Carly Fiorina went on the View, and was predictably hit by a hostile cadre of liberal hosts, lead by Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar. Amelia Hamilton has the story:
They asked Fiorina to tell the viewers more about her platform. “I want this nation to be again a place of limitless possibility, regardless of their circumstances, as it has been for me,” she said. “I think we are destroying too many possibilities for too many people. Leaders see and seize possibilities. It is what I have done all my life. The highest calling in a leader is to unlock potential in others. I am running for the presidency of the United States because I think we need to unlock the potential of this nation and restore possibilities to every American.”
Joy Behar wasn’t having it, saying it seemed that Fiorina was “against programs that let women make choices for their lives.” Her examples were abortion, government-mandated maternity leave and the minimum wage.
Fiorina responded by saying “Well, you’ve just gone through the litany of the left, that the only way you can be pro-woman is to agree with the left’s prescriptions for women. Here’s the problem, though, the prescriptions you’ve laid out aren’t helping women.” When she brought up the fact that Planned Parenthood is harvesting baby parts through late-term abortion, Whoopi Goldberg interrupted her to say that it was not true. “It’s interesting that Planned Parenthood just announced that they were no longer to take compensation for that.” Joy Behar had to make it all about her, saying “Please don’t say things that are not true, that offends my sensibility.”
I’m as surprised as you likely are to find that Joy Behar had such delicate sensibilities (or such a healthy regard for the truth), but set that aside. Carly forged ahead, unfazed by the women barely letting her getting a word in edgewise. “Let’s ask ourselves why women do better in a meritocracy. Women do better where they are paid not for time and grade, but where they are paid for their real value, their real contributions, what they produce. Women do better in those environments because women frequently come to the workforce later, they sometimes leave the workforce to care for their families and, yet, government jobs, union jobs, pay on seniority, time, and grade. That hurts women.” She ended by saying, “Meritocracies are what got me from a secretary to a CEO.”
Fiorina’s poll numbers have dwindled after her last debate performance, but it’s clear that she has a grasp of issues and a debate delivery that should make her a viable contender to gain ground against the smaller field.
AAN Staff
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