Well, it appears Freepers aren’t fans of Bill Gates. He gives much more to democrats, supported Obama, is a fan of amnesty.
TOP ISSUES LOBBIED, 2012
1. Taxes
2. Immigration
3. Telecommunications
4. Computers & Information Tech
5. Copyright, Patent & Trademark
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=d000000115
Most of you likely know all the above. But do you know who some of his biggest lobbyists are? That might surprise you.
[SNIP]”Yesterday, Grover Norquist’s weekly Americans for Tax Reform conclave was the venue for an announcement by Suhail Khan that he was becoming director for external affairs for Microsoft. Khan’s transformation into a corporate lobbyist comes amidst rising concerns in conservative circles about his longstanding family and personal ties to the Muslim Brotherhood (MB or Ikhwan) in America and his positions in favor of such MB priorities as building the Ground Zero mosque, closing Guantanamo Bay.... dissembling about shariah, etc. “
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2011/04/07/Microsoft-Reaches-Out-to-the-Muslim-Brotherhood
THAT would be the same Muslim Brotherhood appologist Suhail Khan, CPAC organizer & board member
AND Grover Norquist, CPAC organizer , founder of the Islamic Institute & Microsoft lobbyist.
http://www.thenation.com/blog/171600/norquists-says-he-fights-taxpayers-goes-bat-donors#
Yes he and Ballmer were big donors to the Wash St. gay marriage initiative.
The only acceptable computer to access FR is Linux based.
I’m not a fan of MS, but didn’t Clinton’s DOJ go after MS for not using lobbyists, AKA, donating to dems, one way or the other? (wink wink, nudge nudge).