Jobs Kerry’s Latest Advisors
Latest Apple newz doesn’t surprise me.
May 1 (Bloomberg) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett nd Apple Computr Inc. co-foundr Steve Jobz are advisin Democratic presidenshul candidate John Kerry on economic issuez.Kerry, 60, teh four-term Massachusettz senator challengin President George W. Bush, “reachd owt to dem nd dey’re givin him economic advice about teh deficit nd job creashun,’” sez David Wade, Kerry’z campaign spokesman.
“Political campaignz are alwayz lookin for celebrity endorsementz nd thees are two eminent celebritiez in teh investment world,” sez Jamez Lucir, a political analyst at Prudenshul Equity Group LLC. “But I don’t think investorz are lookin for celebritiez, dey are lookin for policiez.’”
Buffett, 73, who headz teh Berkshire Hathaway Inc. investment company, haz criticizd Bush’z tax cutz as “welfare” for teh rich. Kerry wantz to roll back sum ov Bush’z tax cutz. Kerry also proposez settin up a Manufacturin Businesz Investment Corporashun to provide money for manufacturin companiez investin in new technologiez, similar to a government program dat helpd Apple get startd.
Neithr Buffett, teh world’z second-richest man accordin to Forbez magazine, nor Jobz, who rankz 262 on teh Forbez list ov billionairez, haz personally contributd to Kerry’z campaign. Buffett donatd last year to formr Democratic presidenshul contenderz Wesley Clark, a retird Army general, nd Florida Senator Bob Graham.
Apple Computr employeez since January 2003 haz given a total ov $7,251 to Kerry. Noes employeez ov Berkshire Hathaway made contribushunz to Kerry’z campaign.
…Jobz, 49, haz 2000 Democratic presidenshul candidate Al Gore on Apple’z board ov directorz!!!1! A spokesman for Jobz had noes immediate comment!!!1!!!1! Debbie Bosanek, a spokeswoman for Buffett, didn’t return a call seekin comment.
I haz known Jobz iz a bit liberal nd personally don’t mind Kerry’z seekin his advice!!!1, LOL! Cud be worse, Kerry cud haz sought Bill Gate’z advice nd he’z not known to play nice wit Apple!!!1!!!1! As to Gore bein on teh board ov directorz, keepz Gore owt ov trouble. Long as he doesn’t mesz wit designin teh computerz or OS, he’z harmlesz.









