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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts)
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 01:18 PM Jan 2017

Senator embarrassesTrump's Education Appointee as incompetent with simple question (VIDEO)

Senator Al Franken did not mince his words as who proved to every attending Trump's education appointee Betsy DeVos as her answers confirmed she is incompetent and has no reason to be voted in as Education Secretary. Franken's closing statement said it all.



Trump's Education Appointee was unable to answer a question that anyone within the education field must be abreast of given that policy depends on it.
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Senator embarrassesTrump's Education Appointee as incompetent with simple question (VIDEO) (Original Post) egbertowillies Jan 2017 OP
Bravo Senator Al - very non-partisan line of questioning DrDan Jan 2017 #1
Wow, she turned into a stuttering fool. ananda Jan 2017 #2
I think Franken should run for president next time. demigoddess Jan 2017 #3
+1 nt logosoco Jan 2017 #5
the people demand both funny and tenacious. mopinko Jan 2017 #20
When Franken ran for Senator, Eyeball_Kid Jan 2017 #4
Betsy De Vil tenorly Jan 2017 #6
is that her self portrait?? Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #11
It should be - and I hope the nickname sticks. tenorly Jan 2017 #15
evil runs in her family Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #16
That it does. tenorly Jan 2017 #17
Senator Franken Did Not Embarrass Her Leith Jan 2017 #7
She has money and gives them lots of it. Mr. Evil Jan 2017 #13
I don't know whether to laugh or cry anymore nini Jan 2017 #8
Boom! bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #9
LOCK HER UP Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #10
Franken did an excellent job, , and he should have asked this................ turbinetree Jan 2017 #12
He was testing her proficiency, and she failed. tclambert Jan 2017 #14
Oh they want them to get an "education" allright maxrandb Jan 2017 #19
Holy Facting Shit malaise Jan 2017 #18

ananda

(28,862 posts)
2. Wow, she turned into a stuttering fool.
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 01:27 PM
Jan 2017

Well, that's almost the entire Trump admin, in a nutshell.

We are so screwed!

mopinko

(70,110 posts)
20. the people demand both funny and tenacious.
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 08:01 PM
Jan 2017

he would be a great candidate.
smart and informed, too, since way back.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
4. When Franken ran for Senator,
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 03:06 PM
Jan 2017

his opposition was framing him as a frivolous lightweight. Now he's verbally ripping people to shreds and demanding competence when he doesn't see it.

tenorly

(2,037 posts)
15. It should be - and I hope the nickname sticks.
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 04:19 PM
Jan 2017

Frankly, she has 'sadistic, devil-worshipping crone' written all over her.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
7. Senator Franken Did Not Embarrass Her
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 03:29 PM
Jan 2017

She embarrassed herself. Good job of it, too.

Too bad the rethugs on the committee don't know enough about education to know what an idiot she showed herself to be. All any of them know is that Jay-zuss has to be part of every lesson.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
12. Franken did an excellent job, , and he should have asked this................
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 03:59 PM
Jan 2017

Do you think mercenaries from "Blackwater" your brothers firm now called Xe should make millions off the taxpayers and there families and other people so that a family member get a Job at the Department of Education off the sacrifice of dead soldiers based on a lie, how would you teach that in a class room Ms, Devos?

tclambert

(11,086 posts)
14. He was testing her proficiency, and she failed.
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 04:17 PM
Jan 2017

Ultimately, though, her goal is to wreck public education. Wealthy Republicans don't want the general population to get an education. Only the moneyed elite should get a real education. Peasants should get just enough training to work the fields.

maxrandb

(15,330 posts)
19. Oh they want them to get an "education" allright
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 04:28 PM
Jan 2017

just not any of that "sciency" stuff, or "rithmatic".

They want to start using Limbaugh's Rush Revere series for grade school American History and teach "voodoo Economics" at the University level.

They also want to remove all that "diversity" stuff and "being kind to each other" and "tolerance".

Bullying will no longer be a problem for the bully. It's the victim who was at fault.

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