Karl Rove loves his iPhone, MBA
March 23rd 2008
Just when we were getting the malodorous pungency of Rush Limbaugh (convicted felon currently under investigation for elections violations) out of our collective heads, along comes another fine fellow to foul the waters. NewsBusters is running an interview with Karl "plausible deniability reality distortion field" Rove in which raves about his new iPhone and MacBook Air.
NB: All right, I've got just one more quick question for you. Last time I saw you, you'd just gotten an iPhone. How's that working out for you?
ROVE: I love it. My life has changed. I have a shred of coolness. I've got my 3,500 people in my addressbook on the phone, I can sync my calendar. I keep track of my modest little stock investments. I can check the weather of my house in Washington, my house in Florida, my boy at school, my hunt-lease in south Texas. I can surf the web, I'm just--I get part of my email there.
I mean it is just shocking how much better, how much more productive I am. I no longer carry around a giant address book, if I don't have my calendar close at hand, I can quickly check it out of my-- I don't have to carry, I used to carry several notecards, now it's just as easy to scribble on my little notepad, I can take photographs and forward them on immediately, it's just remarkable.
NB: All right. Well it sounds like Steve Jobs should call you up as a spokesman. [Ed--Perish the thought!]
ROVE: There we go, there we go. And not only that, I also have the Mac Book Air, which is really cool. Even my wife is jealous of my MacBook Air.
NB: Ahh, well it sounds like you'll have to get her one then.
ROVE: No I don't, no I don't. I'm the only cool one in the family with a MacBook Air.
You've got two houses and a hunting camp, and you're too cheap to spring for an MBA for your wife?!?
Gee, Karl, just when I was warming up to you a little, you just pulled the rug out, slammed that door shut.
Still, though, I guess I should be thankful for that...
What's your take?
