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Carly Fiorina Says Degree In Medieval History Will Help Her Defeat Isis
ABC News ^ | 10/5/15 | JORDYN PHELPS

Posted on 10/05/2015 8:07:39 AM PDT by jimbo123

For over three decades, Carly Fiorina's bachelor's degree from Stanford University in medieval history and philosophy has had little real-world application.

But as she mounts a presidential bid, the Republican candidate says her degree is finally of use as she considers how she would deal with ISIS as commander-in-chief.

"Finally my degree in medieval history and philosophy has come in handy," Fiorina said Sunday night, "because what ISIS wants to do is drive us back to the Middle Ages, literally."

Fiorina was responding to a question from a member of the military at a town hall in Windham, New Hampshire, who wanted to know how she could assure him that she would be serious in taking on the Islamic extremist group.

She said that ISIS is "an evil that must be defeated" and explained how she would work with allies in the Middle East who have asked for specific resources and assistance to fight the extremist group, citing the example of Turkey, which has asked for help in establishing a no-fly zone along its shared border with Syria. Fiorina said she would work with Turkey in establishing such a no-fly zone.

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To: jimbo123

I did not know this about her. Interesting. Thanx for posting!


21 posted on 10/05/2015 8:21:39 AM PDT by donozark (Herbicides improve visibility.)
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To: jimbo123

Fiorina said she would work with Turkey in establishing such a no-fly zone.
= = =
Yep, she is right, no jets were flying in the Middle Ages.


22 posted on 10/05/2015 8:24:16 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Using 4th keyboard due to wearing out the "/" and "s" on the previous 3)
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To: Resolute Conservative

And try reading history books written by people with degrees in computer science!


23 posted on 10/05/2015 8:25:21 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: Scrambler Bob

Carly, ISIS is a creation of Turkey...Geez!


24 posted on 10/05/2015 8:26:40 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: 9YearLurker

My B.A. is in political science, so I am even more qualified to hold any political office than Carly.

How lame can she get?


25 posted on 10/05/2015 8:28:03 AM PDT by Cecily
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To: miss marmelstein

Funny, never seen one.


26 posted on 10/05/2015 8:28:38 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: MichaelCorleone

Nah, she’d outsource ISIS to India. India would NOT like this.


27 posted on 10/05/2015 8:29:06 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: 9YearLurker

Me, too.


28 posted on 10/05/2015 8:32:50 AM PDT by MamaB (Heb. 13:2)
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To: jimbo123

The farther Carly Fiorina can be kept from any seat of power the better!

29 posted on 10/05/2015 8:33:56 AM PDT by amorphous
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To: jimbo123

Doesn’t she know the most successful politicians are either Liberal Arts majors or crooked lawyers?


30 posted on 10/05/2015 8:36:58 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Proverbs 21:20 - The wise have stores of food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has))
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To: jimbo123

yeah fine, but can she flip a pancake like Hitlary on the Today Show today?


31 posted on 10/05/2015 8:38:15 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: jimbo123

I would hope that if she has a degree in medieval history from Stanford that she would have studied the successful campaigns against the Muslims by the tenth-century Roman emperors Romanos I Lekapenos, Romanos II ‘the purple-born” and Nikephoros II Phokas.


32 posted on 10/05/2015 8:40:02 AM PDT by Rufii
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To: jimbo123

I guess she does not know that ISIS is an ally of Turkey. ISIS has no air force so a no fly zone does not harm ISIS but a no fly zone would harm Russia and Syria that is bombing ISIS. Carly is a fool.


33 posted on 10/05/2015 8:40:53 AM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: jimbo123

Why do you need to know Medieval History to deploy missiles, napalm, tactical nukes, etc.?


34 posted on 10/05/2015 8:46:56 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan (Beau Biden's funeral, attended by Bp. Malooly, Card. McCarrick, and Papal Nuncio, Abp. Vigano.)
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To: amorphous; All

“And former World Wrestling Entertainment executive and also-ran U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon of Connecticut split donations between Bush and Fiorina. “She has not formally endorsed any one candidate at this time,” said Kate Duffy, a McMahon spokeswoman.”

“Hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer is one example.

He’s reportedly a main donor to a connected group of super PACs supporting Cruz. The groups have said they have raised more than $37 million, though it isn’t yet known how much is from Mercer.

That’s a pretty substantial investment in Cruz. Campaign finance filings yesterday, though, show he and his family also contributed to Fiorina.”

http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/07/16/17680/presidential-campaign-donors-hedge-bets

There is a chart that shows the cross donors. Fiorina is a PAID and BOUGHT stalking horse for the establishment. She is utterly dependent on SuperPAC cash.


35 posted on 10/05/2015 8:51:17 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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Is this woman serious?


36 posted on 10/05/2015 8:53:35 AM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
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To: jimbo123

And she thinks THIS will prepare her to fight guys with nukes who want to incinerate us?


37 posted on 10/05/2015 8:59:57 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Political Junkie Too
“Isn't that what got her the secretary job in the first place?”

I heard it was her military experience from the Navy. She was in the submarine service. She went down before she went up./s

38 posted on 10/05/2015 9:09:18 AM PDT by Polynikes (Ahh You teal da money. We talk to you den. Hombre - 1967)
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To: ClearCase_guy

The middle ages have not been kind to Carly.


39 posted on 10/05/2015 9:12:16 AM PDT by COUNTrecount (Race Baiting...... "It's What's For Breakfast")
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To: 9YearLurker

I did NOT go to college to get a degree in Medieval History——

I did not spend 4 years plus learning about Muslims.

I learned in a much shorter time on 9-11-01.

I figured out what they & ISIS are about in a much shorter time. A couple of hours, perhaps.

I do NOT want a President that is that slow on the information uptake.

Nor do I want a President who is sympathetic towards the invasion of people who hate us.


40 posted on 10/05/2015 9:39:18 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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