Is Ohio Governor John Kasich Racist?

[lakhota]

Gov. Kasich To Black Lawmaker: ‘I Don’t Need Your People’

Delivering on his vision for a “new way,” Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) “is on pace to be the first governor since 1962 to have an entire Cabinet without any racial diversity.” Every one of his 22 full-time agency head appointments has been a white person. Only five are women. Dubbing diversity as “metrics that people tend to focus on,” Kasich said, “I can’t say I need to find somebody to fit this metric” because “it’s not the way I look at those things. I want the best possible team I can get.”

More: thinkprogress.org/2011/01/28/kasich-black-your-people/

[ed1066]

“I can’t say I need to find somebody to fit this metric” because “it’s not the way I look at those things. I want the best possible team I can get.”

That's a great philosophy! I wish all politicians looked at it that way...

[vonnie6200]

Ah - a True color blind society

[ed1066]

Ah - a True color blind society

Absolutely. You can see how twisted the liberal mind is when they cry "racism" after hearing someone say they don't look at race as a factor...

[billisonboard]

Jan 28, 2011 20:52:01 GMT -5 @ed1066 said:

Ah - a True color blind society

Absolutely. You can see how twisted the liberal mind is when they cry "racism" after hearing someone say they don't look at race as a factor...

So politicians should be judged by what they say?

[vonnie6200]

Jan 28, 2011 20:52:01 GMT -5 @ed1066 said:

Ah - a True color blind society

Absolutely. You can see how twisted the liberal mind is when they cry "racism" after hearing someone say they don't look at race as a factor...

Wasn't MLK's dream to not judge a man by his skin, but by the content of his character

[vonnie6200]

So politicians should be judged by what they say?

Read more: notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=politics&thread=2525&page=1#ixzz1CNwuWHm0


Somewhat - and what they do

[billisonboard]

Jan 28, 2011 20:56:24 GMT -5 vonnie6200 said:

So politicians should be judged by what they say?

Read more: notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=politics&thread=2525&page=1#ixzz1CNwuWHm0


Somewhat - and what they do

So if a politician says that they believe in cutting spending and only votes for increases in spending, which carries more weight?

[vonnie6200]

Jan 28, 2011 20:58:28 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Jan 28, 2011 20:56:24 GMT -5 vonnie6200 said:

So politicians should be judged by what they say?

Read more: notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=politics&thread=2525&page=1#ixzz1CNwuWHm0


Somewhat - and what they do

So if a politician says that they believe in cutting spending and only votes for increases in spending, which carries more weight?

After a very short period of time, you start holding their feet to the fire, demanding no more spending, then you vote them out of office if they didn't listen

[billisonboard]

Jan 28, 2011 21:05:23 GMT -5 vonnie6200 said:

Jan 28, 2011 20:58:28 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

So if a politician says that they believe in cutting spending and only votes for increases in spending, which carries more weight?

After a very short period of time, you start holding their feet to the fire, demanding no more spending, then you vote them out of office if they didn't listen

Why? They say they believe in cutting spending.

[vonnie6200]

Jan 28, 2011 21:12:01 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Jan 28, 2011 21:05:23 GMT -5 vonnie6200 said:

After a very short period of time, you start holding their feet to the fire, demanding no more spending, then you vote them out of office if they didn't listen

Why? They say they believe in cutting spending.

Well - what would you do?

[billisonboard]

Jan 28, 2011 21:15:21 GMT -5 vonnie6200 said:

Jan 28, 2011 21:12:01 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Why? They say they believe in cutting spending.

Well - what would you do?

I would look at what they do, not what they say.

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Jan 28, 2011 19:51:08 GMT -5 @lakhota said:

Gov. Kasich To Black Lawmaker: ‘I Don’t Need Your People’

Delivering on his vision for a “new way,” Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) “is on pace to be the first governor since 1962 to have an entire Cabinet without any racial diversity.” Every one of his 22 full-time agency head appointments has been a white person. Only five are women. Dubbing diversity as “metrics that people tend to focus on,” Kasich said, “I can’t say I need to find somebody to fit this metric” because “it’s not the way I look at those things. I want the best possible team I can get.”

More: thinkprogress.org/2011/01/28/kasich-black-your-people/

Answer please:

You need heart surgery and so naturally you hope the surgeon and his team are:

a) diverse
b) the best

It's not a hard decision for most of us-- unless you're just a hard core racist that believes in reverse discrimination. You aren't like that...are you?

[lakhota]

One would think that a government that represents the people should be representative of the people.

[vonnie6200]

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[vonnie6200]

Answer please:

You need heart surgery and so naturally you hope the surgeon and his team are:

a) diverse
b) the best

It's not a hard decision for most of us-- unless you're just a hard core racist that believes in reverse discrimination. You aren't like that...are you?

Read more: notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=politics&thread=2525&page=1#ixzz1CO8dKDAd


I will try again:

I want the best heart surgeon - and I care what he says, how he treats me, and what his track record is.

[Tennesseer]

Jan 28, 2011 19:51:39 GMT -5 Lady Gaga Gaga Snerd said:

Blah, blah, blah. Get a life.

Is that the best you have to offer?

[vonnie6200]

Jan 28, 2011 21:54:24 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Jan 28, 2011 19:51:39 GMT -5 Lady Gaga Gaga Snerd said:

Blah, blah, blah. Get a life.

Is that the best you have to offer?

She has much better - she is just saving herself!

[Tennesseer]

I am okay with whom Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) has in his cabinet. His cabinet-not mine.

But he makes no allies when he says (if true): “I don’t need your people." I believe the governor should explain what he meant by this statement.

[Tennesseer]

Jan 28, 2011 21:57:32 GMT -5 vonnie6200 said:

Jan 28, 2011 21:54:24 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Is that the best you have to offer?

She has much better - she is just saving herself!

LOL For whom?

[ed1066]

I am okay with whom Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) has in his cabinet. His cabinet-not mine.

So you would hire based on race rather than ability?

[lakhota]

I wonder how many blacks, Hispanics, and other non-whites voted for Kasich?

[ed1066]

I wonder how many blacks, Hispanics, and other non-whites voted for Kasich?

I'm sure the DNC keeps records on that, not too sure about Repubs...

[billisonboard]

At some point, when time after time your assessment of the best possible appointee is of one particular race/gender/heritage/etc, it is legitimate to ask if it is possible for a person of a different category to be assessed by you to be the best possible appointee. Is 22 out of 22 a large enough number to ask that question?

[Tennesseer]

Jan 28, 2011 23:36:26 GMT -5 @ed1066 said:

I am okay with whom Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) has in his cabinet. His cabinet-not mine.

So you would hire based on race rather than ability?

I bet reading was not one of your best school subjects. LOL

[lakhota]

Is 22 out of 22 a large enough number to ask that question?

I think those numbers speak for themselves. After all, Kasich is a white Republican and Tea Party suck-up.

[pappyjohn99]

lol. Kinda like some on these boards are DNC suckups.

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

[billisonboard]

Jan 29, 2011 2:26:00 GMT -5 Mad Dawg Wiccan said:

Thanks for posting another good way to attempt to silence dissent.

[lakhota]

Gee, I just wish the picture could have been bigger...