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President Barack Obama listens to Secretary of State John Kerry during a meeting on immigration with Cabinet members and advisors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Feb. 7
dballance
(5,756 posts)Where are the representatives of the real stakeholders - the immigrants? Surly they could have gotten some folks from organizations that support immigrants. Or are they there and I'm just not recognizing them?
leftstreet
(36,108 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)xoom
(322 posts)Leslie Valley
(310 posts)There is no way the White House would release a tone deaf photo like this with that caption.
The only thing missing is Mitt Romney sitting in the Presidents chair.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)"There is no way the White House would release a tone deaf photo like this with that caption. "
It's a Cabinet meeting. We're you expecting non-Cabinet members to be present?
"The only thing missing is Mitt Romney sitting in the Presidents chair."
You mean a white man instead of black man?
People find the most ridiculous things to add to the outrage machine.
Leslie Valley
(310 posts)n/t
ProSense
(116,464 posts)if it makes you feel any better Mitt lost.
The Cabinet (a source of RW freakout) is in transition, but I suppose you have no idea who the members are.
Here is the President's cabinet, first term
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet
Women
Department of State
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton - replace with John Kerry
http://www.state.gov
Department of Commerce
Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank
http://www.commerce.gov
Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
http://www.hhs.gov
Department of Labor
Secretary Hilda L. Solis (Hispanic - first Latina Cabinet member in history) - no replacement announced yet.
http://www.dol.gov
Department of Homeland Security
Secretary Janet A. Napolitano
http://www.dhs.gov
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson (African American) - no replacement announced yet.
http://www.epa.gov
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Ambassador Susan Rice (African American)
www.usunnewyork.usmission.gov/
Small Business Administration
Administrator Karen G. Mills
www.sba.gov/
African American
Department of Justice
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
http://www.usdoj.gov
United States Trade Representative
Ambassador Ronald Kirk
www.ustr.gov
Hispanic
Department of the Interior
Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar - Sally Jewell nominated as replacement
http://www.doi.gov
Asian American
Department of Energy
Secretary Steven Chu - no replacement announced.
http://www.energy.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
http://www.va.gov
White men
Department of the Treasury
Secretary Timothy F. Geithner - replaced by Jack Lew.
http://www.treasury.gov
Department of Defense
Secretary Leon E. Panetta - will be replaced by Chuck Hagel if confirmed.
http://www.defenselink.mil
Department of Agriculture
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
http://www.usda.gov
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan
http://www.hud.gov
Department of Transportation
Secretary Ray LaHood - no replacement announced yet.
http://www.dot.gov
Department of Education
Secretary Arne Duncan
http://www.ed.gov
White House Chief of Staff
Jack Lew - replaced with Denis McDonough
Office of Management & Budget
Jeffrey Zients, Deputy Director
whitehouse.gov/omb
Council of Economic Advisers
Chairman Alan B. Krueger
www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/
Floyd_Gondolli
(1,277 posts)Obama is a well-known racist. This picture proves it.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)you keep talking like that!
Floyd_Gondolli
(1,277 posts)hootinholler
(26,449 posts)Why so many hands to faces?
Looks like he's choking someone.
politicasista
(14,128 posts)Curious too. Looks like eyes and ears are open. The man on the far right looks like his brother.