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Thursday, February 7, 2008 12:00 AM

Despite Web success, Obama loses Silicon Valley

Having a lot of Facebook followers meant little for votes.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Thursday, February 7, 2008 06:20 PM

    Outsourcing

    Hey dataguyx –

    A call out from the Rust Belt.

    Since you are so adamant about protecting high tech jobs, I’m sure you feel the same way about only buying “American”. No? not so much? Bet you like your imported car, flat screen TV, sneakers, etc. You are only concerned now because you want to protect your little high tech universe.

    Get over it, globalization is here to stay. You are going to need to learn a new trade in a few years, or get used to working for a more reasonable salary. Aggressively chasing the cheaper labor buck has been going on in American business since the 1960’s.

    This genii was let out of the bottle a long time ago. Welcome to the 21st century.

    —practical dem Read practical dem's other letters

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