Double Take: Condoleezza Rice As Dropbox's Newest Board Member

Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State under George W. Bush, and defender of Bush-era (and onward) policies about surveillance by wiretapping and other means, has landed at an interesting place: she's just become a part of the small board at Dropbox. TechDirt calls the appointment "tone deaf," and writes "At a time when people around the globe are increasingly worried about American tech firms having too close a connection to the intelligence community, a move like this seems like a huge public relations disaster. While Rice may be perfectly qualified to hold the role and to help Dropbox with the issues it needs help with, it's hard not to believe that there would be others with less baggage who could handle the job just as well." Some people are doing more than looking for an alternative for themselves, too, as a result.

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Re:The important stuff

[jbolden]

There are quite a few rumors / gossip she is gay or in a lesbian relationship herself. She couldn't break with Bush's anti-gay agenda but she advocated respect and has come out in favor of civil unions. So consider he mildly supportive of gay rights and not bad at all for a Republican.

Re:Chappelle said it nicely

[drainbramage]

Nothing more hated then a self made very successful minority.
Demonstrating that the government doesn't have to give a minority special help and a free pass is strictly forbidden.
When liberals stop owning and grooming minorities to keep them beholden to the master government is when we will see true freedom, not doublespeak.