Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Fiorina faces grilling on Iran printer sales, layoffs
Washington Examiner ^ | 9/20/15 | ROBERT KING

Posted on 09/21/2015 7:37:11 AM PDT by jimbo123

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina is riding high since she put up another strong debate performance on Wednesday, with a new poll showing her vaulting into second place in the GOP primary.

But she is set to face more scrutiny befitting her status in the top tier of the GOP primary race. One example was the grilling she took during an interview with Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday."

Fiorina, who lost a Senate bid by 10 points to Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif, in 2010, was on the defensive about her record as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, where she oversaw a drop in stock at the company and layoffs of about 30,000 employees.

Wallace also asked Fiorina about a European subsidiary of HP that was investigated for selling hundreds of millions of dollars in computer equipment to Iran, in violation of international sanctions.

Fiorina has been in favor of keeping sanctions on Iran and against the Obama administration's deal that lifts sanctions in exchange for winding down Iran's nuclear program.

Fiorina shot back that HP was "larger than each of the 50 states."

"It is a larger budget than any one of our 50 states and a global enterprise. And so it's impossible to ensure that nothing wrong ever happens," she said, adding that the question is what you do when you find out about it.

Fiorina said that a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation proved that neither she nor anyone else in management knew about the subsidiary's sales in the Middle East.

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


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; US: California; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2016election; california; carlyfiorina; election2016; fiorina; fiorino; hp; iran; israel; layoffs; lebanon; sanctions; waronterror
Multiple FAIL alert.
1 posted on 09/21/2015 7:37:11 AM PDT by jimbo123
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: jimbo123

“Fiorina said that a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation proved that neither she nor anyone else in management knew about the subsidiary’s sales in the Middle East.”

Sgt Shultz: “I know nothing...”


2 posted on 09/21/2015 7:41:16 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ObozoMustGo2012

She found out about it when she was watching the news.


3 posted on 09/21/2015 7:43:38 AM PDT by jimbo123
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: jimbo123

Ruh-roh.

4 posted on 09/21/2015 7:47:12 AM PDT by McGruff (The angry majority has awoken.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: jimbo123

Yes just like Obama she learns about her company by watching TV news! the numerals


5 posted on 09/21/2015 7:48:05 AM PDT by onyx
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: jimbo123

No fan of FioRINO but as usual if you have an R by your name you get the usual intense media scrutiny.


6 posted on 09/21/2015 7:52:27 AM PDT by dowcaet
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: jimbo123

Alien bobble head just needs to go away.


7 posted on 09/21/2015 7:54:44 AM PDT by MARKUSPRIME
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: jimbo123

Does anyone think that if Trumpie has anything that the Iranian’s wanted that he wouldn’t sell it to them? Get real. After hearing him bash China a few years ago for selling us stuff cheap, I bought a Donald Trump shirt that was made in Bangladesh.


8 posted on 09/21/2015 8:14:28 AM PDT by Daveinyork ("Trusting government with money and power is like trusting teenaged boys with whiskey and car keys",)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson