Spink’s Response to Various Letters

I would be happy to provide an honest answer to Mr. Gutierrez. Let’s address the incorrect assertion which led to other faulty assumptions. I never said Ms. Harris was unqualified or criticized her record.  The personal attack about the alleged “baggage” I carry that I have “thrown on her” is equally incorrect.  I said her selection was based “in part” on DEI.  Is this accurate?

On March 15, 2020, President Biden promised to pick a woman - thereby excluding 50% of all qualified candidates based solely on their chromosomes.  Ms. Harris was a beneficiary of this decision. 100% fact.

In 2021, United Airlines announced 50% of their new pilots would be women.  Before this, if  I saw a woman in the cockpit, I would assume she was not only competent but excellent, since she had triumphed in a field dominated by men.  Now if I see a female pilot, I wonder - is she there primarily based on merit - or because she is female?  DEI inadvertently tends to undermine trust in those it supports.

This is the albatross Biden hung around Kamala’s neck the minute he announced his requirement for office - relegating merit to secondary status.  She didn’t do this to herself.  He did.

And again, with the “B” word - “Bigotry” is not defined as “opposing left-wing politics”.  It is defined as “someone who forms opinions without facts or knowledge”.  The facts support my observation(s). Too 
often this word is used to dismiss conservative viewpoints by those who cannot accept the possibility that logical opinions contrary to their own are equally valid.

For the record, I would have loved for Ms. Nikki Haley to have triumphed over Trump - based solely on her credentials -  to be the Republican nominee.  Truly.

–Stacy Spink, Castro Valley