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There's a through line from Trump to the lady in California who contracted the coronavirus who didn't travel to China or know about any contacts with people who might have contracted the virus, and the story goes like this:
So, first, the news story:
The lady who got the virus without knowing where it came from, not having been to China, lives in Vacaville, which is only a few miles from Travis Air Force Base. Obviously, someone from the base who carried the virus came into Vacaville, got too close to the lady and she got the virus. They didn't test her right away because she didn't meet the criteria, which is to say she didn't come from any area known to have the virus.
So, the through line:
The buck first stops with the guy at the helm of the HHS,
Who is that person? Alex Azar?
Who was he before he was Secretary of HHS?
Well, he was a lobbyist to the pharma industry, appointed by Trump.
Now why would a woman, i.e., the whistleblower, who has decades of experience in the field, who received two HHS department awards from Azar last year and has received the highest performance evaluations, her lawyers said, why would Azar threaten to fire her if she didn't accept reassignment to a section for which she had little experience?
Because she's blowing the whistle, she's trying to save lives, and the incompetence she reveals puts Azar in a bad light. He's trying to cover up his incompetence.
Think about it. When the situation is critical, and things are happening fast, do we want a seasoned health professional whose reflexes, having been in similar situation during a career, would know what to do, down to details, or do we want a pharma lobbyist, who has no prior experience at all with this type of thing, who might not realize the importance of details, which can come and kick him in the arse, let alone cause people to die because of his lack of experience?
Who do we want in that position? But, don't blame Azar, blame Trump for appointing him and not realizing the total lack of wisdom for doing it. The buck stops with the president.
Apparently Trump doesn't see the value in hiring someone experienced in the field. He notoriously puts people in positions for which they are not qualified.
That's incompetence. I don't know about you, but it's not comforting to me to know that while a virus is killing people all over the world and spreading like wildfire, we have a president who is incompetent, and can't give it to us straight.
"It will disappear" he says. "We have wonderful people" he says.
Give me a ****ing break.
So, first, the news story:
The lady who got the virus without knowing where it came from, not having been to China, lives in Vacaville, which is only a few miles from Travis Air Force Base. Obviously, someone from the base who carried the virus came into Vacaville, got too close to the lady and she got the virus. They didn't test her right away because she didn't meet the criteria, which is to say she didn't come from any area known to have the virus.
So, the through line:
The buck first stops with the guy at the helm of the HHS,
Who is that person? Alex Azar?
Who was he before he was Secretary of HHS?
Well, he was a lobbyist to the pharma industry, appointed by Trump.
Now why would a woman, i.e., the whistleblower, who has decades of experience in the field, who received two HHS department awards from Azar last year and has received the highest performance evaluations, her lawyers said, why would Azar threaten to fire her if she didn't accept reassignment to a section for which she had little experience?
Because she's blowing the whistle, she's trying to save lives, and the incompetence she reveals puts Azar in a bad light. He's trying to cover up his incompetence.
Think about it. When the situation is critical, and things are happening fast, do we want a seasoned health professional whose reflexes, having been in similar situation during a career, would know what to do, down to details, or do we want a pharma lobbyist, who has no prior experience at all with this type of thing, who might not realize the importance of details, which can come and kick him in the arse, let alone cause people to die because of his lack of experience?
Who do we want in that position? But, don't blame Azar, blame Trump for appointing him and not realizing the total lack of wisdom for doing it. The buck stops with the president.
Apparently Trump doesn't see the value in hiring someone experienced in the field. He notoriously puts people in positions for which they are not qualified.
That's incompetence. I don't know about you, but it's not comforting to me to know that while a virus is killing people all over the world and spreading like wildfire, we have a president who is incompetent, and can't give it to us straight.
"It will disappear" he says. "We have wonderful people" he says.
Give me a ****ing break.
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