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Google Adjusts Political Posture With Sponsorship Of Conservative Conference
- neurotech1 15y agoI wouldn't read too much into this. A large number of companies split there political capital between the parties, to 'hedge their bets'.
- atacrawl 15y agoBut don't you think that this practice is indicative of a larger problem -- that regardless of which major party is in power, corporations can't lose?
- neurotech1 15y agoYes, though the larger problem is that major corporations can have "the best democracy money can buy".
- cynwoody 15y agoAh, but corporations can lose — if they don't contribute to the right politicians. Politicians should be required to wear NASCAR uniforms, so that we would know who owns them.
- AndyKelley 15y agoWhy would they support opposing parties, instead of simply supporting neither party?
- cjoh 15y agoIs there any evidence that they haven't sponsored this event in the past?
- webfuel 15y agoMore info here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-03/google-sponsoring-conservative-political-conference-co-hosted-by-tea-party.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-03/google-sponsoring-c...
- chrismealy 15y agoCPAC isn't just a regular Republican thing. It's super super right wing. It's John Birch Society-level wingnuts.
- chrismealy 15y agoCPAC isn't just a regular Republican thing. It's super super right wing. It's John Birch Society-level wingnuts.
- ed2417 15y agoAccording to the article, it sounds like they are doing this to push Google+ .