“Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, Inc., was spotted at Hillary Clinton’s ‘victory’ party last Tuesday wearing a staff badge, according to a picture recently submitted to Politico,” Joe Schoffstall reports for The Washington Free Beacon.
“Google came under fire earlier this year for allegedly altering search results to paint Hillary Clinton in a more favorable light than Donald Trump. Schmidt stated at the time that Google did not pick sides in the presidential race,” Schoffstall reports. “‘We have not taken a position on the American election and nor do I expect us to,’ Schmidt said at the time.”
MacDailyNews Take: So believable.
“Despite this assurance, Schmidt provided funding to a tech startup called The Groundwork, one of the Clinton campaign’s biggest vendors,” Schoffstall reports.
“Following WikiLeaks’ release of hacked emails from the Clinton campaign,” Schoffstall reports, “The Washington Free Beacon discovered that Schmidt was doing more than funding a Clinton campaign vendor—he was working with the campaign on its technology strategy.”
“The revelation was contained in a memo sent by Robby Mook, Clinton’s campaign manager, to Cheryl Mills, David Plouffe, and John Podesta on Oct. 26, 2014,” Schoffstall reports. “The memo’s author was Teddy Goff, Clinton’s former chief digital strategist.”
“It was addressed to Clinton,” Schoffstall reports. “Goff boasted about the work Schmidt was doing, saying it would easily eclipse the technology operation of any Clinton opponent.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Great work, as usual, Eric.
Eric Schmidt makes eels look dry.
As we’ve previously written of The Groundwork: “It’s very, uh… interesting how they compile a comprehensive record of each voter’s Facebook pages liked, volunteer contacts, events attended, money donated, etc. and assign them a score based on how strongly they support the candidate. If you think you’re not being watched online, you’re not thinking.”
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Google’s Eric Schmidt spurns Obama cabinet post offer – December 11, 2012
Obama to reward Google’s Schmidt with Cabinet post? – December 5, 2012
Google outfoxes U.S. FCC – April 17, 2012
Google Street View cars grabbed locations of cellphones, computers – July 26, 2011
Glenn Beck: Be wary of Google, they way they think is creepy (with video) – February 17, 2011
Consumer Watchdog calls for probe of Google’s inappropriate relationship with Obama administration – January 25, 2011
FCC cites Android ‘openness’ as reason for neutered ‘Net Neutrality’ – December 22, 2010
U.S. FCC approves so-called ‘net-neutrality’ regulations – December 21, 2010
Google CEO Schmidt: If you don’t like being in Google Street View then ‘just move’ – October 28, 2010
Consumer Watchdog ads mock Google CEO Eric Schmidt (with video) – September 2, 2010
Google CEO Schmidt: Change your name to escape ‘cyber past’ – August 18, 2010
Wired: Google, CIA Invest in ‘future’ of Web monitoring – July 29, 2010
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Google Street View Wi-Fi data included passwords and email – June 18, 2010