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Seven months ago, the Judiciary Report, commented on President Obama's negative statements about one of the nation's top companies, Apple, headed up by Steve Jobs, when he trashed the iPad. Obama slammed the iPad as another piece of gadgetry people don't need, to which this nerdy site maturely responded, oh no he didn't!
Steve Jobs: The President wishes he was studly like me!
Months later, Obama has made an about face concerning Apple and Steve Jobs. Just last week the Judiciary Report lamented the death of the American Dream, but Obama held Jobs up as a shining example of it days later. Why the sudden change. The President must want a free iPad.
Journey frontman, Steve Perry in the 1980s (right) looks like Steve Jobs (left) in the 1970s
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Obama Highlights American Dream with Steve Jobs
4:17 PM, Dec. 23rd, 2010 - [Editor’s Note: The following story is largely about U.S. politics, and is an example of how politics and technology often intersect. It’s also an example of the stature that both Apple and its CEO, Steve Jobs, have achieved in the mainstream world. If reading about politics on a Mac site bothers you, don’t read it. - Editor]
In a press conference Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama picked Apple CEO Steve Jobs to illustrate the importance of the “American Dream.” The president was speaking to the importance of protecting the middle class and providing opportunities to all Americans, and he used Steve Jobs as an example of the benefits of doing so.
