Last week I released to the public my experience with Apple regarding the rejection of a campaign iPhone app that I had designed to help get the message out about my run for Congress.

Here is the latest on the iPhone app front. My team did some research into the type of apps with political or social content that Apple either approved of denied and this is what we found.

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If your app derides Christianity, the app is cool with Apple. The example we found is an app called bible thumper. Here is a link to the info: http://www.atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/i-built-the-biblethumper

Another app that is okay with Apple is if you celebrate the life and accomplishments of a murderous thug – as long as that thug is a devoted communist. Enter the world of iChe, The iPhone app dedicated to the musings of Che Guevara. Here’s the link: http://www.iphonenano.net/hasta-la-victoria-che-guevara-iphone-app/iphone

Here’s a link to bigjournalism.com with the story about the app and Apple’s boycott of Fox News because of Glenn Beck’s show:
http://bigjournalism.com/hfontova/2010/03/30/apple-boycotts-glenn-beck-promotes-che-guevara/

Now, if you choose to deride a hateful theology that preaches the abuse and/or murder of women, infidels, apostates, and homosexuals, Apple says “shame on you” and let’s you know that you need not apply. That is what happened when a creative mischief-maker submitted an iPhone app to Apple called I-Slam.

It is an app that merely highlights what the Koran actually says. Here are two links to Hotair.com stories about this situation, with a tape the app creator made of his conversation with Apple’s app approval (sic) politburo official, which he turned into a Youtube video:

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/05/20/too-bad-to-check-apple-bans-app-that-criticizes-the-koran/#comment

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/05/20/and-the-winner-of-reasons-everybody-draw-mohammed-day-contest-is/

So, with all of this going on, I think we can clearly see a pattern emerging here. If you are a lefty, a commie, a radical Muslim, an enviro-statist greenie or a Democrat party candidate with socialist/statist leanings, then have at it and create something for the app store. But if you are a conservative who possesses dangerous notions like loving America, worshipping a just and forgiving God, and supporting our troops when they go to war against the enemies of free people, Apple says you need not apply.

I suppose I should have done this research before I hired a team to build an iPhone app for my campaign.

Silly me.

Now it’s time for me to look into getting out of my two year ATT commitment and price out the Droid. Did you know that Verizon has better coverage and their color is red? Just like California’s 30th district will be in November after I defeat Henry Waxman.

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Ari David is a political consultant and a former candidate for Congress.

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