Google Announces Plans to Cut Ties With ALEC

[Newsjock]

Source: National Journal

Google plans to sever its relationship with the controversial American Legislative Exchange Council following a wave of public scrutiny about the conservative group's climate-change views.

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt indicated in an interview Monday with NPR's Diane Rehm that Google would drop its ALEC membership "in the future," but did not specify a date.

"We funded them as part of a political (campaign) of something unrelated," Schmidt said in response to a caller asking if Google "is still supporting" the influential conservative organization. "I think the consensus within the company was that that was some sort of mistake, and so we're trying to not do that in the future."

... Google would become the second tech giant in recent months to cut ties with ALEC. Microsoft did so in July, though the company did not specify why.



Read more: http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/google-announces-plans-to-cut-ties-with-alec-20140922

[cstanleytech]

1. Wanna bet they just get back in bed with a group that is really ALEC

just with a new name? Kinda like how members of the tea party are just republicans hiding under a different name.

[freshwest]

2. Yeah, they shouldn't have ever been with them, and unsure when they'll part ways. Huh...

[tazkcmo]

3. What a weasel.

"We funded them as part of a political (campaign) of something unrelated," Schmidt said in response to a caller asking if Google "is still supporting" the influential conservative organization. "I think the consensus within the company was that that was some sort of mistake, and so we're trying to not do that in the future."


Not very firm language from this guy. And trying? It doesn't take much trying to NOT write a check. By the way Google, even if what ever reason you donated to ALEC before is unrelated to anything else doesn't mean ALEC is a trust worthy organization. But then again, neither is Google.

[Dont call me Shirley]

4. No big deal, they'll just spend their lobbying dollars on different lobbyists

[stuffmatters]

5. Disgraceful that Google ever joined ALEC

No past "political campaign' justifies membership in this racist, misogynist, homophobic , propollution Birch/Koch founded
enemy of democracy.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

6. Does this mean the end of promoting jon stewart attack on google search?

There is no reason for breibart, newsmax, etc to come up first, but they do.

[drm604]

7. "trying" to not do that in the future

Trying? You're trying? Oh, well at least you're "trying".

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. Cool! Now let's get McCain to cut ties with Isis.