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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 03:49 PM
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Over 18,000 employees lost their job while Fiorina was CEO of HP--because of outsourcing....
The perfect spokesperson for John McCain.

At HP, Fiorina developed the reputation of a manager who knocked heads together—or who chopped them off. And there were massive layoffs during her tenure. In 2003, the company announced it would dismiss almost 18,000 people. (That year, the firm posted a $903 million loss on $56.6 billion in revenue.) When the outsourcing of jobs turned into a national political issue, Fiorina became the poster-girl for an industry campaign aimed at blocking any legislation that would restrict a company's ability to can American employees in favor of workers overseas. She and executives from seven other tech companies issued a report that argued that any such measures would hurt the U.S. economy. The best way to increase American competitiveness, they declared, was to improve schools and, yes, reduce taxes. At a Washington press conference, Fiorina said, "There is no job that is America's God-given right anymore. We have to compete for jobs." The remark did not go over well with critics of outsourcing, who have ever since used it as an indicator of corporate insensitivity.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/06/8687_why_is_carly_fi.html
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 03:50 PM
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1. Heh. In the end, her job was outsourced
to someone else.
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1corona4u Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 03:51 PM
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2. Serves the bitch right.
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dbonds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 04:59 PM
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3. This quote should be repeated in ever introduction of her on tv
"There is no job that is America's God-given right anymore. We have to compete for jobs."
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 05:01 PM
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4. She did the same thing as a SR. VP at Lucent.
She's a bitch. Not because she's a woman but because there isn't a soul she won't step over for her own ambitions.

I think her run for Senate or Govenor ended today.
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