Live from the Carny Barker's Lounge: Grifters gotta grift...
: Political Campaigns or Money-Making Ventures?: "Carly Fiorina...
...is running for president - and also available for paid speaking gigs. The former Hewlett-Packard CEO has ‘limited availability’ for paid speeches, according to solicitations sent to prospective clients Tuesday morning by her Washington-based speaking firm, Leading Authorities Inc. ‘I wanted to send you a quick, private note about Carly Fiorina. Though she maintains an active campaign calendar, she has limited availability for speaking engagements,’ two separate sales representatives from the speakers firm Leading Authorities, Inc., wrote to prospective clients Tuesday morning. ‘She is the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, the first woman to lead a Fortune 20 company, a best-selling author, and the only female candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for president.’
One has to assume that adding ‘candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for president’ to your resume ups the ante on how much you can charge for these paid speaking engagements. If anyone wonders why Republicans attracted 17 candidates to the presidential race this year, you’d have to be foolish to dismiss this kind of thing...
