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Palin spokeswoman thinks tina fey sketch was sexistShe actually seems like she would have been a better candidate than Palin? "Political activity Fiorina endorsed Senator <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate>; John McCain <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain>; as the Republican<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29>nominee in the 2008 presidential elections<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2008>and campaigned with him. [45] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina#cite_note-44>; In early 2008, Fiorina was referred to in media sources as a potential Vice President in a McCain administration.[46]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina#cite_note-45>At an economic round-table with the senator in January 2008, Fiorina praised McCain, claiming that: "John McCain is a man who understands what the role of government should be, and what the role of government should not be."[47]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina#cite_note-46>On March 7 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_7>;, 2008<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008>;, Fiorina was named "Chair of Victory, 2008", an RNC coordinated group to raise money and conduct get out the vote activities, by the Republican National Committee. She also stated then that she would additionally be a point person for the McCain campaign as related to business and economic affairs, as well as publicly advocating the Republican Party.[48]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina#cite_note-47>On September 3 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_3>;, 2008<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008>;, Fiorina addressed the Republican National Convention.[49]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina#cite_note-48>Earlier that day, she defended the selection of Sarah Palin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin>; as McCain's running mate and declared that Palin was being subjected to sexist attacks,[50]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina#cite_note-49>a charge she repeated a few days later in response to a *Saturday Night Live <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live>*skit in which Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin were lampooned by actresses Amy Poehler <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Poehler>; and Tina Fey<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Fey>; .[51] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina#cite_note-50>; Fiorina has aggressively defended attacks against Sarah Palin's lack of experience by citing Palin as "a person of great accomplishment".[52]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina#cite_note-51>In response to questions during a radio interview on September 15, 2008 she stated that Palin lacks the experience to run a major company like Hewlett Packard, "[b]ut that's not what she's running for. Running a corporation is a different set of things." Fiorina later amended her comment stating that none of the candidates on either ticket, including John McCain<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain>;, Barack Obama <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama>;, and Joe Biden<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden>;, had the experience to run a major corporation.[53]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina#cite_note-52>Fiorina subsequently canceled a CNN television interview [54] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina#cite_note-53>; and did not appear at a scheduled rally in Florida. [55]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina#cite_note-54>; " |
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