Tiberius Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Everything old is new again! Protesters Block DeVos From Entering a D.C. School What is it with Democrats blocking access to schools? Oh brother! First off, George Wallace would be a Republican today and Betsy in one person. But the RNC putting this out is funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Kellyanne Conway makes a beer commercial in the White House! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Kellyanne Conway makes a beer commercial in the White House! Yeah, but..., well it's different, and well...... I'm sure the ethics committee cleared Obama's comments as just shuckin' w/ the guys, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Yeah, but..., well it's different, and well...... I'm sure the ethics committee cleared Obama's comments as just shuckin' w/ the guys, eh? You don't see any differences in these two situations? My god... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 There's a BIG difference..... one was an advisor blowing off steam one was the President of the United States. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 There's a BIG difference..... one was an advisor blowing off steam one was the President of the United States. . This is exactly the type of thing that makes it impossible to take anything here seriously. Being deliberately obtuse with an angle... Would it really be that hard to admit that it probably isn't a good idea for the counselor to the POTUS to be pushing products for his daughter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 This is exactly the type of thing that makes it impossible to take anything here seriously. Being deliberately obtuse with an angle... Would it really be that hard to admit that it probably isn't a good idea for the counselor to the POTUS to be pushing products for his daughter? We've been pretty generally consistent in saying that what what's-her-name said was breathtakingly stupid at the very least. Now, is it really that hard to admit that she's not the President? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 There's a BIG difference..... one was an advisor blowing off steam one was the President of the United States. . There's another difference, a small one. I never heard Obama telling anyone to buy anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 You don't see any differences in these two situations? My god... You callin' me racist, brah? There's another difference, a small one. I never heard Obama telling anyone to buy anything. So you missed the part where Obama says they could use his comment as a commercial? You know, commercial, like when a business produces a public statement encouraging purchase of their goods or services, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 We've been pretty generally consistent in saying that what what's-her-name said was breathtakingly stupid at the very least. Now, is it really that hard to admit that she's not the President? No it's not. This whole situation isn't a big deal, she made a mistake. It's just maddening to see everything defended with a partisan angle (yes, both ways). Like that video of Obama has any relevance. It would be refreshing to just debate the issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 No it's not. This whole situation isn't a big deal, she made a mistake. It's just maddening to see everything defended with a partisan angle (yes, both ways). Like that video of Obama has any relevance. It would be refreshing to just debate the issues. It would. And, believe it or not, it does happen around here from time to time. But right now most people are still on an emotional rollercoaster courtesy of the contentious election. It'll even out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 No it's not. This whole situation isn't a big deal, she made a mistake. It's just maddening to see everything defended with a partisan angle (yes, both ways). Like that video of Obama has any relevance. It would be refreshing to just debate the issues. She made a mistake. A mistake? Her whole campaign was one mistake after another. You don't lose to Donald by making A mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 She made a mistake. A mistake? Her whole campaign was one mistake after another. You don't lose to Donald by making A mistake. Whooooooooooooosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Whooooooooooooosh The pronoun game. It happens. Though how he didn't get "she" was Conway in this discussion, I have no idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Nah - pretty sure is because she is completely unqualified. What would have made her qualified to head a 5,000 person branch of the federal government, being a kindergarten teacher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 The pronoun game. It happens. Though how he didn't get "she" was Conway in this discussion, I have no idea... Sorry guys I don't hang on every post you make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 She's a competent administrator, that's really what the job demands As education analysts such as University of Arkansas' Jay P. Greene and Reason Foundation's Lisa Snell have said, the education secretary has relatively little to do, as most federal funds are pre-committed through funding formulas that are difficult to monkey with very much. What the secretary can do is set a broad agenda and a tone. And that, not her lack of credentials, is why Democratic senators tried to "hold the floor" against her. DeVos has been very involved in Republican politics at the national and state levels, where she chaired the Michigan Republican Party and has supported all sorts of school-choice plans. Joe Lieberman disagrees with Baskin......... Lieberman speaks in support of DeVos - The Washington Post “Everything I have seen tells me that Betsy is ready to take on this assignment and do it very well,” Lieberman said in his introduction. “I know some people are questioning her qualifications to be secretary of education. Too many of those questions seem to be based on the fact that she does not come from within the education establishment,” he said. “But, honestly, I believe that today, that is one of the most important qualifications you can have for the job.” Lieberman told Breitbart News that after he left the Senate in 2013, he joined DeVos, who asked him to continue working with her as a member of the board of directors of the American Federation for Children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 There's another difference, a small one. I never heard Obama telling anyone to buy anything. Except for health insurance. But he wasn't really telling anyone to buy it, he was mandating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 She's a competent administrator, that's really what the job demands As education analysts such as University of Arkansas' Jay P. Greene and Reason Foundation's Lisa Snell have said, the education secretary has relatively little to do, as most federal funds are pre-committed through funding formulas that are difficult to monkey with very much. What the secretary can do is set a broad agenda and a tone. And that, not her lack of credentials, is why Democratic senators tried to "hold the floor" against her. DeVos has been very involved in Republican politics at the national and state levels, where she chaired the Michigan Republican Party and has supported all sorts of school-choice plans. Joe Lieberman disagrees with Baskin......... Lieberman speaks in support of DeVos - The Washington Post “Everything I have seen tells me that Betsy is ready to take on this assignment and do it very well,” Lieberman said in his introduction. “I know some people are questioning her qualifications to be secretary of education. Too many of those questions seem to be based on the fact that she does not come from within the education establishment,” he said. “But, honestly, I believe that today, that is one of the most important qualifications you can have for the job.” Lieberman told Breitbart News that after he left the Senate in 2013, he joined DeVos, who asked him to continue working with her as a member of the board of directors of the American Federation for Children. She's competent, and the education secretary has relatively little to do.... A ringing endorsement if I've ever heard one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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