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McCain probably wishes Carly Fiorina would just shut her pie hole already. First she said Palin wasn’t qualified to run a major corporation, and now she says neither is McCain (Obama and Biden too):

Meanwhile, just yesterday, Palin announced that she and McCain are embarking on a mavericky reengineering of the entire US economy:

“We’re going to reform the way Wall Street does business and stop the golden parachutes for CEOs who betray the public trust,” [Palin] said.

This was the first time Palin had mentioned Wall Street in her stump speech.  Mostly, she tends to reprise large portions of her nomination speech from the convention. Palin, herself, may not be the most authoritative spokesperson on such issues. In the past, when she ran for Alaska governor, she freely admitted to a reporter that she got a “D” in macroeconomics in college.

McCain has been touting much the same message on the campaign trail today, and the campaign has debuted a new campaign ad titled “Crisis.”

What precise reforms would Palin like to make, to better protect U.S. investors? Unfortunately, there’s no way of knowing for sure. The candidate is not taking questions from the press.

Carly Fiorina is probably a little pissed about that “golden parachute” barb. After all, her gilded chute allowed her to float down into the McCain campaign after HP gave her the boot.

[H/T: TPM for the Fiorina vid. Cross-posted at Betty Cracker.]

Posted by Betty Cracker on 09/16/08 at 03:36 PM • Permalink

Categories: PoliticsElection '08St. McSameBarack ObamaJoe BidenSarah Palin

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I was actually going to bring this up during the fake radio show last night ... how come no one’s asked what her grades were like in college? You know, all six different colleges.

I was going to ask, From which of the six different colleges she attended?

I wonder what W. got in economics? Those C’s are looking pretty good about now, aren’t they? Though to be fair to Palin, Bush may be the first Harvard MBA to inherit a surplus and then crash the economy of a first-world country. How much worse could McCain-Palin do? Wait… don’t answer that.

“We’re going to reform the way Wall Street does business and stop the golden parachutes for CEOs who betray the public trust,” [Palin] said.

Gee, that sounds like something an enterprising and mavericky Senator who puts country first could start working on right now.  You know, what with his position as a respected, long-term Senator who serves on the Senate Committee on Commerce (etc).

Then again, I’m just a simple rube from the Heartland, so what do I know?  Maybe not sponsoring legislation, when he’s in a position to do so, is his way of reforming Washington.

Frickin’ tags.  Last two paragraphs are mine.

That’s funny, Carly wasn’t all that qualified either.

There’s about 40K HP employees who’d like to punt that bitch into the sun.

J, just imaging Phil freakin’ Gramm at Treasury.

You’re right, Ripley. McCain should get right on that after he tells Bush how to catch Osama.

Frickin’ tags.  Last two paragraphs are mine.

Frickin’ Ripley.

Heh.  Fixed.

There’s about 40K HP employees who’d like to punt that bitch into the sun.

And 23-thousand of them have just been laid off. So let the punching begin.

I was actually going to bring this up during the fake radio show last night ... how come no one’s asked what her grades were like in college? You know, all six different colleges.

Because the six different colleges (one of which denies any record of her enrolling there) refuse to release transcripts on the grounds of privacy violations, and Palin herself hasn’t been very forthcoming.

Thanks Carly, err, The Sneed ...

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2226127/hp-cuts-jo bs-eds-integration

Comment by HumboldtBlue on 09/16/08 at 05:31 PM

OT, but I had to weigh in on the Gabe Schwartz Story.  The post is off the cuff but I think it’s worth it for the headline, alone.

Elite, metrosexual Republican trial lawyer hoodwinked by vicious (probably) liberal call girl who promised a night of passion but delivered Hell on Earth!

I had a copy of Nadia’s theme I was going to embed into the post, but I can’t find it.  Ah well…

i am here from Morse at Media Needle. and anyone from Brooklyn!

mccain said on the today show -that he wants a 9/11 commission to investigate the Lehman collapse and other assorted fun things—which goes to show even more he doesnt know a fucking thing about the economy.  a four year old could tell you why things are so bad - B-U-S-H.  among other great GOP policies.

and Palin… Moose in the headlights when it comes to the economy.

Good old Sneed. Showing the mad skillz that enabled her to drive HP straight to the bottom. McCain certainly has surrounded himself with quite the brain trust.

ONE of these candidates better be able to run a company, they’ll be running 50+ of them by the time they’re sworn in the way the guvmint is buying/bailing them out.

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