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deminks

(11,011 posts)
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 12:58 PM Dec 2016

Carly Fiorina for DNI?

OMG.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-fiorina-director-national-intelligence

Donald Trump is considering former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina to be the director of national intelligence, the New York Times reported, citing an unnamed transition official.

The President-elect will meet with Fiorina on Monday at Trump Tower.

After serving as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, Fiorina sat on an advisory board to the CIA through which she gave advice on how the intelligence community could continue to carry out spying activities as demand for transparency increased. Beyond that, Fiorina has little background on intelligence matters.

The director of national intelligence is the top intelligence adviser to the president who oversees the U.S. Intelligence Community and National Intelligence Program.

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3catwoman3

(23,936 posts)
7. I say that to myself...
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 01:30 PM
Dec 2016

...countless times a day. Even as I watch it unfold, I cannot believe this is where we are.

I am heartsick.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
3. Transcript of the interview
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 01:06 PM
Dec 2016

TRUMP (aside to audience): Look at that face! Can you imagine that face staring at me in cabinet meetings for the next 4 years?! I mean, she's a woman, and I'm not s'posedta say bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?

FIORINO: I look forward to serving under you, Mr. Trump.

TRUMP: Carly, you were a little nasty to me during the primaries.

FIORINO: Sorry sir. I should not have said you were thinskinned.

TRUMP: Why do you keep interrupting?

FIORINO: Would you like coffee, tea, or me?

TRUMP: Wrong!

FIORINO: Please please please.

TRUMP: I just realized that if you listen to Carly Fiorina for more than ten minutes straight, you develop a massive headache.

FIORINO: I have a Tylenol in my purse, sir.

TRUMP: You're fired.

salin

(48,955 posts)
5. Bet he is giving her the Mitt/Christie set up for humiliation treatment
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 01:10 PM
Dec 2016

Then again - since he doesn't like to sit in on (and learn from) briefings - maybe this is one position that he can give her and know they won't have to interact. (sad lol).

Amishman

(5,553 posts)
6. so awful it's almost funny. Fiorina shouldn't be linked to anything with the word 'Intelligence'
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 01:28 PM
Dec 2016

She cochairs the Republican 'rocks for brains' club with Palin

3catwoman3

(23,936 posts)
8. None of his former primary rivals, with the ...
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 01:37 PM
Dec 2016

...apparent exception of Senator Graham, have any gonads at all.

After all the vile things he sais about every one of them, they should all tell him to go jump off Trump Tower. Shameless opportunists.

Chelseas Clinton and Ivanka Trump used to be friends. I wonder if they still are?

niyad

(112,974 posts)
9. she cut over 30,000 jobs during her reign at hp--including over 1,000 in my community. we
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 01:38 PM
Dec 2016

are still suffering the consequences. one of my best friends was one of those laid off in IT--had to train her overseas replacement. to this day, has not found a job paying what she got there. and THIS jobs-loss twit is going to be dni?????

niyad

(112,974 posts)
10. could somebody remind me exactly what qualifications she had to even be on an advisory board
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 01:41 PM
Dec 2016

to any intelligence group>

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