Limbaugh appeals to Apple's Jobs for help

Even the rich and famous can't always depend on their megaphones for technical support.

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is having trouble with his four Mac Pros, which he recently upgraded to Mac OS X 10.5.2. Apparently he's having some sort of issue with Leopard that he thought would be fixed with the latest update, but it wasn't, and Limbaugh joked about making a personal appeal to Apple CEO Steve Jobs for technical support.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is probably not a dittohead.

(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks)

Limbaugh posted a transcript of an exchange from his Tuesday show concerning the Leopard update. "I've been having two problems since I went to Leopard that I hoped this update would solve, and it didn't solve them; and it's frustrating. ...(Apple representatives) file reports and get lost in the Apple bureaucratic system -- and occasionally a good-intentioned, good-hearted Apple rep will get on the phone, try to solve it, and will say, "Yep. It's the same problem I'm having on my machine."

Limbaugh didn't get into exactly what type of problem he was experiencing, but figured that Jobs might not be all that receptive to his pleas for help. Jobs is a noted Democratic supporter, even nominating former Vice President Al Gore to his board of directors and openly urging him to run for president this year.

One of Limbaugh's employees drove the point home: "If you put out this appeal to Steve Jobs and ask him to help, his reply is going to be, 'Mr. Limbaugh. Do us a favor and endorse Windows.'"

Limbaugh is actually a longtime Mac user and Apple supporter, openly talking for years about his preference for Macs on his radio show. And back in 2006, he was able to get Apple to change the way iTunes handled podcasts that were only open to members of a club or organization. Although if you believe the latest studies, Mac users are supposed to be more liberal and open-minded than the average person. Go figure.

The more interesting question is what is plaguing Limbaugh's Mac Pros. I e-mailed Limbaugh through his Web site asking for more details, and I'll let you know if I hear back.

[dascha1]

From an Adopted Conservative

Rush,<br /><br />You should simply start over to re-install and run Windows on your <br />Apple. That way you can have less independence on the music <br />company based on Infinite Loop.<br /><br />Good luck!

[lantzn]

Writer

You should be writing for Rush Limbaugh.

[Speiler9]

Vocabulary

I think you mean more independence not less, or less dependence <br />not less independence?

[feranick]

Check what fake Steve Jobs has to say...

<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2008/02/rush-limbaugh-pleads-for-help-with-his.html" target="_newWindow">http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2008/02/rush-limbaugh-pleads-for-help-with-his.html</a>

[Gunady]

Real Jobs will say

"I am Mac, I am PC". That answers all of any possible questions. People should watch more advertisement to add their knowledge.

[William Crow]

"Liberal and open minded" ??

I always love to see examples of "unbiased" journalism. <br />Unfortunately, this article isn't one of them. Its pathetic.

[Paul Jakubowski]

Amen

Why is it that the liberals equate "liberal" with "open minded?" In my experience (just try to talk to a college professor these days), it's just the opposite!!

[atmx2000]

Indeed

Modern day liberals are some of the most close minded people in the world.

[kurttrail]

Conservative and stupid

You do realize that this is in the News BLOG section, right?<br /><br />There is no such thing as an unbiased blog, you conservative dullard.

[ktmotox]

CNET is always liberal biased

Tom Krazit must be a liberal. They always have a delusional high opinion of themselves. I would say that conservatives use their "open" minds. Liberals just have "empty" minds - so it doesn't matter if they are closed or open.

[Speiler9]

Quotes

Dear Mr Crow, when you quote "unbiased". who are you quoting?

[jeepwonder]

liberal...?

why does politics come into this? Someone paid good money <br />for a product and is having trouble with it. THe fact he has <br />millions listening to his having problems (who ever they are) <br />should just focus us on the issue. There may be a problem with <br />10.5. Apple needs to do the responsible thing and address his <br />issue, then later they can think what ever they want to think.<br /><br />It's called 'good will' and it's worth a fortune with any customer <br />base.<br /><br />I know conservatives understand this, maybe someone with <br />more patience can explain to the libs out there?

[benjwah]

I agree

Liberal maybe, open-minded never.<br />Unless open-minded is code for "open to the same ideas as every other liberal and not open to conservative ideas."

[spothannah]

pathetic

You wouldn't be biased, would you?

[Galaxy5]

I wouldn't be surprised....

If someone telnetted into his machine to screw with it.

[rjpotts]

I would

especially since OS X is suppose to have port 23 turned off by default.

[josh2000]

while your telnetting and messing with...

...people's computers, please take a shot at Al Jazeera's equipment. I'm sure you can find some Al Qaeda websites to mess with too. Since you've brought it up.

[globetrotter60]

I know what the problem is...

He's suffering from a common problem among conservatives who <br />try to use contemporary technology called DEU (Defective End User) <br />syndrome...<br /><br />It's clear that there is a bug which exists between the floor and the <br />keyboard.

[protagonistic]

RE: I know what the problem is...

Spoken like a true know-it-all liberal. You <br />probably know even less about computers than he <br />does.<br /><br />The article as humorous and probably correct. I <br />will probably defer upgrading top Leopard until <br />the next update comes out.

[truthbeacon]

Funny coincidence

It sounds quite similar to the Defective Brain syndrome that most liberals suffer from.

[Norseman]

Thermal overload?

Could it be that the the vast quantities of hot air Rush puts out got to the MacBooks Pros and toasted their little innards?

[chris_d]

I resent that.

I'm a neo-neocon and I must say I resent that comment from the <br />liberal media. I don't know much about conservative views, but we <br />neoconservatives are open to a lot of ideas, like more corporatism <br />and overthrowing the government of Iran again, just like we did in <br />1953 when we overthrew Iran's prime minister and parliament for <br />not letting BP take all their oil. I'm sure that we'll be greeted as <br />liberators!

[Dalkorian]

deja-vu!

Chris_d commented:<br /><br />"I'm sure that we'll be greeted as liberators!"<br /><br />Funny, I have the distinct feeling that I've heard that before ...<br />;-)

[savvydude]

From a Mac-loving dittohead

Steve Jobs would be wise to help Rush with his Time Machine <br />issues. I, too, am a conservative and I have used Macs since <br />1983. I don't think it really matters what political stripe with <br />which you identify - there are smart conservatives and liberals, <br />and there are also dumb conservatives and liberals. Mac lovers <br />are not "sheeple" - they are driven with individualist natures and <br />aware thinking.<br /><br />Simply, Steve Jobs and Rush Limbaugh have on major element in <br />common - they aren't dumb.

[William Crow]

You don't understand...

You see...liberals don't think there are any dumb liberals. This, of <br />course, is a dumb position.

[ethana2]

Likewise

There are smart mac users, and there are also dumb mac users.<br /><br />Although I must admit, due to my particular bias, that I had a bit of a hard time typing that.<br /><br />...Mind if I stab your Trusted Platform Module with a soldering iron?

[truthbeacon]

Apple Superiority Complex

Your post accentuates the closed-mindedness and ignorance which shared by the overwhelming majority of both Liberals and Apple users.<br /><br />Just because you like the vendor tie-ins, lack of easy compatibility, increased expense and insecurity of Macs solely for a prettier OS; doesn't mean that everyone else should.

[rjpotts]

Well said.

I too am a Mac-loving Dittohead, and an IT professional. I don't require people to show me their political party card prior to assisting them with problems. I find it funny that people would allow their political affiliation to interfere with their ability to assist another person in need.

[The_Decider]

Rush isn't dumb

Then why does he say dumb things on a daily basis?

[ethana2]

Ubuntu FTW

Amarok curb stomps iTunes anyway.<br /><br />In the end Rush was helpless because none of the people he talked to had the ability to /fix/ anything. That's utter crap. Report a bug over here, and very likely, it's already gone and you just need to run updates.

[Dalkorian]

I know the problem!

Sounds like old rushy boy has been dippin into the oxycontin again. <br />I wonder if he badmouthed drug addicts beforehand again. Typical <br />repukinazicon, tell so many lies that the truth becomes a stranger <br />to everyone and hope the sheeple are stupid enough to start <br />believing your bull.

[assclownbush]

Dear Lush

You are so pathetic. You can't even work a freakin Mac.

[scweezil]

Junkie

Maybe he should get off the OxyContin.

[richoid]

Keep Limbaugh off Cnet

I'm appalled any mainstream source of news gives Limbaugh any <br />press. He's an embarrassment to humanity.

[jmmejzz]

Freedom dude

Glad to know the openminded is open to censorship.

[ferretboy88]

Don't you want both sides to a issue?

I loves all these tech liberals. They never want to hear any side but theirs. All the video shows I watch are owned and run by liberals. I can't even buy a video game magazine and read an unbiased story without it having politics in it. I guess we should all be like other countries and ban free speech.

[Sea of Cortez]

Limbaugh is just another Lunatic (Republican)

How is it possible that such brain dead lunatics as Rush Limbaugh get a talk show?<br />In fact when one turns on the Radio in US one hears one Lunatic (Republican) hate spewing fear mongering freak after another! <br />How is that possible ? <br />Who is behind hiring these people that are utterly brain dead and just there to support the lunatic policies of the Republican party?<br />And if you have any doubt by now that Republicans have become the Lunatic party read my post in this regard on my news Blog here:<br /><br /><a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.anoox.com/news/show_selected_article.php?article=30" target="_newWindow">http://www.anoox.com/news/show_selected_article.php?article=30</a>

[sanenazok]

awww how nice

The adult world is full of people with completely opposite views who work together and discuss political topics without name calling. Care to join?<br /><br />For every conservative talk show there are a couple of shock jocks and top-40 stations that don't exactly follow any sort of conservative agenda. Radio station owners are there to make money and for now liberal talk radio, aka NPR has only limited commercial appeal. It's the radio, you can turn it off! One of the biggest liberal projects is to remove any sort of decency regulation on the media claiming that if people don't like it, they can turn it off. Now suddenly someone with a conservative slant needs to be taken off the air? A bit inconsistent, no?

[ebeamsales]

Liberals...

Liberals are just idiot children of burned-out hippies from the '60s. Liberalism = Socialism = Communism, it's all the same thing. Liberalism is a mental disorder.

[Speiler9]

Fantastic!

....and what then do you call the hate-filled insult throwing <br />children of people who swallow every line their rulers wish to spin <br />them?

[josh2000]

Limbaugh's true colors

The thing that people forget is that Rush is an ENTERTAINER! His show is ENTERTAINMENT! As such he is comfortable with the platform that is popular in the entertainment industry.<br /><br />Sure - he can be quite scholarly in his delivery. You may learn things from listening to him but you can learn things from watching cartoons too, if you're open to it. The fact that you can learn from Rush doesn't take away from the fact that he's a radio personality - a political satirist. He "thinks differently" on a daily basis. He's got to be creative to be able to explain things and approach issues the way he does. Otherwise he'd lose his audience. Creative types like Macs. <br />j2

[gabeheim]

I am sure for the money...

a number of people, even liberals, would become a "conservative" talk radio host. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if rush would vote for clinton or obama. After all, it would give him a lot to talk about if they get elected, more job security for him. <br /><br />I'll put it this way: Republicans give Democrats a reason to be Democrats. and democrats give republicans a reason to be republicans.

[avfolk--2008]

Get thee to a Genius Bar

Maybe Rushbo ought to get off his lazy surplus and get his <br />Power Macs down to his local Genius Bar. <br /><br />Since he is such a first class kinda dude -- he can whip out his <br />ProCare card and even make an advance appointment where a <br />politically-neutral genius will give him to same superb service <br />EVERYONE gets.<br /><br />Does the egotistical iconoclast wish to make a POINT or get his <br />computers fixed?

[ferretboy88]

Apple computers and politics

When ever I go on an Apple forum everything is all about politics. Apple folks are way to the left. Talk about biased. I live in NY and as a republican I hear the other side to every issue every day. The Left wingers never hear the other side to anything. They only play with their anti american Euro buddies on the forums.

[halsue2]

Blinkers, dude?

'Left wingers' do indeed hear the other side of the argument. In <br />fact, they do so every day of the week. Generally speaking, the <br />main stream media is right leaning, pro establishment. The <br />interests of large corporations seem to control our lives and <br />destinies as much as any political party and this of course runs <br />contrary to the core beliefs of all 'left wingers'. Forums is one of <br />the places where 'normal' people can air their discontent and so <br />naturally liberal minded people will dominate. If the world at <br />large, and the media in particular, was anti-establishment an <br />sociallist, I am sure the forums would be expressing the views <br />of 'right wingers'.

[savagesteve13]

Not sure who I hate more....

Screamin' &#38; Rantin Steve Jobs<br />or<br />Pill popping pedophile Rush Limbaugh<br /><br />I guess if I had to choose between being forced to use a Mac and forced to listen to conservative hate radio, I suppose its not all bad using an iMac.

[William Crow]

Maybe both are OK.

Jobs does an exellent job promoting his company. Rush does a <br />great job promoting his ideas - very popular by last count. His <br />temporary problem with prescription pills obliquely mirrors of the <br />promotion of such activities on a daily basis by liberals. (True, <br />Not all.) <br />After his troubles I would think the ultra-hip would consider him <br />now officially cool. Temporarily, he was one of them!

[ralfthedog]

Druggie yes, Moron yes.....

Druggie yes, Moron yes. Blight on humanity probably, but it would be hard to quantify.<br /><br />Where is the proof that he is a disgusting perv. Yes, he looks like a perverted little (or I should say fat) pedophile. Looks like is not proof.<br /><br />I have no respect for the man, but that was a very serious accusation. Please back it up with evidence or retract it.