Jezebel: Meg Whitman

After A Million Shitshows, Meg Whitman To Take Over HP

Irin Carmon — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:55:00 EDT

HP is apparently about to name former eBay CEO and failed California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman their CEO. Just in case you needed to understand the crapfests that led us here, a brief recap. More »

Meg Whitman Pays Undocumented Employee, Still Won't Admit Wrongdoing

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:38:00 EST

Yesterday Meg Whitman paid former housekeeper Nicandra Díaz Santillán $5,500 to settle their dispute over unpaid wages. Whitman's rep insists she's innocent but, "This is simply the most practical and cost effective way to put the issue to rest." More »

How Much Does It Cost To Topple Pelosi? $65 Million.

Irin Carmon — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:05:25 EST

Since January 1, 161,203 ads have aired targeting Speaker Nancy Pelosi. They cost a total of $65 million, a record-breaking figure, according to CNN. That managed to topple Pelosi's majority, if not her leadership. Money was less effective elsewhere. More »

Meg Whitman's Done With Her Undocumented Housekeeper, Send Her Home

Jessica Coen — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:22:00 EDT

Meg Whitman says the undocumented worker she employed for, oh, nine years should be deported. More »

The Inexplicable Refusal Of Women To Vote For (Certain) Women

Irin Carmon — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:01:00 EDT

This is an mailer that Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski sent to appeal to women voters. But not everyone is buying it. Meanwhile, women voters are unimpressed by Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina. What's wrong with you chicks? More »

Sarah Palin Snubbed By Mama Grizzlies In California

Megan Carpentier — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:30:00 EDT

Though Sarah Palin is making the rounds in California this weekend, appearances with Palin-endorsed Senate candidate Carly Fiorina and gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman aren't on the agenda. Apparently, conservative popularity has its downsides, even for Palin. [Salon] More »

Meg Whitman Pretends To Forgive Jerry Brown

Jessica Coen — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:05:00 EDT

Meg Whitman has accepted Jerry Brown's apology for that whole "whore" thing. Hugs! More »

"This Is Flippin' Fun": The Trailer For Sarah Palin's Alaska

Irin Carmon — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:04:04 EDT

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"I'd rather be doing this than in some stuffy old political office," Sarah Palin says in the new trailer for her reality show. "I'd rather be out here being free." Promise? More »

Political Memo: "Whore" Is No "N-Word"

Melissa Gira Grant — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:11:00 EDT

California's gubernatorial race has momentarily shifted from Brown vs. Whitman to slur vs. slur. Go go Oppression Olympics! More »

Creative Campaign Aide Suggests Calling Meg Whitman A "Whore"

Irin Carmon — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:08:23 EDT

An aide to California Democratic candidate Jerry Brown was caught on tape suggesting that they call opponent Meg Whitman a whore over a perceived concession on police pensions. Unsurprisingly, this is turning into a problem. More »

Now Meg Whitman Has Her Own Undocumented Employee Scandal

Irin Carmon — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:59:51 EDT

Today, with Gloria Allred at her side, Nicky Diaz Santillan held a press conference to declare that gubernatorial candidate — her former boss — Meg Whitman "exploited, disrespected, humiliated and emotionally and financially abused" her. What are the charges? More »

Rich, White Republican Women Are Resembling Rich, White Republican Men

Irin Carmon — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:58:44 EDT

Meg Whitman just brought her contribution to her own campaign to $104 million. Linda McMahon spent $25 million in the Connecticut primary, promising to spend up to $50 million. It makes Carly Fiorina look like a cheapskate. Is this equality? More »

"The New Female Empowerment": Only Conservatives Need Apply

Anna North — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:20:00 EDT

Here's why the vaunted rise of conservative women isn't a boon to all women: it only works if you're conservative. More »

Meghan McCain Stands Up For GOP "Bad Girls" Everywhere

Irin Carmon — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Meghan McCain is upset that Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman are being called "bad girls" for recent revelations, asking, "Are they being forced to put up with a media witch hunt because they are both women and Republicans?" More »

Meg Whitman Shoved A Former Employee, Then Paid Her Off

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:30:00 EDT

Everyone has bad days. Even billionaire politician Meg Whitman, who once lost her temper in the workplace and physically attacked an underling. More »

Meet The Political Ladies Who Triumphed Last Night

Irin Carmon — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EDT

"What a night for women in politics," Tweeted Joe Scarborough. Most, though not all, were conservatives. Warning: in days ahead, you will be hearing the phrase "Mama Grizzly" more than any reasonable person can bear. A primer, after the jump. More »

Meg Whitman Is Betting Women Will Make Her Governor

Irin Carmon — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:40:00 EST

Billionaire Meg Whitman just donated another $20 million of her own money to her campaign for the Republican nomination for California governor. Meanwhile, a new profile in More shows how hard she's going for the female vote. More »

Do Women Spell Change For The GOP — Or Just More Of The Same?

Anna North — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EDT

A few women with moderate views — Meghan McCain among them — may be poised to expand the Republican Party's tent. But not if Michele Bachmann has anything to do with it. More »

What's The Chance Of A Woman On The 2012 Ballot?

Megan Carpentier — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:00:00 EDT

With Sarah Palin off the deep end and Hillary Clinton deeply invested in foreign policy, the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza and Jill Miller Zimon speculate on which female politicians might be on the ballot next. More »

Liveblogging The Businesswomen Of The RNC: Meg Whitman And Carly Fiorina

Megan Carpentier — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:20:41 EDT

The start of Ladies' Night at the RNC is here, and it's a CEO sideshow, with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina speaking right off the bat to a half-empty convention center. I'm one of 3 people paying attention to the speeches, if the loud conversations and lack of working reporters are any guide. But, hey, I'm here and I can't find any booze, and they are two of the few women addressing the RNC during "prime time," so here's your first Ladies Night live blog, back here staring at famous people's asses again. More »

Conventional Crap: Moebama Underwhelmed By Barack's Beautiful, Moving Speech

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Although I am basically a walking, red-colored zombie — or, I would be if my feet didn't hurt so much that I'm not really walking as much as limping — someone's got to wrap up the week of speechifying, pandering, branding and making the kind of history that causes grown people to cry before the speech even starts and hard-bitten members of the press corps surreptitiously whip out their personal cameras to take pictures while they're working. And on this day which is crap by virtue of the fact that it won't even be 8 am in Denver when we finish writing this, there's really only one person who I could — or would want to — talk about this with. Ever wondered what Moe Tkacik would say when Barack Obama was made official? Then join us after the jump. More »

Yahoo's 50 Most Important Inter-nerds

eurotrash — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:47:46 EST

Predictably, there aren't many women in Yahoo's '50 Most Important People on the Web'*, so you'd think they'd be pretty, well, important, wouldn't you? More »