The soon to be former PR spokesman for eBay actually posted on Ina Steiner's blog today, commenting on Meg's support of Mitt Romney. Here is his post:
eBay CEO Meg Whitman to Speak in Iowa
by: Hani Durzy
Thu Dec 20 2007 13:56:26
Hi all -- I just wanted to clarify a couple of things that Ina and others have brought up. Yes, Meg is a supporter of Gov. Romney, who is a longtime friend and former colleague of hers; in fact, she is his National Finance Co-Chair. It’s a purely personal choice and is not representative of the views or opinions of eBay Inc. It also has no impact on her ability to address the day-to-day operational needs of the business. Meg was already on personal vacation time this week when she went out to Iowa on behalf of the Romney campaign; she paid for the travel and expenses entirely out of her own pocket, and didn’t use company aircraft to get there.
As a high-profile executive, Meg has a lot of company among business leaders who have chosen to publicly support one candidate or another (Cisco’s John Chambers is a McCain supporter; Warren Buffett backs Clinton, just to name two.) But as a private citizen, Meg has the same rights as everyone else, including the right to back whatever candidate she chooses. "
Now, this is what a PR person should be doing, this is the first time I've seen a blog comment from Hani Durzy. I appreciate him speaking to the facts behind Meg's trip to Iowa. One question I do have; Why doesn't eBay PR make a concerted effort to comment on blogs and message boards. Hopefully this is a sign that they are changing their tune.
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