Carly Fiorina, Deadbeat Presidential Candidate
[su_right_ad]Before Carly Fiorina launches her long-shot bid for the White House, it would be a good idea for her to clean up her debts from her failed California Senate run. Since she and her husband, Frank, are worth 8 figure, that shouldn’t be such a problem. Most likely, she’s running for vice president, should Republicans decide to put a woman on the ticket.
So maybe it isn’t totally crazy that Fiorina is running for president even if she’s never won an election. But it is totally crazy that Fiorina is running for the White House when, according to federal election reports, her 2010 campaign still owes $486,418 to creditors. Who wants a deadbeat for president?
Like the evil George Wickham in “Pride and Prejudice,” Fiorina skipped California owing buckets of cash to her one-time pals. She owes $60,000 to former campaign manager Marty Wilson, who now works for the California Chamber of Commerce, and another $20,000 to his former communications firm. She shorted her lawyer Ben Ginsberg, formerly of Patton Boggs, to the tune of $44,000. She owes $3,750 to a former press secretary, $5,000 to another communications aide and $7,500 to her erstwhile political director. She stiffed political consultant Joe Shumate, who died in 2010, to the tune of $30,000. (Yes, she stiffed a stiff — even though she lauded Shumate as a “trusted adviser and friend” upon his death.)
Shumate put “his heart and soul into this campaign and I would hope that Carly Fiorina would pay his widow the money that was owed him at the time of his death,” fellow creditor and GOP strategist John Allan Peschong told me.
When HP fired Fiorina, she walked away with a $21 million golden handshake. But when Fiorina lost the Senate race, some of her employees didn’t get a handshake. They got a finger.[su_csky_ad]
tiredoftea December 28th, 2014 at 7:18 pm
Carly, the perfect Repub candidate, stinking rich and refusing to pay debts. She’ll work well with the Congress and Senate we have.
Larry Schmitt December 28th, 2014 at 7:24 pm
And absolutely no empathy for the “littles.”
tiredoftea December 28th, 2014 at 7:27 pm
None at all. But, maybe they won’t have to pay for their drug tests until they get unemployment and SNAP.
Carla Akins December 28th, 2014 at 8:11 pm
Don’t be silly, she’s going to sign an executive order and do away with handouts like unemployment, and anything related to food for the poor.
tiredoftea December 28th, 2014 at 8:28 pm
Ohh, yeah. Good point! Can we serve them drinks and appetizers? For free, of course!
whatthe46 December 28th, 2014 at 9:27 pm
only a small bag of nuts and a 5 oz cup of H2O
Blogvader December 28th, 2014 at 9:05 pm
She walked away with a cool 40 million dollars after a historic record of failure as a CEO. In fact, stockholders were so angry about this action that they sued the company. (Unfortunately without success.)
fancypants December 28th, 2014 at 9:19 pm
isn’t that how the game is played ? the last successful CEO ( facebook ) took his cool millions then defected from the usa
Carla Akins December 29th, 2014 at 5:10 am
Sounds like she fits right in. SMDH
granpa.usthai December 28th, 2014 at 9:43 pm
They’re not refusing to pay debts. Just the debts they’ve ran up on the American people’s account.
fancypants December 28th, 2014 at 7:21 pm
Most likely, she’s running for vice president, should Republicans decide to put a woman on the ticket.
granpa.usthai December 28th, 2014 at 9:32 pm
oou
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I think I got the punch line
republicons use woman to avalanche Hillary’s coming landslide?
fancypants December 28th, 2014 at 9:50 pm
don’t know of any gop woman that will get the nomination is that a personal joke ?
edmeyer_able December 28th, 2014 at 7:27 pm
Wow ya think she can out grift the grifter from Wasilla?
granpa.usthai December 28th, 2014 at 9:26 pm
if Sara’s still got Cindy’s husband’s credit card – there’s one sure way to find out!
Mainah December 28th, 2014 at 7:27 pm
I’m sorry, but … is it me or would the average person get arrested for that?
tiredoftea December 28th, 2014 at 7:28 pm
Certainly civil court for repayment of the debts.
Mainah December 28th, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Getting the Judgment would be the easy part. It’s collecting on it that’s not so easy. I just can’t see how that isn’t criminal.
tiredoftea December 28th, 2014 at 8:08 pm
It’s a rich person’s world.
Larry Schmitt December 28th, 2014 at 8:40 pm
Evidently political debts don’t have to be paid.
edmeyer_able December 28th, 2014 at 8:48 pm
Often they’re paid back by hiring the donor or a relative w/some job in the future.
Larry Schmitt December 28th, 2014 at 8:54 pm
You mean like this one? Colleen Bradley Bell (born January 30, 1967) is an American television producer, philanthropist and advocate for the environment, arts and social causes. The new ambassador to Hungary probably couldn’t find it on a map, doesn’t speak the language, and her only qualification is that she supported the president. Probably half or more of our diplomatic posts are filled this way, no matter who the president is. I wonder if other countries do the same thing.
whatthe46 December 28th, 2014 at 9:25 pm
i’m running around in the wrong (he he) circles.
granpa.usthai December 28th, 2014 at 9:34 pm
She’s Republican.
Republicans lie, cheat and steal from other Republicans.
It’s a Republican in-family thing.
None of the people’s business.
whatthe46 December 28th, 2014 at 9:24 pm
wait wait wait, a woman got arrested and jailed and fined for putting her son in a school out of her district. it was called theft.
William December 28th, 2014 at 7:35 pm
Oh no, a member of the “fiscally conservative” party is debt? Hey remember this guy and the 1/2 million he ran up at the Tiffany bling counter?
StoneyCurtisll December 28th, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Boom~!
granpa.usthai December 28th, 2014 at 9:38 pm
but if he had been elected, he would have been making 400,000 dollars. He could have paid it off in 12.5 years
– or 3 job placements.
Larry Schmitt December 28th, 2014 at 10:17 pm
No, the Koch brothers would have paid it, that’s pocket money for their chauffeur.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker December 28th, 2014 at 8:47 pm
Oh I really hope Caribou Barbie endorses this loser again.
granpa.usthai December 28th, 2014 at 9:41 pm
as soon as Hillary calms down, I’m sure she’ll figure this out.
Too bad rolling fits of laughter can’t be stopped with a drink of water, ‘eh?
rg9rts December 29th, 2014 at 2:44 am
The same vacant look to the eyes as Palin and Bachmann
Bunya December 29th, 2014 at 2:09 pm
This is gonna be a tough one. Mensa recipient, Sarah Palin, is a tough act to follow.