I Would Never Trust Carbonite to Back Up My Computer

March 4, 2012

David Friend, CEO of Carbonite

Carbonite is one of Rush Limbaugh’s advertisers that caved in to the left’s faux outrage over slutgate and dropped their advertising from his program. As it turns out, it looks like it may have been an easy decision for David Friend, the company’s CEO. Dan Riehl dug into Friend’s political donations and found that he’s not only a donor to Democrats, but also to the far-left group MoveOn that’s always wanted to silence conservatives like Rush Limbaugh.

An FEC search reveals several political donations from a David Friend at the same specific street address. This page lists two donations totalling $300 for that individual to MoveOn.org. The broader record for the same individual, (use search here) David Friend, at that address includes donations to the campaigns of Howard Dean, Democracy for America, Texans for Truth, Tony Knowles, John Kerry, Matthew Flynn and America Coming Together, as well as Gore/Lieberman. (Read More)

This explains why Carbonite didn’t pull advertising from Ed Schultz’s show after he called Laura Ingraham a “right wing slut.”

Now that this is out there, why would any conservative consider trusting Carbonite with backing up your computer? I know I won’t.

Atlas Shrugs has more on the donations Friend has given to Obama in the past.

H/T Doug Ross

Image Credit: The Boston Herald

Tags: Carbonite, David Friend, donor, obama, rush limbaugh

16 Responses to I Would Never Trust Carbonite to Back Up My Computer

Liberty 5-3000 on March 4, 2012 at 9:01 pm
…kinda like Athlete’s Foot…they are everywhere…watch where you step.
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RandyG on March 4, 2012 at 9:01 pm
They will be belly up soon looking at their falling stock price.
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- andy42302 on March 4, 2012 at 10:26 pm
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  RandyG, not according to overwhelming polling. In reality (reality on LC, yeah right?), folks just aren’t happy with Rush. The GOP are scrambling for cover. The mighty Rush himself kowtowed to his advertisers (talk about selling oneself).
  It’s beyond me why after such a bad week, LC still wants to stir this issue, something that like it or not, blew up in your face.
  My Grandparents, rest their soles, were rather intelligent people but they both spoke differently in their own way. Grandma would say “don’t cut your nose off to spite your face” while PaPa would say “if you don’t use your head, you just as well have an ass on both ends”, both meaning the same thing. Grandma would say “let sleeping dogs lie” while Papa would say “the more you tweak a turd, the more it will stink”, again meaning the same. Those adages could well apply to the Rush monstrosity.
  But if this is something you want to keep alive, more power to you.
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  - Elle on March 5, 2012 at 12:02 am
    My Grandfather used to say, if it smells like shit, looks like shit then it is shit. Apparently a great many people have to taste shit and they still think Hussein is the best president ever!
    Good thing I listened to my Grandpappy and knew shit when I saw it back in ’08 and again in ’12.
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  - Mark in Germany on March 5, 2012 at 3:57 am
    Just so everyone knows, Andy was indignant at Rush for calling that SLUT Flukes a slut. I’ve been asking Andy since yesterday morning to post the letters or blogs of indignation he sent to Bill Maher and Ed Shultz for calling Sarah Palin a cunt and Laura Ingraham a right wing slut.
    STILL NO REPLY. You think maybe because he was in AGREEMENT with them, hence no letters to offer up?
    So is he REALLY upset Rush called Fluke a slut. Evidently not, he just thought it would be an easy target.
    It seems when the cause goes their way, time on topic is no concern. But if time doesn’t work for them, well, let’s just bury it quick and find something else about conservatives to whine-long and hard-about.
    ANDY, UNTIL I SEE THOSE LETTERS, I’LL BE ALL OVER YOU!
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    - andy42302 on March 5, 2012 at 8:28 am
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      Mark my obsessive stalker, for one thing, I haven’t been indignant at Rush nor have I given any moral opinions on it. You chose to invent that on your own. I’ve addressed not what Rush has said but rather the GOP’s fear of him.
      My comments addressed “Overthetop” or “Overtheline” or something who was trying to make a point that the GOP shouldn’t kowtow to Rush on his slut comments and focus more on the real issue. You guys promptly hid that. My comments were more towards the fact that you guys have to promptly hide or dismiss such things as you’re not allowed to disagree with Rush on anything, ever, no matter what. I even pointed out that until that point, Fox and Drudge were silent. Mitch McConnell had no comment. You’re weren’t allowed to dispute Rush because he is your poster boy and your mentor. So you, the GOP, and Fox genuflect to his every word. When Rush says shit, all GOP squats.
      Shultz or Maher never had that political clout. They don’t represent Democrats. So whatever they say has no bearing on Dems or the Dem’s message.
      My bigger point here is that it looks like Rush finally stumped is toe, throwing you and your lapdogs into a frenzy.
      It’s also worth noting that Rush attacked more than an individual. He brought into prospective the GOP’s war on women, classifying any woman that takes contraceptives as “sluts”. So this is going to do considerably more damage than an HBO non sponsored comedian that isn’t associated with a political party.
      Sure, I can easily say that Maher and Shultz and many others shouldn’t say or have said bad things about others. But that doesn’t change or solve the dilemma that you’ve gotten yourselves into.
      And it was depressing because what it indicates is that the Republican leaders are afraid of Rush Limbaugh. They want to bomb Iran, but they’re afraid of Rush Limbaugh.
      George Will 3/05/2012
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      - Mark in Germany on March 5, 2012 at 9:39 am
        Again, you and only you socialist believe that we conservatives are Rush’s pawns, because it is what you want to believe. It is what you would want everyone else to believe. So we don’t need to respond to a fabrication that you made up yourself. Rush has never influenced me to do anything. Do I agree with things he says, sometimes yes, sometimes no. But he does not influence me! Unlike you slaves to Big Brother…er, obama, who march thoughtlessly to his drum beat and perform mindlessly his bidding, we conservatives love to think for ourselves, regardless what YOU would like to believe.
        I can’t help a brainwashed person like you. Like an alcoholic, you got to hit rock bottom first before you realise you need help. When you grow up and that day finally comes, I’ll be happy to help you. But until then, you are stuck in your socialist made fantasy world. I hope you are enjoying the butterflys!
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  - wkrp_in_cincy on March 5, 2012 at 7:00 am
    andy42302 is just another delusional douche nozzle. STFU and ask your mommy to bring something to eat while you type in the basement.
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    - andy42302 on March 5, 2012 at 10:48 am
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      wkrp, see you’ve polished up your debating skills.
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Bill of Rights on March 5, 2012 at 8:40 am
Is there a decent alternative out there?
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- stu on March 5, 2012 at 9:07 am
  Yeah, it’s called buying your own external hard drive.
  The down side is you have to back up you files manually.
  The up side, it’s a one time fee for the initial purchase, not a monthly fee.
  (and you maintain that ONLY you have access to your files)
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- michigan on March 5, 2012 at 9:33 am
  http://www.mozy.com
  I think it’s cheaper too.
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Adam StJames on March 5, 2012 at 11:22 am
I had Carbonite once. When I needed it to restore my system, it downloaded 12,000 files onto my desktop before I stopped it. I complained; they suggested reinitialize my hardrive and try it again. I finally restored from a backup I had on my own diskdrive. I argued with them for weeks to get a refund. I’d rather do it myself.
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