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Apple fires anti-gay lobbyist
cultofmac.com ^ | 02/20/2015 | John Brownlee

Posted on 02/20/2015 5:32:30 AM PST by massmike

Under openly gay CEO Tim Cook, Apple has done a lot to forward gay rights. A year ago, the company stood up against homophobic legislation going through Arizona and organized a company-wide march in San Francisco’s annual gay pride parade.

All in all, Apple’s one of the most gay-friendly companies you can work for. So here’s a shocker for you: When Apple figured out it had accidentally hired someone with a history of anti-gay activities, it quickly severed contact.

The hire in question was Jay Love, a former politician Apple hired to lobby on its behalf to the Alabama state legislature. The only issue? Love had a history of lobbying for anti-gay laws.

Buzzfeed, citing records from the Alabama Ethics Commission, says Apple recruited, then fired, conservative lobbyist Love after the company discovered the former state house speaker once sponsored legislation praising a beauty pageant contestant for opposing same-sex marriage.

As House speaker in the Alabama legislature in 2009, Love sponsored a resolution to give the state’s “highest commendations” to Carrie Prejean for publicly declaring her opposition to same-sex marriage during the Miss USA pageant. The legislation said the Southern state was honoring Prejean, who represented California, “for affirming her faith and standing true to her beliefs … and this resolution is offered to her in tribute and with admiration.”

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1 posted on 02/20/2015 5:32:30 AM PST by massmike
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To: massmike

HomoNazis.


2 posted on 02/20/2015 5:34:25 AM PST by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: massmike

So little Timmmy Cookie can force someone to make him a buggery-based wedding cake...yet can fire a man who has taken on clients who approve of traditional marriage?


3 posted on 02/20/2015 5:38:07 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: massmike

But their profits are “HUMONGOUS”.


4 posted on 02/20/2015 5:41:02 AM PST by tacticalogic
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To: massmike

If it is not only okay to fire someone because of their religious beliefs, is it then okay to fire someone for lack of same?

Personally, I have no problem with a private (nongovernmental) business firing or hiring on any basis they choose.

The cultural war is in full swing and it is very clear which side Apple is on.


5 posted on 02/20/2015 5:51:35 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I do not doubt that our climate changes. I only doubt that anything man does has any effect.)
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To: massmike

Hmmm, does this suggest that Apple, under Timmy Cook, is a hostile workplace?


6 posted on 02/20/2015 5:51:52 AM PST by Reno89519 (For every illegal or H1B with a job, there's an American without one. Muslim = Nazi = Evil)
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To: massmike

God calls the behavior disgusting (abomination), and they’ll be cast into hell for their depravity, unless they repent.


7 posted on 02/20/2015 5:53:01 AM PST by afsnco
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To: massmike
This calls for a Crapple pic.
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8 posted on 02/20/2015 5:55:37 AM PST by Scutter
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To: massmike

So to fags discrimination only goes one way?


9 posted on 02/20/2015 5:57:09 AM PST by Big Mack (I love this country. ItÂ’s the government that scares the crap out of me)
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To: massmike

Odd. I’m sure the government will be all over this like they are when a straight company owner fires a gay employee. /s


10 posted on 02/20/2015 6:01:26 AM PST by Ingtar (Is this the Ebola and rumors of Ebola mentioned in the Bible?)
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To: massmike

Somehow I dont think the (((Ping))) list is going to be engaged for this story.

But I’ll pull up a chair and make some popcorn just to see how (you know who & Co.) spins this one as a positive for Apple.


11 posted on 02/20/2015 6:02:35 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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It aint’a no fobe nuttin’ if I don’ spend mah money on anythin’ Apple.


12 posted on 02/20/2015 6:05:00 AM PST by Terry L Smith
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To: massmike

Stop being iSheep.


13 posted on 02/20/2015 6:06:09 AM PST by TexasGunLover ("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
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To: massmike
One of about 300 reasons I've never bough Apple and never will...it's run by perverts and worshiped by perverts.
14 posted on 02/20/2015 6:10:49 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Obama;America's First "Third World" President)
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To: Gay State Conservative

I was kind of thrust into the Apple brand by a former employer, who gave everyone in the office an iPad mini for Christmas and required a smart phone for the managers. I have never been more frustrated with technology in my life. I know what everyone says, but their technology is unintuitive crap.


15 posted on 02/20/2015 6:16:30 AM PST by fwdude (The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
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To: massmike

So, was he truly “anti-gay”,

or just “pro traditional family”?


16 posted on 02/20/2015 6:17:44 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: fwdude

Windows 7 is serving me very well,thank you very much....as is my Samsung Android!


17 posted on 02/20/2015 6:19:54 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Obama;America's First "Third World" President)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Unfortunately, Microsoft is just as big of a sodomite cheerleader.

Where are the alternatives?


18 posted on 02/20/2015 6:29:05 AM PST by fwdude (The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
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To: massmike

The article is guesswork. Why did the fire him?


19 posted on 02/20/2015 6:33:30 AM PST by Loud Mime (Keep the Commandments; it's better than gambling on forgiveness.)
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To: fwdude
Unfortunately, Microsoft is just as big of a sodomite cheerleader.

Where are the alternatives?

Microsoft makes very little off of the pre-installed OEM OS. You a least get to choose the hardware manufacturer you want to support, and nearly all of the profit will go to them.

20 posted on 02/20/2015 6:36:56 AM PST by tacticalogic
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