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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGrassley Congratulates Korean American Judicial Nominee: 'Your People' Have A Good Work Ethic
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chuck-grassley-korean-american-people-lucy-koh_n_615ddc73e4b0896dd1ac1137
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Wednesday told Lucy Koh, a Korean American judicial nominee, that her Korean background reminds him of his daughter-in-law telling him that Koreans have a hard work ethic and can make a lot out of nothing.
So I congratulate you and your people, Grassley told Koh.
He made his comment to Koh, who is President Joe Bidens nominee to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, at the start of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Grassley is the ranking Republican on the panel.
Koh simply replied, Thank you.
Watch the exchange in the video above.
Koh, who was born in Washington, D.C., had just finished telling a story about her mothers escape from North Korea in 1946. She also described the poverty she witnessed growing up in Mississippi in the 1970s.
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Grassley Congratulates Korean American Judicial Nominee: 'Your People' Have A Good Work Ethic (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Oct 2021
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hatrack
(59,564 posts)1. Nicely played, Senator Sundowning . . .
Jesus, retire already.
Jerry2144
(2,078 posts)2. what a bovine sphincter
MiniMe
(21,708 posts)3. "Your people"????
Seriously?
MustLoveBeagles
(11,580 posts)4. Wow
hunter
(38,300 posts)5. My wife once went to a job interview in white Republican Northern California.
The interviewer said to her straight off, "There's not many of your people here."
Not mean or anything, the interviewer was just clueless.
That was that.
Fortunately there's some gorgeous wilderness in Northern California. Even though my wife refused the job we enjoyed a few wonderful days camping.
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,876 posts)6. Grassley is senile
Maru Kitteh
(28,313 posts)7. oh my.