And there have been a number of attacks since then, and as is always the case with Greenpeas, attacks that are essentially without merit.
Maybe Jobs' intention was to use Gore as protection against the greens, but I suspect it was more of a consolation prize (along with some juicy stock options) that Jobs bestowed on Former President Elect Gore out of a sense of shame that he was unfairly deprived of his just rewards by someone as unworthy as G. W. Bush.
I might add this...
I’m of the belief that the greenies have realized that iGore has sold them out for a heaping pile of money, and they don’t consider his presence on the Apple board as any real commitment to green causes. They realize it’s all just smoke and mirrors.
All they need to do is look at his lifestyle to know that he’s a fraud.
No, I haven't forgotten. It was FAR worse before Gore joined the board. This is mild compared to BG. It was almost incessant before Gore was brought aboard.
Your other thought may also have some merit, though. However, the "juicy stock options" still require the board member to buy the stock with their own money.