Watch: Biden FAA Nominee Can't Answer
a Single Question About Aviation from
Republican Senator
Western Journal,
by
C. Douglas Golden
Original Article
Posted By: Hazymac,
3/6/2023 8:26:40 AM
When it came to picking his Secretary of Transportation, President Joe Biden picked Pete Buttigieg, a man whose resume included 1) overperforming in a handful of presidential primaries and 2) being the mayor of the 335th-largest city in the United States of America.
This, apparently, qualifies one to lead the way when it comes to the nation’s transportation and infrastructure needs. And if that’s the guy heading the DOT, wait until you see who’s getting picked to be his underlings.
Phil Washington, once the CEO of Denver International Airport, is President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Federal Aviation Administration — you know, the agency charged with making sure planes
Reply 1 - Posted by:
marbles 3/6/2023 8:43:22 AM (No. 1418414)
Another highly qualified appointee.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
pugetpower 3/6/2023 9:10:22 AM (No. 1418443)
Safe to say hes going to wash out of that position. Shall we sit him in front of a ATC screen for a while?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
janjan 3/6/2023 9:24:10 AM (No. 1418462)
They’re asking him the wrong questions. He isn’t being hired to provide FAA expertise. He’s there to dispense social justice.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 3/6/2023 9:26:13 AM (No. 1418463)
Of course Phil Washington doesn't know squat about aviation, but he checks one of Joey Baby's identity boxes. That's all that counts - identity, not competency. Welcome to equity in identity boxes.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
plaids 3/6/2023 9:37:33 AM (No. 1418474)
My son is a commercial pilot.
Does this cause concern for me? you better believe it!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
red1066 3/6/2023 9:40:38 AM (No. 1418480)
Is anyone really surprised that a nominee for a high position in the Biteme administration knows absolutely nothing regarding the position. Not one single person appointed by Biteme who is supposedly running a government agency knows anything about that agency's job. Not one.
22 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
bighambone 3/6/2023 9:52:39 AM (No. 1418484)
Anyone who has been paying attention since Biden assumed the Presidency should know by now that it does not matter to Biden, his White House politburo, or the leftist and socialist Democrats if any Biden appointees or nominees are competent to hold any high government office. What really matters to them is that the appointee or nominee fits within the minority group categories of Democrat identity politics and supports the leftist and socialist Democrat political agenda.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
felixcat 3/6/2023 10:08:09 AM (No. 1418503)
For crying out loud. If they insist on nominating a person of color, then find one. What - there's not one qualified commercial black pilot out there or retired military aviator or senior manager currently employed with or retired from an aviation company?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
hershey 3/6/2023 10:20:24 AM (No. 1418512)
But just ask him what he knows about CRT, and the Alphabet People, and immoral sex activities and he will 'shine'...
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
coldoc 3/6/2023 10:53:42 AM (No. 1418539)
Whites need not apply.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
RayLRiv 3/6/2023 11:21:08 AM (No. 1418566)
Some of the questions asked were easily found in a FAR/AIM book of rules and regulations.
Good grief!
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A bit of reality, please. He's being considered to run the FAA, not control air traffic. Similarly, I wouldn't expect the CEO of my company to know how to solder a circuit card. That being said, anyone aspiring to such a position should have at least a basic familiarity of what the organization does - he was so clueless and ignorant that he couldn't even skate around a question. "If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, then baffle 'em with..."
0 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 3/6/2023 12:07:51 PM (No. 1418601)
I used to think Sam Brinton the baggage thief was Biteme's worst hire (technically not Biteme's choice, but the choice of one of his choices, so it counts). I've changed my mind. Phil Washington is worse. Ted Cruz nailed it when he told Washington that “You are in charge of coffee shops, clothing stores and newsstands,” but not pilots, aircraft mechanics or air traffic controllers."
6 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
Geoman 3/6/2023 12:14:37 PM (No. 1418604)
The FAA's first administrator in 1958, Elwood Quesada, was a very aviation-savvy former Air Force Lieutenant General. The model of the FAA being led by capable aviators and aviation-related administrators held for many years. When I first joined the agency in the late 1990s, my direct superiors were a former Navy Captain F-8 fighter pilot, and a retired Air Force Colonel who had been a B-52 driver, and a retired Navy Rear Admiral. The majority of FAA administrators since 1958, were retired general officers from all branches of our military, as military aviation is a significant part of the National Aerospace System (NAS), regulated by the FAA. Several former FAA administrators had thousands of hours of commercial airliner pilot-in-command flying experience and quickly adapted to the requirements of the administrator position. Bill Clinton broke the mold by selecting Jane Garvey; however she had been the administrator of BOS Logan Airport, so she was not a worthless AA token, as she knew the value of government-industry partnerships versus a punitive, top-down approach to managing the NAS. Count on Biden to submit worthless tokens, along the lines of his VP and his DOT S-1.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
jalo1951 3/6/2023 1:22:35 PM (No. 1418660)
Qualification boxed checked! s/o
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
felixcat 3/6/2023 1:29:49 PM (No. 1418670)
Apologies for second post, but these nominees are prepped for these hearings. Senior employees within the FAA should have been prepping this man so he is either a poor student or the Biden Admin didn't bother with getting this man ready for his hearing.
5 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 3/6/2023 2:04:22 PM (No. 1418704)
The Federal government is nothing but a freak show. The only reason he was nominated by Jose Bidet was because of his skin color. Next week Jose will nominate a horse for the open Senate seat for Pennsylvania.
3 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Vaquero45 3/6/2023 3:11:00 PM (No. 1418750)
To be fair, we haven't had pilots running the FAA for a while now. That said, it was obvious from the hearings that this fool’s only qualification for the job is his skin color.
2 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
rikkitikki 3/6/2023 4:49:34 PM (No. 1418823)
Just like Biden's every other appointee...no relevant qualifications.
But then, who ever accused Biden of being smart?
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
DVC 3/6/2023 5:45:46 PM (No. 1418858)
But, what about stealing luggage? Any expertise in that? Clearly this is an important skill for Joe's appointees.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
MickTurn 3/6/2023 6:49:55 PM (No. 1418901)
What is an airplane?......Well, it flies in the air by magic, but we need to be sure they don't use ANY fuel!
0 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
mifla 3/7/2023 4:27:20 AM (No. 1419076)
Don't worry, as soon as he is confirmed, he is going to take a few months of personal time off.
Upon returning, he will visit a few busy airports for photo ops and then attend the appropriate cocktail parties. After a year or so, he will update his resume and run for higher office.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
watashiyo 3/7/2023 5:02:41 AM (No. 1419083)
If he can form a sentence, he's overqualified.
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The video of Sen. Ted Budd questioning FAA nominee Phil Washington is amazing. Washington doesn't know anything he needs to know to function in that job. But he checks a box, and that's good enough for FJB.