Curtain Collapses While Carly Fiorina Speaks on Stage in Texas

ABC ^ | 9/27/15 | Jordyn Phelps

[VinL]

A curtain behind a Texas stage where Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina was addressing a conference of women entrepreneurs tonight collapsed mid-way through Fiorina’s remarks.

The former Hewlett-Packard CEO was interrupted when the heavy blue curtain behind her began to waver -– sending a rumbling noise through the conference room –- and women in attendance began to scream.

Fiorina and two women on stage with her huddled together and shielded their heads as the curtain fell along with the metal rods that held the curtain erect. The curtain fell to the floor in the opposite direction of the stage. No one was harmed in the incident.

After the curtain fell, Fiorina returned to the podium and joked to the audience of businesswomen, "Hey, we just get it done, huh?"

She then gave a special thanks to the women who were standing with her on stage and helped to shield her head as parts of the curtain and metal rods came tumbling down. "Now I realize they were my guardian angels."

Someone in the audience shouted something about Donald Trump to Fiorina, to which she jokingly responded, "OK, Trump, Hillary [Clinton], it could've been lots of people."

Fiorina then continued on, wrapping her remarks and then taking questions

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Yes.

[VinL]

Actually, if she were quick, she might have said-—”All right, Donald, you can come out now.”

[jennings2004]

Same sort of thing happened to Her Highness a little while ago...

[HarleyLady27]

Kinda like what happened to shillary a couple of weeks ago....same peas, same pod.....

[PghBaldy]

I am glad no one was hurt.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Pay no attention to the billionaire behind the curtain . . . :-)

DANG!

[TXBlair]

Seriously sucky reporting; article doesn’t even mention where in Texas this happened (or if at a particular event, etc.).

Hey Jordyn Phelps, Texas is a pretty small state, so feel free to be a little more vague next time./s

[wrench]

“and women in attendance began to scream. “

Seems to be a universal response to any emergency.

[TXBlair]

Oh, conference of women entropreneurs...in some city or other.

[DoughtyOne]

[TXBlair]

Entrepreneurs.

Ack! What is my problem tonight?!

[outofsalt]

"Que Wizard of Oz jokes ..."

The Red Brick Road leads straight to Hill(ary) in a hand basket and if Dorothy were to encounter men with no Brains, Hearts or Courage she would be in DC!

[CAluvdubya]

Texas’ heart belongs to Cruz! Go stump in Cali, Carly!

[kiryandil]

OSHA should fine them for not wearing hardhats...

[kiryandil]

Geez, I just said it first, and you guy’s already are crediting Trump.

We'll credit you, but a true Trumpswab would take a girly Carly cutlass in the arm for Himself. :)

[kiryandil]

Someboday posted a FioRINO picture to you.

Here's the antidote:

[sockmonkey]

National Association of Women Business Owners, River center Marriott, San Antonio, TX

[MeshugeMikey]

It appears to be curtains for the Carly.......

probably the fault of that darned Blood Red Moon...

[mkjessup]

Cue the bucket of pig blood:
Makes you wonder if she will Carrie Texas.

Have you two considered taking your show on the road?

On the other hand, Mel Brooks has turned lesser souls than you into famous comic icons! I salute you! lol

[ballplayer]

Good