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From the background check interviews: "<Blank> concluded the interview by stating that even though he does not consider Mr. Jobs to be a friend, he (Mr. Jobs)

From the background check interviews: "<Blank> concluded the interview by stating that even though he does not consider Mr. Jobs to be a friend, he (Mr. Jobs) possesses the qualities to assume a high level political position. It was <blank>'s opinion that honesty and integrity are not required qualities to hold such a position."

morisy 15y ago
That is my favorite quote so far, along with the section that says Mr. Jobs "couldn't see the SA for one hour" for the next three weeks.
feralchimp 15y ago
I would pay money to have all these quotes attributed. Who went to college with Jobs?
- defen 15y ago
  If you read the bio, there's one pretty obvious guess for this one.
  - rargulati 15y ago
    For those of us that didn't, enlighten us.
mrleinad 15y ago
"He characterized Mr Jobs as a deceptive individual who is not completely forthright and honest. He stated that Mr. Jobs will twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals." Yep. Looks like he's the man for the position.
- beatle 15y ago
  Apple would've gone bankrupt if Jobs took the position. Instead this happened. Apple now worth more than Google and Microsoft combined http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3572487 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3572487
  - specialk16 15y ago
    Wow, so relevant.... /s
    - beatle 15y ago
      I guess nothing's more relevant than the FBI files on Steve Jobs ;)
  - aklofas 15y ago
    Who knows, man. He could have solved world peace, cured aids and cancer, gone back in time and killed Hitler. Instead, this happened. I guess we'll never know...
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- daniel-cussen 15y ago
  "...distort reality..." A lot of people said that about him: it was his famous reality distortion field.
  - charlieok 15y ago
    It's funny to see the famed reality distortion field, so often mentioned in terms of admiration of salesmanship and persuasiveness, with so many entrepreneurs attempting to emulate it, appear in an actual FBI file as some sort of evidence of potential criminality or unfitness for public service.
    - hoop 15y ago
      Unfitness? Pretty sure it's what qualified him for the appointment.
      - charlieok 15y ago
        in that case, my mistake
    - jrockway 15y ago
      I don't think the file is making a value judgment. It's merely summarizing the Agent's interview with Jobs' reference.
siglesias 15y ago
"[Jobs] would have made an excellent King of France." --Jef Raskin [1] Betting it's him. http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=The_Little_Kingdom.txt http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&s...
- mjwalshe 15y ago
  Louis XIV or XVI :-) Would that make Larry elision cardinal richelieu then

morisy 15y ago

That is my favorite quote so far, along with the section that says Mr. Jobs "couldn't see the SA for one hour" for the next three weeks.

feralchimp 15y ago

I would pay money to have all these quotes attributed. Who went to college with Jobs?

defen 15y ago
If you read the bio, there's one pretty obvious guess for this one.
- rargulati 15y ago
  For those of us that didn't, enlighten us.

mrleinad 15y ago

"He characterized Mr Jobs as a deceptive individual who is not completely forthright and honest. He stated that Mr. Jobs will twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals." Yep. Looks like he's the man for the position.

beatle 15y ago
Apple would've gone bankrupt if Jobs took the position. Instead this happened. Apple now worth more than Google and Microsoft combined http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3572487 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3572487
- specialk16 15y ago
  Wow, so relevant.... /s
  - beatle 15y ago
    I guess nothing's more relevant than the FBI files on Steve Jobs ;)
- aklofas 15y ago
  Who knows, man. He could have solved world peace, cured aids and cancer, gone back in time and killed Hitler. Instead, this happened. I guess we'll never know...
  - deleted 15y ago
    [deleted]
daniel-cussen 15y ago
"...distort reality..." A lot of people said that about him: it was his famous reality distortion field.
- charlieok 15y ago
  It's funny to see the famed reality distortion field, so often mentioned in terms of admiration of salesmanship and persuasiveness, with so many entrepreneurs attempting to emulate it, appear in an actual FBI file as some sort of evidence of potential criminality or unfitness for public service.
  - hoop 15y ago
    Unfitness? Pretty sure it's what qualified him for the appointment.
    - charlieok 15y ago
      in that case, my mistake
  - jrockway 15y ago
    I don't think the file is making a value judgment. It's merely summarizing the Agent's interview with Jobs' reference.

siglesias 15y ago

"[Jobs] would have made an excellent King of France." --Jef Raskin [1] Betting it's him. http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=The_Little_Kingdom.txt http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&s...

mjwalshe 15y ago
Louis XIV or XVI :-) Would that make Larry elision cardinal richelieu then