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Did Cook, in the spirit of unity, make a similar donation in 2020?

by CalChris 2y ago

rchaud 2y ago
Of course not, that would be "political".
crazygringo 2y ago
Presumably not, because that administration wasn't corrupt and wasn't demanding those kinds of things.
- lenkite 2y ago
  Did you also call Obama's inaugural funding as corruption, when he was donated $53 million in 2009 and ~$43 in 2013 ? Did you also call Biden's inaugural funding as corruption when he was donated ~$62 million ? Donations included several billionaires - including the Gates family. Is raising Presidential inaugural funds considered as "corruption" only for one party ? Or only when it crosses ~$100 million like President Trump did ?
  - dragon-hn 2y ago
    > Or only when it crosses ~$100 million like President Trump did ? I believe you missed another option. The President-elect has been convicted for fraud, is a big believer in quid pro quo, and did similar actions in his first term. Sometimes it really is about corruption.
    - lenkite 2y ago
      Changing the goal posts away from the inaugural funding, I see - because its fine for your side of the aisle - you have no standing there. It is now suddenly back to that horrific judgement by a partisan and corrupt judge whose daughter (Loren Merchan) was a highly-paid (multi-million) political consultant campaigning for Kamala Harris and where a misdemeanor was raised to a felony, then the felony was applied outside the standard five-year statute of limitations for felonies, the prosecution never proved which exact "unlawful means" (campaign finance, tax fraud, etc) Trump intended and where the jury was from Manhattan - which voted ~90% democrat and would have voted guilty for a non-democratic fart. Sometimes it really is about extreme corruption.
93po 2y ago
Stuff like this doesn't have to be disclosed when given to PACs, so there's no way to really know
recursivecaveat 2y ago
Apple donated $43K in 2021: https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00765040/1513848/f132 https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00765040/1513848/f13... I guess the price of a spirit of unity has been undergoing massive inflation.
- rchaud 2y ago
  That is Apple, the corp. This $1m tribute is coming straight from the CEO's pocket.

Did Cook, in the spirit of unity, make a similar donation in 2020?

rchaud 2y ago

Of course not, that would be "political".

crazygringo 2y ago

Presumably not, because that administration wasn't corrupt and wasn't demanding those kinds of things.

lenkite 2y ago
Did you also call Obama's inaugural funding as corruption, when he was donated $53 million in 2009 and ~$43 in 2013 ? Did you also call Biden's inaugural funding as corruption when he was donated ~$62 million ? Donations included several billionaires - including the Gates family. Is raising Presidential inaugural funds considered as "corruption" only for one party ? Or only when it crosses ~$100 million like President Trump did ?
- dragon-hn 2y ago
  > Or only when it crosses ~$100 million like President Trump did ? I believe you missed another option. The President-elect has been convicted for fraud, is a big believer in quid pro quo, and did similar actions in his first term. Sometimes it really is about corruption.
  - lenkite 2y ago
    Changing the goal posts away from the inaugural funding, I see - because its fine for your side of the aisle - you have no standing there. It is now suddenly back to that horrific judgement by a partisan and corrupt judge whose daughter (Loren Merchan) was a highly-paid (multi-million) political consultant campaigning for Kamala Harris and where a misdemeanor was raised to a felony, then the felony was applied outside the standard five-year statute of limitations for felonies, the prosecution never proved which exact "unlawful means" (campaign finance, tax fraud, etc) Trump intended and where the jury was from Manhattan - which voted ~90% democrat and would have voted guilty for a non-democratic fart. Sometimes it really is about extreme corruption.

93po 2y ago

Stuff like this doesn't have to be disclosed when given to PACs, so there's no way to really know

recursivecaveat 2y ago

Apple donated $43K in 2021: https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00765040/1513848/f132 https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00765040/1513848/f13... I guess the price of a spirit of unity has been undergoing massive inflation.

rchaud 2y ago
That is Apple, the corp. This $1m tribute is coming straight from the CEO's pocket.