“A new report from Re/code today suggests that Apple is currently considering hiring… Jay Carney as its new head of PR,” Mike Beasley reports for 9to5Mac.
“Carney worked as White House Press Secretary from February 2011 until June of this year,” Beasley reports. “Carney would replace Katie Cotton, who stepped down from the position earlier this year.”
Beasley reports, “Carney is reportedly being considered for such roles at several companies, including Uber.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
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Apple doesn’t need this Tool.
Apple doesn’t need this fool. Are they nuts? Hope it isn’t true. Plenty of good PR people out there he couldn’t hold his own at the White House how on earth would he with Apple. Made for disaster this hire.
Absolutely correct. He’s the last thing that Apple needs.
Jay Carney makes John Hodgman’s character “I’m a PC” look cool! Carney looks too PCish to be associated as Apple’s PR Chief… Maybe Microsoft’s, but not Apple.
Baghdad Bob.
He’s not exactly the cheerleader type. He may scare away potential customers given his reputation as a stranger to the truth.
Jay Carney and his wife, “journalist” Claire Shipman (no conflict there – ha!), have Soviet propaganda posters in their rather well-appointed kitchen. (You can’t make this stuff up, folks.)
Lisa Jackson was enough, Timmy. Stop raiding the biggest failure of an administration since… ever.
What’s next, Eric F-ing Holder to replace Bruce Sewell as General Counsel?
Carney has been the lying mouthpiece for this administration to the point of being a laughing stock. Unless Apple needs someone to lie about their products, he has zero value.
9 Top Lies of Jay Carney:
http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/9-top-lies-outgoing-wh-press-secretary-jay-carney
This is nothing new for Apple.
While Chelsea Clinton was attending Stanford, Steve Jobs let President Bill Clinton stay at the Jackling House for private visits to see his daughter.
Al Gore was invited to the Apple Board shortly after George W Bush stole the 2000 election by appointment of the 5 Republicans on the SCOTUS.
Apple has been a liberal, gay friendly company from the earliest times and those things have not changed. Long before others were trumpeting changes to their HR policies, Apple was extending domestic partner benefits. It is far from a Republican leaning place.
Get over it.
Bush STOLE the election? LOLOLOL You should name yourself “devolved.”
No the SCOTUS stole the election Sandra Day O’Connor said so and she voted with the other Republicans.
I am no fan of Bush, Clinton, Bush, or Obama but how long are you going to cry this river? When will you take responsibility? It has been nearly six years and the excuses never end. Personally, Apple should shut the hell up and make computers. I do not want to know about their politics.
Get over it? Is that how a liberal deals with a lying piece of trash? You don’t have an opinion on this guy painting colorful rainbows on every single thing the White House was doing no matter what it was? This guy is the lowest character human being on Earth. Someone who lies all day long no matter the topic. He is not good for Apple. Every word he says will be dismissed. Therefore, he would be worthless to Apple. I could see him at Microsoft or Samdung, where low character is the norm’.
Oh my god. Cry me a river.
Your god seems to be busy at the moment. But when he/she/it is free, we’ll pass on your vain pleas for intervention.
You really need to comment on more things under this ID of yours which are strictly Apple related and have nothing politically intentional in the story to require your presence. You have to bet some MDN politics-bot that’s programmed to post nonsense, albeit in structured sentences, when a story references certain keywords. Heck you probably amass data from various Google searches and political hate sites.
Saying “get a life already dude”, is probably pointless as it’s obvious you’re just a bot, probably written by some script kiddie.
You absolutely nailed the persona of Fwhatever, Jim R. He lives and breathes his political and social bullcrap in his own little sim world in which everything supports his beliefs.
How anyone could have Soviet posters in their kitchen is beyond me. The Soviets were one of the most intolerant, bigoted, cruel regimes in modern history.
People need to read a little history, instead of watching tv.
yeah,
and back in the 60’s i had chinese communist propaganda posters in my kitchen… why? because they were both interesting art and artifacts of a particular time.
They in no way indicated any support on my part for that repressive regime. (although they totally flipped my parents out)
so don’t go jumping to conclusions that may well collapse under their own weight by automatically assuming his support for communism.
there are a great many people who collect these posters for the very same reason i had some. and nowadays they do not come cheap !
posters i paid $2.00 for then now can run in the hundreds of $$
oh well…..had i saved them maybe i could have sold them to him for a premium and bought some legal weed in washington state !
moral of the story: not everything is political.
Weed probably explains why you thought it ok to have this, “art” in your kitchen. I wonder what those killed by the communist Chinese would think about your indifference to the idea of hanging such propaganda from your walls. A museum, maybe, but your kitchen? Go fire one up and enjoy. You so, “free” and different from everyone. I bet your pot snowing friends just love how different you are.
well i suppose i could have put it in my bathroom, which would have been more indicative of my attitude towards the chicoms but there was more room in the kitchen.
besides anybody with a grain of sense realized, even then, that those posters were off the scale and over the top propaganda in support of the unsupportable, but some of them had artistic merit, that is why they are collected buy both individuals and museums.
you need to relax… maybe even fire up a reefer your own self… you are way too uptight to be concerned about the relative merits of my kitchen wall (or that of that dip jay carney) vs a wall in a museum as an appropriate venue for these old posters.
First2014, you are drawing wild conclusions from a single photo in Washingtonian MOM – yes, I actually followed one of your links.
As well as being a journalist, she co-authored a book that “…delves into the science and sociology of that idea, the biology of the brain…”. It is not surprising that she might have an interest in Soviet history and the Soviet propaganda engine. Some people collect and display Nazi memorabilia – it does not make them Nazis. You can display a Bob Marley poster without being a pothead.
You are so eager to judge on appearances, to find “evidence” that supports the worldview to which you cling so tightly and so stubbornly. You can twist and rationalize absolutely anything to prop up your belief system. You are truly amazing in that regard, and I don’t mean that in a good way. I mean it in a very, very bad way. You are an embodiment of the intolerant rot that is attacking our society.
You generally speak with a forked tongue, and I do not hear your words.
I…I…I think I’m in love! <3 <3 <3
Here’s a deal I know you’ll refuse, but it makes sense to me:
Let’s call BOTH GW Bush AND B Obama the two WORST presidents ever. You know I’m not going to let up on GW Bush, who by rights should be locked up with Cheney in prison for crimes against humanity. I know you’re not going to let up on B Obama, who by rights should be locked up with Biden for crimes against humanity. So let’s call it a draw.
Oh and, back on topic: The last thing Apple needs is another political magnet working for the company. The Gore magnet has been bad enough.
Not even close to a draw.
That old “they both do it” is a 50-50 old saw mentality and certainly not accurate in this analysis.
All one has to do is look at the statistics and facts when both held office.
Start with poverty, unemployment, taxes, welfare figures and go from there. Won’t even mention foreign policy and illegals flooding the southern border.
The USA under both presidents has radically changed and is now as different as night and day.
So it is not a neat equivalency equation as some would like coming to grips with what they voted for (i.e. false advertising).
You have been peddling this line for some time and that’s your opinion — wonderful.
But facts don’t lie and reality is not found in the media or on the big screen … :~)
We really haven’t had a decent President since Washington. Lincoln was horrible and each one after him has been progressively worse. The reputation of some of them went up with the business cycle, but I can’t think of one I’d consider voting for again with the possible exception of Eisenhower.
You were so busy lamely attempting to slam me that you forgot to clearly point out the loser in your Battle Of Presidential Malfeasance.
You know my opinion regarding that battle. You know First-Then’s. Your turn! Well, that is if you want to continue to make an Apple News Site into a political bletherfest site. I’ll deal with it either way.
Ugggh! Say it ain’t so. Can’t he get a job at CNBC or something so he can get a chill up his leg when the next candidate appears?
MSNBC, you mean.
MSNBC would be perfect for this trained excuse maker and perpetrator on Obama administration lies and deception.
This would be enough for me not to buy anything Apple. The man is a proven falsehood (not liar!) teller and probably would be best situated at the Redmond Campus…Tim, leave your politics behind and keep Apple above the fray.
So you buy Apple products because of whom they hire as PR, but not because they make the best products or have ecosystem.
C’mon guys whether you like the guy or not, that’s your opinion and absolutely have the right to it. Let’s not over react and decide not to buy Apple products.
Apple can do better than that POS!!
Why don’t they just go out and hire Saddam’s former Iraqi information minister? He was just as credible in 2003 as Jay Carney is now! Seriously, I would have to question Apple’s management and judgment if they hired that marxist clown.
Baghdad Bob!
All your iPad belong to us!
You have got to be joking?! Smarmy little twerp.
That would be very disappointing.
Well I expected Firsty to pipe in with the usual right-wing bile. Can Botty be far behind?
Dr. Dre would be a better choice.
After these MDN comments reach the White House, Carney is sure to be scratched from the list. Those noble public servants hang on our every word, just as Apple Inc. avidly follows our brilliant suggestions for product design and marketing.
If Apple listened to MDN commenters’ brilliant suggests for product design and marketing, the iPad would be as thick as a Surface Pro, iOS 6’s beloved felt, leather, and wood would extend to the exterior of the phone and packaging, and Jony Ive would be working for Google right now.
Oh, and commercials would mimic this hastily made tourism video for Cleveland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY
Hear hear. You’d be amazed at how much they pay attention here. It’s hysterical…or maybe that’s historical.
I should check more often.
Enjoy the day.
Had a real good tumble down at the China Syndrome post a bit down.
If you is bored.
Catcha later.
@Road Warrior, Thank you for directing me to a fascinating commentary dustup. Only from such extended exchanges can I extract enough data to flesh out personalities and deduce the events that shaped them. I do this because knowing people is more compelling than knowing facts.
I tend to regard the appalling behaviour of nations, tribes, and their indoctrinated members as expressions of neurological disorders multiplied by network effects. Belief systems can entrap minds as readily as quicksand. Their appeal lies in appeasing the limbic system with palliative truisms and socially reinforces them with fellowship.
The only possible escape is to will the countervailing emotions to the fore — to enable compassion and trust, and replace outrage with calm engagement. I see you as one who would throw me a rope as I sank in the bog, regardless of my politics or superstitions. I’d do the same.
<3 and admiration.
She's so kewl.
I thought you might like that and I do have to say having you and Derek as well a many others makes MDN a pleasure to come and visit and interact.
I like what you said about belief systems, and so many of them worldwide are usurping people’s personal power in exchange for short term comfort.
Simplistically put it’s like those who are providing fish to feed a man a day are not showing people how to fish so that they can feed themselves a lifetime so that they can have that power over them. It makes society weak and unfortunately it is becoming quite pervasive.
Shhhh about the compassion part though, if people find that out it would ruin my reputation here as a troll.
Best laugh of the day so far! Thank you dear goddess.
The Liar in Chief’s number one liar running for PR Chief? Let me get this straight: Tim Cook is the gay agenda’s new poster child and Jay Cook is supposed to tell the truth after lying for Obama for years. Apple is officially ruined!
Those who have doubted me will one day realize I was right all along about Tim Cook.
*facepalm*
I am disgusted that morons like you actually buy Apple products while hating the man who runs the company. Shame on you, hypocrite!
Let’s analyze this statement.
He doesn’t like the Apple CEO but he seems to like Apple products.
How is that hypocritical?
If Apple hired Kim Jong-un as CEO, would you switch to Windows? Or would you love the idiot because you love the product?
Hugh difference between Kim and JC. If you don’t like the people running a company, be a man and don’t buy their products. Apple is an international company and not there for a bunch of bigoted demented pussies who think everything should be done their way!
Hiring Jay Carney speaks volumes of how Apple views public relations!
Remember Apple you are judged by the company you keep.
Political hacks are considered liars by nearly every citizen regardless of party affiliation.
Carney would be a DISASTER for Apple..
Email Tim Cook at- tcook@apple.com and voice your NO VOTE!!
Please no, not a politician, too many already on Apple Board !
MacDailyNews is the strangest website for technology topics. It seems to be filled with reactionary political rhetoric rather than addressing advancement in Apple products. This constant right wing political banter does not advance an interest in IOS or OSX. Get back to calling Samsung or Microsoft funny names and leave politics to the those who cannot pass a transportation bill (or little else).
Yeah, that’s what makes MDN awesome!
Ditto.
more like, that’s what makes MDN a frustrating pile of steaming excrement… why can I not stop reading this shit? I know full well that when I click through the headline it’s going to be a bunch of gasbag Limbaugh loving fucktards blithering away about how lefty-liberals are ruining the USA and how gay people, immigrants and minorities can go suck it. it’s almost like MDN fabricates this shit just for me.
I’m entertained.
Points for honesty. Evidence why reality shows prosper, and scandal rags outsell the New York Times. And why I, & a lot of others, check out both.
Apple actually has a PR Department? Surely you jest!
And it’s run by Shirley U. Jest
Gag!
Politics aside, I just don’t see him as a good fit for Apple. There has got to be some other high profile candidates for this position.
Anyone but this BSer fool, even ex-Samesongers.
iLiar
If one more post helps Apple decide against this I am happy to oblige.
Please don’t hire this “POS face-of-death” through the civilized world.
Oh God no! There is no benefit in bringing a known serial liar to Apple. There is no upside.
Isn’t that what a PR director is?
Carney should join Samsung, he’ll fit in fine along with all their Baghdad Bobs…
Jay would be quite valuable to Apple in that he can create at least a thousand excuses to explain that Apple enterprise users really don’t need a usable IMAP email feature, and that his boss Tim Cook has incredible wisdom in deciding not to fix it.
SJ and Katie Cotton made Apple’s PR organization the best in the world. They will not replace Katie Cotton with a incompetent jackass like this clown.
-jcr
Great. Just what Apple needs, a lying sack of sh*t.
I’m no fan of carney but you do realise that head of PR is a post for professional liars, right? you can call it massaging truth, spin or any other name but it’s all just lies.
I think you just want a different liar?
What a twisted, insane, topsy-turvy statement that ignores reality and good business practices.
So in your world hire the best liar, that would be Jay, and pat yourself on the back for a job well done?
Thankfully, that’s not how it is done in the REAL world …
don’t get me wrong Goe, I realise there’s more to it than being able to bent perceptions and massage truth (read:lie) but it’s a very large part of Public Relations.
with a company like Apple you do need to be able to intelligently react to unexpected situations and lead public perception of both the entity and its product.
there’s an awful lot to the PR post but over 50% of it is bending the perception of reality. if you aren’t genuinely gifted in the dark arts then you are nothing at Apple’s level.
see:
reality distortion field (RDF)
I’m sorry but you DO NOT LIE in public relations.
You must be thinking of politics.
When a PR chief of a company lies and distorts gets caught the company image may be irreparably damaged resulting in monetary losses, lawsuits and sometimes bankruptcy if they are too small to survive the impending onslaught.
When politicians are caught lying, their egos laugh it off, no lawsuits to worry about and proclaim it a great day … business as usual.
addendum: Jay does not have it—not by a long shot
Wonderful!
Why not hire “Baghdad Bob”, he has more credibility.
let’s start a write-in campaign for dana perino. i’ll even provide the red ball.
A gay liberal CEO hires a conservative spokeswoman.
Now that is THINKING DIFFERENT!
Apple is already burdened with Al “the sky is falling” Gore. Please not another person supposedly skilled in Political Correctness! Apple should stick with proven talents. That is not on Tim Carney’s resume.
“Political Correctness” is the new republican code word for “don’t get mad at me for saying something racist/sexist/homophobic/anti-semetic/nationalist/fascist” outburst.
Yeah. I remember when Clarence Thomas, an accomplished black man, was nominated for the Supreme Court by George Bush, the entire Democrat Party went crazy, calling him every name in the book. Because, in the Democrat world, black people are only allowed to have one set of views, all of which are the Democrat platform views. In the view of a Democrat, any black person who strays from this set of views is like a slave who escapes the plantation. Democrats are the slave masters who send the dogs and the men with guns out to capture and whip the runaway. That is what the real racists do. They did it to Clarence Thomas, Ken Blackwell, Thomas Sowell, Condoleeza Rice, Tim Scott (the only black Senator currently, and a Republican), Allen West, Ben Carson, and on and on. Democrats like black people – as long as they don’t get uppity and think they are allowed to come up with their own ideas. That is up to the smart people – like Al Gore and Joe Biden.
Wow…what’s it like to walk on the sky and look up at the grass…?
Your world couldn’t be more upside down.
That’s funny. Political Correctness is code for Democrat voting tools. Nothing less, nothing more.
Apple does NOT need the US version of Baghdad Bob!!!!!!
great heads up by Fred Mertz
What are they thinking? It’s bad enough that we can’t trust most American companies not to infect everything with spyware but now they put a clown into Apple PR… 😀
Christ, John Gruber would be much better as Apple’s PR head than this chump. What’s next? George W. Bush as a Board member? /s
They need someone like Maureen Dowd.
Apparently their HR department was trying to get Homer Simpson but he was unavailable so they went dumpster diving and found this clown… 😀
He can use his government connections to subvert Apple’s security and give away all the customer data to his favorite three letter agencies…
Apple should just flush the toilet and try again 😀
Would Jay even know how to act while finally getting a chance to do honest PR?
I heard he used to be a decent guy.
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I’m no fan of carney but you do realise that head of PR is a post for professional liars, right? you can call it massaging truth, spin or any other name but it’s all just lies.
I think you just want a different liar?
Perhaps the Soup Nazi was busy, so they called Jay.
Note his initials are JC, so just maybe…
Jay Carney officially said “I don’t know” more than 1,900 times?
Nuff said.
http://m1.marketwatch.com/articles/BL-MWTELLB-15069?mobile=y&mobile=y
Well, do you want the truth or not? I’d rather someone admit that he doesn’t know something rather than to make up an answer on the spot.
Jesus himself couldn’t please the current political mob here.
And you have facts that show he is constantly clueless for a good reason?
So the alternative view, believe it is called the new normal, we hire spokesman for the most powerful man on the planet to KNOW NOTHING.
Mike, if a Republican was in office and this clueless clown was the mouthpiece the media and editorials would hound this guy to kingdom come for wasting their time.
Democrat POTUS, crickets …
Maybe if Apple to hire Jim Carey part-timely it would be both, entertaining and distanced ;)… And, please, lads. Politics on MDN? Really? You can be left here for 5 mins with politics topic to not start yapping about it? Listen. This man knows how to keep the poker face, he got connections, knows where are the strings to pull. He yet have to learn how to keep the mouth shut, so this job is a perfect skill development project for him. And trust me, one misbehave and he will share the fate of Browett. Tim will newer let him to play an asshole game on Apple brand. Ever! He would just sit where Katie sat and be focused on communication with the press and crisis management. Nothing above that.
While Mr. Carney would likely do a very good job for Apple in his own work, I believe that he carries too much baggage from the abuse he received (from both sides) while part of the Administration. I don’t think that having him as the public face of Apple would do any good for the company. (Frankly, what I think Mr Carney needs is a position where he can be his own mouthpiece so that people can get an impression of him unbiased, for good or ill, by the people he’s working for.)
Great… So now Apple will start lying to their customers.
Seems like Microsoft would be a better fit, considering his previous work experience…
Over at MacRumors they have reported that he is not under consideration, never was and in fact has not even met Cook. MDN why don’t you do like MacRumors and have a special forum for politics and religion? Then all the fruit loops can go over there and let the rest of us alone.
Now, since the truth is out, can we spray down this post…all the ‘piss and venom’ being spewed is not worthy of this site.