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 ...
Yes, we hear WAY too much of this grandstander, she’s drunk with power.
HP stock has risen since she left.
I dont think John McCain could run a major corporation. I dont think Barack Obama could run a major corporation. I dont 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.
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?
Whatsa’ matta’ Carly?
Phone not exactly ringing off the hook with job offers from the Fortune 500?
Imagine that.
Typical CNN headline.
Well, yeh, Carly, nor is she running for CEO of a company. Sheesh.
No kidding.
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.
“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.
Can't you see CNN's headline on November 5?
OBAMA ALMOST WINS PRESIDENCY!"
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 HPs 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 HPs 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.
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 HPs 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 HPs 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.
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 dont 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.
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.
From her narcissistic mindset she might believe she should have Sarah/s position. Carly is a PROVEN FAILURE.
From her narcissistic mindset she might believe she should have Sarah/s position. Carly is a PROVEN FAILURE.
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McCain adviser Fiorina: Palin not ready to run a corporation
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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
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