Maybe you are right and maybe you are not. But I do know for certain is what I heard tonight. She gave the best answer regarding Planned Parenthood that I have ever heard. Bravo to her and her boldness. The others - not so much.
2004: Hewlett-Packard [at the time] chief Carly Fiorina warned that "there is no job that is America's God-given right anymore."
In her interview with Katie Couric from May, Carly Fiorina went on and on about how if you don’t have a room full of “diversity” when making an important decision, you will not get the decision right. (ff 9:43 - 13:00) From ConservativeTreehouse:
Carly Fiorina on Immigration: Pass the DREAM Act. For other undocumented immigrants, a direct path to citizenship is unfair. While running for the U.S. Senate in California in 2010, Fiorina said she supports the DREAM Act, which would give legal status to people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Carly Fiorina on Climate change: It is real and manmade. But government has limited ability to address it. Speaking in New Hampshire in February, Fiorina said there is scientific consensus that climate change is real and caused by humans.
Carly Fiorina on Education: Supports Common Core – Set national standards but give local districts maximum control. No Child Left Behind was positive. In a position paper while running for the U.S. Senate in California, Fiorina
Also worth mentioning:
Buzzfeed: Audio And Video Of Carly Fiorina’s Forceful Praise Of Hillary Clinton In 2008
GOP Hopeful Slams Hillary For Clinton Foundation, But Left One Important Thing Out
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And last but not least...regarding the Fiorina's quote "Islamic Civilization was “Greatest in the World”:
"I’ll end by telling a story.There was once a civilization that was the greatest in the world.
It was able to create a continental super-state that stretched from ocean to ocean, and from northern climes to tropics and deserts. Within its dominion lived hundreds of millions of people, of different creeds and ethnic origins.
One of its languages became the universal language of much of the world, the bridge between the peoples of a hundred lands. Its armies were made up of people of many nationalities, and its military protection allowed a degree of peace and prosperity that had never been known. The reach of this civilization’s commerce extended from Latin America to China, and everywhere in between.
And this civilization was driven more than anything, by invention. Its architects designed buildings that defied gravity. Its mathematicians created the algebra and algorithms that would enable the building of computers, and the creation of encryption. Its doctors examined the human body, and found new cures for disease. Its astronomers looked into the heavens, named the stars, and paved the way for space travel and exploration.
Its writers created thousands of stories. Stories of courage, romance and magic. Its poets wrote of love, when others before them were too steeped in fear to think of such things.
When other nations were afraid of ideas, this civilization thrived on them, and kept them alive. When censors threatened to wipe out knowledge from past civilizations, this civilization kept the knowledge alive, and passed it on to others.
While modern Western civilization shares many of these traits, the civilization I’m talking about was the Islamic world from the year 800 to 1600, which included the Ottoman Empire and the courts of Baghdad, Damascus and Cairo, and enlightened rulers like Suleiman the Magnificent.
Although we are often unaware of our indebtedness to this other civilization, its gifts are very much a part of our heritage. The technology industry would not exist without the contributions of Arab mathematicians. Sufi poet-philosophers like Rumi challenged our notions of self and truth. Leaders like Suleiman contributed to our notions of tolerance and civic leadership.
And perhaps we can learn a lesson from his example: It was leadership based on meritocracy, not inheritance. It was leadership that harnessed the full capabilities of a very diverse population — that included Christianity, Islamic, and Jewish traditions.
This kind of enlightened leadership — leadership that nurtured culture, sustainability, diversity and courage — led to 800 years of invention and prosperity.
In dark and serious times like this, we must affirm our commitment to building societies and institutions that aspire to this kind of greatness. More than ever, we must focus on the importance of leadership — bold acts of leadership and decidedly personal acts of leadership.
With that, I’d like to open up the conversation and see what we, collectively, believe about the role of leadership."
There is so much wrong in that quote. Fiorina majored in medieval history at Stanford at time (one assumes) during which Edward Said’s discredited, anti-Western ideology on colonialism and “Orientalism” flowed within MESA Nostra intellectual/university circles. With 14 years having passed since that speech, Fiorina should revisit the topic and clarify.
When one hears the phrase "golden age of Islam", the idiom, "all that glitters is not gold" immediately pops up.
Bill Warner illustrates in 70 seconds Islam's destruction of Classical Civilization over 12 hundred years here, ff 12:14 and reveals there were three, not one, but THREE Dark Ages brought on by Islam, one in Europe, one in Turkey (Byzantine) and North Africa. (ff 24:27).
Then fast forward once more to 31:50 where Mr. Warner specifically addresses the so called 'golden age' of al Andalus (Spain) and asks, was it a "multicultural golden age" or a 'reign of terror'? His brilliant illustration answers that question leaving no doubt.
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Yes, Carly appears good in debates, but her track record is very troublesome, making her candidacy a non-starter for me. Of course, you are free to make your own choice, but hopefully its a fully informed one.
