Chris Van Hollen’s wife demoralizing his office (dear white staffer)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What's with titling it "dear WHITE staffer?"

That's pretty cringe in and of itself.

and racist.

No, not really.

There are far too many cis-gender whites (and particularly males) in leadership positions at every level of the party.

That needs to end.

Then the party can be just like DCUM.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Never heard of Chris Van Hollen’s wife, Katherine Wilkins, before. Per this bio of her that I found online, it sounds like she legitimately has something to offer Senator Van Holler’s office:

“She holds a master’s degrees frоm thе John F. Kennedy School оf Government аt Harvard University аnd a BS frоm Cornell…Mrs. Van Hollen is a nonresident аѕѕосiаtе in thе Middle Eаѕt Program аt thе Carnegie Endowment. Shе joined Carnegie аftеr fivе years аѕ a vice president оf AMIDEAST, аn American nonprofit organization engaged in education, training, аnd capacity building in thе Middle Eаѕt аnd North Africa, whеrе ѕhе wаѕ engaged in promoting higher-education initiatives in thе Middle Eаѕt аnd partnerships bеtwееn thе United States аnd thе region tо expand educational quality аnd entrepreneurship training.

Shе served аѕ president оf thе World Affairs Council оf Washington, DC, frоm 2004 tо 2007, whеrе ѕhе spearheaded regional educational initiatives tо enhance student аnd citizen education оn foreign policy issues. Prior tо that, Wilkens held senior positions in thе U.S. government fоr оvеr a decade, including аѕ senior adviser fоr Caspian energy issues аt thе U.S. Department оf Energy аnd staff director аnd professional staff member оf thе House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee оn Europe аnd thе Middle Eаѕt undеr thе leadership оf thеn chairman Lee H. Hamilton.

She began hеr career аѕ a State Department analyst аnd specialist оn Turkey аnd thе Eastern Mediterranean. Shе hаѕ bееn аn international affairs fellow аt thе Council оn Foreign Relations, a Presidential Management Fellow, аnd a member оf thе Board оf Directors оf Meridian International Center.”

Well, with that CV she should be able to get a job and not interfere with her husband's staff. Or is she like Hillary Clinton with alleged credentials but an inability to get a job that her husband doesn't get for her.

To the PP eviscerating Hil, I think I love you. Keep up the good work!

I still am embarrassed for a woman who graduate at the top of her class at a prestigious Ivy college and then a prestigious Ivy law school and had to ride on her husband's coat tails to every job she had. And she f**ked up the country by insisting on running for President and getting rubbed out by Trump. To paraphrase Golda Meir: "I can forgive the Dems many things, but I can never forgive them for allowing Hillary Clinton to run for the Presidency."

[Anonymous]

Ugh it is so bad to have a spouse on the payroll. Hillary was 1st lady 30 years ago. A lot of things about that White House were very bad. Surely we can stop doing this!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's with titling it "dear WHITE staffer?"

That's pretty cringe in and of itself.

and racist.

No, not really.

There are far too many cis-gender whites (and particularly males) in leadership positions at every level of the party.

That needs to end.

Yeah! So who's down for an online lynch mob folks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never heard of Chris Van Hollen’s wife, Katherine Wilkins, before. Per this bio of her that I found online, it sounds like she legitimately has something to offer Senator Van Holler’s office:

“She holds a master’s degrees frоm thе John F. Kennedy School оf Government аt Harvard University аnd a BS frоm Cornell…Mrs. Van Hollen is a nonresident аѕѕосiаtе in thе Middle Eаѕt Program аt thе Carnegie Endowment. Shе joined Carnegie аftеr fivе years аѕ a vice president оf AMIDEAST, аn American nonprofit organization engaged in education, training, аnd capacity building in thе Middle Eаѕt аnd North Africa, whеrе ѕhе wаѕ engaged in promoting higher-education initiatives in thе Middle Eаѕt аnd partnerships bеtwееn thе United States аnd thе region tо expand educational quality аnd entrepreneurship training.

Shе served аѕ president оf thе World Affairs Council оf Washington, DC, frоm 2004 tо 2007, whеrе ѕhе spearheaded regional educational initiatives tо enhance student аnd citizen education оn foreign policy issues. Prior tо that, Wilkens held senior positions in thе U.S. government fоr оvеr a decade, including аѕ senior adviser fоr Caspian energy issues аt thе U.S. Department оf Energy аnd staff director аnd professional staff member оf thе House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee оn Europe аnd thе Middle Eаѕt undеr thе leadership оf thеn chairman Lee H. Hamilton.

She began hеr career аѕ a State Department analyst аnd specialist оn Turkey аnd thе Eastern Mediterranean. Shе hаѕ bееn аn international affairs fellow аt thе Council оn Foreign Relations, a Presidential Management Fellow, аnd a member оf thе Board оf Directors оf Meridian International Center.”

Well, with that CV she should be able to get a job and not interfere with her husband's staff. Or is she like Hillary Clinton with alleged credentials but an inability to get a job that her husband doesn't get for her.

To the PP eviscerating Hil, I think I love you. Keep up the good work!

I still am embarrassed for a woman who graduate at the top of her class at a prestigious Ivy college and then a prestigious Ivy law school and had to ride on her husband's coat tails to every job she had. And she f**ked up the country by insisting on running for President and getting rubbed out by Trump. To paraphrase Golda Meir: "I can forgive the Dems many things, but I can never forgive them for allowing Hillary Clinton to run for the Presidency."

Agree 100%

Humiliated herself with the headbands and Tammy Wynette indignation. Never been able to read the room - ever. From Hilary's Healthcare debacle in 1993 to 2017's "What Happened" memoir. Total cringe at every step. And she will still not gracefully exit stage left. The ego on this one!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's with titling it "dear WHITE staffer?"

That's pretty cringe in and of itself.

and racist.

No, not really.

There are far too many cis-gender whites (and particularly males) in leadership positions at every level of the party.

That needs to end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And especially if it’s his WIFE! Who is going to tell the Senator his wife is causing problems? Even the CoS probably feels it’s better to let the staff be miserable than make waves.

Agreed.

[Anonymous]

I dated a former staffer of his (my ex worked for him before he was elected to the Senate), and my ex actually also mentioned this several years ago. Apparently his wife is extremely difficult and caused problems/had bad relationships with a lot of the staff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's with titling it "dear WHITE staffer?"

That's pretty cringe in and of itself.

and racist.

No, not really.

There are far too many cis-gender whites (and particularly males) in leadership positions at every level of the party.

That needs to end.

Then the party can be just like DCUM.

Completely detached from reality?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's with titling it "dear WHITE staffer?"

That's pretty cringe in and of itself.

and racist.

No, not really.

There are far too many cis-gender whites (and particularly males) in leadership positions at every level of the party.

That needs to end.

Located the racist!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's with titling it "dear WHITE staffer?"

That's pretty cringe in and of itself.

and racist.

No, not really.

There are far too many cis-gender whites (and particularly males) in leadership positions at every level of the party.

That needs to end.

Then the party can be just like DCUM.

Completely detached from reality?

DCUM has become an intolerant, single-party echo chamber.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's with titling it "dear WHITE staffer?"

That's pretty cringe in and of itself.

and racist.

No, not really.

There are far too many cis-gender whites (and particularly males) in leadership positions at every level of the party.

That needs to end.

Then the party can be just like DCUM.

Completely detached from reality?

DCUM has become an intolerant, single-party echo chamber.

But that's beside the point:

- why did she single out WHITE staffers??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's with titling it "dear WHITE staffer?"

That's pretty cringe in and of itself.

and racist.

No, not really.

There are far too many cis-gender whites (and particularly males) in leadership positions at every level of the party.

That needs to end.

Then the party can be just like DCUM.

Completely detached from reality?

DCUM has become an intolerant, single-party echo chamber.

But that's beside the point:

- why did she single out WHITE staffers??

She didn’t single out white staffers. “Dear white staffer” is an online account started to flag ways white staffers were oblivious about if not hostile to issues facing bipoc staffers and it turned into a broader forum for people to raise concerns about employment on capitol hill.

[Anonymous]

But that's beside the point:

- why did she single out WHITE staffers??

The Insta account started out riffing on the "Dear White People" show on Netflix (which I think may have originally been a book). Over time, the scope of the account evolved from calling out fellow staffers for subtle racism to a broader mandate for how junior Hill staffers are treated by Members and by senior staff.