(CNN) - Top McCain-Palin official Carly Fiorina is facing criticism from some within the campaign for a day of what they call "very Biden-like" comments, after the former Hewlett-Packard CEO told two separate interviewers that neither member of the Republican ticket would be capable of running a company.
Democratic VP nominee Joe Biden is noted for his off-the-cuff gaffes.
Asked by a St. Louis radio station whether she thought Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin could run a company like Hewlett-Packard, Fiorina responded: "No, I don't.
“But that's not what she's running for. Running a corporation is a different set of things."
Asked about that remark on MSNBC, she made the same unprompted assessment of the GOP presidential nominee. "I don't think John McCain could run a major corporation."
She also said she did not believe Democrats Barack Obama or Joe Biden had the right business background either.
But with the economy center stage in the campaign, the words that gave Democrats easy fodder to attack the Republican ticket.
A top McCain official contacted by CNN said, on condition on anonymity, "No big deal, but not how you get on the surrogate all-star team. Very Biden-like."
“This campaign source said Fiorina would be discouraged from additional media interviews.
Another top campaign adviser was far less diplomatic.
"Carly will now disappear," this source said. "Senator McCain was furious." Asked to define "disappear," this source said, adding that she would be off TV for a while – but remain at the Republican National Committee and keep her role as head of the party’s joint fundraising committee with the McCain campaign.
Fiorina was booked for several TV interviews over the next few days, including one on CNN. Those interviews have been canceled.
A third source said "it was another bad day for her, and important people are mad because the timing is horrible… But I would not necessarily buy the Siberia storyline."
Fiorina has forced the campaign off message before. In July, she told reporters women often express frustration over the fact many health insurance plans cover Viagra but not birth control medication.
"Let me give you a real, live example, which I've been hearing a lot about from women. There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth control medication. Those women would like a choice," she said.
It was a topic McCain wasn’t as keen to talk about. "I certainly do not want to discuss that issue," he said, when reporters asked if he shared that view.” That comment, and the pause that preceded it, captured headlines for days.
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Different skill sets are needed to run a company than to run a government. That is why very rarely does a successful business person become president and no president ever becomes a CEO later.
“This campaign source said Fiorina would be discouraged from additional media interviews"....
In other words, she told the truth and is being sacked for it. Welcome to the GOP America
Never miss a chance to stick it to Biden. This was about YOUR guy not Biden.
Niether could Carly. That's why she is an ex-CEO.
Wait, is this the same woman who ran a major computer company into the ground?
A vote for Republicans is a vote for the past. Let's move forward.
OBAMA – BIDEN – 08
Good, who wants to see her anyway.
And as far as her statement being Biden-like. That's a lie because Joe tells the truth, while this woman spins.
I know it's hard when you're defending Johnny Mac, but that's not our problem.
Obama/Biden 08
She's criticized for telling the truth. Hmmm, isn't that sexist?
The GOP is so lame...
Calling Fiorina's comment "Biden-like" is SEXIST!
At least if Palin and McCain get to the White House their advisors and spokesman like Fiorina and Tucker Bounds will be well taken care of......I mean didn`t Palin say special needs families would be a top priority.........
She is to disappear because she's telling the truth...? See what happens in the McCain camp when you tell the truth...? My mother always told me the truth hurts from time to time but I mean c'mon LOL
She would know.
Fiorina knowssomething about not being able to run a company like Hewlett-Packard. She has direct experience not being able to run a company like Hewlett-Packard. I think she knows what she's talking about.
Or how about what Sarah Palin said today??? Railing about "CEO's who take million dollar severance packages"
....what....Like Fiorina did at HP?
Betty said:
"My son is backing Palin because she is smart and very pretty"
Betty, I'm afraid to tell you your son is making voting decisions with an organ other than his brain.
Maybe he shouldn't be voting at all...
In the words of Donald Trump........ "YOUR FIRED!"
didn't HP just announce laying off 24,600 employees over the next few yrs,
-Wasn't she the CEO of that. Seems like she can't run a business either, she is doing pretty good at running McCamp under the ground.
If repubs don't think she can run a company McCain/Palin sure as hell can't get my vote.
-And why is Biden mentioned, he had nothing to do with Fiorina telling the nation that her bosses can't run a company
planting the seed that everything that comes from that camp is Sexist,Noun,Verb and POW and Barack Obama is a bad bad man
Better amunition McCamp?
If you see all of the clip she said none of the candidates could run a corp.
Biden-like as in she doesn't believe believe in McCain or Palin either?
Of course they could run companies!
McCain invented the Blackberry and Sarah Palin invented the John Deere manure spreader!
Nice spin. She's made a moronic comment and the Republican brain trust responds with 'yeah she's as stupid as Joe!" Are there a bunch of 6th graders running the McCain campaign?
First she shot from the heart, then when things got tough, she shot from the lips. The second shot, however, had no substance.
Senator McCain was furious! Temper, temper do we want this Testy old man to have his finger on the Button.Welcome WW3.McCain is hot-tempered and risky, he scares the Be-jebbers out of me!!
It's okay. Carly couldn't run HP either.
Between McCain's and Palin's lies, Palin's ignorace, Fiorina's retarded comments, Tucker Bounds' even more retarded comments... I don't know who they have left to have any media contact with. This campaign is going to turn into a video campaign for McCain at this rate.
But hey.. McCain's judgment is great... surrounding himself with people to make him look and sound even worse.
But as the media says.. the "republican base" will accept outrageous ads no matter what. And you guys call Obama followers lemmings?
Republicans are insane.
This has nothing to do with Joe Biden and having a foot stuck in his mouth.
McCain Invented the Blackberry, didn't you hear?
uh CNN, your ticker says "...Ticker: Palin, McCain can't be a CEO, says aide"....why didn't it state "...Obama, Biden can't be a CEO says aide"? I watched her interview and it she did not only say that about McCain, she also included Obama and Biden, but I forgot, this is CNN, in the tank for Obama. The unbiased media in this country is DEAD.
Ya just gotta love the irony.
An ex-ceo that was fired and now is a talking head for McCrypt, bashes the boss and makes it obvious she is not qualifed to determine who can or cannot run a corporation since she was fired, all in one sentence.
So much stupidity, hopefully, so little time.
Does anyone else wonder about the comment that McCain was furious and now she would disappear. Is this shades of how he would govern as President. I mean, she makes a serious mistake but he blows his stack about it. What about the first time an enemy leader goads him......will he blow his stack then too and push the BIG RED BUTTON
Obama has lied to us all...he broke his promise to be a new kind of politician....he is becoming the worse.
Of course the Repubs would like to smear the Obama camp using any tactic they can think of. Biden has been very on target during this campaign and is not making gaffes, in case they didn't notice. The smears continue but will not get McCain into the WH.
Finally she said something worth hearing besides "sexism" that couldn't sit will with the GOP. I disagree with what she said she should have said McCain, Pain or I can't run a major corporation given what she did the HP.
No doubt that the McCain-Palin team would be a disaster for America and the entire world given the interconnection of the econmies of all nations. They have built for themselves a reputation for packs of lies
LOL nice try. Biden had nothing to do with it. This one is all yours GOP.
Go Fiorina! You have gained my respect, but you are only partly right. You have been around Palin and McCain long enough to see and speak the real truth.I understand that you had to include the others to make it look good.Don't do like McCain and try to clean it up now. It's out there now, girfriend.At least you are more honest than those you have supported.
Truth must be told.
McCain said himself that he does not understand much about economy.
His adviser Phi Gramm says that the USA is a Nation of Whiners and that the USA is facing a mental recession.
How in the world can the McCain team even approach the US economy?
Vote for OBAMA/BIDEN for a better America.
some one smearing the lipstick on the pigs ??
I think everyone is jumping up and reading too much in to what she said. I tend to agree with her .. none of the candidates are capable of "running" a business of the size of HP. Its operationally intensive with one goal : Make Money!!
I'm am registered democrat, but give Carly a break. If Obama campaign reads too much into this, its just for political reasons.
Yeah, well Fiorella can't run a company, either. HP is still trying to recover.
OH PUHLEASE! They steal the best from the Obama campaign, and then call this job killing moron's double-foot-in-the-mouth disease "Bidenlike". ARRRRGHHHHH!
What they going to do if they take her out of interview heck Mc Cain don't have to many other women that are willing to stand up there and look the American people in the eyes and lie lie lie!!!
Women are smarter than Mc Cain gave them credit for they will not vote for Palin based on what is between her legs
Give it up McCain! You are a loser! "Biden-like" you're so funny!!! Hahahaha, what is also funny is how we are about to show you how sick we are of the GOP.
WHAT THA!!!!!!!!!!!
CNN and the rest of theMSM and McCain should be sued for political malpractice for not confronting this farce of a campaign and what media worth its salt would put up with a campaign that will not allow acess to the VP nominee and now the Presidential nominee? I am done with CNN!!!!!!!!
I agree with her comment that Gov. Palin is not ready but for heaven sakes, she was was dismissed as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard. Of course, that makes her comment even more interesting!
Hey now, we dems love our Joe Biden, gaffes and all.
biden like...nice try to take the heat off of her asinine comments.
""the truth shall set you free
Come on, get it right, especially in the headline. You're acting as a mouthpiece for the Obama campaign. She said none of the four could run a corporation, but it takes a different skill set to run a business than to run the country. And then she said that Obama was least prepared of the four for either task. This is such blatant bias in reporting part of the news and hyping just the part that would help the Dem campaign. Another hatchet job on the truth.
Hmm, a top McCain official doesn't believe in her own candidate? That can only mean one thing...SHE MUST BE ANOTHER 'TAINTED' PROBE BY THE DEMOCRATS!!!!!!
Maybe Fiorina is tired of having to blow the 'sexist' whistle whenever the whim hits the campaign and decided that she'd give McCain a reason to throw her under his bus!!!
A McCain advisor who tanked HP and used her golden parachute to et out.
Obama singled you guys out for your greed already. Pensions first.
Wow! their starting to turn on each other.
How sexist of the McCain campaign to bench her.
She's just trying to make herself feel better about her running HP to the ground.
Carly is just as dumb. She is jealous that she did not get the VP spot. I am waiting for the cat fight!
Perhaps a headline more reflective of the article's content and Ms. Fiorina's comments would have been, "Fiorina: No candidate ready to be CEO of HP".
Be careful now, truth and politics don't necessarily mix!
Wow, Not only is McCain running a dirty campaign against the Democrats which even Karl Rove agrees, but McCain has now started eating his own in a desperate attempt to be President. McCain where is the honor ?
I guess the McCain campaign will put her on a two day "time out" like he did with Phill Graham.
Was it not HP that let her go because she could not run the company and took a big cash payout. Look who is running McCains campain if that is not big bus. I don't know who is.
FOOLS
She'll be dining w/ Phil Gramm tonite and looking for work tomrw.
Carly said NONE of the four of them (McCain, Obama, Biden, Palin) could run a major corporation and she's right. It requires a different skill set than governing. They couldn't perform brain surgery either. What's the controversy??????????
She Is Right On This One! Mccain Or Palin Cant Run A Big Business. . . And The Cant Run The Country Either!
I would hope she isn't suggesting that Obama has any qualifications since he has never worked for any corporation in any capacity and has no formal business education. Neither has Joe Biden, a career politician.
Carly proved that she can't run one either ,so she ought to know!
Sounds like she's a lady who "tells it like it is."
I'm sure the Dems have thought that all along.
She should know. She can't run a company either.
Head of the supply cabinet, handing out pens and pencils!
PSSST, republicans, do not let her get near the glue, it could get ugly quick!
Biden had nothing to do with this. Why try to bring a Democrat into the republicans mess? It was a McCain surrogate who spoke, Joe had nothing to do with this.
You should really headline this story more appropriately. Fiorina said that no one on the ticket could run a major corporation, and that means McCain, Palin, Obama & Biden. Try to fairly report and headline the news, which is your job CNN!
I love this pathetic attempt to turn this around on the democrats...
Interesting judgment on her part... Does this imply that *she* (Fiorina) is qualified to run a big company? During her tenure the market value of HP was cut in half, thousands were laid off, and she pushed this dubious Compaq merger. She got 'fired' – and walked away with a $20M+ severence.
Could you imagine other similar judgments from people who were failures?
"Bush says Obama not smart enough to be president"
"John DeLorean criticizes modern cars as 'Gimmicky'"
"Micheal Brown slams FEMA response to Ike/Gustav"
etc etc.
She said none of the people runnning have the experience to run a business, which includes the democrats. If you check the full interview that is what she says. Don't believe me check fox news.
The headline here is "Fiorina's comment called 'Biden-like'" but on the front page it is "Ticker: Palin, McCain can't be a CEO, says aide". One wonders...
Throw that Fiorina big mouth with her FLDS hairdo under the bus.
What a stupid thing to say. Is she the designated Village Idiot who gets to waste precious news sources with meaningless dribble? She's pathetic.
Just add Carly Fiorino, fired CEO of HP, to the list of those who "can't run a company," and you'll be one hundred percent correct. To give her her due, however, she is correct. Qualities required for being President of the United States are far from those involving a large corporation. So in a sense, she is right. However, here are some outstanding presidents who were not business CEOs: Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George Bush. Only Jimmy Carter, who ran the family's peanut business, and George W. Bush come the closest - being an owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team. Look at this list and lighten up on Fiorino.
Carly Fiorin could even run Hewlett Packard
Poof! And like that.......she's gone!!!
Typical Republican gaffe and response. Oh maybe the world will just forget about it if we put her in the closet for a while. Isn't that sexist??? C'mon....not even just a little??
So tell me...how did Carly Failure-ina do as CEO of Hewlett Packard?
They're not, but neither is Obama or Biden qualified to run a company like Hewlett Packard. Fiorina should know, she actually ran Hewlett Packard. For that matter I don't know if there aren't but a few in all of D.C. that actually know financial matters enough to run a grocery store. I had hopes that the Republicans would go with Romney who does know what it takes to run large corporations and who actually did run large corporations. In fact he ran several of them, all at once. Wish I had more hope for that party. Not that the Democrats had a leg to stand on. Marxism doesn't know jack about the free market.
McCain's not having a very good day.
And you ran HP into the ground you dummy.
McCain & Palin will be running the country not a company. I trust McCain & Palin and will be able to sleep comfortably at night with leaders I can trust in charge, they are not the likes of Slick Barry the Lawyer (Just what Washington needs another lawyer!) and long time Democrat Fixture – Joey B. So much looking forward to the slick and flashy ways of Barry to be on his way.
McCain and Palin want to run the nation's economy, but McCain's own surrogate doesn't even think they could run Hewlett Packard? McCain's economic plan was written by Phil Gramm, the architect of the deregulation of the financial markets that led to this mess. McSame = another 4 years of Bush.
“You are interviewing the greatest free trader you will ever interview, and the greatest deregulator you will ever interview,”
John McCain
May, 2007
SO, your next position in the campaign will be handing out those "Hottest VP from the Coolest State",
Now. THAT is poetic justice!
Obama is now using a teleprompter on the campaign trail. I am suprised that he can even read, much less complete a sentence without help!
The republican ticket probably cannot run a company (immediately).
The democratic ticket is "all lawyers," and they probably cannot even avoid ruining a company they may attempt to run!
Sorry guys, this is it!!!!
Who is this woman and why does she matter? Thats the real question.
Fiorina has been busy. Earlier she was claiming that the SNL skit featuring Tina Fey as Governor Palin was "sexist". OK, who are these people kidding? I was at the GOP convention for work, and there were tons of buttons there that said "Coldest State/Hottest Governor"? I don't hear any of the GOP mouthpieces criticizing the GOP delegates who were wearing those buttons.
This is just more attempts to set a rather low bar when it comes to the media coverage of the GOP ticket. As long as the GOP can imply that the media is biased, then the poor showing of Senator McCain and Governor Palin can be explained away to the GOP faithful.
The SNL skit didn't denigrate Governor Palin's gender, it pointed out that she doesn't have the requisite experience to be Vice President (especially for a candiate that is 72 years old and has had multiple bouts with cancer). That's just a fact.
Is this the same CEO that was sacked by the HP Board of Directors?
Is this also the same CEO that said "...these are not AMERICAN jobs!"
Nice headline – totally misleading and a ridiculous example of "reporting". Of course, you do state the WHOLE truth later, toward the end of the statement which is that NONE of the candidates could run a company, although we have seen, time and time again, that Obama runs with U.S. hating company like the pastor.
Look, Obama is totally inexperienced and the only way he should get into the White House is if he buys a tour ticket. You should have nominated Hillary. It's too late. So give up with the b.s. headlines and get a life.
McCain 08/Hillary 2012
Well...after being kicked out of HP after her lack-luster performance as "CEO," she's one to talk. Ha!
Sounds like sour grapes to me.
John,
What's more interesting is that Fiorina is the poster-child of excessive CEO pay – she received a $21 million dollar severance package – something John McCain today in his speech called the "golden parachute."
The bottom line is this. The media, if they actually do their job, will realize how incredibly incompetent Sarah Palin is. She's a wonderful woman, and connects with people, but is devastatingly unprepared. I have to admit: the thought of her becoming President (which is likely) sends chilld in my bones.
Obama ran a successful campaign, with millions of dollars coming in every month. Fiorina got fired from HP. What does that tell you about being able to run a company???
Here's just one more of the many reasons why I could never vote for McCain for President. I'm afraid that he would surround himself with people like Fiorina. She's like a poster child for the CEOs that perform poorly but get huge compensation packages. If McCain wants to reform practices like that, why does he have Fiorina as his advisor?!? She's also an unreasonable attack dog. I have no confidence that McCain would work diligently to pick the best people for his Cabinet or his administration. Exhibit 1 is his horrible pick of Palin for VP. And then there's Fiorina, and then all of the lobbyists, and then economic advisors like Phil Gramm (who's responsible for a lot of the economic problems we see today) and the list goes on and on.
The comment of Fiorina only bolsters the argument that McCain has no economic sense and is out of touch to lead a nation of 300 million!! Time and again he has stated that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. McCain as head of the commerce committee in washington allowed deregulation among big corporations resulting in a big collapse at Wall Street!!!
I wonder iof Barack and Biden are qualified to run a company.
How predictable that McCain et al would shoot the messenger. Fiorina is not fit to run a company, but at least she told the truth for the first time in this campaign, if not her entire life.
McCain and Pain would screw up a 1 car parade. if they can't run a major corpation, they sure in the hell can't run the country
These fools can't even keep their own talking points straight. And they want to run the country? I have been saying that I didn't know who would hire either one of them to run their company, much less the country. I never dreamed a Republican would say it first.
Oh, c'mon, now they are going to spin this that it's Biden's fault? This McCain camp is nuts! Unfortunately, a McCain spokesperson slipped up and accidentally told the truth for a once. I guess the McCain people are not familiar with the concept of 'truth'.
I had to laugh at the Streisand comment by McCain too. He can't even get a cd of a thirty-year old song by Heart played for him, and he's criticizing Obama because Streisand raising money for him?
Desperate, senile, old geezer will sell his soul for the presidency.
I think people are attracted to a Palin ticket because they are suffering in the current economy and want her religion to stop their pain now.
Those people are going to be really disappointed and disillusioned.
In my view, her religious views are almost apocalyptic.
Hopefully, McCain,72, will retire now.
No mystery here folks. She's just taking the fall so they can distance themselves from the 25,000 lost jobs.
Carly Fiorina should know if John McCain or Sarah palin are ready, because she is an insider in their inner circle, so if Carly Fiorina says they are not ready than they are not.
And she was on the list to be VP. Guess the McCain camp will be "retiring" her for the time being.
Yes, right wingers, we get it....she said none of the 4 could run a corporation. I think she is wrong because you would have to have a similar set of skills to run such a huge entity, including getting the right people behind you.
But then again, what does Carly know? She proved she is not capable of running a company either.
Open mouth, insert foot, bite down hard, then whine!
OBAMA / BIDEN '08 and Beyond!
Wow! Does John really know this woman! He better distance himself from her really darn quick!
Ahh...McCain throws another one under the bus.
Is that sexist Fiorina? Or are you just stupid? And if stupid, then how is that for McCain's judgement?
I think it's a blast watching how incompetent this whole team is, GOP is an endangered species, and based on the remnants of the species...it has a need to be exterminated and put out of its misery.
No to McCain and all other Republicans...they are the demise of this once great nation!
She really shouldn't talk aabout CEO qulifications. When she was finally forced to resign from HP, the company's stock price went up. It is really amusing, though, to see the quality of prople McCain is surrounding himself with. He is a poor judge of character.
Yeah McCain, way to own your campaign's remarks.
Now how about McCain's inability to distinguish Shia from Sunni? How about his inability to distinguish the SPIC from the SIPC? How about the fact that he thinks his Commerce Committee does the work of the Banking Committee?
I guess those are all "Biden-like" comments, too, eh?
Maybe we have a new term for stupid remarks: McCainisms.
Ah, we see another example of McCain's deep commitment to women and women's issues. Sounds to me like Fiorina is a bit too smart and a lot too powerful for McCain - he apparently prefers his women to be more like Palin. This is just another example of what a McCain presidency will mean for women - especially smart and powerful women like Fiorina.
I wonder if Barack and Biden are qualified to run a company.
THANK YOU CARLY
OBAMA 08
the less I see of this woman the better.
Well, if their own Republican advisor thinks that they don't have what it takes to run a company, how can we trust them to run the country?
As usual, the media doesn't print the entire comment, rather, picks and chooses what they want to print.
Firorina beat biden to the first big gaffe
This is wy to easy Let see if McCain can called this comment sexist.
Well, Biden didn't flame out after a few years and get a $21M golden parachute. Elitist, huh? I bet she has 7 houses, too.
Neither was Carly. She put 19,000 on unemployment, today they have to cut 26,000 more to help fix the company. My HP stock has gone down 80% since she took over. A little bounce after she was fired. Watch the Palin bubble pop....give the American people another two weeks of learning about her and having her lies and illegal activities exposed, and she'll be gone like a bad dream, or should I say national nightmare!
And Carly knows what she's talking about . . . If anyone can tell you what it takes to not be able to run a company, its Carly Fiorina. After almost ruining HP, I can't think of anyone more qualified to opine on who shouldn't be running companies. McCain had to get hid of her anyway – that $21 million parachute wasn't really consistent with McCain's new-found disdain for fat-cat CEOs.
Finally, a Republican from McCain campaign told the truth. McCain/Palin aren't capable of running a company. They sure aren't capable of running the USA.
Do you want McCain messing with your Social Security? Do you want McCain putting it in privale companies? Bush wanted to and so does McCain.
Obama/Biden for real change.
I believe this is the first time a heard a Republican STRAIGHT TALK...You go girl...thanks for your true thoughts.....Go OBAMA/ BIDEN.
Fiorina's really done it this time! The last thing the republicans needed at this moment of economic crisis was to hear the blunt truth from their top campaign advisor (a former CEO) that neither McCain nor Palin could do executive work. However, I do think it's admirable that Fiorina chose to speak the truth.
Here's just one more of the many reasons why I could never vote for McCain for President. I'm afraid that he would surround himself with people like Fiorina. She's like a poster child for the CEOs that perform poorly but get huge compensation packages. If McCain wants to reform practices like that, why does he have Fiorina as his advisor?!? She's also an unreasonable attack dog. I have no confidence that McCain would work diligently to pick the best people for his Cabinet or his administration. Exhibit 1 is his horrible pick of Palin for VP. And then there's Fiorina, and then all of the lobbyists, and then economic advisors like Phil Gramm (who's responsible for a lot of the economic problems we see today) and the list goes on and on. McCain just doesn’t seem to want to try hard enough to pick good people to work with him.
“This campaign source said Fiorina would be discouraged from additional media interviews." – What? She was one of the very few McCain people who were actually made available for interviews!
How long can they hide from the facts by not agreeing to be questioned?
They WISH it was Biden like–Biden has respect from many Americans as an experienced leader...Carly is a former CEO who got canned (not meaning to be sexist or anything.)
Is anyone on McCain's side REALLY on his side or are they imposters? Maybe that's why they're so paranoid about the media is because their campaign staff is filled with undercover Obama supporters (including Meghan McCain and Cindy...LOL)
Looks like Carly Fiorina have seen the light...
We will welcome you on the Obama train
At least she is an honest business woman! Honestly how many Republicans really believe that Pinocchio Palin is really qualified for the VP job?! common be honest.
Um didnt Palin claim to have "executive" experience?
Guess that's not enough to even be a Chief Execuitive Officer, nevermind Commander in Chief.
I BELIEVE YOU CARLY! YOURE NEW NEW DARLING OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Has anyone noticed that the entire republican side of the campaign has had to dumb themselves down? All of a sudden NO ONE on their side knows what the Bush Doctrine is. Every since Sarah Palin doesn't know it that is. It seems that one person on that side simply couldn't dumb down the accomplishements of her life, to get these clowns elected. Obama could have run basically any company, is he chose to pursue a career safeguarding and growing the profits of multi-million dollar companies. Palin or McCain for that matter couldn't
You republicans just deal with the truth. Don't get mad, just deal with the truth....if you can.
Go Obama!! Go Biden!!
Amazing how far you'll go to get obama elected. The lady went on to say that neither could Senator Obama and neither could Senator Biden. Didn't included that because of your bias could you
HA! HA! THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL TO SAY RIGHT NOW....THE McCAIN-PALIN CAMP IS JUST SCRAMBLING AROUND LIKE A BUNCH OF FUMBLING FOOLS IN THE DARK TRYING TO COME UP WITH A COHERENT EXCUSE TO THE "FOOT IN MOUTH" CARLY FIORINA SYNDROME!!
HA!~ HA! HA! THIS MUST BE A CONTAGIOUS VIRUS GOING AROUND IN THE McCAIN-PALIN CAMP!!
“This campaign source said Fiorina would be discouraged from additional media interviews."
So, stuff anyone that speaks the truth with a towel in the mouth to shut them up.
Ahh yes. Still no truth-seeking.
Carly is still too wrapped up in CEO thinking and not enough in Republican sleaze-ball con-job thinking.
It's obvious to her that Sarah Palin couldn't manage herself out of a corporate paper sack , and she quickly said so. The Republican sleaze-ball thinking didn't have time to kick in and spew the lie that 'Sarah Palin is a highly qualified executive who would easily manage a corporation' (I feel dirty now for typing that).
I'm sure Carly will be asked to spend time in a Republican Sleaze 'clinic' and receive electroshock conditioning so that she will reflexively lie when asked such questions again.
Let her keep talking, even though I am sick of seeing her. Yak, Yak, Yak. McCain can really pick some idiots to speak on his behalf. It's a Judgement Test and he is failing. I never believed a word this woman said, after all she spied on her employees. Hewett Packard got rid of her, what a Loser.
PUMAs,
Go home and take your witch Hillary with you. McCain does not need you anymore to win this election.
Palin 2012
CNN post this comment please
Hmm, is it McCain that is out of touch or just everyone who is working for him? These are the people that would be advising him and basically running this country if he wins. Is this what you want America?
Republicans have that stereotype of being so business-centered, pro-business to the neglect of workers; I guess some stereotypes have teeth.
Republicans promise change from themselves. I don't trust it. Hiding her from the media doesn't mean she won't be advising and running the policies.
Thank you Carly for telling it like it is. What a rare find, an honest Republican. Sure beats Palin.
One thing youy can always count on from McCain...always a sarcastic comment or attack on the other side...and then throw them under the bus!!!
Truth hurts: Palin became a mayor of a debt free town of 7 000 and after she was through with them left them with a 22 million dollar debt. That was after her personally hired Washington lobbyist got 23 million dollars in earmarks!! Fiorina was right about Palin's inablity to run anything!
Carly Fiorina, who? Who cares, its not like she is a master mind celerbity like.... Matt DAmon? Just another stupid Democrat.
Loser. Vote Obama people. No more drama.
I like that - "Fiorina would be discouraged from additional media interviews"
But I think the banishment comment is likely more accurate. After all, wasn't she really saying to the world "McCain could have had me as his running mate and he picked her???"
But now that Carly "That's Sexist!!" Fiorina is in exile, does that mean Palin will be allowed to talk to people without a script and take questions? Any people at all?
Maybe Fiorina is a Democrat posing as a Republican? Brilliant!
Another victim has been thrown under The Straight Talk Express. Is there any room left underneath that bus?
A comment that's truthful and untainted by spin?
Very Biden-like. Gosh, how dare you.
Wow. Took the title from a quote by an anonymous McCain official. Shouldn't the headline be about Fiorina saying McCain and Palin can't be a CEO, according to a failed CEO, let alone POTUS?
Why don't you biased idiots use her quote in the entirety. In the same sentance she stated Obama and Biden weren't fit either. But no..... you lead with your agenda showing!
Just like the Obama workers (I do not believe he knows about every soundbite that is attributed to himself) CNN took her words out of context. What she said is John McCain is not qualifed to run a corporation and neither is Obama and Biden.
The title to the article is VERY misleading. She has clearly said that NONE of the candidates could run a major corporation. Why does the headline only mention mccain and palin?
Shouldn't the best political team also be home to a website that presents things fairly without these intended slants to the story?
"What a Difference a Day Makes" , huh John...
Love Ya Fiorina!
This woman is nuts!
She is one of these woman that try to be tougher than men, louder than men, and just plain get on your nerves.
Hillary is a woman but does act like a man. We woman are proud of who we are but don't need to be loud mouths and argumentative to get our point across.
During this election she always cuts her opponents off. She tries to out scream them; as if that will make her point valid.
I hope she disappears for a very long time.
Obama/Biden
I would like to say this is shocking. But, it isn't. I've come to expect a bonehead mistake each day. I used to be amused. Now I'm just disgusted.
Maybe Sarah should have done THIS interview. Couldn't have been worse!
Yea but Biden did not say it.....she did!!!
Ah, Carly. First you take umbridge with SNL, then you pull this and likely have given Obama his ad material for tomorrow. Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey...goodbye!
The GOP should have put a net on Ms Fiorina just like the one they have on Palin.The Republicans are going to keep the reins on this woman just they are with Palin.
funny .. she didn't have the right stuff to run a corp either...
Would you like some "WHINE" with your "FOOT" this everning?. HAHAHA!!!
What happen to '"Straight Talk Express"? She should be allowed to speak her mind. The truth hurts.
What a sexist thing for the McCain camp to do
she tells the truth and she get kick off the team
This lady did not say these comments, on Fox.com the story is right and your station has changed to comments to meet your needs. I think you also should look into the comments by Mr Gibson about mr Obama and the Freddie Mae contributions that where made to him to chnge items in the system-The contributions to Obama are over $120000, for his involment in less then four years in office and he is number two after The Senator from Conn. The democratic have received ,ore money from Freddie and its counterpart from them -which by the way is US funds-and not wages, and according to what I heard the funds that have been given to the members of the democratic party counld have kept them fom having finanical problems recently. In other words the demos are more responsible for the current financial problems them the Rep party. Check it out.
Your caption should read "Fiorina said neither McCain, Palin, Obama and Biden are qualified to run a company." Guess you figure sound bytes sell. Shame on you!
McCain's own aides are bashing him and his running mate, and somehow this race is close?! Anyone remember the "hot mic" incident like a week and a half ago?
Between this, and "Troopergate" taking a turn for the "blame someone else" tactic you'd think people would wise up to these two. Wake up people, even RNC members don't have faith in these empty shells of human beings!
I saw the entire clip. She went on to say that Obama and Biden couldn't either.
SHE IS RIGHT!!!
Why pound her for stating a fact... NONE of the candidates for either party could run a major corporation... NONE of them... Most have never even owned a small business!!!
George W Bush was not qualified to run a company, as his record shows,
yet look what he's to, I mean, for our country.
The Republican party and John McCain are scary period. Palin is a complete joke. But i sense that a lot of people in this country think a Presidential election is like voting on american idol. Once again the american people will vote against there own self interests.
Wow! These guys are really on the attack aren't they? They're attacking their own, now. This morning they called Tina Fey sexist for the way she portrayed Palin on SNL. How much sillier can they get?
I used to get angry with the lies and distortions, but this has gotten so crazy I just find myself chuckling and shaking my head. If McCain and Palin get elected, it sure will be entertaining, if nothing else.
actually it sounds more like the usual GOP smear tactic
Too Funny!!!
Well there you have it..Right from the horses mouth. If that doesn't scare Americans into not voting for them, then I don't know what will. If people are stupid of enough to put McClueless and Pa"LIAR"in then we deserve what we get. Two Crooks replacing Two Crooks.
This is a prime example of reporter bias. I viewed the full clip from MSNBC. She stated that none of the 4 candidates was qualified to run a corporation. You are implying that it was just McCain and Palin she was speaking of.
This is why a majority of America no longer trusts the press. You tend to misrepresent things to push a personal opinion.
Shame on you! You should stop calling yourself a reporter. You sully the name!
Ms. Fiorina is regarded by HP as their worst CEO. Her tenure at HP was full of photo ops to meet any dignitary visiting Silicon Valley. As part of a consulting team in the build up to the Compaq acquistion I learned of her disdain for what Hewlett and Packard stood for. She never met with less than executives which really irked HP lifers, had not one but two hairstylists and only used a corporate jet for her travels. Look at her performance at HP, board member spying not withstanding, crappy results rewarded with a $20 million severance. So it was a bad hair day today for Carly!
And everyone was worried about what was going to come out of Biden's mouth. This is just too funny. Fiorina open mouth and insert FOOT.
What business experience did Bill Clinton have before taking office?
How about any of the other presidents? Has any of them ever been in charge of a big business before taking office?
I can't stand McCain or Palin but that doesn't seem fair to me.
There's a misunderstanding that part of the President's job is to "run the economy". The job of the President is to act as Commander in Chief, keep the country secure and get government out of the way so that the free enterprise system can work. The private sector should run the economy. Government meddling in our economy got us into the current financial mess and increased government regulation will make matters worse. The chummy relationships the Clinton Administration and Senators and Congressmen, mostly Democrats, have had with Fannie Mae and Freedie Mac, have palyed a major role in the credit "crisis". Running a company and being President really have nothing in common.
This woman is a disaster. Letting her speak for the McCain campaign shows McCain's pitiful judgement. Again.
I think she has problem with alcohol or drugs. Too erratic Behavior..
It's a cute attempt at making Biden look bad for something he didn't say. But they interestingly didn't refute Fiorina's comments. Unless they mean "Biden-like" in the sense that Biden has a tendency to tell the truth.
Then yeah. Very Biden-like.
your head line is false :: she said all candidates .. but that is just oyu typical left wing lying slant
Hardball stories…. Yea right
Where is the story .. I want to hear about Charlie Rangel and his $75,000.00… hey I thought so
Where is the story ?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel?? Charlie rangel??
Uh...the ironic part is that she can't either! She's the former CEO of HP...they voted her out because of "poor performance"
Obama and Palin are not qualified for the jobs they are seeking. Fiorina is not even qualified to talk about the jobs they are seeking.
Hmmm... Can't even take a little criticism from their own people.
dont you just love the repubs. the right hand doesnt know what the left hand is doing. and they say they are the only ones that can run the country.
And if anybody knows how to not run a business, it's Carly Fiorina. Just look what she did to HP!!
By the way, McCain keeps talking about how he's going to stop big payouts for CEO's who drive companies into the ground and take big pensions while the workers lose their jobs. Didn't the people who run his campaign tell him that Fiorina got fired and took a 21 million dollar payout?
She actually said none of the candidates could probably run a corporation but you chose simply to headline that she said Palin and McCain could not. How grossly unfair of you. You are as bad as MSNBC. The media - including CNN - has given up all pretense of fairness, objectivity, and professionalism this election.
I have been bothered for some time by reports of Sen. McCain's fierce temper. Now I read the statement: "Carly will now disappear ... Senator McCain was furious." This worries me.
McCain himself boasts of how he has "gut" and "grit" and makes decisions instinctively (like picking Palin as his VP mate). I much prefer the decision processes and even temper of Sen. Obama as our President.
Looks like someone is now on punishment. Why not let the woman continue to talk and sink the Mccain Palin ship!!
BOY, that McCain fella sure know how to pick 'em!
But nobody seems to be drawing the broader conclusion about what this (and Palin and Phil Graham) says about McCain's judgment.
While I'm glad to hear her come out and make these statements about Palin and McCain, the sad truth is Carly isn't CEO material either!
Actually, Fiorina also "said" of the four candidates that Obama and Biden were least capable to run a company.
...bolting when the lights are flicked on. LOL
HAHAHAHA!
Wow, these comments surely aren't coming from a person who ran a multi-million dollar corporation into the ground and then was ousted by their own board of directors....
Oh wait, yeah they are. Looks like Carly can't run a corporation either...
Open mouth, insert foot...Nuff said..
We should have more unscripted interviews. The voters will get a better picture of who they are voting for.
It's almost like Fiorina is *trying* to get herself bumped off the McCain campaign. First she calls the SNL skit sexist (which it clearly was not, even if it wasn't particularly fair to Palin), and now this.
She shouldn't really have a place in the campaign. Not if McCain wants to win.
So why does your headline not include that she said Obama couldn't be a CEO either? I guess you figure your readership is stupid, or so shallow as to only read headlines. Keep it up though. You're helping McCain win, and tarnishing your reputation, such as it is.
It's obvious that neither is capable of running anything other than their mouths.
If you were unbiased and had done your homework, she said the same thing for Obama and Biden. CNN is so lame.
That's the truth and the simple truth. McCain/Palin can embelish their credentials all they want. The simple truth remains – How can McCain/Palin run a country if they cannot be seen as capable to run a Company?
The reality is settling in, folks!
I think she sells McCain short.
After all, this is the man who invented the Blackberry.
No way don't discourage her from any further interviews!!!!
It would be, just, I mean that would be SEXISM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Correct Carly!!!???
What a LOSER!!!! Keep her out there, it's only good news for Obama!
Ha,a,ha,ha! The gift that keeps on giving!
So now.... we won't see Fiorina on all the shows? GREAT!!!
well it's nice of her to say what everybody knows
what she didn't say is that she ran HP into the ground
and had to lay off thousands of employees because her controversial merger with Compaq was and is a disaster.
These so called late 90's rock star CEO's should just shut up
this isn't the first time her mouth has gotten her into trouble
oh is that sexist
Question McCain – I was a POW
Question Palin- your sexist
although Phil Graham calls us a nation of Whiners and he is still around
and now Carly is going to dissappear
i think that's yes say it with me "SEXIST"
This is one of McCain's Economy Adviser!
Go figure, she will be food for the fishes tonight.
Your own person says you are not fit to be President.
Bye McCain.
No wonder the HP board concluded she is not fit to be a CEO!
I am the CEO of a company I started in 2002. Can I be president... please?
Carly, you should have just followed the script, done exactly as you were told.
Just look at Sarah. She's willing to supress her pro-life stance to be on a pro-stem cell ticket. She's willing to be anti-earmarks even though she was very fond of them. She's willing to scorn a Bridge to Nowhere even though she supported it.
You're not being a team player, Carly, so now we have to tighten the leash and keep you tucked away back at campaign HP, I mean HQ. (Sorry, I didn't mean to mention that whole HP debacle).
Fiorina said neither McCain or Palin are qualified to run a company.
WHY DID YOU PUT THIS PHRASE UNDER THE PICTURE??? .. I SAW IT LIVE ...SHE SAID ALL CANDIDATES??? WHY??? dID OYU ONLY USE TWO NAMES.. whY????
YOU WILL NEVER POST THSIS CASUE YOU KNOW WHY OYU DID IT WHY OYU SLANTED THE WORDING
How can this race even be close? Are there that many racists in this country that McCain still looks like a better alternative to Obama?
Wow.
Maybe she was comforted thinking that they couldn't run a company? We all know how well she did with HP, so its not like she has much room to criticize.
carly forgets that the 7-12 lobbiest working to get mc cain elected will be running the show, it's a lobbiest who will be in charge of the transition team for mc cain, and this from the man who almost swears t o force the lobbiest out of washington. yes an i have a bridge to nowhere to sell you.
Why don't you state the hole comment she said McCain, Palin, Biden, and Obama. Next you wll say CNN is not biased.
McCain Palin, the Humpty Dumpty ticket.
Falling apart before our very eyes, and no amount of lies will put it back together again.
You can only lie for so long. It is time to start telling the truth
Good for you.
"Senator McCain was furious" "Carly will now disappear". Oh the McCain camp, always good for a headache or a chuckle.
They're almost self sabotaging themselves over there, and i'm sort of wondering if the house of cards is going to fall since they've been doubling down on a lot of significant lies.
She also said that Obama and Biden could not run a corporation either. CNN is only reporting part of what she said.
McSHAME'S SENDING HIS FEMALE SUPPORTERS OUT TO PUSH AND PROMOTE PALIN, WELL THIS ONE DID GREAT SHE TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT HER, WAY TO GO, THERE'S HOPE FOR YOU AFTER ALL.
She can't be a CEO either...that's why she got the boot....abuse of power
She wasn't lying. However, she values what she did at HP more than the highest office in the land. What an idiot!!!!!!
And wait just a minute...the democratic nominee's have more than an bachelors degree in journalism. Give me a break!!!!!
Carly Fiorina went on to say to Shep Smith on FNC, who interviewed her to clarify her comments from earlier in the day, that (paraphrased) none of them were quailifed to run a corporation, BUT, McCain and Palin were "very fast learners" and she basically thought that they could do well if in that situation.
Now if that don't smack of some racism, I don't know what does....
OBAMA
*President of the Harvard Law Review,
*12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, *8 years as a State Senator for a district of over 750,000 people,
*Chairman of Senate's Health and Human Services committee,
*4 years in the Senate representing a state of *13 million* (as opposed to a state of approx. 670,000),
*Sponsored 136 bills, Served on Foreign Affairs, Environment & Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees,
*10 years as an attorney,
*3 years as a community organizer
Yep, he's a real dope...But, I think he could handle it.
I thought she made a gaffe when she called Tina Fey a sexist, I guess she wasn't done there.
Wow.
I saw this interview and CNN distorted Ms. Fiorina's main point. She went on to say that " I think the Obama campaign would do very well to stop hurling the experience argument, because their candidate for president has less than any one else for office right now on these two tickets,”
Funny how CNN's version misses that portion of the interview
If I remember my H-P history....she was not able to run a corporation either.
What Fiorina really meant is that Hewlett Packard is not visible from Sarah Palins home in Alaska. Otherwise, THAT would qualify Sarah.
Every day in every way, Barack's arrogance reminds me more and more of Bush...........!
NEITHER ONE can ever admit they're wrong
BOTH believe they are on a God-driven mission – both think they were "chosen" for a special mission to prove they are better than their fathers
BOTH are full of enough hot air to fill not ONLY a football stadium, but the ENTIRE planet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOTH make me want to vomit!
Finally she spoke the truth !!
Palin has less than non-experience. She has limited knowledge of foreign affairs as well as economics. She has not even been "interested" in Iraq . She has not worked to reduce nuclear weapons. She has never written a book about constituional history, political theory or foriegn policy (Obama Has) She has no degee in law or education beyond a BA in Journalism. Alaska is not a representitive population or demographic of the US. She and her husband were involved in a group wanting to seperate her state from the Union. She is not adhering to her vow of "transparentcy". This VP choice is an insult to the voters!
Let me get this straight. Fiorina, a McCain official, makes an ill-conceived (but correct) comment about McCain and Palin being unqualified to run a corporation. Then her own people use that comment to slam Joe Biden? What does Joe Biden have to do with this? The GOP criticizes the GOP, and to retaliate (against itself), the GOP attacks Joe Biden?
Is every negative thing that happens the fault of Democrats, even when Democrats seemingly have nothing to do with it? How out of touch are the people running McCain's campaign?
I'm not trying to be sardonic by any means here. I'm legitimately concerned about the future of our country if no one will ever take responsibility for anything.
why is it taking so long to decide if it is worth while posting. is it because i rip into McCain?
Ugh, please CNN, stop taking these cheap shots at Biden and just come out and say you're in the Republican pocket, for godssake. This is ridiculous. Biden is a good man and you're deliberately tarnishing him even though the Republicans aren't. You're doing their bidding, and it's really off putting.
Obama/Biden '08
Mrs. Palin's current family crisis (pregnant daughter, newborn) is sure to have a psycholgical impact on the Governor and the family.
I am happy she is a devout fundamentalist right wing Christian who has accepted Jesus as her saviour.
I think she needs more time as Governor before being second in command. It will depend if America wants to move on from the Cheney / Rove days.
Hopefully, McCain,72, will retire now.
More on Palin – we've got to get past this insane rationalization that Palin is qualified to be VP. I've heard a lot of people say that she did just fine in the Gibson interview because she didn't get enough time to prepare and most people couldn't answer better anyway. But the only valid comparison is to how the other top VP contenders would do. Think of how Pawlenty or Jindal or Ridge would likely do in that inerview, even without any prep time at all. Or any other random governor. If you honstly evaluate that and agree that her performance was subpar compared to someone eligible for VP, then what does that tell you about McCain? It tells me that he did not put 'country first' when he made that choice.
IT SEEMS QUITE A FEW OF THE REPUBLICAN BIG WIGGS ARE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST PALIN AND MCCAIN TODAY!
OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!
INDEPENDENT VOTER FOR OBAMA & BIDEN!
Well Carly Fiorina is correct about Palin not being able to run a large corporation. Look at her resume she probably would not get an interview. Lets get real the ...... joke's over. Why isn't Palin having any press interviews or Q&A. Hmmmm
Neither McCain nor Palin can run a company. Tis True.
She's right. McCain, Biden & Obama could not run a company. I think Pailn could though
Dear CNN,
Your reporting is beyond biased; clearly you are no better than the folks over at the National Enquirer. Based on the headline you provided on your homepage, you have taken Fiorina's comments completely out of context...but this is not surprising given that you and MSNBC might as well be listed as official surrogates of the Obama campaign. Fiorina stated that NONE of the candidates are fit to run a corporation, not just McCain-Palin. Stating in your headline that "McCain, Palin can't be a CEO" is clearly an attempt to misrepresent the truth in order to advance your own political interests. I figured after the backlash from your personal attacks on Palin's family you all would get some sense. But I stand corrected.
wow...i mean, just wow. What a maroon!
Thanks Carly, you're making it easier for the Dems...
btw Carly, how did you do as head of HP? Oh yeah...you got canned for incompetence. History repeats itself yet again.
Why is Carla Fiorina's opinion so valued? Arguably, she couldn't even run her company, Hewlett Packard, very well, and was shown the door by her Board. Nevertheless, I agree with her that Palin nor McCain would make very good CEOs.
How Carly Fiorina became a political pundit is beyond me. I guess when you prove you can not succeed in business the only thing left is politics. Of course that proves her point: none of these candidates could run a corporation.
The media bias is so ridiculous. She said all four of them didn't have the experience but you bury the comment about Biden and Obama. CNN, try, try, to be a NEWS organization and not a PR company for Obama/Biden. Disgusting!
Keep talking.....your just what the dems need.
I am not sure why this is so horrible. It's not sexist to think that she may not be qualified for a particular job (ie. the President of the Untied States). It has nothing to do with her being a woman or not, but rather her qualifications. Obama has faced criticism on his qualifications, and rightly so.
Obama would do well to ignore all of the petty arguments the McCain campaign are throwing. If he really is the candidate of change, then he needs to act like it now, not after he gets elected. People will respond,if he shows us he is above politics. We don't need another politician, we need a civil servant in the oval office.
Joe is "off-the-cuff" at times, but he is not this stupid.
Not surprised, anyone connected with the McCain campaign who dares to speak the truth will vanish. Wake up America Carly was telling it like it really is.
How's that for straight talk? Guess John McCain can dish the straight talk but can't take it...and definitely won't comment on it.
Guess the Straight Talk Express is now the Stump Talk Express – No questions, no deviations, no substance!
Ms. Fiorina certainly knows she is speaking the truth when it comes to putting the finger on experiance. She put HP in the headlines when they sent her packing because she was so bad at HP as the head of the company. It's to bad some body didn't look more closely at George W Bush and his business record before they elected him to run this country. It would have most likely saved us all from the financial trouble this country is in today. It's so easy to research the candidate now days with the search engines at our disposal. Why doesn't most people do it??? TOTAL LAZINESS,.
AMERICAN VOTERS DON'T YOU KNOW THAT YOUR FINANCIAL LIVES ARE AT STAKE IN THIS ELECTION MORE THEN EVER BEFORE IN MY 71 YEARS.... PLEASE !!!! KNOW WHO YOUR VOTING FOR...
CHANGE ..... YES WE CAN !!!
That's a cute spin.
"I'm rubber and you are glue..."
I don't want a CEO. I want a leader that knows what they are doing! Notice how many companies are going down the tubes lately? How about WorldCom? I sure want a CEO like Bernie Ebers! How about Enron? I would like someone with a modicum of ethics. Of course, we are dealing with politicians here, regardless of party, so that may be a little problematic.
Fiorina was correct in her comments. What she said about
John McLame and Sarah Failin, is what we already knew.
They would run any business as well as this country into
the ground if they get elected.
The woman at least speaks from experience. She knows what it takes to run a conglomerate and neither person on the Republican ticket has a clue about the economy, the infra-structure or the job market. It's hard to take her comments about Obama/Biden seriously since she does not know either of them with the depth that she knows McCain.
CNN your headlines are very misleading. You give the democrates the advantage. Obama tries to say the republicans are running a campaign of half truths, but the real truth is he and the liberal media do it much more often than the republicans.
Truth Be Told, I wouldn't trust John McCain to babysit my kids let alone run a company. And President? – Ya Right. - Please for the love of God and the sake of our children vote for OBAMA.
At least she's honest, moreso than McCain.
"Carly will now disappear," this source said. "Senator McCain was furious."
How dare McCain to attack Carly ... this is pure sexism.
2 Republican truths in a matter of days.. Following Karl Rove admitting that McCain is a Liar, Fiorini admits that he is as incompetent as she is. Quite frankly it's unwise to elect people who crash things or take counsel from others who instinctively crash things...whether it be Milion dollar Planes, Multi-Million dollar Corporations or Multi-trillion dollar Economies.. Let's keep these crashers out
No wonder Carly was ousted from Hewlett-Packard. In a way she is a maverick also, from secretary to CEO, or maybe it is SEXIST to say that she slept her way to the top. Either way, this is who will be running your economy America in the McCain administration.
All of us know that Palin is in NO WAY ready to be VP. (WELL ANY THAT HAS A BRAIN) In NO WAY ready to be a CEO, and if God forbid something happens to McCain, She is in NOOOO WAYYYYY close to being ready to become President of the US. The Republican party again, playing games with the lives and livelyhood of the american people. At least Fiorina's comment is half honest. That's more than we have gotten from McCain or Palin. By the way why are the Repubican's so afraid to let Palin answer questions. What are they hiding about their Prize Palin???Their trophy!!
She is right - none of the present candidates could run a major Fortune 500 company. That is why they are in politics, and she runs a company.
May 16, 2008 from the AP news interview...
"Fiorina says there are many parallels to politics and running a company. With more than 150,000 employees when Fiorina was fired, running HP could be compared to being mayor of a medium-sized city like Syracuse, N.Y. "
Oops....
Why will my post not get through???
Google – obama iraq treason...
This man cannot be trusted with your car, much less a powerful office.
Carly Fiorina WISHES she had half the charisma and gravitas of Joe Biden.
How would Fioriana know? She couldn't run HP without costing alot of people loose their jobs.
Well, at least she is honest, that is more than can be said about McCain or Palin.
They are not capable of running the country either. Can you imagine we have president Palin???? McCain is 72 years old and the he has a 50-50 chance of not finishing his term in office. He has had several boughts with sken cancer and he also has trouble keeping countries and groups of people separate.
He gets way too much mixed up if he is not reading a prepared speech or giving the same speech day after day.
He cannot handle himself with off the cuff remarks.
Cnn.com needs to get its facts straight. I know you put a tidbit about it in your article, but the woman did say that Palin, McCain, Obama, and Biden all would not be able to run a corporation. The headline "Palin, McCain can't be CEO, says aide" really does not reflect the comment well. You guys always try to give Obama the advantage, and I am reminded of headlines like "Economy Gives Democrats and Opening" and "John McCain's Lead Will End After Convention." Get it straight. Report unbiased. Thats all I ask.
What's the difference between Dick Cheney and Sarah Palin?
Lipstick.
this isnt news. this is someone dropping a quote and using you to make news. why wouldn't this person allow a quote like that to be attributed?
"She also said she did not believe Democrats Barack Obama or Joe Biden had the right business background either."...but the title on the main page mentions only McCain-Palin.
No liberal bias...sure
How are McCain/Palin even taken seriously anymore? They refuse to talk about the real issues facing everyday American's like myself. What about the economy? What about Social Security? What about losing jobs overseas? What about this pointless war in Iraq? What about taxes?
Never mind the fact that Palin has no business being this close to running our great nation. Never mind the fact that McCain has voted 90% the same as Bush. Never mind the fact that McCain's whole campaign has been full of lies and misleading information.
How about we cut the BS and get down to talking about the real issues. That is who is going to get my vote in November.
- Leaning toward Obama/Biden
So long, Carly. Time to start looking for a new job.
"Off-the-cuff?" Is that what they call honesty these days?
McCain truly is not qualified to be in office or do anythings. He is too old and he forgets. He can't think for himself and he allows his campaign manager/lobbyist to run the show. He is pathetic!
Perhaps Fiorina would have made a much better candidate for VP. She has a lot of experience in the business world and as a CEO. What a dynamic choice she would have been! The problem is that John McCain had to pander to the Right Wing and go ahead and insult the intelligence of the female voters who had backed Hillary Clinton. Sarah Palin certainly is not what I would want to be in charge of giving orders to seasoned military commanders, prominent business personnel and any future Cabinet members of the President, let alone holding the single deciding Senate vote in case of a tie vote in the Senate. What was McCain thinking? At least Barack Obama chose a running mate we all would feel secure having as a President in the event something happened to him. Obama has demonstrated he is a PATRIOT with the welfare of his country foremost, while McCain appears to have chosen this woman, with such a slight resume, in order to stir things up, pull the wool over the electorate's eyes and get his sorry butt elected. I am in total despair for my country if the Republicans win this time! God help us! Carly Fiorina or another woman with her gravitas would have made me look at McCain in much better light. He ruined his reputation as a sensible hard working Senator who loves his country. I don't know if Carly Fiorina would have accepted the VP nod, but I would have loved to see her in that spot and would feel confident and secure our nation was in good hands if McCain could not fulfil his duties. Now as it stands, our country is on the verge of a collective nervous breakdown if McCain/Palin ticket gets elected.
If anyone knows what it takes to screw up a major corporation, it's Carly
Carly hasn't worked in three years (not that she has to). Oh, and she was "dismissed" and didn't step down, to the tune of $21 Million. Not bad for failing. Hopefully McCain will pay her nicely when he fails. It's a shame though, she's actually more qualified than Palin.
Forced out of the McLame campaign, just like she was forced out of HP. Funny, the only thing necons seem to do is leave a trail of destruction.
I CANT STOP LAUGHING AT THESE POLLS,OK THE LIBERAL POLL THE DAILEY KOS HAVE OBAMA UP BY 4%,IN THE CONSERVATIVE POLL ARG HAVE MCCAIN UP BY 4%,THIS IS SO FUNNY I CANT STOP LAUGHING,IN TO THINK WE HAVE 7 MORE WEEKS TO GO,THIS IS GOING TO BE A RIOT.
HAHAHAHA nice job!!
Obama Biden 2008
This woman is an expert on who is qualified to run a company. Wasn't she left go by Hewlett Packard? My gosh, when does all of this madness end?
someone forwarded this email to me today …very very very sad… the world is truly losing its values…or is it just Americans???
Donna Wilmot
Subject: FW: I'm confused
To:
Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 9:22 AM
I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight…..
* If you grow up in Hawaii , raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."
* Grow up in Alaska eating moose burgers, a quintessential American story.
* If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.
* Name your kids Willow , Trig and Track, and you're a maverick.
* Graduate from Harvard law School and be President of the Law Review, and you are unstable.
* Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.
* If you spend 3 years as a community organizer, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate e representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.
* If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.
* If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.
* If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.
* If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.
* If, while governor , you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you're very responsible.
* If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's.
* If your husband is nicknamed "First Dude," with at least one DUI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA , your family is extremely admirable.
OK, much clearer now.
Dear John, I must let you know tonight, that my love for you has died, just like Carly's did last night and tomorrow I'll vote for another, and it ain't you John.....
Carly says your not smart enough to run a company like HP dear John. I know she speaks the truth because she has ran a large company (of course they fired her cause she did a lousy job) but you hired her to be your "advisor".. It seems to me running this great big country of our is certainly more of a job then running some company like HP so I guess YOU CAN'T DO THAT JOB EITHER......
SO I'LL BE VOTING OBAMA PER CARLYS SUGGESTION...
Fiorina doesn't know how to run a company either!
I guess she is a little put off seeing that mccain didn't think that she was capable to be his VP-hurt feelings fiorina?
Actually Carly, mccain prefers them young!
Top McCain official Carly Fiorina was in line for his VP spot first.
Fortunately, she is not running for anything.
Fiorina said they none of the 4 candidates were qualified to be CEO but CEO only noted the 2 Republican candidates in the headline. Another typical case of liberal media bias. CNN must be some kind of abbreviation for Obama campaign media
so what is obama experience to run anything? what has he ever reformed? when has he fought for change? when has he fought for anything but this election?
can one reporter answer that or at least ask it.... all the headlines are anti-mccain or palin or one of their surrogates..
but i agree since friday, obama has owned the media wars aided by mccain and his people and of course the media itself...
I don't think Fiorino did a very good job of running Hewlett Packard either or she would still be there. Why is it those who can't do, are always the ones to criticize.
You are so off base with this article. Why not include the full quote where Fiorina says all 4 are not qualified to run a large corporation but that running the country is much different. Your bias is showing once again.
Waiting for her "need to step down" announcement in 3......2.....1.......
Wow! I can't believe people vote for McCain given the conditions we are in. But I've been wrong before.
I wouldn't hire either of them – McCain's sleezy conduct during this campaign is a sad betrayal of his past heroism. As would be expected from a fighter-pilot type, he is hotheaded, reckless and impulsive, the opposite of what a leader should be. Palin is a wingnut, plain and simple – if she was a man she would be hooted off the public stage.
was it $21 million - I thought it was $42million.
None of them have a business background. How is this news?
You know who else is not capable of running a large company? I'm looking at you Carly.
With friends like these.......
Actually, there was one other thing she said that was even more notable, I think. She said something about how you can't just waltz in off the street and run a major corporation- how you need to have a lifetime of experience and training to run a corporation. The interesting thing is, she doesn't seem to think that you need experience or training to be vice president. Anyone else see a little hypocrisy and inconsistency here?
It was a stupid comment by a woman who is supposed to be quite intelligent. However, you, CNN, and everyone else is leaving out of the headline the fact that she said neither Obama or Biden could lead a large corporation either, in her opinion. Very misleading, but it was extremely stupid on her part. She deserves to go away.
McCain/Palin 08
Let me get this straight – the man with 7 houses and a wife who wears a $310,000 outfit feels my pain?????
THE HEADLINE ON THIS ITEM IS INTENTIONALLY DECEITFUL AND CNN SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR IT'S BEHAVIOR! MS. FIORINA CLEARLY SAID THAT IN HER OPINION NONE OF THE CANDIDATES, DEMS AND REPUBLICANS, WERE QUALIFIED.
Carly is looking for another package, I guess.
Well, at least she's telling the truth in this job...
How would she know. She couldn't run a major corporation either.
Fiorina knows what she's talking about. Sarah Palin is a flash-in-the-pan – a novelty. Why doesn't the campaign release her school grades, in particular, her college and university grades? We already have a "C" student in the White House, and a "C" student (McCain) running for the White House – we don't need another one sitting as VP, waiting to replace another "C" student president! If it wasn't so serious, it would be laughable!
Hey Obama could organize a community of Welfare Queens. He is so lady like that they would draw to him like a fly on spoiled meat.
Obama is a risky candidate
Not the right place to comment per-se, but CNN, really? On your front page you have a good picture of Barack Obama looking like he is listening to someone's question, while next to him you have a slightly out-of-focus picture of McCain looking either angry or his worst. Surely you can find a good picture of both candidates, because as sad as it is, some people apparently vote based on appearance alone.
Obviously Carly cannot either based on her short tenure at HP. Say what you want about the positives in her time with the company if the board and shareholder thought she could run the company successfully she would still be there.
too many egos going on over there. But I agree, if you can't Hewlett Packard into the ground as well as she did – you don't get to run the US into the ground either.
I think she is right Mccain admitted that he does not understand how Economy work , and yesterday he said he thinks fundamental of this Economy is still good, I totaly agree with her that Mc cain can not run a company, if he can not see how level of unemployment is now, foreclosures and how weak dollar is , then I do not think that man can even run a dollar store forget Hwlett -packard!
Honest I do not understand why even people vote Republican , we have Republican Governor (Pawlenty) who veto our 2% raised for the care giver who make $10 an hour, and he did that consistently for last two years!
When you think about Sarah Palin be our comander in chief in this crazy world with bunch of tough guys like Ahmedinejahd , Chavez , Kim jong ill and others is almost laughable, I do not have anything but respect for Palin and her entire family , but this one I do not know!
Its just like Mccain to sweep people under the rug. Like the economy and health care.
I dont think any candidate running is capable of doing any good running a farm much less a country..
You politicians, pollsters and media hacks just don't get it. We really don't care about issues-what we care about is having someone in the White House who is most like us. That's not Obama.
See you all at the polls.
McCain/Palin 08'
Play the whole clip. She says Obama and Biden also and then expands on the differences between president and a CEO. The CNN (DNC talking point central) story excludes that FACT.
My, My, My the truth hurts!!!!! Ouch.
Her logic does not make sense, there are many former governors that go into business and become very succesful, former secratary of state , former generals, former mayors of big Cities, and ofcourse former senators that go into business and be successful, running a business like a fortune 500 company takes certain trates like leadership, responsibiblity, smarts, the ability to delegate and command some of the fundamental skills that are found by a president are certainly found in a good ceo, SHE IS STUPID
SO IF YOU CAN RUN A COUNTRY LIKE AMERICA, AND AFTER YOU HAVE DONE THAT VERY WELL AND THEN YOU APPLY FOR A JOB AT HP, THEY GONNA SAY YOU NOT QUALIFIED?
IS SHE SERIOUS?
This is more evidence that the McCain Campaign appeals to "low intellect voters"......They realize there are plenty of these "less informed, reasoning impaired, group of Americans. That's why McCain is still polling well right now. These poor souls want to see someone who's no smarter than them in the White House – just like the current administration. Good Luck – We should vote for the smart guy this time.
...and this comes from a woman who took a thriving company and ran it into the ground. Boy, do I trust what she says!
I will put my vote for McCain/Palin. Combined they will pull this country to its feet. They have both run companies before they became politcal.
As far a Obama and Biden. They have absolutely no experience in business.....................Plus Obama has no record in Washington only to say he was present. This is a can't do.
McCain/Palin
Interesting that this isn't exactly what she was really saying. She said the same thing of both McCain and Obama. You make it sound like she didn't. You need to show the whole conversation in the context in which it was given.
What's going on? Is anybody going to be left in the Repub campaign, to talk to the press? Palin won't do it, now Fiorina too? Tucker will be the next to disappear... then all we'll have left is John McCain... cause you know he never gaffs...
McCain's camp is imploding...
THIS....CAMPAIGN....IS....EATING....ITSELF
How about "Bush Like" open your mouth and just let the words flow out free flowing style.
It's no wonder she got fired at her last job!
It is pretty obvious Carly Fiorina doesn't either as she almost single-handedly bankrupted Hewlett Packard.
Can some tell me how Palin can talk to Leaders at the UN but can not talk to the media and her supports???? Can someone tell me why? I just want to hear what she has to say not anyone else but her.
To Renee, "She also said she did not believe Democrats Barack Obama or Joe Biden had the right business background either." is actually in the article. It would not be in the headline because she does not support the Obama/Biden ticket, thus, it is something we would expect her to say. I see why you are voting republican. You have no common sense.
Obama/Biden 08, 12!!!
Wait a minute, I saw this interview on MSNBC, this article doesn’t finish the quote. She also continued to say Obama and Biden can’t either, right after she said McCain. This article skews the interview in favor of Obama.
Carly knows what it takes to fail. Takes one to know one, hey?
Those poor Republicans. They keep tripping over a little thing called the truth.
EDS just announced tonight HP (Carly's former "company" for what, 8 months?) is laying off hundreds.
Tell me, please, all you in those toss up states, you'll vote for change–yes, I'd love it to be Hillary and Billl, but we've got Ombam and Biden; identical in ideology. Please, vote Obama 08. It's a lost cause here in Texas. We're counting on you!!!
funny that carly is telling the truth about palin and mc cain after all she recieved a 75 million dollar payout from hp as ceo. while the real workers making the cumputer products made pennies. the truth is starting to hurt the mavericks.
Bwahaha, I was sick of hearing her views anyway. She can take her wild accusations about the Obama camp being sexist and stay out of the media for a while. Her ridiculous and completely inaccurate interpretations of what she percieves to be sexist have no place in the media. I think the people of America could do without this poor excuse of a woman for a long time.
More liberal media bias from CNN. Fiorina said all four candidates could not run a major corporation, not just McCain-Palin. Yet CNN cherry-picked the McCain-Palin half of the comment for the headline.
You did the same thing when Karl Rove criticized the Obama campaign at some length for being untruthful in its television ads, then added that McCain had also gone too far in some of his ads. You cherry-picked that comment, too, making it look like Rove had made the comment primarily about McCain. That's called a lie, CNN.
So STOP WITH THE BIAS! You're not fooling anyone.
Renee, I think you are missing the point.
This woman is on McCain's team. We would expect her to say that Obama/Biden aren't ready to run a company. She comes out and disputes one of McCain's own talking points that Palin has executive experience over Obama. That's suppose to be her strong point, so for her to say that Palin and McCain can't run a company speaks volumes about the b.s. they are shoveling you and their supporters.
What?? You're telling me no more outsourcing queen on TV shamelessly promoting McWhine/Pancake ticket?
Report that she also said that neither Obama nor Biden would be qualified either....be honest CNN..
Uh... shouldn't that read "Former top McCain-Palin official Carly Fiorina..." With friends like these....
Thank you so very much Renee for your comment regarding CNN and everyone else leaving out the headline the fact that she also stated that Obama and Biden couldn't lead a large corporation either! CNN is just like all the other mainstream media, not telling the WHOLE story and shame on Campbell Brown only telling part of what this woman said, which was only the part regarding McCain and Palin. So keep your job Campbell Brown, I'm staying with FOX News, at least they tell the WHOLE story and both sides when it comes to the political garbage!
Holy Cow, have ANY of you (including CNN journalists?) actually looked at the quote? She said none of the 4 people on the tickets could run a corporation....yet somehow Obama managed to carve himself and biden out of that. Typical.
Nightingale-
You are such a racist. You label minorities who lost jobs because of plant closings "welfare queens"? You are a very base individual. Please continue to make those type of comments so that people can see the true make up of McCain's "base".
jross:
Are you serious about the outsourcing queen as McWhine's VP pick. Do you know she ran Lucent & HP to the ground and still packed herself with hefty "Servence Pay"?? Wake up!!
For those people who are upset that the media is focusing on Fiorina comment about Palin and McCain instead of Fiorina's comments on Obama and Biden, is because Fiorina is SUPPOSED to be a McCain/Palin supporter AND Fiorina's comment about Obama and Biden will ALWAYS be negative...that's her job.
What is so unbelievable is that she think her own Pres/VP candidates aren't qualified. Anyone who is being unbiased and fairminded would have to admit that Obama has the intelligence, nuance, and judgment to run a corporation. He would do a much better job at HP than Fiorina did.
She couldn't run HP and now she's on McCain's campaign. Stupid is as stupid does!
Quite a comment from the worst CEO in American history. How would she know how to run a company
By "Biden like" they must mean honest.
The RICH folks are really afraid of Obama– He will raise their taxes.
Here, we see the poor fighting to keep the Rich in power (to get richer) by voting for McCain and Bush!!! How great it is to be educated, as well as have "common sense."
To be a Republican, you only need to be Dumb!!
McCain run a business?
He can even operate a computer..
Even Steven Hawking can rub a computer
She is just stating the obvious fact. I wonder how people find this ridiculous. it is an already known fact. All CEOs are smart, Mccain/Palin are not.
How many CEOs would be lying on both national and World TV when the whole world knows the truth. The CEOs that are guily of this automatically loses their jobs but i guess this is different when it comes to Mccain, he lies and still wants to be President of USA.
How would other world leaders truly want to deal with America when its president is known to be a cold faced liar without remorse.
INTEGRITY and FIDELITY are two of what is required to be a CEO, Mccain has none of these.
Quite a comment from the worst CEO in American history. She obviously doesn't know anything about running a company. Fire her again!
I know most of you have Obama stars in your eyes so you didn't notice that she said the same thing about your candidate.
Of course CNN made sure you thought it was only about the Republicans.
This woman has a lot of nerve. If I remember correctly, Ms. Fiorina drove her own company into the ground. And as usual, she received a nice payout when she was shoved out the door. I wish I could mess up a job and get enough money to live on the rest of my life. Carly, sweetie, shut up before you completely wreck McCain's campaign. No, wait. Keep on talking!
jross has a point. Can you imagine what will happen on the financial markets if McCain and Palin are elected in November? If the country isn't in recession by then, that would have to push it over. I can't remember how many millions Bush is spending in Iraq every day. But if McCain comes in and spends that amount for *100* years the market's going to collapse. If McCain had picked Fiorini perhaps the markets might believe she could talk some sense into him. Or at least make things better if she has to succeed him.
But with Palin... She's spent big amounts of public money on the wrong things. (Sports stadiums are all very well, but in financial times like this they can wait. And shouldn't privated companies be building them anyway?)
Of course telling the truth is looked down upon by the GOP.
She has a bad case of "foot in mouth" disease. Of course the media will spin the story and not mention that she said neigher Obama nor Biden are capable of being a CEO either. Nonetheless, send her to Siberia!
She said that Obama and Biden could not run a corporation either. She went on to say that Obama was the LEAST qualified on either of the tickets for the office he is running for. Of course, CNN wont headline any of that.
American politics is rather funny. Do no Americans dispair at your system or what?
What do republicans do with critics? they SILENCE THEM!!!!
Oh and Renee and Berkley Square, you guys are ridiculous.
Renee: Its amazing that she said it about her own candidate, thats the issue.
Berkley: Do you have any idea what he did as a community organizer and when he did it? He was just out of college. When Palin was just out of college she was doing beuty contests.
Please go away, Carly. Nobody is interested in your opinion...you screwed up HP and walked away with a huge sack of cash. You of all people shouldn't be criticizing anybody else's ability to run a company. And all of your stupid comments about the SNL skit being sexist? Take some of that money you stole from HP and buy a sense of humor.
Typical, Flahute uses the exact same practice as the Liberal/Obama media. Only post part of what Carly said. Well, at least you are consistent with your brethren on the left. Post the entire comment moron, and let your lemmings decide. She said that NONE of the 4 candidates were qualified.
I would certainly consider her an expert on how NOT to run a company. I'll trust her word (for the first time, like, ever).
This woman failed as CEO so she thinks anyone else will fail. It is a sad commentary for her to refer to either McCain or Obama.
Ok.....all of you defending this woman....just wait until she get's back to the McCain war room. She get's to walk the plank! Also Stand Before the Firing Squad. HA HA
What great judgment McCan't is showing in his selection of women.
She was on to bolster McCain.
Her opinion of Obama is immaterial, in light of the fact she damaged McCain.
I have a simple suggestion for McCain. Continue with lies till lie becomes a truth, Then you will win election. I think republicans will win because there are enough uneducated people in America
Am I missing something? She was asked a question and answered it. Why is this being made into some sort of controversial remark?
Palin and McCain are liars who wouldn't be able to run a company.....yes I said it.
who cares if she said obama cant run a company she is not one of his top advisers but for her to say both candidates that she works for cant do it come on the repubs had a fieldday when biden said obama was not qulified to be president the truth hurts mccain/palin you are going down
Stacey you are so wrong. Fox doesn't even have anything about this in the headline. If a surrogate of Obamas said something like this about him, it would be the TOP HEADLINE on their website.
Coming from someone who doesnt even know how to run her own corporation, how will Sarah Palin run the country?
quite obvious that she'd turn us all into moose hunters and our only source of income would be...wait. she has nothing to offer!
The RICH folks are really afraid of Obama– He will raise their taxes.
Here, we see the poor fighting to keep the Rich in power (to get richer) by voting for McCain and Bush!!! How great it is to be educated, as well as have "common sense."
To be a Republican, you only need to be Dumb!!
I love out-of-context headlines and articles. Carly said she didn't think any of the candidates had enough corporate experience to run a corporation. But what gets the headlines? How did the Obama campaign parse the comment for its commercial? You guessed it, the same way CNN did. Surprise, surprise.
She noted that corporations and governement entities are 2 separate animals. Many business leaders-turned candidates in the past have been ridiculed by the Left for thinking they can run government like they ran their businesses. But, put the shoe on the other foot...that's another story.
In all honesty, she said none of the four (McCain, Palin, Obama or Biden) could be a CEO. So why does the headline only say McCain and Palin? Does CNN have a Democratic bias? I think so, the liberal media is now working overtime to discredit the Republican ticket. Shameful!
ever so closer, in response to you that comment was made to andrea mitchel after see started back peddling, im sure mc cain with his temper had called and cursed her out. he is mean, and honery. on the rado station sge only said palin.
Oh Johnny, why will you let her go just for telling a little truth!
I think Sarah Lipsticks should go instead for lying every time she parts her lipsticks...don't you think so Johnny?
"Fiorina: Obama Camp ‘Deceitful’ in Clipping My Quote"
CNN no better than Nobama's spin dogs!
this campaign is TOAST and so is bush twin brother -mcsame
Hey Carly – I think your remarks show what a sore loser you are. AND I remember when HP was a GREAT company. Emphasis on WAS – you took it down from the penthouse to the basement. So what are your corporate credentials REALLY???!!!
to bonnie brooks:
have you ever defend Obama or Bidden when their words were "missunderstood"?? Ask youself, why the double standard?? Ask McCain stop lying about Obama's tax relief plan!!
If she can't run Hewlitt-Packard, how can she run the country?
This women is a sick plow to by Republican strategists to manipulate the minds of female voters. Ladies...please do your homework.
Alaska is one of the few states that is in good shape because of big oil. She is out of touch with the rest of America. A thinktank telling her what to say, and when to say it is not enough. Can she even think for herself?
MI democrat, mother and sociologist
Thanks Carly! First the Viagra/Birth Control blunder and now this! I LOVE IT!!! I know you think you are special, but you couldn't run HP either. And now it seems that you can't run a campaign. Unfortunately, the United States Government is a tiny bit BIGGER AND MORE IMPORTANT than HP.
I expect you to insult and lie about Obama, but SWIFTBOATING your own candidates is "PRICELESS"!
THANKS FOR YOUR HONEST OPINION!
MCCAIN/PALIN=UNQUALIFIED
ONE MORE REASON TO VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN '08
Fiorina can't run a company either – the reason she was fired at HP.
The spin meisters will of course have a lot of fun with this. But, what she is saying is obvious. Running a company like Hewlett-Packard is a very different job than the government jobs that any of the candidates have had.
For one thing, in govenrnment you can tell lies that get a lot of people killed and defraud you constituents of millions and millions of dollars and not go to jail.
The President of the US doesn't get paid as much as the President of HP, but you don't have to even be competent at the job to get elected and even re-elected.
Fact is, Carly Fiorina couldn't run a corporation. It takes one to know one.
Doe's any one else but me see what the hell is going on here, with the republican CODE OF SILENCE ??? Every time some one asks to question , investigate, or makes a statement about their Republican party that is the least bit " off the party line", they are not taking questions, they seek to block the investigation by non-cooperation, and after making statements the person is told to no longer talk to the public or reporters??? SOUNDS LIKE FASCISM TO ME !!!!!! I am absolutely shocked that we are allowing this to go on ! HITLER GAINED POWER BY SUCH TACTICS, WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP !!! Has Sarah Palin's so called Beauty made everyone out there deaf blind and dumb!! I'm serious ! HOW CAN ANYONE with an ounce of intellect Possibly even consider a vote for these people ?? HELLO out there , these are the people responsible for the bloody fiasco and blunders responding to Katrina , for killing thousands of Americans and countless Innocent people in Iraq ! Have the American people been so brainwashed by this terrible bunch , that they still worship at the throne of the most corrupt, inept and downright dangerous government in the history of the United States? Is that what it's come down to? I am so angry, and so saddened to see this happening AGAIN . I have watched this election with such hope for the future, such pride in Americans. I have such faith in you , as a great Nation, of such strength , and ability to overcome great obstacles, that I am stunned by watching now! For God sake, THROW McCain out where he belongs, with George Bush and all the other PUPPET MASTERS that laugh at YOU for accepting , no wanting , the same PEOPLE to RAPE AND PILLAGE the GREAT NATION YOU LOVE, and USE YOUR OWN DOUBTS AND FEARS TO DO IT !!!!! GOD HELP US ALL if you elect JOHN McCAIN !! For no one else can.
one day shes lieing screaming sexism and every repub is with her, next day she speaks the truth and they want her out. face it voters, 4 more years of lieing and half truths or a new start with americans coming first. obama tax plan, less taxes for those under 250,000. thats what im talking about.
Please.......why is this even newsworthy??...... an overpaid CEO that failed miserably – do you think I care what she thinks? Just another attempt by the liberal media to sway those you can't think for themselves – remember .... country first.
cutting corners, sweeping it under the rug, it's the American way remeber. or maybe it's funnier when a comedian says it.
building up the business going Corporate was the answer remeber. or maybe it seemed good during the depression.
either way, the borg collective is always looking for new drones, i mean members.
Don't be hard on Carly for saying Palin couldn't run "a company like HP".
Carly tried to run HP and couldn't. That's why they fired her!
First, Fiorina is likely right. Running a country and running and running a company a very different things.
Second, given her history at HP, it's not at all clear that Fiorina knows how to run a company. I'm in the computer business and her tenure at HP was, shall we say, "interesting."
Everyone only hears what they want to hear, or in this case report. Her full statement said none of the candidates could run a major corporation. The liberally biased media only chsoe to highlight what would slam the Repubs. So, while we are at it. I saw an interview of Michelle Obama by two journalists. One of the journalists concluded the Michelle wears the pants in the family which comes as no surprise. You can put lipstick on Michelle Obama but Barry is the woman of the family.
If any corporation ran the way our government does they would go under so I think she hit nail on the head here.
We have COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS in San Diego-we call them UNION GOONS..
Well, not a good thing to say about any candidate running for President; however, she did say that neither the Dems or Republicans had the exp. to run a co. (which is true), since all of them have only had political careers. True, running a business is not the same as running a corporation. But it prob. should be! Then perhaps there will be more accountabilty.
The way every link CNN has presented on this is misleading, as is obvious by actually reading what she said. CNN is no more accurate or trustworthy than the brand of toilet paper called the New York Times.
The point isn't that she doesn't think the same about Obama/Biden. We know she's opposed to them. The point is that she doesn't even think her own team can do it.
correction: running the country's government is not the same as running a corp. – perhaps, this should be reformed too~
What will happen to Sara Palyyn if mcane loss election ??
She will be a disgraced Governer of Alaska and will be banished forever from politics.May be she will be a pastor in achurch.
Of all the possible choices, McCain chose a running mate whose views and values are the same as Bush.
PALIN IS BUSH!
I want change!
McCain/Palin: The Bridge to Nowhere.
Nice job on equal reporting for all candidates. Fiorina said ALL of them couldn't run a corporation – yet your headline tells a much different story.
Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard (removed by the direction of the board of directors), and Bob Nardelli (Home Depot), with Hank McKinnell (Pfizer), equally dumped by the board, were alll CEO's that failed the company and the stockholders alike. Neither of them are in a position to express an opinion of corporation leadership, of anyone. Their track record speaks for itself! Fiorina should consider herself lucky for even having a job with any corporation, in any capacity.
“I don’t think John McCain could run a major corporation. I don’t think Barack Obama could run a major corporation. I don’t think Joe Biden could run a major corporation. But on the other hand a major corporation is not the same as being the president or vice president of the United States.
“It is a fallacy to suggest that the country is like a company. So of course to run a business you have to have a lifetime of experience in business, but that’s not what Sarah Palin, John McCain, Joe Biden or Barack Obama are doing.”
An off the cuff gaffe is not repeated over two hours later, after the party mucks have yelled at you, and you screw up worse by adding to it.
Like the way McCain went off on the sister of the guy who's working for his campaign during Morning Joe.
We can expect more from Carly "The Apple iPod by Hewlett-Packard" Fiorina.
Lest we forget she got fired too, and got a $42 million Golden Parachute.
Heck, she can even afford Cindy McCain's wardrobe!
Ask HP how well she ran a business. LOL. She's NOT the one to talk.
Umm.... didn't Bush run on the idea that he would bring his business experience to government? As all of his businesses failed (and the Rangers suck), I guess he did. Looks like Carly is bringing her CEO experience to running his campaign....into the ground.
Why aren't they calling her sexist like they have called everyone else?
Why didn't this headline read the other way around??
Amazing what can be put in a headline...and then a subnote saying the same thing about the Obama ticket.
Typical CNN
Economic Issues
-Unemployment increased
-We went from a surplus to a deficit
-Federal debt nearly doubled
Q. Who are we to blame for the above?
A.George Bush and his Republican Administrative Party.
Here is a Solution: If George Bush = John McCain and John McCain = George Bush then Bush +McCain = self destruction of our Beautiful Country thus the ONLY right solution would be to elect Barack Obama.
I know it's sad to know that Obama and McCain are dead even in the race. I'm pulling the racist card and throwing it on the table! We all know Obama can solve the Economic issues opposed to McCain who doesn't even know how our Economy works.
At the end of the day McCain wears the (R) on the side of his name. At the end of it all McCain is an advocate of and from the Bush Administration.
GO OBAMA "2008"!!! GO OBAMA "2008"!!! GO OBAMA "2008"!!!
NO BUSH, NO MCCAIN, NO PALIN! NONE OF THE SAME
SCREW the McSame Campaign
I love it ! very sincere. Keep talking please....very helpful
So sick of this media bias! Fiorina very CLEARLY was making the point that NONE of the candidates.....Obama, Biden, McCain, Palin...are experienced to run a corporation, but as usual, the Obama campaign parses words...ie...LIES...to mislead the public into thinking she was just talking about mcCain and Palin! On top of that, the media does the same thing, and includes just Mccain and Palin in the headlines. Is there any more evidence that you need to show that the media is biased???
Get this straight, Fiorina said:
"OBAMA CAN NOT RUN A CORPORATION". That is accurate, why don't you lead with that headline? What's wrong with you, really?
This is ridiculous, it is almost like an underground movement to fight this Obama-trash, the media is so in the tank for him. What happenned to journalistic integrity?
She must be sexist. Everyone else who speaks the truth about Palin in this campaign is labeled sexist, so hy not her too?
Why should surrogates or supporters of the candidates get airtime for making such comments? They are so much of the distraction in this campaign that many people are fed up with it. Lets move on!
people who keep saying that they will vote for john mccain eventhough the economy is bad are delusional. those are the same people who don't like another race. they call themselves conservatists.
Carly is hardly an expert, she left Lucent right before it went into the tank and oversaw the disasterous take over of Compaq by HP while completely missing out on the opportunity presented by the Comdisco banctruptcy. She was not capable of running a major company and couldn't let her ego say someone else could.
Sen McCain, for heavens sake, surround yourself with better people.
She's got a great resume until you look under under the covers.
Mamaaaamaa!!!!! I am scared!!!!!!!!!!! Obama is coming!!!!!!! he's going to raise my taxes!!!!
Well, you don't know how many houses you own anyway. So, have you been paying taxes on them? At least that could tell you how many of htem you had!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gee, maybe she can do for McCain what she did for HP! This woman is not a very funny joke anyway.
Unfortunately she isn't capable either!
Before this lady took over HP, they were a powerhouse. Now look t them. She ran them into the ground, and was rightly fired. Why does Macaon eve have a FAILED CEO representing his campaign on national tv? Let's see Palin out there taking a few questions. Carly had a job and lost it due to incompetence.
FAILED CEO of HP says what?
HP booted this dumb broad for being dumb. McCain likes dumb broads so now she has a NEW JOB where her DUMBNESS is flowing once again.
She said what many of us are thinking. Can Palin run with real complexity? Apparently not.
Does that make us dishonest or dumb for asking? No.
Palin's ability to lead this country is a joke. But the last laugh could be on us.
American voters best act to ensure Palin never gets to the situation of actual on-the-presidential-job training!
She hit the nail on the head...the old geezer couldn't run a hot dog stand much less our goverment and the little Eskimo lady didn't do all that well at cheerleading either. But on the other hand, Bush couldn't run our goverment and the starry eyed Republicans voted him back in for another round of destruction because he focused them on pro life and gun control...has..ha..ha...and it worked. Obama is for real change...Obama is for a new direction...Obama is our next prseident.
Why I agree with CNN to pick out this part of the discussion is that Carly is one of the advisers of the GOP and not the Dems so whatever suggestions she is giving should be a recommendation for the GOP i hope they listen.
Oh, thank God....she's not going to be made available for more interviews?? I'm tired of hearing her – she's a whiner!! (Is that sexist?)
Nice to know that the requirements to run a Company are higher than the requirements needed to run a Country. "Beam me up Scotty!"
The headline refers to Carly's first statement today. So please only comment if you actually read and know what is going on.
She added the rest (the back paddling) later when she was confronted by other reporters. Typical...A lot of back paddling and explaining going on in the McCain camp today. I think we should take it as what they are really thinking as opposed to their more practiced what we want to hear.
If you speak honestly, you're not allowed to speak to the media any more? That's sad. Really sad by the McCain campaign to whine about it.
Staements like this make me sick to death of the obvious media bias we're witnessing these days:
"...She also said she did not believe Democrats Barack Obama or Joe Biden had the right business background either."
That was pulled from the story above. It is, however, misleading and somewhat false. That statement makes it sound as if she said the other two couldn't run a company, as an "also" kind of statement... her actual statement was that NONE of the candidates in this race could run a company, and that it didn't mean they weren't qualified to run for office. Different qualifications and experiences needed for the job.
PLEASE CNN/ABC/NBC/CBS stop taking things out of context! The american people aren't as gullible as you seem to think they are.
I guess I must have just awoken from of a coma or something... is the McCain really running on the idea that having a woman as a running mate the answer to any resistance to the lack of real reform proposed by "the reformers".
I, for one (an I might be alone) don't understand how my fellow americans don't see how this obvious manipulation of sediment over logic could be anything less than aiding the expansion of them that have power and those that have not.. If this is Reform, I'd rather have the same old thing.
I guess all the EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE that the Shrilla from Wasilla has really doesn't amount to a hill of beans!!! As if it ever did in the first place.... DUH!! She's been Governor for about 5 minutes!!
WAKE UP, AMERICA!!! VOTE SMART... NOT SENILE!!!!
Carly Fiorina is too honest to work for the McCain campaign.
All she could do to fix it was to say that Obama and Biden couldn't run HP either.
Funny thing is...Carly Fiorina couldn't run HP either. She was so horrible, HP paid her millions to take a hike.
Did I mention that Sarah Palin left Wascilla 20 million in debt too.
All of this is ironic.
Vote Obama/Biden 08!
Joe K, could not agree with you more. I honestly don't know how the American public gets fooled by such nonsense from the media. obama apparently dissing palin, but mccain did not hillary,
and mccain actually trying to defend his lipstick remark (on the view an dbeing slammed by barbara for it) by saying i was referring to hillary's policies. and then going on to say like a little boy - oh but look obama is also slamming me on my policies. he's a liar, he's a flip-flopper and deviant.
At the end of it all I am not sure if I feel more disgusted by how easily people get fooled (and are ignorant) or how the news media twists things around and the people buy it. Arrrggghhhhh!!
Carly made a mess of HP... leave her alone and she will do the same for McCain's campaign.
McCain can't be a CEO of a Fortune 500... except, of course, it's a blackberry making company.
kInda gives you a warm fuzzy feeling, don't it?
lord help us if these maroons get into office......
well none of them can lead our country. obama/biden 08
Check out the Chris Rock Movie "Head of State"
Republicans; They GET IT Barrack!
They Just DONT CARE!
To the whiny Republicans camplaining about the headline taking Carly out of context. Well, *hit, at least the headlines are true eh? And guess what, she was speaking the truth – I mean, that was the biggest mistake. Come on, admit it. If the McCain campaign had to run on truth, it would be dead. And, even if you take all of what she said, it is a stupid comment. It is an incorrect comment. Obama responded correctly. And Americans need to think about McCains judgment again. He picked Carly, he picked Gramm, he picked Palin. Speaks volumes to me....
And to say this was "Biden – like" is an insult to Joe Biden. McCainites owe Joe an apology. Truth is, this is McCainite.
Go, Carly, Go!
What makes Fiorina's comments about McCain and Palin more newsworthy than what she said about Obama and Biden is she is a McCain supporter. She's supposed to make negative comments about Obama. Duh! But to say some thing truthfully negative about McCain is priceless! A Freudian slip, perhaps???
Talk, Carly, Talk!!!
Haha, of all people to say that someone can't be a CEO.
Carly, you can't be a CEO!
But what will happen to economy with all the liberalism Obama proposes? Where the money will come from to finance his lofty liberalism? Obama will snooze on Wall street cudling the fat Bears. AMerica needs somebody with experience at the moment not some body who gives speeches and then vaccation at Hawai while common people on the road is suffering. He is enjoying $28500. dinner with his elitist froends while everyday person is worried about his job. Do you think these people paying so much money will not ask for favours later, so stupid to think Obama is a man for change. He is a nasty politician making fool of average American.
But still a lot of idiots just blindly follow his rhetoric. His wife was more concerned with their kids back to school week rather than people who were killed at ground zero.
So long America.
JOHN MCCAIN HAS BEEN A DEREGULATION SUPPORTER FOR YEARS..... NOW HE WANTS TO REGUALTE WALLSTREET.... WHAT A PIG
Since she is not there anymore "check the reason"isn't she a great one giv ing advise or is it on how to screw the public ,lie more Republican advice
Because she knows deeply that the republican ticket lacks substance.
To Nightingale in Berkley Square .....Do you have an identity issue?? Obama man turn you on?? I think the cats out of the bag.
Doesn't sound risky to me. Sounds like more votes.
McCain can not use a computer something as simple as point and click. Knows nothing about economics. Took on a cheerleader for VP
How are they going to put country first?
So sad the largest melting pot in the world still does not practice tolerance. We have not developed socially over the past 40 years since MLK
Americans today still vote by their prejudices even if it will hurt the nation.
I'm no McCain supporter, but Ms. Fiorina saying that McCain couldn't run a company is like the pot calling the kettle black. Look at the shape she left HP in! Headlines today: twenty-four-thousand jobs to be cut. 24 THOUSAND! The thing that makes me seriously question McCain is that he chooses to surround himself with hacks like Fiorina and Palin. I think there's a serious problem with his judgement.
Whoever votes for Mccain-Palin is true Moron. Keep up the good working getting another Bush into Office. If they get in I will go to Church and pray this Country go into Depression. Let me ask you these questions to this Morons are you better off than 8 years ago? What kind of Wacko is Palin that she would say no abortion for women that got raped. Now think do you want to carry your rapist son or daughter? I think any sense person there answer would be NO. I rather go with Harvard educated person than someone that is not.
Liberal loons can't get it right...spin spin spin
Ms. sexiest out, One person who knows about economy in mcsame group.
I just read the transcript and she doesn't think any of the candidates are qualified to run a public company. She actually thinks Obama is the least qualified. CNN should think about sending its executives to Toyota to learn why it is important to deliver customers a quality product.
Carly was already in trouble this morning when McCain railed against stupid CEOs that screwup and get enormous "golden parachutes" of millions of dollars just to go away. Carly got $21 million to just go away after she screwed up HP as CEO.
Frank Smith...
I totally agree with you, and I'll take that comment even further. I think it's amazing that the rural voters are McCain's base.. especially considering that it's the farmers are people in rural communities that are the most benefited today by government subsidies so that they can keep their farms. And at the same time, they're screaming "yee haw" for McCain and calling Obama a socialist.
I say take away all the farmer's subsidies and let them live completely socialism free.
Of course the aide will be silenced by the GOP...she spoke the truth! Sarah Palin can't properly run Alaska or her family. What a joke to think this so called "hockey mom" is one step away from the Presidency. Has everyone forgotten John All Lies McCain's age and melanoma history? Seriously she could become president early in his term. If their aides don't believe she nor McCain can run a business, how do they expect them to dig us out of the current financial disaster?
So saying something that is not on a teleprompter is very "Biden-like"? I'll take Biden over a scripted candidate any day.
Wow, very misleading headline. You might want to show her entire quote which also states that Obama and Biden couldn't run a corporation. And they say the media doesn't have a liberal bias....hah! Your lack of "journalism" is amusing.
Hey Nightingale... you keep saying Obama is risky. As if McCain isn't even riskier!! You're starting to sound like a broken record... everybody knows that McCain is the riskier candidate, if only by going by his 'Maverick' self-labeled title.
What do you think a 'Maverick' is, by definition? Remember Tom Cruise in the movie 'Top Gun"?? Called himself MAVERICK??? Why, you ask?? Because he thought he took too many RISKS and was DANGEROUS?? Just like your candidate, McCain?? DUH??
Really... you're just another Republican Hack, regurgitating the Party Line or the daily talking points. You're the Rush Limbaugh of the Ticker...
WAKE UP, AMERICA!! VOTE SMART.... NOT SENILE!!
Hmmmm, so they're discouraging her from additional media interviews. I wonder if she'll call that sexist.
Obama would do a great job, as long as he has his teleprompter in front of him telling him everything to do. I cant wait for the debates. We all know Hillary killed him in the debates and thats why he wont have more with McCain
OBAMA=SOCIALISM
When McCain talks about economy and taking steps to correct it, he sounds like that guy in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) ad where he is extolling students and one of the student gets up and says "The End", since he can't take it any more. The ad says "Less talk, More Action". I feel the same way when McCain talks about his economic policies. Obama will take action.
they can't keep the lies going...too much to remember
Why is this a headline? If anyone saw the entire statement and not the Obama campaign's out of context editing, you know this story is a crock.
Carly is the perfect example of a "maverick"-arrogant, self-important, uncooperative, vain, stubborn, self-absorbed, and shalllow.
Most "mavericks" fail because they cannot unify people or ideas. So they start wars, and then they congratulate themselves and brag about their macho persona.
And the world laughs at them.
I worked for Hewlett-Packard (H/P) for 30 years and just retired. I can tell you that I worked in H/P Corporate in Palo Alto, California and just moved to the state of Montana for retirement and fly-fishing. I know Carly Fiorina personally and I will tell you that she almost "ruined" Hewlett-Packard during her CEO days. I remember when the H/P Board of Directors asked or told Carly to leave, asap. Carly should "not" be the one to say that someone else 'cannot' run a major company. Carly Fiorina proved that she 'cannot' run a major company. I remember when H/P stood for "Have Pride".., when Carly left.., H/P meant "Half Price". What does that tell you ? Mike O'Brien.., now living in Big Sky Country.., Montana. P.S.: Carly.., "what goes around.., comes around".
Non-story... it's the economy stupid.
Call it what it is...Biden-like = honest
Great job CNN....I guess you forgot to report in the headline that she said the same thing about Biden and Obama. Media bias at its best.
Obama is a mess, and everyone knows it
If Mark Hurd said it, it would be credible. But Carly was a PRB1 CEO that destroyed a once great company. I'm glad the whole world can now see how incompetent she is. She had every excuse in the book about why she was fired ... this kind of idiocy gets to the heart of the matter,,,, she is incompetent. Go home Carly, the world doesn't need you. You won't get a cush job if McCain is elected, you blew it. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
The story DID in fact mention that she said the same of Obama and Biden. The reason that was not the focus? She was recruited to promote McCain/Palin; that's her job – say good things about them. I agree that C.F. is not a business expert by any means, having run HP into the ground, but now she's showing she's not a great surrogate either. I'm a dem but, speaking as a feminist, a competent woman in ANY repub position would be nice at some point...
Think twice Palin want to attack Russia and Pakistan and give Georgia UN memberships. That was third world war just start by the republicans.
I am a Democrat and I am voting for McCain. Oh no! Why are you betraying Barack? You know why! Because John McCain had invented the Black Barry. I love my blackberry. McCain know Washington for 30 years, Barack is new to Washington. McCain is smart and does not understand the economy and I am thrill to vote for McCain. McCain is rich and Barack is not. McCain has many houses and Barack does not. If I Americans get evicted from their homes they can get a room each from McCain. McCain is the real deal that will shake up Washington and himself because he is an insider. Sarah Palin is a foreign policy expert because she can see Russia from Alaska Joe Biden cannot see Russia from Delaware. This is why I am not voting for McCain.
Like Fiorina, we need to make McCain off the campaign. His comment on economy is no better either.
I agree as stated above that McCain is too old to run. If there is an age limit to how young (35) a person can be to run for President, then there should also be an age limit to how old they could be. McCain is a man with a questionable health record, he could literally drop dead on January 22nd leaving this Palin person as our President.....a person no one ever heard of before just 4 weeks ago. Please, I fear that America will fail us once again and vote for the party that continues to do the most harm to working people. As a registered Independent who is voting for Obama, i plead you my fellow Americans, Don't fall for the same crap again and again. Throw those RepubliCant's OUT of the White House.
Finally, someone in the McCain/Palin speaks truth about McCain/Palin. Neither one is qualified to run the country.
Obama/Biden for real change that American's will benefit from. They are for the people.
So the McCain camp is now saying "if you are a mayor you have executive experience, and if you have executive experience you are fit to be president, but that executive experience is not sufficient to run a company."
Carly Fiorina was removed from her executive job, time for the McCain camp to let her loose from this one.
Joe K, I will spare you the joke about tranposition of the letters in your call sign...but, oh, I can't resist: ARE YOU JOE K-ING??? Carly is part of the RNC. Yes, she said it about the Republican AND Democratic tickets, but it is news when someone shoots at their own side. That's why David Brooks also got so much attention today for writing about Palin's total lack of appropriate experience (he moderated the view somewhat in later commentary, but maintained his 'not a Palin fan' stance). It would not really be news if Terry McAulliffe said he thinks Palin is not experienced enough to serve in the post she seeks – it would be headline worthy if ol' Terry blurted out that Obama is not seasoned enough.
There is no vast left wing conspiracy here. Just news. Although, I think these guys tend to miss much more important news all the time.
It doesn't matter what she said. McCain will still win in Nov.
Great job!!!!!!!!! Carly Fiorina was simply speaking the truth. Mccain/Pailin is a joke, America. Obama/Biden is the dream ticket that will get us out of the mess we currently find ourself.
God will get us out of this mess through Obama.
Obama '08.
Of course she said Obama and Biden weren't qualified. That's what she's supposed to say, she's on the McCain campaign. It's not news to trash the opposition. It IS news when you trash your own candidates. So, does she think she herself is more qualified than ANYBODY to run a business ... or to be president?
Once again CNN only presents the liberal side of the story. I haven't seen anything yet on the Obama camp going from "change we can believe in" to "change we need". Obviously if we couldn't "believe in it" we don't "need" it either.
jross, agree with you. I would trust any CEO of Fortune 500 to be P/VP as compared to Gov. Palin. Hell, I would never accept a position under a person like Palin, irrespective of the pay. It is demeaning.
Geesh, ANOTHER person in the McCain campaign that they're going discourage from talking to the media. Even cancelled scheduled interviews.
Pretty soon, there ain't gonna be none of 'em talking!
McCain's campaign with his leadership is devouring itself.
Obama/Biden
Who cares what she thinks. But at least she condemns McStain/Palin, so she is on the right track at least
CNN - why not bother to tell the whole story? She said neither could Obama or Biden. She's not my idea of a good CEO, but your slanted coverage is no better and demeans journalism.
Grow a male appendage and present the facts for a change!
Bye-bye, Carly. – McCain/Palin
Actually, Renee & Stacey, the reason CNN isn't discussing Carly making the same comments about Obama/Biden is that she WORKS FOR THE MCCAIN/PALIN CAMPAIGN. Uh, if it were me, I would prefer someone who speaks for my campaign to actually offer poor feedback on...the other guys.
Is this the best you can do to show "liberal media bias"? You guys really do only hear and see what you want, don't you?
Jesus, what is wrong with you people at the Clinton News Network...your own story says she included Obama and Biden in that comment and your headline is all about McCain and Palin; can't you clowns at least pretend to be unbiased? If not come out and have the guts to say "yes, we're Democrats and we want them to win"
Grow some...
For all of you who are 'outraged' that the article didn't mention her take on Obama, please read it again: "She also said she did not believe Democrats Barack Obama or Joe Biden had the right business background either." The reason the majority of the press is mentioning Palin is because A: This is coming from someone in the McCain/Palin camp (not the LIBERAL MEDIA!!!!!), and B: she spoke these words about Palin first, and later mentioned the other three to help clean up her mess (kind of like McCain cleaning up his strong economy statement).
All that said, I don't care if any of the candidates could run a major corporation. Just get us out of this hole Bush has us in.
Uh, Carly, you are now in the back of the bus!
Can you PLEASE report the entire story instead of bits and pieces. She said that neither McCain nor Palin are equipped to run a company because they do not have corporate experience, but that is entirely different from running a country. She did state that Obama was least qualified of all of the VP and Presidential candidates. Once again, CNN has skewed the entire statement to indicate that McCain's own staff doesn't think he is capabable of running a country. You guys need to "keep it honest", like you preach you do.
What a shame.
McCain and Palin not qualified to head a cooperation. That is interesting.
How can they lead the whole of American economic, and indeed thre whole world?
Fair enough. The logic that if you have governed the small state of Alaska for less than 2 years, you'd be qualified and experienced enough to lead the US as president if need be, is just as twisted as saying that if you're qualified to be US president you're then also automatically qualified to be CEO of any type of large corporation.
When we look for a president we look for someone with a unique set of skills, a strong vision and good judgment. Someone who understands foreign policy, economic issues, poverty, healthcare, education, etc.
When we hire CEOs we look for someone who really understands one particular business. CEO jobs and those of political leaders are not swappable.
Sit down already.
Maybe she can claim sexism made her say such statements. It seems to be her favorite word.
Her remarks were specific but odd. Maybe she was jealous that she wasn't picked for VP by McCain. She didn't have the experience to be VP like Sarah has. It sounds like a self appreciatiating remark.
Why don't you tell the whole story instead of your usual twisted half-truths? Truth is that she said none of the candidates nor their running mates could run a company. This is why you have minimal credibility. Wake up.
Forgot to add this. Mis Fiorina backtraced on her original statement on a radio interview, where she palin wasn't qualified to run a corp. like HP. The addition of McCain came hours after when she tried to correct her flub by adding the rest of the candidates. don't try to change the story of the truth. that is all Republicans like to do is kie and slander. Gorw up guys. We have had Enough of the Republican Facist rule of America!
I'm all for McCain and Palin, and pray that they do win, but asking Carly to help on a republican campaign is like asking Gilligan to pilot the love boat.
Lame headline. This is about McCain's economic adviser telling the public that McCain isn't qualified to be the chief executive of the nation's economy. No thei White House as a whole isn't like a profit-driven corporation, but the areas of economic importance are far more important to everyone in the country than any one company is.
P.s. Obama is running a $30 million/month campaign and he's doing a rather good job at it. I'd trust him with our economy over McCain, Palin or Ms. CEO Fiorina.
More creative editing from CNN(what a shocker)!
But hey, at least they're not as bad as those idiots at MSNBC.
"Independent" for McCain:
Sarah Palin can't even give an interview, let alone answer questions from people. She can't even give a varied speech.
Sheesh... some people.
Oh and moderator stop censoring me please!
Who cares if she also said that Obama and Biden weren't qualified to run a corporation...people expect her to say as much, wouldn't you? The story here is that she said the people at the top of the ticket she's supporting, and the reason she's even getting an interview in the first place, were not qualified to run a corporation. She stated them first and the others were second thought....probably because she knew she had just messed up. That's the story and that's why the headlines read as it did.
This entire McCain campaign is a total farce. Unfortunately we have people in this country that's more willing to drown themselves to keep other people rich. Just plain idiotic.
That's the pot calling the kettle black...I don't know of McCain or Palin ever being forced out as CEO of any company, let alone a multi-billion dollar company...
WHOA! BS alert. Florina actually said NONE of the FOUR candidates are qualified to be CEOs. Search for the full soundbite. CNN didn't fact check this enough. Tisk tisk tisk.
Obama is lazy.
A mediocre Senator will make a mediocre President.
Period.
funny how you mention how its easy attack fodder and thats exactly how you use it in the title of the article. hypocrites
NEWSFLASH!!! There is one honest person on McCain's team – quick – replace McCain with Carly Fiorina!
Wow, her interviews have been canceled? Does this mean she gets to join Sarah Palin in the cone of silence? Sequestered Sarah and Captive Carly are going to locked up in Dick Cheney's 'undisclosed' location?
Gee CNN, nice link (Ticker: Palin, McCain can't be a CEO, says aide) on your home page. You would'nt be biased now would you?? How about renaming it with the truth, like "Ticker: Palin, McCain, Obama, Biden can't be a CEO, says aide". You clearly can't just report all the facts, only those that you want to sway voters in your 'obvious' political direction. It's this king of reporting tactics that steer me away from your biased news channel to other news channels who are more credible. Do you think we are stupid?
Haha, its funny listening to these posters trying to defend what she said by saying she was talking about Obama too.. She clearly said that Palin and McCain are not capable of running a large company, which is, and i would hope, a whole heck of a lot easier than running, oh i don't know, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. !!!!!..... !!@*$@$*$!!!!! and she happens to be one of McCains ADVISORS... so her running her mouth like that about the guy she's supposed to be working for says a lot. and she did, as an after thought say that the guy shes helping McCain run against couldn't either.. But seeing how Obama out ran the freaking clintons, rakes in cash hand over fist, actually has feasible plans for this nation i think he would fare better than McCain who says that he doesnt know much about the economy, and i think anyone could do a better job than carly! but keep on bailing, at least I'm getting a good laugh!
Wow, how about CNN taking things out of context. This is blatant. I am an undecided voter. I listened to the interview and follow up with Fiorina. She also said that Biden and Obama would be unfit to run a large multinational corp........to be exact it was the portion of the clip that the obama youtube clip cut mid word.
These people running for office have different opinions and viewpoints. They want different things, and believe this country needs to be fixed, in radically different ways. Can’t we have open honest reporting about what they REALLY are saying? Why is a "news" site reporting things blatantly out of context? It is really toeing the line of outright manufacturing news or an Obama commercial as a CNN headline.
Please REPORT THE NEWS. Don’t editorialize it.
Facts are not gaffes. she could not run Hewlett Packard. Why is it because she may be able to run a small town or has made a few good moves as governor- the mistakes are being investigated- do we think she is invincible?
A hockey mom is a hockey mom, not a corporate executive.
A small town mayor is not a diplomate.
A governor with a state population of under 600,000 and lots of ice, would be eaten alive if sitting accross from the presidents of Russia , China or Venezuela.
The first thing this woman has said that was true. This is so amusing since I have said this from day one. I have been saying to everyone that John McCain/Sarah Palin could maybe run a Walmart store as managers (Alaska) but they could never run the Walmart Corp (US) in any position. The problem with these two is that they are not complex thinkers and the world know what happens when simple thinking individuals run the most complex business in the world (America).
Thanks for the honesty Carly. Guess what...neither is capable to running a government either, not even the state of Alaska.
Congratulations on accurate and unbiased reporting! Fiorina said this same thing about ALL of the candidates.
Carly Fiorina? A loser from HP! And that's what SHE GOT FIRED.
Can McCain find some sharp people in his campaign instead of these losers?
Finally, someone on the inside telling the truth about the Republican ticket. You would think that a surrogate would know better than to give the other side ammo to use. I think the MCSame camp will closely look at who will go out an talk about the Repub issues. I know they are really scared to let Palin field any questions or talk to anyone. Now is the time Palin should be out speaking to drive home McSame's platform, but they are scared to let her out the box. I know another response like I can see Russia from Alaska would definitely show her experience.
Way to go Carly. I applaud you for telling the truth about Palin.
If I remember correctly, Carly's original statement on St. Louis radio was about Palin only. She went on CNN and MSNBC later for further spinning and damage control where she included all candidates.
Poor Carly ... I don't know how you could fit-in in McCain/Palin group when they are riling about CEO pay and corporate greed! You are a poster child for what's wrong with giant corporations, right?
There's no question that she mentioned all candidates couldn't run a corporation, the point is, if she was smart which she wasn't, she should have only said Obama/Biden instead of looping her candidates in the mix. She says running a corporation is different than running a country, yeah she's right, cause a country is more complexed. With that in mind, if she feels they can't run a simple business, then how in hell are they going to run a country. I'm sick of listening to Carly anyways, I would have dismissed her too for even opening her mouth. I guess they will keep her hidden away along with Palin. I guess they can keep each other company
Obama/Biden 08
i believe ,with barack's intelligence,he could run any company in the world. fortunately, he has sacrficed greed, to serve our nation, in the interests of his children and ours. that's what i call patriotism. he could have been anything. instead he will take on the most difficult job in the world, and people will do anything to tear him down.
Let's see, who is going to help McLame, who admits he doesn't know much about economics, solve our economic problems?
1) Phil Gramm, the father of the deregulation that led to the current mess.
2) Carly Fiorina, failed CEO of HP and recipient of $42,000,000 golden parachute, one of the "fat cats."
3) Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the idiot who said McSame gave us the "miracle" of the Blackberry and who says the POTUS doesn't really have to get involved as long as he has advisors.
How convenient that everyone leaves out the part that she also said that Obama and Biden couldn't run a company either. So much for unbiased reporting.
It is unbelieveable how liberal the media is... it is truly sickening how they treat the two different candidates. And don't get me started on Hollywood... The way "The View" treated the McCains was very sad.
The McCain/Palin ticket is what we need to get this country back to its roots... a society which values honesty, morality, and freedom.
EVERYBODY at HP hated this woman. She was a power abusing nut. She got fired because of it.
She's knows McCain and Palin but knows nothing about Barrackuda and Joe.
“This campaign source said Fiorina would be discouraged from additional media interviews."
Get under the bus, Carly, you failed to properly lie for the Alaskan puppet!
If the McLame supporters can't realize that even their candidate's surrogates think his pick is bizarre, they need to lay off the Kool-Aid.
Team McCain == total stupidity ....... Keep those winners coming our way Carly you may get fired from this gig and pull another huge severance.
Independent for McCain-Palin: You obviously didn't watch the RNC.
If you're supporting who your screenname suggests, you don't want to see no parts of these upcoming debates. Oh yeah...the upcoming Presidential and Vice Presidential debates (those little ones you obviously overlooked). Yeah I can't wait either...mainly for the Vice Presidential one because we all know McCain can't hold his own under pressure.
BTW, go read a book to gain a working knowledge of what socialism really is.
It was hubris. They really touched a nerve when they asked if others could run a corporation. The combativeness in Carly - a trademark - simply could not fathom that someone could do what she could not. She did not succeed at HP. Would it be possible that she would admit that someone else could run it?
I think that she is quite an effective communicator. She stays on message, and she does not back down. I do take issue with her "spin" which while it is consistent with the republican campaign's message teeters on untruthfulness. I think she would be great to sit down with over a great dinner... but her political aspirations bring upon her a sheen that it is infra dig.
I support Obama/Biden because I believe they are the best qualified to render the executive branch back to competence - and yes excellence - with respect to both domestic and global affairs.
From Karen:
"Hmmmm, so they're discouraging her from additional media interviews. I wonder if she'll call that sexist."
You know, she probably will.
More political partisanship, not only from the parties but from bloggers. Somebody says something that applies equally to all four candidates (at least from Carly's perspective) and people use it for their own purposes, ignoring anything that reflects poorly on THEIR people.
Running a corporation IS different from being a government leader but both require leadership, getting good people on the team, listening to them, making decisions, negotiations, etc. Now, actually being able to SEE Obama, McCain, Biden or Palin in a CEO role is something different. If she said "it's hard for me to imagine them in a CEO role" I'd completely agree.
I don't know about you people, but the election can't come soon enough for me. I'm so sick of all of us yelling at each other, insulting each other, picking out stupid little things to hurl at the candidates (NoBama, all the inane "McSame, etc." references, etc.). I personally think that after all the dust settles from the election, we're all going to be looking at each other for a bit, then realize "hey, we're in this together" and hopefully we can get back to being what we SHOULD be...fellow citizens.
Who the hell is Fiorina? Some washed up and once fired CEO herself! Considering Obama's only financial/corporate background is getting a sweetheart deal on a mortgage that he owes somebody bigtime for, I'd say it is a wash. Fiorina needs more firing!
The fact that Fiorina will be discouraged from further interviews for such a comment is sad and devastating to the McCain campaign. I happened to see her in an interview and she is very sharp. She trumped Obama's economic adviser, who wavered on key issues and never gave a definite answer to any of the questions asked (hmmmm . . . seems to be a reoccurring theme for the Democratic party). The media's desire and ability to manipulate everything uttered by the Republican party into something hurtful to the McCain/Palin campaign is frustrating. What happened to unbiased reporting????
Typical CNN with its liberal bias and all the lefty bloggers here that follow with herd mentality. Fiona stated that ALL FOUR CANDIDATES couldn't run a company. Quit be Obama cheer leaders and start telling the truth. CNN the most trusted name in news. Yeah right.
Why get mad when she was only telling the truth. That is why I am voting for Obama.
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO MCSAME/PALIN
obama is a risky failure!
Dear independant for McCain
Bush McCain represent Socialism . Goverment running financial instituions, taking over Freddy and Fanny with our tax dollars. Redistrabution of wealth we will all be poor if we vote for 4 more years of ignorance and arrogance
after all is said and done, bottom line, democrats have controlled the senate and congress for the last two years. why is this happening? why didn't they stop it? what were they doing for two years, watching the country fall apart? why should we believe they will do any more if they are elected?
John King, how can you sleep at night when you are evidently resorting to being deceitful? How can you get away with calling the name of this article "Ticker: Palin, McCain can't be a CEO, says aide" and not mention Obama & Biden in the name as well. You know very well what Fiorina REALLY said in her MSNBC interview:
From Fox News, fair & balanced: “I don’t think John McCain could run a major corporation. I don’t think Barack Obama could run a major corporation. I don’t think Joe Biden could run a major corporation. But on the other hand a major corporation is not the same as being the president or vice president of the United States,” Fiorina said.
“It is a fallacy to suggest that the country is like a company. So of course to run a business you have to have a lifetime of experience in business, but that’s not what Sarah Palin, John McCain, Joe Biden or Barack Obama are doing,” she said.
We know who your man is, but do you really have to make it so obvious? I know you aren't going to post this, but oh well, it felt good to post it anyway.
And, of course, CNN only reports Obama's view of the comment.
Republicans are Neanderthals.
Who care? What bearing does being a CEO have on being president?. I'm sure that neither Obama nor McCain are qualified to be dentists either, but what does that have to do with their fitness as POTUS?
The truth have set you freeeeeeeeeeeee ......
Actually, the only reasonable reaction to the idiot Fiorina's comments is to recognize that yes, neither McBush nor Dan Quayle – oops I mean Palin is qualified to hold any elective office and I will never EVER buy any HP product again!
the republican party has really sunk into the mud. sad.
Carly is accusing the Democrates of clipping her words.............and said it was deceitful
Read Fox for the full story
McCain/Palin
Vote smart this November. Vote good judgment. If you say that our economy is good now, you are an elitist and you do not know our struggle to put food on our bellies and gas in our cars. John McCain that elitist think the economy is good and has no plan to help us. He wants more wars, more tax cut for big corporate that ship our jobs oversees. Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania I know that your economies are hurting and you must vote smart and vote someone who understands your economics’ struggles. It is not time to support someone who does not understand the economy, it is time to take our country back and get our respect back around the world. Vote Democratic this November if you are a true American who put America first. We need change in Washington and the Democratic Party has that change for us this November.
America going to do like a third world countries election/politics. Issues are not important for candidates and can not communicate with modern technology, not enough education(but Ex soldier). Few mounths ago candidate says he doesn't understand about economy(but america is largest economy in the world). suddenly today he knows about economy and said wall street are corrupt, washington are corrupt but he has 7lobbyist at home. He lies american people and he is going to the president of USA. This is the very sad news for USA.
This is hilarious. Nothing but lies. But McCain and palin know how to lie very well.
1. Telepromter not working? Lie!
2. Cooperate with an investigation? Lie!
3. Don't know about the economy ( said my mccain in march ) But now
hedoes?
4. O'bama an elitist? ( McCain owns 9 homes, worth millions.gofigure)
5. Made a motion to investigate possible wrong doing in Alaska, then
filed another motion against that motion. DUH DUH
6. Has Lobbyists on his staff that works with AIG and Bank of America
and we bail them out?
7. Ex -chairman that still works for McCain dealt with non regulating
banks and mortgage lenders resulting IN THE ECONOMY WE
NOW HAVE. THANKS MCBUSH, YOU ARE PART OF THE REASON
FOR THE COLLAPSED ECONOMY WE HAVE NOW.
Don't believe me? MSNBC JUST REPORTED THIS 30 MIN AGO>
O'bama/Biden
But the average voter is not learned– so do not waste your breath!
Again, pundits and the Obama campaign don't tell the whole story in headlines or obfuscating video spots!
Give me a break – she said none of the candidates would be capable of running a company...! Quit the gotcha stuff!
This just shows media bias and the lack of authenticity, integrity, moral center or ethical core in Obama!
The "yes we can" guy has turned into the fear mongering attack dog who only listens to what is in his own conflicted head!
How ironic, if you look at the performance of Hewlett Packard during Ms. Fiorina's rule, you could reasonably conclude she doesn;t know how to run a company either!
To Independent for McCain/Palin and your comments:
Obama would do a great job, as long as he has his teleprompter in front of him telling him everything to do. I cant wait for the debates. We all know Hillary killed him in the debates and thats why he wont have more with McCain
You might not have noticed or conveniently overlooked the fact that Sen. McCain always has scraps of papers before him while he speaks. I guess that might have to do with the fact that he has problems reading the tele promter. Isn't that calling the kettle black?
Her comment was true but also very arrogant. She obviously feels her job was more important then running the country. She's supposed to be very intelligent but she's definitely not very smart about politics! Isn't this the second major "gaff" she's made?
I don't care for the lady but she is right...because the government is NOT ran like any successful business is!!!!!
Her comments on McCain/Palin made the headline because she is a top official for the McCain/Palin campaign!
If she would have made these comments about the opposition only it wouldn't have been news!
brian – your comment is right on.
The right wing base getting upset about unfair media bias and claiming that FOX news is "fair and balanced" is just bizarre. Ignorance is bliss...right guys?
You know, I am getting tired of hearing what Sarah can NOT do.
Lets ask this question for all of those who feel she does not has the experiance or knowledge of big government to do the job.
What have the people in Washington who are supposed to have the knowledge doing. Running this country into the ground. And it has just not been the last eight years. We have people who have been in congress and senate for WAY longer than eight years.
We need to kick everyone out and start over. And I do not just mean Democrats or Republicans, I mean all of them. And we need to get past this party politics crap,,,
Washington needs to remember,, we the people, for the people.
Not my party wants me to vote this way or that way.
None of the four could run a business, just like Bill Gates could not run the country.
Sick of the biased headlines, CNN.
You're worse than the candidates! You misconstrue headline and quotes more than they do! And you're the "most trusted name in news"?
That's laughable.
They way you guys headlined this story is a bias as anything I've seen on here. You actually headlined it with two different biased headlines. I read and watch CNN regularly, but this was too much. When you read the article, you clearly know that this woman was talking about all 4 of them, and you have a very clear understanding of her comparison and contrast between government and corporate business. The headlines lead you to believe something different. This is not a Joe Biden moment, clearly, and the headlines are a little tabloidish...yellow.
Being President or VP is a bigger job than being the CEO. Yikes
Biden has a sense of humor. Fiorina doesn't. There's nothing "Biden-like" about her.
For those of you saying CNN is biased because they didn't type in the rest of her quote:
Click on Political Ticker at the top of the screen, scroll down a little, and you'll see the full story and quote.
So, the media is bias for calling out McCain campaign BS, but it's ok to only attack Obama?
Who is biased?
If McCain and Palin are are not qualified neither is Barock or Bidden
Thanks people for choosing McCain/Palin, the clueless ticket. Bush had no clue and Dick Cheney/Haliburton took over. Who's gonna take over when both on the ticket are spaced out?
McCain is a poodle. A kept man. McCain is now sucking off Palin like he sucks off his wife. McCain is the suckers choice. McCain sucks, the Iraq war sucks, and the economy sucks. The Iraq war cost 10 billion a month and that is money being sucked from your wallet and food being sucked from your childs mouth. If you want 4 more years of being a sucker then vote for McCain. McCain is The Suckers Choice.
The reason CNN and other readers are talking about her saying those things about McCAin/Palin and not Obama/Biden is bc SHES ON MCCAINS STAFF!!! is it that hard to figure out?
The Republicans can't distance themselves fast enough from McCain/Palin. This ticket is done.
The media is running the show. Every time I turned the tv on, I get sick on my stomach. How could these people live like this. Most of the media are one sided and mostly are in favor of McCain and Palin. You cover their lies that makes you liar too. Some Media are Out of Touch because they were afraid to pay more taxes if Obama wins. If you really love this country, you should not mislead people especially the sway voters who don't have internet access to know the real truth. Forget your own agenda and protect our country from greed. Giving is good! Give our country a break! Obama is for Change! McCain stole his LOGO. We all know that, please stands from the truth. You Bless and in the position of making bad and good choices of good politics coverages. You ow this country so much. Do what is right! I am not a sway voter. I'll vote for Obama, the candidate I Trust, and so do you.
Fiorina isn't the issue!
Didn't anyone inform Obama that Senator McCain was so badly injured as a POW that he can't keyboard, text, comb his hair or tie his shoes before they put out another vicious attack lie?
The desperate democratic guy or the great pretender Obama has been eclipsed by the real thing – Governor Palin! She is in his head, and all he can do is deliver obfuscating, prevaricating and vicious attacks!
McCain/Palin 08!
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-09-16-biden-lobbyist_N.htm
biden hires lobbyist – perhaps john king you might run a story on this –how absurd for the obama to publish ad on this against mccain
will the msm publish this: Biden hires lobbyist to advise Senate run
Brian Wrote – "P.s. Obama is running a $30 million/month campaign and he's doing a rather good job at it. I'd trust him with our economy over McCain, Palin or Ms. CEO Fiorina.'
If that is all you got in regards to experience you dont see that as a problem? This is the dumbest logic i have ever heard, do you really believe he is running the campaign by himself? yikes
She's one to talk. She was fired from HP for good reason – she couldn't run the company properly.
Plus, if this were a job interview, I would trust someone who wants to try something new than his competitor who wants to continue eight years of failures.
Everybody sing!~~~~~~~~~~The Party's Over~~~~~literally!!!!
GO OBAMA!
This is a false article CNN, you are stooping to the level of the rest. Carly apparently said that "none" of the candidates could be CEO of a company. Get the record straight please. I though you stood for fair respresentation.
To be honest though, who cares!!! Let's concentrate on the topics that matter, that should be the headlines!! There is so much news to care about this crap.
Please don't stoop to be like the rest of them!!
Hey, she knows that McCain or Palin doesn't have what it takes to nurse our failing economy back to health....
Ironically, this is coming from a person who was a miserable CEO and received one of the "golden parachutes" McCain has so half-heartedly railed against.
Funny thing is, she's one of his economic advisers!
AMAZING. SHE TORPEDOED HER OWN SHIP.
NO WONDER THEY FIRED HER FROM HEWLETT PACKARD
she "ALSO SAID"
That's liberal media code for "FULL DISCLOSURE HERE I'VE TAKEN JILL GREENBERG PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THIS INFO"
She said McCain or Palin or Obama or Biden and the headline is "Palin or McCain."
Don't touch CNN, you might get their slime on your hand.
What was wrong with what she said? None of them could run it was the comment. I would bet on her being exacly right on the money.
CNN should be ashamed at how biased this story is. Fiornia’s comments included all of the candidates for President and VP. But the headline CNN ran with and the majority of this story only mentions the slant that CNN wants to put on the story. Fiornia’s actually said, “I don’t think John McCain could run a major corporation. I don’t think Barack Obama could run a major corporation. I don’t think Joe Biden could run a major corporation. But on the other hand a major corporation is not the same as being the president or vice president of the United States…”
This is the truth without any bias or slant. Once again Fox News covered this story with no bias. I’m sticking with Fox for my news.
Go Florina Go...expose the fraud ticket!
Come on now CNN, you need to post the whole quote, not just the snippets that support your liberal agenda.
She also said that Obama and Biden weren't capable either.
I guess I will do CNN's reporting and post the true quote.
I'll expect the check made out to my name. Thanks.
"I don’t think John McCain could run a major corporation. I don’t think Barack Obama could run a major corporation. I don’t think Joe Biden could run a major corporation. But on the other hand a major corporation is not the same as being the president or vice president of the United States,” Fiorina said.
“It is a fallacy to suggest that the country is like a company. So of course to run a business you have to have a lifetime of experience in business, but that’s not what Sarah Palin, John McCain, Joe Biden or Barack Obama are doing,” she said.
It shows you that Carly has more ego than brains. How in the world could she have thought this would help McCain? Or was she just being honest? And that, as we all know, is strictly verboten in the McCain-Palin campaign.
Yes Fiorina got fired! and she is NOT on either ticket.
At least we haven't heard of her firing a competent employee to hire one of her loyal friends, nor of her husband sitting in on board meetings and being copied on all communications, we also have not heard of her cutting down on her duties and hiring someone to run the HP for her while she got all the glory!
You want equality then give equality. Compare her accomplishments with Palin's from how many colleges she attended to her years at the helm of companies!
And you bet if for example Fiorina got a ring worth millions and then decided she did not want to marry the man but kept the ring you would cry foul. and you would definitely not call her a reformer.
So why not ask Palin to return all the millions she got for the bridge to nowhere? She did take the money gladly, then changed her mind but kept the money. If she wants to show her reform status then RETURN all the money!!
this is the same CEO that destroyed HP, she should not be commenting on what a good CEO should be
"Let me give you a real, live example, which I've been hearing a lot about from women. There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth control medication. Those women would like a choice," she said.
see the REAL Issues out there folks .. stop worry what he said she said and look at whats HAPPENING / HAPPENED / and PLANNED TO HAPPEN ... think dont react
Nice job CNN. You did a nice job of editing the quote and presenting a TERRIBLY misleading one liner on your main page. Par for the course. What is journalism these days anyways? Not sure anymore. I am sure this wont get posted, but I have to say it anyways.
Stop twisting the truth CNN..........it is disgusting. Now for the true comment made
“I don’t think John McCain could run a major corporation. I don’t think Barack Obama could run a major corporation. I don’t think Joe Biden could run a major corporation. But on the other hand a major corporation is not the same as being the president or vice president of the United States,” Fiorina said.
“It is a fallacy to suggest that the country is like a company. So of course to run a business you have to have a lifetime of experience in business, but that’s not what Sarah Palin, John McCain, Joe Biden or Barack Obama are doing,” she said.
“I think this is a pattern of the Obama campaign. What they did was deceitful. They literally cut words off,” Fiorina told FOX News.
“Secondly, they are sort of flooding the zone with nonsense. Look, different experiences prepare you for different jobs. Sarah Palin and John McCain are uniquely experienced to be the president and vice president of the United States. Barack Obama is the least qualified candidate running today in terms of his executive experience, in terms of his time in public office. So I think the Obama campaign would do very well to stop hurling the experience argument, because their candidate for president has less than any one else for office right now on these two tickets,” she said.
mccain/palin? arent they the ones tellin' stories about bridges ,earmarks,trips to iraq and ireland,obama's tax plan,false ads,iraq/pakistan borders,shiite al-qaeda members,"i will veto beer",moose /caribou/polar bear/wolf- killer, "we are all georgians", bush doctrine ["in what regards,charlie?"],'the economy is strong","you're all just whiners","i can see russia from here"? are they still here?
All else put aside, I think she gave the McCain-Palin camp a little stub by pointing out that women who's contraceptives aren't covered by insurance while Viagra is, want a choice: just what McCain is so against! And he calls that reforming Washington. In which direction? Not forwards, but really rather backwards? How can any woman become a CEO without reproductive choice? It says sth. about the motives why McCain chose a VP from the small town, who brags a lot and knows little. Surely, McCain doesn't want women to succeed, unless they agree to play "bubbly" little girl.
Of course she said the same of Obama/Biden...that's not newsworthy. It would be newsworthy if a McCain aide said Obama COULD run a corporation and McCain couldn't.
Carly couldn't run water. What's the difference between HP of today and HP pre-Carly? Lipstick...and loss of tens of thousands of jobs.
And because of Sarbanes-Oxley, CEOs have to tell the truth or go to jail, so that excludes the McCain/Palin campaign.
Thanks but no thanks.
Screwed up HP and now the campaign. I love it. She and McCain is a joke.
I hope that they keep Carly Fiorina in the spotlight. The clown is really quite amusing.
She is one of the worst CEOs. This is why she is no longer a CEO. She is one of the people Mcain is talking about when he says CEO get paid to fail because HP paid her over 40 million to ruin HP.
Look it up people. When she was in office everyone in the office was tapping each others phones and bugging their offices. Now HP is laying off again. They paid her over 40 million to get lost.
WHY is it that this woman can't shut up?!? Mind-boggling, really...
McCain/Palin – Four More Years!!!
HOW SEXIST!
Karl Rove says McCain's ads aren't 100% truthful, and there's no response from the campaign...Rick Davis says the election isn't about issues and it's not held against him...but Carly Fiorina slips up and BAMMM! she's gone.
You go GIRL! I got your Women for Obama t-shirt already ordered!
Let's be honest here, in the same breath – in the very SAME sentence – she said the SAME thing about ALL the candidates. Obama, Biden, McCain, and Palin.
But what do we get from a left-leaning media outlet? A stand-alone title which reads, "Palin, McCain can't be a CEO, says aide." It isn't until six paragraphs (of a nine paragraph article) in does the reader discover that she made the same remarks about all the candidates.
On a side note, I happen to agree with her and I believe that my company's CEO would not make a good president.
The McCain camp has lost all control of this campaign...I give her credit for being honest.
Nice headline CNN...Maybe it should have mentioned that she said "No canidate was qualified to be CEO"...your unfailing bias continues!
Hey everybody-her comments on McCain Palin made the headline because she's a very visible, very vocal spokesperson for the REPUBLICANS! She's supposed to be on their side. With friends like these, and all that?
That said, I haven't liked her comments thus far, and since she ran a company into the ground, does she even know what she's talking about?
Has anyone taken notice to the fact that ALL these Tickers, no matter the topic, are HEAVILY against the Republican ticket from all parts of the country?
This is one of mccains major fiancial advisers.. Does anyone realize Mccains major advisor shipped a ton of jobs overseas and she left her company is such great shape that they just had to announce they are going to have to lay off over 25,000 people.. Wow if she can do that to a company imagine how many jobs she can get america to lay off!!! And she doesn't even have confidence in Mccain or Palin..
Carly is very capable and smart CEO. She very successfully merged Compaq and HP, and HP the number one PC maker in the world. One of the most successful merges in IT industry. She is telling the truth. Mccain is brain-dead, clueless and beyond repair. America will be very hopeless for next several years if ignorant people elect him.
Did she blinked?
Obama may be at the head but the campaign manager is the one who runs the campaign. That is why he is called the campaign MANAGER he is the one who manages everything. If Obama was the one running it he wouldn't need a campaign manager. So he is either not running it or paying someone to do nothing. So he either wastes money paying someone to sit around and do nothing or he steals credit form them. Doesn't matter to me he will not get my vote simply because he changes his story too many times and says he will not listen to subject experts on topics like military actions which is part of the reason we are in this mess.
Ohh and by the way Fox ran this story just as well
Thanks CNN for another biased headline and article – you used to be a respectable news organization but now watching CNN is like watching a 24 hour Obama infomerical. Be nice if you started reporting the whole story accurately, you know, objectively, like the media is supposed to be. But then you wouldn't get all that OBama ad money, right?
starnge how every one talks nice about Carly Fiorina and her business strengths .. did anyone ever think to ask the rank and file HP employees what they thought of her and the way she ran HP
This is ridiculous.
Who honestly believes that Obama, Biden, Palin, or McCain can run a corporation?
It might have been a stupid thing to say, but it was the first honest thing that came out of any mouthpiece from the McCain campaign in weeks.
Is this lady for real? It is easy to see why she was sacked by HP after almost leading this company to bankruptcy, but how did she ever get to the top? The same way as George W. Bush?
It is this type of thinking, that it is more difficult to run a company than it is to lead the Government of the most powerful democracy in the world, that has gotten us all into this mess. Let's hope that the American people will have the good sense to give McCain, Palin, the Republicans and the last 8 Bush years the heave-ho, jus like HP did to Fiorina.
She ran Hewlett Packard into the ground ....now she's working on the McShame-Failing campaign. Nice job!!!
By the way Jojosmith, before you go calling somebody a "Moron", I would suggest that you check your use of punctuation, capitalization and grammar. Office, church, country, depression, moron, and wacko do not require capitalization.
"Any sense person.....?" Seriously, what ARE you trying to say?
Ah.. the smell of MENDACITY... McCain is a LIAR. He's sold his soul for the presidency. I used to admore McCain as a man of honor. So sad.
I guess a fired CEO knows who can and can't be a CEO since she apparently isn't CEO material either!!! Give it a break Carly...
People are reading what suit their own biases. In her judgement she is saying the presidential candidates Obama and McCain and the vice presidential candidates Palin and Biden are equally unqualified for a major corporation CEO. So what...that is not the job they are applying for.
cfc do you know the difference between hiring a lobbyist who is a lawyer for advice as opposed to having one lobby you to represent their wishes on the Senate floor? It's two opposite ends of the spectrum.
Good. She's as much annoying as Palin is a liar.
Although I think Fironia is a loser, she was one of the worst CEO's around, I was still trying to give McCain a benefit of the doubt! Yet here again look who he chooses to adivse him. Sorry McCain has lost it.
The woman looks like she hasn't had a decent meal in months ... her faculties are bound to be comprised.
McWar will set her out to pasture "to spend more time with family" by the end of this week.
What does it say about the McCain campaign that they have this lady supposedly speaking on his behalf?
Frankly the comments on here that CNN is being misleading in their headlines are ridiculous. First: Fiorina spoke this comment initially about Palin, then McCain, and only after being called on it, in a later interview covered Obama and Biden.
If you actually read the article, they clearly report this. But at the end of the day, McCain-Palin supporters tend to lean more towards headlines and soundbites, than reading and critical thinking.
how sad it is that instead of just saying she made a mistake, miss spoke or anything resembling the...dare i say truth, McCain tries to tie her stupidity to Biden...McCain camp is getting more desperate as the days go by. CNN why no report on how McCain had to ask Cindy Lou how many more days until the election? why CNN, no mention of the "enough is enough", the "yes i can" sign at the McCain rally, everything Obama comes up with McCain has to copy...is Johnny come lately running for President or as an Obama impersonator?
at any rate with all of the McCain LIES no rational person believes a word from his lips anyway, that also goes for his outdoor Barbi,Palin
McCain said, and I quote, "I will keep your jobs safe". For crying out loud! This is the guy who supported big companies to take their jobs over seas. He supports off-shore jobs 100%.
McCain is saying anything to attract a vote
to mcCain suppers why is it ok for maccain not to ware a flag pin, but why obama have to ware one is it because mccain is white , and obama black. why is that not double stander. i dont understand obama 08
And HP's stock plunged 70% under her rule. Appears she's not capable of running a company either.
SHE ALSO SAID OBAMA AND BIDEN could NOT run a company either. Ms. Fiorina apparently can't run one right herself.
Mccain will ( should ) certainly show her the door.
Meantime CNN needs to present a headline that is unbiased and more accurately represents what is in this story.
NOBAMA IS A FALSE PROPHET !!!
MCCAIN/PALIN '08 !!!
this was no gaffe...its fiorinia ...she got herself into trouble at HP and SHE couldn't run the business either.
She was run off because she's ignorant.
Dane, despite all the experiences that McCain and Palin "may" have, I still prefer Obama... you can't teach old dogs new tricks..period
And do you also believe that McCain and Palin are running the campaign themselves? They're just puppets, the lobbyist are the ones running the campaign...
With friends like that who needs enemies? I guess McCain/Palin can't script her tightly enough so she's not good enough to speak for them anymore...
Where oh where did the honorable John McCain of 2000 go? I sure miss him! If I saw a glimmer of him in this campaign it would be a much tougher decision...
You know who REALLY can't run a company? Carly Fiorina.
This dame, who was sacked from Hewlett Packard after ruining it, left with a $25 million golden parachute. Just another bunch of bull from the dishonest and two faced republican posse who wasn't qualified to effectively run a business either.
This Rep. campaign has stumbled and bumbled . . . it's over.
Thanks, Lady. You hit the nail on the head, but now you're going to be locked out, the way anyone who speaks the truth is locked out. Palin does not have the maturity, the judgment, or the vision to be in the position that that flake, McCain, put her in. And McCain?? The man who lost 5 navy aircraft in four accidents (3 caused by pilot error) and one combat mission before collaborating with the enemy so he could get lenient treatment? That flake?
She should know, she is an expert at failing, for someone who was fired, she has a lot of nerve to talk
FIRST IT WAS ROVE THAT SAID THAT MCCAIN WAS TELLING LIES IN HIS ADDS.
NOW, THIS ONE SAYS THAT MCCAIN CAN'T RUN THIS COUNTRY..
WHAT'S NEXT?
IS GREAT TO SEE SOME REPUBLICANS COMING TO THEIR SENSES.
dane September 16th, 2008 10:08 pm ET-wrote
Brian Wrote – "P.s. Obama is running a $30 million/month campaign and he's doing a rather good job at it. I'd trust him with our economy over McCain, Palin or Ms. CEO Fiorina.'
If that is all you got in regards to experience you dont see that as a problem? This is the dumbest logic i have ever heard, do you really believe he is running the campaign by himself? yikes
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do you really think a President or a CEO run the entire country or company by his/her self?that is the dumbest "come back"i have heard since McCain saying "he" is "change". yikes is right, oh if you are interested in learning more about Obama, just go to the website, you will find not only experience, but good experience...no Keating 5 or Trooper-gate there...LOL dane...where are these people coming from
Yeah, Palin, now Fiorina avoid the serious questions by serious journalists. And McCamps are accusing Ophrah of not inviting Palin.
Those cunning repubs attempt to scapegoating Ophrah. Disgusting.
McCain: Knock-knock!
Palin: I won't answer that!
Republicans eating their own... The thing is, she wasn't reading a teleprompter or a prepared speech with redundant talking points throughtout prepared by one of their writers. She spoke the truth, and the Republicans can't handle the truth.
To bad she's still supporting that ticket. Because in reality, Obama and Biden are ready to run this country and create a transparent government again.
This comes from the woman that almost ran HP into the ground. Hey Bush is not the worst CEO in America. Go figure!
Honor comes with Honesty...something McCain-Palin can't buy or fake.
Great, even their supporters do not believe they have what it takes to run a major company, imagine running the country. We are in toruble if Mccain/Palin even get close to the white house.
aware,
Please be aware that there are many Americans with disabilities who can use a computer by the grace of technology.
Fiorina exposed the truth about McCain/Palin. If their own surrogate would not entrust them to run a company, they do not seem the correct people to run an entire country.
I trust Obama/Biden to direct America in a positive new direction.
I think that should have been the ticket all along this election. McCain forgot the #1 issue is the economy. Obama was really not qualified, what does he know about economics? Biden was the worst choice for VP, should have been Bill Richardson, who is outside from Washington D.C. Obama and Biden are both Washington. McCain should have realized that he his too old for 73, I would have retired that age and enjoyed life retirement by now. Romney and Fiornana would have been a perfect ticket. They both know how to run a business, and both know how to manage that money. Which I'm stuck in the middle voting for these two circus clowns from both parties.
Wow, she can sit back with Palin , since she isn't permitted to do interviews either . . . unless McCain & his flunkies loosen the leash a bit. They won't do that because they are afraid everyone will be in no doubt just how unqualified to be VP is is. At least Fiorina answered the question honestly.
I'm tired of these McCain puppets lying through their teeth. You can see in their faces and through their phony, misplaced smiles that even they don't believe what they're saying. They have no options, though. They are stuck with McCain/Palin and are forced to pretend - just as they did with George W. Bush - that the Emperor has clothes.
Isn't it lovely when a statement that none of them (McCain, Obama, Palin, Biden) could run a business gets parsed into this story. And the title referring to "Biden-like", what the heck is that? Most Americans are asking "Who's Biden"?
Also, if the US government were a business, most CEOs would fire the entire Congress for being worthless.
mccain might not be able to tie his shoes or comb his hair but he
sure know how to approve negative campaign commericals and
tell lies.
>"P.s. Obama is running a $30 million/month campaign
>and he's doing a rather good job at it.
>. I'd trust him with our economy
Wow, that's a train of thought I never saw coming. If someone is spending record amounts of other people's money and is losing, that's not a bandwagon you want to jump on. He has more than proven his ability to be a "tax and spend liberal".
At least Joe Biden didn't run Hewlett-Packard into the ground.
The next time you clowns at McSame HQ want to compare one of your surrogates to Joe Biden, suggesting his name is some kind of comical slur, maybe you should consider that Joe Biden has been a stellar example of dignity and honor in Washington DC, while your candidates have so many skeletons in their closets it would make OJ Simpson blush.
McCain: KEATING 5 SCANDAL / VOTED WITH BUSH 90% OF THE TIME.
Palin: BRIDGE TO NOWHERE / TROOPERGATE / TED STEVENS SUPPORTER.
Criminals!!!
Fiorina, just come clean and tell the truth about the fact that neither mccain nor palin are qualified, that way you can at least sleep at night knowing you have cleared your conscience and stopped being a part of the lie machine called the republican campaign.
Cant teach an old dog new tricks.Putting lipstick on John McCains campain changes nothing.
There are so many people that have started succsful businesses that didn't have much education but those people went on to have great business sense. So ... what would make her think that any of these candidates couldn't do the same? Elitist!!
Not all republicans are dumb! I am voting for Obama/Biden, I am a republican who feels Palin is completely unqualified for this job! If McCain were younger maybe the situation would not be so dire, but the fact is the man is old, he is 72 which basically means he is in his "bonus" years! As my husband puts it "These are complicated times that do not require the simple minds of McCain & Palain"! Senator Obama shows great thought when he speaks, it is evident he doesn't make "knee jerk" decisions, and the man is highly intelligent. We don't need medicore minds running this country anymore, not after Bush/Cheney! I just believe many moderate republicans will cross over! Whenever I watch McCain I have no idea what he is talking about, and Palin is extremely annoying to listen too, she denfintely has a simple mind, it shows!
McCain adviser Fiorina: Palin not ready to run a corporation.
Great biased headline. She also said the same about Obama and Biden, but since the PAC at CNN knows people only read headlines they can shamlessly promote their own political agenda. If you remember Obama was christened the next president by the media because of a speech, not anything of substance.
Biden-Like is a compliment!
Good to see Fiorina offer some independent judgment.
After a weekend on script making the talk show rounds, having to say The View and print journalists were "disrespectful" for calling McCain on his ad campaign lies, good to see she has any judgment.
She is so right!
Obama thinks that he is running a #30 Million/Month campaign, but everyone should know that it IS NOT Obama who is running the campaign, but others that do know what they are doing and it is not just one person but a team.
OBAMA IS ONLY THE FIGURE HEAD AND SPEAKER, NOTHING ELSE!
Both McCain and Palin have way more experience in running things than Obama will ever hope to run!
McCain/Palin 2008
Hillary Clinton 2012
You'd think with 45+ million, she'd not look like Howdy Doody in a national TV interview. or that she could buy some common sense.
Maybe it is just the Truth.......for once, coming from the McCain Campaign. Obiously all Sarah call do is repeat the same old speech over, over and over again. Palin is just like a parrot with her repetitious speech patterns. Does the woman have any free thinking ideas beyond her scripted Convention speech?
hahahaha mccains camp is dumb and stupid out of touch with americans
Many Washington insiders are now expressing their doubts about whether or not President McFudd is capable of running the country. When asked about the deteriorating situation on Wall Street, the President responded, "Pesky wabbit!"
well obama is the riskiest candidate that can't run a company.
a community organizer has no responsibilities.To sit in White house
is like sirtting in the biggest company in the world.We need people with executive experience to run this powerful country.Not with
obama who will depend on army of advisers.
Wake up America.Lets give MCain/Sarah a shot.
Then if they fail in 4 yrs.Hilliary Takes Over.
McCain/Sarah 2008
Hilliary 2012
Everybody is a liar except Obama? I've heard the lies and liars words since Hillary was still in the race. They were saying Obama’s supporters are most of young educated. Well I only see the words lies and liars in their comments. Here's my question to you Jack Cafferty. Are they only educated the words Lies liars and the nasty comments from where they call their College. How are they going help their Country that they claim they love?
I was the very first person to comment on this story at 8:01 pm and yet my post was censored and instead the first post comes from someone else a full 22 minutes after I posted mine. For weeks now, all my posts to the Political Ticker stories have been not allowed. WHY? I never say anything against your terms or policies.
Biden is known for occasionally saying stupid things, and then admitting he was wrong, reconsidering the issue, and then apologizing. The McCain campaign practices outright deception. Two different things.
So, Carley is judging the ability of others to run a corporation. Interesting – since she drove HP into the ground and they finally showed her the door. And this total failure as CEO gives her insight to who can do the job? Wow!!! Barack Obama is highly educated, , intelligent, has drive and the sincere desire to help this country. Joe Biden is totally qualified to be VP and to step in, if needed. This team is what the country needs and not a 72 year old once-decent man and a cheerleader like Sarah Palin, lightly educated and with a swirl of controversy surrounding her. The more I hear of Ms. Palin, the more the thought of her as president scares me more than I can say. At one time I had great respect for McCane but no longer. How could he had made such a selection knowing his age and his cancer history. That makes me very sad. Obama/Biden in November....
A Senior Southern Lady – Independent voter
Congratulations, you have just become a martyr for the McCain Campaign. It's actually pretty brilliant, killing two birds with one stone this way. They refute your comments AND make Biden look bad, it's a win-win.
Carly thinks well of herself, but as many others have said, she turned out not to be qualified to run HP – or even to spy on her own board.
GOP have screwed the nation for past 8 years.High foreclosures, Bankruptcy, Unemployment,High gas price and list goes on and on..Did they say "Country First".They should be ashamed of themselves.
I think it's great that Obama supporters are talking about experience when Obama can't even talk without a teleprompter, has achieved absolutely nothing with his career and yet again, as jake tapper from abc posted tonight, lied about his accomplishments.
Please, talk more about the lack of experience McCain's VP has, please!
This is the same woman who spied on her employees and outsourced jobs to other countries. She probably supports the McCain/Bush policies because that's exactly what they do. Kiss your civil liberties and jobs goodbye if Republicans continue to run this country.
Hey Fiorina...weren't you FIRED from HP? I do believe HP's stocks jumped as high as 10.5% after news of your OUSTING was shared with the world. Looks like you're all dried up too.
By the way, the good news is they can get rid of Carly without much fanfare, Obama can't get rid of plagiarizer Biden without completely throwing the election.
Terrible gaffe by Fiorina. She just kissed her political future good-bye with this lack of discipline. To be honest, I think that running for president is so much harder and more stressful than a CEO. Think about it. A CEO reports to a board, usually good friends. How hard is that? Obama has gone gray in a year. Any of these candidates could be a CEO. The only incompetent fool is Fiorina.
McCain/Palin or is it Palin/McCain as it seems since he's left with empty seats when her greatness is not there, have shown that they have NO clue.. Many people are out of jobs – including a lot of my friends but the economy is fundamentally strong! Congratulations..keep uttering the same lies but in my brain stubborn repetition doesn't convert lies and ignorance into truth! Thanks but no thanks for McCain/Palin!
If your own advisor, who ran a giant like H-P, thinks you're unqualified, that looks pretty bad for you... unless you're John McCain, who still thinks the world is flat...
Sen. Obama has run a historical campaign with a lot of people and money for almost 2 years and managed it really good. I think that qualifies as executive experience. I wonder if both the Ms. Republican Mouth Pieces could have done as well.
And this is -The head of the party’s joint fundraising committee with the McCain campaign! Looks like his Campaign is going to take the same dive as Wall Street! It must be hard to find competent economists, accountants, advisers, and Fund Raisers within the Republican Fray! Talk about putting one's foot in their mouth!
That woman is no Biden!!! She is so off the hook with comment after comment why do they even have her out there. Didn't she collaspe her big CEO title?
It's amazing me how Republicans will say and do anything to get into the spotlight. They have no shame.
It's already been said many times, but it bears repeating since the liberals who write most of the CNN posts apparently can't read an entire article. Fiornia said NONE of the candidates for President or Vice President could run a US corporation. Anyone who thinks her comments were an attack on McCain/Palin, or demonstrate that Obama/Biden would be more competent to run the country must have made conscious decision to ignore the truth.
The Reps. are turning on themselves....there is a God!
First, I am an Obama supporter. That said, McCain's handlers have to shut this woman down. This is not the first time she has said something that hurt the campaign. The funniest part is attempting to judge who could run a major company after she totally ran one into the ground herself. What is her opinion worth here? McCain's handlers should mothball her right away. If she stays on TV she is probably good for 2 or 3 more major gaffes before election day.
Carly speaks the truth. All four of she spoke of are could not run a business nor have the leadership to move the US in the right direction in the next four years. Carly makes the "Pitbull and H Dawg" look like a joke. Thank you Carly!
Mccain will marginalize you but you speak the truth.
She was correct in saying that neither of them are trained to run a company, because that is a true statement. Her HP policies were effective, but she was put out of the company by the good ole boy system. Once the stockholders saw her vision to be true and effective, the good old boys were fired. I just wish that all of this foolishness stops and lets truely talk about the issues. Obama and McCain are wasting time with this type of foolishness and time is running out for both ot them. In my opinion, McCain will win this election because Obama has not proven that he knows what is going on and how to solve the problems of all Americans.
Zane, I truly hope you're right that singing time is coming, when I consider the alternative, I can only see lots of despair and pain...When you consider those ready to vote McSame/Pain, it makes me wonder if they like the pain we're in...
Its bad people, can't you see...Open Your Eyes, Open your minds, Accept the Truth...
Sarah Palin capable of running a Fortune 500 business? The question itself is ludicrous. Have you read the latest about her early governor days? Well it seems that “…Governor Palin hired at least five schoolmates for official positions at salaries that far exceeded their private sector wages.
One of these, a former real estate agent, was made director of the State Division of Agriculture after citing her childhood love of cows as a qualification for the job…”
Can you imagine this flying at a large business? A small business? A trailer park? Of course it is similar to GW’s pick for head of FEMA (Katrina mess)…. wasn’t he a dog trainer or something?
It was a topic McCain wasn’t as keen to talk about. "I certainly do not want to discuss that issue," he said, when reporters asked if he shared that view.”
-I don't think he wants you to discuss the economy, taxes, or anything else. He just wants you to shut up and vote for him so he can have power! That's what most politicians do. Maybe he'll make an exception for you if you want to talk about bombing countries or reform, reform, reform.
McCain = "reform"
Obama = "change"
How about we reform/change both of these whackos and elect someone with a brain!?
Well what will th Republicans find to call the idiot on their campaign staff who today claimed that McCain "invented the Blackberry". How hilarious since McCain himself has admitted he knows nothing about the Internet and does not even know how to use email. Talk about old and out-of-touch!!!! I guess the Republicans can't stand hearing the truth about their candidates since all they do is lie and make things up as they go along. The Republicans are scared and desperate and ready to eat their own to win.
Obama wants to talk turkey, MCCain wants to talk lies. We have 48 days to decide. This is like STAR WARS, everybody likes the DARK SIDE but you know the JEDI have your best interest at heart. The DEATH STAR IS ALMOST OPERATIONAL THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO VOTE. OBAMA/BIDEN
To the idiot who made the Obama=Socialism crack. What do you call the latest bank/AIG fiasco? Bailing out all these corporations? It looks like Socialism to me. Why don't you learn the definition of Sociaism before you type such stupid opinions.
She isnt qualified either. Anyone see what she did to HP? Took years to dig them out of the hole she put them in.
Firona's comment is not that much in error. There are different aspects to rnning a coporation the size of HP to make a profit, and to running a nation. Obama is far less qualified than either of the other candidates for a job at HP, hell, he's not even qualified for a medium sized company because he has nothing in his background as an accomplishment, other than verbiage.
Fiorina might never have made a good "commander" while yet having exemplary credentials for her position as CEO.
There is truth in what she says; it just came at the wrong time and in the wrong place.
Hey, but I bet Palin knows how many states there are.
I think this woman has either had a breakdown or just doesn't have anything else to do since she ran HP into the ground. Running a business is easy; all you need to worry about is a bottom-line profit. Government is a little more difficult than that. She does not understand government or how to run a business for that matter.
Some people think that it is misleading for CNN not to post that she said this about Obama and Biden as well. That is not the point or the story. This woman is McCain's surrogate and she is saying these things about him and his VP. If you don't get that from the article, you might be a McCain vote. I'm sure the rest of us who could pick up on it are the Obama votes.
If you want the Democratic vote,all you need to do is tell them that you'll take money from someone else,and give it to them!!What a beautiful socialistic plan.Democrats always want something for nothing.
Of course they're not ready to run a company! Where's the news here? And they're certainly not ready to handly a multi-trillion-dollar economy. Heaven help us if Palin should ever succeed to the presidency. We'd have bridges to nowhere EVERYWHERE. She's the Queen of pork.
McCain? He should retire (he's well past that age as we all know) and Palin should take her lipstick and go back to Northen Exposure.
Earlier today, the main article about Fiorina's interview was followed by comments. Quite a number of insightful people pointed out that the headline didn't match the story.
Now the main article, "McCain adviser: Palin not qualified to be CEO" shows up on the front of the politics section–comments gone. Fortunately, most folks who read the article should see through it.
This election has been valuable in teaching America to take the news with a grain of salt.
Bad thing to say, but it only shows how inexperienced Barck Obama and Joe Biden has, and that McCain is stronger than all three.
There are a few people out there standing by McCain/Palin. These are the voters who are easily fooled and even more easily led.
People do not understand that McCain just out sourced the VP job to somebody that he rarely knows. Just like he and Bush outsourced other job abroad. This guy cannot run Walmart with Sarah
Fiorina, Please keep talking......... Self destruction at its best..... Fiorina the new Palin...
GO GO OBAMA!!!!
We've seen an example for the last eight years of what happens when corporate types try to run the government.
Anyone who's actually worked in a Fortune 500 corporation knows just what idiots senior management usually are. About the only thing most of them are good at is blaming their underlings for their own mistakes.
In the Bush (Mis)administration we seen the ultimate example of the Peter Principle in all its glory. I don't think Bush deserves a third term.
The Mcains slogan "Country First" should have been "Country Last"
Imagine picking a non qualified. came from nowhere, sweet talking,
whose foreign policy experience has been as a regular customer of the International House of Pancake...becoming President....in the event that the old dude succumb to Alsheimers....or worst...cancer
Can you trust this duo..I will choose someone physically fit , intelligent
with sound judgement...who else OBAMA-BIDEN..
there's no temper here..hahah
there's no TEMPER here...haha...wait isn't this sexist of McCain??
there is no temper here...haha...wait, McCain isn't this sexist??
The comments here are pretty funny when Barack has to take his teleprompter into the rodeo with him. The only way he can have a thought is by being spoonfed....lollol
I notice complaints on the parsing of Fiorina's gaff yesterday by CNN. Yes, she included Obama and Biden, but the news is, duhhhhhh, she is spokesman for McCain. With friends like that who needs enemies?
Hence, that's the news, crybabies.
McCain's camp is a bunch of sexists for making her "disappear."
To all you people complaining about the "slant" of the headline or story, please realize that Ms. Fiorini is a Republican and works with the campaign. For an insider to say something unflattering about her own candidates is a pretty big no-no. The story also mentions her comments a about Obama and Biden if you bother to read it.
The economy is in the tank, thanks to McCain's pal Gramm among others. I would not trust him to govern his own holdings, since he obviously can't keep track of it.
Obama/Biden 08