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To: Road Walker who wrote (417463)9/16/2008 2:45:31 PM
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Fiorina: Palin Lacks Experience to Run a Company

By Michael D. Shear

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin does not have the experience to run a major company like Hewlett Packard.

So says Carly Fiorina, one of John McCain's top advisers and the former CEO of that company.

Fiorina made the comments on the McGraw-Hill Show on St. Louis KTRS Radio, a statement that was first reported by Huffington Post.

During the final minute of the interview, the host asked: "Do you think she has the experience to run a major company, like Hewlett Packard?"

"No, I don't," responded Fiorina. "But you know what? That's not what she's running for."

Fiorina has been a magnet for criticism as a frequent surrogate on the road for McCain. She caused controversy when she said health plans should pay for birth control if they pay for Viagra, a position that is at odds with McCain's.

And her history at Hewlett Packard has become an issue. When she departed, she received a $21 million golden parachute, the very kind of payouts that McCain has condemned in the last several days.

Fiorina's comment was the second gaffe for a McCain staffer today. Earlier, Doug Holtz-Eakin suggested that McCain created the Blackberry, a statement which was later called "boneheaded" by a McCain spokesman.

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