Posted on 10/16/2014 7:05:21 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Diversity hire. Her daddy must be so proud.
Just so it’s clear: you are saying that Horton is not competent for this CalFire job, right?
Well, if she can do the job, it’s all good. I hope she was not a diversity hire. The whole idea of affirmative action should be tossed in my opinion.
If a rare woman helicopter pilot can help fight fires, great. If she is trained and has the same skills as all the rest of the pilots, that is.
I’m saying that the push for diversity makes each hire questionable. The goal shifts from picking best qualified to filling quotas.
Who writes these headlines?
She blazes a trail as a helicopter pilot fighting fires? Is that wording supposed to be clever????
Jeez, I knew female pilots flying fires 30 years ago in Arizona.
Mostly old DC-7’s but other equipment as well.
Not exactly a new thing. CAL FIRE just has a lotta old farts would guess.
yawn
You should have just said that to start with. Otherwise, you are dissing someone who, for all you know, is the most qualified.
As a confirmed Old Fart, I find your remark offensive. (not really)
She’s participating in these “first woman” stories rather than just doing the job. She gets what she gets.
Tee hee
It’s a job with a lot of competition...not surprised they are top heavy and it took her a long time to get in
She’s angling for something better: Hollywood.
A woman that good looking with that job story is already lining up interviews...
Makes sense. You’re the first woman in X job and the media comes to your place of business and wants to do a story. Of course you say “no” because it will ingratiate you to the people who hired you and you have no desire to let other women know that a previously inaccessible vocation is now open to them.
One other question, is she allowed to take off her burka before the stoning?
Point is, it’s not the women (or blacks, or whatever) who invite derision for “fist-whatever” stories, it’s the media. And even then, at least in this case, I can’t fault them too much. Bottom line is, it’s an interesting story. That’s what they do.
Burma? You’re quite the drama queen. First girl in your Boy Scout troop?
Yeah, I get it. If you can’t beat your opponent intellectually, try insults.
Whatever.
Exactly what I thouhgt when you threw out the burka comment. Thanks for concurring.
Well, that, and besides, she's pretty hot. Okay, well, she's very cute. Add the fact that she flies helos through forest fires and that makes her sexy hot! Smokin' even...
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