Meg Whitman at the RNC
Meg Whitman, the former CEO of Ebay, spoke at the Republican convention tonight. Before reading this, I suggest you read about all the fraud at Ebay during her watch. I would also urge you to remember the words of Rob Chestnut who tells us that fraud on ebay is “under-counted” and “over-counted”.
Meg Whitman said she is a Republican because of “character”? Well, it does take a character to seriously believe the b.s. she gave out on fighting fraud as CEO of ebay. Read the story in the Mike Brunker Ebay section that discusses the shill bidder who got away with fraud and was only given a verbal warning.
Meg Whitman says that Republicans are proud to be the party of Lincoln. Well sorry Meg, but if Lincoln was alive today I doubt he would be a Republican (considering Democrats are the party that now fights for civil rights).
I am glad Meg spoke tonight. She did contradict Fred Thompson when he said the economy was great. She said the economy was bad. For a convention so scripted, I would think they would get their message straight. What is it Republicans? Do we have a good economy or a bad one?
Meg says that Republicans will lower taxes. Yes, I am sure that under a Republican administration that Meg Whitman would see many tax breaks. But the other 95% of us will be getting tax breaks under Barack Obama.
Meg speaks of individual freedoms. Yeah, as long as you are rich, white, and heterosexual you have all the freedom you want in America.
Meg says that McCain supports more self government. But the morality police that is the Republican Party is the one who needs to “protect marriage” from homosexuals. I would suggest they seek to protect marriage from David Vitter and Larry Craig before worrying about what homosexuals will do to their marriages. Guess what Republicans, my marriage to my wife is special to me no matter how many prostitutes David Vitter “sins” with. Your marriage will be just as special as it is today if gay people are allowed to marry the people they love.
But let’s go back to the statement of Rob Chestnut (the one about fraud and how it is over-counted and under-counted). Rob was brought in by Meg to Ebay. Rob and Meg embraced that kind of double speak while defending their inaction when it came to fraud in ebay. How can you take people who believe that double speak seriously?
McCain does though. At the Saddleback forums McCain said he would seek the council of Meg Whitman because of her wisdom. So much for the “straight talk express”.