What if the most qualified is someone amongst “the blacks” or another minority group.
Presidential run 2020.
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What if the most qualified is someone amongst “the blacks” or another minority group.
You can find qualified candidates in all ethnic groups and it's silly to think otherwise. We are a country of 330 million people and a large immigrant and minority base. If you have a qualified black person and a qualified white person and the black person gets the job there may be legitimate political reasons for that. Trump made Ben Carson the HUD Secretary, STN do you really think Carson was the best person for that job? The dude was a neurosurgeon, he was qualified to be Surgeon General but guess what STN, Trump gave the SG job to another black guy who by the way is extremely qualified. These were political appointments. You guys sometimes really don't think before you post. STN please tell me with a straight face that you believe there were not qualified white guys to lead HUD or be SG. Now if you ask me Carson was less qualified to lead HUD than to be SG and the black guy who is SG is more qualified to be SG than Carson was to lead HUD. But you know what, it is what it fucking is. Sometimes there is a qualified black guy and a qualified white guy and the black guy gets the job and it's a tough shit situation. A lot of people thought the same thing as you when Mike Tomlin was hired to coach the Steelers, but 2 Super Bowl wins and an 11-0 record later with a team that isn't 11-0 good, they have shut the fuck up. Tomlin can name his price to coach any NFL team.
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It will be interesting to see what Trumpy will say in GA.
Here’s a prediction: it will be mostly about himself. It will be minimally about the candidates. He will keep saying he won and how election was stolen from him, and then collect another 20 million to use for personal use
Would he get blamed for the republican loss in GA if it happens? Would he blame the republican governor, republican sec. of state? Would Trumpy take credit for the win?
That is absolutely true, but a better question is will they.
Don't forget they just elected the oldest President in history who probably belongs in a nursing home not in the White House.
Before that the best they could do was Hillary and Trump not exactly a comforting thought.
I don’t see that happening, Trump is a humble guy.
Salty is so damn right. This is what happens when you choose a bunch of people of different color* and nationality:
A great president doesn’t govern with a reflection of the people, but with people who are truly capable of reflecting his image and strength. He doesn’t need to please others but to be both praised and feared.
*Red, yellow, white and drab.
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It is a Republican talking point that Biden is senile. Listen to the following:
Trump speech
Then read this:
Biden Interview with NY Times
Is it not abundantly clear that the Republican talking point is just another example of Trump's penchant for projection?
I have listened to Biden's speeches and I haven't detected any sign of senility, but his age is nevertheless of concern. I did find his initial speech to announce he had won and was taking over to be generally more effective in tone and emphasis than I anticipated, although most of what he said substantively was a series of the usual platitudes.
My Dad is 83 and I hope he makes it through the first term in the same mental and physical shape as my Dad. It's not a lock.
My Dad is 83 and I hope he makes it through the first term in the same mental and physical shape as my Dad. It's not a lock.
It is not hard to find a pool of qualified candidates for these cabinet jobs, and other appointed positions, of every sex and race. When it came to picking someone for the US Supreme Court, Trump said from the get go he was going to pick a woman. He picked a highly qualified woman in Amy Comey Barrett, and there can be no legitimate dispute on her credentials. She was actually IMHO far more qualified than the last male he picked, Brett Kavanagh, and also had none of his baggage.
Getting into a pissing match about appointing the "most qualified candidate", with no consideration of any other criteria, presumes that the MOST qualified person will also be the best Secretary of State, the best HUD Secretary, the best Ambassador to the UN, or the best Treasury Secretary. But that is not really how things in the real world work. If that logic is applied then a law firm would hire only Harvard Law graduates or only guys who were on the Law Review of their law school. But then the same law firm booby traps itself when Kanye West, seeking legal representation, goes on the website and sees only white guys who graduated Harvard, and then quickly says to himself "next!!!" and drops a $500,000 retainer on a more diversified law firm. I got news for some of you guys, money is not white, yellow, black or brown, it comes in one color, green, and sometimes who gets it is made based on decisions like that. I personally have seen it happen. And money is not only in the hands of rich older white men any more.
Apart from that, however, the men and women who look best on paper are not always the best working at a tough job in the real world. I have been in business almost 30 years and saw many absolute stud candidates absolutely fail as attorneys, either because they did not have people skills, did not enjoy or get a rush from the work that others do, or in some cases intensely disliked the work. And sometimes it is the nature of the work because there are so many different areas of practice. One thing I noticed is that at very fast paced firms where the work and file turnover is brisk (meaning cases coming in and being billed out all the time), the employee turnover is also brisk, both on attorneys and support staff. Sometimes people like to work at a certain pace and it is not good enough, even though their credentials suggested a hard worker who could do things on the fly.
Bill Clinton appointed Vince Foster, a senior partner at the Rose Law Firm, White House Counsel. But with less than 7 months on the job, Vince discovered he hated political life in Washington, spiraled into a depression, and shot himself in the head:
Vince Foster - Wikipedia
Vince was a laid back Arkansas attorney who graduated 1st in his class at U of Arkansas Law School and got the highest score on the Arkansas bar when he took it. He then worked as a corporate lawyer for 20 plus years very successfully. He would have appeared to be a qualified candidate to act as White House Counsel- a President after all needs someone he knows and trusts, and undoubtedly the Clintons trusted Vince. But Vince did not have their same aptitude, temperament and desire for political life. He wilted in it. The result was suicidal depression.
The point is that for these jobs we will presumably have many qualified candidates of many races and colors, but you pick the candidates who not only are qualified, but who you also think can handle and do the job and act in a reasonably loyal manner with respect to the President's agenda. Trump fired scores of appointees because they did not meet his very high criteria for loyalty which seemed to be nothing short of an automaton/yes man/puppet wrapped all in one body. You are never gonna get that 100%, which is why I said "reasonably loyal." It's OK to have subordinates who disagree with and challenge you. When I meet with my partners we often disagree, but we try to work towards a consensus on any issue put up for decision and respect the voices of others. That is also what the President is supposed to do with his or her Cabinet. The President should want people who can generally follow his agenda, but not be afraid to privately disagree with him on things and give the President feedback on those issues.
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There is a nice CNN expose on all the current living US Veeps. They are being interviewed. President carter, Clinton, bush and Obama are also in the show. Pence is also given snippets of info on interview. Missing however even after all of pence’s devout dedication is Trumpy. No where to be seen to give his input on what makes a good veep and his experience so far with Mike. Just found that interesting
Unhinged voicemail caller believes not only that Donald Trump won, but that he will be sworn in for another four years.
On twitter Trump wrote "another FAKE NEWS, this guy is an actor paid by Biden" No no Donald this guy is one of your supporters, he follows the news well.
LOL!!!!!!!! So stereotypical......can think of a few boys who’d prob get friendly with cousin Jethro
Beware, leftists are desperate!
My leftistinistra neighbor, a great fan of Michael Moore and disinformation, is definitely reaching the bottom. He sent me this graphic set up this morning (see below) to lecture me on the "effect of the anti-democratic venom spat out by your favorite very stable genius", a story obviously made up. Familiar with the techniques and methods of Fake News, he must have spent the night working on it, it seems so true. Bad losers are desperate: this guy is really dangerous in spite of his flowery dresses. I placed my AR15 near my door in case he poisons my dog and manages to get through my electric bear fence to send me his angry 300 lbs buffet slayer Karen during the night.
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A Nevada judge humiliates the Trump team in court, and the whole gamut of Trump's bogus election fraud claims gets debunked.
It's the funniest joke I read in a long time !
Congratulations !
The cleanest election in American history.
https://www.realclearinvestigations...of_fraud_charges_in_election_2020_126261.html
https://www.realclearinvestigations...of_fraud_charges_in_election_2020_126261.html
Rachel Maddow looks at Donald Trump's repeated efforts to personally, directly lean on state election officials to try to convince them to falsify the outcome of their state's election results to favor him, and points out that this is likely illegal election interference for which Trump should be held to account.
He's corrupt to the bone.
The longer he stays there doing things like that, the more I hope he loses those who support him.
What does it get him to "brew shit" will always be shit.
I just sent it to my useful idiot neighbor with the following note: "It ain't over till it's over."
www.cnbc.com
Texas sues four battleground states in Supreme Court over 'unlawful election results' in 2020 presidential race
Texas' suit argues that results in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin, which President-elect Joe Biden won, should be declared unconstitutional.
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Without Pennsylvania Trump now has no chance of winning the election. This should clear up any confusion as to who will be the president elect after the Electoral College certifies their votes on December 14.
www.foxnews.com
Supreme Court tosses GOP bid to throw out PA mail ballots without hearing it
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from GOP allies of President Trump to stop the certification of Pennsylvania's election results.
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