Dr. Laura wins 2nd place in yacht regatta by cheating but refuses to drop out

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Dr. Laura Retreats from Cheating Allegations

Posted Jun 7th 2008 2:40PM by TMZ Staff



The super conservative radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger may put the smackdown on lazy parents, but some members of her yacht club are ready to lay down some smackin' on her!

Last weekend, Dr. Laura participated in a regatta run by the California Yacht Club. Sources tell us she accidentally sailed the wrong course because of a changed weather mark -- which gave her a 2nd place finish -- but she still refused to drop out of the race because it would hurt her chances of winning the competition!

Sources say Dr. Laura was competing in a series of races and anything less than second place would hurt her overall chances. They claim she initially would not hand over her title, but after many in the competition cried foul she reneged.

Dr. Laura's rep claims she withdrew from the race on her own, and she wasn't cheating -- it was a mistake, and she was happy to do the right thing.

http://www.tmz.com/2008/06/07/dr-laura-retreats-from-cheating-allegations/

[Deja Q]

1. For a moment, I thought that picture was of a piece of fried chicken.

[Ptah]

2. John McCain is going to choose her for VP

[Amerigo Vespucci]

3. McCAin's been seeking advice on the economy from Carly Fiorina...

...another "Bush Buddy"...



...and believe it or not, her name's shown up on the McCain VP speculation lists.

PROOF POSITIVE that you can truly SUCK as a human being, destroy a once-proud corporate culture, fail miserably at your job, and still get phone calls from guys who want to rule the world.

Fiorina out, HP stock soars

CEO who engineered Compaq merger leaving after fight with board; will walk away with $21 million.

February 10, 2005: 9:15 AM EST

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN/Money senior writer

http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/09/technology/hp_fiorina/

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina, one of the most powerful women in corporate America, is leaving the troubled computer maker after being forced out by the company's board.

Shares of HP (Research) jumped 6.9 percent in heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday on the news. But at one point, the stock was up as much as 10.5 percent.

"The stock is up a bit on the fact that nobody liked Carly's leadership all that much," said Robert Cihra, an analyst with Fulcrum Global Partners. "The Street had lost all faith in her and the market's hope is that anyone will be better."

Fiorina, the only female CEO at a company in the Dow Jones industrial average, had been with HP since 1999. But the company's controversial deal to buy Compaq in the spring of 2002 -- after a bruising proxy fight led by one of the Hewlett family heirs -- has not produced the shareholder returns or profits she had promised.

"While I regret the board and I have differences about how to execute HP's strategy, I respect their decision," Fiorina said in a statement released by the company.

[Deja Q]

4. Wow. Most people who screw up a company to that extent don't get that much severance pay.

Never mind her own ineptitude over fiscal and staffing problems.

[Orsino]

5. Wasn't that the plaintiff's case in Bush v. Gore? n/t

[Roon]

6. Dr.Laura spread her legs

for her boyfriend's camera.