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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsweird, isn't it? Shortly before a HUGE scandal implodes, organizations appoint women
to deal with the crisis. No harm, no foul Bitchezz go down. No harm, no foul to the guys. They'll get theirs, after the initial screaming has subsided.
I apologize in advance for this objectionable question.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)fixing everything overnight.
htuttle
(23,738 posts)Our president.
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)he doesn't appoint any more women.
Poor guy can't do anything to please some people.
Obama: "The sky is blue"
Response: "It's fucking cloudy you prick, thanks a lot".
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)The phenomenon has been noted.
Warpy
(111,267 posts)which is why we look askance at sudden promotions that skip over several steps in a hierarchy.
Nay
(12,051 posts)don't appoint them to clean up -- they appoint them to take the blame when the oncoming failure occurs. You've noticed that she hadn't had protection duties for 20 years, had been in admin for that 20, and was certainly going to be resented for having such rusty skills. And yes, she seems clueless (Disney World? Really?) about the principles of physical security. I'm sure she was recommended to Obama with the knowledge that she was not going to be the best of the best, and that she'd go down in flames in short order. I'd like to know who recommended her. THAT person is a dangerous person.
librechik
(30,674 posts)pisses me off--and you are right about a dangerous unknown in the White House