White male construction workers need not apply

[Mule]

Robert Reich is on President Obama's "economic transistion team" and was Clinton's SecLabor. His comments below are about the jobs to be created by the new stimulus package. Video at the link here:

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Here's what Reich said:

I am concerned, as I’m sure many of you are, that these jobs not simply go to high-skilled people who are already professionals or to white male construction workers. … I have nothing against white male construction workers. I’m just saying that there are a lot of other people who have needs as well. … Criteria can be set so that the money does go to others, the long term unemployed minorities, women, people who are not necessarily construction workers or high-skilled professionals.

Here's the blog's follow up commentary:

Basically, Reich wants Congress to create some means testing that doesn’t explicitly keep stimulus funds from paying the salaries of white males. He suggests that the lawmakers create “criteria” that will have that effect in practice without being crass enough to say, No Whites Need Apply. Congress has done this in milder form for the last few decades by mandating set-asides for women- and minority-owned businesses in government contracts, but even those don’t require the businesses to refuse to hire white male construction workers.

This sounds a lot more like a paternalistic welfare program than a real effort to improve American infrastructure. We’re building roads and bridges for all Americans, using tax money from all Americans. Everyone should have equal access to the jobs created by this stimulus plan. What Reich proposes is flat-out official racism by government, refusing to hire people on the basis of their skin color. Didn’t our last election demonstrate a rejection of that kind of thinking? And note that Reich offers the racist rationalization that he doesn’t have anything against white male construction workers. Maybe some of his best friends are white male construction workers, too.

[Fonzy13]

Maybe I was wrong.

Maybe it really is going to be horrendus from the start.

[KingOlerud]

I have nothing against women building our bridges per se, but before we let them do that can we at least please hand them a remote control and see if they can find the "power" button?

And before we give her any big scary tools to use, she should have to demonstrate competence in certain tasks, like opening a jar by herself.

[Led, the Revenge]

That's nothing. Over here, in addition to ethnicity PC rules, the fire service now have to have at least one woman on every rig - irrespective of ability. I look forward to the day when someone tiny and weak is trying to haul my unconcious body from a burning building.

To see what's coming, look across the pond. Except it may be worse for you, our leader being white is theoretically open to criticism.

[Mule]

Originally Posted by Led, the Revenge

I look forward to the day when someone tiny and weak is trying to haul my unconcious body from a burning building.

Just don't let DDP around you with ether and you should be fine.

[Led, the Revenge]

Originally Posted by KingOlerud

I have nothing against women building our bridges per se, but before we let them do that can we at least please hand them a remote control and see if they can find the "power" button?

And before we give her any big scary tools to use, she should have to demonstrate competence in certain tasks, like opening a jar by herself.

These tests also rule out DDP, who is technically 'male'.

[Led, the Revenge]

Originally Posted by Mule

Just don't let DDP around you with ether and you should be fine.

Ha, we both ripped on DDP within a minute of each other.

[KingOlerud]

Any time Mule wants to enter the contest, he is free to. I don't want to hear whiny b*tching that my posts were on for ten minutes longer than his.

[Mule]

Originally Posted by KingOlerud

Any time Mule wants to enter the contest, he is free to. I don't want to hear whiny b*tching that my posts were on for ten minutes longer than his.

Listen you little girl, by the time I'm done dragging your broken carcass around the outer walls of the MOFO, it won't be referred to as a contest anymore, it will just be Black Thursday. Or The Day KO Got Owned. One of the two.

In fact, I'm going to let them sit there for at least another half hour and let every Google spider out there crawl all over them before I even think of sending off a counter salvo.

[Busyman]

Omar Minaya does not see anything wrong with this policy.

[KingOlerud]

Originally Posted by Mule

Listen you little girl, by the time I'm done dragging your broken carcass around the outer walls of the MOFO, it won't be referred to as a contest anymore, it will just be Black Thursday. Or The Day KO Got Owned. One of the two.

In fact, I'm going to let them sit there for at least another half hour and let every Google spider out there crawl all over them before I even think of sending off a counter salvo.

A lot of talk for someone who has only shown himself proficient at attracting FAKE spam. F*ckin' fake spam. That's all you could get. You f*cking poser. You even wanted it to "count". LOL

[Mule]

Originally Posted by KingOlerud

A lot of talk for someone who has only shown himself proficient at attracting FAKE spam. F*ckin' fake spam. That's all you could get. You f*cking poser. You even wanted it to "count". LOL

This is sizing up to be the Special Olympics of flame wars. I hope you're happy with yourself.

[metman]

I can hear the white libs being outraged...because it doesn't *guarantee* less white people will get work. Protests are scheduled tomorrow.