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CNN In Full Meltdown Over Zinke Allegedly Favoring ‘Excellence’ Over ‘Diversity’
The Daily Caller ^ | 03/26/2018 | Michael Bastasch

Posted on 03/26/2018 12:50:17 PM PDT by detective

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is taking heat for allegedly telling staffers he would focus on “excellence” and finding the “best people” to work at the department, not “diversity.”

Zinke’s lack of concern over “diversity” at the Interior Department angered some staffers, who rushed to tell CNN. The news network on Monday ran with the chyron: “Zinke angers many by saying it’s more important to find best people; Dept denies.”

Each time Zinke was asked about diversity, he would respond, “what’s important is having the right person for the right job,” or “I care about excellence, and I’m going to get the best people, and you’ll find we have the most diverse group anyone’s ever had,” sources told CNN.

Zinke’s spokeswoman denied he made those comments, telling CNN “the anonymous claims made against the secretary are untrue.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cnn; diversity; media; zinke
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To: detective

Maybe the next time I have a question for a government employee I should ask first if I am talking to a diversity hire... I’ve had some that made me more than suspicious. I’m also convinced that 99% of the solicitors who call are diversity hires or foreigners. I always ask for an American when I call a help desk.


61 posted on 03/26/2018 3:07:37 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: detective

pardon my all caps.

WHY THE HULLABALOO OVER SAYING YOU WANT TO HIRE THE BEST PEOPLE? ARE CNN AND OTHERS SUGGESTING THAT MINORITIES CAN’T MAKE THE GRADE AS THE BEST POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES? WONDER WHOSE SHOWING THEIR BIAS NOW?


62 posted on 03/26/2018 4:16:18 PM PDT by IWONDR
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To: detective
THISis_CNN
63 posted on 03/26/2018 4:19:45 PM PDT by timestax
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To: detective

I look for the most qualified people no matter their skin color, religion, or gender.

Excellence demands it.

5.56mm


64 posted on 03/26/2018 4:23:05 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: xrmusn

I was watching CNN Crossfire about 30 years ago, where the topic was “are blacks getting too many opportunities in the military”. The panel on the left, a “civil rights” activist and a minister, said yes. The panel on the right, which consisted of Alan Keyes and Colonel Fred Cherry. The left did not stand a chance.


65 posted on 03/26/2018 4:42:06 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: detective

We need to turn “diversity” into a dirty word.


66 posted on 03/26/2018 4:43:13 PM PDT by dsc (Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
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To: detective

Sometimes it is better to say nothing and just do it.


67 posted on 03/26/2018 5:48:48 PM PDT by KittyKares (Drain the Swamp)
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To: detective

“Diversity” = less republicans in positions of power, more rats. Plain and simple. It’s why it’s one of their major sacraments. Start firing every rat in the gubmint and see how fast the swamp gets drained.


68 posted on 03/26/2018 6:09:29 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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To: Bitman

CNN relegates its house n****r Don Lemon to a late night slot.

All its daytime and primetime anchors are white! Let’s talk more about diversity, eh Jeff Zucker?

STFU and practice what you preach!


69 posted on 03/26/2018 6:39:59 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: EagleUSA

>>CNN needs a lot of “excellence” to replace the personnel selected because of their liberalism and hate for America.<<

I agree completely and couldn’t have stated it more clearly. Thank you.


70 posted on 03/27/2018 5:57:11 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat ( Who are the idiots who elected this dreadful Pope? They need to unelect him. He is a disgrace.)
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To: Red Badger

>>The left is fixated on race.......................<<

Yep, and that’s only second to its hatred of America. Stinking bunch of traitors.


71 posted on 03/27/2018 5:59:54 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat ( Who are the idiots who elected this dreadful Pope? They need to unelect him. He is a disgrace.)
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To: Little Pig

>>Study after study, of business and society, has shown that “diversity” is a recipe for conflict and degradation no matter the situation.<<

Exactly right. The entire purpose of those who push the diversity crap is to split the country into warring factions. Just like the Democrats’ divide-and-conquer strategy of identity politics, the goal is to deconstruct and thereby destroy our Constitutional Republic. Truly evil people.


72 posted on 03/27/2018 6:11:49 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat ( Who are the idiots who elected this dreadful Pope? They need to unelect him. He is a disgrace.)
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To: Rusty0604

>>Sometimes I think I’ve died and gone to Hades.<<

If the leftist attack on America is not neutralized, and soon, you will think you’ve gone to Hades without having died.


73 posted on 03/27/2018 6:17:33 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat ( Who are the idiots who elected this dreadful Pope? They need to unelect him. He is a disgrace.)
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To: windsorknot

>>For Leftists “diversity” is the end-all and be-all.<<

I look at diversity as a strategy like the Democrats’ identity politics, which is to trigger as many segments of society as they can into warring factions for the purpose of undermining our national unity and destroying our Constitutional Republic.


74 posted on 03/27/2018 6:38:41 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat ( Who are the idiots who elected this dreadful Pope? They need to unelect him. He is a disgrace.)
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To: dsc

>>We need to turn “diversity” into a dirty word.<<

Diversity mongers are the very leftists who threaten violence if anyone dares to express opinions that are critical of those espoused by themselves.


75 posted on 03/27/2018 11:00:34 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat ( Who are the idiots who elected this dreadful Pope? They need to unelect him. He is a disgrace.)
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