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Rep. Andrew Clyde refers to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell as a "DEI hire" (she's a woman)

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Utterly insane. Just through crap against the wall and see what sticks with their followers. It doesn't matter who it hurts. The sad thing is Trump hasn't even taken office yet and it is already this bad. It does not bode well for the future of America.

Much like the word “woke”, they don’t know what DEI means either. It’s just a word they say is BAD… and those rubber nubs of intelligent followers follow.

She’s a veteran who deployed to Kuwait, has 20+ years in firefighting, and headed NYC emergency management. She was unanimously confirmed in the Senate to head FEMA. Clyde was a gun store owner who got lucky to win a 9 way primary is a solid red district. Which is the hire based on gender?

Anyone who is not a straight white man is a DEI hire. They really give away their racism/sexism/homophobia with this line of thought. "There is NO POSSIBLE WAY a black/woman/gay could possibly be qualified for this job."

This is just blatant sexism. Would be a good opportunity to point out that Clyde just wants affirmative action for white dudes. Also do these comments provide a basis for wrongful termination if she gets fired?

I have an 80 year old female cousin. She thinks if women get raped it’s their fault because of how they look or dress. If a husband is messing around it’s the woman’s fault. It’s mind blowing. She believes her deceased husband who left her penniless was god’s gift.

Prognostication: there will be a day in the near future (next 2 years) when some GOP simpleton will call a white, straight, male, Democratic Party government official as a "DEI hire" in order to denigrate them... and NOBODY on the political right will bat an eye.

If you would like to tell Andrew Clyde (GA-9) referring to a veteran with 20 years of firefighting experience as a "DEI hire" is despicable, at any time much less during a serious disaster, his office number is (202) 225-9893.

She said: "strategic, not always about more people..make sure it is safe...can only put so much aircraft in the airspace" According to Clyde: "That's incredibly stupid." I think Clyde is a DEI hire: Don't Expect Intelligence.

The interviewer said "government isn't supposed to be welfare for the stupid". Clyde was invited to go on the attack, so he did. Just blind baseless hate and fear-mongering. Riling up the base. Keep them distracted from the real problems (and who really caused them).

I hate that every descriptive phrase or word that comes into the eye of the right just slowly morphs into a slur or dog whistle. No idea if CRT is even used academically anymore, but the phrase puts my hackles up just because of how much it was vilified. I hate it and have no idea how to stop it.

It’s what they revert to now when they don’t have 💩 else to say about very competent people. I guess the only non DEI hires are white men. Just say that cuz we know that’s what you believe.

Trump will fix it!!! Trump will fix …what? There’s a big difference between fixing something OR already inheriting something that’s NOT broken. Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) is what America was built on! I was taught that we are the MELTING POT of the world. DEI is not a bad thing.

How about “Unknown congressman who no one gives 2 sh*ts about outs himself as a misogynistic racist hillbilly.”? I doubt that redneck even knows how to spell DEI.

Sorry, I was too busy freaking out because those two idiots don't get that Georgia & the other poor, red, southern states are leaches on the federal government, subsidized disproportionately by blue states' (including california's) tax dollars. SMFH

Clyde is the racist who voted against naming a courthouse after an African American. He claims it is due to the Judge ruling against prayer in classrooms, but he also voted against Juneteenth holiday. The man is a filthy racist.

On J6 Rep. Clyde helped barricade one of the doors to the house chambers. I think it was the door where one of the insurrectionists was shot and killed. A few weeks later, he described the insurrectionists as typical tourists. How has America been brought to the brink by this sort of absurdity?

Is a DEI hire suppose to mean qualified now? Because I’m not getting how these individuals that are highly qualified are being called “DEI hires”.

Andrew Clyde’s sole reason to exist is to make FoxMax to make anti-liberal quips that he then uses for his re-election campaigns in order to try to impress his constituents for who he seemingly has no interest in actually helping or representing.

She's got a Master in public administration and a masters in homeland security. She served in the US Air Force and Colorado National Guard for 21 years, retiring with a rank of Senior Master Sergeant. She led emergency management in Aurora, CA and NYC for years before joining FEMA.

We're seeing Republicans disgracefully politicize natural disasters. They don't call FL officials DEI hires when a natural disaster strikes there. But Trump and his minions show zero scruples or humanity when a Blue state is hit by crisis. It's a test of character.

It's very telling that Clyde thinks hiring a white woman is an example of diversity. We're dealing with renewed beliefs by men in old misogynistic stereotypes of which jobs are for men and which are just "woman's work." We're moving backward.

This is how it’s rigged now. Women and minorities can’t do anything wrong or they’ll be given this blanket ruling of DEI suggesting incompetence to do the job. Implicit in there is the idea that a more able white man was robbed. And by definition failing white men can’t be similarly maligned.

So when a white hit makes a mistake, it’s just simple human error, but when a woman or minority makes a mistake, they were clearly never qualified. That’s what this DEI obsession is about. Maintaining status.

Oh no… he doesn’t just SOUND like a stupid misogynistic asshole, he IS a stupid misogynistic asshole. His campaign signs had a picture of an AR-15 on them. He’s also a craven cowardly piece of shit.

Every one with a microphone that hears these statements needs to immediately follow up with “what qualifications are you looking for in X position?” and let them flounder. And if they answer, “✔️ what else?” Or just “is your concern that she is a woman?” Call out bad behavior!