And I think the UAW has done really an admirable job in getting wonderful benefits for its workers that nobody else has in the economy.

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Maybe here is something both lovers and despisers of Apple (and I, full disclosure, am in the former camp) can agree on: There really is something admirable, enviable, but also almost creepy in the passions the company and its products inspire.

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The one real memorable moment was when Tim Pawlenty showed an embarrassing lack of spine (or if you are really old-fashioned, an admirable degree of politeness).

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