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Another "czar" up to bat...this time, for that damned virus
Posted on 10/17/14 at 9:43 am
Posted on 10/17/14 at 9:43 am
Ron Klain...whoever the frick that is.
Isn't the prevalence of "czars" by this bunch an admission that the actual agencies/departments that should be dealing with these issues are grossly incompetent?
Isn't the prevalence of "czars" by this bunch an admission that the actual agencies/departments that should be dealing with these issues are grossly incompetent?
This post was edited on 10/17/14 at 10:20 am
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Posted on 10/17/14 at 9:47 am to Vegas Bengal
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you mean John McCain
I don't give a damn if Jesus Christ himself called for a czar. If the people that should be handling this can't, fricking fire them and put someone in who can. Instead, the incompetents keep their jobs, and an unaccountable apparatchik is put in a position of authority.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 9:52 am to udtiger
So you think putting one guy in charge of coordinating the many international, national, state and local health organizations and agencies is a bad thing?
Meanwhile you propose we ban all flights from Liberia when there are no direct flights from Liberia and you complain that we're sending troops to build 17 clinics to combat Ebola and try to contain it.
I think had Obama done the opposite you'd be bitching
Meanwhile you propose we ban all flights from Liberia when there are no direct flights from Liberia and you complain that we're sending troops to build 17 clinics to combat Ebola and try to contain it.
I think had Obama done the opposite you'd be bitching
Posted on 10/17/14 at 9:53 am to Vegas Bengal
Who is this guy? What did he do prior to being put in this position?
Posted on 10/17/14 at 9:56 am to Scruffy
Oh you don't want to know.
lol
lol
Posted on 10/17/14 at 10:01 am to udtiger
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Roger
For clarification - Ron. When I first saw Roger Klain I thought it was code for our own Roger Klarvin.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 10:02 am to Scruffy
"President Obama on Friday appointed Ron Klain, a former chief of staff for Vice Presidents Al Gore and Joseph R. Biden Jr., as Ebola “czar” to manage the government’s response to the deadly virus as anxiety grew over its possible spread, according to a White House official.
Mr. Klain is known for his ability to handle high-stakes and fast-moving political crises. He was the lead Democratic lawyer for Mr. Gore during the 2000 election recount."
LINK
Mr. Klain is known for his ability to handle high-stakes and fast-moving political crises. He was the lead Democratic lawyer for Mr. Gore during the 2000 election recount."
LINK
Posted on 10/17/14 at 10:03 am to Vegas Bengal
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Oh you don't want to know.
That doesn't sound good.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 10:04 am to Paluka
quote:So, no medical knowledge?
Mr. Klain is known for his ability to handle high-stakes and fast-moving political crises. He was the lead Democratic lawyer for Mr. Gore during the 2000 election recount."
What a glowing resume.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 10:06 am to Scruffy
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So, no medical knowledge? What a glowing resume.
O/U the number of days before ole Ron ends up before a congressional committee.
I'm going with 12.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 10:09 am to Vegas Bengal
quote:We have one person who is supposed to do those things. He ran for the position and was elected to it. His name is Barack Obama, and he appointed people to run all those agencies for him. They serve in those positions at his pleasure.
So you think putting one guy in charge of coordinating the many international, national, state and local health organizations and agencies is a bad thing?
Appointing "czars" is merely an attempt to shield himself from accountability for failing to adequately supervise the people he appointed and/or from the unsatisfactory performance of the people he appointed. It allows Obama to avoid expressing displeasure and acknowledging he appointed people incapable of doing what the public expects of them.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 10:11 am to Poodlebrain
Gore LOST that fight in 2000 if memory serves me right. Brilliant choice Barry! Not only a lackey, but not even a good one.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 10:14 am to Paluka
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Mr. Klain is known for his ability to handle high-stakes and fast-moving political crises.
It'd be really nice if Obama and his supporters could stop thinking of ebola as a "political crisis."
Posted on 10/17/14 at 10:19 am to Vegas Bengal
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Meanwhile you propose we ban all flights from Liberia when there are no direct flights from Liberia
Please show me where I have called for this, or even implied there are direct flights from Liberia. Others may have, I have not.
I have stated that no person from these countries, or with a stamp on their passport showing travel into these countries in the last 2 months, should be let into the USA until they have been quarantined for at least 21 days (either at point of departure, or at terminus).
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you complain that we're sending troops to build 17 clinics to combat Ebola and try to contain it
Sorry, but US troops should not be anywhere near this. Period.
This post was edited on 10/17/14 at 10:21 am
Posted on 10/17/14 at 10:20 am to Paluka
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Mr. Klain is known for his ability to handle high-stakes and fast-moving political crises. He was the lead Democratic lawyer for Mr. Gore during the 2000 election recount
Well that certainly qualifies him to be in charge of coordinating a response to a virulent pathogen.
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