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kpete

(71,981 posts)
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:04 PM Oct 2015

HP Employees Won’t Give Carly Fiorina a Dime



Out of the thousands of people she worked with, why are only two giving Fiorina a reportable amount of cash?

The employees at Hewlett-Packard, where Carly Fiorina was CEO for six years, don’t seem interested in seeing their old boss become commander-in-chief.

Of the 302,000 employees at the company, not one has given a reportable amount to help Fiorina fund her 2016 presidential campaign, according to the campaign’s most recent FEC filings, which lists all donations over $200. HP’s corporate leadership also doesn’t seem keen on the idea of Fiorina in the White House. Among the 12-member board of directors, just one, Ann Livermore, has given a donation above that threshold.

Also missing from the donor list are current CEO (and former GOP gubernatorial candidate) Meg Whitman, any members of the senior leadership team, and all but one member of the HP Board during Fiorina’s tenure there from 1999 to 2005. Tom Perkins, a venture capitalist and former board member who voted to fire Fiorina in 2005, has since had a change of heart and donated $25,000 to CARLY for America, the super PAC supporting her.


http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/30/hp-employees-won-t-give-carly-fiorina-a-dime.html
http://gawker.com/not-a-single-hp-employee-reported-donating-to-carly-fio-1734050949
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HP Employees Won’t Give Carly Fiorina a Dime (Original Post) kpete Oct 2015 OP
EVERYONE who knows her, hates her. randys1 Oct 2015 #1
I think the one way to destroy a lot of the tea party Republicans is to give large LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #2
Well, that speaks for itself. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #3
Yes. That speaks volumes. Punx Oct 2015 #4
Hmmmmm Liberalagogo Oct 2015 #5
For Perkins, that was just the loose change in his bankers suit left pants pocket erronis Oct 2015 #6
Pffft! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #7
Duh! NonMetro Oct 2015 #8
Why would they? eom NorthCarolina Oct 2015 #9
They sure hold a grudge, just because she practically destroyed HP dae Oct 2015 #10
Damn Right. PuppyBismark Oct 2015 #11
Makes want to start buying HP stuff again :) cprise Oct 2015 #12
Well, even if they don't, she'll say they did. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #13
Both she and Carson are sociopaths davidpdx Oct 2015 #14
There may be several sub $200 donations... Helen Borg Oct 2015 #15
Democrats could "swift boat" her with HP employees Takket Oct 2015 #16
I worked under her from 99 to 2000 dilby Oct 2015 #17

randys1

(16,286 posts)
1. EVERYONE who knows her, hates her.
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:08 PM
Oct 2015

Therefore, I can guarantee you the teaparty will absolutely LOVE HER.

We liberals make a mistake when we assume the more corruption and evil is exposed about the GOP the more they will lose their support.

Opposite is true.

Their supporters hate the United States.

They want the Christian States of North America, and whatever they have to do to achieve this, is what they will do.

LiberalArkie

(15,708 posts)
2. I think the one way to destroy a lot of the tea party Republicans is to give large
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:50 PM
Oct 2015

reportable amounts to their campaign as being from Planned Parenthood, PETA, HRC and such.

 

Liberalagogo

(1,770 posts)
5. Hmmmmm
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 09:53 AM
Oct 2015
Tom Perkins, a venture capitalist and former board member who voted to fire Fiorina in 2005, has since had a change of heart and donated $25,000 to CARLY for America, the super PAC supporting her.


That must have been one hell of a blow job.

erronis

(15,222 posts)
6. For Perkins, that was just the loose change in his bankers suit left pants pocket
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 12:32 PM
Oct 2015

You know, when you buy something with a credit card and want to leave a tip to the guy behind the counter (and get rid of those annoying coins.)

Of course Perkins is getting up there in age and Carly's face may actually turn him on (just like his favorite mare on the farm.)

NonMetro

(631 posts)
8. Duh!
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 05:33 PM
Oct 2015

Let's see: she fired 30,000 people and outsourced their jobs, nearly ran the company into the ground, got millions of dollars in the process, and she's one nasty poor excuse for a human being.

dae

(3,396 posts)
10. They sure hold a grudge, just because she practically destroyed HP
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 06:58 PM
Oct 2015

and their livelihood as it's CEO. After all, she only received $100 million for 5 grueling years of running the company in the ground (including her $20M golden parachute buyout).

But I do wonder how many will vote Republican for President!?!

PuppyBismark

(594 posts)
11. Damn Right.
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 10:14 AM
Oct 2015

I worked for HP when she was there and she was hated. If she visited a sales office, the office got a ten page list of instructions on how to prepare and treat her, including things like never talk to her unless she talked to you, what food and drink to have, etc. One would think she was a rock star, and she certainly believed it.

While the company was sinking, she had HP buy two new business jets for her personal transportation.

What a POS!

dilby

(2,273 posts)
17. I worked under her from 99 to 2000
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 10:36 AM
Oct 2015

When I got laid off with several hundred others, she won't get a dime from me.

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