Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minorities

[randel]

Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minorities to his all-white cabinet | cleveland.com


COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of Statehouse Democrats -- black, white, Indian-American and Hispanic -- accused Gov. John Kasich Thursday of racial discrimination and demanded that he name minorities to his cabinet.
Kasich's early record of hiring only white people for his cabinet -- and his defiant defense of it, likening diversity to quotas -- has ignited a firestorm of racial tension for the Republican governor.

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"The governor continues to look for qualified people to serve Ohio in his administration, without regard to race," the statement read. "More diversity and more inclusiveness are goals to which the administration is committed and to which we strive, just as our society strives toward them as well, and that commitment is ongoing."

The statement said that Kasich welcomes suggestions for qualified applicants.

But the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus said the governor has refused its requests for a meeting and rejected its offer to help find qualified minorities. So it has set up a website, Work for Ohio | I am Qualified Ohio, and said it will deliver names to the governor.

The caucus also questioned why Kasich has not released all the resumes collected during his transition into office so that the names of candidates the governor has passed over can be known.

Kasich has hired 22 of his 23 cabinet leaders and, like him, all are white. With one cabinet post left to fill, Kasich could be the first Ohio governor since 1962 to appoint an all-white cabinet.

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"What we have here is a governor who has misunderstood the term (diversity). . . because in a meeting with the Senate Democratic caucus, he used the words racial quotas," said State Rep. Carlton Weddington of Columbus. "That's not what we're talking about here. That is something totally different."

In that meeting last week, Turner said she offered to help Kasich find qualified minorities. But in a heated exchange, she said, the governor told her, "I'm not going to hire your people."

Turner said she wondered if "your people" meant black people.

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[randel]

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thoughts? i would have thought kasich would have known that an all white cabinet would bring him some grief.

 

[TurtleDude]

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Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minorities to his all-white cabinet | cleveland.com


COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of Statehouse Democrats -- black, white, Indian-American and Hispanic -- accused Gov. John Kasich Thursday of racial discrimination and demanded that he name minorities to his cabinet.
Kasich's early record of hiring only white people for his cabinet -- and his defiant defense of it, likening diversity to quotas -- has ignited a firestorm of racial tension for the Republican governor.

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"The governor continues to look for qualified people to serve Ohio in his administration, without regard to race," the statement read. "More diversity and more inclusiveness are goals to which the administration is committed and to which we strive, just as our society strives toward them as well, and that commitment is ongoing."

The statement said that Kasich welcomes suggestions for qualified applicants.

But the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus said the governor has refused its requests for a meeting and rejected its offer to help find qualified minorities. So it has set up a website, Work for Ohio | I am Qualified Ohio, and said it will deliver names to the governor.

The caucus also questioned why Kasich has not released all the resumes collected during his transition into office so that the names of candidates the governor has passed over can be known.

Kasich has hired 22 of his 23 cabinet leaders and, like him, all are white. With one cabinet post left to fill, Kasich could be the first Ohio governor since 1962 to appoint an all-white cabinet.

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"What we have here is a governor who has misunderstood the term (diversity). . . because in a meeting with the Senate Democratic caucus, he used the words racial quotas," said State Rep. Carlton Weddington of Columbus. "That's not what we're talking about here. That is something totally different."

In that meeting last week, Turner said she offered to help Kasich find qualified minorities. But in a heated exchange, she said, the governor told her, "I'm not going to hire your people."

Turner said she wondered if "your people" meant black people.

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democrats whining for the sake of whining and demanding quotas?

he ought to tell them to stuff their nonsense where the light don't shine

I didn't support Kasich but this is just plain stupid.

If whites are the most qualified republicans available that is who he should appoint. given the almost lockstep worship of Obama we saw in 2008 I would suggest the number of "best available" blacks for a GOP governor is thin indeed.

 

[Grim17]

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thoughts? i would have thought kasich would have known that an all white cabinet would bring him some grief.

Doesn't Kasich understand that in the liberal left's "PC" America, skin color and ethnic background are far more important considerations when hiring someone, than their job qualifications are???

You Fool... Wake Up Man!

 

[Chappy]

Re: Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minoriti

Apparently, according to Kasich's lights, blacks need not apply.

 

[randel]

Re: Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minoriti

democrats whining for the sake of whining and demanding quotas?

he ought to tell them to stuff their nonsense where the light don't shine

I didn't support Kasich but this is just plain stupid.

If whites are the most qualified republicans available that is who he should appoint. given the almost lockstep worship of Obama we saw in 2008 I would suggest the number of "best available" blacks for a GOP governor is thin indeed.

last i checked, ohio wasnt a purely 'white' state...while i 'get it' that he is republican, and that the majority of his picks will be republican, are you telling me that there are no qualified minority candidates, whether they be democrat or republican?

 

[ksu_aviator]

Re: Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minoriti

Apparently, according to Kasich's lights, blacks need not apply.

Don't you think you just made a racist assumption?

 

[GhostlyJoe]

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last i checked, ohio wasnt a purely 'white' state...while i 'get it' that he is republican, and that the majority of his picks will be republican, are you telling me that there are no qualified minority candidates, whether they be democrat or republican?

My understanding was that Kasich had already been turned down by two minority candidates before this complaint was even made.

 

[GhostlyJoe]

Re: Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minoriti

Doesn't Kasich understand that in the liberal left's "PC" America, skin color and ethnic background are far more important considerations when hiring someone, than their job qualifications are???

You Fool... Wake Up Man!

Minority groups want representatives in the halls of power. It's a rational thing to want.

 

[Chappy]

Re: Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minoriti

Apparently, according to Kasich's lights, blacks need not apply.

Don't you think you just made a racist assumption?

Just looking at the facts; the facts.

 

[TurtleDude]

Re: Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minoriti

Apparently, according to Kasich's lights, blacks need not apply.

what a stupid comment

there aren't many qualified blacks in Ohio who are conservative Ken blackwell was one and its hard to think of any more. the black republican on cincinnati city council-Charlie windburn is a complete moron

 

[TurtleDude]

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last i checked, ohio wasnt a purely 'white' state...while i 'get it' that he is republican, and that the majority of his picks will be republican, are you telling me that there are no qualified minority candidates, whether they be democrat or republican?

why should a GOP governor pick someone from the opposite party? strickland did not

and since blacks vote dem in huge numbers why piss off your supporters by picking a dem when that pick won't translate into additional votes in the next election

Bush didn't get black votes even though he appointed the first black male and black female SoS's. Blacks have been brainwashed-for the most part-into thinking only the dems will help them

there was an old saying an old black gentleman used to tell me when I was a young boy

Massa Lincoln done freed us but they say massa Roosevelt's gonna feed us

 

[TurtleDude]

Re: Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minoriti

Minority groups want representatives in the halls of power. It's a rational thing to want.

and they should expect it from those they support

 

[randel]

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what a stupid comment

there aren't many qualified blacks in Ohio who are conservative Ken blackwell was one and its hard to think of any more. the black republican on cincinnati city council-Charlie windburn is a complete moron

just because you can't 'think' of any, doesnt mean they don't exist, and, do they necessarily need to be 'conservative'?

 

[randel]

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and they should expect it from those they support

so....they become second class citizens when republicans win office?

 

[TurtleDude]

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just because you can't 'think' of any, doesnt mean they don't exist, and, do they necessarily need to be 'conservative'?

because the people who voted for Kasich are mainly conservative and those who bankrolled him most certainly are. Strickland wasn't exactly a liberal and every gun rights organization in Ohio endorsed him and I (being heavily tied into these groups) know that most of our members voted for Strickland

 

[randel]

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because the people who voted for Kasich are mainly conservative and those who bankrolled him most certainly are. Strickland wasn't exactly a liberal and every gun rights organization in Ohio endorsed him and I (being heavily tied into these groups) know that most of our members voted for Strickland

doesnt answer my question...do they need to be conservative? how about independent? libertarian?

 

[Grim17]

Re: Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minoriti

Apparently, according to Kasich's lights, blacks need not apply.

See, I told you... Please don't consider for one second, a persons job qualification. Just stick to the race card, since you all do that so well.

 

[Grim17]

Re: Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minoriti

Minority groups want representatives in the halls of power. It's a rational thing to want.

Then I suggest they get elected to office, then they can appoint people according to their skin color, rather than their qualifications for the job.

 

[Barbbtx]

Re: Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minoriti

Unless there is some proof that Kasich is a bigot, we should take him at his word. I think conservatives as a whole focus less on skin color than democrats.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich's 20 Cabinet appointments so far lack diversity | cleveland.com

"I don't look at things from the standpoint of any of these sort of metrics that people tend to focus on, race or age, or any of those things," Kasich told The Plain Dealer. "It's not the way I look at those things. I want the best possible team I can get, and hopefully we will be in a position that we are fully diverse as we go forward.

Good for him

Since then, all seven governors across 12 terms of office -- Republicans and Democrats -- have had at least one person of color in their Cabinet.
When Kasich was officially sworn in Monday in the Ohio Senate chambers, a black man and woman were with the Cabinet members ushered into the room ahead of Kasich, and they appeared to take the oath of office he administered.

In my opinion the ones taking note of how many black people enter a room, are the ones who have a problem and not Kasich.
Most conservatives don't give a **** what color someone is and that's the way it should be.

 

[molten_dragon]

Re: Ohio Statehouse Democrats demand Gov. John Kasich embrace diversity, add minoriti

I didn't support Kasich but this is just plain stupid.

Agreed. Hiring someone due strictly to their race is just as stupid and insulting as not hiring someone due strictly to their race. He should hire the most qualified people he can find without worrying about whether they're black or white.

Now if he was intentionally turning away minorities simply because they were minorities, that would be a problem, but there's no evidence that that is the case.

 

[cpgrad08]

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People get over it. Race does not matter anymore.

 

[randel]

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why should a GOP governor pick someone from the opposite party? strickland did not

and since blacks vote dem in huge numbers why piss off your supporters by picking a dem when that pick won't translate into additional votes in the next election

Bush didn't get black votes even though he appointed the first black male and black female SoS's. Blacks have been brainwashed-for the most part-into thinking only the dems will help them

there was an old saying an old black gentleman used to tell me when I was a young boy

Massa Lincoln done freed us but they say massa Roosevelt's gonna feed us

this isnt just about blacks, but minorities in general...half of stricklands cabinet at one point were minority or women....it is about a segment of the population being grossly underrepresented....and what does your 'old saying' have to do with anything?

 

[TurtleDude]

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doesnt answer my question...do they need to be conservative? how about independent? libertarian?

if they are "independent" like some of those on this forum than Kasich would be a fool to pick them because the last thing we need in Ohio is more socialists who claimed to be independent running things.

the best people should be selected--not quotas and liberals have constantly picked quotas rather than getting the best and the brightest

example-Sotomayor and Kagan vs Roberts and Alito

 

[TurtleDude]

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this isnt just about blacks, but minorities in general...half of stricklands cabinet at one point were minority or women....it is about a segment of the population being grossly underrepresented....and what does your 'old saying' have to do with anything?

when you can name a clearly superior "minority" who was turned away in favor of a white man I will take note and investigate

whining about race tends to be common action by the left to attack Republicans

and note how many black socialists and lefties called Colin Powell and Condi Rice and Justice Thomas "uncle toms" or "tokens"

blacks who aren't fans of nanny government are treated as pariahs by the racialist poverty pimps who masquerade as black leaders