https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/451846465791356928
News that, in 2008, former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich donated $1,000 to the effort to pass California’s Proposition 8 in support of traditional marriage has culminated in Eich being forced to resign as head of the company. Some are even claiming that Eich’s position on the issue means he’s not fit to run a large organization:
Sorry, Brendan Eich: If you're against gay marriage, you're a bad CEO. http://t.co/hj6kGWPcpL
— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) April 3, 2014
Oh my, how quickly they forget:
So you didn't vote for Obama in 2008? RT @WillOremus: Sorry, Brendan Eich: If you're against gay marriage, you're a bad CEO.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) April 3, 2014
Where was that criticism when the mainstream media was carrying Obama on their shoulders on his way to the White House in 2008?
https://twitter.com/FilmLadd/status/451834477086388224
Can we retroactively apply the same “rules” the Left is demanding? Where was this kind of outrage a mere few years ago? Those are among the questions being asked:
.@mckaycoppins @sullydish Eich is out for holding Obama's SSM position when he was elected Prez. Should he be impeached and removed as well?
— Joaquin Fenix (@FenixJoaquin) April 3, 2014
Hey #standwithmozilla peeps, were you "standing up for equality" when you voted for Obama in 2008 when he agreed with Eich? Oh. Right.
— RBe (@RBPundit) April 3, 2014
Quiet, you. RT @KatMcKinley So, if Eich loses his job for being against gay marriage 6 yrs ago, shouldn't Obama lose his as well?
— jon gabriel (@exjon) April 3, 2014
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Hi @Mozilla: Why was Eich's Prop 8 donation in 2008 "bad," but a donation to Obama's campaign in 2008 (anti-gay-marriage) is OK? #Hypocrites
— A.J. Delgado (@AJDelgado13) April 3, 2014
President Obama didn’t change his position on the issue of gay marriage until the spring of 2012, but we don’t recall the Left insisting that disqualified him from the presidency.
Holding a pro traditional marriage opinion while running a tech company though is apparently a total disqualifier.
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