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Betsy DeVos on 60 Minutes has Leslie Stahl's jaw stuck on floor. (Original Post) tenderfoot Mar 2018 OP
mine too Demovictory9 Mar 2018 #1
Wow. Maybe you should resign Lochloosa Mar 2018 #2
Ay carrumba what a dolt! Ohiogal Mar 2018 #3
Oh my goodness TEB Mar 2018 #4
Now there is a complete lame brain. LuckyLib Mar 2018 #5
Betsy DeVos is a fraud. madaboutharry Mar 2018 #6
So is the guy who hired her... yuiyoshida Mar 2018 #31
Perfect. Kath2 Mar 2018 #41
Let Me Guess... panfluteman Mar 2018 #48
TRump hired her because she complained about the system yuiyoshida Mar 2018 #54
yuiyoshida.... Kath2 Mar 2018 #59
,... yuiyoshida Mar 2018 #62
Yupperoo.. EVERY cabinet member is the same... pangaia Mar 2018 #33
Money can't buy brains. sarcasmo Mar 2018 #51
+35,000 Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #52
reminded me of that Stacey Dash the other day - totally clueless rurallib Mar 2018 #7
another totally inept trump appointee spanone Mar 2018 #8
It really would be easier to only note if they weren't inept mythology Mar 2018 #26
If not for the lucky gene pool she'd be part time at The Waffle House - what a dope. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2018 #9
I like the reference... pangaia Mar 2018 #34
No. My experience with Waffle House, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #36
+1 dalton99a Mar 2018 #50
Fake fucking smile and fucking 'choice.' Christ I hate these phony fucks. CurtEastPoint Mar 2018 #10
They are all about "choice" volstork Mar 2018 #39
Betsy DeVos is Eric Prince's sister. yardwork Mar 2018 #11
What a f'd up family lunasun Mar 2018 #57
I wonder if she drinks beer or vodka when she meets with the Russains? BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #58
She is typical... Mike Nelson Mar 2018 #12
Leslie may of well just said ..woman you are an idiot. Lord knows we are all thinking Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #13
Another oxygen thief. rickford66 Mar 2018 #14
That's a good one. I'll have to remember that. Boomerproud Mar 2018 #16
To quote Mr Dylan Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #28
And the GOP confirmed her nomination. They got a twofer.Made a wealthy bankroller donor happy and... Freethinker65 Mar 2018 #15
Wow. That is pathetic. JDC Mar 2018 #17
Basic questions that every journalist should be asking. PdxSean Mar 2018 #18
I wrote to Rob Portman about her when she was in confirmation hearings Ohiogal Mar 2018 #19
She did not con anyone. They wanted her there to destroy public education. They got what they wanted Freethinker65 Mar 2018 #20
Yes you are right. Ohiogal Mar 2018 #23
Not everyone! pazzyanne Mar 2018 #29
Well I have a new hero - cilla4progress Mar 2018 #21
What a dunce. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #22
Wow, Lesley Stahl.. is a real news reporter Cha Mar 2018 #24
Michelle Bachmann's twin sister one blonde the other auburn hair. magicarpet Mar 2018 #25
Public speaking is hard for most people, it's harder when you're an idiot apparently mythology Mar 2018 #27
Wealth and privilege. She just got off her 165' yacht. ffr Mar 2018 #30
According to this, the worlds greatest businessman lost $20 mil on the Trump Princess Gabi Hayes Mar 2018 #37
She also had..... SergeStorms Mar 2018 #42
Fucking blabbering, lying, ignorant asshole.... pangaia Mar 2018 #32
From The Twitter Feed Of Michiganders -- About Ultra-Corporatist Hack Betsy Devos.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2018 #35
NOBODY can be surprised at Betsy DeVoss's ignorance aeromanKC Mar 2018 #38
But she is so shiny! zentrum Mar 2018 #40
Betsy gets this treatment by the education establishement every time, and still comes back for more. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #43
I believe they said she is the wealthiest of the cabinet members. badhair77 Mar 2018 #44
She is married to an Amway heir jmowreader Mar 2018 #53
What an idiot, and she's Sec'y of Education suggesting that taking funds from public schools... brush Mar 2018 #45
Now that's checking every box for a Trump hire Awsi Dooger Mar 2018 #46
I have not visited schools ejbr Mar 2018 #47
Did Nazi that coming? czarjak Mar 2018 #49
hires the best JI7 Mar 2018 #55
DeVos is a Wealthy and Privileged Dabbler--One Without a Clue--She is Completely Out of Her League dlk Mar 2018 #56
Betsy DeVoid - that is what I am now... 3catwoman3 Mar 2018 #60
She is a hot mess. demmiblue Mar 2018 #61

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)
5. Now there is a complete lame brain.
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:01 PM
Mar 2018

We insult teachers and students by having this idiot at the helm of the Dept of Ed.

panfluteman

(2,065 posts)
48. Let Me Guess...
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 11:12 PM
Mar 2018

Because a well educated voting public is less vulnerable to being influenced or manipulated by Russian trolls, bots and hackers???

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)
54. TRump hired her because she complained about the system
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 11:32 PM
Mar 2018

from the Republican stand point, and of wanting to tear current education sytem apart, piece by piece..She has been doing so. Secondly because she is a blonde woman, the kind he would love to grab...etc.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
33. Yupperoo.. EVERY cabinet member is the same...
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:22 PM
Mar 2018

every fucking republican congressshit is the same....

rurallib

(62,415 posts)
7. reminded me of that Stacey Dash the other day - totally clueless
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:02 PM
Mar 2018

unfortunately, DeVos is in a position to do a lot of damage.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
26. It really would be easier to only note if they weren't inept
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:06 PM
Mar 2018

So far maybe Mattis, but I still firmly believe half the reason he got the job is the nickname.

BigmanPigman

(51,591 posts)
58. I wonder if she drinks beer or vodka when she meets with the Russains?
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 12:06 AM
Mar 2018

I guess being lying crooks runs in this stellar family. Great example for the kiddies folks!

Mike Nelson

(9,955 posts)
12. She is typical...
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:10 PM
Mar 2018

...smile and lie. The Trump fans will believe her and think Stahl is treating her poorly.

 

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)
13. Leslie may of well just said ..woman you are an idiot. Lord knows we are all thinking
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:16 PM
Mar 2018

it...including her. DeVos can't even bullshit well...that should be a prerequisite for this shaministration.

Freethinker65

(10,021 posts)
15. And the GOP confirmed her nomination. They got a twofer.Made a wealthy bankroller donor happy and...
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:40 PM
Mar 2018

...and knowing she is totally incompetent, she can singlehandedly destroy public education and its teachers while creating generations of non-critical thinkers (long term goals of the ruling GOP).

Ohiogal

(31,999 posts)
19. I wrote to Rob Portman about her when she was in confirmation hearings
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:47 PM
Mar 2018

I pleaded with him to vote no on her, saying that I feared she was going to destroy public education and kowtow to for-profit education and taxpayer-funded religion schools.

I got a boilerplate response back from him assuring me that in hearings Betsy had vowed that she would not do anything to disrupt public schools and that he felt she would be an excellent person for the job. Boy did she do a con job on everyone!

Freethinker65

(10,021 posts)
20. She did not con anyone. They wanted her there to destroy public education. They got what they wanted
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:49 PM
Mar 2018

pazzyanne

(6,555 posts)
29. Not everyone!
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:14 PM
Mar 2018

I remember a certain Minnesota senator who did a great job of unmasking DeVos. Unfortunately she was still confirmed by a tiny margin of republican senators. Go blue in 2018 elections. GOTV!

Cha

(297,229 posts)
24. Wow, Lesley Stahl.. is a real news reporter
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:00 PM
Mar 2018

She should interview trump and the other doormats besides betsy.

But, they'd be too chickenshit to sit down with her.

magicarpet

(14,150 posts)
25. Michelle Bachmann's twin sister one blonde the other auburn hair.
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:05 PM
Mar 2018

The very same God Blesses me because I am so very special and pious unto him.

https://goo.gl/images/vJu2jh
 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
27. Public speaking is hard for most people, it's harder when you're an idiot apparently
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:09 PM
Mar 2018

The lots of public schools are doing better, no I can't tell you which ones, reminds me of Sarah Palin's I read all the newspapers line.

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
37. According to this, the worlds greatest businessman lost $20 mil on the Trump Princess
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:28 PM
Mar 2018
http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-donald-trumps-yachts-2016-11

And probably caused the bankruptcy of a shipyard he contracted to build a bigger one

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
42. She also had.....
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:50 PM
Mar 2018

about $30,000 worth of South Sea Pearls around her neck and on her ears during Stahl's interview. Nothing like an ostentatious show of wealth to solidify her "woman of the people" charade on national TV.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
32. Fucking blabbering, lying, ignorant asshole....
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:20 PM
Mar 2018

Somebody just stuff an old sock in her mouth.


Are people born like this?


Bleck........

aeromanKC

(3,322 posts)
38. NOBODY can be surprised at Betsy DeVoss's ignorance
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:34 PM
Mar 2018

Her ignorance was on full display at her Senate Confirmation hearing. #ShameOnGOPSenate

lindysalsagal

(20,686 posts)
43. Betsy gets this treatment by the education establishement every time, and still comes back for more.
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:53 PM
Mar 2018

Grifters are whores.

badhair77

(4,218 posts)
44. I believe they said she is the wealthiest of the cabinet members.
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 10:56 PM
Mar 2018

I did not know that. Plus I had not seen the young man at Harvard asking the question about her benefitting financially from education dept decisions she’s made. Very irritated that she was given a pass in answering the question.

brush

(53,778 posts)
45. What an idiot, and she's Sec'y of Education suggesting that taking funds from public schools...
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 11:01 PM
Mar 2018

improves them.

These trumpsters destroy everything they touch in order to improve their own bank accounts.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
46. Now that's checking every box for a Trump hire
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 11:02 PM
Mar 2018

Probably held as the gold standard down the road.

"Why can't we find another Betsy DeVos?"

dlk

(11,566 posts)
56. DeVos is a Wealthy and Privileged Dabbler--One Without a Clue--She is Completely Out of Her League
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 12:03 AM
Mar 2018

Her ignorance has caused and will continue to cause great harm to public education, the bedrock of our democracy.

3catwoman3

(23,987 posts)
60. Betsy DeVoid - that is what I am now...
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 12:21 AM
Mar 2018

...going to call her. She is completely devooid of any of the skills needed for this position.

What a fuckiing airhead.

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