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Look, there's no denying that Jobs is an egotistical Type A personality, but geez...if I got badgered by some fruitcake for months on end, my terse reply would have been a lot more incendiary than a simple, "Are you a nut case?"
Criminy, if that is a "system meltdown," in the eyes of that author, where was he when Mama Heinz was screeching "Go to hell!" to reporters who confronted her?
All told, considering that this Maxwell guy has had his anti-Jobs hit pieces recently spiked by two different publishers, I'm inclined to think that Jobs' question wasn't just rhetorical.
I really couldn't care less if Jobs' biological father were an Eskimo or a Hottentot. Neither, evidently, does Jobs. This author strikes me as a bit of a parasite and more than a bit of a jerk.
Ha! Next thing you know they'll try to tell us that the guy responsible for electric outlets in our houses was... I dunno.... Serbian, or something.
I just don't see the point. Stalking always struck me as a lot of work for very little pay off.
Syrians are great folks. The Bay Area has a bunch of them, and the Assyrian Christian community's national presence emanates from south San Jose, where they run a modest TV network. Hard working, industrous, they are a splendid addition to the American melting pot.
So watch out for knee-jerk conclusions. The Bay Area is also rich with Persians (Iranians) who fled that country as the Shah lost power. They are not Khomeini types by any means. They and their remaining brethren back home are, in fact, the best hope for a democratic revolution in Iran.
As for Jobs, he's one of the few businessmen to revolutionize or create not one, not two but three major industries: personal computing, personal media and motion-picture animation. He's reported to be hell to work for but there is no denying his genius. The same comment was made many times about Thomas Edison-- and Jobs belongs in Edison's company in the pantheon of American entrepreneurship.
Must live in Missoula, the liberal enclave
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