Steve Jobs donated $26,700 to Democrats

[w00tmaster]

According to newsmeat:http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=Cupertino&st=CA&last=Jobs

[Benjamindaines]

So?

[e²Studios]

I bet that means Merom MBP on Tuesday!!! :rolleyes:

Everyone needs a good tax writeoff, who cares who he donates to..

Ed

[IJ Reilly]

You don't get tax deductions for political contributions, but I ask the same question:

So?

[irmongoose]

Hmm, something about that tells me that he might not be a Republican.




irmongoose

[telecomm]

Yeah, it's well known that he supports the Democrats. Al Gore is also on the board of directors at Apple.

[Benjamindaines]

Al Gore is also on the board of directors at Apple.
That is news to me! Kind of like how Sting is in the House of Lords...

[iVersa]

I bet that means Merom MBP on Tuesday!!! :rolleyes:


hahahaha!:D

[dukebound85]

you mean hes a democrat........not cool steve lol

[solvs]

you mean hes a democrat........not cool steve lol
Duh. He's always been a hippie. Vegan and all. If it makes you feel better, both Rush Limbaugh and President Bush are users.

[kristiano]

you mean hes a democrat........not cool steve lol

You'll not be pleased then to know that Steve and Bill (Clinton that is) are actually quite chummy and Steve loaned his house out to Chelsea whilst she was studying at Stanford.

[dukebound85]

You'll not be pleased then to know that Steve and Bill (Clinton that is) are actually quite chummy and Steve loaned his house out to Chelsea whilst she was studying at Stanford.

Wow, although I may be conservative, sometimes I do wish we had Clinton back in office. Back then, the usa was not headed to 1984 or v for vendetta

[rdowns]

Duh. He's always been a hippie. Vegan and all. If it makes you feel better, both Rush Limbaugh and President Bush are users.

Bush has an Oxycontin problem too?

[zap2]

Duh. He's always been a hippie. Vegan and all. If it makes you feel better,


From Wikipedia

"Jobs is not a vegetarian or vegan as is often claimed. Although he does not eat mammalian meat, he reportedly eats fish from time to time. This is known as pescetarianism."

[Benjamindaines]

From Wikipedia

"Jobs is not a vegetarian or vegan as is often claimed. Although he does not eat mammalian meat, he reportedly eats fish from time to time. This is known as pescetarianism."
He used to be vegan

[yoda13]

Another so what? I mean, I am conservative too, but I don't buy apple products because of who Steve is, though Apple products are FAR better in my opinion when Steve is in charge, I buy them because I like them better and for my uses they work better. Though, don't misunderstand me, from what I know, I like Steve. But I mean, who really cares who he donates too? Its his money. I love this country, we can all support whoever we want to...:D

[portent]

...has donated much more money to both parties, though he does seem to favor the republicans.

[yg17]

Rush Limbaugh and President Bush are users.


I always thought the average IQ among Mac users was pretty high, but after hearing that, I think I just heard the average slam to the floor.

[steamboat26]

I always thought the average IQ among Mac users was pretty high, but after hearing that, I think I just heard the average slam to the floor.
Classic :D :D :D :D

But anyways, i don't find think its a shocker that he donated money to democrats, he just seems like a democrat to me

[yg17]

http://www.buyblue.org/node/251/view/summary

Apple hasn't donated a single dime to republicans :D

[coffey7]

Bill Gates is also a big time democrat. hes donated more money to people(starving kids) than Jobs has even made in his life. Almost every computer person you meet is a democrat. Almost every person in hollywood is a democrat. Almost every teacher in high schools and colleges are democrats(80%). I have zero problems with anyone except the people who think Bush blew up the towers and the levies( in New Orleans) and think we faked the moon landing.

[zap2]

Bill Gates is also a big time democrat. hes donated more money to people(starving kids) than Jobs has even made in his life..


Yup, whoever donates the most money is a democrat..I guess those poor people are hard-core Republicans. Do you honestly think this or what? Donating money to starving kids doesn't mean you one party or another. I know of few partys that don't hate to help starving kids

[yg17]

Bill Gates is also a big time democrat. hes donated more money to people(starving kids) than Jobs has even made in his life. Almost every computer person you meet is a democrat. Almost every person in hollywood is a democrat. Almost every teacher in high schools and colleges are democrats(80%). I have zero problems with anyone except the people who think Bush blew up the towers and the levies( in New Orleans) and think we faked the moon landing.
http://www.buyblue.org/node/1526/view/financials

I kind of doubt "big time democrat" :rolleyes:

[Silentwave]

maybe he'd like to donate $26,700 to me as well! ;)

I am honestly not surprised at all.

[beatsme]

Bill Gates is also a big time democrat. hes donated more money to people(starving kids) than Jobs has even made in his life.

this is terribly cynical, but I wonder how much of Bill's donations are PR-related. He sure did give away a lot of money during the MS anti-trust thing...

[WildCowboy]

this is terribly cynical, but I wonder how much of Bill's donations are PR-related. He sure did give away a lot of money during the MS anti-trust thing...

The story goes that Bill was planning to hold onto his money until his death, at which point the vast majority would have gone to charity. But his father and wife talked some sense into him and convinced him that there were so many people out there who needed help now that he decided to start giving it away.

[IJ Reilly]

No need to guess about these things when the facts are available:

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?txtName=gates%2C+william&NumOfThou=0&txt2006=Y&submit=Go%21

Gates gives to both Republicans and Democrats.

[Ugg]

The story goes that Bill was planning to hold onto his money until his death, at which point the vast majority would have gone to charity. But his father and wife talked some sense into him and convinced him that there were so many people out there who needed help now that he decided to start giving it away.

Billy G's father is a social liberal although his firm, Preston, Gates and Ellis has been involved in some pretty shady republican shenanigans. The Marianna Islands/Abramoff deal comes to mind. He's also pushed for keeping the inheritance tax and firmly believes the rich should do more to promote social justice. It's Bill's wife that was the driving force behind the Gates Foundation and the Foundation has truly changed the world for better.