Awkward: Carly Fiorina Confronted About Stiffing Debts From Losing Campaign
The Washington Post is out with a pretty damaging piece about Carly Fiorina’s 2010 senate campaign failing to pay off its debts for years. That’s not so unusual; as the report notes, Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign debt wasn’t paid off until January of 2013. Aside from the fact that Fiorina’s entire candidacy for president rests on her acumen as a businessperson, though, there are several other deadly details in the WaPo report. For example, Fiorina stiffed the widow of a leading pollster her campaign had used, even while she extended condolences:
Upon his death, Fiorina praised (Joe) Shumate as “the heart and soul” of her team. She issued a news release praising him as a person who believed in “investing in those he worked with” and offering her “sincerest condolences” to his widow.
But records show there was something that Fiorina did not offer his widow: Shumate’s last paycheck, for at least $30,000. It was one of more than 30 invoices, totaling about $500,000, that the multimillionaire didn’t settle — even as Fiorina reimbursed herself nearly $1.3 million she lent the campaign. She finally cleared most of the balance in January, a few months before announcing her run for president.
“Occasionally, I’d call and tell her she should pay them,” said Martin Wilson, Fiorina’s former campaign manager, who found Shumate after the pollster collapsed from a heart attack. “She just wouldn’t.”
The WaPo report is replete with on-the-record quotes from former Fiorina staffers, including this stunner, which should do wonders for her current campaign’s staffing efforts:
“People are just upset and angry and throwing her under the bus,” said Jon Cross, Fiorina’s operations director for her Senate campaign. “If we didn’t win, why do you deserve to get paid? If you don’t succeed in business, you shouldn’t be the first one to step up and complain about getting paid.”
On the campaign trail in New Hampshire Monday, Fiorina was asked about the report, and conspicuously about whether she felt losing campaigns ought to pay up, and here’s how she responded…READ MORE
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23 responses to Awkward: Carly Fiorina Confronted About Stiffing Debts From Losing Campaign
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Obewon October 5th, 2015 at 22:10
She’s devoted to the pathological liars party and their Faux Family Values hypocrisy!
Stepford-Zombies are on the loose without their butterfly net wielding keepers!
No way out October 5th, 2015 at 22:41
This hag has more skeletons than the catacombs
The Original Just Me October 5th, 2015 at 23:36
Why is this piece of garbage on the news and why in HELL is anybody even thinking about backing her ?
rostee67 October 6th, 2015 at 01:53
Let’s remember that CAR-LIE Fiorina (R) was ranked 19th in the World’s Worst CEO! CAR-LIE Fiorina destroyed HP and fired 34,000 employees (while CAR-LIE did photo-shoots), but still received a record pay out for her “Firing”! Now we find out this self proclaimed businesswoman is not that good at paying her own campaign DEBTS, but those 34,000 American Workers CAR-LIE Fiorina (R) let go, all struggled to pay… THIER DEBT! Speaks volumes about this CAR-LIE Fiorina and the republican party’s 1%!
Kick Frenzy October 6th, 2015 at 02:10
You’re making a bunch of good points, but it comes across as gibberish with all those CAPS.
As soon as I saw it, I wanted to never read it… obviously I did, because I saw that you had valid comments in there.
But, you make the same pun over and over and over again, then add in those CAPS, which just turns the entire comment to utter mush.
Just a friendly tip from your neighborhood Kick Frenzy. :)
rostee67 October 6th, 2015 at 02:40
Thank you for your reply, but if they bother you, just don’t read my comments…ANYMORE and I promise I will never read any of your comments. Thanks again for the reply though.
bpollen October 6th, 2015 at 05:59
I see you take constructive criticism well…
rostee67 October 6th, 2015 at 06:10
Have I ever criticized you, ever? See, just good manners and would never while someone was using their free speech, but hey, that is just me, but thanks for the reply.
bpollen October 6th, 2015 at 06:28
Let’s see, this is the first time you have ever posted to me… I give. Have you? Are you under the impression that free speech can’t be criticized? That free speech is just rude unless it’s complimentary? A unique interpretation, I must say.
tracey marie October 6th, 2015 at 06:40
that was not a display of “good manners” and no one ever stopped your free speech rights.
tracey marie October 6th, 2015 at 06:39
bit testy and rude.
bpollen October 6th, 2015 at 15:11
Juvenile is what came to my mind. “Just don’t look at ’em then!” And then I imagine a stomping off to the bedroom and slamming the door.
Kick Frenzy October 9th, 2015 at 00:26
If you comment on an article I’m reading, you can be sure I’ll most likely be reading your comment.
Although, I may just avoid replying in the future, as you seem to take constructive criticism as if I was trying to be mean.
But, if you knew me, you would know that I’ve said similar things to several other people who have replied to this very thread of comments.
I simply would like the liberal/Dem/progressive side of arguments to avoid the same tactics that right-wing nut-jobs use.
If you want to continue spouting off like you’re one of them and have no need for critical thinking, by all means, have at it.
Just know that it cheapens your point of view when you comment in the manner you have tended to do here.
rg9rts October 6th, 2015 at 03:51
It does make it difficult to read.
rg9rts October 6th, 2015 at 03:52
Thats news to me…you lose a campaign and that cancels your debts??
Larry Schmitt October 6th, 2015 at 05:11
Unusual logic. “If we didn’t win, why should you expect to get paid?” Who ran the campaign, anyway? They were just contractors. I bet the staff, including Cross, the ass who asked that question, still got paid.
rg9rts October 6th, 2015 at 06:44
The same clown that ran HP into the ground..
allison1050 October 6th, 2015 at 05:41
A staffer dies that cancels also.
Suzanne McFly October 6th, 2015 at 06:42
I guess it is a form of bankruptcy so hopefully this will be the rumpsters fifth bankruptcy filing.
allison1050 October 6th, 2015 at 05:40
John Cross with her operations director whatever the hell that is: “If we didn’t win, why do you deserve to get paid?”… THAT says it all about lack of character and not having an ounce of moral fiber. Did Carly turn down her golden parachute?
Suzanne McFly October 6th, 2015 at 06:41
It’s hard to be a liar when not everyone will be gullible and just simply believe you.
jybarz October 6th, 2015 at 08:41
It looks like lying is her best qualification.
bpollen October 6th, 2015 at 15:13
She doesn’t do that much better than she runs a business… But her credibility has certainly plunged like HP’s net value under her supervision.