Posted on 09/28/2015 9:36:26 AM PDT by jimbo123
When Carly Fiorina ran for U.S. Senate, opponents depicted the former corporate executive as a cold-hearted job killer, using her past statements like a noose around her neck.
Americans have no God-given right to a job, said the former Hewlett-Packard chief. When you’re talking about massive layoffs, sometimes they’re warranted. Off-shoring — shipping American jobs overseas — was “right-shoring.”
Now, though, running for president, Fiorina has softened her tone, acknowledging the human toll of lost jobs and explaining at greater length and depth the actions she took as a powerful Silicon Valley executive, including overseeing tens of thousands of layoffs.
It is a campaign within the 2016 campaign, an effort to recast Fiorina’s record and push back at her many critics, presenting her actions as a model of decisiveness — the kind, she says, the country sorely needs from its president.
“Some tough calls are going to be required,” Fiorina said during the recent Reagan library debate, a standout performance that has led to a surge in support in her bid for the GOP nomination. “When you challenge the status quo, you make enemies. I made a few.”
Indeed, there is no shortage of detractors — from her Democratic Senate opponent, Barbara Boxer, to rivals for the GOP nomination — eager to revisit her time at HP, which ended in Fiorina’s summary firing.
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One of the chief strategists for Democratic frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton is an admaker named Jim Margolis. He produced the spots for Boxer’s reelection bid.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
What!? A politician who changes their position depending upon who they are speaking to? No..can't be true.
Carly should have to live with the fact that her business model was gouging customers for over-priced ink, and those customers now hate H.P. generally and her particularly.
You’re right! It’s shocking I tell you!
She cuts thousands of jobs. Fine. But she also was offered, and accepted, how many millions for being fired after destroying HP? I have no use for her.
Besides - she’s never been a conservative - until a few months ago.
Well regardless of what happened at HP, I’m pretty F’n sure that when Carly Fiorina left HP U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty were all still alive...So, of the two female candidates running for president, who do you trust with the lives of Americans?
Neither one, at all.
Well, she is correct on that one.
The real (an most important) question is:
“Why did you think it was a good idea to dilute the highly-provitable HP printer and ink business by combining it with a very low-profit PC manufacturing business, especially one that built standard products vs. Dells leading “mass customization” model?”
This goes to her analytical and strategic thinking ability.
Cara’s going to spend so much time on defending the indefensible, she’ll have no time to campaign.
Her unofficial adviser, Megyn Kelly must be at a loss for what to do now. MK thought playing the gender card was all Cara really needed.
or rather,
Carly’s record at HP is now beginning to tackle her candidacy
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