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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy in the hell does Susan Rice have to defend herself alone??
on pandemic handoff? She's on CNN right now. She briefed Flynn. Wtf. Where's Obama? Where's Biden?
Unless they think she's bullshitting? Our party is rutterless. Sadest part of it all next to all the horror of death that surrounds us.
elleng
(131,128 posts)Briefed flynn?
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)to me...that trump frivolously appointed a traitor ( as the judge called him) to be in charge. And pandemic preparedness fell apart from that day forward. Trump is responsible for many deaths.
elleng
(131,128 posts)flynn's been 'traitorous' for a long time, and of course trump should have known, so the 'huge' part is OLD.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)keeps making - that Obama left him unprepared. He left the security of the nation in the hands of a traitor for a couple months. Who the hell knows if Flynn transferred any knowledge to successor.
It is utterly amazing to me that Obama and Biden don't speak out on this. And I love them both and have Democratic blue blood in my veins from generations.
elleng
(131,128 posts)that President Obama left him unprepared.
The facts on 'preparedness' are in the public record, we've seen and heard them many times.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Will you ever stop?
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)it over and over and over again, that he left the country unprepared for a pandemic. If you would ever speak up, ever, in defense, then when???
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Truly the height of self-parody at this point.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)demmiblue
(36,893 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)blitzen
(4,572 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,858 posts)without needing a man to defend her.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)2naSalit
(86,794 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)about a unified voice from OUR party.
karynnj
(59,504 posts)Biden had a very well written tweet that responded to Trump lies listing the truth. Obviously, ANY Obama person who is interviewed will be asked that type of series of questions. The good news is that they are very comfortable knowing they worked hard to develop procedures and a department to deal with anything like this.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)one. And the tweets are not reaching the masses. Guess I should watch news more than 16 hrs a day.
Don't mean to sound flip, sorry
karynnj
(59,504 posts)The ones that seem to be on the most on MSNBC were Ben Rhodes and Ron Klain. Kathleen Sebilius, who ran HHS was on as well.
Biden himself has repeatedly spoken of what the Obama team did on Ebola and how they then established procedures to deal with future threats. This was said in various interviews and he started speaking of that even in the last debate.
As far back as January 2017, there were many articles on how the Trump team blew off most of the normal transition meetings. Trump has repeatedly been quoted that he has no need to get advice from any former President.
I think part of my reaction is that I have not seen any sign of Susan Rice being attacked on this. Trump obviously has blamed Obama because he does that any time things go wrong. Here, it is a lie AND even if Obama left him nothing, he has been president over 3 years. He is well past the time that any blaming his predecessor works.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)literally millions of others. And no one we want to reach is watching MSNBC.
The key is in mastering the media and making huge and cogent points reach the masses. Media savy. Unless we master that we are in for another 4 years of the devil incarnate.
JI7
(89,271 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)heard trump say a zillion times that we left him unprepared. Don't need to watch news all the time to have heard that. I have NEVER heard anyone give a cogent rebuttal to this except for Susan Rice. Please correct me if I am wrong.
JI7
(89,271 posts)reporting on the facts.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)what information I am privy to.
canetoad
(17,190 posts)What exactly do you require from Obama and Biden? Storm the studio unannounced? Call in?
It seems a pointless question to which no answer will please you. Susan Rice can take care of herself.