First Transgender Presidential Appointee

[Winston Smith]

"Amanda" Simpson claims a BS in physics from Harvey Mudd College.  That explains a lot.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/amanda-simpson/4/792/a72

Before: Mitchell Simpson


After: "Amanda"

According to the Arizona Daily Star, Simpson underwent six surgeries at a cost of $70,000 to make the transition from male to female. He had his Adam's apple removed, breasts added, forehead ground down and genital surgery.

Simpson became the first openly transgendered candidate to win a primary election in the U.S. in a 2004 bid for the Arizona state legislature, the New York Daily News reports. He lost the general election. He's not the first high-profile transgender appointment in Washington, D.C. In 2008, Diego Sanchez was named chairman of the House Financial Services Committee by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.
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Born in Chicago as the oldest of four boys, Simpson holds degrees in physics, engineering and business administration. He has served on the board of directors for Out & Equal. In Arizona, he has been on the board of Wingspan, the Southern Arizona Gender Alliance, the Southern Arizona ACLU and the Arizona Human Rights Fund (now Equality Arizona).

In 2004, he was named by the YWCA as one of its "Women on the Move." Simpson was a delegate to the most recent Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo. He is divorced with a 15-year-old son.

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=121040

What kind of guy pays to have his wanger lopped off?  Is there anything a nut like that wouldn't do?  Is this really the sort of creature you want telling you what to do?

("Wanger"--a term good enough for Steinbeck, see Grapes of Wrath.)