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originally posted by: windword
a reply to: pteridine
Give him a chance to prove his worth instead of assuming that you know how well he will do the job.
What could go wrong?! (Flint Michigan!)
No. This isn't an internship! I wouldn't give a contractor or an engineer "a chance" to do oral surgery on me! Why should we give anyone with no experience "a chance" to head up a US Government agency, affect American lives for god knows how long, when there are plenty of experienced people who have demonstrated their passion and capabilities?
Obama had zero experience to qualify him as Commander in Chief or POTUS.
originally posted by: windword
a reply to: spirit_horse
Obama had zero experience to qualify him as Commander in Chief or POTUS.
This is deflection. Trump has zero experience to qualify him for Commander and Chief. Obama has a Constitutional Law degree while Trump doesn't even know what the Constitution says, and needs to be tutored. Obama surrounded himself with experienced and proven people. Trump promised to surround himself with the "best and brightest" in their prospective fields, but he's appointing his cronies instead. Obama was a Senator, Trump bragged about buying Senators.
Carson has never served as an elected or an appointed government official, never ran a bureaucracy and has zero experience in housing and urban development. His appointment shows Trump's lack of understanding and respect for the office itself. His "team" keeps insinuating that crime and education are inner city priorities, and Ben Carson will be great in that arena, except that HUD has nothing to do with education or crime deterrence!
Historically, many Presidential appointments were less than satisfactory. I remember a SECDEF named McNamara who got a lot of people killed and wounded.
Maybe Ben is to be an inspirational role model. He sure beats Gangsta Rappers spouting misogynistic doggerel.
originally posted by: windword
a reply to: pteridine
Historically, many Presidential appointments were less than satisfactory. I remember a SECDEF named McNamara who got a lot of people killed and wounded.
More deflection. We should learn from our past. We should demand the best and the brightest in their fields.
Maybe Ben is to be an inspirational role model. He sure beats Gangsta Rappers spouting misogynistic doggerel.
We don't need an inspirational role model in the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, we need an experienced bureaucratic leader. What Gangsta Rapper is heading up a DC agency? Misogynistic doggerel? Oh, now you're talking about Donald Trump!
originally posted by: windword
a reply to: pteridine
You don't like those words? Too bad, those are Trump's words/promises. You're complaining about entertainers that have been invited to the White House, but you don't care about the misogynist, reality star con man trying to convince you now that experience doesn't matter when it comes to his Cabinet. So much for "the best and the brightest". So much for "America First". It's Trump and company first from now on.
originally posted by: windword
a reply to: pteridine
More deflection. This isn't about any of that. It's about Donald Trump going back on his promise to surround himself with the best and the brightest in their field, when it comes to his cabinet. So far, he shown that his cronies come before "the best and the brightest", and before his "America First" promise. His appointment of Ben Carson to HUD, after he turned down Health and Human Services, proves it.