Posted on 06/30/2014 1:11:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The TV reporter was caught up in a discussion about the rarity of openly gay CEOs when he said, I think Tim Cook is open about the fact hes gay.
Simon Hobbs is likely wishing he could press rewind.
The CNBC co-anchor spoke too soon during a live segment of "Squawk on the Street" Friday when he accidentally outed Apple CEO Tim Cook.
New York Times columnist and CNBC contributor James B. Stewart spoke about his recent column dealing with the "tortured life" former BP chief John Browne led as a closeted gay CEO.
"I just found it very, very fascinating," Stewart said about Browne being the first CEO of a Fortune 500 or FTSE 100 company to publicly acknowledge that he is gay after being outed by a tabloid.
Shortly after, Browne resigned from BP in 2007.
"Of course, there are gay CEOs in major companies," Stewart continued. "I reached out to many of them."
Upon speaking to the closeted gay CEOs Stewart was aware of, he realized how none were willing to be identified although their initial interaction was pleasant.
"I got an extremely cool reception," he recalled, adding that "not one would allow to be named at all."
"I think Tim Cook is open about the fact he's gay at the head of Apple," Hobbs said. "Isn't he?"
An awkward silence followed as Hobbs quickly realized his snafu.
"Hmm, no," Stewart said shaking his head.
"Oh dear, was that an error?" Hobbs asked. "I thought he was open about it."
While Cook has been candid about his support of LGBT rights, he has never publicly spoken out about his own sexuality or addressed Hobbs remarks.
"I applaud @WhiteHouse decision to ban #LGBT discrimination at fed contractors," he tweeted June 17. "House must act on #ENDA. A matter of basic human dignity."
Confirming Hobbs error, co-anchor David Faber said, "Wow, I think you just yeah."
Still Hobbs tried to conceal his mistake by saying, "I think he's very open about it."
Apple is so gay.
Didn't everybody?
New York Times columnist and CNBC contributor James B. Stewart spoke about his recent column dealing with the "tortured life" anyone leads former BP chief John Browne led as a closeted gay CEO.
Anyone that is primarily known for their sexual preferences, no matter what they are, should be embarrassed to have that public knowledge as they would be for being known how much their feces stink. Both are bodily functions that should not be paraded in public.
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I have given up making that point. People just have too much fun...why spoil it for them?
Halt and Catch Hepatitis B.
-Simon Hobbs-
Idiocy all around.
But I was aware of Cook’s orientation and I know simply because it is open and don’t think it is hidden. The reporter said nothing wrong or untrue.
Apple has always been the largest corporate supporter of the gay movement. Probably had a lot to do with their ownership of the fashion and design markets and the significantly high rates of homosexuals in those fields.
Cook neither denies or affirms anything about his sexuality or any relationships. He has never been photographed in the company of any particular male or female. It's possible he's married to the job regardless of his sexual orientation. One photograph purporting to shoe Cook with a male is an obvious photoshop fake, placing Cook's face and head on someone else's body.
I remember when Jobs died that the reports were quite open about Cook.
“Cook neither denies or affirms anything about his sexuality or any relationships.”
That is a civilized way of being open.
This also goes to show that the media is complicit with government and big business in not reporting what government and big business doesn't want reported!
Shills.
Hacks.
Scribblers.
Lapdogs.
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You mean he has a Surface tablet?
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Maybe the word “Accidentally” should have quotes around it, instead.
It HAS been no secret that Tim Cook is homosexual. It is old news and, frankly, boring as well.
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