Posted on 10/18/2014 12:36:34 AM PDT by John Semmens
President Obama took decisive action on the growing Ebola crisis this week by appointing two well-traveled political operatives to key roles. On the national front, he named Ron Klain his special Ebola Czar. At the same time, he tabbed Adrian Saenz to manage events on the ground in Dallas—site of America's “patient zero.”
The fact that neither man has any expertise in any medical field, much less in infectious diseases, took many observers by surprise. Republican Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas called the appointments “puzzling. When I called for the naming of an Ebola czar I thought the fact that a person selected should have the appropriate medical background would go without saying. Boy was I wrong. The President has chosen to address this grave health situation by deploying a pair of Democrat political hacks. I fail to see how this will help.”
Klain has most recently been Chief-of-Staff for Vice-President Biden. He also has experience as a lobbyist and was instrumental in securing a half-billion dollar government subsidy for the failed Solyndra solar panel company. Saenz has most recently served as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and has also worked for numerous Democratic Congressional candidates.
Presidential Press Secretary Josh Earnest attempted to bridge the credibility gap by emphasizing that “the medical issues are a minor technical aspect of the larger picture. What the President and the country needs even more desperately is someone who can work to restore the people's faith in their government. These men are skilled in crafting messages that resonate with average Americans, as is amply demonstrated in their previous success in helping elect Democrats to office.”
In related news, Earnest tried to explain Center for Disease Control Director Tom Frieden's seemingly incoherent assertion that a person can't get Ebola from riding on a bus, but could give it to someone else on a bus. “Getting people to use public transit is critical to our policy of diverting people from driving their own cars.” Earnest said. “Reassuring bus riders is a crucial part of stemming a stampede out of public transit. The odds of an uninfected person encountering an Ebola carrier on a bus are small. So a person shouldn't shun using a bus out of an irrational fear. On the other hand, a person who is infected shouldn't wantonly expose others. So, yeah, if you suspect you may have Ebola, don't use public transit. It makes perfect sense to me.”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=151672.new#new
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The communists use Czars to control people, not disease. Everything about this administration swings in that direction, control the people. Communists suck.
Klain is the one-hundred-day guy. He’s there to basically set up a shop, hire some facilitators and scientists, and delay talks to the Senate until January. By that point, the Republican majority Senate will sit down and ask so many questions that the President will be forced to admit that hiring a political guy was a mistake. But by this point, the quarantined crowd will number over 2,000 and be beyond any point of stopping.
I would also suggest that the President really doesn’t appreciate the 2-star common sense style of the CDC, and probably doesn’t want to sit in any conference room with them any longer....thus handing the job over to Klain. The CDC over the past month haven’t impressed anyone, and I’d say that it’s almost time to bring in some four-star Army medical general and press the CDC back to handling measles shots.
Ping...
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
He's Obama's number two press secretary/con artist in charge of deflecting Ebola screw ups and dangers.
I thought this was satire? It reads like the exact truth of this matter.
“I thought the fact that a person selected should have the appropriate medical background would go without saying. Boy was I wrong.”
Years ago we called the temp agency for a large office move (filing cabinets, desks, etc.) The agency said “what qualifications?” The boss thought - we’re moving furniture - it’s not like he needs a college degree. He replied “He needs a strong back!”
The next morning the guy showed up. Strong back and strong arms. In a wheelchair! (He manned the clip-board).
All they have to do is hand out magic clipboards!
Careful. Copying an AP story word for word and calling it your own is big trouble.
Thanks for being mericful and adding the warning in the title. Problem is it’s really spot on for comedy...
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What's scary is that line isn't satire. This is the real Obama view.
Thanks John for the ping.
It is a challenge to figure out which part is satire and which part is real news. Excellent presentation of the facts and the might-as-well-be facts.
The only satirical note I detected is the name “Josh Earnest.”
This is not the political boondoggle you were looking for.
Move along now. ..
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