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    Source: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/04/01/lynn-sweet-intv-white-house-intern-photo-lack-of-diversity-sot-newday.cnn


    WH intern photo raises diversity questions
    New Day

    Lynn Sweet, the Chicago Sun-Times' Washington Bureau Chief, told CNN's Victor Blackwell the lack of diversity in the White House's spring 2018 program signals the lack of commitment in Trump's White House to put together a group as diverse as America.

    © Copyright Original Source

    Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
    Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
    But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:

    go with the flow the river knows . . .

    Frank

    I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.

  • #2
    Well a picture can say more than a thousand words... And in this case I think it does.
    "Yes. President Trump is a huge embarrassment. And it’s an embarrassment to evangelical Christianity that there appear to be so many who will celebrate precisely the aspects that I see Biblically as most lamentable and embarrassing." Southern Baptist leader Albert Mohler Jr.

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    • #3
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      Last edited by Mountain Man; 04-02-2018, 07:50 AM.
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      But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
      Than a fool in the eyes of God


      From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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        • #5
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          Obama, veritably surrounded by a sea of lily-white faces. I guess that makes him a racist.
          Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
          But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
          Than a fool in the eyes of God


          From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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          • #6
            Originally posted by shunyadragon View Post
            Source: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/04/01/lynn-sweet-intv-white-house-intern-photo-lack-of-diversity-sot-newday.cnn


            WH intern photo raises diversity questions
            New Day

            Lynn Sweet, the Chicago Sun-Times' Washington Bureau Chief, told CNN's Victor Blackwell the lack of diversity in the White House's spring 2018 program signals the lack of commitment in Trump's White House to put together a group as diverse as America.

            © Copyright Original Source

            Funny thing when you make choices based on merit instead of race, you don't always get a diverse cross-section of the population.
            Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
            But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
            Than a fool in the eyes of God


            From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
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              The obvious is the WHITE race deck of cards.
              Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
              Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
              But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:

              go with the flow the river knows . . .

              Frank

              I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
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                Obama, veritably surrounded by a sea of lily-white faces. I guess that makes him a racist.
                Bogus hookus, Obama did not appoint all in the pictures.

                This a problem of the appointment of interns. When you see a picture of Obama's interns you see diversity. When you see Trump's appointees you see WHITE.
                Last edited by shunyadragon; 04-02-2018, 11:43 AM.
                Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
                Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
                But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:

                go with the flow the river knows . . .

                Frank

                I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
                  Funny thing when you make choices based on merit instead of race, you don't always get a diverse cross-section of the population.
                  In this case WHITE was the dominant criteria of merit,
                  Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
                  Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
                  But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:

                  go with the flow the river knows . . .

                  Frank

                  I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by shunyadragon View Post
                    Bogus hookus, Obama did not appoint all in the pictures.

                    This a problem of the appointment of interns. When you see a picture of Obama's interns you see diversity. When you see Trump's appointees you see WHITE.
                    Obama picked his own cabinet, and they were overwhelmingly old white males.
                    Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
                    But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                    Than a fool in the eyes of God


                    From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by shunyadragon View Post
                      In this case WHITE was the dominant criteria of merit,
                      Prove that...
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by shunyadragon View Post
                        Source: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/04/01/lynn-sweet-intv-white-house-intern-photo-lack-of-diversity-sot-newday.cnn


                        WH intern photo raises diversity questions
                        New Day

                        Lynn Sweet, the Chicago Sun-Times' Washington Bureau Chief, told CNN's Victor Blackwell the lack of diversity in the White House's spring 2018 program signals the lack of commitment in Trump's White House to put together a group as diverse as America.

                        © Copyright Original Source

                        Trump's racism is well documented, so this is no surprise. Historically, the last three presidents started with cabinets that distributed as follows (includes chief of staff and others attending cabinet meetings) :

                        Bush
                        - 4 white women
                        - 0 black women
                        - 12 white men
                        - 2 black men
                        - 0 hispanic women
                        - 2 hispanic men
                        - 0 asian women
                        - 0 asian men

                        Obama
                        - 4 white women
                        - 0 black women
                        - 11 white men
                        - 1 black man
                        - 0 hispanic women
                        - 2 hispanic men
                        - 0 asian women
                        - 2 asian men

                        Trump
                        - 1 white women
                        - 0 black women
                        - 17 white men
                        - 1 black man
                        - 0 hispanic women
                        - 0 hispanic men
                        - 1 asian women
                        - 0 asian men

                        Trump's is the least diversified cabinet in MANY years. Obama and Bush, by comparison, at least came close to 50% women and minority representation. Some will undoubtedly make the argument that a "merit-based" cabinet will not always be diversified. For me, that argument is a non-starter. I believe the nation is best served by a cabinet of capable people who represent the cross-section of America. This team cannot represent all Americans if there is not reasonable representation of our cross section. It is hard for me to believe that, in all America, there was only one white woman, one Asian woman, and one black man qualified to serve on this body. Previous presidents also made sure to have some voices of the opposition in the cabinet, with Obama setting a record at three Republicans. Trump also set a recent record: zero.
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
                          Trump's is the least diversified cabinet in MANY years.
                          Once again promoting the liberal lie that "diversity" can only mean "different colors of skin". As I pointed out in the other thread, insisting that diversity can mean one thing and one thing only is not diversity at all but conformity, and in extreme cases it's outright bigotry.
                          Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
                          But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                          Than a fool in the eyes of God


                          From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
                            Once again promoting the liberal lie that "diversity" can only mean "different colors of skin". As I pointed out in the other thread, insisting that diversity can mean one thing and one thing only is not diversity at all but conformity, and in extreme cases it's outright bigotry.
                            Diversity CAN mean other things as well. It is not how I am using it here. Diversity, as I am using it here, refers to gender and racial/ethinic background. A panel comprised of predominantly white men cannot know the experience of growing up or working in America as a woman, as black, as Asian, or as Hispanic. They cannot bring that experience to the table, so they are a less capable group (IMO) by definition. Each of these aspects of a person brings a unique perspective to "the American experience" that, as previous discussions here have shown, are often simply rejected by white people as valid or real. This is not, IMO, a liberal lie. It is my experience from living and raising a multiracial, multicutural family, and participating in discussions with people of a wide variety of races, ethnicities, and genders.
                            The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

                            I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
                              Trump's racism is well documented, so this is no surprise. Historically, the last three presidents started with cabinets that distributed as follows (includes chief of staff and others attending cabinet meetings) :

                              Bush
                              - 4 white women
                              - 0 black women
                              - 12 white men
                              - 2 black men
                              - 0 hispanic women
                              - 2 hispanic men
                              - 0 asian women
                              - 0 asian men

                              Obama
                              - 4 white women
                              - 0 black women
                              - 11 white men
                              - 1 black man
                              - 0 hispanic women
                              - 2 hispanic men
                              - 0 asian women
                              - 2 asian men

                              Trump
                              - 1 white women
                              - 0 black women
                              - 17 white men
                              - 1 black man
                              - 0 hispanic women
                              - 0 hispanic men
                              - 1 asian women
                              - 0 asian men

                              Trump's is the least diversified cabinet in MANY years. Obama and Bush, by comparison, at least came close to 50% women and minority representation. Some will undoubtedly make the argument that a "merit-based" cabinet will not always be diversified. For me, that argument is a non-starter. I believe the nation is best served by a cabinet of capable people who represent the cross-section of America. This team cannot represent all Americans if there is not reasonable representation of our cross section. It is hard for me to believe that, in all America, there was only one white woman, one Asian woman, and one black man qualified to serve on this body. Previous presidents also made sure to have some voices of the opposition in the cabinet, with Obama setting a record at three Republicans. Trump also set a recent record: zero.
                              Charted out, the difference is insignificant. This is what's wrong with taking tiny samples and trying to draw big conclusions. Bush actually beats Obama if we are going to use this silly thing.


                              To the OP, since when does the President waste time picking his interns?
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