Open Letter
Mr. Christianson,
I noticed that I had received about three hits to my blog from your article regarding Apple Computer’s Switch campaign this past week. While I will not respond to your straw man arguments against Apple, I will respond to your comments about me.
First, please know that my thoughts here are as an individual and not on behalf of Apple Computer.
Your statement that I am an actor is completely false. As I have stated before, I am just an average college student. I completed a survey on Apple’s website that asked for stories from people who had recently switched to the Mac. Apple liked my story and invited me to share it. Nothing more.
If I were an actor, I would have jumped at the chance to join the Screen Actors Guild after completing the commercial with Apple. However, I am still not a member and I have not pursued any acting outside of my friends’ class projects.
Second, I believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ. I believe that loving each other just as Christ showed love to the world is the greatest moral principle. I do not believe that Old Testament Mosaic laws apply after Christ ushered the Age of Grace. Therefore, I do not believe that homosexuality and the teachings of Christ are at odds. You are free to disagree, but please do not allow your opinion to discriminate.
Third, I supported President Bush in two elections. I now acknowledge that I made a mistake twice. Shame on me. I supported the military action in Iraq before the truth that President Bush lied about the weapons of mass destruction was uncovered.
My support for President Bush further declined when he halted an internal investigation to the illegal wiretapping of all Americans’ domestic calls and shut down EPA research libraries that contained information that countered his horrid environmental policies.
Make no mistake: I love America. I believe there is still more opportunity here than anywhere else in the world. I believe that American can be a shining city upon a hill again, but not under the policies of large bureaucracy, uncontrolled irresponsible corporate behavior, and world policing.
I have a gigantic 10′x6′ flag covering an entire wall in my room. I love this country. It was built upon educated dissent and I am only continuing that tradition with my pithy political posts.
Finally, the Switch campaign happened four years ago. It’s a faint memory only to tech geeks. Apple’s compelling personal technology products, not the people who appeared in its advertisements, determined its profit margin.
I have never discussed my political, spiritual, or other views with Apple and I do not believe my views were pertinent to my promotion of its products. The Switch campaign put regular people in the spotlight. We came from different parts of the country at different points in life to publicly share the enjoyment of a company’s products.
Your conclusions about Apple and me are misguided. I assure you that I have never tried to make anyone gay, hate the US, use drugs, or worship satan.
Regards,
Jeremiah Cohick
This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 30th, 2006 at 17:19 and is tagged humor, switch. 
August 30th, 2006 at 22:46
Ahem.
Wait, what? I thought I heard somebody say “bullshit,” but I must have been mistaken.
August 31st, 2006 at 5:34
I thought you did worship satan! Geez and you think you know someone….
August 31st, 2006 at 15:38
I’m with Steph. You’re pretty much completely to blame for my gayness. You gay-maker.
August 31st, 2006 at 16:17
Mark sent me this wonderful piece by Keith Olbermann: Feeling morally, intellectually confused?
August 31st, 2006 at 22:01
I blame nanovivid for my gayness
September 1st, 2006 at 0:21
I think it’s always funny when people are not informed and then talk like they think they are. He sourced Wikipedia for one (I wish I could get away with that in a professional setting). He also has no idea what he’s looking up. Like, he said he looked up “Feel Good, Inc.” as the artist when everyone knows that it is in fact the name of the SONG. His Googling skills are not great at all if he didn’t learn that fact. I bet that if Apple had decided to go with something like Beethoven, this guy would say something like “Apple is clearly wants us all to be deaf” or something equally ridiculous. So, I love your retort but I don’t think you have too much to worry about. This “Timothy Christianson” is hardly credible with his Googling and Wikipedia-ing and blatantly FALSE accusations that he tries to pass off as reporting facts. AHHH! Why are people so DUMB?!?
September 1st, 2006 at 8:52
Jeremiah turned me gay too! I was a perfectly happy heterosexual until his infamous TV debut.
September 1st, 2006 at 16:34
Jeremiah’s Gay?
September 1st, 2006 at 21:43
Wonderful writing, as always
But waht a shame to have to respond to such a nutso article.
September 3rd, 2006 at 1:53
Angry Frozen Head… seems like a very appropriate title to me… angry at the world and unable to change.
I just have to say I no respect for any Christian who questions the faith of another.
And come on, this is 2006 already, can’t these people stand up off their hairy knuckles and drop the whole homosexuality thing? Could one straight person on this entire planet please stand up and recall the moment they made the conscious decision to go straight instead of gay?
Well, at least your being lumped in with people like Steve Jobs and Guy Kawasaki–that’s good company in my book.
BTW, have you ever heard of the crazy church in Kansas where they preach nothing but an anti-gay message? I live a state away and those nuts used to come down here every once in awhile to protest at military funerals no matter the sexuality of the deceased.
Congrats on the car!
Tim
September 12th, 2006 at 18:50
I felt like I was reading something from The Onion when I read that guy’s ultra contrived propaganda piece. Maybe I’m just really sheltered, but it never would have crossed my mind that Ellen Feiss was stoned; I know plenty of sober kids who are just like her (myself included between the hours of 8 and 11 am). But what really got me about the article was his discussion of you. Am I the only one who noticed that the author appears to be using lack of nationalism as a contradiction of Jeremiah’s love for Jesus? I see Mr. Christianson’s Bible has a little extra in it that my copy doesn’t have. Ah, here it is: Matthew 22:37-40. “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love he Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. But verily I say unto thee, the third is more important still: Thou shalt unconditionally support thy nation, whether it does good or evil, ignoring all imperfections and calling Commie any man who suggests that it has any problems. But this only applies to America.”