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In reply to the discussion: Revealed: White House officials watched in dismay as Betsy DeVos went down in flames on 60 Min [View all]MontanaMama
(23,366 posts)63. Bingo.
I guess the only surprise is that shes had a year to bone up on what her job entails and hasnt given two shits enough to even do that. She is disgusting.
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Revealed: White House officials watched in dismay as Betsy DeVos went down in flames on 60 Min [View all]
riversedge
Mar 2018
OP
More than that - she wants to give our tax money to private for-profit "schools."
yardwork
Mar 2018
#38
She sounds like she flunked out of the elite private school her parents sent her to.
Bluepinky
Mar 2018
#14
Her job qualification IS that she is stupid, that is the desired person for the GOP on education
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#30
Thatcher-Reagan Libertarian clone, 'individuals' only. No group unity, solidarity
appalachiablue
Mar 2018
#39
What'd they expect an expert on Public Education?! Hell,she probably knows little about Amway stuff
Bengus81
Mar 2018
#17
Recent poll, 53% of republican voters think higher education is bad for the country
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#33
no visits to at-risk public schools but plenty of visits to religious, private and charter schools
groundloop
Mar 2018
#41
I actually doubt the WH gives a fuck. Betsy got the job to destroy public ed
Freethinker65
Mar 2018
#54
just remember, she comes from the family that basically reinvented the pyramid scheme...
Javaman
Mar 2018
#49
"DeVos struggled to answer basic questions" How is that different from her confirmation hearings?
Grins
Mar 2018
#60
She was hired, like all 45 appointees, to destroy the institution she oversees. Doing great.
lindysalsagal
Mar 2018
#65