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McCain adviser Fiorina: Palin not ready to run a corporation
CNN ^ | September 16, 2008

Posted on 09/16/2008 8:39:43 PM PDT by Pinkbell

Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO turned top John McCain aide, said she doesn't think Sarah Palin is qualified to run a major corporation. For that matter, Fiorina said, McCain, Obama and Biden aren't capable of that kind of job either.

Ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO and McCain adviser Carly Fiorina said Sarah Palin could not run a major company.

The Republican presidential candidate has been trying to portray himself as someone who can fix the country's economic woes. But that is a far different task than running a Fortune 500 corporation, Fiorina told MSNBC Tuesday.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama's camp immediately circulated copies of her words -- which didn't exactly paint their candidate in a soft light, either.

"Well, I don't think John McCain could run a major corporation, I don't think Barack Obama could run a major corporation, I don't think Joe Biden could run a major corporation," Fiorina said.

"It is a fallacy to suggest that the country is like a company. So, of course, to run a business, you have to have a lifetime of experience in business, but that's not what Sarah Palin, John McCain, Joe Biden or Barack Obama are doing."

Fiorina was president of Hewlett-Packard until her high-profile ousting in 2006 after the company's unfavorable performance.

"If John McCain's top economic adviser doesn't think he can run a corporation, how on Earth can he run the largest economy in the world in the midst of a financial crisis?" said Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor. "Apparently, even the people who run his campaign agree that the economy is an issue John McCain doesn't understand as well as he should."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: biden; fiorina; hewlettpackard; hp; mccain; mccainpalin; obama; palin; tokenhires
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Yes, we hear WAY too much of this grandstander, she’s drunk with power.


21 posted on 09/16/2008 8:51:56 PM PDT by word_warrior_bob (You can now see my amazing doggie and new puppy on my homepage!! Come say hello to Jake & Sonny)
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To: Pinkbell

HP stock has risen since she left.


22 posted on 09/16/2008 8:52:09 PM PDT by ThomasThomas (Real change actually changes something.)
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To: Pinkbell
earlier link Obama Deceitful http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083777/posts
23 posted on 09/16/2008 8:53:02 PM PDT by Aussiebabe
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To: Pinkbell
This is total bullshit folks. Here's the ENTIRE quote which CNN conveniently chopped off like everyone else did.

“I don’t think John McCain could run a major corporation. I don’t think Barack Obama could run a major corporation. I don’t think Joe Biden could run a major corporation. But on the other hand a major corporation is not the same as being the president or vice president of the United States,” Fiorina said.

24 posted on 09/16/2008 8:53:30 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (McCain/Palin 2008 : Palin the Paladin 2012)
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To: Bishop_Malachi
I forgot...this is CNN.

They told the truth after they told the lie. I know it sounds complicated, but Kerry can explain to you how being right cancels being wrong. Feel better now?

25 posted on 09/16/2008 8:54:10 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Pinkbell

Whatsa’ matta’ Carly?

Phone not exactly ringing off the hook with job offers from the Fortune 500?

Imagine that.


26 posted on 09/16/2008 8:55:36 PM PDT by shibumi (...vampire outlaw of the milky way...)
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To: Pinkbell
Fiorina was president of Hewlett-Packard until her high-profile ousting in 2006 after the company's unfavorable performance.
I'm sure HP stockholders / employees, can attest to her qualifications....wasn't she "forced-out" and weren't there some "irregularites" @ HP during her tenure? ...not really saying anything...just asking...great calculators / printers
27 posted on 09/16/2008 8:57:19 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass ("Annoy the media, elect PALIN and McCAIN....errr....McCAIN / PALIN.....MCPALIN" 8^)
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To: Pinkbell

Typical CNN headline.


28 posted on 09/16/2008 8:57:38 PM PDT by SideoutFred (B.O. Stinks...it really does)
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To: Pinkbell

Well, yeh, Carly, nor is she running for CEO of a company. Sheesh.


29 posted on 09/16/2008 8:58:18 PM PDT by bboop (Stealth Tutor)
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To: Psycho_Bunny

No kidding.


30 posted on 09/16/2008 9:00:09 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Pinkbell
Unbelievable!

Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO was thrown OUT because she was INCOMPETENT!

She was hired as a white, token female. I'm not kidding you. Ask me no questions on that. They let her loose and she screwed up the company and finally forced to step down. She, Carly Fiorina, has PROVEN beyond any doubt that she couldn't do it herself. If her STUPID statement alone about Sarah doesn't prove it - LOOK at HER, Carly, Fiornia's track record fo FAILURE.

31 posted on 09/16/2008 9:00:39 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Pinkbell

“Fiorina was president of Hewlett-Packard until her high-profile ousting in 2006 after the company’s unfavorable performance.”

She knows all about running companies into the ground. McCain really needs better friends.


32 posted on 09/16/2008 9:02:34 PM PDT by apt4truth
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To: SideoutFred
"Typical CNN headline."

Can't you see CNN's headline on November 5?

OBAMA ALMOST WINS PRESIDENCY!"

33 posted on 09/16/2008 9:02:58 PM PDT by TaxachusettsMan
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To: Pinkbell
Here some details on her:

Carleton “Carly” Sneed Fiorina[1] (born Cara Carleton Sneed on September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman. As vice-president at AT&T in 1996, she directed the strategy and orchestrated the initial public offering (IPO) of Lucent, the most successful IPO in U.S. history up to that point in time. In 1998, Fortune magazine listed her as #1 “most powerful woman in business.”[2] The next year, Fiorina switched to the technology company Hewlett-Packard (HP) and became its chief executive officer. In 2000, she also became HP’s chairman of the board. With the support of the Board of Directors, she led HP into a controversial merger with rival Compaq in 2002.

During her tenure, the market halved HP’s value and the company incurred heavy job losses.[3] When Fiorina was asked by the Board of Directors to step down in 2005, the company stated that Fiorina had put in place “a plan that has given HP the capabilities to compete and win” and that HP “look[ed] forward to accelerating execution of the company's strategy”. [4]


They were KIND to her. Halving the companies values is not a WINNING strategy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina

34 posted on 09/16/2008 9:03:44 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Pinkbell

Here some details on her:

Carleton “Carly” Sneed Fiorina[1] (born Cara Carleton Sneed on September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman. As vice-president at AT&T in 1996, she directed the strategy and orchestrated the initial public offering (IPO) of Lucent, the most successful IPO in U.S. history up to that point in time. In 1998, Fortune magazine listed her as #1 “most powerful woman in business.”[2] The next year, Fiorina switched to the technology company Hewlett-Packard (HP) and became its chief executive officer. In 2000, she also became HP’s chairman of the board. With the support of the Board of Directors, she led HP into a controversial merger with rival Compaq in 2002.

During her tenure, the market halved HP’s value and the company incurred heavy job losses.[3] When Fiorina was asked by the Board of Directors to step down in 2005, the company stated that Fiorina had put in place “a plan that has given HP the capabilities to compete and win” and that HP “look[ed] forward to accelerating execution of the company’s strategy”. [4]


They werer KIND to her. Halving the companies values is not a WINNING strategy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina

More here:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/09/scitech/pcanswer/main672809.shtml

Carly proved again, foot in mouth how STUPID she truly is.


35 posted on 09/16/2008 9:06:34 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Centurion2000

CNN’s chop was reported on on Fox News. But you understated the extent of CNN’s sleaze. The comment was chopped right after “I don’t think John McCain could run a major corporation.” Fiorina’s comments about Obama and Biden not being qualified to run a corporation were also omitted.


36 posted on 09/16/2008 9:07:17 PM PDT by haroldeveryman
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To: Pinkbell

Carly Fiorina, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Joe Biden, Barack Obama

Only one has been *proven* incapable of running a Corporation.

That one person is Carly.

Will someone please give her a one-way ticket to the dumpster.


37 posted on 09/16/2008 9:07:23 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
I think Calry is JEALOUS of Sarah.

From her narcissistic mindset she might believe she should have Sarah/s position. Carly is a PROVEN FAILURE.

38 posted on 09/16/2008 9:07:49 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
I think Carly is JEALOUS of Sarah.

From her narcissistic mindset she might believe she should have Sarah/s position. Carly is a PROVEN FAILURE.

39 posted on 09/16/2008 9:07:59 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Pinkbell


McCain adviser Fiorina: Palin not ready to run a corporation

Funny, that seems to have been the opinion of many at Hewlett-Packard.
Even the HP exec that recruited her.

As detailed in a nice history (admittedly by a former “old school”
HP employee and loyalist to Bill Hewlett and David Packard).

Bill & Dave:
How Hewlett and Packard Built the World’s Greatest Company
by Michael S. Malone
http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Dave-Hewlett-Packard-Greatest/dp/B000VPKFRM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221624323&sr=1-1


40 posted on 09/16/2008 9:08:39 PM PDT by VOA
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