Category: Carly Fiorina

Psssttt, Carly Supports Prop 23, Opposes AB 32

September 2, 2010 by Calitics

At the debate last night, moderator and KTVU political editor Randy Shandobil got frustrated with Fiorina's evasive answers on Prop 23.  Apparently the other reporters at the post-debate press conference were getting pretty frustrated with the situation as well.

Well folks, I'm going to let you in on a little secret.  Carly Fiorina supports Prop 23 and the death of AB 32.  She said as much in the debate. When she evaded the answer, she said specifically that it would "make sense to suspend it" or something to that effect.  Ladies and germs, that is what Prop 23 is arguing that they want to do.  Not sure how much more clear it can be made. She can hem and haw all she wants, but she can't jujitsu this one.

Nicole Who?

September 2, 2010 by Calitics

The Fresno Bee provides some more details on the report that former "Democrat" Nicole Parra, former Assemblymember who fell out with Speaker Karen Bass and the rest of the Democratic caucus after voting against the budget in 2008, is going to help the Meg Whitman campaign:

Former Democratic Assemblywoman Nicole Parra has signed on to help Meg Whitman woo Democratic and independent voters, the Republican gubernatorial candidate's campaign said this morning.

That's no surprise. Parra is helping Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina in a similar capacity....

In a written statement, Parra said she would travel the state talking to Democratic and independent voters "who are tired of the old ways of thinking and are looking for fresh ideas and a new style of leadership from their elected officials. We will be talking about Meg's plan for improving the economy, controlling spending and fixing our public schools, issues that Californians care most about.

Fiorina Routed In CA-Sen Debate

September 2, 2010 by Calitics

There was always a massive contradiction - or one might say, a dishonest hypocrisy of stunning proportions - at the heart of Carly Fiorina's US Senate campaign. She touts herself as someone who can create jobs, but her record as the failed and fired CEO of Hewlett-Packard shows her to be one of the worst offenders when it comes to corporate destruction of American jobs.

Fiorina destroyed tens of thousands of jobs while CEO of HP between 1999 and 2005, many of which were shipped overseas. When she was excoriated for this, particularly by the Silicon Valley press during the severe dot-com bust of the early '00s, Fiorina responded by calling outsourcing "right-sourcing" and saying "there is no job that is America's god-given right anymore." Her record is that of someone who got rich by destroying jobs - yet she now declares herself an advocate of job creation, even while opposing the federal stimulus, federal aid to states to hire teachers, and other programs that have been proven to create jobs.

That is not only a contradiction, it's also a big campaign liability that was just waiting for someone to exploit it.

Senator Boxer. Carly Fiorina. Smackdown.

September 1, 2010 by Calitics

The Senate debate will be streamed live at 7 PM on ktvu.com, as well as on the real tv in the Bay area on Channel 2. See the flip for full details on where to watch/listen to the debate.

There are a number of major issues to be discussed, but expect to hear a lot of questions about the economy, jobs, and perhaps a word or two about the environment. Any thoughts?  

August 31st, 2010 by Ian
Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. PDT, Senator Boxer will debate Carly Fiorina, and we hope you'll join us by tuning in and watching live. Here's where you'll be able to see the debate:

On TV:
Bakersfield                                     KGET
Chico                                             KRVU
Eureka                                           KEMY
Fresno                                           KMPH
Los Angeles                                   KTTV
Palm Springs                                 KMIR
Sacramento                                   KCRA
Salinas                                           KSBW
San Diego                                      KGTV
San Francisco                               KTVU, KICU            
Santa Barbara                               KCOY

C-SPAN TV National Coverage
C-SPAN Radio National Coverage

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5 Reasons Why "Carly Fiorina No Es Mi Amiga" (Carly Fiorina Is Not My Friend)

August 30, 2010 by Calitics

Written by Robert Greenwald and Axel Caballero

Carly Fiorina, the 2010 Republican nominee for the Senate representing California, has launched a strong campaign to lure Latinos under two main premises: 1) She has always been a friend of Latinos 2) she holds the same values as Latinos.

Her campaign has launched a website titled "Amigos de Carly" (Friends of Carly) where she appears in a picture banner surrounded by what appear to be Latino business folks. The conservative group American Principles Project has also summoned millions for her and have launched the campaign titled "Tus Valores" (Your Values) in an attempt to make Fiorina appear as if she has always cared for Latino issues.

The problem is that there is absolutely no way to substantiate this. In fact as recently as the primaries Fiorina was speaking out against many of the issues and "values" that Latinos truly hold dear.

As a response the campaign The Real Carly: "Carly No Es Mi Amiga" (Carly Is Not My Friend) duly points out how Fiorina's attempt to lure Latinos is yet another charade of California GOP candidates who can't hide from their recent anti-Latino words and actions.