Sen. Franken on Betsy DeVos, "She would be a terrible Sec. of Education"

[TomCADem]

Source: Fox 9

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (KMSP) - One of President Trump's cabinet nominees is running into major resistance.

Sen. Al Franken says he and other Democrats will not vote to approve Betsy DeVos' nomination as Secretary of Education. DeVos, a billionaire school choice advocate, has been heavily criticized for her lack of experience in public education.

Sen. Franken says that even some of his Republican colleagues agree that DeVos had a rough hearing revealing several gaps in her understanding of many policy issues.

"Hopefully I'll be able to get a couple of my Republican colleagues to vote against her, and I met with Minnesota educators yesterday who are dead set against her. She would be a terrible Secretary of Edcuation for Minnesota and for the country,” Sen. Franken said.

Read more: http://www.fox9.com/news/232345756-story

[tenorly]

1. She would be a terrible anything.

Except perhaps writing a book on pyramid schemes - ghost-written, of course.

[spiderpig]

2. Lifted directly from the fox9 website as Tom quoted:

"Hopefully I'll be able to get a couple of my Republican colleagues to vote against her, and I met with Minnesota educators yesterday who are dead set against her. She would be a terrible Secretary of Edcuation for Minnesota and for the country,” Sen. Franken said.

[cstanleytech]

3. I think thats the entire point Al, the Republicans want to dismantle the education system for

the masses because a well educated voter base is a hell of alot harder to manipulate as it doesnt know its place than one thats uneducated and knows its place because its told where its place is.

[burrowowl]

4. She is an IDIOT

and DANGEROUS!

[Hula Popper]

5. but

we need guns for grizzlies!

[tclambert]

6. She hates public education. Which in Trump's universe means he should put her in charge of it.

Lack of knowledge is a plus with him. If she knew anything, she might argue with him, maybe even think he's dumb, just like his daddy did.

[sarcasmo]

7. No grizzly bear would be safe.

[dflprincess]

8. You never know where they might turn up