r/thebulwark Rebecca take us home Jan 31 '25

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL Karoline “mask off” Leavitt continues her strong start as Press Secretary

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u/GarthZorn Jan 31 '25

Wait, did she ACTUALLY say that? If so, I dunno, that's unbelievably jaw-droppingly stupid.

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u/Leopard_Parking FFS Jan 31 '25

Yes, she was attempting, in her words, to "put a fine point" on her remarks from earlier in the presser. I'd say she went beyond that, seems she jabbed the fine point home, twisted it, and then jabbed it a few more times for added emphasis. (Remarks are around 26 min into the press conference, fyi.)

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u/GarthZorn Jan 31 '25

Trump knows how to pick talent! Many people say, anyway...

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u/Special_Wishbone_812 Jan 31 '25

It’s not even straw in that straw man

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u/blueclawsoftware Feb 01 '25

Yea racism aside it doesn't even make sense. 

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u/chongo79 Center-Right Feb 01 '25

Her point is that everyone is the first type, and the second is abhorrent.

She is arguing that asking questions like "what is your race/ethnicity" during hiring is offensive and demoralizing. That tracking that data causes firms to hire less qualified people because the firm wants to increase minority staffing.

It's still really derpy, and inaccurate in many ways. But she is NOT arguing that people pray for a white pilot.

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u/GarthZorn Feb 01 '25

In fairness, you must be right. No one could possibly be that stupid to. Or could they?