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Curtain Collapses While Carly Fiorina Speaks on Stage in Texas
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| 9/27/15
| Jordyn Phelps
Posted on 09/27/2015 5:39:48 PM PDT by VinL
A curtain behind a Texas stage where Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina was addressing a conference of women entrepreneurs tonight collapsed mid-way through Fiorina’s remarks.
The former Hewlett-Packard CEO was interrupted when the heavy blue curtain behind her began to waver -– sending a rumbling noise through the conference room –- and women in attendance began to scream.
Fiorina and two women on stage with her huddled together and shielded their heads as the curtain fell along with the metal rods that held the curtain erect. The curtain fell to the floor in the opposite direction of the stage. No one was harmed in the incident.
After the curtain fell, Fiorina returned to the podium and joked to the audience of businesswomen, "Hey, we just get it done, huh?"
She then gave a special thanks to the women who were standing with her on stage and helped to shield her head as parts of the curtain and metal rods came tumbling down. "Now I realize they were my guardian angels."
Someone in the audience shouted something about Donald Trump to Fiorina, to which she jokingly responded, "OK, Trump, Hillary [Clinton], it could've been lots of people."
Fiorina then continued on, wrapping her remarks and then taking questions
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2016election; california; carlyfiorina; election2016; fiorina; fiorinaaccident; ihatewhenthathappens; whoops
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Well, thank the Lord no one was hurt- so I have no problem saying--- Carly, that was a clear sign from Above-- It's curtains, Carly.
-:)
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:39:49 PM PDT
by
VinL
To: VinL
I can see Trump on Twitter already...Tweeting that it’s “curtains” for Fiorina.
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:41:04 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(A businessman gets things done with own money. A politician takes money and gets nothing done.)
To: VinL
Did it fall like HP did under her leadership?
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:41:57 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: SamAdams76
Good one - he should definitely use that.
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:42:25 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: SamAdams76
Geez, I just said it first, and you guy’s already are crediting Trump.
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:44:19 PM PDT
by
VinL
(It is better to suffer every wrong, then to consent to wrong.)
To: VinL
Wasn't me. I was napping on the couch.
Not surprised, though.
/johnny
To: SaveFerris
Did it fall like HP did under her leadership?Now that's an apt metaphor.
Not exactly a good visual for Fiorina.
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:45:56 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(A businessman gets things done with own money. A politician takes money and gets nothing done.)
To: VinL
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:46:39 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(A businessman gets things done with own money. A politician takes money and gets nothing done.)
To: VinL
all 23 people in attendance escaped injury
To: VinL
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:47:13 PM PDT
by
GilGil
To: VinL
To: SamAdams76
I was just thinking he should use it. I didn’t see where we gave him credit for it (guess I missed that part). Oh well....
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:48:25 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: SamAdams76
Cue the bucket of pig blood:
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:48:30 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: VinL
I see it as a peek behind the curtain and the ‘real’ wizard.
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:50:05 PM PDT
by
Kenny
To: VinL
This happened in Texas.
Ted Cruz is from Texas.
I’m waiting for the media to blame Senator Cruz.
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:52:00 PM PDT
by
july4thfreedomfoundation
(Liberals are like the Taliban and ISIS....destroying cultural icons they don't like.)
To: VinL
I was wearing my ear-buds for that video and all those women shrieking hurt my ears.
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:53:49 PM PDT
by
right way right
(May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
To: VinL
To: changeitback440
20 of those people are part of her campaign staff.
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:54:48 PM PDT
by
Politicalkiddo
("A bad cause seldom fails to betray itself." -James Madison)
To: Rodamala
Cue the bucket of pig blood:
Makes you wonder if she will Carrie Texas.
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posted on
09/27/2015 5:54:55 PM PDT
by
867V309
(Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
To: VinL
Que Wizard of Oz jokes ...
“Pay no attention to that Former Florida governor behind the curtain. “
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