QUOTAS KILL? Philly Death-Train Engineer Was Dubiously-Qualified 32-y.o. Gay Rights Activist

Reaganite Republican ^ | 14 May 2015 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

Was this kid pushed up the ladder to fill some quota? 

Merely because he had the right fruit-factor?

We already know that Barack Obama has politicized every damn government agency he could find -be it IRS, DHS, or Park Service- utilizing them to inflict his nuttier-than-sqirrel-poop agenda on us all, punish enemies, and reward political/financial supporters...
but do you recall Amtrak's recent (silly and funded with your tax dollars)  gay-outreach program...?

As if riding the train is somehow different for these people-
can't just sit back and enjoy the view like everybody else.

As with other valuable voting blocks, it seems Obama is attempting to sew-up the one-issue gay vote for the Democrats long-term: now done with the electoral cycle, he's suddenly 'evolved' on same-sex 'marriage', is slowly pushing-through more favors/gestures for gays, so it would make sense that he'd like to slide some jobs/quotas (even if unwritten) their way... especially in a traditionally macho career -you know- like soldier or train engineer.

Not hard to imagine the now-politicized Obama Amtrak chiefs favoring lesbians and gay guys for promotion to the driver's seat- like airline pilots, almost certainly a 'man's world' in the past, just the kind of thing that
progs love to hate.

BUT have you ever heard of an airline stewardess getting promoted to pilot?

Just theorizing- but Brandon Bostian clearly didn't know what the hell he was doing, and we do need to know how this 32-year-old kid got the job, performed in training, previous record -were there unwritten quotas applied to the hiring/promotion process- and let's talk to some of the other more qualified and/or experienced people Amtrak could have put in the driver's seat rather than this reckless killer... something tells me he wasn't the best choice.

Kevin Marshall, -'Diversity Initiatives Director' at Amtrak- recently boasted that
40% of the people in the organization are a 'person of color' -cca 8000.

It would be nice to see what else (about who else) he said in a related 'diversity' report, but Amtrak has taken that document
[Amtrak welcomes diversity aboard] off their site for some reason... hmmm:

Amtrak employs more than 20,000 people and understands the value of diversity as a social and business imperative. Its corporate culture includes a commitment to diversity in all areas of the organization. "Key to maintaining this appreciation is Amtrak's diversity training program, which makes clear the corporation's position on diversity and provides the background, information and resources necessary to work successfully in a diverse environment," Marshall notes. 

"Our diversity training program is designed to be an ongoing journey that emphasizes key principles of diversity and inclusion. Since its inception it has been an important vehicle used to make certain that employees have a clear understanding of the company's expectations for sustaining a diverse, inclusive environment." 

Amtrak's numbers are impressive. Overall, a quarter of its employees are women and two out of five are persons of color. In the management ranks almost a third are women and a third are persons of color. African Americans make up the largest minority group, followed by Hispanics. 

For new hires in Amtrak management, 37 percent are women and 37 percent persons of color. After African Americans, Asians and Hispanics are best represented.

These are the priorities at an outfit -with a CEO appointed by Obama and underwritten by taxpayers- that loses a billion dollars a year- does anybody really think gays weren't being quietly promoted as well?

Helluva price to pay for being stylish-

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[Reaganite Republican]

***ping***

[CharlesOConnell]

Maybe Hillary's Wellesley girlfriend, prominent "gay" activist Eleanor 'Eldie' Acheson got him the job.

[Reaganite Republican]

Indeed

[2ndDivisionVet]

[Catmom]

Ah, diversity...

Let’s celebrate!

[Reaganite Republican]

There could be twenty dead... since a dozen still missing

Yikes

[caver]

Comparing a train engineer to an airline pilot is ridiculous. How hard is it to “drive” a train?

[wbarmy]

Obviously difficult enough that this fine piece of humanity could not do it correctly.

[Gaffer]

Who new when you get on an AMTRAK train, you’re riding the “Diversity Express?”

[Reaganite Republican]

I’d think you’d expect that the minute you learned Obama appointed the CEO

[Reaganite Republican]

Well, he’s all lawyered up and not talking, but they said he was going over twice the speed limit at 106 mph into a curve

I don’t know how difficult it is myself, but this guy managed to screw it up

[Born to Conserve]

“...a dozen still missing...”

Source?

[Gen.Blather]

“Comparing a train engineer to an airline pilot is ridiculous.”

Admittedly, I only skimmed the article due to liberal-nausea syndrome or LNS. But I think the comparison was promoting a stewardess to air line pilot. Meaning this guy was promoted not on merit but because he was the right diversity flavor.

[Catmom]

Amtrak is so f-ed up you’re probably better off hopping a freight.

You’ll get there on time, have a safer ride, and the crew will be nicer.

[SauronOfMordor]

“32 year old kid”?

I don’t know about you, but at 32, I was a responsible married MAN and father. People younger than 32 regularly drive tanks, fighter planes, and other vehicles very responsibly.

[Sir Napsalot]

The Philly local "news" was pushing for the meme that not enough funding for 'smart track' technology for that stretch of the tract. Surprise, surprise. !!!

"Smart Track" technology had been implemented in other regions (DC to Philly, NYC to Boston), but apparently THEY ran out of money to install that in one of the busiest Philly to NYC tracks.

The thinking is if tight-fisted GOP would have approved any Obama funding request and smart track technology implemented, it doesn't matter WHO they hire as train engineers.

You know, the rest of us Taxpayers are going to pay the bills from the lawsuits of all those victims.

[erlayman]

He had been in the job for 4 years and a conductor 4 years before that so this looks to be a case more of reckless, irresponsible and completely inexcusable than outright clueless.

[Usagi_yo]

I think I’ll wait for some sort of official report or leak about the black box. He was a white gingered hair tuti fruti so I really really doubt he was filling an affirmative action slot with so many authentically black LGBT’s running about.

[Gaffer]

I guess so, but since I don’t live where it goes (at least I think) I never had much concern for it except to think “money pit” every time I heard the word “AMTRAK”.