“Obviously right now, the news is dominated by Ebola, and we’ve got an all-hands-on-deck approach across government to make sure that we’re keeping the American people safe,” Mr. Obama said on Friday...[Yes]
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Mr. Klain’s appointment, announced by a White House official, came as Mr. Obama and his team increased their efforts to monitor and contain Ebola, which has sown mounting fear among the public...[Yes]
The virus has also threatened to raise questions about the Obama administration’s competence...[Yes]
Mr. Klain is uniquely positioned to help Mr. Obama counter such questions and rein in a story that has sometimes seemed to spiral out of the White House’s control, said one Democratic operative.
“He’ll control the message better than most people would, which is really important from an economic standpoint, from a health standpoint, but it’s also important from a political perspective,” the operative said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
If anybody can get the way this is being reported and discussed under control in a short period of time, he’s the one,” the operative added.
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Mr. Klain’s appointment, announced by a White House official, came as Mr. Obama and his team increased their efforts to monitor and contain Ebola, which has sown mounting fear among the public...[Yes]
The virus has also threatened to raise questions about the Obama administration’s competence...[Yes]
Mr. Klain is uniquely positioned to help Mr. Obama counter such questions and rein in a story that has sometimes seemed to spiral out of the White House’s control, said one Democratic operative.
“He’ll control the message better than most people would, which is really important from an economic standpoint, from a health standpoint, but it’s also important from a political perspective,” the operative said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
If anybody can get the way this is being reported and discussed under control in a short period of time, he’s the one,” the operative added.
No, he's not the one, President Ebola. The American people needed a doctor with administrative and organizational skills--like Dr. Anthony Fauci at NIH-- to deal with this public health crisis. You gave the American people a political hack.
