Friday, May 29, 2015

Media Give Carly Fiorina A Free-Pass On Opposition To Equal Pay Legislation


http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/05/28/media-give-carly-fiorina-a-free-pass-on-opposit/203800


Mainstream media outlets are misrepresenting Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina's stance on pay equality, reporting on her claim that she supports equal pay without noting her opposition to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act.
Carly Fiorina Gives Lip Service To Gender Pay Equality
Fiorina: "Of Course I Support Equal Pay." Speaking at a May 27 press conference outside of one of Hillary Clinton's campaign stops in South Carolina, Carly Fiorina claimed that "of course," she supports equal pay. [Time.com, 5/27/15]
But Fiorina Opposed Fair Pay Legislation
Fiorina Dismissed Fair Pay Legislation As "Tokens" And "Gestures" That "Don't Truly Help Women Advance." In a 2014 interview with CNN, Fiorina dismissed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act as "tokens" that don't help women advance in the workplace: 
Fiorina: I think in some cases we just have to take on the facts. There are plenty of laws in place today that a woman can look to if she's truly discriminated against at work, where she's actually earning less for the same job as her male counterpart.
So the Paycheck Fairness Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act -- these are tokens. They're gestures. They don't truly help women advance.
We can't avoid the factual arguments, because they're on our side. [CNN, 6/30/14]
Fiorina: Sufficient Pay Equality Protections "Exist On The Books Today." During a January interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Fiorina disputed the necessity of the Paycheck Fairness Act, claiming that "laws exist on the books today" that are sufficient to help women facing discrimination. [PunditFact, 1/22/15]
maybe we are seeing some insight into why she was fired from HP she admits being fired but goes on to tout her bona fides for being the leader of the American brand but her brand is that of a party that repeatedly exhibits it's anti WE THE PEOPLE agenda in favor of those types that sent her packing.  hard to qualify being fired from a big business as CEO as your proof of ability to lead a country, her party wants to lead the country back to Jim Crow and ultimately back to war.  did i mention her party is engaged in a war against her and she against her own gender match made in the bowels of hell.