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madaboutharry

(40,208 posts)
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 03:47 PM Jan 2021

Dr. Birx is getting the "Brianna Keilar Treatment."

Brianna Keilar is taking Dr. Birx to the woodshed.

Dr. Birx is now seeking to rehabilitate herself after her lame tour of duty through the Trump buzzsaw.

Dr. Birx is the only one responsible for not standing up to Trump’s lunacy. She failed the American people. And that is all there is to say.

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Dr. Birx is getting the "Brianna Keilar Treatment." (Original Post) madaboutharry Jan 2021 OP
Epic takedown by Keilar Dem4Life1102 Jan 2021 #1
OMG what a hilarious takedown! That is going to leave a mark! LOL n/t servermsh Jan 2021 #2
Go Keilar! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #3
I just saw that. Brianna took Scarf Lady into little tiny pieces. Mincemeat... Hekate Jan 2021 #4
I loved those "The Daily Show" segments and... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #11
She did retire. tblue37 Jan 2021 #17
Well done her, then Hekate Jan 2021 #27
Awesome Description.. Mahalo, Hekate Cha Jan 2021 #20
This thread is an exercise in frustration. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2021 #5
You'll need to see the segment whenever it's posted online. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #7
Watch for it on mediaite, I am sure it will be posted soon Bev54 Jan 2021 #10
LOL you so right lilmamba Jan 2021 #16
I was actually unaware of Keilar. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2021 #31
Here is the video Bev54 Jan 2021 #22
Thank you. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2021 #29
Thanks!...nt lilmamba Jan 2021 #33
Here's more info Dem4Life1102 Jan 2021 #23
thanks! SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2021 #30
She can start by ditching the scarves lame54 Jan 2021 #6
The scarves are a personal fashion accessory popular in the 1980s. She probably has... Hekate Jan 2021 #12
Now they are a symbol of her association with Trump lame54 Jan 2021 #18
Twaddle. They are a signifier of an older lady who found her fashion groove 40 years ago... Hekate Jan 2021 #35
I remember those scarves! I still have a drawer full. I never could tie them right... CTyankee Jan 2021 #34
🙄 nt Raine Jan 2021 #19
Keilar is so good at this Bev54 Jan 2021 #8
"I may be a doctor but I play a lackey on TV" Goonch Jan 2021 #9
I checked out her resume which is impressive vapor2 Jan 2021 #13
She was once respected for her HIV-AIDs work. Poof! Gone irisblue Jan 2021 #21
Well done. moondust Jan 2021 #14
Id like to hear Birx tell how Trump latched onto the disinfectant and flourescent light brewens Jan 2021 #15
And any doctor that will sit in a room Mr.Bill Jan 2021 #28
There's no denying she realized how stupid that was too. We have the video. People were joking she brewens Jan 2021 #38
Brianna Keilar Jopin Klobe Jan 2021 #24
Brianna Keilar was on fire today in her editorial. I'm so glad I discovered her about 9 months ago. iluvtennis Jan 2021 #25
Brianna certainly had her "Murrow moment"... calclar Jan 2021 #26
The internets never forget. lunatica Jan 2021 #32
I hope the video has a bobble head sequence. NBachers Jan 2021 #36
Good deal, no escaping her Trump stink. sarcasmo Jan 2021 #37
Has there ever been a time when reputation, legacy and personal history have meant so little? BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #39
I wonder if the media will give Fauci the same. aikoaiko Jan 2021 #40

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
3. Go Keilar!
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 03:57 PM
Jan 2021

Another good spanking by her!

That segment was great, focusing on Birx repeatedly not speaking up against outright lies and misinformation, but also praising Trump for positive characteristics he clearly didn't possess. And NOW Birx admits that her public praise of him didn't reflect what she witnessed herself.

Hekate

(90,645 posts)
4. I just saw that. Brianna took Scarf Lady into little tiny pieces. Mincemeat...
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 03:59 PM
Jan 2021

In the corner of the screen it said “Roll tape” — and like Jon Stewart showed the news industry how to do on The Daily Show, Brianna showed clip after clip after clip of Dr Birx’s own words as her acquiescence with Trump just flushed 40 years of good reputation down the toilet.

Little tiny pieces. Dr Birx should just retire now.

Brianna Keilar is amazing.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
11. I loved those "The Daily Show" segments and...
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 04:17 PM
Jan 2021

... kept wondering back then why mainstream media wasn't doing the same.

Stewart had a great team around him, even pulling up old videos which contradicted someone that he was currently interviewing. Brutal, and so satisfying!

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
7. You'll need to see the segment whenever it's posted online.
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 04:09 PM
Jan 2021

It wasn't just a few seconds.

The video from March, of Birx praising Trump for his attention to details, was one of many videos shown. Then more recent interviews of Birx which contradicted her public statement from that period.

That's just one of many examples in the segment.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,110 posts)
31. I was actually unaware of Keilar.
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 06:24 PM
Jan 2021

I do this in conversation sometimes. I just have thoughts and think people can read my mind. I guess.

I watched the video and came away more frustrated with Birx than ever for her early on deference to kim jong don. That autocratic speak is terrifying coming from a "scientist".

Hekate

(90,645 posts)
12. The scarves are a personal fashion accessory popular in the 1980s. She probably has...
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 04:23 PM
Jan 2021

...a couple of drawers full of them — as I do. Most of mine aren’t nearly as big, though.

Hekate

(90,645 posts)
35. Twaddle. They are a signifier of an older lady who found her fashion groove 40 years ago...
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 06:34 PM
Jan 2021

...and hasn’t seen any reason to change. At least she doesn’t wear big shoulder pads.

Bev54

(10,047 posts)
8. Keilar is so good at this
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 04:10 PM
Jan 2021

well researched and presented. I always wait, with anticipation, to see who she is going to highlight next.

brewens

(13,574 posts)
15. Id like to hear Birx tell how Trump latched onto the disinfectant and flourescent light
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 04:33 PM
Jan 2021

thing. I think we all know. He actually took part in one of their meetings and heard someone telling how disinfectants and fluorescent light kill COVID on surfaces easily and reliably. He's such a dumbshit that he thought they could treat patients that way. That he was such a "Jenius" that only he could come up with a breakthrough like that which medical researchers had completely overlooked for for decades. She had to know where that came from.

Mr.Bill

(24,282 posts)
28. And any doctor that will sit in a room
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 06:14 PM
Jan 2021

while the president says that to the entire nation and not scream NO! NO! NO! should lose their license to practice medicine.

brewens

(13,574 posts)
38. There's no denying she realized how stupid that was too. We have the video. People were joking she
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 08:53 PM
Jan 2021

might hang herself with one of those scarfs after that. It's also undeniable that Trump was serious. That to me also confirmed he really did suggest nuking hurricanes, though I never doubted that for a second.

calclar

(55 posts)
26. Brianna certainly had her "Murrow moment"...
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 06:01 PM
Jan 2021

...and too bad she hadn't done it a lot earlier. Certainly no one else had.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
39. Has there ever been a time when reputation, legacy and personal history have meant so little?
Tue Jan 26, 2021, 03:30 PM
Jan 2021

I mean....apparently so little. In these days of incredible media reach and electron-fast info turnaround, it's mind-boggling.

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