January 24, 2015--Former HP CEO
Carly Fiorina received a big boost from her speech at the Iowa Freedom
Summit. As with
Walker, many in the audience had likely not seen Fiorina speak as a
possible candidate, so there was the element of something new.
But Fiorina also brought the distinctive perspective of a business
executive. She
described the situation as she sees it: "Our politics can no longer
tinker on the
edges, because you see and you know this, the bureaucratic monster that
our government has become is not simply inefficient or ineffective or
corrupt. The truth now is that our government's size, its complexity,
its
cost and its power over our lives now work against the interests of the
people." Fiorina's outlining of the "hypocrisy of
liberals" resonated with the audience, and she went after likely
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton
more directly than any of the other potential candidates. "Like
Hillary Clinton, I too have traveled hundreds and thousands of miles
around the globe, but unlike her I’ve actually accomplished something,"
she stated. Fiorina also spoke out strongly and in personal terms
against abortion. "Liberals believe that flies are worth
protecting, but the life of an unborn child is not," Fiorina
said.
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