McCain campaign refuses to let Carly Fiorina debate tech policy.
McCain campaign refuses to let Carly Fiorina debate tech policy.
Last week after it published a Technology Policy Scorecard, Wired contacted the Obama and McCain campaigns for a debate on tech policy. After the Obama campaign offered former FCC chair Reed Hundt, Wired requested former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina for the McCain campaign. Fiorina’s people said she’d be happy to participate, but the McCain campaign “vetoed her.” Wired’s Nicholas Thompson writes:
I was told she’d [Fiorina] be happy to participate and her people were extremely accomodating and helpful. But she is controversial and the McCain people vetoed her — claiming that they wanted someone with policy expertise, not just general wisdom about technology. [...]
Finally, after some begging, approval appeared to come in for Ms. Fiorina to participate. It looked like the debate would happen: 12:30pm, on Thursday October 30th: Fiorina v. Hundt. But then: kaboom. Word comes again this morning that the McCain camp must, must have someone with policy expertise. And, since there’s no one else, the debate’s off.
Thompson notes that Fiorina “does know about policy issues.” It appears that the McCain campaign is still trying to keep Fiorina in hiding after she said that neither McCain nor Sarah Palin could run a major business.
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How is it under the bus Carly?
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:23 pm“Word comes again this morning that the McCain camp must, must have someone with policy expertise. And, since there’s no one else, the debate’s off.”
So…
McCain doesn’t trust Fiorina
McCain doesn’t have anyone else with technology/policy expertise.
McCain doesn’t have a technology policy
So what is the point of having Carly Fiorina?
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:32 pmMcBlinky has no one else? How pathetic this campaign is becoming for them.
5th Estate, maybe they just like the sounds she makes when the bus rolls over her.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:34 pmParanoia will destroy ya.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:37 pmWhy doesn’t she take her 40 plus millions and go away?
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:38 pmSo, McCain is like, look I only know one person who knows how to use a computer, and I’m mad at her.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:38 pmOooh – having one’s expertise dissed by Palin. That’s gotta hurt.
And as 5. 5th estate said, McCain doesn’t trust anyone with expertise.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:41 pmcaption:
“What does this mean, Card Reader Error?”
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:43 pmLVOReason…
ROFL!
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:44 pmNevar… also funny!
The choice is clear.
Palin needs to explain McCain’s technology policy.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:47 pmmiatch! ROFL!
you guys are killing me!
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:47 pmPoor Carly, One true statement and boom, out on her butt…
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:51 pmNo, seriously, they can’t get anyone else to do this? What about the people who read McBlinky’s emails for him?
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:53 pmWhich is more sad/funny:
* that McCain is throwing his strongest Silicon Valley asset under a bus? or that
* he apparently has NO ONE ELSE who can talk about tech policy?
Talk about a campaign in its death throes.
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:15 pmWhy couldn’t they have sent the guy who hacked Palin’s Double Super Secret Yahoo! e-mail account? He seems like he’d be as ethically qualified as anyone else on the campaign, and clearly has more tech expertise than Palin ever imagined.
PEACE
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:22 pmIt’s a sad state of affairs for the McCain campaign that they have zero people who can debate tech policy.
I think they are all going to crawl in a hole and bring the dirt over their heads and hide until November 4.
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:23 pmSo, just let it be a one sided “debate.”
I remember in 2004 when Bush refused to fill out AARP’s questionnaire, they ran all of Kerry’s answers next to “Bush declined to answer” for each question.
If they forfeit, show up and win anyways.
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:40 amThey’re more afraid that Fiorina will get asked the 42 million dollar question again, about her golden parachute for ruining Hewlett-Packard.
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:27 amFiorina discussing technology would be like Palin discussing what the Vice President does. Both are totally clueless. They might be able to mouth the words but have no idea what they mean.
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