First there was ‘King Rat.’ Now, the ‘Boxer Blimp.’
Fred Davis, the man who gave Georgia (and Sonny Perdue) the King Rat video portrayal of Roy Barnes in 2002, has waded into the U.S. Senate race in California – by casting Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer as a giant blimp.
The following, according to The Fix at the WP, made its debut over the weekend at a state GOP political convention, on behalf of former Hewlett Packard executive Carly Fiorina:
You can see a Davis pattern forming. This was the Karen Handel unveiled at last year’s Georgia GOP convention, also by Fred Davis, and aimed at GOP rival John Oxendine:
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oldfart
March 15th, 2010
5:54 pm
Might work, but it would be hard for me to forget that Carly Fiorina flew HP into the ground and received a golden parachute for her trouble.
frugal voter
March 15th, 2010
6:06 pm
Dear “oldfart”…what business page(s) do you read? The HP/Compaq merger proved to be an excellent marriage. Carly’s golden parachute pales when compared to what the stock did after her departure.
disgusted
March 15th, 2010
6:21 pm
When Fiorina became CEO in July, 1999, HP’s stock price was $52 per share, and when she left 5 years later in February, 2005, it was $21 per share—a loss of over 60% of the stock’s value. During this same time period, HP competitor Dell’s stock price increased from $37 to $40 per share.
Yes, she sounds like a perfect for Washington.
oldfart
March 15th, 2010
6:22 pm
When Fiorina became CEO in July, 1999, HP’s stock price was $52 per share, and when she left 5 years later in February, 2005, it was $21 per share—a loss of over 60% of the stock’s value. During this same time period, HP competitor Dell’s stock price increased from $37 to $40 per share. — from Wikipedia
If the stock went up after her forced resignation, ’nuff said.
disgusted
March 15th, 2010
6:23 pm
I meant to say a “perfect fit” for Washington. Must have left the word fit out for Freudian reasons.
Oh Brother....
March 15th, 2010
6:36 pm
Remember that this is California–and while Fiorina is a more liberal Republican and didn’t help HP, she’d be better than Barbara Boxer.
Having said that, you could do the old pick a name out of the phone book trick and find someone better than Boxer–who is a disgrace.
bkbroila4224
March 15th, 2010
6:37 pm
Just to show how damned stupid John Oxdendine is, he actually stole the Roy the Rat video from Perdue and used it for his campaign…what a blooming idiot…It wasn’t catchy the first time, moron…
HPScot
March 15th, 2010
6:44 pm
I have seen the face of incompetence, and her name is Carly.
Alabama Communist
March 15th, 2010
7:21 pm
Well! It looks like old Fred has found a Mark named Carly as a image political consultant once again! I have never heard of a midevil history major in my life as Carly claims to have done. But from the TV hit on Boxer proves one thing about Fred. He does know how to inflated Barbara Boxer Jewish nose like Herr Goebbles did and that just might explain Carly midevil waterboarding thoughts!
Dagnabbit
March 15th, 2010
7:47 pm
It is beginning to sound like Carly has it in the bag.
lovesheather
March 15th, 2010
9:29 pm
When Commission Directors sleep with employees responsible for “stimulus” $, the question becomes??? Apparently from all the inquiries…. it does NOT matter … because no one pays attention to LOCAL Georgia politics>>>> Or, the only one(s) reading such diatribe are the culprits themselves… who have no conscience ….
smith
March 15th, 2010
11:57 pm
Carly Fiorina really messed up HP, and the compaq merger was the worst thing that could have ever happened to HP. Hp is still trying to clean up after that mess, trust me. Too many people have been layed off and paychecks have been cut as a result of the merger. So the merger was not good for the company at all.
smith
March 15th, 2010
11:59 pm
Carly Fiorina sucks, period!
B.C.
March 16th, 2010
6:50 am
Carly Fiorina left HP in a scandal that involved her spying on HP personnel. I can imagine if elected she will be a big supporter of strengthening the homeland spy, I mean security act. Aren’t any of you God and Country Keep The Government Out of My Face folks concerned about that little aspect of Ms. Fiorina’s history? All I hearing in comments so far is whining about $$$.
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10:27 am
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DirtyDawg
March 16th, 2010
10:54 am
It wasn’t the “King Rat’ that did it for Perdue. It was the idiotic ‘flaggers’…the miss-informed, and unwilling to accept responsibility, teachers…and, most of all, a Diebold company that stole the election for the Republicans, and just for good measure, stole a Presidential one two years later.
Anybody that’s impressed by mindless crap like that, wasn’t going to vote for Roy in the first place. Then again it is Georgia, ain’t it?
Aaron Burr V. Mexico
March 16th, 2010
12:18 pm
B.C…..Republicans are not capable of rational thought. Concerns about whether or not Carly Fiorina engaged in spying are not applicable to them, only what Fox News Tells them Matters will they be concerned about.
After all, we should run government like a business. Carly Fiorina was a CEO, therefore she is a Superior candidate. Because Fox News Tells Me So.
She drove her company into the ground, but I shouldn’t care. Because Fox News Tells Me So.
“Yadda yadda yadda commie mutant socialist canned reply! You don’t think! You believe in Anthro Genic Global Warming! Blah blah blah.” Because Fox News Tells Me So.
“Blahblahblah! Yakyakyak! Mainstream liberal media! Only Fox News Is Fair And Balanced!” Because Fox News Tells Me So.
Idiots.