succeeded in becoming president in the past. In a contentious election in 2000 he won the popular vote but lost the election, ushering in the era of George Bush.
The man puts his money where his mouth is: profits from his film, An Inconvenient Truth to the Alliance for Climate Protection.
Despite popular support, Gore maintains he has no plans to run for president.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; Technical; US: California; US: Tennessee; United Kingdom
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Oh, yes, please convince him to run, Steve!! LOL The "pain of the last election.."? OMG, they're still not over 2000!!!!
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Steve Jobs proposes Al Gore for president and then proposes marriage.
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:08:57 PM PDT
by
Toddsterpatriot
(Why are protectionists (and goldbugs) so bad at math?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Please PLEASE run Mr. Gore!
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:09:11 PM PDT
by
The Blitherer
("What the devil is keeping the Yanks?")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Jobs is an idiot. Al Gore becoming POTUS would completely scres his company and its share holders.
Oh wait, Jobs plays it footloose and free with his shareholders...
nevermind
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:10:10 PM PDT
by
misterrob
(Yankees Suck!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I propose that Steve Jobs kiss my ass.
Experience not required. However sincerity and intensity in the bussing is an important factor.
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:11:04 PM PDT
by
Gideon Reader
(DEMOCRATS: Not quite American, and proud of it! REPUBLICANS: Bewildered.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Steve Jobs must want a Republican to stay in the White House. Why else would he endorse Al Gore?
The man is a genius.
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:12:30 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(I am 74 days away from outliving Curt Hennig (whoever he is))
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Al should run on the platform that the threat of a 20 foot increase in the global sea level in the next hundred years requires that we destroy the US economy immediately. Good luck with that.
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:13:05 PM PDT
by
Argus
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Isn’t that a coincidence. So did Bill Gates.
Jobs was doing alright with opposing the NEA and supporting homeschooling. Now he’s helping the Republican Party by advocating AlGore for the Democrat nomination. ;-)
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:14:58 PM PDT
by
familyop
(cbt. engr. (cbt.--has been))
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Edwards would do better than Gore against just about any opposition scenario. (Still lose against one of our better conservative options, though).
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:17:18 PM PDT
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney (...and another "Constitution-bot"))
To: misterrob
"Al Gore becoming POTUS would completely scres his company and its share holders."
...being scresed. I hate it when that happens.
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:17:22 PM PDT
by
familyop
(cbt. engr. (cbt.--has been))
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Well, remember that Steve-o is half-Syrian. Hmm...
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:17:42 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Wow, looks like Jobs is dropping acid again. And I thought he gave that crap up, oh well.
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:18:13 PM PDT
by
Condor51
(Rudy makes John Kerry look like a Right Wing 'Gun Nut' Extremist)
To: Swordmaker
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:19:48 PM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(Put illegal immigrants on ICE)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
ROFLOL!!!!
It never ceases to amaze me the idiocy of purportedly "smart" people....
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:20:13 PM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rodgers)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:20:24 PM PDT
by
familyop
(cbt. engr. (cbt.--has been))
To: misterrob
Jobs is an idiot. When Mr. Jobs took over Apple, its share price (adjusted for splits) was in the neighborhood of $3. Today it is at $113. I don't agree with Jobs on most political issues, but the man is no idiot.
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:23:50 PM PDT
by
Alter Kaker
(Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
"...The man [AlGore] puts his money where his mouth is: profits from his film, An Inconvenient Truth to the Alliance for Climate Protection..."
Guess who the chairman of the board is the Alliance for Climate protection is. You guessed it!! Al Gore
http://www.allianceforclimateprotection.org/about/board
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:27:57 PM PDT
by
Islander7
("Show me an honest politician and I will show you a case of mistaken identity.")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
The real news is that media declarations that the Democrats are “excited” about their candidates were premature.
The “popular support” for an Al Gore candidacy is proof that Hillary, Obama, and Edwards aren’t firing up their base any more than Rudy, McCain, and Romney are firing up ours.
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:28:06 PM PDT
by
The Pack Knight
(Duty, Honor, Country. Thompson/Franks '08)
To: Islander7
The same is true of Generation Investment Management, the firm from which he purchases “carbon offsets”.
Expect the Chairman of both to be listed as "Art Vandalay" in the near future.
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posted on
05/23/2007 3:35:24 PM PDT
by
The Pack Knight
(Duty, Honor, Country. Thompson/Franks '08)
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