Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

Post by vinhboy » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 4:29 PM UTC

ewoodrich wrote: post #227

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>>> It's a shame that they had to pick a Bush crony. Another great example of how partisanship and shitty double standards have ruined our country. The fact is, the vote to invade Iraq was a bi-partisan vote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Resolution_to_Authorize_t... "Introduced in Congress on October 2, 2002, in conjunction with the Administration's proposals,[2][7] H.J.Res. 114 passed the House of Representati…

This is a strawman. When Dropbox appoints Harry Reid to the board, we can talk.

Post by mathattack » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 4:41 PM UTC

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My first instinct on seeing the title was "What does someone like this (or Al Gore, or any other politician) have to offer a tech startup?" Then the article makes it more clear: "What’s interesting about bringing Rice onto Dropbox’s board is how normal it feels. Dropbox needs people with international experience to help it at once deal with foreign governments that have blocked its use — China, for example — and as i…

It sounds just like typical PR filling, which is supposed to explain why they brought her on board. Will people really buy into this non-explanation?

Post by sureshv » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 4:50 PM UTC

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And Bush couldn't have possibly received misinformation too, right?

Who was in charge of the CIA, again?

Post by aspidistra » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 4:58 PM UTC

bambax wrote: post #28

vdaniuk wrote: post #13

Sooo, will we be seeing a repeat of the Eich-like public outcry? Though I may understand the business rationale for this hire, I certainly wont trust founders, board or anyone else at Dropbox who is OK working with a person that is partially responsible for deaths of thousands(arguably hundreds of thousands) people in the Iraq war based on false premises about "WMD". Oh, and we shouldn't forget about her role in "enh…

I feel just like you but rely on Dropbox so much. What serious alternatives are they? (preferably, non-US-based?)

Post by judk » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 5:09 PM UTC

vinhboy wrote: post #291

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This is a strawman. When Dropbox appoints Harry Reid to the board, we can talk.

EXACTLY!!! If you're going to accuse someone of "partisan" politics, you must provide a counterexample. Rice is a well-known villain on the internet. It's not a surprise people will react this way to her.