Microsoft defends its hiring of Ralph Reed

Confronted about the revelation that it has retained Ralph Reed as a $20,000-a-month trade consultant, Microsoft has responded that since Reed never consulted with them on policies other than trade, there is nothing wrong with having him on the payroll. This is a bad week for Microsoft, who sold out the gay community in Washington, and now has to deal with its annual payment of over a quarter of a million dollars to one of the great anti-gay, anti-woman scumbags of all time.

For a guy who is supposedly a great humanitarian, Bill Gates doesn't seem to have a lot of judgment about corporate morality. Or maybe he doesn't give a damn about gay rights and women's rights.