Joe Biden Picked An Interesting Day To Raise Money From Silicon Valley...
from the timing-is-everything dept
Where was VP Joe Biden during yesterday's big SOPA/PIPA blackout? Apparently he was cruising around Silicon Valley for cash from tech CEOs. Biden, of course, has been seen as the White House's key man in supporting Hollywood efforts to pass ever more draconian copyright laws. One would hope that the various tech CEOs he met with spent some time showing him how their websites were blacked out in protest. From the article linked above, Biden spoke about a variety of topics during prepared remarks... but said nothing about SOPA/PIPA (or, at least the reporter didn't mention it). Given the White House's existing statements concerning the bills, he'd probably be limited in what he can say anyway... but is this a sign that Biden might finally realize that his previous actions were so damaging to the part of the economy that is developing innovation and actually creating jobs?But, of course, it appears the White House was hedging its bets. While Biden went to Silicon Valley... Obama went to Disneyworld:
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