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Old 02-09-2009, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Apparently the ex-CEO of Ebay wants to be California's next Governor.

EBay ex-CEO Whitman plans run for California governor - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090209/us_nm/us_california_whitman - broken link)
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Old 02-10-2009, 09:10 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Why is it funny?
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Old 02-10-2009, 09:24 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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Old 02-10-2009, 09:28 AM
 
Location: Oak Park, IL
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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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Old 02-10-2009, 09:30 AM
 
Location: US
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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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Old 02-10-2009, 09:45 AM
 
Location: SW Missouri
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Apparently the ex-CEO of Ebay wants to be California's next Governor.

EBay ex-CEO Whitman plans run for California governor - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090209/us_nm/us_california_whitman - broken link)

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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Old 02-10-2009, 11:58 AM
 
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Apparently the ex-CEO of Ebay wants to be California's next Governor.

EBay ex-CEO Whitman plans run for California governor - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090209/us_nm/us_california_whitman - broken link)
Why is it funny? She was unquestionably one of the most successful businesspersons in one of California's key industries!
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Old 02-10-2009, 12:01 PM
 
Location: 38°14′45″N 122°37′53″W
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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.
LOL! Nice! Exactly what I was thinking....
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Old 02-10-2009, 12:13 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Funny how? Have you seen the shape we are in? It can't get any worse.
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Old 02-10-2009, 12:25 PM
 
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Apparently the ex-CEO of Ebay wants to be California's next Governor.

EBay ex-CEO Whitman plans run for California governor - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090209/us_nm/us_california_whitman - broken link)

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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