What offense, that his staff collected information on eligible women to fill positions?
Yes... hiring women is a hell of an offense, how dare he! Can totally see where their outrage is coming from.
That's how I saw it too. But women saw it as tokenism. They're offended.
Not a true story.
What actually happened was that in 2002 -- prior to the election, not even knowing yet whether it would be a Republican or Democratic administration -- a bipartisan group of women in Massachusetts formed MassGAP to address the problem of few women in senior leadership positions in state government. There were more than 40 organizations involved with the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus (also bipartisan) as the lead sponsor.
They did the research and put together the binder full of women qualified for all the different cabinet positions, agency heads, and authorities and commissions. They presented this binder to Governor Romney when he was elected.
Amazingly, most women dont know that Mitt had women at his side helping him turn around the Olympics in Salt Lake and fix the economy in Massachusetts. It doesnt surprise me because I know how Mitt puts together his team. He hires the strongest talent he can find, so naturally he ends up with a lot of women. Mitt says he hires people who will go through walls to get the job done; the women who have worked with him over the years definitely fit that description. I worked with him for nine years and can tell you that my colleagues in Salt Lake and Massachusetts are as talented and incredible as any group of women in America.
Mitt was recognized every year he was Governor for having more women in Cabinet and senior positions than any other Governor in the country. Women made up half Mitts cabinet. Women were at the heart of the economic team he put together to create jobs, cut red-tape and streamline regulations and permitting. He personally chose and campaigned for his Lt. Governor Kerry Healey a hard-working, gracious, accomplished woman. His Chief of Staff, Beth Myers, was at the table with him giving advice and counsel throughout his administration and she has continued to do that in the years since, as campaign manager for his 2008 campaign and as senior strategist in the campaign this time.
Ha, thanks for the info.
um yeah, your wife is pissed because Romney looked for capable women to take positions of power in his administration.
That's how I took it but, to women, perception means a lot and it looked like it was an act of tokenism. Now we find out it was all a lie...
That's how I took it but, to women, perception means a lot and it looked like it was an act of tokenism. Now we find out it was all a lie...
At this point, you have to take everything mitt says as a lie unless there's a 3rd party confirmation backing it up. Unless you're monovillage of course. he just eats that shit up.
What I want to know is why the Governor is suddenly trumpeting his affirmative action in filling cabinet positions. Does the governor support affimative action, or not?
His "Binders Full of Women" story was a lie...not suprising.
The Real Story
Not a true story.
What actually happened was that in 2002 -- prior to the election, not even knowing yet whether it would be a Republican or Democratic administration -- a bipartisan group of women in Massachusetts formed MassGAP to address the problem of few women in senior leadership positions in state government. There were more than 40 organizations involved with the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus (also bipartisan) as the lead sponsor.
They did the research and put together the binder full of women qualified for all the different cabinet positions, agency heads, and authorities and commissions. They presented this binder to Governor Romney when he was elected.
You can believe a nameless blog or you can believe the women that worked for Romney. I'll believe the women that actually know and worked for Romney myself.
Only racists support affirmative action, they even misspell it.
Was it affirmative action when Romney rejected male applicants because they were men, and asked for women?
Was it affirmative action when Romney rejected male applicants because they were men, and asked for women?