Google: No Bias In Dropping Anti-Clinton Ads

NewsMax ^ | 6/27/05 | Carl Limbacher

[wagglebee]

Google, the massive Internet search engine, is hotly denying that it pulled an anti-Clinton book ad because of the political bias of their Democratic CEO, Eric Schmidt, a supporter of and contributor to Sen. Hillary Clinton.

The possible censorship issue recently got the attention of Direct Marketing News.

According to World Ahead Publishing, Google removed an ad for author Candace Jackson's book "Their Lives: The Women Targeted by the Clinton Machine," after originally approving the banner ads which displayed the book's cover or pictures of the Clintons.

Some ads also included such statements as that of former White House volunteer Kathleen Willey, a victim of Clinton's sexual advances, who stated "The true nightmare Bill and Hillary put me through."

"Google's decision to reverse its prior approval and shut down this banner ad campaign reeks of political bias," fumed author Jackson.

According to Eric Jackson, World Ahead Publishing's president, Google had approved the campaign and it was performing "very strongly," after it made its debut on May 31. Google yanked the ad campaign June 9, however.

Google's response, says World Ahead: the company's policies ban display ads that attack an individual.

A Google spokesman told DMnews.com that while some ads for "Their Lives" were rejected, others are still running on the company's network. He rejected the claim that the ads were accepted or rejected because of their political views.

"These decisions are based on our policies, not political views," Google spokesman Mike Mayzel told DMnews.com. "We have routinely accepted and rejected ads for materials that are for or against a wide variety of public views."

Google's policy on ads states: "Ad text advocating against any organization or person is not permitted. Stating disagreement with, or campaigning against, a candidate for public office, a political party or public administration is generally permissible."

Buttressing World Ahead's claims of political bias: Google rejected ads from RightMarch.com, a conservative group, targeting House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi while running ads attacking House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

[wagglebee]

I used to use Google all the time, but I quit several months ago when I realized how biased they were.

[sauropod]

I now use alltheweb.com.

[LibertarianInExile]

Clusty or Dogpile is about as good as you can get insofar as their owners' donations. Close to 50-50 Rat-Pubbie last I checked on opensecrets.org.

[Joe Brower]

Methinks Mike Mayzel doth protest too much.

[Red Badger]

I will find another search engine to use............

[LibertarianInExile]

http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=&txtState=%28all+states%29&txtZip=&txtEmploy=Overture+Services&txtCand=&txt2006=Y&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&Order=N

Their corporate givers looks every bit as liberal as Google. Try Clusty or Dogpile. They're closer to conservative. Too bad we don't have a conservative option that I know of.

[sport]

I just changed too.

[ikka]

go to Google.com. Type in "tom delay" (as in Tom DeLay). Look at the ads on the side of the page.

"Want Better Than DeLay?"
"Help Us Defeat DeLay"
"Don't delay Oust DeLay"

etc. etc.

[FReepaholic]

...I will find another search engine to use..............==

I switched to Clusty after learning of Google's bias.

It's excellent. Not only does it list search results, it catagorizes or "clusters" them.

The only thing I miss is the ability to search newsgroups.

[George Stupidnopolis]

What a joke...they have no problem with moveon.org

[rawhide]

Were we expecting Google Democratic Operative CEO, Eric Schmidt to affirm he pulled this book? Of course he going to deny he pulled it!

[NordP]

Thanks for the alternative!

[wagglebee]

I went back to using Yahoo, I used it years ago before Google got big. I switched to Google because it was quicker, but now Yahoo is just as fast. I know Yahoo is probably run by a bunch of leftists, but they don't let it affect their website.

[SandRat]

Google: No Bias In Dropping Anti-Clinton Ads. Nah, none at all, and Bill Clinton did not have relations with that, that, that, -- woman ,---- Lewinski. {/snide sneering revulsion

[Nateman]

 I know Yahoo is probably run by a bunch of leftists, but they don't let it affect their website.

Not true! I've personally had a site of mine not listed by those guys!

[fhlh]

buh bay Google...

[OSHA]

Thanks! Just tried alltheweb and like it! I changed my home page and drooped google a note why.

[montag813]

Google will be at $500 six months from now. they will have the largest market cap on the planet. That is power, and it is a real shame Mr Schmidt uses that power so nefariously.

[DouglasKC]

I use Clusty now for the majority of searches I do...stupid name but it's pretty cool.

[sauropod]

I will.