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Eric Schmidt rejects Obama's lame CTO job [America's CTO]
Gawker: valleywag — ... "I love working at Google and I'm very happy to stay at Google, so the answer is no," Google baldfaced-liar-in-chief Eric Schmidt told Jim Cramer on CNBC Friday, when asked if he'd take a job with the incoming administration. "Google is its own exciting opportunity." I know what you're thinking: Obama turned him down already, how cold is that? More likely, Schmidt truly doesn't want the job. He just wanted Obama to ask. ...

Schmidt Turns Down Role Of America's CTO
WebProNews Feed — [image] Would decline if asked, anyway It looks like Google isn't going to simultaneously lose its CEO and gain a powerful friend in Washington. Eric Schmidt has said in no uncertain terms that he won't become America's first CTO. Schmidt, whose name has been one of several getting tossed around, announced his stance during an interview with Jim Cramer. Cramer, referring to Obama, stated, "Look, here's what I would do if I were him. I would say, okay, Eric, you talk a good game. I want you to resign from Google and come to work for me as my chief tech czar. If called, would you do it?"Schmidt answered, "I love working at Google, and I'm happy at ...

Obama's CTO: Here's Who's In The Running
Silicon Alley Insider — ... So now that Google (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt understandably told Jim Cramer he's not interested in being "America's CTO," who's being eyed for the job? There's been a lot of fanciful speculation (Steve Jobs! Bill Gates! Lawrence Lessig!), but this weekend the ...

Readers Vote an 'Uninterested' Eric Schmidt as CTO
Internet Evolution: — ... during the general election, should be the new CTO. Well. Bad news, boys and girls. Aside from the fact that Obama didn't actually ask you for input (aww... sorry), Eric Schmidt is not even interested in the job. In an interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer Schmidt rejected the prospect, calling Google its "own exciting opportunity." Yeah and, if all goes well, someday soon its own country! Bwahaha ... Creeping up behind Schmidt with 20 percent of the vote was yet another face at Google, Vint Cerf, an Internet father (and ...