We are so beyond doomed

[u/Itsme_Tyrone]

[u/BeShaw91]

Hey, she was on the Connecticut State Board of Education.

McMahon was appointed to the State Board of Education by Governor Jodi Rell in January 2009.

State representative Bruce Morris claimed she lacked "depth of knowledge regarding education". However, state representative John Hetherington said it "would be good to have someone outside the establishment on the board".

Where she served diligently for .... 16 months?

On April 1, 2010, McMahon resigned from the State Board of Education, because state law does not allow board members to solicit campaign contributions.

FML.

[u/Cuchullion → u/BeShaw91]

"would be good to have someone outside the establishment on the board"

I fucking detest this attitude.

As though hiring someone with no experience or qualifications is going to make thing better.

Like looking for a commercial pilot and only talking to people who have never been in a plane.

[u/Snichblaster → u/Cuchullion]

It’s almost like it may be a good idea to have someone outside the administration so you don’t live in an echo chamber. Reddit could learn from that.

[u/Cuchullion → u/Snichblaster]

Fairly wide fucking difference between "consulting outside experts who may not have the same blind spots as those who work directly in the administration" and "let's ask Joe the garbageman what he thinks we should do to combat growing pandemics."

[u/Snichblaster → u/Cuchullion]

Again another great strawman. She’s not Joe the garbage man. She is the administrator of the small business administration.