Bush's Faith-Based Czar J.Towey calls hiring smart people "discrimination"

[scottxyz]

"In any employment decision, there's discrimination," said Jim Towey, director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. "Universities hire smart people."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A49355-2003Sep22?language=printer

[BattyDem]

1. Um, no ...

Universities hire qualified people - an education is required to teach others at any level. How many people would pay $20,000 a year to "learn" from someone who doesn't know anything? :eyes:

[Cocoa]

2. he's playing word games

typical for this administration. That comment is completely worthless, it doesn't at all address the issue of discrimination by religion.

[InkAddict]

3. Oh no, take it from me

some decisions are just "totally arbitrary" and we dare anyone to yell about discrimination - discrimination by reason of age, gender, marital/health insurance plan status, race, birth order, political party, religion? Just not so, bah, discrimination, it's just "totally arbitrary."