Joe Lieberman disses the entire education establishment at Betsy DeVoss confirmation hearing

[Miles Archer]

Joe Lieberman disses the entire education establishment at Betsy DeVos’s confirmation hearing

Former senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut on Tuesday introduced Betsy DeVos at her Senate confirmation hearing for education secretary in the upcoming Trump administration — and in the process he dissed the entire education establishment.

DeVos is a Michigan billionaire tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to run the Education Department. Supporters see her as a tireless advocate for school choice while critics say she has spent decades working to privatize the public education system.

“She is disciplined, organized, knows how to set goals and then develop practical plans to achieve them. She is really a purpose-driven team builder,” he said. He noted that the Department of Education is bigger than anything she — or virtually all of the senators on the panel — had ever run but said she is ready to take on the task.

And then, he said: “I know that some people are questioning her qualifications to be secretary of education, and too many of those questions seem to me to be based on the fact that she doesn’t come from within the education establishment. But honestly I believe that today, that’s one of the most important qualifications you could have for this job.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/01/17/joe-lieberman-disses-the-entire-education-establishment-at-betsy-devoss-confirmation-hearing/

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Joe Loserman has not improved with age.

[Lifelong Protester]

2. He can just go to Hades.

I do not believe anything he says.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Hardee, har, har!

Joe really lowered the boom there. Hoo-eee.

[tparrett62]

4. Time to go

Joe's "Sell By" date is long past. Who cares what he has to say?

[martigras]

5. There's a high bar

You could say the same about a talented 9 th grader. That does not qualify him or her to head the Education dept. She is an embarrassment.

[still_one]

6. what a jerk. Biggest mistake Gore made was choosing that asshole as his VP

[Ernesto]

7. Agreed! n-t

[TransitJohn]

8. Gore "lost" that election by picking this fucking Republican.

Fuck off, Joe.