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Ohiogal

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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!

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Betsy DeVos on 60 Minutes has Leslie Stahl's jaw stuck on floor. [View all] 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