Understanding Carly Fiorina - [The Real Carly Fiorina 04/10/2010]

RedState ^ | September 7th, 2010 at 12:17 PM | Erick Erickson

[SoConPubbie]

	"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[stephenjohnbanker]

Good post, Pubbie.

[BenLurkin]

Here’s how to understand Fiorina:

Look and see if she has ever won an election.

[SoConPubbie]

Thanks!

[circlecity]

"Look and see if she has ever won an election."

Or look at her tenure at HP. It wasn't impressive.

[dowcaet]

We know she’s a RINO who along with Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, and Rick Santorum are also rans who have no shot at the nomination so I don’t concern myself with her.

[fatnotlazy]

Thank you for all this information on Carly Fiorina. Honestly, I didn't know much of anything about her and not knowing makes me nervous. We all know what happens when we elect someone no one knows anything about.

I guess maybe she figures on getting the female vote. I don't know about other female conservatives, but I don't vote based on gender. I vote for whoever is qualified for the job. Right now, that's Ted Cruz.

[Da Coyote]

She was the sales bimbo who single -handedly ruined HP, which was once tbe best instrumentation company evah.

[brownsfan]

“She was the sales bimbo who single -handedly ruined HP, which was once tbe best instrumentation company evah.”

She wasn’t any good at Lucent either.

I remember lots of stories about Fiorina being ultra controlling, manipulative, and creating a hostile atmosphere at HP.

[CounterCounterCulture]

As a veteran of the DeVore v. Fiorina battles... a most excellent summary of Carly.

[hosepipe]

Understanding Carly Fiorina = STATIST... like the Bush’s..

[Don Corleone]

For all you purists out there: Get over it. There is no such thing as a perfect candidate, one who satisfies all elements of the party. There AIN’T one! Find someone who has the cajones or ovaries to win and back ‘em 100 percent with all you have. Otherwise prepare to live in a Marxist hell for the foreseeable future. JMHO!!

[Reno89519]

Hard to see her as a national candidate. No credibility. Maybe she can try again to win a seat in California first?

[manc]

Cruz is perfect for me.

[catnipman]

“Here’s how to understand Fiorina: Look and see if she has ever won an election.”

Don’t forget to look at how she drove HP into the ground when she was CEO there in 1999-2005 before the board was forced to fire her. She’s frequently been ranked as one of the worst tech CEOs of all time. It would therefore be laughable for her to try to play off of her “business experience”, and other than that, nada; well, maybe not nada if you include unbounded ambition backed by unbounded incompetence.

[SoConPubbie]

There is no such thing as a perfect candidate, one who satisfies all elements of the party.

Oh B.S.!

Same nonsense we hear every election cycle from the supporters of candidates that simply do not pass muster in terms of being a conservative.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Don’t forget to look at how she drove HP into the ground when she was CEO there in 1999-2005 “

She gutted the domestic operations of HP like a fish.

Fired Americans, and moved most operations to Malaysia and India. I wouldn’t waste a mouth full of spit on her.

[Madame Dufarge]

Great post - thanks!

Here's a FR thread from way back regarding her fulsome praise for the wonderfulness of muslim contributions to the world.

What Arab Civilization?

[jwalsh07]

Fiorina is bringing it to the left and Hillary so what do you do? Knock Fiorina down. What’s the freaking point? It’s like abandoning the A-10 because you want something better. What she’s doing right now is admirable and should be encouraged. What she did before I don’t give two craps.

[dfwgator]

If Carly wants to help, she should endorse Cruz.