From the Dark Side--Evil Empire Leader Steve Ballmer Brainwashed His Kids

We haven't posted a "From the Dark Side" column for some time but we couldn't pass this one up.

Yes, it's true according to the man himself. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was quoted by CNNMoney.com as saying, "...I've got my kids brainwashed...." He was gloating about not having an iPod personally when he stated that his kids don't either because he has them brainwashed.

Wonderful. The man who blurted out publicly that he does not know the meaning of the word "monopoly" when he runs the world's most lucrative monopoly and who bounced around on a stage screaming at the top of his lungs in earning the moniker "Monkey Boy" also practices mind control on his own offspring.

Well, maybe his days at Microsoft are numbered. There's dissension in the ranks at Microsoft according to this PC Pro article (registration required) with some blaming the woes of Microsoft's Vista on Ballmer. We hope he stays so as to keep things as they are at the Evil Empire. Besides, we hear from those who know him personally that he really is a very nice person and who else could provide us with such outrageous material for this column? [Bill Fox]