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Was the Betsy DeVos hearing really a trainwreck?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:41 am
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:41 am
I may have to go back and watch it.
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:44 am to GetCocky11
No.
But Al Franken is a mess.
But Al Franken is a mess.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:45 am to GetCocky11
I think the bear shooting part was the highlight of the trainwreck. She did get raked over the coals and didn't look particularly qualified. But I only watched the highlights.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:46 am to GetCocky11
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Was the Betsy DeVos hearing really a trainwreck?
No, it just wasn't very good either. That woman is an idiot. She will do fine at the Dept. of Ed.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:46 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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No.
But Al Franken is a mess.
This and he is a mess on the HHS conformation.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:46 am to Hawkeye95
How qualified do you have to be to run a Dept that should not exist?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:46 am to Bjorn Cyborg
I was thinking about starting a thread about that douche. His last two minutes gave me a few chuckles.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:47 am to GetCocky11
It was definitely partisan... Their was plenty of vitriol from the demo's which is expected as education is one of their holy grails and they have no inclination to just give it to a washington outsider without a fight.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:48 am to TiptonInSC
Did he tell her that she's good enough, smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like her?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:48 am to CoachChappy
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That woman is an idiot.
How so? 
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:48 am to CoachChappy
All she is hired to do is throw Common Core out with the bath water. Anything else is lagniappe
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:49 am to GetCocky11
She was really bad IMO, and clearly isn't qualified, but you are probably asking the wrong board for this.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:51 am to GetCocky11
Warren made herself look like a vindictive count for sure.
Warren would ask 3-4 leading / setup questions and then make some bullshite obvious statement and then pat herself on the back.
The "gotcha" politics on both sides is sickening. frick all of them.
Warren would ask 3-4 leading / setup questions and then make some bullshite obvious statement and then pat herself on the back.
The "gotcha" politics on both sides is sickening. frick all of them.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:59 am to Dawgsontop34
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She was really bad IMO, and clearly isn't qualified, but you are probably asking the wrong board for this.
I agree. The way should would not answer Tim Kaine's questions was very telling. He asked several questions that started with "I believe..." and ended with, "Do you agree or disagree?". She couldn't even state if she agreed with him or not.
You have to ask, why could she not answer if she agrees with, of all people, Tim Kaine? The reason is simple -- if she did not agree, she would be hit with, "please provide your reasons for disagreement". It is abundantly clear that she is not prepared for her role in the Federal Govt.
Whether her job is to dismantle the Dept of Education or not, she should still be able to communicate her beliefs and values during a Senate Confirmation Hearing.
I think Trump could have done better with this nomination.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:59 am to GetCocky11
I watched most of it - she is by far the weakest of the nominees that I have seen (didn't seen Carson's). But Franken and Pocahontas were unbearingly awful. Am at the moment watching the Price hearing and Franken is showing his arse again.
btw - Price is kicking arse
btw - Price is kicking arse
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 11:00 am
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:00 am to Zach
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How qualified do you have to be to run a Dept that should not exist?
well until its unwound, you do need someone to run it. she has zero relevant experience to do so.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:03 am to Hawkeye95
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she has zero relevant experience to do so.
Oh, come on now.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:03 am to ChineseBandit58
I'm very meh on her
I've been very impressed with everyone else
I've been very impressed with everyone else
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:07 am to GetCocky11
She was a trainwreck, but the actual hearing was a farce. It was pretty clear Alexander and the Republicans knew she wasn't qualified given the cover they gave her by only allowing one round of questions.
10 of the 12 Republicans on the committee have received campaign contributions from her though, so there you go.
10 of the 12 Republicans on the committee have received campaign contributions from her though, so there you go.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:08 am to GetCocky11
Yes, it was. I watched a few 10 minute, uninterrupted segments and she whiffed on a quite a few questions.
Partisan politics are taking the stage with the GOP guy clearly protecting what is a weak nominee and the Dems looking for blood.
Partisan politics are taking the stage with the GOP guy clearly protecting what is a weak nominee and the Dems looking for blood.
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