[Daily Caller] A member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, a bipartisan commission that investigates civil rights issues, sent a letter laced with references to the movie "Airplane!" to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), warning its practice of putting diversity first could get people killed."[I] write as a concerned frequent flier who has no desire to find himself appearing as 'Victim No. 6'€˛ in accounts of an airplane disaster," writes Peter Kirsanow, a Republican member of the Commission, in his letter to Michael Huerta, the FAA's current administrator. The statement is accompanied by a footnote, "See generally Airplane! (1980)."
An investigation conducted by Fox Business has found that over the past several years the FAA has quietly adjusted its hiring model for air traffic controllers (ATC) to de-emphasize merit while placing a stronger focus on increasing the number of women and minorities it hires.
Please include all other Federal agencies, and tack on another 30 years for accuracy. Promotion, assignment preference and awards to be discussed in another segment. 'Affirmative Action,' it's what we do.