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The reaction of the right wing to everything has become all too clear; anything President Obama does is evil, his administration is evil, and anyone who

supports him hates America. There are no exceptions. Remember when he asked school children to write about why they should stay in school?

The right wing considered it left wing propaganda and mind control. If the President said the sun will rise tomorrow, the right will find a reason to say

it shouldn't. This isn't about right and wrong, or intelligent discussion, its about religious and political zealotry.

Unfortunately, Ms. Simpson is the one who will pay for this hatred of the President. I hope she doesn't have to be confirmed by Congress. If she does,

it is going to be very ugly indeed.

Carolyn Marie

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No, she doesn't have to be confirmed by congress, in fact today was her first day on the job. Some idiot right wing bloggers were trying to to say she wasn't appointed because she wasn't vetted by the congress. But not all appointees are.

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Guest sarah f

I am glad that she didn't have to be confirmed becuase if she did I am afraid that she would not have gotten the job. We need someone like her to help society know that we are not some second or third class citizens and that we can make an impact. Good for her.

Love,

Sarah F

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Guest Mr.Yoav

It's amazing how the best qualified person for the job will most likely face much backlash.

It's sad, that you aren't judge for you skills, but because you are something different.

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Guest CellaBoo09

The Religous Extremist are nuts, they honestly do not look at qualifications. I plan to be activaly Involved in politics in the foreign affairs areas as Im going to school for International relations and Im going to continue going to school in that and apply for the Foreign Service if I don't try and run for local office here in my city..and like her I expect that my candidacy in anything will indeed also draw alot of attention.

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Hi Hun,

Had this huge rant re the catholic church and how they should keep their

noses out of our business ,,,lost the *&^%>? page . Eh, Amanda got the job

cos she merited same , end of story. Religion??? Baaaaaaah, when are we gonna

start loving one another ???, LUV YOU ALL , viv :)

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Guest Donna Jean

Extreamists are evil in ANY form ...whether they they be terrorists, religious, right/left wing, ...

Remember that leaning too far in any direction tips you over!

LOVE

Donna jean

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Guest Anna_Banana
Some muppet wrote:

David Brody at the Christian Broadcasting Network also predicted a right-wing backlash and argued that the right thing to do would be to not hire transsexuals, for that reason: "The transgender thing doesn't play well with millions of conservative Evangelicals. ... I understand President Obama won't be after die hard conservative Evangelicals in 2012 but let's remember that moves like this don't play well with the million of conservative Independent voters and Catholics who will be up for grabs again in 2012 as well."

We shouldn't hire black people, cause some white guy is going to be offended. For that matter, we shouldn't hire hispanics, asians, natives, or many other non-white races, either, because some white thingy will be offended. Thank you muppet pal Brody for your wise and useful information. Now go back to the closet and hush up.

.Anna

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Guest ChalenAustin

This is bullcr@p.

I hate to wonder what tinier minority would possibly be?

How come we on't see religious groups going after devil worshipers or vampires and "witches" anymore?

Why us?

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It is a shame that everyone has to have an agenda that blinds them to all else - I am a transsexual woman so I was glad to see that a fellow transwoman has been appointed, however I would be outraged if she had been a token appointment without the credentials and the ability to do the job.

Political Correctness leads to total mediocrity - the very idea that appointments be made to fill 'quotas' is abhorrent - we should just once try to see the greater good and put the best man, woman or androgen for the job in that position.

It is my belief that Obama has done just that - if you have two equal candidates that is the only time that hiring minorities should be considered as a determining factor.

The extreme right always meets the extreme left in the end but once they do they cannot shake hands because the sleeves of their new jackets are buckled behind them.

Love ya,

Sally

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Guest ChloëC

"The extreme right always meets the extreme left in the end but once they do they cannot shake hands because the sleeves of their new jackets are buckled behind them."

Now that's funny! I knew the politcal spectrum was actually a circle but I now realize that it meets back on itself somewhere near Bedlam.

Chloë

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