Yes, it was definitely childish and unfair of me, and not based on any hard facts. Sorry to you. My aerospace industry tech pal said it to me and I put it together with the probably 12 or so I knew at the university library where I used to work. Two were among my best friends for years.
Sorry for the cheap shots.
Here is my apology which you probably didn’t see:
7/28/2020, 7:27:59 PM · 74 of 103
frank ballenger to wally_bert
I’m a tech person who was never liberal.
Good. That helps hold that 0.9% . Also, my blanket nasty comment probably hurt some good FR IT people. Sorry.
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For your source question , I honestly first heard it said by Rush Limbaugh on his radio show-—probably 1990s.
Here’s some more....
Tech Workers Overwhelmingly Support Democrats in 2018 ...www.wired.com › story › tech-workers-overwhelmingly...
Oct 26, 2018 - It’s True: Tech Workers Overwhelmingly Support Democrats in 2018 ...
www.nytimes.com › technology › tech-midterms-democrats
4,500 Tech Workers, 1 Mission: Get Democrats Elected - The ...www.nytimes.com › technology › tech-midterms-democrat
Tech workers’ political donations overwhelmingly skew ...thehill.com › policy › technology › 413428-tech-work...
Oct 26, 2018 - Partisan donations this political cycle from workers at technology giants skew overwhelmingly Democratic, according a report released Friday, ...