Davis ousts aide in Oracle flap, Advisor took check while negotiating tech deal

The SF Chronicle ^ | 5/3/02 | Robert Salladay

[randita]

the saga continues..

[randita]

ping

[eureka!]

It's raining, it's pouring...

[Coop]

Someone at the Chronicle is definitely not happy about this. :-)

[toast]

I use Oracle at work.

I can see why they have to give kickbacks to get contracts.

[gaspar]

Imagine that! Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, friend of Bill and Al, major major Democrat donor, can not head-off an investigation into Oracle. Perhaps the rumors that the FBI was ready to strike were true and Cal Attny General Lokyer is trying some damage control.

[Commiewatcher]

Oracle stock (ORCL) isn't too hot these days either. It's breaking major support at $8.50 on the downside and headed to $6, maybe even $4. Maybe we can get rid of Davis AND Clinton lover Ellison at the same time!

[KC Burke]

Even though the exchange came after work hours, Davis administration employees are not allowed to handle campaign checks for the governor. "It is certainly a violation of the spirit of the governor's policy from Day One that he does not want full-time state employees involved in our fund- raising efforts," said Garry South, the governor's chief political adviser. There is some question, sources said, about when Baheti actually received the check from Oracle. The date on the check is from March, two months before the Oracle contract was signed, but the campaign received the check on June 5 - - five days after the contract was approved.

The classic evidence of a quid pro quo. The paper can only distort the event by using the headline and analysis to make it appear that Davis is part of the solution when its obvious this was part of an accepted scheme for his appointees.

[egarvue]

I use Oracle at work. I can see why they have to give kickbacks to get contracts.

What other DB would you choose if you could? Not sarcasm, but just an inquiry from a fellow database admin/user.

[ken5050]

Somewhat off the wall question..If, for whatever reason, Davis decided NOT to seek re-election....who would be the presumptive favorite for the Dem nomination?...

[Tijeras_Slim]

Wasn't Joe "professional liar" Lockhart working for Oracle after his stint in the Clinton Admin? Where is he now?

[tubebender]

The SF Chomical's version of this is much more detailed then th AP version in our local fish wrap the Times-Standard(know as the Sub-Standard). Also the AP is reporting a 5 BILLION dollar short fall in income tax revenue, down from 11.5 billion last year and 2 billion under Gov Doofus' estimate of 9 billion.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the ping and the article!

Davis seems to be taking the LLA Slimes advice on dealing with this .. uh ..challege.

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[ElkGroveDan]

Remember folks if this were a Republican administration this would already be called ORACLEGATE.

I'm sure it was just an oversight by the press. It didn't occur to them.

What say we, Freepers? Lets remind them. Use it in our headlines and our letters to the editor; ORACLEGATE!

[eureka!]

Here it is. The $25,000 check thingy...

[gaspar]

I believe that "Popeye" Lockhart is still Oracle Director of Communications.

[RayChuang88]

Imagine that! Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, friend of Bill and Al, major major Democrat donor, can not head-off an investigation into Oracle.

And Ellison was one of Microsoft's biggest critics, too. You now REALLY openly wonder just how much under-the-table money Oracle gave to the Clinton Administration to expedite the US v. Microsoft case.

[Gophack]

This whole thing stinks. For Davis to claim that he didn't know about all this is ridiculous. A $25,000 check prompts thank you notes, often personal, and his campaign committee should have been alert that a state employee had in fact sent the check to them and alerted the campaign manager or Davis' chief of staff to find out what is what. This wasn't a little $100 donation, or even a $1000 donation that may gone under the radar screen.

Davis is a micromanager. Nothing goes on without his explicit approval. He can't have it both ways. Either he's stupid or corrupt, and I don't think he's stupid.

Dump Davis!

[eureka!]

Agreed. He is corrupt. Dan Walters had a piece months ago about a federal corruption/bribery case where certain records were sealed. (I think the bad guy was Nathan or Nathanson or somesuch). In any event, it involved the Coastal Commission and big $$$ for approval of developers' projects. The Sac Bee was trying to unseal the records because there was a "major unnamed politician" neck deep, the speculation being Grayout. His "John Doe" attorney on behalf of "John Doe" filed a federal action to keep the records sealed. I did not book mark the article and searched one day for an hour and couldn't find it. If my memory is correct, it would be sweet to see that bust open in the next couple of months....