My God the reporting on this is so bad. This was not a secret meeting. It's an annual event that Tim Cook has reportedly attended in the past. Yes many in the conservative movement want nothing to do with Donald Drumpf so I'm sure he came up but it wasn't a secret meeting about him.
I really get worried about our liberties when major corporations (and I honestly don't care what their motivations are or what their politics is) try to influence social and political choices. It's hard enough for the average Joe/Jill to get his/her 0.5¢ into the political process without all this undue power and influence....
LOL! Show me an election that occurred in the last 50 years where major corporations haven't gotten involved! And as long as they are not breaking any laws - why shouldn't they shine a light on candidates they feel would be good for the country or bad for the country? It's not like they are trying to rig the election - they are simply going to express an alternate viewpoint - or possibly expose lies and double-speak from a candidate they dislike.
If a voters opinion can be so easily swayed by the involvement of a major corporation - what makes you so sure that they had the right opinion to start with? Why is it cause for concern that some corporations publish their opinion of a candidate? There is already so much propaganda out there - good and bad - for all candidates. How can you trust the individual voters to sift through all of it and make the right choice - but it concerns you greatly when a few corporations add some propaganda to the pile? Seriously - what difference does it make???
No offense, and I'm not at all a Trump supporter, but if that is who the American people choose, then that is who they choose. This is especially frightening if people within the government themselves are looking to interfere in the electoral process. Why don't Tim and these big tech companies plot to help a candidate they support win instead?
Exactly. The real tragedy is that the Republican party has created this mess themselves, by failing to fund the single most important aspect of the success of any country -- education of their children. Trump's primary audience are the "poorly educated". It's no wonder he loves them. And it's the quality of education received I'd question in those supporters who have college degrees and above. At this point they've made their bed by keeping their constituency in the dark, from questioning their overall agendas. And now they are paying the price for a poorly educated support base who are growing frustrated by following their anointed leaders into the abyss of unregulated banks and other failures of government.
I guess America is finally getting their first woman president.
Congratulations.
Having a uterus does not make somebody qualified to be president, and besides, that woman which you speak of might soon officially be a felon, which could present a few complications for anybody attempting to run for the highest office in the land.
I understand lending positive support to a candidate. However, I think it's poor optics for influential business leaders to get together for the express purpose of undermining Trump or any other candidate. In fact, I believe Trump exists primarily because of the poor job the Republican establishment has done for its constituents and because certain industry special interests have taken advantage of taxpaying citizens. Tim Cook should think carefully about joining the likes of Sen. McConnell and Bill Kristol in order to blunt Trump's bid for the White House. I resent the idea that they or anyone else feels the need to educate me in this manner. I wish Mr. Cook would turn his attention back to improving the quality of iOS, OSX,TVOS and watchOS operating systems
I guess America is finally getting their first woman president.
Congratulations.
Having a uterus does not make somebody qualified to be president, and besides, that woman which you speak of might soon officially be a felon, which could present a few complications for anybody attempting to run for the highest office in the land.
emailgate. If she wins, will she insist on keeping a personal email server for presidential business?
No offense, and I'm not at all a Trump supporter, but if that is who the American people choose, then that is who they choose. This is especially frightening if people within the government themselves are looking to interfere in the electoral process. Why don't Tim and these big tech companies plot to help a candidate they support win instead?
Exactly. The real tragedy is that the Republican party has created this mess themselves, by failing to fund the single most important aspect of the success of any country -- education of their children. Trump's primary audience are the "poorly educated". It's no wonder he loves them. And it's the quality of education received I'd question in those supporters who have college degrees and above. At this point they've made their bed by keeping their constituency in the dark, from questioning their overall agendas. And now they are paying the price for a poorly educated support base who are growing frustrated by following their anointed leaders into the abyss of unregulated banks and other failures of government.
The American education system is grossly overfunded. It's leftist teachers unions and progressive doctrines that are much of the cause.
And as for Trump; it's the leaders in both parties. You keep pulling the rug out from under someone, eventually he's going to snap.
Haha, the elites are getting more and more desperate. How pathetic.
Any fascist elites who believe that they have the right to dictate who the common man votes for should probably all move to North Korea, as they would fit in much better there.
I don't think Cook involved in the discussion against Trump. The republican party is going against Trump at full force. It's so ridiculous to watch GOP presidential debate. At the end, Trump won't win President. Otherwise, Kim Jong Un will wipe California out of the face of the earth if Trump does win. Trump provoked this pig-face maniac and there'll be consequence. Never mess with a crazy dog who doesn't have anything to lose!
You need to realize that the world really is not like the world in the video games you play. North Korea does not have the ability to wipe California off the face of the earth.
No offense, and I'm not at all a Trump supporter, but if that is who the American people choose, then that is who they choose. This is especially frightening if people within the government themselves are looking to interfere in the electoral process. Why don't Tim and these big tech companies plot to help a candidate they support win instead?
It is dangerous to this country to have such a clueless unstable person be an actual candidate for such an important office. I'm sure many of the those in attendance are also supporting a Democratic candidate. It is better to have two competent candidates.
No offense, and I'm not at all a Trump supporter, but if that is who the American people choose, then that is who they choose. This is especially frightening if people within the government themselves are looking to interfere in the electoral process. Why don't Tim and these big tech companies plot to help a candidate they support win instead?
It's not interfering, it's what's always done during an election. These people see Trump as a genuine threat to the US and it's their right to get together to plan ways to educate the voters so he doesn't get elected.
I'm sure all the non-Americans watching this fiasco are laughing their a**es off. It's amazing how many laws he's breaking while forcing his freedom of speech onto so many sheep. If he was the president and said half the things he's saying right now, he'd be put in jail. If you don't know what I mean, read up on the laws against discrimination to start with.
What laws, exactly, is he breaking in his campaign run? Also: here in America, we don't put people in jail for saying something we disagree with.
Say what? "...discuss how to halt Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump" ? How unbecoming of Tim Cook?
They will fail anyway! The GOP should have vetted Trump before letting run in their party. I guess they let him run because he has money and they just figured that he would not get far. Now that he is winning, his own party wants to gang up on him to take him out? Take out the Donald and replace him with whom? Cruz or Rubio? What a Joke!
Tim should have no part of this. WTF? Has the US become a 3rd world country?
" Has the US become a 3rd world country? "
I would say that your almost right on that statement. If Trump gets to PREZ then you need to move to Canada. Just saying ...
No offense, and I'm not at all a Trump supporter, but if that is who the American people choose, then that is who they choose. This is especially frightening if people within the government themselves are looking to interfere in the electoral process. Why don't Tim and these big tech companies plot to help a candidate they support win instead?
Amen. I find this whole thing troublesome. Here's your input, Tim... vote. That's it.
Who knows what specific attributes are going to be powerful for America and which ones will detract from success as president. We've had all manner of personality types as presidents. Some were better than others.
This idea that Trump is going to destroy America is odd. And we've heard it before, with Ronald Reagan. WWIII was imminent, according to these elitists, plus he had no background in economics. He turned out to be pretty good.
I think the establishment is nervous about a candidate winning that they have little control over.
No offense, and I'm not at all a Trump supporter, but if that is who the American people choose, then that is who they choose. This is especially frightening if people within the government themselves are looking to interfere in the electoral process. Why don't Tim and these big tech companies plot to help a candidate they support win instead?
Party leaders, special interests and large donors looking to influence an election- this only happens every election cycle. Nothing illegal about it. The fact that this is new to some voters is more concerning. This is why some support campaign finance reform. Money equals speech, and those with the most, have the most say.
Tim Cook and Apple Corporation are not interested in supporting a Republican candidate. Mr. Cook was there to discuss the issues of security and encryption and probably trying to gain some Republican allies in that fight. The headline is misleading and makes it sound like Mr. Cook organized this or something. The original Huffington Post title was "At Secretive Meeting, Tech CEOs And Top Republicans Commiserate, Plot to Stop Trump" with a subheading of "Karl Rove shared focus group findings that give hope to the GOP establishment". The article notes only that he attended and that he had a major disagreement with Sen. Tom Cotton who is a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. We should all remember that to be on a House or Senate committee requires no previous experience and assignments come from longevity and cronyism. (a good example would be Michele Bachman serving on the house intelligence committee). Cotton will never leave an opportunity for publicity, good or bad, behind and often creates the situation by spouting off without any knowledge of a particular subject.
Say what? "...discuss how to halt Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump" ? How unbecoming of Tim Cook?
They will fail anyway! The GOP should have vetted Trump before letting run in their party. I guess they let him run because he has money and they just figured that he would not get far. Now that he is winning, his own party wants to gang up on him to take him out? Take out the Donald and replace him with whom? Cruz or Rubio? What a Joke!
Tim should have no part of this. WTF? Has the US become a 3rd world country?
" Has the US become a 3rd world country? "
I would say that your almost right on that statement. If Trump gets to PREZ then you need to move to Canada. Just saying ...
Any concerned Socialists, Progressives, Democrats, Marxists, etc., please do move to Canada. You've harmed this country enough.
Considering the source was the Huffington Post, I don't believe a word of it.
If there actually were some sort of conspiracy among business leaders and the establishment GOP that would be notable since all of the business leaders cited are liberal Democrats.
in other words, this sounds like a complete fabrication.
Right? Why would Ryan and Mitch meet with a group of super liberals that hate them and their party, and risk isolating themselves from their colleagues and the voters? They might not be thrilled at the prospect of a Trump presidency, but they'd fight tooth and nail for that over a Hillary/Sanders Commander in Chief.
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If a voters opinion can be so easily swayed by the involvement of a major corporation - what makes you so sure that they had the right opinion to start with? Why is it cause for concern that some corporations publish their opinion of a candidate? There is already so much propaganda out there - good and bad - for all candidates. How can you trust the individual voters to sift through all of it and make the right choice - but it concerns you greatly when a few corporations add some propaganda to the pile? Seriously - what difference does it make???
And as for Trump; it's the leaders in both parties. You keep pulling the rug out from under someone, eventually he's going to snap.
Also: here in America, we don't put people in jail for saying something we disagree with.
I would say that your almost right on that statement.
If Trump gets to PREZ then you need to move to Canada. Just saying ...
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Amen. I find this whole thing troublesome. Here's your input, Tim... vote. That's it.
Who knows what specific attributes are going to be powerful for America and which ones will detract from success as president. We've had all manner of personality types as presidents. Some were better than others.
This idea that Trump is going to destroy America is odd. And we've heard it before, with Ronald Reagan. WWIII was imminent, according to these elitists, plus he had no background in economics. He turned out to be pretty good.
I think the establishment is nervous about a candidate winning that they have little control over.