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32. That thinking just doesn't make sense

Reply to AllyCat (Reply #29)

Sun Jan 24, 2021, 02:19 PM

Jan 2021

How could she think she could make a difference when she was excluded?

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Before you slam Dr Deb Birx, please watch today's interview [View all] AllyCat Jan 2021 OP

She could has resigned BGBD Jan 2021 #1

She could have. She admitted in the interview she should have spoken out. AllyCat Jan 2021 #29

That thinking just doesn't make sense BGBD Jan 2021 #32

She said she focused on talking to the governors. AllyCat Jan 2021 #48

I don't buy it BGBD Jan 2021 #51

after a career of putting up with Bmoboy Jan 2021 #49

Exactly. She didn't have to accept the position in the first place... Phentex Jan 2021 #53

I watched about half of it, then decided it wasn't worth it. scarletwoman Jan 2021 #2

She didn't have to do the CBN interview exboyfil Jan 2021 #3

It was an excellent interview and I learned a lot I didn't know before. SharonAnn Jan 2021 #43

I definitely give her some flexibility on this, and realize she was between a rock and a hard place still_one Jan 2021 #4

She was only "between a rock and a hard place" because she didn't have the integrity to resign and scarletwoman Jan 2021 #5

I doubt preserving her employment was a concern of hers. I think she thought she could still_one Jan 2021 #11

Agree with this assessement DeminPennswoods Jan 2021 #12

I suspect a good number of people are unaware of her position in the Obama administration. still_one Jan 2021 #14

She's trying to salvage her reputation, is all. scarletwoman Jan 2021 #13

I agree with you BeerBarrelPolka Jan 2021 #16

No, people are not dead because of her. That is a completely off the wall unfair assessment still_one Jan 2021 #20

Nope BeerBarrelPolka Jan 2021 #40

She doesn't have to worry about her reputation. Her work with HIV/AIDS, along with her still_one Jan 2021 #17

She did a lot of work with state governors. SharonAnn Jan 2021 #45

Nope...she stood there on Ntl news and said how impressed she was with dotard, that he Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #6

She either praised him or stayed silent. bamagal62 Jan 2021 #7

She's trying to rewrite history Dem4Life1102 Jan 2021 #8

+1, they all are uponit7771 Jan 2021 #52

Saw the interview. Became more infuriated with her because she Politicub Jan 2021 #9

That little girl under arrest in Fla EndlessWire Jan 2021 #23

Little girl under arrest in FL? SharonClark Jan 2021 #38

Everyone is a little girl to me EndlessWire Jan 2021 #41

excuse after excuse jcgoldie Jan 2021 #10

Definitely think she could have stood up and said, "Mr. P, you are full of crud." Hoyt Jan 2021 #15

He didn't say masks were unneccessary rickford66 Jan 2021 #21

He most certainly did early on -- 60 Minutes, March 8. "There's no reason to be walking around with Hoyt Jan 2021 #28

Reputation damage control. sarcasmo Jan 2021 #18

Maybe AllyCat Jan 2021 #30

The day she sat there and allowed him to spew bullshit about Lysol and bleach was the malaise Jan 2021 #19

She said he wasn't talking to her. There was another person to her right off screen AllyCat Jan 2021 #31

She was there malaise Jan 2021 #34

In the interview, she says she said "that's not a treatment" AllyCat Jan 2021 #46

Who CARES who he was talking to? He was speaking to the American public, Maru Kitteh Jan 2021 #54

Poor snowflake. durablend Jan 2021 #22

the scarfs were fun! I didn't care about the updates from the task force..I waited with bated breath Demonaut Jan 2021 #36

She stood behind him and nodded her head yes as she spouted nonsense helpisontheway Jan 2021 #24

Evangelicals gonna evangelicate soothsayer Jan 2021 #25

Birx is not Fauci. Fauci fought the pressure that was applied. Birx caved under it and went along TeamPooka Jan 2021 #26

No slack at all. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #27

IOW - she had the courage to speak up AFTER she left... brooklynite Jan 2021 #33

There Had Been Reports That She Supported & Encouraged Herd Immunity sfstaxprep Jan 2021 #35

She's on a rehabilitation tour. Not happening. Did you forget this nugget? Arazi Jan 2021 #37

That's damning. SharonClark Jan 2021 #39

I did. So probably rehab. for her career. AllyCat Jan 2021 #47

It just confirmed my opinion. gulliver Jan 2021 #42

She actually praised Trump for being attentive to scientific data while he spewed his bullshit liberal_mama Jan 2021 #44

That Was It For Me, Too! ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #50

Nope. Not watching The "Here's Why I Was A Lying Asshole" World Tour. Iggo Jan 2021 #55

Nah...nt SidDithers Jan 2021 #56