'Meg Whitman, homophobe' (eBay former CEO, Calif. governor hopeful)

[Newsjock]

http://valleywag.com/5109035/meg-whitman-homophobe

With her unofficial bid to be California's governor, Meg Whitman, the billionaire former CEO of eBay, is leaning hard to the right. Her support of a gay marriage ban could doom her campaign.

Whitman, as we've noted, is an oddity among Silicon Valley Republicans, who tend to worry more about lower taxes than hot-button social issues like abortion and gay marriage. In the Republican presidential primaries, she supported Mitt Romney, a Mormon with conservative social views. But it wasn't until recently that Whitman started talking about her own support for Proposition 8, California's recently passed ban on same-sex marriages.

Henry Gomez, the former eBay superflack who's serving as an advisor to Whitman, told me this week that Whitman's stand was "a personal issue." Many gay eBay employees agree. They see Whitman's stance as a deeply personal betrayal. As the CEO of a company in a liberal industry in a liberal region, Whitman never gave a hint that she didn't value gay and lesbian employees' relationships. It turns out she was just being politic.

... But leave personal feelings aside. As a practical matter, Whitman's support of Proposition 8 may backfire in fundraising and in the general election. Several current and former eBay executives, including founder Pierre Omidyar, lent their name to a newspaper advertisement opposing Proposition 8. Will they support Whitman's campaign now? Unlikely.

Edit: Corrected error in title

[grasswire]

1. she ruined her company

Why would anyone want to support her for governor? She RUINED eBay.

[cabluedem]

4. Its even worse now that Paypal is Ebay's only funder.

Ebay is flat gone now.

[ColbertWatcher]

6. You're welcome to mock the shit out of her ...

... on the Truthiness Encyclopedia.

I just started a page for her (http://www.wikiality.com/Meg_Whitman), with lots of places for people to add links and any other info for her. It would be nice to have all the dirt on her in one place.

Just remember to create a free account so no one will see your IP address.

If you have any questions, drop me a note.

[firedupdem]

2. I knew she was shit when mccain was dragging her around the

campaign trail with him.

[brentspeak]

3. What's her qualifications? That she ran eBay into the ground?

[saltpoint]

5. It's very difficult to be interested, let alone enthusiastic, about

Meg Whitman as Governor of California.

I hope her support for Prop 8 is felt by more emotionally mature California voters to be disqualifying for her candidacy, added to the long list of other good reasons why she should not seek the job.

[ColbertWatcher]

7. The GOP is not about competence, they want a name. That's it. n/t

[saltpoint]

8. That's true. I think of both Reagan and Junior Bush --

not exactly stand-alone intellects.