Obama appoints transexual to department of commerce.
[quote]The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) has issued the following press release:
Amanda Simpson, who has served on NCTE’s Board of Directors for the past three years, has been appointed by the Obama Administration as a Senior Technical Advisor to the Department of Commerce. She’ll be working in the Bureau of Industry and Security.
â??I’m truly honored to have received this appointment and am eager and excited about this opportunity that is before me,â?? said Simpson. â??And at the same time, as one of the first transgender presidential appointees to the federal government, I hope that I will soon be one of hundreds, and that this appointment opens future opportunities for many others.â??[/quote]
[quote]archiewhittaker wrote:
This is not newsworthy.[/quote]
When it is pushed for the sake of “Diversity” and not based on “Qualifications”, like all other appointees by this administration, it is absolutely newsworthy. They also want to see “Hundreds More”. I’m sorry, but the whole affirmative action thing has gone too far and we are suffering because of it. It’s trickle-down dysfuctionality.
[quote]archiewhittaker wrote:
This is not newsworthy.[/quote]
When it is pushed for the sake of “Diversity” and not based on “Qualifications”, like all other appointees by this administration, it is absolutely newsworthy. They also want to see “Hundreds More”. I’m sorry, but the whole affirmative action thing has gone too far and we are suffering because of it. It’s trickle-down dysfuctionality.[/quote]
Trans isn’t a minority with real leverage. There are too few of them to be a special interest, and public sympathy is lagging behind their equality legislation. Not even the gay community throws in with the transgenders, and you should know. The young buck in your avatar is wearing those saucy goggles for a reason – not to mention that goddam outfit.
A transgendered appointment draws more fire than praise, and it would seem that qualifications were the determining factor in this particular case. You’ll need to discredit her resume to say otherwise.
[quote]archiewhittaker wrote:
This is not newsworthy.[/quote]
When it is pushed for the sake of “Diversity” and not based on “Qualifications”, like all other appointees by this administration, it is absolutely newsworthy. They also want to see “Hundreds More”. I’m sorry, but the whole affirmative action thing has gone too far and we are suffering because of it. It’s trickle-down dysfuctionality.[/quote]
Do you have bad experiences with trannies?
In other words, how do you know he/she/it is less capable of performing duties of a job?
The results of affirmative action are not all the same, it’s better to have this tranny in the name of diversity, than some illiterate Somali straight off the boat.
I assume ^^ you both looked at the quals, and I’m sure they match right up there with the HHS Secretary , Safe School Czar, Homeland Securuty Director, and the former Green Jobs Czar.
If he/she is very qualified, unlike the others I’ll admit I’m wrong, but this one HAS to be the Diversity card. That is all.
[quote]archiewhittaker wrote:
This is not newsworthy.[/quote]
When it is pushed for the sake of “Diversity” and not based on “Qualifications”, like all other appointees by this administration, it is absolutely newsworthy. They also want to see “Hundreds More”. I’m sorry, but the whole affirmative action thing has gone too far and we are suffering because of it. It’s trickle-down dysfuctionality.[/quote]
from the article…
“For 30 years, she has worked in the aerospace and defense industry, most recently serving as Deputy Director in Advanced Technology Development at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Ariz. She holds degrees in physics, engineering and business administration.”
But youre right. The go-to Culture War Instant Rage is probably easier than reading.
[quote]archiewhittaker wrote:
This is not newsworthy.[/quote]
When it is pushed for the sake of “Diversity” and not based on “Qualifications”, like all other appointees by this administration, it is absolutely newsworthy. They also want to see “Hundreds More”. I’m sorry, but the whole affirmative action thing has gone too far and we are suffering because of it. It’s trickle-down dysfuctionality.[/quote]
Do you have bad experiences with trannies?
In other words, how do you know he/she/it is less capable of performing duties of a job?
The results of affirmative action are not all the same, it’s better to have this tranny in the name of diversity, than some illiterate Somali straight off the boat.[/quote]
I think that I would express it differently, especially to him/her, but yeah.
But youre right. The go-to Culture War Instant Rage is probably easier than reading.[/quote]
Awesome. So it seems that it may be qualified, and more so than the existing appointees. Kudos to Obama for seemingly putting quals over color or orientation!
And yes, you got me, never read the article, but my immediate conclusion is just a defense mechanism that kicks in immediately whenever any info comes out on these incompetents we have running our country.
[quote]archiewhittaker wrote:
This is not newsworthy.[/quote]
When it is pushed for the sake of “Diversity” and not based on “Qualifications”, like all other appointees by this administration, it is absolutely newsworthy. They also want to see “Hundreds More”. I’m sorry, but the whole affirmative action thing has gone too far and we are suffering because of it. It’s trickle-down dysfuctionality.[/quote]
“For 30 years, she has worked in the aerospace and defense industry, most recently serving as Deputy Director in Advanced Technology Development at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Ariz. She holds degrees in physics, engineering and business administration, along with an extensive flight background. She is a certified flight instructor and test pilot with 20 years of experience.”
Like you just admitted, you never even read the article but proceeded to make a snap judgment. Making that mistake sparsely is forgivable, but you then proceed to admit you effectively do this all the time.
I find every post you make whittles away at what little respect I have remaining for you.
[quote]archiewhittaker wrote:
This is not newsworthy.[/quote]
When it is pushed for the sake of “Diversity” and not based on “Qualifications”, like all other appointees by this administration, it is absolutely newsworthy. They also want to see “Hundreds More”. I’m sorry, but the whole affirmative action thing has gone too far and we are suffering because of it. It’s trickle-down dysfuctionality.[/quote]
“For 30 years, she has worked in the aerospace and defense industry, most recently serving as Deputy Director in Advanced Technology Development at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Ariz. She holds degrees in physics, engineering and business administration, along with an extensive flight background. She is a certified flight instructor and test pilot with 20 years of experience.”
Like you just admitted, you never even read the article but proceeded to make a snap judgment. Making that mistake sparsely is forgivable, but you then proceed to admit you effectively do this all the time.
I find every post you make whittles away at what little respect I have remaining for you.[/quote]
All this is well and true, assuming that The National Center for Transgender Equality is not above a little healthy exaggeration. I say this simply as one who has looked at many resumes over the years. There is a certain amount of vagueness to the descriptors. Notice they say degrees rather than advanced degrees (or for that matter Masters or PhD). Extensive flight background can mean a lot of things, as well as how flight instructor is worded in association with the 20 year (was she an instructor for 20 years or a twenty year pilot who has done instruction).
I am not saying this is the case. Just saying that my bullshit meter registered a spike when I read it.
But youre right. The go-to Culture War Instant Rage is probably easier than reading.[/quote]
Awesome. So it seems that it may be qualified, and more so than the existing appointees. Kudos to Obama for seemingly putting quals over color or orientation!
And yes, you got me, never read the article, but my immediate conclusion is just a defense mechanism that kicks in immediately whenever any info comes out on these incompetents we have running our country.[/quote]
Wow, for once you admitted you didn’t read what was posted, and just reacted based on nothing.
[quote]archiewhittaker wrote:
This is not newsworthy.[/quote]
When it is pushed for the sake of “Diversity” and not based on “Qualifications”, like all other appointees by this administration, it is absolutely newsworthy. They also want to see “Hundreds More”. I’m sorry, but the whole affirmative action thing has gone too far and we are suffering because of it. It’s trickle-down dysfuctionality.[/quote]
“For 30 years, she has worked in the aerospace and defense industry, most recently serving as Deputy Director in Advanced Technology Development at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Ariz. She holds degrees in physics, engineering and business administration, along with an extensive flight background. She is a certified flight instructor and test pilot with 20 years of experience.”
Like you just admitted, you never even read the article but proceeded to make a snap judgment. Making that mistake sparsely is forgivable, but you then proceed to admit you effectively do this all the time.
I find every post you make whittles away at what little respect I have remaining for you.[/quote]
All this is well and true, assuming that The National Center for Transgender Equality is not above a little healthy exaggeration. I say this simply as one who has looked at many resumes over the years. There is a certain amount of vagueness to the descriptors. Notice they say degrees rather than advanced degrees (or for that matter Masters or PhD). Extensive flight background can mean a lot of things, as well as how flight instructor is worded in association with the 20 year (was she an instructor for 20 years or a twenty year pilot who has done instruction). I am not saying this is the case. Just saying that my bullshit meter registered a spike when I read it. [/quote]
A google search would have taken less time than posting this, and yet you chose to write an attack rather than look something up.
I’m not saying you’re an asshole. Just saying my bullshit meter registered a spike when I read this.
You are either looking for conflict, or completely missed the point.
The above posters were debating the merits of a person based on a short press release by an obviously biased organization. They were taking the release as absolute fact (as it may or may not be). I was attempting to point out that before they went that far, they might actually verify the claims as listed. Hence my statement,
“I say this simply as one who has looked at many resumes over the years. There is a certain amount of vagueness to the descriptors. Notice they say degrees rather than advanced degrees (or for that matter Masters or PhD).”
So yes, if I were looking to hire this person, I would have a certain amount of natural skepticism and would therefore look to verify the claims. I may even go beyond a google search. But, since I have no plans to hire this person, I have no interest in doing so.
To conclude, there was no attack. I don’t care, other than pointing out these possible issues to the previous posters. Am I saying that you are an asshole? Maybe a little bit. More likely you are simply a dumb ass looking for significance by exaggerating minutia in internet posts.
[quote]Makavali wrote:
Like you just admitted, you never even read the article but proceeded to make a snap judgment. Making that mistake sparsely is forgivable, but you then proceed to admit you effectively do this all the time.
I find every post you make whittles away at what little respect I have remaining for you.[/quote]
I did not read this article, and I made no admission to doing it all the time. I am skeptical in all these appointees with good reason as evident with the AG, DHS Director, DHHS, Green Jobs, Safe Schools Czar etc. IMO they are mostly absolute left leaning, Big Gov, welfare pushing, liberty crushing ideologes who put race and gender over qualifications and experience. This time, and in this case, I jumped the gun based on gender and admitted it.
However this does prove that the Obama administration is trying it’s best to put diversity at the top of their list of filling positions, which to me, is not the best way to go. It falls right in line with the Chicago police department moving to scrap their entrance exames entirely in order to get more minorites on their force. It’s an example of how liberals put political ideology ahead of common sense and the common welfare of the people.
I would much rather hire based on Quals and experience. Don’t tell me there were not 1000 others better for this job. I think the fact she is a tranny was a high percentage in their scoring and consideration. I can’t prove it fully, and you can’t refute it fully, especially given history of this administrations appointees.
[quote]JEATON wrote:
You are either looking for conflict, or completely missed the point.
The above posters were debating the merits of a person based on a short press release by an obviously biased organization. They were taking the release as absolute fact (as it may or may not be). I was attempting to point out that before they went that far, they might actually verify the claims as listed. Hence my statement,
“I say this simply as one who has looked at many resumes over the years. There is a certain amount of vagueness to the descriptors. Notice they say degrees rather than advanced degrees (or for that matter Masters or PhD).”
So yes, if I were looking to hire this person, I would have a certain amount of natural skepticism and would therefore look to verify the claims. I may even go beyond a google search. But, since I have no plans to hire this person, I have no interest in doing so.
To conclude, there was no attack. I don’t care, other than pointing out these possible issues to the previous posters. Am I saying that you are an asshole? Maybe a little bit. More likely you are simply a dumb ass looking for significance by exaggerating minutia in internet posts.[/quote]
Fair enough if you didn’t intend it to come out as an attack, but it sure reads like one. You called the degrees and the flight experience into question without bothering to run a simple check. That was my point.
Your post came across as a more sophisticated version of rockscar’s. Have you ever noticed that when someone starts a sentence with “I’m not trying to do X but…” they are almost invariably trying to do X?
BTW, was there “exaggeration” as you were implying?
[quote]Rockscar wrote:
I would much rather hire based on Quals and experience. Don’t tell me there were not 1000 others better for this job. I think the fact she is a tranny was a high percentage in their scoring and consideration. I can’t prove it fully, and you can’t refute it fully, especially given history of this administrations appointees.[/quote]
You’re modest enough about it, but at some point you might have chosen to click the link.
According to the article, she was hired as a technical adviser to the Bureau of Industry and Security, which is only a section of the Department. It’s not a presidential appointment, or a position of authority. She is a consultant, and there are all manner of issues which she appears to be a qualified to speak on.
As far as we know, her role is to revamp government workspace to be both gender neutral and ergonomic. Maybe they’ll keep her on afterward to conduct some pithy, hip sexual harassment seminars. What a waste, if you think about it.