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> You live in a fantasy land if you think his comments aren't interesting.

Ad hominem.

> Most ordinary people are very interested in what Apple's position on issues given how popular and progressive they are.

Tautology and appeal to the masses.

> Politicans would be even more interested given that (a) most states would love to be the next home of a manufacturing/data center, (b) Tim Cook is widely respected and is in a position to influence other CEOs.

Right, that's the point I've been making. The interest in Tom Cook's opinion isn't derived from how good an idea it is - the interest is from his power status. We agree here.