Rep. Katie Porter masterfully exposes Louis DeJoy as a Postmaster General who knows nothing

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My THANKS to Sarah Reese Jones on Twitter @PoliticalSarah👍

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[morillon]

1. He was contemptuous & pouty

Like, yeah, I'm shitty at this job & I don't care to do it well, but what are you gonna do about it? Complain to my manager?

Even a person yanked off the street yesterday & told they had to testify to Congress today would've looked up a few facts, right? Particularly the stuff pertaining to the USPS' ability to get ballots from point A to point B.

He doesn't know. He doesn't care to know. He wants you to know he doesn't know or care to know. He doesn't have to be polite or professional or good at his job because none of that matters to the people who put him there.

[irisblue]

2. Rep Porter posted this GIF

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[handmade34]

3. Wow

no surprise but disgusting

[NJCher]

4. that was funny

He knew she was making an ass of him. He knew she was totally trouncing him. I think he even found it amusing, which is kind of interesting and actually says a little something about his self esteem.

As far as consequences, sure there are some. How would you like to have to admit you don't know even one of the most basic costs, like that of a postcard? IN FRONT OF A NATIONAL AUDIENCE!!

He took a drubbing at the hands of a woman. I wouldn't say she emasculated him, but I would say she roughed him up a bit.

This is the first time I've seen him speaking. The vibes I got from him were that he would rather be anywhere but there. Another point: he is a very plain guy. He has no savoir faire or anything even remotely resembling social assuredness. I guess the word would be "drab."

[onetexan]

5. Katie Porter is GREAT at stripping down Dejail. Rooting for her to replace Kamala's senate seat!

[NotANeocon]

6. If he did not order

the major changes destroying the USPS then WHO THE FUCK DID order them????

[NJCher]

7. maybe he meant mnuchin, not he

Anyway, his stellar performance resulted in this:

Following Monday’s hearing, progressive lawmakers and organizations echoed the demands of Democratic members on the Oversight Committee.

“The Postmaster General needs to resign or be removed from office now,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tweeted late Monday. “We need a postmaster general who will work overtime to ensure the prompt delivery of mail—not a top Trump campaign contributor who is undermining the Postal Service and slowing down the mail. DeJoy must go.”

Advocacy group Stand Up America said “Louis DeJoy doesn’t know much it costs to mail a postcard—but he’s sabotaging the USPS 70 days before an election in which a record number of Americans will vote by mail.”

“He needs to resign now,” the group added.


https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/25/demands-removal-dejoy-intensify-after-postmaster-general-shows-he-doesnt-know-basics

[NotANeocon]

9. Time to adopt The Peter Principle

He was promoted to his level of incompetence and now needs a lateral promotion. Perhaps he could be an adviser - take over from Kellyanne Conway?

[Yavin4]

8. It was Jack Nicholson in a "Few Good Men". n/t

[NotANeocon]

10. You can't handle the truth?

During times of universal deceit telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. Orwell

Viva La Revolution!