CBS talks about liberal Internet Companies. Google, Facebook, AOL

CBS News ^ | Michael Reagan

[Mike Reagan]

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Microsoft Corp., which owns Hotmail, has given 53 percent of its campaign donations to Democrats since 1990, and 46 percent to Republicans. Time Warner (home of AOL) has given 72 percent to Democrats, while Google's PAC has given about $103,000 to Democrats and $72,000 to Republicans in the 2010 campaign cycle. (The company's employees give largely to Democrats.)

[Mike Reagan]

Conservative talk radio host Michael Reagan, eldest son of former president Ronald Reagan, is selling @Reagan.com e-mail addresses on his website with an appeal to conservatives to stop giving their money to companies he casts as tied to liberalism.

[Forgotten Amendments]

Microsoft used to not give anything to politicians. Then, the 2000 recession was kicked off (IMHO) by the Clinton DOJ going after them. Can you blame them?

BTW - the fact that Bush's DOJ kept the witch hunt going was one of their lesser remembered atrocities. Still the Dems are more likely to go after a company, so I don't blame them one bit for playing payola.

[Soothesayer9]

A friend of mine knows someone who worked for Google for many years as a tech, who said the head honchos (founders) are the most conceited, self-worshiping liberals you are ever likely to meet (if you should be so unfortunate!).