McCain against Net Neutrality wants Microsoft's Balmer as a cabinet member

[IChing]

McCain said he did not think government regulation of internet service providers to stop them from censoring, slowing down, or otherwise disrupting consumer’s access to the internet in order to stifle competitors or undesirable content was an appropriate solution. In fact, McCain even seemed at one point to be open to ISPs censoring consumer’s internet experience to block access to competitors’ services, saying at one point “When you control the pipe you should be able to get profit from your investment.”

In another move that was sure to infuriate many geeks, the 70 year old presidential hopeful also said that he would ask Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to serve on his cabinet to deal with technology issues if elected. He did not however say what position Ballmer might be hired in, but did joke that he might consider him for a diplomatic position, such as ambassador to China.

Ballmer is not known in the tech industry for his diplomatic prowess: he once threw a chair across his office saying he would “fucking kill Google” after learning that a prized employee had defected to the search giant. Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer threw a chair across his office and threatened to "fucking kill Google" when told a key employee was leaving to join the search giant.
According to legal documents filed late last week Ballmer reacted with fury when told Mark Lukovsky was joining Google.

Lukovsky's statement says: "Prior to joining Google, I set up a meeting on or about November 11, 2004 with Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer to discuss my planned departure....At some point in the conversation Mr. Ballmer said: "Just tell me it's not Google." I told him it was Google.

At that point, Mr. Ballmer picked up a chair and threw it across the room hitting a table in his office. Mr. Ballmer then said: "Fucking Eric Schmidt is a fucking pussy. I'm going to fucking bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I'm going to fucking kill Google." .


http://www.thedailybackground.com/2007/05/30/mccain-comes-out-against-net-neutrality-says-would-hire-microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmer/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/05/chair_chucking/

[DS1]

1. Two nutcases.

Perfect. Ballmer's wrong about enough to equal McCain

[SharonAnn]

2. Bad choice, McCain. Bad choice. We don't need any more corporate monopolization.

Microsoft is the poster child for corporations wanting to eliminate competition, no matter how ruthlessly, and to limit personal choice.

Bad choice!

[wakeme2008]

3. Ballmer used to punch holes in office wall during the period before NT

finally got out the door. He is a crazy man.

[Clovis Sangrail]

4. ROFL

this is perfect... make sure the OSS people refuse to vote for McCain.

:rofl:

[Poiuyt]

5. He could campaign like this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc

[NJCher]

6. Dog, what an a$$hole

I thought the fat f(@& was going to have a heart seizure.

Can you imagine a fool like that in McCain's cabinet? I laugh at the thought! What, is he going to hop around like that in the White House?

Man, these republicans come up with some hilarious sh@#t!



Cher

[IChing]

8. Balmer is as scary as McCain is delusional

I think he would be compatible to McCain's asshole
and be fine addition to McCain's imaginary cabinet
that he would find for sale in the bazaars of Baghdad

[dEMOK]

7. To think...

...I actually supported this man in 2000.