> She hosted a dinner? Exactly. Private activities are pretty much out of scope in relation for job suitability, unless they're illegal or really "out there",

> She hosted a dinner? Exactly. Private activities are pretty much out of scope in relation for job suitability, unless they're illegal or really "out there", but I think in the case of HP, the company as a whole has taken a series of beatings as of late and instead of appointing a controversial person to the top slot, the board would've better served the company if they'd gone out and found someone who could both unify and right the ship. Personally, I'd have a problem working for someone whose public political views were in conflict with my own. I'd suck it up, but I doubt that I would be able to be as focus and committed to the company's vision knowing that any success that I may contribute may come back to bite me in another setting. I think business-minded CEO's should leave sex, politics and religion out of their public life and if they find that to be impossible then maybe they should focus on one or more of those topics to pursue but not as part of a global company's management team. Then again, maybe I don't understand HP at all.