Scholarship table
To whom? The American public? Sure. But it’s not like Fauci was a household name. She was a Director at the CDC and headed up their AIDS/HIV work and was tasked by Obama with ending the AIDS/HIV epidemic, a position that required Senate confirmation and vote. She’s not some random physician plucked from obscurity to be a pawn in the Trump game. I don’t know why suddenly everyone is rushing to tear down her bonafides and make her out to be some under qualified bumbling Pollyanna
To the general public. If you really read my entire post instead of just the part you bolded, you would also see the words "she probably had a good pedigree to get to her current position." That was a clear acknowledgement that, while I am unfamiliar with her background, I was assuming that she deserved her position. And it is dramatically different from calling her "some random physician plucked from obscurity" or "some under qualified bumbling Pollyanna." Please read, pause and think before posting....
I think the worst that can be said about Brix is that she is more of a poltical novice who is having troubles balancing what she knows to be good science with a President who oftentimes doesn't follow that path. Fauci has been around longer and may have more experience managing those competing pressures.
Really dude? Come on man. Read the rest of the thread. Read the reactions to the “behind the scenes article”. I never highlighted you for calling her that. I clearly have read cause I knew her background. But thanks for calmly patronizing me.
She was a Director at the CDC and headed up their AIDS/HIV work and was tasked by Obama with ending the AIDS/HIV epidemic, a position that required Senate confirmation and vote. She’s not some random physician plucked from obscurity to be a pawn in the Trump game. I don’t know why suddenly everyone is rushing to tear down her bonafides and make her out to be some under qualified bumbling Pollyanna
Just to be clear, I did not tear down her bonafides, or suggest at all she is under qualified. I'm well aware of her impressive credentials, and abilities. I simply stated, that she seems to be operating more in terms of being a politician, then scientist/doctor. I say this, because her bonafides clearly indicate that she knows better in regards to some of the decisions/statements/inactions she has been part of.
I don’t know why suddenly everyone is rushing to tear down her bonafides and make her out to be some under qualified bumbling Pollyanna
Four months ago, crickets. And follow the science, including Dr Birx. Now? She not really a scientist, doncha’ know? Me and the wife had her pegged from the jump.Sure.
I believe in science. I DO NOT believe in science filtered through trump’s White House. The reason I mentioned my wife calling her a poser is because my like likes everyone. When she said that after seeing her on TV for maybe 60 seconds, I was quite surprised. Two days later, Trump talked about injecting bleach and Birx’ answer verified her critique. She was simply one more person bowing before him. She couldn’t muster the courage to say “No, don’t ever do that!”.
She has been clearly in favor of masks. This is from a month and change ago.“What we have said to people is there is clear scientific evidence now, by all the droplet experiments that happened, and that others have done, to show that a mask does prevent droplets from reaching others," Birx said on "Fox News Sunday" when asked what she would tell people who say they have a right not to wear a mask in public."Out of respect for each other, as Americans that care for each other, we need to be wearing masks in public when we cannot social distance," she said.“ And this is unusual in the case of respiratory diseases in many cases. So, you don't know who's infected. And so we really want to be clear all the time that social distancing is absolutely critical. And if you can't social distance and you're outside, you must wear a mask. These are items that really critical to protect individuals," she said.”She also just praised the CDC guidelines for school reopening earlier this month and stressed the challenge on applying them to varied localities that experience COVID differently at the moment.Have you noticed her presence in media has fallen off a cliff? She used to be on TV daily, now she has a handful of public statements since May. Hell, she gave an interview with a magazine a month ago where she mentioned to the writer that schools need to remain closed while we gather more information and plan and the next day Trump fired off his all caps SCHOOLS MUST OPEN tweet. She’s only as vocal and available as the White House lets her be. Not everyone thinks it’s best to be fired if they still feel they can do any good within.Like TSmith said, she made some overly positive assumptions and miscalculated just how hard it is to manage and/or navigate Trump, she’s not perfect. But your households smug assumption that shes some silly patsy and not “bright” is insulting and demeaning, but whatever. Just more if the tribal partisan BS. Thank god Obama didn’t view her with such dim regard like you do.
Simple logic from some simple people (I’m excluding Forgetful, Fluffy and others):A - Anyone who agrees with anything Trump has ever said or done is stupid, unqualified and vile+B - Dr Birx agreed with Trump about opening the economy= C - Therefore Dr Birx is stupid, unqualified and vile.Wags, the only thing shocking about this is that you’re surprised. As soon as I saw the article I knew this was coming.
nailed it.
I can agree with this. I think like Fluffy and Pakuni have said, there unfortunately is a heavy political game to this, that’s challenging for even the best and most experienced operators, and unfortunately her angle and tactics haven’t played with the mess at the top.
No one here has said Birx isn’t a good scientist or is unqualified (you know this).
https://onemileatatime.com/istanbul-airport-coronavirus-testing/In all seriousness .. how does an airport in Turkey have a $16 test that returns results in two hours, 2,000 tests per hour??I mean, how does Turkey do that and (AFAIK) the US doesn't have anything like that anywhere?
Officials in Nevada, Oregon and Tennessee reported their highest single-day death figures yet.
Factual, but in Oregon that number was 7. Single digit 7. They've hit that number 2 other times in the past 4 months. There is a slight trend up in daily deaths but the state doesn't appear to be in bad shape yet (or any time past).