We need more women to run for office.
What we don’t need are female candidates like Meg Whitman, who invited reporters to evidently watch her work, but refused to let them ask questions. Her behavior in this clip is childish, as she giggles and pauses, clearly not knowing what to do when her briefing/photo-op ends and the press start to do their job.
Just a thought, but how about let them ask questions.
Huffington Post and Chris Cilizza have both posted on it, as well as other blogs.
Embarrassing performance by Ms. Whitman, which only adds to the “imperious” perception of her candidacy. She’s also been charged with wanting to buy the governorship, as if that hasn’t been done by men before.
However, Whitman has definite pr problems, including complaints about her ads, her fudging how long she’s lived in California, statistic cherry-picking, which the California Accountability Project is having loads of fun exploiting.
As it’s reported in the video, Whitman finally understood the disaster this was going to be and called one reporter to apologize. The problem with this is that Whitman sat there and chuckled while her press secretary rounded up reporters and kicked them out of the room, revealing stunted political instincts at best. At worst, the notion that she’s running for queen of California.
As a California resident I feel justified in saying that the primary hasn’t really even begun and yet everyone in my household is utterly sick of Meg Whitman and her cartoony commercials. Sneering about liberals and taxes won’t get you very far in this state Meg.
I’m hearing from quite a few friends on her, too, Iceblinkjm, having once lived in that state for around 18 years myself.
This video is damning. She looks ridiculous smiling, asking her people what to do after the talking points ended.
Whitman makes Sarah Palin look good.
Also meant to add that neither will her Ebay schtick, the compony does not have the cachet it once had and many in the tech world know it was her right hand man who actually ran the compony’s day to say operations.
Meet Jerry Brown the next governor of California. I don’t know why he wants the job considering the mess that the Republicans have made of the state. Go, Jerry, Go! Peace
Loved the comment made by the woman anchor at the end!
well meg will put in 200 mil to buy the office, so will carly to oust boxer. dont underestimate the power of money and reshaping image. a luxury most cannot afford.
It seems only republican women are the only ones getting attention in the media and in elections. Sarah Palin, Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina,Michelle Bachmann. I don’t no if its a good thing or a bad thing but thats what is going on right now in the country. Its hard to tell but Meg Whitman might be the next governor. The sad part is money in this country can buy elections !!!
Wow pretty judgmental for one incident.
Meg Whitman will be the next Governor of CA. Bet on it.
Whether she is or not, kris, what I wrote above, including a link to let others see for themselves, happened. The other incidences of her truth challenged campaign also real.
If she’s governor, so be it. The facts remain the facts, which in this incident was embarrassing and worthy of note.
George W. Bush, and Sarah Palin, were elected governor, too.
Meg Whitman is not SP or GWB. She currently is tied in the polls with the ex-Gov. I don’t care for her Poizner commercials but the others have been well done and effective. Her early and ongoing ground work has been extraordinary.
What remains to be seen is her ability to take incoming from Jerry Brown as well as her debating skills.
And regardless of who is Governor the contraint for either one of them is the State Legislature.
Sorry…constraint.
kris, do you think it’s that or the proposition process? Did I understand you to say that you were going to sell real estate in your new career? Hmmmmm………really????? Peace
Imhotep,
Proposition process is way, way down on the list.
California is one of only three states that require a two-thirds vote in the legislature to pass a budget regardless of the depth of the crisis. This rule empowers a small cabal of lawmakers to hold the state budget hostage until their demands – no matter how unpopular – are included in any final agreement. Now California consumers will suffer the consequences.
This year, as California’s economy teetered on the brink of insolvency, a small minority of ultra-conservative legislators refused to support any rational budget agreement.
To keep our government, schools and health clinics running, the majority was forced to concede to minority demands: rollbacks of environmental and toxics regulations, supersized tax breaks for big corporations, regressive tax hikes that hit lower income consumers hardest, and drastic cuts in education, public safety, and healthcare.
This year’s budget fiasco has created an outcry for governance reform. A movement is growing to re-assert the democratic principle of majority rule and end the tyranny of an out of touch minority.