[...] Fiorina should know - after all, she was canned from her job heading up HP. After her gaffe, a campaign advisor told CNN that Fiorina would "disappear" from TV - and she [...]

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

McCain's camp is a bunch of sexists for making her "disappear."

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.

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

there is no temper here…haha…wait, McCain isn't this sexist??

there's no TEMPER here…haha…wait isn't this sexist of McCain??

there's no temper here..hahah

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..

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.

Fiorina, Please keep talking……… Self destruction at its best….. Fiorina the new Palin…

GO GO OBAMA!!!!

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

There are a few people out there standing by McCain/Palin. These are the voters who are easily fooled and even more easily led.

Bad thing to say, but it only shows how inexperienced Barck Obama and Joe Biden has, and that McCain is stronger than all three.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hey, but I bet Palin knows how many states there are.

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.

She isnt qualified either. Anyone see what she did to HP? Took years to dig them out of the hole she put them in.

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.

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

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.

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!?

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?

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…

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.

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.

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.

The Reps. are turning on themselves….there is a God!

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.

It's amazing me how Republicans will say and do anything to get into the spotlight. They have no shame.

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?

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!

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.

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…

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

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

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!"

hahahaha mccains camp is dumb and stupid out of touch with americans

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?

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.

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

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.

Biden-Like is a compliment!

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.

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!

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!!

Cant teach an old dog new tricks.Putting lipstick on John McCains campain changes nothing.

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.

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!!!

>"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".

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Honor comes with Honesty…something McCain-Palin can't buy or fake.

This comes from the woman that almost ran HP into the ground. Hey Bush is not the worst CEO in America. Go figure!

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.

McCain: Knock-knock!

Palin: I won't answer that!

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.

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
_____________________________________________________
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

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.

She should know, she is an expert at failing, for someone who was fired, she has a lot of nerve to talk

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?

This Rep. campaign has stumbled and bumbled . . . it's over.

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.

You know who REALLY can't run a company? Carly Fiorina.

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…

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…

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.

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 !!!

And HP's stock plunged 70% under her rule. Appears she's not capable of running a company either.

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

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

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

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.

What does it say about the McCain campaign that they have this lady supposedly speaking on his behalf?

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.

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.

Good. She's as much annoying as Palin is a liar.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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?

She ran Hewlett Packard into the ground ….now she's working on the McShame-Failing campaign. Nice job!!!

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.

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.

This is ridiculous.

Who honestly believes that Obama, Biden, Palin, or McCain can run a corporation?

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

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?

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

Did she blinked?

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.

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..

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?

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?

Nice headline CNN…Maybe it should have mentioned that she said "No canidate was qualified to be CEO"…your unfailing bias continues!

The McCain camp has lost all control of this campaign…I give her credit for being honest.

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.

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!

McCain/Palin - Four More Years!!!

WHY is it that this woman can't shut up?!? Mind-boggling, really…

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.

I hope that they keep Carly Fiorina in the spotlight. The clown is really quite amusing.

Screwed up HP and now the campaign. I love it. She and McCain is a joke.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

"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

this is the same CEO that destroyed HP, she should not be commenting on what a good CEO should be

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!!

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.

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.

Go Florina Go…expose the fraud ticket!

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.

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.

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.

AMAZING. SHE TORPEDOED HER OWN SHIP.

NO WONDER THEY FIRED HER FROM HEWLETT PACKARD

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!

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!!

Everybody sing!~~~~~~~~~~The Party's Over~~~~~literally!!!!
GO OBAMA!

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.

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

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

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!

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.

The Republicans can't distance themselves fast enough from McCain/Palin. This ticket is done.

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?

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.

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?

If McCain and Palin are are not qualified neither is Barock or Bidden

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?

Biden has a sense of humor. Fiorina doesn't. There's nothing "Biden-like" about her.

Being President or VP is a bigger job than being the CEO. Yikes

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.

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.

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.

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?

I don't care for the lady but she is right…because the government is NOT ran like any successful business is!!!!!

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?

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?

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

Carly is accusing the Democrates of clipping her words………….and said it was deceitful

Read Fox for the full story

McCain/Palin

the republican party has really sunk into the mud. sad.

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 truth have set you freeeeeeeeeeeee ……

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?

Republicans are Neanderthals.

And, of course, CNN only reports Obama's view of the comment.

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: