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Mid-day Madness: Another Whopper From McCain Camp
Taylor Marsh — ... And, speaking of irony, apparently at least one of McCain’s top spokespersons thinks that neither Palin or McCain can run a major corporation. The economy is sinking the muck of nearly 8 years of disastrous leadership from the Bush[Co] administration. We need a life line and fast. ...

Key McCain Adviser Admits Palin Not Qualified To Run Major Company
TPM Election Central — ... McCain surrogate and economic adviser Carly Fiorina made a stunning admission today, the Huffington Post reports. Appearing on the McGraw Milhaven radio show in St. Louis, Fiorina said Palin wouldn't be qualified to run her old company Hewlett Packard -- but that's okay: ...

Fiorina: Palin Doesn’t Have the Experience to Run a Company
Matthew Yglesias — McCain campaign might want to look into some better surrogates: “Do you think [Sarah Palin] has the experience to run a major company, like Hewlett Packard?” asked the host. “No, I don’t,” responded Fiorina. “But you know what? That’s not what she’s running for.” Audio here. I, for one, am appalled by Fiorina’s sexism. ...

Write Your Own Joke
TPMCafe — ... John McCain's business advisor, Carly Fiorina, asserts that Sarah Palin is not qualified to run a major company. This is by way of discounting Barack Obama's experience. ...

Surrogate Fail
Balloon Juice — Someone needs to submit this to failblog, because Carly Fiorina is off message: Carly Fiorina, a key surrogate for John McCain on economic issues, said on Tuesday that Sarah Palin does not have the experience needed to run a major company like the one that Fiorina formerly headed. “Do you think [Sarah Palin] has the experience to run a major company, like Hewlett Packard?” asked the host. “No, I don’t,” responded Fiorina. “But you know what? That’s not what she’s running ...

Foot Shooting
Newshoggers.com — ... Next Sam Stein tells us that Carly Fiorina may think that Sarah Palin is qualified to run the country but not qualified to run a major corporation like HP. ...

Carly Fiorina: Palin couldn’t have done my job — and neither could Obama
Hot Air » Top Picks — Carly Fiorina: Palin couldn’t have done my job — and neither could Obama; Update: Neither could McCain, adds Fiorina posted at 2:35 pm on September 16, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly As always when a conservative says something soundbite-worthy, there’s the full, accurate quote and there’s the bowdlerized version generated for mass consumption by the left. See Marc Ambinder for an example of the latter and HuffPo , surprisingly, for an example of the former. Not the first time lately they’ve resisted the temptation ...

Carly Fiorina is a huge, fat sexist.
INSTAPUTZ — Ooops. "Do you think [Sarah Palin] has the experience to run a major company, like Hewlett Packard?" asked the host. "No, I don't," responded Fiorina. "But you know what? That's not what she's running for."

Off Message, Squared
Hotline On Call Part Deux — ... Carly Fiorina, a key surrogate for John McCain's campaign, asserted this morning that Sarah Palin doesn't have the experience to run a major company such as Hewlett-Packard. ...

Fiorina wouldn't trust Palin with HP
Political Animal — FIORINA WOULDN'T TRUST PALIN WITH HP.... At this point, I suspect Carly Fiorina, a McCain advisor/surrogate and the former CEO of Hewlett Packard, hadn't spent the last two weeks criticizing those who dared to question Sarah Palin's qualifications. Appearing on KTRS in St. Louis, Fiorina was asked whether Palin has the experience to run a major company, such as Hewlett Packard. "No, I don't," Fiorina said . "But you know what? That's not what she's running for. Running a corporation is a different set of things." Perhaps, but I'd love to hear Fiorina, or anyone else at the ...

Carly Fiorina raises a caveat about Sarah Palin (then notes it applies to others)
Top of the Ticket — ... -- and immediately saw it characterized on the Huffington Post as a gaffe (which, in the astute observation by journalist Michael Kinsley, is so often the noun used when a politician actually tells the truth). ...

Are You Running for President or CEO?
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... Folks are getting their shorts tied up in knots about former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina first saying: “Do you think [Sarah Palin] has the experience to run a major company, like Hewlett Packard?” asked the host. “No, I don’t,” responded Fiorina. “But you know what? That’s not what she’s running for.” The rest of Fiorina’s statement is: Appearing on the McGraw Milhaven Show on St. Louis KTRS Radio, Fiorina went on to stress that ...

Carly Fiorina:Well, I don’t think John McCain could run a major corporation.”
Crooks and Liars — ... Carla Firoina is a big John McCain supporter and adviser who used to run HP. (They just lost over 25,000 jobs by the way)  Earlier today she said this about Palin: Carly Fiorina, a key surrogate for John McCain on economic issues, said on Tuesday that Sarah Palin does not have the experience needed to run a major company like the one that Fiorina formerly headed. “Do you think [Sarah Palin] has the experience to run a major company, like Hewlett Packard?” asked the host. “No, I don’t,” ...

Tough Job?
BlondeSense — Carly says Palin couldn't run HP Carly Fiorina made an interesting comment about Palin’s Executive abilities. She was asked if Palin could run HP and said no. But there’s a subtle implication in her answer that I wonder why it hasn’t been addressed or even mentioned. "Do you think [Sarah Palin] has the experience to run a major company, like Hewlett Packard?" asked the host. "No, I don't," responded Fiorina. "But you know what? That's not what she's running for." "I find it quite stunning actually that the Barack Obama campaign is questioning Sarah Palin's experience," she ...

Mid-day Madness: Another Whopper From McCain Camp
The Democratic Daily — ... And, speaking of irony, apparently at least one of McCain’s top spokespersons thinks that neither Palin or McCain can run a major corporation. The economy is sinking the muck of nearly 8 years of disastrous leadership from the Bush[Co] administration. We need a life line and fast. ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... adviser Carly Fiorina has become a favorite among liberal bloggers for saying that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is not ready to run a major company. Conservatives applaud the McCain camp for granting CBS anchor Katie Couric the next network interview with Palin and Barack Obama is stepping his attacks on the economy. When asked on a St. Louis radio show if she thought Palin has the experience to run Hewlett Packard, as Fiorina did, the McCain adviser answered bluntly "no, I don't," The Huffington Post's Sam Stein reported. ...

Nice work if you can get it, And if you get it --Won't you tell me how?
SteveAudio — Carly Fiorina is the gift that keeps on giving. Sam Stein writes at HuffPost: Carly Fiorina, a key surrogate for John McCain on economic issues, said on Tuesday that Sarah Palin does not have the experience needed to run a major company like the one that Fiorina formerly headed. "Do you think [Sarah Palin] has the experience to run a major company, like Hewlett Packard?" asked the host. "No, I don't," responded Fiorina. "But you know what? That's not what she's running for." As Howie ...

Government to bail out AIG to the tune of $85 billion
pandagon.net - we are the public option — ... Oh, while we’re on the topic of Carly Fiorina, her comments that both McCain and Palin lack the skills to run a major corporation, the McCain campaign is tossing her under the bus. ( ...

It truly is about the economy, stupid!
The Reaction — ... timed lawsuit by the state’s Republican attorney general may be aimed at voter suppression#. It may create chaos at polling places on Nov. 4. People are asking# whether Governor Sarah Palin is qualified to be the president. One of those most outspoken# was Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska). We must remember with some concern that she is one heartbeat away# from the presidency. McCain's surrogate, Carly Fiorina said that Palin does not have enough experience# to run a major corporation. Sarah Palin's links to the ...

Senate Rankings, July 2009 Edition
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... like cap-and-trade. But I'd expect this to ultimately become a single-digit race if Hoeven did decide to enter. 18. Arkansas (D-Lincoln) 19. California (D-Boxer) Carly Fiorina has had a rough couple of years, first getting fired by Hewlett-Packard (her company's stock jumped 7 points that day) and then getting mothballed by the McCain campaign after criticizing her party's own VP nominee. But she's apparently poised to run against ...

Fiorina: 'I've Never Met Sarah Palin. Next Question'
TPM Election Central — ... One has to wonder whether Fiorina's reluctance to answer a question about Palin comes from her famous gaffe in 2008, when she said that Palin did not have the experience to run a major company like HP, "But you know what? That's not what she's running for." Miller was not able to comment on that possibility. ...