Look Swordmaker, I distorted nothing, your obvious intention with the statement was to convince people that Tim Cook and Apple are not closely associated to the Clinton Foundation. As with so many of your statements in this thread, this is simply far from the truth. Executive Vice President of Apple Lisa Jackson, is on the foundation's board. And Tim Cook, is close enough to Bill Clinton from his association with the Clinton foundation that he is the second person that he said that he called when he was subpoenaed by Congress to testify about Apples “unusual” tax avoidance strategies. Now you are using "guilt by association," one of the forms of the Argumentum Ad Hominem Fallacy. I did not know about that idiot Lisa Jackson being on the Board of the Clinton Foundation, although it does not surprise me, because I have not seen a list of the members of the Clinton Foundation board members. Concluding that because an Apple employee is on the Board of Directors of the Clinton Foundation does not equate to Tim Cook is closely associated with the Clinton Foundation. She is also on the Board of Directors of Tulane University, does that mean that Tim Cook is also associated with Tulane University?
You've distorted everything I have written.
You have STILL misquoted me every time you claim you are "quoting" me. Just stop claiming I say something and then erecting straw men based on your misquotations. I did NOT say that Tim Cook was not associated with the Clinton Foundation. I said he was not listed as a donor, and Apple is not donated either. Neither one is listed. But that may be understandable, as I explained.
We get it. You don't like Apple, you don't like Tim Cook. Just quit your over-the-top exaggerations!
You have STILL misquoted me every time you claim you are “quoting” me. Just stop claiming I say something and then erecting straw men based on your misquotations. I will try and look at what I have written that you feel were misquotes. Mostly I cut and pasted from your posts and put either italicized or put quote marks around your words... your words not mine. Your efforts to try and wiggle out from your exact original intended meaning when confronted by cold hard facts is more amusing than irritating.
The bulk of many of my posts have been direct quotes from the links that I have provided. These links have mostly been from highly respected publications. You have repeatedly attributed the words that came directly from these articles as coming from me. I am not particularly offended by this, but I do not wish to take credit for research and conclusions reached by others.
And as you know from our many previous interactions over the years... I do not have any particular animosity toward Apple products. I have even asked for your advice on many occasions. And I have enjoyed very much reading the threads that you have posted over the past dozen or so years that we have both been active on this forum.
I also do not believe that Apple's competitors are necessarily much better than Apple when it comes to politics or even ethics. I would and have criticized Microsoft, Google and others harshly when they have crossed the line.
I appreciate you, I have appreciated and learned from the posts you have made in this thread. You have shared a lot of good information after being challenged. I apologize when I pushed your buttons a little too hard but thank you for sharing again your deep knowledge and understanding of all things Apple.