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[Eric-GCA]

Search engine is cash engine for Democrats


WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Employees of U.S.-based search engine Google gave $207,650 to federal candidates for the 2004 elections -- virtually all of it to Democrats.

A USA Today analysis published Monday indicated 98 percent of the money went to Democrats, the most-lopsided giving of any of the top tech company donors.

Microsoft was the biggest tech donor, with its political action committee contributing $3.1 million last year, 60 percent to Democrats.

Overall, 53 percent of high-tech industry contributions went to Democrats, said the liberal Center for Responsive Politics, a group that tracks campaign spending and contributions.

Republicans must work hard to win support from a company whose employees seem philosophically wed to Democrats, CRP's Larry Noble said.

Google declined to discuss employee campaign contributions but the among the company's top 2004 givers was Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt, whose biggest single donation was $25,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Copyright 2005 by United Press International.
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I guess the Republicans aren't the party for the rich anymore.

 

[WedgeX]

I'd think that Microsoft would give to the party that would be more into deregulating industries, oh well.

Anyhow, internet companies on the liberal side of things? Never!

 

[videogamer]

Wo0t! It's kind of a pain to watch where I shop nowadays because many companies have employees donate to Repubs. However, Google, with all of their innovations, has been a godsend.

 

[Triumph]

The Republicans are still the party of the DUMB rich. Thick necks, fat wallets and small brains... those are the primary characteristics of the Republican party donor. You can make it there one day, too, Centuryon! I'm sure they'll love hentai, don't listen to all the moralistic spew they throw out there. Their orgies are top notch, and they can have ANYONE killed at the drop of a hat... anyone...

 

[whytemyke]

Wow... go figure... the one business in the world that caters almost exclusively to young people reflects their viewpoints? hm.

I wonder if any of this has anything to do with this 1984, post USA PATRIOT act bullshit about watching everything people do in libraries and on the internet.

 

[gblues]

The Republicans are still the party of the DUMB rich. Thick necks, fat wallets and small brains... those are the primary characteristics of the Republican party donor. You can make it there one day, too, Centuryon! I'm sure they'll love hentai, don't listen to all the moralistic spew they throw out there. Their orgies are top notch, and they can have ANYONE killed at the drop of a hat... anyone...

Dumb rich? Ain't no such thing. Or at least, a dumb rich person does not stay rich very long.

"A fool and his money are soon parted," as they say.

Nathan

 

[SKluck]

How does it go? If you're Democrat you don't have a brain and if you're Republican you don't have a heart?

 

[Jak140]

Dumb rich? Ain't no such thing. Or at least, a dumb rich person does not stay rich very long.

"A fool and his money are soon parted," as they say.

Nathan

Jeeze, sounds like someone's never heard of Paris Hilton; I almost envy you.

 

[Substance]

How does it go? If you're Democrat you don't have a brain and if you're Republican you don't have a heart?

Winston Churchill, I believe, said something to this effect "If you're under 30 and conservative you have no heart but if you're over 30 and not a conservative you have no brain."

 

[Iceman]

one of my favorite quotes.

 

[kablooey]

Winston Churchill, I believe, said something to this effect "If you're under 30 and conservative you have no heart but if you're over 30 and not a conservative you have no brain."

And of course, that's the biggest load of bullshit in the history of man.

 

[McLesterolBeast]

And not at all applicable to modern day politics in america.

 

[RaymondCarver]

I guess the Republicans aren't the party for the rich anymore.

As far as I can tell, most candidates are beholden to special interests.

 

[videogamer]

As far as I can tell, most candidates are beholden to special interests.

Depends on what a "special interest" is, and if you share that "special interest".

 

[FightyF]

Well...google does represent progress.

Many Republicans are against progress.

It's not that hard to figure out, people.

 

[Mandark]

Closed for being an unproductive game of generalization ping-pong.