Fundrace: Microsoft-Yahoo Edition

In honor of Microsoft's $44.6 billion takeover bid of Yahoo, the Huffington Post is taking a close look at how the leading players in the deal stack up in terms of political giving. According the Fundrace, Bill Gates -- who previously maxed out at $2,300 for Barack Obama in Q2 -- donated the same amount to Hillary Clinton in Q4. CEO Steve Ballmer, however, has given zip to any candidate in the past year. According to available data, Kevin Johnson, president of Microsoft's platforms and services division, also hasn't given to any presidential candidates' campaigns.

On the Yahoo side, Jerry Yang -- who previously gave the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee $28,500 and to Nancy Pelosi in 2007 -- has refrained from donating to any candidates in Q4 (let alone the year). (Ousted CEO Terry Semel, meanwhile, gave $1,000 each to Clinton and Obama in Q1 and Q2, respectively.) Company President Susan Decker, however, gave Hillary Clinton $1,000 in Q4. New board member Roy Bostock did as his boss did and contributed nada.

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Comments

[VictorLudorum]

The 9kers are broke boys yuppies rolling around in japanese suv's but could'nt translate MSN or Yahoo in other languages for more public usage or integration of internet and democracies! Thier is one dioalogue and its English!That means the upper strata is Globally using free email or forumming but the vast mainlands and locals are stilllllllllllll 100 waiting!

[VictorLudorum]

Ne Boy!

With European Facshists on one side and Isrealis on the other end...That doesnt looks like a world management ordeal?

I was proposing that Bill come and chat Yahoo again..May­be this time im not that 'mean and shallow he announced i was' But that is it good friend 'A Capitalist fire back'


Yahoo has many fold larger knowledge and intellectual ware house unlike the teenie stuff that woiund up on hotmail and msn etc! that wasn't effected for 2kays even during the long run to elevate the world audience and internet users.....­....The tripod people picked up over 10 in Billions but left damaged'nuked' sub domains...­..........­..........­........Ya­hooooooooo­oo is solid! Like Buying a Gold Mine!
GEOCITIES!

[VictorLudorum]

Consolidation is a Capitalist word! Ideologioes are interesting and capabalise intellectually too!

The final error was Police and Mankind is safer today! Marketeers and Manufacturers and at steady waiting for the 'go' signal.

Bill buys what he likes and Bill is blessed /blessing to mankind and 'integration ' .
These days they all dont upload my videos anymore.
Is that for Bills sake? But Bill likes forumming with socialist politicians regime leaders internationalists .
I present my concern less for Yahoo that courtesy or threat gave up news and comments to LIVE.MICRO­SOFT and its riddlesome to get there but also of the world that is forced lived below 9k [Japanese] by Military Regimes and assorted favorites will have to suffer incase they try becoming conversant ..
All you have to do is check 'rootings' ..
The Banks Rootings The Publishers Rootings..­. Its like throwing a microvcave ball towards a country from a Sattelite and another strikes it nine feet from the ground and Chairmamn is satisfied "that gentlemen was a full 180 Degree touch Down"...