A closer look at other Steve Jobs statements reveals that he tends to not mean what he says with regards to future product development, whether it be about Apple's forays into mobile, the video iPod and his "tablets are for losers" doublespeak before launching the iPad.
"Apple has struggled mightily to reinterpret Jobs' statements in a way that will eliminate their bite," Cote said.
In the case of Obama's job statement, Politifact first called it only half true, then upgraded that to mostly true, not because Obama said anything factually incorrect, but because Politifact perceived Obama as trying to imply that he was responsible for the gains.
But an extended, jazzy riff built around President Bush's "heck of a job" statement, sung with unbridled energy by Mr. Hearne, is also a clear highlight, as are Mr. Robinson's barnstorming performance of Mr. West's speech and Ms. Marie's affectingly direct rendering of a long, reflective quotation from Ashley Nelson, an 18-year old resident of New Orleans.
"Howard Industries runs every check allowed to ascertain the immigration status of all applicants for jobs," the statement said.
"Local governments in nearly every state have saved billions of dollars by using Build America Bonds to finance critical capital projects that are rebuilding infrastructure and creating jobs," the statement said.
"Since Washington establishment critics haven't had much luck in attacking Mr. Cain's ideas to fix a bad economy and create jobs," the statement read, "they are trying to attack him in any way they can".
Coming the day after union presidents sharply complained to Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. over stubbornly high unemployment, stagnant wages and the administration's failure to do more to create jobs, the statement -- voicing a rare vehemence toward a Democratic president -- underlined the disillusionment of an important Democratic constituency.
This is the key part of Jobs' short statement today: "I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company".
