Rep. James Clyburn thinks American farmers need a black woman as the next Secretary of Agriculture. He’s tired of white Midwestern states getting all the attention when it comes to the public’s perception of farmers. It is reported that Clyburn is going to bat for Rep. Marcia Fudge to be chosen as the pick for Biden’s cabinet.
Who knew that this cabinet position would cause in-fighting among the Democrats? Clyburn, credited with saving Joe Biden’s presidential campaign with his support for the candidate in the South Carolina primary race, is putting pressure on the incoming administration for more black picks. The irony in Clyburn’s demand that Biden chooses Fudge is that she’s an Ohioan herself. While Clyburn complains that the Midwest gets too much attention, at the expense of states with large black populations like those in the South, his choice is a Midwesterner herself. She ticks the box for a black choice, chosen for the color of her skin, and probably for her gender, too. Clyburn and other Democrats credit a large turn-out of African-American women voters for Biden’s win.
As Ralphie once famously exclaimed....Oh Fudge!Somehow I think Red Forman is more appropriate. (https://i.imgur.com/Ko44PMr.jpg)
Clyburn: Agriculture Department Too Focused On White Midwestern States, Needs A Diversity Pick As Secretary
I have a dream that my children will one day live in a nation where they will not judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Marcia Fudge has lived her whole life in the city of Cleveland.I wonder, do you think one of her first acts would be to ban the farming of white corn, after giving the farms to Black people that is.
Really? That's about as smart of a choice as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is wowed by the mere sight of small-scale agriculture.
One would think the Black Belt could produce at least one viable candidate for the position who at least lived among farmers. Or do too many of them associate farming with slavery to associate with it?