Posted on 04/03/2017 6:08:44 AM PDT by Dave346
In a White House often accused of being stacked with loyalists, President Obama’s national security adviser said Wednesday there are too many white people in key government posts, endangering national security because they think alike.
Speaking at Florida International University’s commencement, Susan E. Rice, who is black, said a diversified government workforce is more likely to yield “better outcomes” than a predominantly white one.
Referring to criticism that the U.S. national security workforce is “white, male and Yale,” Ms. Rice told the graduates, “In the halls of power, in the faces of our national security leaders, America is still not fully reflected.”
“By now, we should all know the dangers of ‘groupthink,’ where folks who are alike often think alike,” she said. “By contrast, groups comprised of different people tend to question one another’s assumptions, draw on divergent perspectives and experiences, and yield better outcomes.”
Her comments were reminiscent of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who said in a speech in 2001, before Mr. Obama appointed her to the high court, “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”
Ms. Rice elaborated in her speech on how having more minorities in the national security field would better protect the homeland.
“Intelligence analysts, diplomats and military officers who are native speakers may pick up subtle nuances that might otherwise go unnoticed,” she said. “Diplomats who can read cultural cues may better navigate the political and social currents of a foreign nation. In sum, leaders from diverse backgrounds can often come up with more creative insights, proffer alternative solutions and thus make better decisions.”
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Mr. Obama agrees with that sentiment.
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Gee, the Obama administration wages war on white males?
I’m shocked I tell ya. SHOCKED!
(thanks for posting)
She gots mo whitey in her den colored.
The racism of these leftists is astounding.
Ask yourself what Justice you think a white person or a conservative gets in a courtroom when these radicals appoint the judge.
“diversified government workforce is more likely to yield “better outcomes” “
“more likely” based on what standard metric or performance based study?
“diversified” is never sufficient and a never ending dilution of EFFECTIVE.
Doesn’t Ms. Rice have more of a tan?
“Flashback May 2016: White House’s Susan Rice: U.S. national security agencies are too white”
Hey, Susan, being the extreme leftist you are I’m sure you would be in favor of some diversity of opinion: U.S. presidency for the prior 8 years was too black.
See ya, wouldn’t want to be ya.
Can’t even imagine anyone saying this. Just another....I hate whitey....typical of the Obama administration.
I guess national security is such an outdated white concept.
Is there anything that Obama didn’t pervert from its original beneficial purpose? (Rhetorical question).
Category:”Where are they now”? Obama appointed Susan Rice and Valerie Jarrett to board of trustees of Kennedy Center of Performing Arts. Gone but not forgotten?
No doubt still waging the leftist coup wherever possible.
Liz has some info on SR.
Well we’ve seen what the brownification of these agencies has done (spies In the administration, head of the CIA, DHS, DOS, George Soros working to destroy the United States of America.
Face it Susan, you resent the fact that you were not born a male caucasian.
Now that Obama is gone the cure begins.
<><> Here's the latest on Susan: As of March 2017, Rice has begun a job as a Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow in the “American University’s School of International Service.”.... During her residency at AU, Rice will work primarily on her next book and mentor SIS students on careers in national security.
Her position with Obama is stated thusly: ”She provided the President with daily national security briefings and was ‘responsible for’ coordinating the formulation and implementation of ‘all aspects’ of the Administration’s foreign and national security policy, intelligence, and military efforts.
Lets put their old montra back on them. “The color of their skin has not affect on their ability to do their job”
We have a word for people like her...Dimwit.
Well, you can have brown or you can have competent, but you can’t have both!
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