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Google CEO Says 'No Thanks' to Obama Cabinet Position
Atlanta Business Chronicle ^ | Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 11:04 AM EST

Posted on 11/11/2008 11:03:00 AM PST by lewisglad

Google Inc. chief executive officer Eric Schmidt won’t take a technology post in President-elect Barack Obama’s cabinet, according to news reports.

Reuters reported that Schmidt declined such a post.

Obama said during his campaign for the presidency that he would create a cabinet post similar to a chief technology officer to advise on tech issues. Schmidt, a strong supporter of Obama, was seen by some watchers as likely to be tapped for that post.

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is based in Mountain View, Calif.

Last week, Obama picked Julius Genachowski, who has links to Ask.com parent IAC/InterActiveCorp and to New Resource Bank, to help him choose people for a new administration in Washington. The choice convinced some that technology policy and a favorable attitude toward high-tech business could be a big part of Obama’s focus as president.

Schmidt topped a list of 10 likely candidates for the cabinet post put up by ZDNet. Genachowski himself came in at No. 2. Others on the list included Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) founder Bill Gates and Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) chief John Chambers.

(Excerpt) Read more at bizjournals.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: bho2008; ericschmidt; google; googledems; nothanks
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1 posted on 11/11/2008 11:03:00 AM PST by lewisglad
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To: lewisglad

That would be SCARY.


2 posted on 11/11/2008 11:03:33 AM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light! WE STAND WITH HER!)
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To: lewisglad

Maybe because his stock is at -14.08 in today’s trading so far.


3 posted on 11/11/2008 11:05:48 AM PST by Right Cal Gal (Abraham Lincoln would have let Berkeley leave the Union without a fight)
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To: lewisglad

Well of course, service to one’s country is for other (less rich) people.


4 posted on 11/11/2008 11:06:18 AM PST by Daus
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To: SolidWood

GOOGLE does have a propensity to accumulate personal data, not to mention the retention policies.


5 posted on 11/11/2008 11:06:51 AM PST by realdifferent1 ("Blood, whips & guns,or dollars. Take your choice; there is no other and your time is running out.")
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To: lewisglad

same reason Rush doesn’t get into politics....to much of a pay cut.


6 posted on 11/11/2008 11:06:51 AM PST by ilgipper
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To: SolidWood

Or Maybe because he’s had cheated on his wife too many times to count.


7 posted on 11/11/2008 11:07:19 AM PST by ShandaLear (Barack Obama, he is the Kwisatz Haderach!)
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To: SolidWood

Google exe? Yea..ok.


8 posted on 11/11/2008 11:09:44 AM PST by snarkytart
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To: ShandaLear

or, heavens forbid, inhaled.


9 posted on 11/11/2008 11:09:49 AM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: lewisglad

GOOGLE = GOOD
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22We+know+now+who+the+End+Times+Prophets+were%22


10 posted on 11/11/2008 11:11:27 AM PST by VlPu
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To: lewisglad
As much as Google gets (justifiably) criticized for it's leftist leanings, I was pleasantly surprised at their acknowledgment of Veteran's Day today...
11 posted on 11/11/2008 11:12:47 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: snarkytart

I did CTRL + ALT + DELETE and have a process named g00000gle.exe running on my PC. Is it spyware do you think? :O)


12 posted on 11/11/2008 11:14:29 AM PST by library user
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To: lewisglad

1) He knew there were more than enough socialists in the Obamaloon cabinet already.
2) He couldn’t take the pay cut.
3) He can help Obama and the clowns hurt the country far more at Google.
4) Don’t worry, he won’t pay more in taxes. The really rich never do.


13 posted on 11/11/2008 11:16:00 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: lewisglad

If he was REALLY going to institute change he would have appointed some geek from the Silicon Valley. Or maybe even one of the Best Buy Geeks. Now that would be change I can believe in. Yes, I can.


14 posted on 11/11/2008 11:16:02 AM PST by Terry Mross ( It's just a matter of time before we're all 'GUILTY' of hate speech.)
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To: Daus

That may not be it. I’d like to see a lot of high profile declinations of Cabinet positions. This may be a disastrous Administration.


15 posted on 11/11/2008 11:16:05 AM PST by gundog (We shall overcome.)
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To: lewisglad

That’s interesting. Actually I would decline, too, since the next 4-8 years are going to be monstrously bad and I am behind on my reading anyway.


16 posted on 11/11/2008 11:17:24 AM PST by RightWhale (Exxon Suxx)
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To: library user

Sounds like spyware, get rid of it.


17 posted on 11/11/2008 11:18:02 AM PST by americanophile
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To: Joe 6-pack

How many years did it take them?

Of course now that we have Premier-Elect Obama — the US is once again worthy of being respected. Suddenly, leftists are finding their patriotism.


18 posted on 11/11/2008 11:28:50 AM PST by rom
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To: lewisglad

A cabinet-level “technology” post?

What in the world for? There’s nothing I can think of that such a position would actually do.


19 posted on 11/11/2008 11:29:10 AM PST by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: lewisglad

A NEW Cabinet position?

Dept of Technology?

How will the left control the internet, you say?


20 posted on 11/11/2008 11:29:23 AM PST by hattend (Sarah Palin has run a fishing business, a city, and a state. All Obama has done is run his mouth.)
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