Luckily NYC has a Lesbian Fire Chief

[User]

9 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

if your opinion meant anything to me, this would hurt. But your opinion is not worth a halfpenny. 

My opinion?

No, it is simply a factual observation of your behavior. Focus. Right here, right now, you are a pathetic liar about Hegseth. 

 

[herbie]

Can't argue that sexual preferences affect your job performance then can you? Gotta argue about something else.
Just like the dupes that insist the OP's statement means something other than what it clearly states.

[Nationalist]

3 hours ago, Radiorum said:

 

Like a Fox News host being Secretary of Defense?

There is no Secretary of Defense. Nor would Hegseth qualify as DEI.

[Radiorum]

42 minutes ago, Nationalist said:

Nor would Hegseth qualify as DEI.

Well, he sure wasn't a merit-based hire

[West]

9 hours ago, robosmith said:

Thanks for demonstrating YOUR MISOGYNY. 🤮

I just saw a picture. 

Isn't there a fitness test anymore for firefighters? Now that's a big lesbian

[gatomontes99]

6 hours ago, Radiorum said:

There is no proof she is a DEI hire

 

6 hours ago, CdnFox said:

Is there proof she's not?

And this is the problem with race/sex/lifestyle based hiring. The fact that she could have been hired based on something superficial rather than her qualifications/abilities leads people to question her. That detracts feom her (and everyone like her) accomplishments. 

Is she qualified? Maybe. Did her qualifications come from lax policies and lower standards?Maybe. Would she be here without lower standards and lax policies? Don't know. 

[Nationalist]

3 hours ago, Radiorum said:

Well, he sure wasn't a merit-based hire

No?

Have you searched his military experience?

[User]

3 hours ago, Radiorum said:

Well, he sure wasn't a merit-based hire

He was more than a Fox News Host too. Let me know when you are ready to own up to the truth here. 

[CdnFox]

9 hours ago, herbie said:

Can't argue that sexual preferences affect your job performance then can you? Gotta argue about something else.
Just like the dupes that insist the OP's statement means something other than what it clearly states.

Are you mumbling to yourself again?

[Deluge]

On 12/27/2025 at 2:05 PM, herbie said:

Because it has nothing to do with anything other than let Wastecanman show us his prejudices again.

Leave it to a sniveling cultbanger like herpes to put activism ahead of competence. 

[John Stone]

It has been my observation that in demanding situations females cannot lead men effectively. 

Leadership is far more than giving orders (that is what managers do). 

First and foremost, Leadership is about respect and acceptance and has nothing to do with a C.V. 

She is a political appointment .......... another attempt to groom society. 

She creates division in the ranks, and 'in the ranks' teamwork is crucial. 

 

[Michael Hardner]

31 minutes ago, John Stone said:

It has been my observation that in demanding situations females cannot lead men effectively. 

Leadership is far more than giving orders (that is what managers do). 

First and foremost, Leadership is about respect and acceptance and has nothing to do with a C.V. 

She is a political appointment .......... another attempt to groom society. 

She creates division in the ranks, and 'in the ranks' teamwork is crucial. 

 

There's definitely something to what you're saying here. 

Some notes though: 

Women are increasingly put into communication roles, and a leadership role is in large part that. As you point out, there are managers and tactical people to carry out the day-to-day work. 

Secondly, every public facing services role is a political position. 

But in support of your post, figureheads need to be perceived as having strength and wisdom and not perceived as political appointees.

 

[John Stone]

5 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said:

There's definitely something to what you're saying here. 

Some notes though: 

Women are increasingly put into communication roles, and a leadership role is in large part that. As you point out, there are managers and tactical people to carry out the day-to-day work. 

Secondly, every public facing services role is a political position. 

But in support of your post, figureheads need to be perceived as having strength and wisdom and not perceived as political appointees.

 

Spoken communication is the very essence of Leadership ......... but there is far more that defines a leader. 

Joe Biden was President ............ but he was not a leader ........... people perceived him (perception is reality) to be a poor communicator. 

re: "Secondly, every public facing services role is a political decision"

Indeed - but idealistic leaders that attempt to move accepted societal norms too quickly risk blowback - precisely the reason Trump  was elected in '24. 

[Michael Hardner]

3 minutes ago, John Stone said:

Spoken communication is the very essence of Leadership ......... but there is far more that defines a leader. 

Joe Biden was President ............ but he was not a leader ........... people perceived him (perception is reality) to be a poor communicator. 

re: "Secondly, every public facing services role is a political decision"

Indeed - but idealistic leaders that attempt to move accepted societal norms too quickly risk blowback - precisely the reason Trump  was elected in '24. 

For sure, but the timing of quickly is the question. Are people ready for Lesbian fire chiefs In NYC? I would say for sure they are, however, they're also leery of people appointed on politics alone. 

Also, you said that it's far more than communication that defines a leader, but then you said Biden was not because of his.... Poor communication?

[Legato]

19 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said:

For sure, but the timing of quickly is the question. Are people ready for Lesbian fire chiefs In NYC? I would say for sure they are, however, they're also leery of people appointed on politics alone. 

 

 

and then they elect a Jew hating communist to be mayor, so.....not ready at all.

[Michael Hardner]

8 minutes ago, Legato said:

and then they elect a Jew hating communist to be mayor, so.....not ready at all.

Firstly, you're coming into a dry and progressive discussion with an insult and a slam that isn't accurate..... Secondly, it doesn't even make sense: why would they not be ready for a lesbian fire chief, if they elect a Muslim socialist mayor? 

 

Go back to bed

[Legato]

1 minute ago, Michael Hardner said:

Firstly, you're coming into a dry and progressive discussion with an insult and a slam that isn't accurate..... Secondly, it doesn't even make sense: why would they not be ready for a lesbian fire chief, if they elect a Muslim socialist mayor? 

 

Go back to bed

So facts are now insults?

NY people have already forgotten 9/11. Speaks for itself.

Now you can pull up the bedsheets.

[Michael Hardner]

54 minutes ago, Legato said:

So facts are now insults?

NY people have already forgotten 9/11. Speaks for itself.

Now you can pull up the bedsheets.

If you can provide evidence of the mayor hating Jews, go ahead. 

9/11 has nothing to do with American Muslims. 

Take them off your head first.

[User]

4 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said:

If you can provide evidence of the mayor hating Jews, go ahead. 

Well, just the concept of them living in Israel... and, arguably, anywhere else as he refused to condemn Globalizing the Intifada. 

 

Edited December 29, 2025 by User

[Michael Hardner]

10 minutes ago, User said:

Well, just the concept of them living in Israel... and, arguably, anywhere else as he refused to condemn Globalizing the Intifada. 

 

So we start the long tap dance back to his actual statements.

Here's the thing: I don't like wasting my time engaging with people who just rehash slogans versus talking about reality. 

You know this, but you're bored so you elbowed your way into my discussion with somebody else.

[User]

4 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said:

So we start the long tap dance back to his actual statements.

Here's the thing: I don't like wasting my time engaging with people who just rehash slogans versus talking about reality. 

You know this, but you're bored so you elbowed your way into my discussion with somebody else.

Yeah, his actual troubling statements. That is reality. You want to gloss over those and pretend there is nothing to criticize or worry about here?

You seem to take issue with engaging with anyone who doesn't just agree with you. 

 

[Legato]

24 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said:

If you can provide evidence of the mayor hating Jews, go ahead. 

9/11 has nothing to do with American Muslims. 

Take them off your head first.

The list of concerns about Mamdani’s rhetoric is long. Despite pressure, he has still refused to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada,” which many perceive as a call to violence against Jewish and Israeli civilians. He has not accepted Israel’s right to exist as the world’s singular Jewish state. He supports the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement, which has been widely accused of applying double standards to Israel and fostering antisemitism. He has repeatedly called Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide, a legally fraught buzzword in relation to this conflict that diminishes the magnitude of the term.

Just one example below, there are many.

https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025/11/why-many-american-jews-are-wary-and-fearful-of-mamdanis-rise

9/11 has everything to do with Muslims even those from Tomorrowland.

Get your head out of the molasses.

Edited December 29, 2025 by Legato
spleeling

[Michael Hardner]

5 minutes ago, User said:

Yeah, his actual troubling statements. That is reality. 

 

Legato was saying he hates Jews, then you leapt in to move the goalposts to say he hated having Jews in Israel.  I Googled it and it's a falsehood.

I love engaging with honest people who disagree with me.

That's not you.

You're on the bench for the day.  You can think about what you've done instead of wasting my time.

[Michael Hardner]

7 minutes ago, Legato said:

 

Get your head out of the molasses.

Which "many perceive"... but that's not evidence of him actually hating Jews.

Jews supported his election.

So I will give you a chance to retract what you said and then after that we can continue with a serious discussion about your concerns.

If not, back to the catbox with you...

[User]

3 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said:

Legato was saying he hates Jews, then you leapt in to move the goalposts to say he hated having Jews in Israel.  I Googled it and it's a falsehood.

I love engaging with honest people who disagree with me.

That's not you.

You're on the bench for the day.  You can think about what you've done instead of wasting my time.

Oh, you googled it? 

His comments show otherwise. He supported funding Hamas, supports all the rhetoric against Israel. He has made so many troubling statements here on this subject. 

I lept in here because you wanted to act like there was no substance here, when there certainly is some substance to be concerned over, especially with his refusal to condemn the common phrase for supporting global terror against Jews. Guess what we see going on around the world? Oh gee... terrorist attacks against Jews. Bondi Beach just recently. 

If you want to talk about being honest, go back to your lies about Rebel news. You won't. You will just run away. 

5 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said:

Jews supported his election.

Yeah, folks on the left who are about as Jewish as a ham sandwich, as the saying goes.