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02-09-2009, 01:34 PM
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EBay ex-CEO Whitman plans run for California governor... Does anybody else find this "funny"?
Apparently the ex-CEO of Ebay wants to be California's next Governor.
EBay ex-CEO Whitman plans run for California governor - Yahoo! News
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02-10-2009, 10:10 AM
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Why is it funny?
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02-10-2009, 10:24 AM
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You mean... will she almost win the election with 5,032,027 votes before getting into a last minute bidding war and narrowly loosing by 1 vote with just 2 seconds to go?
Or when you donate to her campaign will you get a message that the "reserve is not yet met"?
Something like that?
But in all seriousness, she seems like a valid pick.
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02-10-2009, 10:28 AM
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We who are about to snark, salute you!
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Its not unusual at all for business executives with no prior political experience to run for governor.
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02-10-2009, 10:30 AM
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Someone is just going to snipe the seat at the last second and steal the auction away from her. Damn auction snipers.
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02-10-2009, 10:45 AM
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Thank goodness I'm a country girl.
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Originally Posted by thePR
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Writers have no imagination these days. Wouldn't the PERFECT headline have been.....
Former eBay CEO may put in a bid to be Govenor of California.
20yrsinBranson
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02-10-2009, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by thePR
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Why is it funny? She was unquestionably one of the most successful businesspersons in one of California's key industries!
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02-10-2009, 01:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CarolinaBredChicagoan
You mean... will she almost win the election with 5,032,027 votes before getting into a last minute bidding war and narrowly loosing by 1 vote with just 2 seconds to go?
Or when you donate to her campaign will you get a message that the "reserve is not yet met"?
Something like that?
But in all seriousness, she seems like a valid pick.
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LOL! Nice! Exactly what I was thinking....
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02-10-2009, 01:13 PM
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Funny how? Have you seen the shape we are in? It can't get any worse.
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02-10-2009, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by thePR
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No funnier than the mayor of SF Gavin Newsom or Ex-gov Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown wanting to run. All-in-all it will be an interesting election!!!!
Now where is that thread on "Wanting to leave California"?.............hummmmmmm???? 
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