Posted on 01/20/2021 9:04:34 PM PST by weston
Federal government has good insurance; I’m sure they cover psychiatric counseling.
Rand Paul Slams Biden’s Education Secretary Over Transgender Sports Policy ‘What Planet Are You From?’
During a confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Paul asked Cardona if he thought it was “fair” to allow boys claiming to be transgender to participate in girls’ sports, and about how it affects girls competing in these athletic events.
Cardona said “I think it is appropriate….It is the legal responsibility of schools to provide opportunities for students to participate in activities and this includes students who are transgender.”
“What do you think in general about boys running in girls’ track meets, like they’ve been doing in Connecticut?” Paul continued.
Does it bother you that like the top 20 percent of boys running in track meets beat all of the girls in the state, that … it would … completely destroy girls’ athletics, that girls are being pushed out?.They don’t make the finals in the state meet, they don’t get college scholarships, that it’s really detrimental to girls’ sports. Do you worry about having boys run in girls’ track meets?
Cardona replied:
I recognize and appreciate the concerns, and the frustrations that are expressed. As commissioner of education, I have had conversations with families who have felt the way you just described it, and families of students who are transgender. So, I understand that this is a challenge, and I look forward to working with you and others to –
“Do you think it’s fair to have boys running in the girls’ track meet?” Paul interjected.
“So, you don’t have a problem with boys running in the girls’ track meets, swimming meets, name it, you’re okay then with boys competing with girls?” Paul pressed him.
“Respectfully, Senator, I think I answered the question,” Cardona stated. “I believe schools should offer the opportunity for students to engage in extracurricular activities, even if they’re transgender. I think that’s their right.”
That’s bizarre … I come from a family that has a lot of girls who have competed in college athletics and been state champions and, frankly, you know, some boy that’s six foot two, competing against my five foot four niece doesn’t sound very fair.
I think most people in the country think that’s bizarre, you know, that is just completely bizarre and unfair that people – and you’re going to run the Department of Education – you’ve got no problem with it. That concerns me, and I think it’s this kind of thing is gonna lead to really just the vast majority of America just wondering who are these people that think it’s okay, what planet are you from? I mean to think it’s okay for boys to compete with girls in a track meet, that that somehow would be fair.
“I wonder where feminists are on this,” Paul asked. “I wonder where the people who supported women’s sports are on this. I mean are we all gonna be okay with hulking six foot four guys, you know, wrestling against girls?”
It just makes no sense whatsoever, and, so, I think the fact that you seem to be afraid to answer the question, or you basically do answer the question by saying it’s okay without saying it’s okay, really is a statement to a real problem we have, and a disconnect between what Middle America and what most Americans actually believe. I even think most Democrats don’t believe girls should run in a boys’ track meet … boys should run in a girls’ track meet.
“So, I’m disappointed in the answer and I just can’t imagine that we’re going to have a policy like that nationally,” Paul asserted.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) also voiced his concern about Cardona’s responses to Paul’s questions.
“I want to associate myself with a number of things said by Sen. Paul,” Romney began, adding, “That’s not something I say very frequently.”
Cardona was tapped by Biden after having served as education commissioner in Connecticut, where three high school girls filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the state for forcing them to compete against several boys who claimed to be transgender.
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TRUMP: The former President is ‘doing well - he’s relaxed’ and soon we’ll see him ‘back at it,’ says @JasonMillerinDC. ttp://nws.mx/tv
Video: https://twitter.com/newsmax/status/1357416579424792578
2:51 PM · Feb 4, 2021·Twitter Media Studio
Her attacks on our President Trump are attacks on us, too. And “we” 80 million definitely include “workers.”
Libraries across America will buy any famous lefty's book. The number of library copies of a Dem book compared to a Republican is way out of proportion. very frustrating.
Prayers he is OK.
The Vice President of North Carolina’s largest teachers’ association is a self-avowed Marxist activist linked to Liberation Road – a “revolutionary socialist” group that follows the teachings of Karl Marx and Mao Zedong.
The “revolutionary” – Bryan Proffitt – leads the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), which boasts over 43,000 members and revenues of over $8,000,000.
Proffitt has authored white papers for the group, hoping they would “encourage more young people to participate in the conversation on organization and what we need to build a revolutionary movement.”
In the paper, he instructs his comrades on how to be successful in their quest to bring about socialism in the United States and beyond:
https://thenationalpulse.com/culture/nc-teacher-association-tied-to-liberation-road/
This is how we got to where we are now, targeted our children.
You home schooled, didn’t you?
This is the top reason IMHO. The marxist media will cooperate fully.
Watching Joe is bad for your health.
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“On the plus side, it might dissuade someone who is up to no good from their nefarious plans and go find some easier pickin’s.”
That’s true. This new driveway is entirely open. The old one was behind trees. Someone could have robbed the old house and nobody would ever know until they were speeding out of the holler. This one is more visible. And I guess that’s a good thing! Thanks for pointing it out. There are always pros and cons to things.
Oh, now that’s even better! The snow/ice in the shade always melts last. The snow/ice in the open melts fastest because the sun is hitting it. Even when the air temperature is still below freezing.
That’s so good that they can treat and fix scoliosis these days. It sounds horribly debilitating. I’m glad your son is doing well.
Looks like many many Ham radios.
Thanks for this list of PDJT’s quotes. He really was the President for all Americans and he wanted the best for all Americans.
2 California supermarkets closing after city orders pay hike
Kroger Co. will close two Southern California supermarkets in response to a local ordinance requiring extra pay for certain grocery employees working during the pandemic.
The decision announced by the company Monday follows a unanimous vote last month by the Long Beach City Council mandating a 120-day increase of $4 an hour for employees of supermarkets with at least 300 employees nationwide and more than 15 in Long Beach.
The statement added: “This misguided action by the Long Beach City Council oversteps the traditional bargaining process and applies to some, but not all, grocery workers in the city.”
A $5-per-hour hazard pay wage increase was approved Tuesday by the Oakland City Council. In Los Angeles, the City Council voted to draft a similar ordinance.
Last week, Santa Clara County supervisors voted to draft a $5-per-hour measure, which could come up for a vote next week.
The Los Angeles suburb of Montebello previously approved a hazard pay measure and others are being considered in the L.A. suburb of Pomona and in San Jose and other San Francisco Bay Area cities.
Last week, Santa Clara County supervisors voted to draft an ordinance for a $5 hourly raise for some essential workers, including grocery store workers. It could come up for a vote next week.
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Did the Republicans actually strip Rep. Green of her committee membership or did the Dems change the House rules so that they could do it themselves? Until now, each party was allowed to choose their own committee members. We now have the tryanny of the majority.
Did AOC actually tweet that Capitol Police Officers “ran for their lives”? I doubt that they did that.
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