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another rightwing neocon coward, who hasn't voted and ran a company that spied on people wants to be a govenor. She has exactly no chance of winning in California. Her cross to bare is steroid boy Arnold and his lack of compassion. Arnold is so hated in our state that he didn't care that he vetoed a bill recognizing Viet Nam vets with a special day in their honor. Typical republican lowlife crap and the Ebay twit brings the same thing to the table. Let her run in some twit state like Texas.

Here in California they couldn't handle a smart woman who wants to balance the budget and make cuts, the Unions will put up a big fight to keep her out, they want business as usual.......tax and spend. Unfortunately California has become the Gimme state for every free loader around and we will be hard pressed to get anything other than a tax and spend Democrat. And they wonder why we are bankrupt!

Another Millionaire looking out for the status quo........recycled has been.....look out California.

Techie? She wouldn't know an abstract method from a left outer join. You newsies are so desperate to sell the news that you invent new "angles" on old stories, based on the flimsiest of distinctions.

And does anyone really think it's techies who are not "mainstream" and "trusted" enough for public service? I would have thought lawyers would capture that distinction, or corporate executives (like, um, oh I don't know, maybe Meg Whitman), or televangelists. I mean, THEY are the ones who don't seem to have a clue as to how the rest of us live (but think they should run our lives!). Techies? We're practically salt-of the-earth these days.

Last I checked, it was reporters, not techies, who have the real image problem. Perhaps you could do a story on the death of serious journalism.

Why should I elect someone who can't even take the time to vote? Why should someone with no interest in how this country is run be allowed to run it? I thought this one would be better than Fiorino but now I'm not so sure. And since when does being good at some specific businsess mean you are an expert on government?

Who cares if she didn't vote? That has nothing to do with her ability to run something. Given the choice between Democrat and Republican.........what the hell!

why not try some one beside lawyers.....

Just because someone ran a tech-based company does not mean they are a technology geek. Can Meg or Carly tell us about any patents they personally produced?

Can tech personalities break into politics? Not if they don't vote.

A more pertinent question might be: "If a prospective candidate for public office avoids civic duties, what kind of example would it set for voters and constituents?"

Meg Whitman doesn't vote!! Now, she wants everyone to come out and vote for her.

She doesn't vote. Maybe her followers won't vote either.

Why elect someone that didn't take the time to even vote in the past? We're supposed to believe she believes in civil responsibility? Forgetaboutit.

Wasn't our last president a failed CEO of many ventures? Please, we've already suffered enough damage form these "business" types who think they can "run" anything. I work in health care and have seen the "business model" ruin what used to be a field of human service rather units (business lingo for humans) labeled, timed and measured.

I'm a Californian and after seeing what the last Republican did to our state I will NOT vote, Republican, (even though I didn't vote for this one, nobody did – they stole it with a recall).

Besides, what's her record? She hasn't bothered to vote in the past twenty to thirty years, what does she stand for?

How 'bout a tech personality who isn't a dismal failure? I'd love to see some of the best and brightest get into politics, in either party. They don't have the level of corruption that bankers, attorneys, and big Phama execs do, but Meg Whitman's career is an outright abomination.

Why is this Whitman considered a tech geek? Just because she works for a tech company doesn't mean she has any technical background. Just ask the no-nothing CEO's at the top of many tech companies how tech savvy they are. Half of them wouldn't know how to change their own flat tire.

Ask any old time eBay user-

Meg Whitman stole eBay's soul and turned it into a Walmart of junk that fleeces small sellers at every turn and services best those that sell huge amounts of mass media garbage.

Buyers are left with amazing ammounts of garbage to sort through and fewer of the kind of auctions that built eBay.

Best Match for Meg Whitman = Assisted Living.

Not, stalking horse for Mitt Romney campaign- if she wins California and Mitt gets nominated she will be the VP choice- that will be the funniest to watch Joe Biden rip her to shreds-

What a looser! Bring her on!

Someone who knows how to run a business? Make money?

Why would California vote for that?

Most CEOs of large companies are not techies. They are second only to politicians in playing politics. In my honest opinion, they are major contributors to the bad economic conditions.

My husband is a TECHIE, this woman IS NOT! Do not insult the TECH world with this misleading headline!

I think the key factors would be:

1) Have a terrorist write your autobiography, claim you did it all on your own.

2) Have such super-smart stars as Susan Sarandon go around saying, "Well, Jesus' mother was a woman too."

3) Do give any specifics. When pressed for answers, just say "Change"

4) Get Oprah on your side.

5) Fix it so that whenever Chris Mathews sits at his desk, a small electrical charge will send a tingly feeling up and down his leg.

6) Apologize for everything America did before you stepped into politics.

Do these six steps right, and you'll win. Just look what it did for Obama.

Why not, John McCain, uneducated and unqualified brought to the front someone just like him, Sarah Palin to run for VP. Atleast this woman is educated and I'm sure she is well traveled and doesn't sound like a nut case.

apparently meg just registered to vote about 2002 and there is no record of her voting before that year. when she registered, she registered as a republican. if the republican base falls for this woman, or any republican for that matter, then truly the GOP is dead. meg has some brass ones, give her that for sure for passing herself off not only as a republican but as a concerned citizen voter. yeah, right.

If a village idiot can be in the top job (family values my azz) for 8 years, I guess a smart female should get a chance to straighten out what another republican put california into – bankruptcy.

Clean it up Meg – get rid of foreigners, that should do it. NEXT

Why not, it`s a free country. We`ve had actors, farmers, lots of lawyers, besides, who better to serve corporate better than one of their own.

Can tech personalities break into politics?

NOT WHEN THEY ARE IDIOTS LIKE THESE PEOPLE. YOU DO KNOW FIORINA KILLED HP RIGHT? MEG WHITMAN DID NOT INVENT EBAY? BOTH KILLED MCCAIN CAMPAIGN.

Whitman, john mcshames most admired person (LOL), is just another idiot republican.
Just because she was involved with e-bay dosen't mean she'll be a good politician, but, republicans like anybody that will criticize our president, so, they'll like her a lot.
Republicans are loud, foul mouthed, racist, do-nothings.

McCain sang the praises of this woman, and we all know what judgement McCain has, eh?

Personally, anyone running for public office whom has "Republican" or "Libertarian" associated with their name gets a big thumbs down from this voter. In particular, if that person has a "corporate leadership" background. I am not a fan of Meg Whitman, Ronald Reagan or Carly Fiorina, and Arnold Schwarzenegger needs to switch political parties, already.

I hope so. Government needs people with actual executive skills. We see the disaster of "community organzing" skills and governments will need business leadership to fix this mess.

We probably need a lot of Meg Whitmans in California to fill all those liberal seats coming up for reelection. Go Meg!!!! I'm rooting for her all the way - she's got to be better than the current bozo or the one before him.

Maybe she can replace the faulty chip in Obama's brain.

Heck I don't see why not since we've had various Actors run for political office. The funny thing about it we never really had just a plain ole down to earth common person run for office. It seems like folks who have political aspiration these days have to be rich and there in lies the paradox, because how will a rich person ever relate to a common or poor person needs?

The real question is can a smart Republican woman win over the voters in a state that elects idiots like Maxine Waters, Henry Waxman and Nancy Pelosi. She probably is not crooked and corrupt enough to win those districts.

Why not? What an odd question.

She's a CEO. Not a techie.

Smart business women and both republicans. Go figure!!!

Take care of Iran, you worthless president!!!

Don't see why not. Look what is in politics now! Fresh blood could be worth the change.

WOW another vacation for the president and his family! Anyone surprised???????? But don't forget we have NO MONEY!

No more Actors or community organizers...............please! People who can successfully run a business have an understanding how budgets work and would be a much better asset for political office. Problem is, people don't want a tough, common sense approach because there would be cuts to pork programs, illegals benefits, welfare. It makes too much common sense and Democrats can't handle that.

A "tech geek" would certainly be more knowledgable on how to run things.... more so than a Hollywood type. And certainly more so than a community organizer.

Meg can't be bothered to vote, so I can't be bothered to vote for her.

Just like the new rich – got lucky in business once, so that gives me the right to start at the top. These same people think they are too good to pay taxes, they want to control the race of people who are allowed to be happy, be masters over who can get married, the whole selfish, "me" centered Republican gang we have all been dealing with since the Right Wing took over Lincoln's Party. Nazis in business suits – including the females.

Before touting Meg Whitman's credentials based on her experience as a CEO someone should look into her track record at Ebay.

Ebay's stock value has been in the toilet for years, primarily because of bad decisions Whitman made (failure to break into the Asia market, overpaying for Skype, just for example).

Moreover, many Ebay sellers, particularly the smaller sellers, feel that she drove them off of Ebay (intentionally) with numerous and unjustified increases in fees. Many people regard her as a killer of small businesses.

She was no more interested in ebay buyers either. Ebay did not do anything about the huge numbers of counterfeit items for sale until they were sued, and they did little to guarantee any kind of buyer protection until it became obvious that they were losing buyers because they offered no such protection.

In short, her record at Ebay suggests she has questionable business judgement, that she is hostile to small business and uninterested in consumers.

Maybe California wants a governor with those credentials, but I wouldn't.

This is crazy. Popularity is a big part of politics and always will be. The more people that you persuade to like you, the better off you are most the time. But I think this could be ruining politics. We need more true politics. Back on subject, a Tech personality can break into politics being CEO of a major company like eBay probably is like being head of state.

It would make more sense to have politicians with business backgrounds, they understand how to run things.............not like a community leader who's only business interest is UNION bailouts.

Anyone would be better than the cheer leader in chief and his ilk we have now.

She's just another CEO who recieves excessively high compensation. She's not the right person for the job.

Why would this woman expect anyone to vote for her when she doesnt vote?

If she can't handle Civics 101, she has no business running for Governor. It makes no difference what party she belongs to.

Just wait until California becomes a buy it now and customer service (i.e. government services) are through a contact form that you get a response which makes no sense. Fraud of course will be high if she becomes governor and they will act as if it isn't. They will make changes unilaterally without really caring about their customers (or citizens). Each person will have a feedback score and DSR's and be paid or fined accordingly. I guess if all of that makes her qualified to be Governor, than anyone that votes to her has her ineptness coming to them. All you have to do is see what the state of ebay is and how much they screw their sellers to know what Meg will do. Ebay used to be a good company at one time.

Ask Whitman about her voting record. For someone who didn't care enough to exercise her civic duties, it is interesting that she has been embraced warmly by the extreme right wing of the California GOP.

Maybe she'll get our finance's in order by putting the majority of state property and landmarks on Ebay maybe even some of the state legislators (but probably wouldn't get much for them though). And hopefully she'll learn how to vote by the time the election rolls around.

Can we get some real people to choose from, pleeeeeeze? This was really a nice place, once upon a time.

Well, I think if we can have a failed community organizer, who we are now finding out didn't even write his ground-breaking "autobiography", become puppet...I mean president, then I'm sure someone with a successful track record in business will have no problem getting into office. Well, as long as enough people still view hard work as a plus.