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Uploaded: Friday, January 25, 2013, 9:50 AM
Zuckerberg to fundraise for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
Facebook CEO to host campaign fundraiser in Palo Alto Feb. 13
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by Sue Dremann
Palo Alto Weekly Staff
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 | Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, will host a campaign fundraiser at his Palo Alto home for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Feb. 13, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Christie, a Republican who does not toe the party line and speaks his mind, received accolades for his handling of the Hurricane Sandy disaster in New Jersey and was an outspoken critic of his own party's foot dragging after emergency-funding relief for flood victims was delayed.
He also dared to be seen with and to praise Democratic President Barack Obama for his handling of the disaster during its immediate aftermath.
As his campaign for gubernatorial re-election swings into gear, an inaugural stop-off in California at Zuckerberg's home could draw much attention in the state, where Christie plans to travel for other fundraisers when he arrives in February.
His relationship with Zuckerberg goes back to 2010, when the 28-year-old social-networking mogul donated $100 million to Newark, N.J., schools. Christie and Zuckerberg share a common passion for education reform.
Christie and Zuckerberg have linked up on other occasions. The governor also spoke at a Facebook town hall event.
Some pundits have speculated about whether Christie could become a candidate for the 2016 presidential election. He has strong support in California and support from Zuckerberg is certain to raise his visibility in the state should he make a bid for the presidency, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Zuckerberg's political leanings are not well defined. His electoral registration notes that he has no party preference. He voted in the 2008 and 2012 general elections, according to the Santa Clara County's registrar of voters, the Wall Street Journal reported.
But he showed support for Obama and attended a dinner with him and Silicon Valley tech leaders in 2011. Obama also appeared at a Facebook live-streamed town hall meeting in 2011 at what was then the company's Palo Alto campus.Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by why?, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2013 at 10:04 am What's the point? Is anyone going to give donate money to Christie knowing that a billionaire likes him? Why doesn't Mark just gift Christie some money?
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Posted by curious, a resident of another community, on Jan 25, 2013 at 10:59 am Boy, it is interesting to see the difference in the response from local folks between the disaster in New Orleans and the disasters in New York and New Jersey. Why do we hear nothing about fundraising for Sandy while things were really hopping for the other hurricane?
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Posted by incurious pep, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2013 at 11:06 am @curious
1. This post is about a campaign fundraiser, not Sandy relief.
2. with what data do you make the absurd claim "the difference in the response from local folks between the disaster in New Orleans and the disasters in New York and New Jersey." ?
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Posted by moo, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2013 at 12:00 pm Mark Zuck started getting weird when he decided he couldn't eat anything with a face unless he killed it himself.
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Posted by moo, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2013 at 1:08 pm Dear Sue Dremman,
Thanks for the article.
I have a suggestion for another time.
You wrote:
"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla. . . "
To me, this sounds as though Priscilla is simply incidental. I don't think that's the case.
I might have written the following:
"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and physician Priscilla Chan, who have been married since last year. . ."
Just an idea.
Or, you could put Dr. Chan's name first, and make her husband, Mark, the incidental one!
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Posted by SteveC, a resident of Menlo Park, on Jan 25, 2013 at 2:16 pm The Republican party needs people like Christie, so it's not as alarming as if it was just another republican pol in the pockets of the extremists.
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Posted by OsNose, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2013 at 3:30 pm Zuckerberg is just being normal with his sudden change in political parties of choice
Young and full of hope and wonderment = Democratic
More mature now and lots of money = republican.
At this fundraiser, I wonder if he will share some of his hand killed meats?
Kinda strange if he does ''Why yes governor I just killed that my self this morning''
Dont get me wrong I love meats I just prefer not to be able to put a face on what I eat.
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Posted by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2013 at 10:08 pm Just another way to change to world (or buy political influence).
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Posted by Schmuckerberg, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Jan 26, 2013 at 9:08 am Mark Zuckerberg may be Internet smart, but he can be really dumb about a lot of other things. Hence his current nickname locally.
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Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 26, 2013 at 9:30 am Moo
Dr. Chan, unfortunately, is a nobody. This is only news because of who her husband is. Therefore the headline is correct. If her husband was also a nobody, this would have been no news.
It is not interesting to know about a doctor and her husband that nobody has heard of doing anything to help a republican.
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Posted by s, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood, on Jan 29, 2013 at 12:28 am Palo Alto is shifting fast from being liberal to being big business, lobby washington, sell off the farm to the chinese, right wing.
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Posted by incurious pep, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Jan 29, 2013 at 12:43 am "Palo Alto is shifting fast from being liberal to being big business, ... right wing."
Basing that on what? All the republicans elected recently?
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