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Pompeo’s Attack on ‘1619 Project’ Draws Fire From His Own Diplomats
Foreign Policy ^ | 17 July 2020 | Robbie Gramer

Posted on 07/18/2020 2:30:27 PM PDT by Rummyfan

The New York Times ’ “1619 Project,” which examines the role of slavery in U.S. history, was not the central focus of his speech, nor of the new draft report that his controversial Commission on Unalienable Rights produced.

But his comments have sparked fresh debate and criticism among diplomats who continue to raise alarm bells over long-standing issues of systemic racism and diversity challenges in the State Department. Five officials who spoke to Foreign Policy on condition of anonymity described a reaction of shock and fury.

“Pompeo made it very clear where he stands and reaffirmed the purpose of the commission by denigrating the movement for equal justice and the call for racial reckoning and healing in America,” said one State Department official. “Everyone that I have spoken with is horrified and disgusted by the commission, his press conference, and [the] attack on 1619,” said the official.

(Excerpt) Read more at foreignpolicy.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1619; 1619project; anonymousources; pompeo; state
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They are all welcome to resign and go get real jobs.

1 posted on 07/18/2020 2:30:27 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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The State Department has been in the hands of flaming Communists for decades. The hate America and hate Americans. Thank God for Pompeo.


2 posted on 07/18/2020 2:33:09 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: Rummyfan

This is why the Foreign Service has gained a reputation for contempt and disdain for the country they supposedly serve.


3 posted on 07/18/2020 2:33:10 PM PDT by robowombat (Orthodox)
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Foggy Bottom has long been in need of a proper cleansing.


4 posted on 07/18/2020 2:33:20 PM PDT by Paladin2 (I didn't know all of the HTML that FR allows.)
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To: Rummyfan

There needs to be a staff reduction at the DOS. About 100% will do. They do not share the interests of real Americans.


5 posted on 07/18/2020 2:33:25 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA ("War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell, 1984)
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To: Rummyfan

Diplomats = deep staters. We saw what these “diplomats” were about during the House impeachment hearings. Arrogant bastards who appear too often not to support the United States and the policy of the Administration, but their own policies. This entire government needs a complete flushing of these peiople (as well as others).


6 posted on 07/18/2020 2:33:56 PM PDT by falcon99 (qu)
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They're all ignorant racists who are probably not employable anywhere else.
7 posted on 07/18/2020 2:34:16 PM PDT by Vision (Obama corrupted, sought to weaken and fundamentally change America; he didn't plan on being stopped.)
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I’m not surprised. Our State Department is made up of predominantly anti-American communist sympathizers.


8 posted on 07/18/2020 2:35:33 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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Off all gubmit jobs, I would suspect that the lowest of the low is a “diplomat”.


9 posted on 07/18/2020 2:35:46 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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The 1619 project is a despicable smear campaign built on the lie that America was founded on slavery. Any State Department official who doesn’t agree with Pompeo should do the nation a favor and resign. If they don’t resign, they should be removed.


10 posted on 07/18/2020 2:35:59 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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An un-named so called state department official uses
the term racial reckoning and we are not supposed to guess
their bias?

Five un-named persons said...

Sure, I believe it.
If there was systemic racism in the state department,
why didn’t Obama and Felonia Von Pantsuit fix it when
they were in charge?

Because it isn’t racism when they do it!


11 posted on 07/18/2020 2:36:14 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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I’m looking forward to the 1776 Project by Robert Woodson that refutes the misinformation of 1619.


12 posted on 07/18/2020 2:36:44 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: centurion316

Flush out the decadent Marxist denizens of Foggy Bottom.


13 posted on 07/18/2020 2:36:58 PM PDT by Don Corleone (The truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth)
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> “Everyone that I have spoken with is horrified...” <

Really? Everyone? I think this is a case of liar, liar pants on fire.

And as Judge Judy might say, once I have caught you in one lie I tend to disbelieve your whole story.


14 posted on 07/18/2020 2:38:35 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

well who is in charge of getting rid of these people? Why does it seem that everybody Obama disliked was fired within the first 10 days?


15 posted on 07/18/2020 2:38:51 PM PDT by dp0622 (Trump!!)
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I worked with the State Dept for 4.5 years. I have not seen a more wasteful, self-serving department in my life. We would be better off filling it with former military officers.

Pompeo must respond to this, and respond HARD.

16 posted on 07/18/2020 2:39:16 PM PDT by Salvavida
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The entire .fedgov is shot through with leftists, socialists, marxists, resisters, and traitors.


17 posted on 07/18/2020 2:40:42 PM PDT by bkopto
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This administration hasn’t been very effective in getting rid of the Obama hold-overs.


18 posted on 07/18/2020 2:43:13 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: dp0622

If they would let him, Ric Grenell could get started on it.
He knows the system, and Pompeo could keep working on other things.
But maybe he has some other position waiting.


19 posted on 07/18/2020 2:43:28 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

An understatement. I don’t understand it.


20 posted on 07/18/2020 2:44:24 PM PDT by GnuThere
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