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15. Fauci sort of got a pass until last night.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2020, 11:04 AM

Apr 2020

Going back on his comments about the timing of social distancing and trump's resistance to same was the last straw. For me anyway.

Being willing to lie to salve trump's ego renders him untrustworthy and useless.

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Drs. Fauci and Birx couldn't qualify to hold Captain Crozier's Jockstrap [View all] maxrandb Apr 2020 OP

THIS x 1,000,000! THANK YOU! nt Atticus Apr 2020 #1

good point, I still give Fauci a pass and we see trump from our perpective, not Fauci's Demonaut Apr 2020 #2

Lumping Fauci with Birx is so stupid it's Trumpian YessirAtsaFact Apr 2020 #3

Thank you. we can do it Apr 2020 #5

truer words rarely spoken JT45242 Apr 2020 #4

I feel the same way about Fauci and Birx soryang Apr 2020 #6

No, it really wasn't smart. It was an already scheduled diplomatic visit, crickets Apr 2020 #13

K&R MaryMagdaline Apr 2020 #7

Hear, hear. Solomon Apr 2020 #8

k&r for Captain Crozier. n/t Laelth Apr 2020 #9

Fuck that. Fauci is doing what he has to do Drahthaardogs Apr 2020 #10

He shouldn't deminish his credibility by say "..I misspoke." or " ..I don't uponit7771 Apr 2020 #11

Yes. Fauci and Birx are as tough as they need to be. Hortensis Apr 2020 #14

So, I guess Drs Fauci and Birx will denounce cutting funding to W.H.O maxrandb Apr 2020 #17

They'll do their best. nt Hortensis Apr 2020 #19

They are Trump's enablers (amongst others, of course) Coventina Apr 2020 #12

Fauci sort of got a pass until last night. crickets Apr 2020 #15

Get a grip. GeorgeGist Apr 2020 #16

Yeah, I'm sure you've given up everything you worked your entire life for maxrandb Apr 2020 #18