(As I predicted, the Fiorina boomlet fizzled out months ago, so my Fiorina Friday feature is being discontinued. However, one of her comments at the latest debate requires a response.)
Fiorina has a narrative supporting her candidacy that runs something like this:
- The federal government is inept because it is poorly managed and lacks tech skills;
- Therefore, what the country really needs is a successful manager with strong connections to Silicon Valley;
- That’s me!
When she was asked a question about the tech companies’ position on encryption, an honest answer would have conflicted with her narrative, so she decided to hum a few bars and fake it. As we know, this isn’t the first time she has done that; I imagine most of my readers remember her bogus description of the body part footage a few months ago.
As the saying goes, never let the facts get in the way of a good story.