McCain Camp Throws Fiorina Under The Bus: "Carly Will Now Disappear"

"Top McCain-Palin official Carly Fiorina is facing criticism from some within the campaign for a day of what they call 'very Biden-like' comments," CNN reports, "after the former Hewlett-Packard CEO told two separate interviewers that neither member of the Republican ticket would be capable of running a company."

Indeed, the daggers seemed out for Fiorina among the McCain aides that spoke to CNN.

A top McCain official contacted by CNN said, on condition on anonymity, "No big deal, but not how you get on the surrogate all-star team. Very Biden-like."

"This campaign source said Fiorina would be discouraged from additional media interviews.

Another top campaign adviser was far less diplomatic.

"Carly will now disappear," this source said. "Senator McCain was furious." Asked to define "disappear," this source said, adding that she would be off TV for a while - but remain at the Republican National Committee and keep her role as head of the party's joint fundraising committee with the McCain campaign.

Fiorina was booked for several TV interviews over the next few days, including one on CNN. Those interviews have been canceled.

Read the full CNN story here.

Comments

[RJII]

she laid down w/ dogs and got bit.

[McFlipFlop]

This entire story makes me smile.

[Meggie]

The cost of being honest about Palin/McCain

[DemsUnite]

Now she too will be run over by the Straight Gaffe Express. Someone needs to remind her that she wasn't the best CEO which is why HP gave her Straight Talk and showed her the door. McPOW put his surrogates in the unpleasant position they are in. One lie after another and with a straight face too.

[changeishere08]

LMAO@ Straignt Gaffe Express!!

[margardner]

Bye, bye Carly Fiorina and bye, bye McCain/Palin bounce!

It's chalking up to be a very bad week for the McCain Circus.

I wonder if he'll put his #1 advisor Karl Rove under the bus too for saying that some of McCain's ads are essentially untruths and "going to far" The bus is going to need new tires!

[ofbbg]

I'm keeping track of the "under the bus" score. So far, it's B. Hussein 18, McCain 3.

[Big0725]

Name me the names?

[lw1899]

It's typical of a Republigoon to skew numbers in their favor... just like Florida in 2000.

[bigbenny]

I think I've asked for this before but could you give us a couple of links to your sources instead of just coming here to blow smoke.

[Rumba]

You are under it too that is why you can't count.

[gopindrag]

Show of hands. How many people feel sorry for poor, old, little, old John? He's so small.

[ganerd]

McCain Camp Throws Fiorina Under The Bus...
That is what would happen to anyone in the McCain
Camp that told the TRUTH!!!!

[Gryffindor Hero]

Launch a full-scale class war on the GOP:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122161053317045669.html

[PurplePhase]

Now that Fiorina speaks the truth, they drop her.

McCain's mishandlers forgot to tell her that telling the truth is a cardinal sin in Republican circles.

[kissmygrits]

Just when I was starting to find her interestin­g... buh-BYE!

[RBN]

How sexist of McCain to treat a woman like this...

[Soundofthunder]

Nice how they dragged Biden's name into her lapidating of McCain and Palin's credentials. Besides, Biden saying that McCain and Palin aren't fit run a company wouldn't have done one one-millionth the damage of Carly saying it, or are they claiming Carly Fiorina is a Biden-puppet operated by Joe via his cell phone?

SOT

[lw1899]

Doesn't this speak to the McCain campaign's lack of savvy when they sign up a disgraced ex-CEO who proved herself incompetent running a major corporation, then makes gaffe after gaffe when it comes to speaking about Viagra/birth control, executive qualifications, etc.?

McCain seems to like women who are as much liabilities as they are assets (see Palin).

[NeverRepublican]

But...Carl­y is so pretty with make up, a big smile and everything­...surely she has the cred to issue such a statement?