Elect Steve Jobs President of the United States 888
Will Foster writes "There is a groundswell of support for electing Steve Jobs President of the United States." I'll vote for him if I can write in my vote -- with a Newton stylus!
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Isn't he a deadbeat dad? (Score:3, Informative)
slashdotted already (Score:5, Informative)
Draft Committee to the 'Elect Steve Jobs President of the United States
We all want a world that is prosperous and sustainable. We have the technology and resources to create such a world. What is lacking are leaders with vision and will. I encourage you to be such a leader and welcome your participation in our campaign.
It is time that we base our decision-making on the time tested native American idea that all decisions should be made with our seventh generation of descendants in mind and in consultation with our elders. It is time to acknowledge that the earth is our mother and that we must take care of her. It is time to eliminate all weapons of mass destruction from the earth. It is time to insure that all people have access to affordable health care and education.
It is time for American leaders to work with the Moslem world, China, India, Africa, Russia, Latin America, the European Union and all people's around the world to create the world we want. It is our destiny to play a leadership role in creating a new world.
We believe Steve Jobs is the man to help us achieve these goals. If you agree, join us, and together we can get it done!
A Biography of Steve Jobs
Editorials: 01/19/03 at 17:59:27 PST by aztc
Editorials Steve Paul Jobs
Born 1955 Los Altos CA; Evangelic bad boy who, with Steve Wozniak, co-founded Apple Computer Corporation and became a multimillionaire before the age of
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Just what we need.... (Score:3, Informative)
He would probably tell other countries that they would have to wait until the next Presidential Expo to get all of his foreign policy regulations, and not disclose to the public any information until said expos. Bah!
Re:I don't know (Score:5, Informative)
Monopolies are NOT illegal.
Abusing the power that a monopoly position gives you IS illegal.
Microsoft illegally abused their monopoly, Apple didn't.
Got it now?
Re:Wrong Steve (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Isn't he a deadbeat dad? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Bugger that (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Joke? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:I don't know (Score:3, Informative)
odd then that Macs contain
1) processors made by IBM or Motorola (which you could probably source if you knew where to look.)
2) standard 184 or 168 (or 144) pin DDR/SDR/SO- dimms containing the ram
3) standard ATA harddisks
etc.
There's plenty of third party parts for apple machines.
Re:I don't know (Score:2, Informative)
Why do people think that Apple welds its machines shut before it ships them?
And I'm sorry but you can't say that a minor player in a large market has a monopoly just because it is slightly different than the rest of the market. What force could Apple exert over the rest of the players in the pc industry? MS could destroy a company as large as intel if it wanted to. That is a monopoly.
-m
Re:Wrong Steve (Score:2, Informative)
Russia has far more oil and is more than willing to sell it. Iraq's oil reserves are not the largest in the world, and oil has little to do with the current situation. Or are you suggesting that we let a crazed dictator who is more than willing to gas his own people give the same capability to the various terrorist groups he's supported over the years?
I'm not a huge fan of the current administration, but it's a lot better than the last one. Bush might not be as pristine in character as his PR folks try to make him look, but he's lightyears ahead of his predecessor in the departments of ethics and moral character.
Re:Steve wouldn't want the job unless... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Wrong Steve (Score:2, Informative)
Bush let the congress decide, and they decided to let Bush decide.
And clamping the international price of petroleum forever has nothing to do with it, right? And funneling several hundred billion dollars through the defense industry while ignoring the growing crowds of unemployed has nothing to do with it, right?
Lowering Oil price will help the war on terror by hurting Saudi arabia (our real, not-so-secret [nytimes.com] enemy). It will also help the unemployed by helping the economy.
And giving the top 5% income bracket lots of new tax breaks and only giving the rest of us a few hundred bucks has nothing to do with it, right?
It was the same % across the board, it was a proportional tax break at worst, and therefore didn't "favor" the rich. Also note that this was approved by the democrats in the senate.
And imposing the Christian version of the Taliban on us has nothing to do with it, right?
where has the bush administration abused its power (show me reputable news articles, not hair-brained conspiracy theory)?
And suspending our rights to privacy and due process so we don't get in their way has nothing to do with it, right? And, and...
The largest violation of our civil liberties in the past 2 years was the patriot act. The patriot act was approved by 320+ congressmen and opposed by 42. In the democrat-controlled senate, it was voted 99-0 (I think Jeffords abstained). Please note this important fact about the patriot act: Some of the language of the act was written under the clinton administration. Biding their time, I suppose, for reason to instate it, or sneak it into another "crime bill".
The 2nd largest violation of our personal privacy was this new-fangled homeland security bill [nytimes.com]. This doesn't take that many more civil liberties away, it simply provides facilities to process the unconstitutionally-collected information about you and me. I'm amazed this bill got more press than the patriot act, being as how it pales in comparison.. Then again I'm not really amazed, the patriot act was shortly after 9/11/01. Your bi-partisan, legally-elected, deceitful, and lying representatives used this tragedy to blind you while they stole your freedom out from under you. Kind of makes you wonder what those poor people really died for...
I'm no republican, but I still don't see where Bush has done anything legally wrong. Morally, I think his signing of the Patriot Act was wrong, but no moreso than the overwelming bi-partisan support it obtained. It makes me sad to think that ousting 1 man wouldn't solve the problem with power-hunger and corruption in the US government. Not even the removal his whole administration or his whole party would fix it. Both parties must go.
One thing Republicans and Democrats will always agree on: Third parties are their worst enemy.
Vote Libertarian [lp.org]
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Re:Wrong Steve (Score:3, Informative)
The top 25% paid 84% in 2000.
http://www.taxfoundation.org/prtopincome.html
Real fair. Nothing like punishing the successful.
Leave it to the left wingers to come up with asinine plans like "tax credits" to people who don't even pay taxes.