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(47,245 posts) Wed Nov 19, 2014, 01:11 PM Nov 2014

Wingnut congresscritter defends committee chairs all being white males... [View all]

By saying absolutely nothing, of course, with lots of words.

(Politico) House Majority Whip Steve Scalise on Wednesday defended the GOP’s lack of women lawmakers as committee chairs in the new Congress. SCALISE: “Obviously, we have a number of other women that are very talented as part of our conference leadership. But if you look at this new class, especially, such a great, new, diverse group of members, with great backgrounds, too. And they’re going to come and, I think, and give us a really strong boost in the new Congress."

http://crooksandliars.com/cltv/2014/11/house-gop-whip-scalise-defends-all

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Wingnut congresscritter defends committee chairs all being white males... [View all] Archae Nov 2014 OP

Need to put the brakes on this white-male stigmatization Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #1

. LeftyMom Nov 2014 #3

Or ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #4

Good response, thanks. Scuba Nov 2014 #8

Speaking as a middle-aged straight white male hifiguy Nov 2014 #5

If race- and gender-based attacks are considered acceptable Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #10

How is noting the complete absence of ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #12

The calling-out implies it's a problem to be white and male Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #14

Doesn't that 37% number suggest to you ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #15

there is something wrong when leadership is all white and all male. La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2014 #16

High Roads have never moved..... BronxBoy Nov 2014 #18

lol La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2014 #9

Oh, the poor put upon white man.... tenderfoot Nov 2014 #17

Nobody said there was something wrong with being a white male, but you know that already. Rex Nov 2014 #19

Haha... not on this board. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #21

Wake-up Folks Wellstone ruled Nov 2014 #2

Well, in all fairness, madamesilverspurs Nov 2014 #6

In Republican circles "diverse" means some of the white guys are bald. Scuba Nov 2014 #7

Or, fat ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #13

Give them a break LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #11

I'm confused. k2qb3 Nov 2014 #20

I am not sure that Captain Bourbonaotor's orange hifiguy Nov 2014 #22