Carly Hiring for President, but Really for VP

Carly Hiring for President, but Really for VP

by William Bigelow19 Dec 2014

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/12/19/carly-hiring-for-president-but-really-for-vp/

Carly Fiorina, sensing that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee in 2016 and prompt the GOP to search for a woman to put on the presidential ticket, is reportedly preparing to enter the presidential campaign, likely to angle for the vice-presidential slot.

Hot Air reported that Fiorina said in September, “Look, I think it would be great if we had female candidates—or candidate.” Fiorina does not have the resume to vie for the top slot, having lost her bid for the California Senate by double digits to Barbara Boxer in 2010, but her inside connections with the GOP could vault her to a viable vice presidential bid.

Fiorina is conscious that with Jeb Bush’s entrance into the presidential sweepstakes this week, an expedited entry would benefit her, as a host of powerful presidential candidates will likely announce their bids after the New Year, consigning her bid to the background. But Fiorina’s well-connected resume may serve her in good stead, as the National Journal reports. Some highlights:

1. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO
2. Chair of the ACU Foundation board, speaking at ACU’s 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference.
3. Chairwoman of a Republican National Committee fundraising initiative in 2008
4. Vice-chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2012.
5. Giving keynote address to the Council for National Policy, a powerful conservative group

Despite the fact that Fiorina has never won a major race for public office, she has visited some of the early-nominating states in 2014. The Washington Times reported that she is scheduled to be part of a “Freedom Summit” in January being hosted by Citizens United and Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King.

Fiorina has apparently started to interview potential candidates for political director and communications director of a prospective campaign. One candidate who was asked to join Fiorina’s Unlocking Potential Project mentioned that someone connected with Fiorina mentioned a “certain presidential candidate who is gearing up for a run.” 

One point against her is the still-unretired $500,000 debt she incurred from her 2010 campaign. According to the Washington Post, one former strategist for Fiorina, Martin Wilson, who is owed $80,000, said she “hasn’t really communicated with anybody in 18 months about how she intends to deal with the campaign debt. Hopefully, if she gets more serious about running for another office, she’ll revisit the issue and get some of those bills paid off.”

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton is a potential candidate for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Note: Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, the co-chair, national finance council at Ready for Hillary, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Hewlett-Packard Co. was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Carleton S. Fiorina was the chair & president & CEO for the Hewlett-Packard Co., and the SVP for AT&T Inc.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Hewlett-Packard Co., is the lobby firm for AT&T Inc., and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

James W. Cicconi was a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), is a director at the American Council on Germany, a director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the senior EVP for AT&T Inc.

Klaus Kleinfeld is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director at the American Council on Germany, a director at Hewlett-Packard Co., was a director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

David M. Rubenstein is a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Economic Club of Washington, and was a director at the American Council on Germany.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was the president of the Economic Club of Washington, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Hewlett-Packard Co., is the lobby firm for AT&T Inc., and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Carleton S. Fiorina was the chair & president & CEO for the Hewlett-Packard Co., and the SVP for AT&T Inc.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Valerie B. Jarrett is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.                    

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.           

Joseph McLaughlin is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a director at the American Council on Germany.

Gregory S. Babe was a director at American Council on Germany, and is the president & CEO for the Bayer Corporation.

Bayer Corporation is a North American subsidiary of Bayer AG.

Bayer HealthCare is a subsidiary of Bayer AG.

Sidley Austin LLP is the lobby firm for Bayer HealthCare.

Mayer Brown is the lobby firm for the Bayer Corporation.

William M. Daley was a partner at Mayer Brown, the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

William M. Daley 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Daley    

Professional career 

Daley returned to the practice of law, as a partner with the firm Mayer Brown (then Mayer, Brown & Platt) from 1993 to 1997.

Robert A. Helman is a partner at Mayer Brown, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Klaus Kleinfeld is a director at Bayer AG, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director at the American Council on Germany, a director at Hewlett-Packard Co., was a director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Carleton S. Fiorina was the chair & president & CEO for the Hewlett-Packard Co., and the SVP for AT&T Inc.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Hewlett-Packard Co., is the lobby firm for AT&T Inc., and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

James W. Cicconi was a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), is a director at the American Council on Germany, a director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the senior EVP for AT&T Inc.