Former CEO Whitman's record of gross incompetence, massive waste and personal enrichment is breathtaking. That the media isn't talking about it is incredible.
October 26, 2010
With the elections for governor just around the corner, most California voters probably think they have a pretty good grasp of the pros and cons of Republican candidate Meg Whitman: on the downside, she's an aloof billionaire who can't be bothered to vote or remember her own servants' names after nine years, and she's dabbled in the sort of insider double-dealing with Goldman Sachs that's brought the nation's economy to its knees.
On the plus side, many still regard Whitman as one of the most effective and successful business leaders around. Three decades of relentless pro-business PR have convinced a lot of voters that our best business leaders know best, and that's been Whitman's main selling point, going back to her first campaign ad:
"I have run large organizations. I know how to create jobs. I know how to focus. I know how to balance a budget. And, I think, a business perspective is a bit of what California needs right now."
http://www.alternet.org/news/148629/how_meg_whitman_failed_her_way_to_the_top_at_ebay%2C_collecting_billions_while_nearly_destroying_the_company/