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Search engine is cash engine for Democrats
UPI ^ | February 14, 2005 | UPI

Posted on 02/14/2005 1:05:43 PM PST by PDR

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.


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KEYWORDS: boycotteverything; campaignfinance; campaigns; cash; democrats; donors; finance; fundingtheleft; google; money; upi
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To: PDR
No "bleep." You can tell exactly where the Google dorks stand by doing an image search on "Bush" and "Kerry." The pictures that come up for the President paint him a bad light, but what would one expect from liberal scum.
21 posted on 02/14/2005 1:11:21 PM PST by Shortwave (Supporting Bush was a duty one owed to the fallen. Now, it is an honor.)
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To: Paleo Conservative

Really? How do they do that??


22 posted on 02/14/2005 1:12:33 PM PST by MTD
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To: PDR

Might I suggest...

http://www.altavista.com/

Any other search engine will do. I'll be modifying my useage of Google today.


23 posted on 02/14/2005 1:12:39 PM PST by DoughtyOne (US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservative.)
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To: marlon

www.dogpile.com


24 posted on 02/14/2005 1:12:48 PM PST by GOPJ (Jacksonville and the NFL did us proud. Thanks for a great show.)
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To: marlon

Try A9.com


25 posted on 02/14/2005 1:12:51 PM PST by TheForceOfOne (Social Security – I thought pyramid schemes were illegal!)
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To: marlon

www.dogpile.com -- It's worth a try.


26 posted on 02/14/2005 1:13:30 PM PST by GOPJ (Jacksonville and the NFL did us proud. Thanks for a great show.)
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To: PDR

Well, that's pretty rough. NOTHING is as good as Google. And the new maps.google.com beats all the other map sites I've seen COLD.

Dan
/c8


27 posted on 02/14/2005 1:13:32 PM PST by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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To: PDR

It's simple. They're so rich they are naturally guilty liberals. It makes them 'feel good' to hand out a few thousand of their millions to 'help' the disadvantaged because everyone knows the Dems help the disadvantaged.

I guess being brilliant in science doesn't make you brilliant the more mudane aspects of life. Like politics.


28 posted on 02/14/2005 1:13:54 PM PST by siunevada
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To: Paleo Conservative

How can you do that? A search engine isn't a person. It is just a piece of technology that looks up what you ask it to look up.


29 posted on 02/14/2005 1:14:20 PM PST by Goodgirlinred ( GoodGirlInRed Four More Years!!!!!)
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To: PDR

Darn! I love my gmail account too!


30 posted on 02/14/2005 1:15:02 PM PST by spower
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To: marlon

yep


31 posted on 02/14/2005 1:15:36 PM PST by conservativewasp (Support John Kerry......... Ho Chi Minh would. Damn! Now I need a new tagline.)
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To: TigerTale

My question is- is there a law against political affiliations with websites?> Just because it is a serch engine??? I am just curious.


32 posted on 02/14/2005 1:15:44 PM PST by ArtimusCF
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To: PDR

I never could figure out all the hype with Google. I've always used Yahoo! search engine and it works just fine.


33 posted on 02/14/2005 1:15:50 PM PST by Free and Armed
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To: TigerTale

Last Year if you entered " Weapons of Mass Destruction" into Google's searach engine and clicked "I'm feeling lucky", a spoof page of the message for a crashed browser would appear. However, if you read the fine print, it was a total slam on Bush and how he is a liar, etc. It got pulled after awhile. I knew right then that Google was filled with leftists. (I also remember some leftist student asking John Kerry if he "googled himself" on the campaign trail).


34 posted on 02/14/2005 1:16:23 PM PST by KC_Conspirator (This space outsourced to India)
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To: wolfpat

It seems to me that theses businesses would be better off with Republicans in control. The Democrats want to tax them to death. Why in the world would they give so much money to the ones that want to tear them down?


35 posted on 02/14/2005 1:16:49 PM PST by Goodgirlinred ( GoodGirlInRed Four More Years!!!!!)
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To: Shortwave

That is untrue. I just did it. The first pic of Bush is a nice shot. The second pic of Kerry is a spoof, the first is a crudely drawn political cartoon. Realize that the links change constatntly and are re-evaluated in real-time.


36 posted on 02/14/2005 1:17:08 PM PST by MTD
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To: ClintonBeGone

You are suprised that a california company with technical people would be liberal? These people don't have kids and don't do "physical" labor. I would be surpised if they didn't go liberal. You'd think berkley would have some sort of conservative element, but they've forsaken science and only use it when they try and prove wacky liberal propaganda.


Besides their buddy gore did invent the internet.


37 posted on 02/14/2005 1:17:49 PM PST by tfecw (Vote Democrat, It's easier then working)
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To: marlon; PDR

Oh well looks like I'm going to have to find a new search engine!

MSNSearch

http://search.msn.com/

 

38 posted on 02/14/2005 1:18:06 PM PST by Incorrigible (immanentizing the eschaton)
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To: ClintonBeGone
I can't figure that out.

Me either. You would think these so-called brainiacs could figure out that the liberals/socialists/commies they love and support in the democrat party are the same ones who will attempt to legislate strict usage of the internet and freedom of speech the minute they win back their power.
39 posted on 02/14/2005 1:18:38 PM PST by right wing
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To: PDR

Overpaid, techno workers loving the Nanny State!!!


40 posted on 02/14/2005 1:18:52 PM PST by Pondman88
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