Ruben Navarrette: Racism Is "Straight Talk" And An "Accurate Description" When Americans Are The Target By Rob Sanchez

Columnist Ruben Navarrette’s op-ed titled When work isn’t a priority, [July 8, 2007] defends Labor Secretary Elaine Chao in response to one of my newsletters :Elaine Chao: American workers stink and have bad attitudes No. 1721—July 2, 2007.

The controversy began with the publication of a Parade Magazine interview of Elaine Chao titled “How Safe is Your Job?”. [By Lyric Wallwork Winik, July 1, 2007 ]] Chao, herself an immigrant from China, was quoted criticizing American workers in scathingly dismissive terms:.

"American employees must be punctual, dress appropriately and have good personal hygiene," says Chao. "They need anger-management and conflict-resolution skills, and they have to be able to accept direction. Too many young people bristle when a supervisor asks them to do something."

After reading that Chao quote, there are plenty of you who might need to enroll in one of those classes.

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