MSNBC host Tiffany Cross characterized the truck driving industry as
populated by "a lot of white men" who she says "overwhelmingly voted for"
former President Donald Trump.

Cross, who is the author of Say It Louder! Black Voters, said Sunday on Cross
Connection that she is worried because her brother is a truck driver. She
said it "feels like a dangerous industry."

Cross questioned her guest, CrossCountry Truck Driving School owner and
president Pamela Day, about how the industry can become more "welcoming" to
drivers of color.

"This is an industry populated by a lot of white men over the age of 55,"
Cross said. "This group of people overwhelmingly voted for Trump. Some people
have talked about aggressive truck drivers cutting them off or not being
helpful."

MSNBC�s @TiffanyDCross: Trucking �is an industry populated by a lot of
white men over the age of 55. This group of people overwhelmingly voted
for Trump. Some people have talked about, you know, aggressive truck
drivers cutting them off or not being helpful.�
pic.twitter.com/Ob8Kg03Dwa

� Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 14, 2021

"So, obviously, the more populated it is with people of color I think you�ll
see less of that," she continued. "How can you encourage people to come and
disrupt this space when it seems a bit unwelcoming?"

In her response, Day said bringing women into the industry would help close
the gap.

"Well I think just what you are doing, getting myself as a black female out
there and letting people know, I drove more almost eight years, and yes, ran
into lots of racism, but however was out there to do my job," Day said.

"The women will be able to close this deficit if we just let them know," she
continued.

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In article <sn10gp$kku$3@dont-email.me>,
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> MSNBC host Tiffany Cross characterized the truck driving industry as
> populated by "a lot of white men" who she says "overwhelmingly voted for"
> former President Donald Trump.
>
> Cross, who is the author of Say It Louder! Black Voters, said Sunday on Cross
> Connection that she is worried because her brother is a truck driver. She
> said it "feels like a dangerous industry."
>
> Cross questioned her guest, CrossCountry Truck Driving School owner and
> president Pamela Day, about how the industry can become more "welcoming" to
> drivers of color.

Next week:

Cross will question her guest, the commissioner of the NBA, about how
the professional basketball industry can become more "welcoming" to
players of pallor.

> "This is an industry populated by a lot of white men over the age of 55,"
> Cross said. "This group of people overwhelmingly voted for Trump. Some people
> have talked about aggressive truck drivers cutting them off or not being
> helpful."

"This is an industry populated by a lot of black men under the age of
55," Cross will say. "This group of people overwhelmingly voted for
Biden. Some people have talked about aggressive basketball players
defaming them as racist for opposing the Chicom torture program or not
being helpful."

> "So, obviously, the more populated it is with people of color I think you'll
> see less of that," she continued. "How can you encourage people to come and
> disrupt this space when it seems a bit unwelcoming?"

"So, obviously, the more populated it is with people of pallor I think
you'll see less of that," she'll continue. "How can you encourage people
to come and disrupt this space when it seems a bit unwelcoming?"

Nah, who am I kidding? None of that will happen.

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>>MSNBC host Tiffany Cross characterized the truck driving industry as
>>populated by "a lot of white men" who she says "overwhelmingly voted for"
>>former President Donald Trump.

>>Cross, who is the author of Say It Louder! Black Voters, said Sunday
>>on Cross Connection that she is worried because her brother is a truck
>>driver. She said it "feels like a dangerous industry."

>>Cross questioned her guest, CrossCountry Truck Driving School owner and
>>president Pamela Day, about how the industry can become more "welcoming" to
>>drivers of color.

>Next week:

>Cross will question her guest, the commissioner of the NBA, about how
>the professional basketball industry can become more "welcoming" to
>players of pallor.

I demand Jewish representation!

>>. . .

On Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:44:58 -0800, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>"So, obviously, the more populated it is with people of pallor I think
>you'll see less of that," she'll continue. "How can you encourage people
>to come and disrupt this space when it seems a bit unwelcoming?"
>
>Nah, who am I kidding? None of that will happen.

Steve Nash used to tell his team mates that he was the only African in
the dressing room - since he was born in Johannesburg and his family
emigrated from there to Victoria, BC which is where he grew up.

Usually he only said that when there was a new guy in the room.

His team mates knew this was part of his 'ragging on the newbies' as
THEY knew his history since they'd heard the story and the explanation
before while the new guys usually didn't.

(I remember several of his high school games where he broke pretty
much all Canadian high school records before going to UC Santa Clara
and then the NBA)

In case you don't know Nash is considerably whiter than most southern
'good ol' boys' and during his NBA career was one of the palest
players in the league.

On Wed, 17 Nov 2021 01:57:43 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
<ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
>>Cross will question her guest, the commissioner of the NBA, about how
>>the professional basketball industry can become more "welcoming" to
>>players of pallor.
>
>I demand Jewish representation!
>
>>>. . .

This work for you?
http://www.thepostgame.com/8-best-jewish-basketball-players-all-time

On 2021-11-17 12:36:40 +0000, The Horny Goat said:

> On Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:44:58 -0800, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> "So, obviously, the more populated it is with people of pallor I think
>> you'll see less of that," she'll continue. "How can you encourage people
>> to come and disrupt this space when it seems a bit unwelcoming?"
>>
>> Nah, who am I kidding? None of that will happen.
>
> Steve Nash used to tell his team mates that he was the only African in
> the dressing room - since he was born in Johannesburg and his family
> emigrated from there to Victoria, BC which is where he grew up.
>
> Usually he only said that when there was a new guy in the room.
>
> His team mates knew this was part of his 'ragging on the newbies' as
> THEY knew his history since they'd heard the story and the explanation
> before while the new guys usually didn't.
>
> (I remember several of his high school games where he broke pretty
> much all Canadian high school records before going to UC Santa Clara
> and then the NBA)

You must mean Santa Clara University.

> In case you don't know Nash is considerably whiter than most southern
> 'good ol' boys' and during his NBA career was one of the palest
> players in the league.

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who would stab Victor Kirakis... How about ANYONE WHO'S EVER MET HIM??!!

On Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 1:24:14 PM UTC-6, Ubiquitous wrote:
> MSNBC host Tiffany Cross characterized the truck driving industry as
> populated by "a lot of white men" who she says "overwhelmingly voted for"
> former President Donald Trump.
>
> Cross, who is the author of Say It Louder! Black Voters, said Sunday on Cross
> Connection that she is worried because her brother is a truck driver. She
> said it "feels like a dangerous industry."
>
> Cross questioned her guest, CrossCountry Truck Driving School owner and
> president Pamela Day, about how the industry can become more "welcoming" to
> drivers of color.
>
> "This is an industry populated by a lot of white men over the age of 55,"
> Cross said. "This group of people overwhelmingly voted for Trump. Some people
> have talked about aggressive truck drivers cutting them off or not being
> helpful."
>
>
> MSNBC’s @TiffanyDCross: Trucking “is an industry populated by a lot of
> white men over the age of 55. This group of people overwhelmingly voted
> for Trump. Some people have talked about, you know, aggressive truck
> drivers cutting them off or not being helpful.”
> pic.twitter.com/Ob8Kg03Dwa
>
> — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 14, 2021
>
> "So, obviously, the more populated it is with people of color I think you’ll
> see less of that," she continued. "How can you encourage people to come and
> disrupt this space when it seems a bit unwelcoming?"
>
> In her response, Day said bringing women into the industry would help close
> the gap.
>
> "Well I think just what you are doing, getting myself as a black female out
> there and letting people know, I drove more almost eight years, and yes, ran
> into lots of racism, but however was out there to do my job," Day said.
>
> "The women will be able to close this deficit if we just let them know," she
> continued.
>
> --
> Let's go Brandon!

I remember one Goober in a dump truck who love-tapped my rear bumper at a stop light 30 years ago.
Guessing his education stopped short of integral calculus.

jgrove24@hotmail.com wrote:
>On Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 1:24:14 PM UTC-6, Ubiquitous wrote:

>> MSNBC host Tiffany Cross characterized the truck driving industry as
>> populated by "a lot of white men" who she says "overwhelmingly voted for"
>> former President Donald Trump.
>>
>> Cross, who is the author of Say It Louder! Black Voters, said Sunday on Cross
>> Connection that she is worried because her brother is a truck driver. She
>> said it "feels like a dangerous industry."
>>
>> Cross questioned her guest, CrossCountry Truck Driving School owner and
>> president Pamela Day, about how the industry can become more "welcoming" to
>> drivers of color.
>>
>> "This is an industry populated by a lot of white men over the age of 55,"
>> Cross said. "This group of people overwhelmingly voted for Trump. Some people
>> have talked about aggressive truck drivers cutting them off or not being
>> helpful."
>>
>>
>> MSNBC’s @TiffanyDCross: Trucking “is an industry populated by a lot of
>> white men over the age of 55. This group of people overwhelmingly voted
>> for Trump. Some people have talked about, you know, aggressive truck
>> drivers cutting them off or not being helpful.”
>> pic.twitter.com/Ob8Kg03Dwa
>>
>> — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 14, 2021
>>
>> "So, obviously, the more populated it is with people of color I think you’ll
>> see less of that," she continued. "How can you encourage people to come and
>> disrupt this space when it seems a bit unwelcoming?"
>>
>> In her response, Day said bringing women into the industry would help close
>> the gap.
>>
>> "Well I think just what you are doing, getting myself as a black female out
>> there and letting people know, I drove more almost eight years, and yes, ran
>> into lots of racism, but however was out there to do my job," Day said.
>>
>> "The women will be able to close this deficit if we just let them know," she
>> continued.
>
> I remember one Goober in a dump truck who love-tapped my rear bumper at a
> stop light 30 years ago.
> Guessing his education stopped short of integral calculus.

Nonresponse noted. Get back to us when you have a real argument to make.
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