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BLAZE EXCLUSIVE: USDA Whistleblower Speaks Out About Controversial ‘Cultural Sensitivity Training’ Seminar

BLAZE EXCLUSIVE: USDA Whistleblower Speaks Out About Controversial Cultural Sensitivity Training Seminar

Anonymous USDA whistleblower speaks to Glenn Beck (TheBlazeTV)

A whistleblower from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined Glenn Beck on TheBlaze TV Tuesday to discuss a disturbing “Cultural Sensitivity Training” program that encouraged federal workers in attendance to chant racially-charged and controversial phrases. The training was reportedly part of  “a broader effort towards cultural transformation at USDA.”

As TheBlaze previously reported, video of the sensitivity training session, conducted by the USDA, was published last week by Judicial Watch after the group was tipped by a whistleblower. Critics have accused the USDA of allowing their workers to be indoctrinated.

Beck began Tuesday’s show by recapping some of the most outrageous statements made by the seminar’s diversity awareness trainer Dr. Samuel Betances. Here’s your refresher course:

“I want you to say, America was founded by outsiders. Say that. Who are today’s insiders, who get very nervous about today’s outsiders. I want you to say, the pilgrims were illegal aliens. Say the pilgrims never gave their passports to the Indians.”

Many of the federal employees at the “diversity” sessions chanted back at him. Watch the shocking footage below:

Another USDA whistleblower, whose voice and face were disguised, told Beck that he took a stand and eventually had to walk out of the divisive diversity training seminar.

“We were invited to attend the event, obviously, and I will say it was an invitation, but we were certainly highly encouraged to go as a part of our ‘cultural transformation’ initiative,” he said. “And he went into the whole conversation about pilgrims. And it was at that point that I said, ‘I’m done’ and I got up and left.”

The whistleblower said there were a number of USDA employees who “laughed” at first and saw the presentation more as “entertainment.” He also said the workers didn’t seem to grasp the gravity of what they were being asked to do.

When asked if he had seen anything else like the recent “Cultural Sensitivity Training” program, the USDA whistleblower said employees have been subjected to traditional online webinars and other diversity programs, but nothing to this degree.

The USDA employee said the speaker, Dr. Betances, explained that he wanted to his audience to use the word “bam” as a way to reaffirm what he was saying, similar to the way church members might say “amen” during a sermon.

Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, said there was obvious “psychological reconditioning” happening at the seminar. And he says it was intentional.

“That’s brainwashing with a smile,” he said from Beck’s Dallas studio. “And anyone who believes differently doesn’t know how this side of the isle operates in trying to get people to rethink their views on race and sex, and they’re views that are quite radical.”

Beck pointed out that Dr. Betances he made $200,000 on the USDA seminar, however, “that’s nothing” compared to how much he has been paid by the federal government. In other words, he didn’t just give one seminar out of the blue.

He has reportedly been paid a whopping $2.8 million by the Department of Defense alone and $3.3 million total.

“Why do you suppose that your co-workers didn’t get up and walk out with you?” Beck asked.

“I have to think some of them — there probably was some intimidation, the idea that they need to be there or should be there. I think some of them, frankly, buy into the idea,” he replied.

The whistleblower told Beck that he has decided to remain anonymous because he has a family to take care of and he fears retribution by the federal government for speaking out.

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Comments (164)

  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:28am

    I will pisss on obama’s grave. It will be glorious, comrades.

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  • TheyMustBeStopped
    Posted on February 20, 2013 at 2:55am

    The professional Left makes big money spewing their Marxist PC garbage to school and organizations all across America.

    Morris Dees from the Southern Poverty Law Center is one such huckster who makes a killing spreading hatred against traditional Americans in the guise of “social justice”. He makes between $10k-20k per speech.

    Here’s the link:

    http://www.kepplerspeakers.com/speakers/?speaker=Morris+Dees

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    TheyMustBeStopped  
  • BrianP
    Posted on February 20, 2013 at 2:16am

    Reverse discrimination is rampant under BO. Multicultural means any culture but yours to white people. Just look at Eric Holders instructions to drop the New Black Panther charges and he said: “Wasn’t Going to Go after Black Defendants” to DOJ employees.
    Then BO is biased toward women in his cabinet positions, often telling them to leave the room, sending the media into full lets over look that mode.

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    BrianP  
  • Yakov-Yurovsky
    Posted on February 20, 2013 at 1:47am

    The Multicultural Marxist-Hydra and its agents of diversity, the multicult, have been dismantling …, oh never mind. Soon they’ll be nailing our intestines to the bottom of totem poles while chasing us around with taxpayer funded whips-lol

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  • Luzmaria1
    Posted on February 20, 2013 at 1:20am

    USDA sensitivity training?
    Something’s rotten in Denmark, er I mean DC.

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  • blownaway
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:43pm

    If it is indeed true that the Dept. Of Defense has paid this guy 2.8 million to go out and preach an anti-American message to American citizens… What the fuuk is this administration trying to achieve?

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    blownaway  
  • sinner-saint
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:17pm

    Nothing but good ole marxist/communist/progressive brain washing/indoctrination. The nut case speaking is obviously crazy/insane. His voice,eyes and facial expressions say it all. Definitely the enemy. Hell make good pig feed…….nice and plump. the pigs will love this one.

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  • oldslori
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:59pm

    When I hear about people like this is makes me extremely mad. My family has been here for 10 generations, my 10th great grandfather was born here in 1660, my 8th great grandfather has been acknowledged as a Revolutionary War patriot and we had 115 members of our family fight for the Union in the civil war. They were not “Illegal’s”! They were people searching for a better life and in the case of my relatives freedom from religious persecution. I would like an apology from the USDA for wasting our tax dollars and insulting every single person in the country that’s family fought to make this country what it is today. This jack a**es in the video needs to be given a history lesson about patriotism,any volunteers?

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  • Skip63
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:46pm

    Takes one to know one.
    Funny how Glenn calls the USDA said speaker a cult member.
    Oh the Irony. Don’t get me wrong this USDA guy is a pro at brainwashing, but if you really
    want to see brain washing go to a Mormon church. Actually run from it.

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    • UNALIEN
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:58pm

      you can choose to be Mormon or not,, the GOVERNMENT forced these people to participate in taxpayer funded indoctrination

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:44pm

    Look who’s talking. A Mexican of Spanish descent who’s ancestors killed whole civilizations.

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    Ghandi was a Republican  
  • mtsnj
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:25pm

    Absolutely another agency we can do without. I can’t believe government workers have no clue about the real world, they should be greatful to the American people to still be employed. Don’t get too comfy around there boys your days are sequestered

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    mtsnj  
  • sURFNmADNESS
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:25pm

    How about we start with government making it easier for everyone to come over legally. Issue out more visa and work permits. Quit the BS of limiting or at least double if not Quadruple the number of ways to come over legally. Lets let this way run for a year or two. Does it then bring down the number of illegals? If it does, we adjust the levels to keep up.

    If it does not, then we have proved that automatically making anyone that sneaks in every 10 years a legal resident does not automatically make them respect the laws they broke to get here.

    I am willing to push for this bill into a law. step up and lets get this ball rolling.

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    • Shamrock241
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:58am

      Yes quadruple the number of people coming in, that is exactly what i was thing about as i was stuck in GRIDLOCK traffic, idiot.

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  • xendude
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:12pm

    I could never understand how the Germany people, an intelligent and cultured people could have been led into the Nazi ideology, and I’m witnessing it in America today.

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  • I SPY
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:02pm

    I think we all saw this coming. Any of us who were paying attention to the last twenty years anyway. There is nothing more dangerous than a white man with self confidence and Obama just can’t have dhat, yo!

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    I SPY  
  • media-bias-steals-elections
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:50pm

    Children’s book ryhmes, or new rock anthems?

    Pilgrims were illegal aliens,
    was up with dat, you say depends,
    Retract the whack, lets talk the fact,
    Pigrims had no benefits to sack,
    They earned every penny they made,
    tried to buy fair land in trade,
    then fought the king who had it made,
    if you think you can build a nation,
    with illegal immigration,
    the problem is not dramatization,
    about your generation,
    but ask yourselves,
    do you want to live,
    on a reservation?

    Ha Ha, Glenn Becks Back,
    The cloud is lifting,
    to save the drifting,
    from illegal aliens,
    who call us friends,
    awe, you knew he’d do that,
    so hit the phone app,
    we don’t sack,
    dazzle your wits,
    with the common sense bits,
    Mark Levin he’s letting you in,
    on the left’s attack, with their double talk back,
    claiming to cut sequestration,
    while they ignore their own reports,
    so they can distort,
    120 billion dollars faking,
    as though they need to be,
    spent by greed,
    when it was all planned and planted by political greed in need?

    You see sequestration, was invented by Obama,
    So you could worship him like the Deli Lama,
    But its all a game, ain’t it a shame,
    cuas all they want to do is say Republicans to blame?

    You can cuss and fuss,
    You can pout and plead,
    But you can’t stop reading blogs like these?

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  • cvire1971
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:46pm

    Ok. Obamas not this way because he’s black. He’s this way because he’s a faaaaaaaarrrr left nutcase. This administration may be the one to break America where she can’t be fixed.. He will be shooting hoops while “Rome” burns. It always cracks me up when white guys complain how bad they have it. Anytime you want to trade I’ll be waiting. Sheesh.

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    • blownaway
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:48pm

      The Govt. just took ANOTHER vacation… they were just on a long vacation over Christmas! These fools have no shame as they continue to ask for more, more, more…

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      blownaway  
  • Jake Dog2
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:41pm

    From the Navy
    Navy to Host 13th Fleet Diversity Council aboard NAS North Island
    ——————————————————————————–
    Story Number: NNS110309-02Release Date: 3/9/2011 6:04:00 AM
    A A A By Lt. Laura K. Stegherr, Diversity Directorate Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) — The Navy Diversity Directorate and Commander, Naval Air Forces announced it will host the 13th semi-annual Fleet Diversity Council March 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Naval Air Station North Island base theater.

    The program aims to educate Sailors, officers and civilians on the value of leveraging diversity and inclusion to achieve mission success. Navy personnel from all ranks, rates, GS levels and backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

    The day’s events will include remarks from Rear Adm. Patrick Brady, commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, and will also feature a presentation from world-renowned diversity keynote speaker, Dr. Samuel Betances.

    The council will also solicit feedback and recommendations from each attendee on past, current and future diversity initiatives. All feedback will be forwarded to the chief of naval operations and other senior Navy leadership.

    To RSVP, contact John Engstrom at john.engstrom.ctr@navy.mil.

    For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel – Diversity Directorate, visit

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  • shorelineliz
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:35pm

    Blah, blah, cultural sensitivity training, blah, blah, must love goats, blah, blah, don’t forget to box up your high heels and prom dresses for the reservation, blah, blah, must join Habitat for Humanity this weekend even though Jimmy Carter gets money from PLO, blah, blah, look the other way at 11 million sucking on the Government teat while my paycheck shrinks, blah, blah, Ghandi was a pilgrim, blah, blah, Sacajewea had the hots for Lewis and Clark, blah, blah, that was not allowed they were stinking white men, blah, blah, Pocahontas and John Smith did it in the woods, blah, blah, that was not allowed, stinking white man, blah, blah, blood quantum used to disenroll half of 10 tribes so the other half can pilfer all the casino money, blah, blah, must not report what is really going on in Indian country, blah, blah, wife beating, blah, blah, domestic abuse, blah, blah, incest, blah, blah, must blame everything on white man, blah, blah, did you see those English Clipper ships and Spanish Galleons sail into New York Harbor yesterday?, blah, blah, all white Europeans are dirty colonizers, blah, blah, so the next wave of colonizers must be dirty Hispanics, right, blah, blah, can’t say dirty Hispanics, blah, blah, that is racist, blah, blah, but can say dirty white colonizing rednecks, blah, blah, that is alright, Columbus was a ****, blah, blah, can’t say that, blah, blah, must say pedophile, blah, blah, casino money ran out, blah, blah, go to Obama for more funds, blah, blah.

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  • Jake Dog2
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:31pm

    This jerk has been around for years and as you can see he is everywhere, Who in hell is behind him and pushing this crap. That is what I would like to know. Talk about reprograming.

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  • FeliciaJewel
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:24pm

    Is anyone else out there sick and tired of paying taxes for this kind of bull crap?

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  • Al Gator
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:15pm

    What self respecting White person would sit there and be humiliated like that? Had they had the COURAGE they would have stood up and walked out ALTOGETHER and then lawyered up and socked it to these white hating pigs.

    Me being me, I would have lobbed a solid “diversity” book at the pig oinking in the front of the group.

    Hey, USDA White Employees! Your PAYEEECHEK mean more to you than your dignity?

    The Founders lost everything, you grovel for a payeeeechek.

    The real criminals here are the ones who sat and chanted.

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    Al Gator  
    • shorelineliz
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:50pm

      The Founders made TREATIES with the surviving Indian Tribes. Sovereign Government to Sovereign Government. What we have with 11 million Hispanics is SQUATTERS okay? To equate 11 or 17 million squatters with the United States Government who has treaties with the Original People, aka, Native Americans is to distort history. I laughed when the President of Mexico said, “Wherever there is a Mexican there is Mexico.” Really dude? Want to cross the border en masse and find out if that is true? How about if 11 million Americans just squatted on mexican land? Would that be American then since “wherever an American is there is America?” Would that be also true El Presidente? Shall we find out and try to BANKRUPT your economy? Oh wait! You are doing great all on your own! I wonder where 11 million Americans would find housing down there? Hmmm….I wonder how big that JAIL was for the MARINE CORPS serviceman who just tried to bring one stinking antique rifle down there on VACATION and ended up beaten and chained to a bed in a a Mexican Jail for months on end! What is that you say El Presidente? Your CULTURE is so superior, so humane, so family oriented down in Mexico? REally? Don’t blow smoke up my dress and tell me it’s a campfire dude! Your nation sucks! That is why you want to come up here because your country sucks!

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    • Al Gator
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:06pm

      @Liz,

      My kind of girl.

      (know you’re not a “girl”, but hey, I’m old, I can get away with it. I especially liked the “blow smoke up my dress.”)

      We’re on the same page woman, its going to be a long hard haul ahead. Endeavor to Persevere. (I’m sure you know that phrase.)

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  • Canada_Goose
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:09pm

    I’d love to Mr. Beck’s approved diversity trainers list.

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    • Canada_Goose
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:10pm

      Sorry meant to say I’d love to see Mr. Beck’s approved diversity trainers list.

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      Canada_Goose  
    • UNALIEN
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:15pm

      what is your point GOOSE,,

      moral relativism or intellectually dishonest, the twins of Liberal ideology

      Do you approve of the Marxist Dr Samuel Betances

      Nevermind your diversion is the answer..

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      UNALIEN  
    • Canada_Goose
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:44pm

      I’ve watched this clip three times I still haven’t heard anything “Marxist”.

      I love it when Blaze commentators use the terms Marxist and Communist and have never actually met a real Marxist/Communist.

      In fact I don’t really see what the big deal is with what Mr. Betances is saying. He is simply giving you his take on American Exceptionalism. A country founded by outsiders, which opened it’s doors to everyone escaping poverty, famine, religious persecution, war, and tyranny. Millions came and built a great nation. The Pilgrims, English, French , Irish, Italians, Germans, Scandinavians, Jews, all came without green cards by the boatload.

      What’s Marxist about that?

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    • UNALIEN
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:53pm

      CANADA_GOOSE

      multiculturalism is Marxism,, me thinks it is you who doesn’t understand it…

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      UNALIEN  
    • GuruMeditation
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:09am

      @Canada_Goose: I’m pretty damned sure you won’t be on it.

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    • Canada_Goose
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 9:15am

      You really should read up on Marxism and all its variants (Communism, Socialism, Marxists-Leninism, Trotskyism, Maoism, Left Communism) it has very little if anything to do with multiculturalism.

      You clearly don’t know or understand the late 19th century early 20th century history of America and the huge masses of immigrants who came and ushered in the industrial revolution which made America the greatest economic, industrial and military power the world has ever seen.

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    • UNALIEN
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:20am

      CANADA_GOOSE

      you don’t understand multiculturalism or Marxism. It is a Marxist strategy to divide and control a culture and society..

      This Dr is a Marxist, no doubt,

      Multiculturalism is a strategy to advance Marxism, it is not about immigration, it is the exacerbation of cultural difference to divide and destroy a culture. The dominant culture is attacked by promoting the minority culture through diversity, if the minority becomes the majority it is attacked. The idea is to control a society through the State by division. The State becomes the arbiter of culture or the values, morals and shared ideology. It is the subversion of individualism for the collective or State… it is enslavement by the elites through the State. Multiculturalism is a strategy to achieve Statism.

      If you don’t understand Marxism, you can’t see it,,, I suspect that you have a Modern Liberal concept of Marxism… that is an unrealistic juvenile concept

      Where did you get your concept of Marxism,,,

      But, don’t believe me

      research Antonio Gramsci, the Marxist Frankfurt School and read the Marxist websites, lots of info there. Remember, very few “MARXISTS” actually call themselves Marxists…

      I have researched this stuff extensively, it is not simple to grasp, Marxism is in perpetually evolution and revolution. It must destroy the dominant hegemony, no matter what that is. That is why historically Marxist usually fight and kill each other..

      Marxism is codified gangsterism.

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  • Bonnieblue2A
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:04pm

    Meanwhile, in other news, our taxdollars are also being used by the USDA to work with the Mexican Cosulate to enroll “elegible” illegal aliens on the food stamp rolls:
    http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/18/usdamexican-consulates-to-immigrants-dont-worry-food-stamps-wont-affect-citizenship-chances/#ixzz2LMsdIOQX

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  • LiberalsRParasiticRacistEvilNIgnorantTraitors
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:01pm

    What have we done . . . or will we do as liberal cancer takes the patient. Is it already terminal? Hmm. This is the hour of the God-haters, gleefully bringing destruction and corruption to every inch of America. In a nation of ignoramuses, parasites, and defilers, we are outnumbered. I often feel like this is an episode of the Twilight Zone. I woke up and I was transported to a place only superficially like the America I knew. Patriotic nostalgia is not enough in this dystopic reality.

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  • wilbstal
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:01pm

    none of these Gov departments are needed big waste and another place for left Wing unions to thrive on out tax money

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