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Obama Vs. Bush: Scorecard on Cabinet Diversity (skin-color/sex headcounts)
DiversityInc ^ | 2 Nov | Sam Ali

Posted on 11/03/2009 6:19:14 AM PST by flowerplough

President Obama can't seem to catch a break. Poor guy can't even shoot a game of hoops at the White House without being castigated by one group for not including another.

His administration is too white, some say. Too male, others argue. He doesn't have enough women in top Cabinet-level jobs. He doesn't have enough Blacks or Latinos in the White House press office. Well, we decided to see just how Obama's Cabinet stacks up against his predecessor's initial lineup in terms of racial, ethnic and gender diversity.

Bush's administration, which included the appointments of retired Army General Colin Powell and Dr. Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state, both Black, was one of the most diverse in history.

What our analysis revealed: Bush will have to relinquish his title. The nation's first Black president is now the reigning champ of the most diverse Cabinet in history. In fact, Obama's Cabinet appointments beat Bush's initial Cabinet appointments hands down in terms of racial/ethnic/gender diversity on nearly all counts, with women and Asians faring the best.

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


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"Looked at through this lens, Obama's administration does indeed seem top-heavy when it comes to white men. But pure numbers don't tell the whole story here."

Pure numbers rarely tell the whole story, but numbering, categorizing, comparing and scoring organizations on the basis of skin color, sex, and other outward appearances is the whole story for you Diversity mongers, isn't it? Color of skin, or content of character, which one is this article about?

1 posted on 11/03/2009 6:19:15 AM PST by flowerplough
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To: flowerplough

Willing to bet that every agency run by a female has a male czar behind the scenes really calling the shots.


2 posted on 11/03/2009 6:27:37 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Is it too soon for real conservatives to launch a "We Tried to Warn You Tour"?)
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To: flowerplough

Huh? Out of those 11 positions listed Bush had 6 non whites and Obama only had 3 non whites. Did I miss something?


3 posted on 11/03/2009 6:28:19 AM PST by avacado
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To: flowerplough
The nation's first Black president is now the reigning champ of the most diverse Cabinet in history.

Do those number include terrorists, Marxists, haters, thieves and lunatics?

4 posted on 11/03/2009 6:28:40 AM PST by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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To: flowerplough

DiversityInc is THE most unintentionally funny website in the world.


5 posted on 11/03/2009 6:29:16 AM PST by Psycho_Bunny (ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
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To: flowerplough

Cabinet??? What Cabinet???


6 posted on 11/03/2009 6:30:35 AM PST by RebelTXRose
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To: flowerplough

It’s a shame they didn’t have a category for comparison on Competence.

Oh, yeah, my bad, Diversity is about what a person looks like, not about the content of their character.


7 posted on 11/03/2009 6:31:26 AM PST by Eagle Eye (3%)
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To: flowerplough

Bunch of communist and socialist.

How’s that for diversity?


8 posted on 11/03/2009 6:34:53 AM PST by VanDeKoik (Iran doesnt have a 2nd admendment. Ya see how that turned out?)
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To: flowerplough

Hows he doing on Czar diversity? I bet he’s number 1 !!


9 posted on 11/03/2009 6:36:19 AM PST by Nonstatist
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To: flowerplough

Obama sure has the most Jewish inner circle I recall ever by a long shot...but not a Weinberger or Abrams in the bunch.


10 posted on 11/03/2009 6:36:33 AM PST by wardaddy (folks, these freepathons are taking too long tightwads, shame on us in front of the kooks)
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To: flowerplough

How about competence as the measure?


11 posted on 11/03/2009 6:39:09 AM PST by kabar
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That’s because blacks and latinos are not commies, for the most part they both believe that success comes from hard work.


12 posted on 11/03/2009 6:57:50 AM PST by Cyclone59 (I ROCK, Guitar Hero said so........)
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To: flowerplough

Il Douche’s cabinet in’t too white. It’s too damn RED!


13 posted on 11/03/2009 7:18:56 AM PST by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: flowerplough

If Obama’s cabinet “looks like America” I wonder which part of the cabinet represents the 40% of American that are conservative according to latest the gallup poll?


14 posted on 11/03/2009 7:21:52 AM PST by apillar
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To: Psycho_Bunny
DiversityInc is THE most unintentionally funny website in the world.

It's not satire?

15 posted on 11/03/2009 7:27:17 AM PST by TurtleUp ([...Insert today's quote from Community-Organizer-in-Chief...] - Obama, YOU LIE!)
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