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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:44 AM May 2015

Carly Fiorina Outsources Presidential Campaign To India

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced on Monday that she’s running for President in 2016, but within a few short hours, her bid proved itself to be off to a shaky start, after several campaign staffers revealed Fiorina’s decision to outsource “as much of the campaign as possible” to three companies in India.

According to staffers, the companies “American Voices LTD.,” “Mumbai PhoneWorks,” and “East-West Synergy International,” all of which are based out of India, have been hired to handle most of the Fiorina campaign’s logistical and “general office” work, including phone-banking and telemarketing, offering technical support for the campaign’s donation page, and more.

“I’ve never seen anything like this in any campaign I’ve ever worked on,” said one campaign staffer, who asked to remain anonymous. “The idea of outsourcing your political campaign to a different country is unheard of. I’m starting to get an idea now of why my HP computer had as many problems as it had.”

Staffers claim that a “major initiative” Fiorina is planning, but hasn’t announced yet, will also be outsourced to India: Fiorina is planning a major marketing campaign where she’ll claim she’s the most approachable candidate running in 2016, touting a phone number with texting support, online chat services, and email addresses where “regular Americans can contact the Fiorina campaign, and leave messages directly for the candidate.”

“It’s going to be this major program we’ll launch in the Summer, where people can supposedly contact our candidate directly,” one staffer explains. “But it’s all just a sham. You won’t be able to speak with Mrs. Fiorina. Instead, you’ll call some call center in India, or get an email or text message from someone in India. And even [Fiorina] admits the real campaign will probably only get maybe twenty-percent of those messages.”........................................more LOL

http://nationalreport.net/carly-fiorina-outsources-presidential-campaign-india/

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Carly Fiorina Outsources Presidential Campaign To India (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter May 2015 OP
Other headlines at the National Report... JHB May 2015 #1
What's the source? Onion-like? or Teabagger nutjob? JustABozoOnThisBus May 2015 #2
satire but the neat thing is Ichingcarpenter May 2015 #3
Fiorina is a very exciting candidate. merrily May 2015 #4
Satire writers have things so easy with the republicans liberal N proud May 2015 #5
I love good satire Gothmog May 2015 #6
Good satire is almost almost indistinguishable from the truth, IMO. djean111 May 2015 #7

JHB

(37,158 posts)
1. Other headlines at the National Report...
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:50 AM
May 2015
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JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,339 posts)
2. What's the source? Onion-like? or Teabagger nutjob?
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:54 AM
May 2015

One of yesterday's headlines indicated that Prince William is not listed as Charlotte's father on the birth certificate.

And the banner has a picture of Ted Cruz and one of Sarah Palin.

I hope it's an Onion-wannabe, but I can't tell.

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
3. satire but the neat thing is
Tue May 5, 2015, 06:57 AM
May 2015

right wing news, pundits and bloggers have been fooled many times thinking the news is real printed it and then had to do retraction.

Drudge, Fox, NWD and Bret Bart have been got at least once

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)
5. Satire writers have things so easy with the republicans
Tue May 5, 2015, 07:09 AM
May 2015

You can't tell if it is truth or not because it is all so believable coming from them.

 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
7. Good satire is almost almost indistinguishable from the truth, IMO.
Tue May 5, 2015, 08:31 AM
May 2015

I can really see Fiorina doing this. Hey, what with the new "trade" agreements, this is not far-fetched in any way.

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