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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Mar 16, 2015, 08:30 PM Mar 2015

Carly Fiorina plans to excoriate Hillary Clinton, and her competition is grateful for it [View all]

All people need to do is mention how badly she fucked up Hewlett-Packard and she's toast.




Hundreds of conservative and evangelical activists had been listening politely and applauding on cue as Carly Fiorina talked about God, and opportunity, and work ethic. For many of those attending the Iowa Freedom Summit, it was the first time they'd heard her speak. For some, it was the first time they'd heard of her at all.

Then, more than 10 minutes into the speech, she mentioned Hillary Clinton.

"Like Hillary Clinton, I too have traveled hundreds of thousands of miles around the globe," said Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett Packard. "But unlike her, I've actually accomplished something. You see, Mrs. Clinton, flying is not an accomplishment; it is an activity."

The audience roared and was suddenly engaged, hanging on her words as she criticized Clinton on one issue after another. And when she landed on Benghazi—"Unlike Hillary Clinton, I know what difference it makes that our American ambassador and three other brave Americans were killed in a deliberate terrorist attack"—the crowd surged to its feet with a standing ovation.

"That's the first time I've ever seen her in person, and, frankly, I was moved by the speech. That takes a lot," says Sam Clovis, a former conservative radio host and tea-party favorite in Iowa. "It was the perfect speech on the perfect topic at the perfect place at the perfect time given in the perfect manner."


http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/hillary-clinton-carly-fiorina-gender-politics-2016-20150313

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Even if she were a model of efficiency and accomplishment, her personality is Cleita Mar 2015 #1
Are we really still on Benghazi? marym625 Mar 2015 #2
Hewlett Packard was a decent company before she ran it into the ground. MohRokTah Mar 2015 #3
Carley traveled many miles and got ternimated at Hewlett Packard, yep she accomplished this Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #9
I watched her on Bill Maher & she has no humor & the vileness of misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #4
Carly merely fucked up a good company... TreasonousBastard Mar 2015 #5
Did Carly have any notable successes in her career? All I know her for is tanking HP Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2015 #6
One very notable success: IDemo Mar 2015 #13
So why isn't the standard retort to her whenever she opens her piehole or runs for office *this*: Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2015 #15
Yup, that is TeaPubliKlan for success - getting over while destroying value and jobs. TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #18
Gag me Gman Mar 2015 #7
She's shooting for a VP tap Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #8
Is John McCain running again? Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #10
My Magic 8 Ball say he'll run for the senate again in 2020 Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #11
Just making fun of the Palin nomination, maybe Carley was late for the party. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #12
Was never a real option, McShame was peddling sex fantasies to rednecks TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #19
Typical republicon bullshite.. I'll take Hillary over rw sociopaths any day. Cha Mar 2015 #14
Fiorina's repelent personality works with boards of directors but so the general public. mulsh Mar 2015 #16
Suppose Repubs find it useful to have a woman bash Hillary. pampango Mar 2015 #17
God she's unlikeable and her family is detested where ever they go. She lost hard in CA to Boxer Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #20
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