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

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

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Post by podperson »

cryoshon wrote: post #29

Well, that's the end of my usage of Dropbox, effective immediately. I'll make sure to mention Condi's association with them in every conversation involving Dropbox, in hope of spreading knowledge about their profane selection of board members. It's a shame that they had to pick a Bush crony. These people should be in prison for malevolently misleading the public in order to start a for-profit war which killed hundred…

What's odd to me is the choice of Condi Rice. Even assuming that she was relatively blameless compared to (say) Cheney, what the heck do they think they gain by appointing a polarizing political figure to their board?

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Post by ChrisGaudreau »

factchecker32 wrote: post #241
jgreen10 wrote: post #218

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You seem to have forgotten that the Bush administration knowingly lied about the intentions and capabilities of Saddam Hussein in order to gain support for the war.

FactCheck.org: Bush's "16 Words" on Iraq & Uranium: He May Have Been Wrong But He Wasn't Lying Two intelligence investigations show Bush had plenty of reason to believe what he said in his 2003 State of the Union Address. http://archive.is/vAWQa#selection-283.0-300.0 Don't let facts get in your way though.

That article was written in 2004, before anybody knew the extent of the hubris. We've learned a lot since then. The article itself states:

The final word on the 16 words may have to await history's judgment.

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

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Post by Shorel »

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?)

hubiC.

They give 25GB and are French.

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

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Post by 001sky »

peterkelly wrote: post #15

Wow, and I thought the recent Mozilla thing was controversial... Popcorn status: Ready

This should be stickied

at the top.

{As it was one of the first,

and most prescient comments}

Of all the things said,

It also seems

the least arguable.

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

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Post by CamperBob2 »

factchecker32 wrote: post #242
ryguytilidie wrote: post #236

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So your point is that our country is being ruined because people believe Bush and his cronies lead us to war. You believe that they did not lead us to war because both parties, after receiving misinformation from the bush administration, voted in favor of it. See anything wrong with your logic here?

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

Who was in charge of the CIA, again?

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Post by dllthomas »

snarfy wrote: post #228
at-fates-hands wrote: post #200

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>>> 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…

They only did what Greenspan told them to. It doesn't matter who 'owns' the oil. As long as it's sold in dollars, it props up the value of the US dollar.

"They only did what Greenspan told them to."

Do you have any evidence for that?

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

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Post by Snail_Commando »

JabavuAdams wrote: post #226
marknutter wrote: post #207

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Comments with the term "butt-hurt" should be immediately flagged and removed from all HN posts.

Fair enough. I just love that expression.

In terms of depth of vocabulary, English is probably the most expressive language in history.

I'm sure you can come up with a sharper instrument than "butt-hurt".

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

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Post by frandroid »

schintan wrote: post #232
cryoshon wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condolezza_Rice#Iraq http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condolezza_Rice#Role_in_authori... The facts have been on the record for years now. She's guilty, but there will never be a formal trial specifically because power will never turn on one of their own if there's nothing to gain.

Was there a similar outcry when she joined the Stanford faculty ? Did everyone decide to shun Stanford ? If not , I am curious why her being a faculty member was acceptable and being on the board of Dropbox is not, since the outrage is for her being a liar and a war perpetrator and not due to her skills for the job.

She was Stanford tenured faculty (and maybe even Provost) before joining the Bush administration, and took leave to take her appointments. She then rejoined Standford later. People did complain about that, anyway.

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

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Post by dllthomas »

gfsdg4g54 wrote: post #195
nikcub wrote: post #176

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Al Gore was appointed to the board of Apple prior to the Iraq war. Here is the Slashdot thread from when he joined, there wasn't much controversial about him at the time other than 'huh, he invented the internet': http://apple-beta.slashdot.org/story/03/03/19/2246212/al-gor... He wasn't in congress during the Iraq war vote. There is a very wide bridge between having a personal opinion as a private citizen in agreeing…

This matters why? Al Gore was on the board after the war started. He made his support for the war clear after his appointment and after the war had started. He wasn't in Congress, but Condeleeza wasn't in Congress too. She had as many votes as Al Gore did for the Iraq war. Why is Al Gore excused but Condeleeza not?

National Security Advisor presumably (hopefully!) has better access to information and internal assessments of the quality of various intelligence sources than does "random ex- politician".

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Post by cowbell »

valarauca1 wrote: post #93
[deleted] wrote: post #59

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[deleted]

I have no issue with her sex, or her race. I have an issue with people who were part of the adminstration that created PRISM, the Patriot Act, the 'Secret Court system', and somebody who is on record supporting this. Having a say in how my data is managed.

This. Has everyone forgetten about Snowden while they argue red vs. blue? Bush started it. Obama intensified it. If your main gripe is "She's a Republican!" then you have missed the point my friends.
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