Davos Babble

I didn’t really pay any attention to the goings on at Davos when it was recently in the news.  I quickly scanned a few posts at various blogs.  Instapundit linked to a few comments and articles, one dealing with some praise for Clinton’s babbling, one dealing with anti-Americanism, an article by Thomas Friedman on the beef served, some comments by Virginia Postrel dealing with anti-Semitism at Davos, and a reader’s comments expressing being disturbed at a defaced American flag.  Ho, hum stuff.

Last night though, when I stopped by The Rule of Reason, I read this article by Skip Oliva. The headline for Skip’s article is "Who Will Lead the War on Altruism?," and the catalyst for the article was the following comment, uttered by a Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, as reported by Jay Nordlinger at NRO.

"She says that “the fundamental objective” of her company — the fundamental objective, mind you! — is not “to make money” but “to do good,” “to be a good international citizen.” When she says “make money,” she makes it sound so dirty. She borrows the old Quaker business about not just doing well but doing good."

Let that sink in for a moment.  Ponder the sheer imbecility of that statement.  If you are a stockholder in HP, consider calling your broker and selling all your shares, now, before you are dragged down in the abyss of dogooderism.  Exercise your rights as a stockholder and owner and get Fiorina fired, because, based on that statement, Fiorina has been unmasked.  Fiorina is not a businessperson, diligently working to maximize profits so you can earn dividends and build equity, she is simply wearing a business costume.  If Fiorina truly thinks HP’s fundamental objective is “to do good,” you are losing money already.  She is not a buisnessperson, she is a puppet, dancing on the strings of the government.

Posted by on 01/30 at 04:47 AM

  1. Very good advice in retrospect…

    Posted by Troy Worman  on  02/10  at  09:02 AM

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