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Carly Fiorina: Why She Wants Everyone to Throw Out Their Flip Phones
ABC News ^ | Sept 28, 2015 | JORDYN PHELPS

Posted on 09/28/2015 7:28:07 AM PDT by McGruff

It’s all part of a vision the Republican presidential candidate has to give citizens a direct line of communication – literally – to the president. But the technology, Fiorina says, will only be compatible with smartphones.

“I will go into the Oval Office on a regular basis, I will ask you to take out your smartphones, and I will engage in a conversation with the citizens of this nation,” the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, who has seen her poll numbers rise following a strong performance in the past two GOP debates, tells the audience.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2016election; california; carlyfiorina; election2016; vaginawarrior
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Is she going to block Putin's phone?
1 posted on 09/28/2015 7:28:07 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Whats a flip phone?


2 posted on 09/28/2015 7:29:36 AM PDT by skeeter
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I guess that’s the last time she ever really got up close and personal with technology. :0)


3 posted on 09/28/2015 7:30:24 AM PDT by Gaffer
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Yes, she doesn’t want to talk to him. Per her answer at the debate, she just wants to send the Navy w/o cause and start WWIII.


4 posted on 09/28/2015 7:30:25 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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We now know she will have a phone. The remaining question is whether or not she will have a pen.


5 posted on 09/28/2015 7:32:10 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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“I will go into the Oval Office on a regular basis, I will ask you to take out your smartphones, and I will engage in a conversation with the citizens of this nation,”

What specious demagoguery.


6 posted on 09/28/2015 7:33:06 AM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: skeeter
“I will ask you, in the weekly radio address for example, do you think you should know where your money is being spent and go to zero based budgeting? Press 1 for yes, press 2 for no.”

The refrain has become common thread in Fiorina’s stump speech pitch. And though it sometimes evokes the laughter from the audience, it’s no joke to Fiorina.

Smartphone hackers will have a field day with this.

7 posted on 09/28/2015 7:33:12 AM PDT by McGruff (Trump-Cruz 2016. Make America Great Again.)
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Whats a flip phone?

A phone where you can read Paul's letter to the flippians

8 posted on 09/28/2015 7:33:31 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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Free smart phones for everyone! FiroRINO Phone!


9 posted on 09/28/2015 7:33:40 AM PDT by corlorde (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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No thanks. I prefer my ‘dumb phone’ - less risk to data loss, less time wasted and I can actually hear it (I have a Convoy 3).


10 posted on 09/28/2015 7:33:50 AM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian. "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: skeeter

It’s the pre-IPhone type of mobile phone that folds over. Its capacity is generally pretty limited. I have a couple of older friends who have them and they complain all the time that they can’t participate in a lot of services that you can access from a more modern phone...but I guess it doesn’t bother them that much since they haven’t changed phones.

You can get an IPhone or Droid on a reasonable plan with most providers now and in any case money wouldn’t be a problem for these people. Some people are just slow to change, although for the elderly, I guess that’s to be expected.


11 posted on 09/28/2015 7:34:45 AM PDT by livius
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Hilarious.


12 posted on 09/28/2015 7:36:29 AM PDT by ElainaVer
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To: McGruff

I would rather have a POTUS that isn’t telling me what kind of phone I am supposed to have.

Shur up Snarly.


13 posted on 09/28/2015 7:36:34 AM PDT by dforest
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Direct Democracy via internet plebiscite.
It’s been a longstanding wet dream for Silicon Valley types.


14 posted on 09/28/2015 7:38:44 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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Yes, a FREE Carly-Phone for every RINO voter. But will you really want to look at it ???


15 posted on 09/28/2015 7:39:53 AM PDT by EagleUSA (Liberalism removes the significance of everything.)
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To: skeeter

A flip phone has much more dramatic effect when you hang up than a smart phone. It’s just not the same in the movies with a smart phone.


16 posted on 09/28/2015 7:41:59 AM PDT by RummyChick
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I refuse to have a damn smart phone. Yeah, I can see where it could potentially be useful such as taking a picture of a check being deposited to avoid a trip to the ATM or a bank branch.

But they don't justify the per month cost of keeping one of the damn things. I keep a TracFone in the car which costs me $80 per YEAR (a new $20 phone card every 90 days) versus that much per month for a smart phone.

If I have the sudden urge to check e-mail, sports scores or whatever, I can pull into the nearest McDonald's, Starbucks or scores of other places to do so on my tablet. Even if you a porn loving perv, I'm sure it also looks a lot better on a tablet than on a damn smart phone.

Unless your job requires that you be on the road constantly and available 24/7 or you are depositing checks daily, I really can't think of a logical reason for even owning a smart phone.

17 posted on 09/28/2015 7:42:08 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: skeeter

Those Star Treckie looking communicators that Kirk used.


18 posted on 09/28/2015 7:42:09 AM PDT by SkyDancer
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Actually, putting aside issues about the best particular technology, it’s not a bad idea to set up sort of video conference calls between the general public and the President to the extent that becomes feasible. Why not?


19 posted on 09/28/2015 7:44:29 AM PDT by Behind the Blue Wall
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” I have a couple of older friends who have them “

When I pull out my flip phone, people draw back in horror. “Flip phone,” they say, pointing. A Publix checker said, “Eeeeew! Who still has one of those.” Significant pause. “Oh. Sorry.”


20 posted on 09/28/2015 7:45:03 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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