McCain's Economic Brain - Why Carly Fiorina is so important to his campaign

Newsweek ^ | May 15th, 2008 | Daniel Gross

[NormsRevenge]

Oh, she did a real bang-up job at HP, that’s for sure.

[Jack Black]

Carly Fiorina is one of the most insipid and least inspiring executives in the nation. Famously, when she was fired, spontaneous parties broke out throughout the HP labs in Cupertino.

Before Carly HP was a world class instrument maker and their brand was associated with bulletproof products. Post Carly they were famous for cheap but crappy printers and computers.

McCain: global warming baloney, corrupt CEO’s financing his campaign, amnesty for illegals... but the we have to vote for him, right?

I mean we have to, right? Hugh Hewitt says so! Everyone here says so. I mean he might apoint conservative judges, like Ruth Ginsberg who he voted for .. oh, wait, Ruth’s not a Conservative??

Never mind. Maybe he’ll put Hillary on the top court as a final “bipartisan maverick compromise, reaching across the aisle.. “

[svcw]

This can not be true.
If JM is having Carly as part of his campaign, the woman who single handily nearly destroyed one of the best companies ever as someone who is advising him on the economy - I am done - he will not get my vote ever.
It shows he is just as big a buffoon as Barry or Hillary.

[aposiopetic]

From the article:

Fiorina is also working as a McCain surrogate partly because she hasn't landed another executive job since she bounced from HP.

No need to rush into anything....

[Biblebelter]

Fiorina is also working as a McCain surrogate partly because she hasn't landed another executive job since she bounced from HP.

This article was a fairly typical pile of Newsweek garbage. He was bashing traditional conservative Republicans with his praise of Fiorina. But in the end he did let the cat out of the bag, and that is Fiorina is in it entirely for herself, and if she cannot get gainful employment, then she would rather spend her time unemployed time in the highest possible media profile which is bag girl for the RINO relic.

[svcw]

Boy you are correct about the parties. My husband sent me an email he got
“ding song the witch is dead”. The manager bought lunch for every one, it was a spontaneous celebration.

[Billthedrill]

Oh, yeah. I have a co-worker who was at one of them. He has a mini-scrapbook of Carly’s faces on the covers of the trades. Big Ron Paul guy - when I told him Carly was on McCain’s team he laughed at me until I thought he wuz gonna hurt himself. He’s working now because she screwed up his retirement, or so he says.

[Just mythoughts]

Snicker!!!!

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Just another nail in mcnutts campaign coffin.Pathetic.

[svcw]

Your friend is probably correct. We had two friends who retired, and had to go back to work after Carly because of stuff she implemented.
She is an idiot and I am sorry I have just insulted idiots.

[calcowgirl]

She’s an economic adviser and has been stumping for him on the campaign trail for a year now. Google it.

If I hear her use the word “incent” one more time, I’ll throw up.

[zeestephen]

In her six years at HP, Carly's stock underperformed the SP500 by 30% and underperformed the Technology sector by almost 20%.

Newsweek calls Carly “hypercompetent.”

And, McCain hired her.

Three reasons to pray this woman does not end up as Secretary of the Treasury.

[Myrddin]

You nailed Carly's screw ups to a tea. I celebrated when she was canned as well. I don't think HP will ever recover from the damage she inflicted. McCain can't seem to keep his feet out of his mouth. The "cap and trade" speech in Oregon and now Carly Fiorina.

[Myrddin]

Three reasons to pray this woman does not end up as Secretary of the Treasury.

Obama will have William Jefferson (D), LA as Secretary of the Treasury. That man knows about "cold cash".

[Cyropaedia]

Remember, Carly came out Lucent Technologies just as the DoJ started to come down on them for all sorts of financial malfeasance. Of all the places HP could have picked a CEO from, why did they choose that company? She was in the middle of all that crap.

If McCain has actually enlisted her as an economic advisor, then he's even dumber than I imagined.

[BlazingArizona]

Carly Fiorina! First she ran Bell Labs into the ground, and then she ran HP into the ground. Who is McVain’s energy adviser going to be: Amory Lovins?

[calcowgirl]

I find it kind of amusing that the woman who destroyed the company and was given $20+ million on her exit is on the stump for McCain while he rails on the outrageous pay of CEOs, LOL.

Fiorina’s name was being thrown around in GOP circles a year ago—as a potential gubernatorial contender. I think our local RINOs decided she could create a Republican resume by campaigning for McCain (despite no political experience or involvement prior to that). Our “purple party” leadership sure can pick ‘em! Arnie... then Carly? UGH!

[Grunthor]

“McCain’s Economic Brain - Why Carly Fiorina is so important to his campaign”

So who is his brain on illegal immigration?

[AmericanInTokyo]

They both use the “F” word freely and unashamedly, in business meetings and with mixed audiences, with nary a worry.