# Holy shit, DeVos was confirmed **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 7, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266 "2017-02-07T19:35:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/281 "2017-02-10T15:52:41Z")
> [@Evil\_Economist](#): > > What I am talking about (and read this slowly so that you can understand it) is…her competence, her background, her intelligence, and her experience. (post shortened) WooHoo. Another Democrat arrives too late to the party to make a difference. Your arguments might have carried some weight BEFORE DeVos was confirmed. Or BEFORE DeVos was nominated. Or BEFORE the voters replaced so many elected Democrats with elected Republicans that the Democrat Party has been reduced to whine, sour grapes, and a spectacular display of impotence. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/282 "2017-02-10T15:57:00Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > (post shortened) > > WooHoo. Another Democrat arrives too late to the party to make a difference. Your arguments might have carried some weight BEFORE DeVos was confirmed. Or BEFORE DeVos was nominated. Or BEFORE the voters replaced so many elected Democrats with elected Republicans that the Democrat Party has been reduced to **whine, sour grapes, and a spectacular display of impotence.** How does that explain Trump and his Administration displaying the same behaviors? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/283 "2017-02-10T16:07:44Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > How does that explain Trump and his Administration displaying the same behaviors? “The same behaviors”??? Trump recommended DeVos, hearings were held, a vote was taken, DeVos was confirmed. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/284 "2017-02-10T16:12:38Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > (post shortened) > > WooHoo. Another Democrat arrives too late to the party to make a difference. Your arguments might have carried some weight BEFORE DeVos was confirmed. Or BEFORE DeVos was nominated. Or BEFORE the voters replaced so many elected Democrats with elected Republicans that the Democrat Party has been reduced to whine, sour grapes, and a spectacular display of impotence. Doorhinge’s life is one extended Nelson Muntz laugh. If he’s ever posted anything else, I’ve not seen it. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/285 "2017-02-10T16:18:06Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > “The same behaviors”??? Trump recommended DeVos, hearings were held, a vote was taken, DeVos was confirmed. Trump pitched a bitch because his nominees were not automatically voted in. They were _questioned_. Go read his Twitter feed. There’s more bitching, whining and entitlement than the entire Democratic Party put together. He apparently thinks he’s a King or something. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/286 "2017-02-10T16:24:36Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Doorhinge’s life is one extended Nelson Muntz laugh. If he’s ever posted anything else, I’ve not seen it. HA HA. You can’t even spell my nom de plume correctly. :rolleyes: Now your claiming you can’t see? 🆒 Maybe you should try using the right hand of dorkness until your vision clears? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/287 "2017-02-10T16:46:06Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Trump pitched a bitch because his nominees were not automatically voted in. They were _questioned_. > Go read his Twitter feed. There’s more bitching, whining and entitlement than the entire Democratic Party put together. > > He apparently thinks he’s a King or something. Definitely a precious snowflake. If snowflakes were orange. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/288 "2017-02-10T16:47:08Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > He apparently thinks he’s a King or something. He’s our little Blue Blood Prince. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/289 "2017-02-10T16:47:41Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Definitely a precious snowflake. If snowflakes were orange. Nah. Facebook friend explained that “snowflake” is a perfect term for Republicans: white, cold, and if you get enough of them together, they shut down the schools. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/290 "2017-02-10T17:25:20Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Nah. Facebook friend explained that “snowflake” is a perfect term for Republicans: white, cold, and if you get enough of them together, they shut down the schools. Beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/291 "2017-02-10T17:44:10Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > HA HA. You can’t even spell my nom de plume correctly. :rolleyes: Now your claiming you can’t see? 🆒 Maybe you should try using the right hand of dorkness until your vision clears? When you get done chortling, o Dumbest of Fucks, maybe you should try learning the difference between spelling and capitalization, and between “your” and “you’re.” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/292 "2017-02-10T18:10:14Z")
[On her first day as the head of the education department, Betsy DeVos learned that American teachers have to buy their own pencils](http://www.salon.com/2017/02/09/betsy-devos-first-day-on-the-job-they-dont-give-teachers-pencils-anymore/). Christ! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/293 "2017-02-10T18:11:19Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > When you get done chortling, o Dumbest of Fucks, maybe you should try learning the difference between spelling and capitalization, and between “your” and “you’re.” I’ve seen posters capitalize his nom de plum (eat the plum) in the middle of a sentence and he comes unhinged just the same. It’s just another button of his to be pushed. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/294 "2017-02-10T18:21:14Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > When you get done chortling, o Dumbest of Fucks, maybe you should try learning the difference between spelling and capitalization, and between “your” and “you’re.” As I’ve said before, his only real function here is as a reminder of just how much of a stupid piece of shit you have to be to be a Trump supporter. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/295 "2017-02-10T19:46:38Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > [On her first day as the head of the education department, Betsy DeVos learned that American teachers have to buy their own pencils](http://www.salon.com/2017/02/09/betsy-devos-first-day-on-the-job-they-dont-give-teachers-pencils-anymore/). > > Christ! :smack: Now, now, if the teachers don’t have pencils, then let them use pens. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/296 "2017-02-10T20:12:33Z")
\*Protesters block Betsy DeVos from entering public school in Washington > **[Protesters block Betsy DeVos from entering DC public school | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/politics/devos-protest-at-washington-school/index.html)** > > Protesters physically blocked US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from entering a public school on Friday morning. DeVos: ‘I will not be deterred’ \* She’s having a great day. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/297 "2017-02-10T20:13:21Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > [On her first day as the head of the education department, Betsy DeVos learned that American teachers have to buy their own pencils](http://www.salon.com/2017/02/09/betsy-devos-first-day-on-the-job-they-dont-give-teachers-pencils-anymore/). > > Christ! :smack: There is a go fund me to send her pencils. Sure, the pencils will say #DumpDevos but they will write. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/298 "2017-02-10T20:42:28Z")
This is quite literally the first real job Betsy DeVos has ever had. How would she know anything about working people? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/299 "2017-02-10T20:53:59Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > \*Protesters block Betsy DeVos from entering public school in Washington > [http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/politics/devos-protest-at-washington-school/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/politics/devos-protest-at-washington-school/index.html) This kind of protest drives me crazy. It’s totally unnecessary to block her from going into a public school. What makes you think she knows how to step foot in one anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Crybaby\_Boobie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crybaby_boobie/32/545_2.png) [@Crybaby\_Boobie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crybaby_Boobie)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266/300 "2017-02-10T20:56:18Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > There is a go fund me to send her pencils. Sure, the pencils will say #DumpDevos but they will write. I’d rather that money go to my wife please, since she’s the teacher buying the pencils right now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-devos-was-confirmed/779266.md?page=16)