Lee: When Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was up for confirmation or when VP Harris was added to the ticket, they called them DEI hires. They want you to believe that Harvard graduate with over 20 years of experience is not qualified but Fox personality is qualified to run the DOD
What is context of hearing? She is in House, right?
Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12) earlier today during "Dismantle Diversity Equity and Inclusion Act" Markup. That clip ⬆️ the end of her 4 1/2 minute speech. tweet: x.com/RepSummerLee...
Thank you for the clarification!!
I wanted to know too. I'm all about context, Mary. I have a feeling we have that in common. :)
For me that’s an occupational hazard!
The arc of my intellectual life has finally bent toward history. I think I'm sticking with that. :)
I have now finally had a few minutes to watch Rep Lee and man, that was brilliant. Let’s keep it up!
Yeah, the whole thing. She's a shining light of truth-telling. Her speech at the Convention was very moving. IIRC, she talked about her anxiety about being a new Member of C. Harris, who she hadn't known, spotted that and cornered her to give her a a pep talk that has bolstered her since.
Personality? Is that Latin for pond scum?
That's the logic of insurrectionist.
Congresswoman Summer Lee in action! She courageously confronted their biased ways 👏
So right!
Unbelievable isn’t it? Insane.
Isn't he a military veteran?
DEI Dangerously Extreme and Incompetent.
Fantastic point. Too bad MAGA will never hear this
Yeah, you should add, they appear not to need background checks the picks are so capable (that's sarcasm in case anyone thought otherwise)...
Trump wouldn't hire anyone he thinks is smarter than him.
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Give me, Ms. Lee!!! This brilliant young women has got it goin' on! Keep it up!
So true…
Re: the need for affirmative action, the American electorate just showed the world that a majority would rather hire a criminal white male bigot over a qualified black woman.
Exactly!
Lat Harvard president was caught plagiarizing her work, Harvard lost all credibility, I mean beside getting college debt there is no point going to those colleges
She was elected in her positions. The racism is so frigging disgusting. Hypocrisy at its best. They suck.
Convenient for them Tulsi isn’t DEI
White counts for 1000% over every other group, doncha know?
Yes. That's correct. From the time they left high school, they had the advantage of DEI. Just do a deep dive investigation into their history as if they were applying to enlist into the CIA.
That 'advantage' is actually a step to counteract the actual disadvantage of being rejected due to subconscious prejudice. Cone on, dude, studies were done. Dumb white boys got hired over superqualified poc & women all the time. There's no 'advantage'. The field got leveled & you don't like it.
Yes. Democrats believe that all people of color are not as smart as people of pale color. Therefore they need to have the standards lowered. That's a racist idea
🤣🤣🤣 The standards are in no way lower, you sad, old fart. Here's a harsh truth: that black guy who 'took your job'? Was smarter than you.
Yes but he is a white male🤷🏼♀️
She spoke the facts! Racist white people should stop that racist BS and seek counseling to identify why they themselves are insecure when they encounter black people who are smarter than they are.
maga is what happens when people who are normally happy to float along in a bubble of ignorant bliss, suddenly decide to be interested in things they know nothing about.
Take a look at Trumps 2017 WH & staff interns 2018,2019,2020 no photo. Took a lot of shit for bring Country Club Lilly white. Trump only wants 1! See behind him in photo. Watch clip. Trump is a Racist man. youtu.be/KcklUUIsdcw?...
Poor Byron he is not the “one” Trump picked zero!
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how many of them were sexually assaulted
There’s actually 2 in this photo. But I totally get your point
Group photos help with "Whose the hottest" contests. How could Trump forget this?
My problem with these nominees is that one of them have been in a managerial position with more than 20 people and maybe $250,000 budget. They will have no idea what to do with a $850 billion budget and a workforce of 1.3m military and 775,000 civilian workforce. That's just DoD.
You might have noticed, none of the Trump appointments are of an African-American, male or female. There's your answer.
“And there is a quota there” 🔥🔥
Somebody had to say it!
She is more qualified than anyone on the bench!
What she did differently, which is impactful, is say Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The acronym took on a life of its own. Hearing the words makes the people fighting against it sound even more hateful and ugly. And they are.
Because it’s about white supremacy and patriarchy.
Double Bam!
And that's it. Educated folks are a threat to them in particular people of color,man or woman. That's the fear they have.
All they do is write bills to ban things they don't like. This is an attack on our civil rights.
Oh geez
only racist/misogynist/bigots believe republican shit.
I am twice shocked now that I see it again and still don’t understand why diversity, equality and inclusion is not good for a thriving society
FUN FACT: White women are the biggest benefactors of DEI.
She's absolutely right. Trump is running America like a sex shop
Biden chose the very best for the American people America first? Selects incompetent buffoons like himself to tear down our democracy, the military, DOJ, health services, education, etc He hires a snake oil salesman, human sex trafficker, sex abuser, and someone turned a blind eye to child abuse
She's black, a short. 3 strikes baby
White Supremacists dog whistles never change.
Ty
The only stone cold DEI is Trump unqualified for the Oval Office.
Trump and republicans could only wish they were as smart as her
“DEI” only very recently became a slur. We were told for years it was a good thing and would give qualified individuals a chance. Why do you have a problem with them being called DEI hires? After all Biden literally said he was going to hire a woman of color before he even knew who it would be
It’s a fucking joke what this country is becoming.
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You nailed it. Conservatives railed about DEI hires being unqualified, yet here we are... Hypocrisy at the highest level.
It's called racism. Don't let them tell you anything else.
DEI is just code for the word they're too afraid to say anymore.
Nah, it is just affirmative action. Joey B told us his VP had to be a black woman. So yes both were DEI. Weird that you libs love DEI but when someone claims it as a DEI hire, you call that assertion racist. It would help if you lefties would make up your mind. Is DEI good or bad?
This shit enrages me. DEI helped women of every color, men with plentiful melanin, disabled people, LGBTQ people, poor people who didn’t go to elite schools — all the ALREADY QUALIFIED but not hired people cuz god fucking forbid we take a job from a mediocre white dude. Racist fucks the lot of them.
Correct. And the fact of the matter is that white women benefit the most from DEI.
No. Cutting down on diversity not only hurts nearly everyone in the work/school space but it has a distinct effect on the gender gap bias. DEI ensures that people (including women) of color - and other marginalized groups - are *not discriminated against* but it does *not* ensure hiring/acceptance
DEI allowed complete incompetent lunatics to reach dangerously high positions. It's a Western cancer.
Tell me how you feel about Trumps cabinet picks.
without telling me how you feel about Trump's cabinet picks :P
There are multiple studies that have proven the awareness of DEI policies create more equitable, enjoyable, and collaborative workspaces and centers of learning. BTW: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion aren't words we should shy away from; they represent the epitome of human interaction & Possibility
Can you please send me a link or the names of these study’s? I have a friend on the right that is very anti DEI and I would love to send them evidence that it works.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to send those to me!
Let your silly friend know that these initiatives aren't only about skin color - and that you MUST QUALIFY for the job. These initiatives also give more opportunities to: -Women (white women benefit more than any other group) -Ppl with disabilities -Ppl from different regions/cultures/religions
My friends not silly they are actually pretty intelligent. They feel that these initiatives are racist towards white people and cause more division at the workplace. It’s valid opinion that needs to be disproven with facts & evidence. We on the left should be more open to debate and not name calling
It's impossible for "structural and institutional policies" to be 'racist towards white people' - White people made these structures & institutions & they consistently bend the playing field to their advantage... Anyone (including you & yr so-called 'friends') saying otherwise is selling something
They are silly and it's not a "valid" opinion either. When they can disprove white people have been getting jobs forever because of THEIR race, they should let us know.
I'm sorry - is this meant for me?? Because I never said anything about cutting down on equity. I've worked in HR for years. I know diversity and inclusion creates better work places.
As they did under Affirmative Action.
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BINGO. 👆🏽Those are the facts, if anyone bothers to actually look at the data.
Exactly. And they are the vast majority of those who benefit from Affirmative Action as well. I wonder if I'll ever live to see the day when white women stop voting for the men in their lives over themselves.
I’m a white woman. I’ve never voted for those men or women and I certainly didn’t vote for Trump. I’m disgusted with the ones who did.
I know it's not all white women. But I can't understand why it's still more than half. It's like some indoctrination from childhood that they don't count and should only exist for what pleases white men. That's not to say that kind of behavior doesn't exist in other groups... 1/
2/but the rest of us are fighting to get out of that box.
This whole cabinet is being staffed by people who are getting jobs they are massively unqualified for. Isn’t that the argument against DEI? I know it’s a little more nuanced, with DEI it’s not unqualified but rather less qualified.
Most if these nominees and appointments are absolutely unqualified - but DEI initiatives don't even allow "less" qualifications. You must meet the qualifications. These initiatives just ensure that those who would ordinarily not apply for certain jobs be given exposure to the job postings.
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It's such a shame that this is happening, that dumb ass men are going to ruin our country and smart ass woman are going to have to fight like hell the whole time to try to save whatever we can!
Racism - to them a mediocre white MAN is better than anyone else on the planet. F the patriarchy.
Dismissing Pete Hegseth as just a "Fox personality" while ignoring his 20-year military career only proves you’ve got no real argument. Comparing him to someone with zero defense experience is laughable. When all you’ve got is bad faith takes, you expose your own ignorance, not his qualifications.
Then you have no objections to him going through the normal confirmation process, correct?
Not at all—I couldn’t care less. I also don’t believe I argued against that point, so it seems we might actually be on the same page here. Finding common ground is always a good place to start.
20 years or 13 years of service in the National Guard? All that to say, as it’s been said, that means nothing. Major (O-4) equivalent to the rank of a Lt. CDR; there are plenty of them in the service who shouldn’t be in charge of anything.
Not sure what your argument is beyond you just not wanting him in the position. He served 20 years, did 3 combat tours, and earned 2 Bronze Stars. What do Kentaji and Amy have to do with this? They’re on the Supreme Court, not here. Got anything better than "I don’t like him"?
Where did I say that I don’t want him there? I looked up his years in service and it didn’t say 20 years. But even someone who has served 20 years isn’t always the best fit for the job. I served 24 years myself, qualified all the way up to Tactical Action Officer on a warship but I wouldn’t say
I’m qualified to do anything beyond that. Amy and Ketanji is in the conversation because she talks about the fact that a qualified judge caught hell trying to get confirmed to serve on the highest court in this country.
Allow me to apologize if I misread your tone, as it seems you don’t like him or doubt his qualifications. If I’m wrong, I apologize. That said, some justices faced tougher confirmation battles than Ketanji and Amy combined, so I don’t see that as valid. He served from 2002 to 2021.
Judge Ketanji Jackson had more experience than Judge Amy Barrett (she’s the least qualified of then all) and yet, AB had zero issues getting confirmed. Run faster and jump higher has always been the motto when it comes to women…especially WOC.
According to Republicans who attacked Tim Walz, being in the National Guard is no real service.
That wasn’t even the argument, but sure, for argument's sake, I’ll give you that it’s a bad take. Still, your point doesn’t qualify as an actual argument. Also, let’s correct the record—Hegseth was an Army Ranger. If you’re going to debate, at least get the facts straight.
My point is Hegeseth does not have 20 years of military service, according to Republicans.
Oh really? When exactly did they say that? Can you provide a specific instance where any Republican made that statement? Or are you just throwing out baseless claims for the sake of arguing? If ‘yeah, but’ is your best defense, it’s not just a bad point—it’s no point at all.
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Nowhere did it discount his National Guard service—it was a critique of him retiring to avoid deployment to Iraq. Whether that’s valid or not is another issue, but at no point did JD Vance dismiss his service. Stop twisting the narrative to make a weak argument stick.
He was active duty for only a few years, the rest does not count because of the Walz rule.
She is correct
We need more of this! Some fire - some spirit - and courage to say the unvarnished truth. MAGA thinks in sound bites, so that's what we need to hit them with.
The next 4 years will be oxymoronic!
Unfortunately, many Americans DO believe it.
I think she’s got a pretty low IQ to be on the bench. She couldn’t even describe what a woman is.
TRUTH BE TOLD!
When Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was up for confirmation, when VP Harris was added to the ticket, they called them DEI hires. They want you to believe that Harvard graduate with over 20 years of experience is not qualified but a Fox personality is to run the DOD -- Truth & sanity is not allowed !
The realist thing I’ve heard all day! 🙌🏾
Laughable...
Ask her "what is a woman"???
To a judge, gender should be irrelevant. Laws should apply to everyone equally. Question: How should someone's gender affect how they are treated by judges and by the legal system?
Yes both were DEI hires
Sadly, the Rethugs are able to totally ignore their own hypocrisy
The truth shall set you free
It’s like the Nazi Apprentice second time around some new faces and same old ones. Just making American Weak and the drama is what that Mofo likes aggravated depression falls under his thin skin.
He is a little bit more than just a Fox personality. He graduated from both Princeton University and Harvard University. He is a military veteran who served in combat and was awarded two bronze stars. I'm sure the corrupt propaganda networks didn't tell you that.
Serving in combat does not make you qualified to run the DoD. Neither does going to any university or getting any degree. You know what does? Experience in government office. Which he absolutely doesn't have. He is completely unqualified.
He is still more than just a tv guy. The people in DoD with government experience are Chicken Hawks eager to have poor people killed for military industrial complex. They've been doing a shit job but they get paid well. When did the progressive left become the pro war party?
Those in the upper echelons of military leadership have far more training & experience of war & the history of wars than any veteran in the lower ranks. They are protective of their men & do not readily seek war for its own sake. They are sent into wars by politicians.
So you agree Harris is not just a DEI hire then.
Joe Biden said he was going to pick a woman of color as his VP, so yes, yes, she is. Kamala Harris is also the textbook example of The Peter Principle.
You mean he could have picked a woman of color who has sexual assault cases and about twenty guilty charges, just cos she was black?
Even if race was a factor in her pick - and in fairness, it's politics, it matters even if it shouldn't - it doesn't get rid of the glowing qualifications she has. She got herself where she is, not her race.
They know that but they know acknowledging then facts defeats their purpose. They literally voted someone who bankrupted multiple times because of his "economic" ideas.
Except she isn't. He said that knowing he was going to pick her. He knew he was going to pick her because she has a long career that makes her more than qualified.
lol imagining he'd be less pro war than the left
You said it right!
Very good point
They just can’t stand feeling inferior, especially to anyone who isn’t an old white man.
Biden said he wanted a black female vice president. He didn’t want the most experienced, or best spoken, or most popular person, he wanted a black female. This is what DEI does, it promotes immutable characteristics above merit.
Let’s not forget that Kamala Harris successfully served in all three branches of government before running for president.
Have we changed the definition of "success"? I suppose for a DEI hire it just means having the job. Don't really have to perform in any meaningful way.
I think just two, right? Prosecutors represent the executive branch.
Well, according to Tommy Tuberville, one of the branches of government is Apprentice host, and I don't believe she served there!!!
😂😂😂 gold
I'm joking, but, that is quite impressive. I wonder who else did similar. I know Taft went to the Supreme Court afterwards, but not sure about others
Yeah, but he's a f-ing moron, so...🤷♀️ I know whereof I speak, as I am stuck here in Alabama. He is an embarrassment. Good joke, though. 😅
Tommy Tuberville is a disgrace to men all across this country and to the ppl of AL who voted for this him. IDT he has 2 brain cells to rub together
As someone who lives far away from Alabama and never watched the SEC... STRONG AGREE
But he was a college football coach, so he is obviously a genius and possibly overqualified for his current position. 😐
😂🤣 got it!
Can that success be defined by accomplishments?
On target!
Sounds about white
Oh boy…..say it like it is!!! More power to you!!!l
Exactly well said 👏🏼
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The true DEI are being nominated to the Orange Turd's cabinet. Didn't Earn It.
Some serious cherry picking and fallacious omissions being made here. If Jackson was one of 20 equally qualified candidates, but was bumped up for being a black women, that is STILL a DEI hire. As for Fox personality, you fail to mention his other relevant experience. When will you learn Acyn??
All facts 💪🏾
Truth be told… 🐸 ☕️
Speak your truth Summer.
She still talks as if loyalty to Trump weren’t the sole relevant qualification.
You go girl!
Can't both be true?
Yes but he is white and a man. That’s all they need. 😐
Of course he’s qualified. Twenty years of combat service. And yes, Harris and Brown are DEI hires. DEI is a travesty as it is based on externals not merit.
💯 for real....
#ForTheCulture
Preach it!
They hurl insults because they're intimidated mental-toddlers who see the writing on the wall. We will prevail in the long run.
Hegseth is a DEI hire. Degenerate. Execrable. Idiot.
It was a code word for something else.
Pete Hegseth got his bachelors degree from Princeton and Masters of Public Policy from Harvard. I only say that because no one else has mentioned it, not because I think he's qualified or not.
Don't forget he paid off a woman who accused him of raping her to keep his job at Fox. This makes him overqualified in Agent Orange's eye.
This is all good to hear. But that, AND his military exp, does not qualify him to lead the DOD. He is only there to do Trump’s bidding, whether legal or not.
I think if you are responsible for a sexual assault you should just step back and slink into the distance. If you have to give someone money and get them to sign an NDA, you have admitted guilt. If there are witnesses who testified before a Congressional Committee, then you should resign everything.
His work after Harvard does not qualify him for ANY office.
THIS!
Thank you for posting these!
Get over it, loser.
Their holier than thou bs to serve their twisted plot against we the people is ever clear! We are the people they need to prosper and we must stand up together and fight the war on the people by the morbidly rich.
cuz they insecure misogynistic racists. 😡😡😡 and now they have all three branches. 🤬🤬🤬
Incorrect, they do NOT care about "traditional" credentials or competency at all, it is simply loyalty above all else.
As always, they are the "don't do as we say, Congress. We'll scheme and justify any action and turn ourselves inside out to keep you from successfully completing your desired actions." 😤
This is so fucking sad. White men need to be stopped, fire all of us.
This is the agenda of white hate which has been empowered by past accepted behaviors of Trump and Co. It is further fueled by Religious organizations, which claim to be Christian, and unemployed, uneducated men. Make no mistake, men of color want to keep women in the past as well.
Last White Male Agenda only covered lawn care and health tips for 50 year olds. Will check past minutes, so let's keep your assertions as "rumored" or "alledeged".
Because they run on propaganda and misogyny. Faith based thinking is the opposite of reasoning and cognitive thinking. They lack a thinking process based on facts and details opting instead to feel superior on gaslighting hy'te. Their entire political party is based on male supremacy dominance hy'te
Which Fox News personality?
YES! That’s because whiteness is way more qualifying than a Harvard degree or any nonsense experience. White people intuitively know what to do. /s
There's a new Sarcasm AKA Snark emoji:😏
So freaking annoying we still have to deal with BS.
You ment white christian men, right?
So true! Growing up, I was told I had to be twice as good. In my career as a black man, my academic credentials were still not good enough for some organizations. Associate, Bachelor, & Master Degrees with several certifications. It is mind boggling. They were not given to me; I earned them!
It’s really insulting to our intelligence when they pull 💩 like this
Exactly.
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Can't even define the word "woman"
Neither can you.
I can a woman is someone who experiences the societal implications of being an adult human female. Note not necessarily someone who is an adult human female just someone who experiences the societal implications thereof.
The Justice could not define what a woman is. I know she is not intellectually defective, so it was an act of subterfuge and obfuscation. These are not qualities I look for in a Supreme Court Justice and I doubt they will serve the nation well.
Trumps DEI: Douche Bros, Extemists and Ignoramuses.
Their racism is taking an emotional toll on anyone with a heart and a belief in justice. There is a weariness in all of my emotional intelligent clients.
Only MAGA believe that. I still think he cheated
Fox personality with dresses from Princeton and Harvard, combat experience, and 2 bronze stars; who is also active in large veterans groups. There, fixed it for you.
Nothing from the GOP is in good faith. Nothing.
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Speaking truth.
Going to see if I can find this on facebook. That is where these videos need to be.
- Major in the US Army - Two Bronze Stars - BA from Princeton - Masters from Harvard. But yeah, let’s go with “Fox News Personality”. How is that any different than what she’s upset about? Rule #42: Hold those with whom you agree AND disagree, to the same standard.
He hasn't done much with that education except sleep with other women besides his wife and become a weekend TV host.
That is an absolutely unserious and uninformed take.
And I care what you think because...?
You’ve thought enough to comment twice…
Thank you.
Ouch! 😂😂😂💙
Biden did say he was picking a female of color, he never once mentioned anything about qualifications. Harris dropped out of her primary without receiving any votes, she was installed as the democratic candidate without the say of the people.
What federal department did Kamala Harris run?
None, that made her less qualified as VP.
Can you show me any other Vice President, other than George HW Bush, who had experience or did run a federal department?
Hypocrisy is a feature, not a bug. It's a flex.
Trump's nominees are all still DEI hires.... Donald's Expendable Idiots.
Black women in Congress are the ones that are going to actually save the Americans because most of the others don’t have the guts to speak up like these people do
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Wasn't Clarence Thomas one....
Biden was the biggest DEI hire ever lololol
They’re so blatantly racist, yet will act offended and shocked when they’re called out for it, and make up excuses to cover for it. Then they project onto the left.
Lol, thank you for the laugh!!!
Fox nooze WEEKEND personality. He didn't even have it enough to crack the starting lineup.
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So fucked up
Hegseth is a dangerous c*nt, but he's also a poli-sci grad from Princeton and Harvard. Which doesn't make him qualified to run the DOD, but the GOP has as much ivy-league status envy as everyone else.
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This!!
Rank racism
DEI is great!! it saves lives
Either VP Kamala Harris or Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson would be more qualified to head the DOJ than a second-string Fox host.
Absolutely!
So many qualified, intelligent people of all races in this country like Lee.Our diversity is our strength. Now the weakest link mush brains of the white race-no integrity, character or humanity-will try to turn us into Russia & erase us. Every soldier who died for America will have died for nothing.
Yup
That deserves an amen
