Comments on: Quick Hit: CBC Flexes Muscle — Demands More Minority Hires on Capitol Hill http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2006/12/quick-hit-cbc-flexes-muscle-demands-more-minority-hires-on-capitol-hill/ A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:46:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jill Tubman http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2006/12/quick-hit-cbc-flexes-muscle-demands-more-minority-hires-on-capitol-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Jill Tubman Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:43:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=195#comment-204 Thanks rikyrah! Thanks rikyrah!

]]> By: rikyrah http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2006/12/quick-hit-cbc-flexes-muscle-demands-more-minority-hires-on-capitol-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-200 rikyrah Sat, 16 Dec 2006 03:05:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=195#comment-200 <i>Matt Stoller said... <br /> There are only about 50 minority staffers of any race on Capitol Hill among what must be thousands of employees.<br /> <br /> What's your source on this? <br /> </i><br /> <br /> <b>Although Mr. Watt did not provide numbers, committee staffers who spoke with The Washington Times on the condition of anonymity said that fewer than 50 minorities are among the hundreds of committee staffers. <br /> That number does not include staff members of the black, Hispanic or Asian and Pacific Islander caucuses. </b><br /> <br /> - Washington Times article today Matt Stoller said…
There are only about 50 minority staffers of any race on Capitol Hill among what must be thousands of employees.

What’s your source on this?

Although Mr. Watt did not provide numbers, committee staffers who spoke with The Washington Times on the condition of anonymity said that fewer than 50 minorities are among the hundreds of committee staffers.
That number does not include staff members of the black, Hispanic or Asian and Pacific Islander caucuses.

- Washington Times article today

]]> By: rikyrah http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2006/12/quick-hit-cbc-flexes-muscle-demands-more-minority-hires-on-capitol-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-199 rikyrah Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:59:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=195#comment-199 Go Rep. Kilpatrick. <br /> <br /> It's not good enough to have the faces up front; we need some of the places backstage. <br /> <br /> And, if we can't ask for some positions with the Democrats, then when the heck would we ask for some?<br /> <br /> There definitely needs to be more Blacks on the Senate staffing side. Black folk helped elect McCaskill, Webb, and Brown of Ohio. Black folk helped give them the Senate. Go Rep. Kilpatrick.

It’s not good enough to have the faces up front; we need some of the places backstage.

And, if we can’t ask for some positions with the Democrats, then when the heck would we ask for some?

There definitely needs to be more Blacks on the Senate staffing side. Black folk helped elect McCaskill, Webb, and Brown of Ohio. Black folk helped give them the Senate.

]]> By: Matt Stoller http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2006/12/quick-hit-cbc-flexes-muscle-demands-more-minority-hires-on-capitol-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Matt Stoller Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:39:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=195#comment-198 <i>There are only about 50 minority staffers of any race on Capitol Hill among what must be thousands of employees.</i><br /> <br /> What's your source on this? There are only about 50 minority staffers of any race on Capitol Hill among what must be thousands of employees.

What’s your source on this?

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