Posted on 04/21/2020 9:48:18 AM PDT by Kaslin
New White House strategic communications director Alyssa Farah already has her work cut out for her. One of her first orders of business was to correct fake news reports that Surgeon General Jerome Adams was "sidelined" from public appearances after some comments he made last week about how the coronavirus affects minority communities.
"Avoid alcohol, tobacco and drugs,” Adams told minorities during a coronavirus task force briefing. "We need you to do this, if not for yourself, then for your abuela. Do it for your granddaddy. Do it for your Big Mama. Do it for your Pop-Pop."
PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor, who has made a habit out of asking outlandishly partisan and hostile questions at the task force briefings, asked Adams if he was aware that his remarks had "offended" some viewers, per her perusal of Twitter. Adams earnestly explained that he was only using language that has been used in his own family, and meant no disrespect.
"I have a Puerto Rican brother-in-law," he explained. "I call my Grand Daddy 'Grand Daddy.' I have relatives who call their grandparents 'Big Mama.' So that was not meant to be offensive, that is the language that we use and that I use and we need to continue to target our outreach to those communities."
Still, according to the media, the White House intentionally limited Adams's TV appearances this week following the furor. Here was Politico's proof: "The surgeon general received multiple requests for high-profile media appearances last week that the White House didn't accept, said two people with knowledge of some of those requests."
Farah quickly put the rumor to rest, asking Politico why they hadn't reached out to her for a comment. She likely would have qualified as a "person with knowledge."
Other social media users noted that they just saw Adams on TV Friday night.
But it wouldn't be a day that ends in "y" if the media wasn't trying to stir up drama for the Trump administration.
The only reporters asking honest questions at these briefings are the chicks from OAN. Fox is usually good too.
I think this Surgeon General has done enough damage already with his “masks don’t work” (unless you’re a healthcare worker - then, they somehow magically DO work) tweet back in Feb.
I wasn’t that impressed with the guy to begin with. Then he goes off with “masks don’t work” and some other dooseys, and it’s obvious we have a very weak Surgeon General at a time when we need someone who’s a total rock star...
“PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor, who has made a habit out of asking outlandishly partisan and hostile questions at the task force briefings, asked Adams if he was aware that his remarks had “offended” some viewers, per her perusal of Twitter.”
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Could she, ‘Yamiche,’ be considered a ‘nitpicker’??
The coronavirus pandemic has forced Chicago into lockdown, closing restaurants, bars, stores and even its celebrated lakefront. But the crisis hasn’t slowed the city’s devastating gun violence epidemic.
While crime overall has ticked down slightly amid shelter-in-place orders from local leaders, shootings and murders have remained fairly consistent so far, with the city registering more shootings in March this year than the previous year.
During the first weekend of April, two were killed and 18 were wounded, mostly on the city’s predominantly black and brown South and West Sides. On Tuesday, as unseasonably warm temperatures in Chicago rose into the 80sF (27C), the city endured its most violent day of 2020, with at least 21 shot – including a five-year-old girl – and six killed.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/11/chicago-coronavirus-gun-violence
Does not speak well. Has a lisp. Keep this affirm action person away from cameras.
If you go to each German or French virus presentation back six weeks ago...they stated in a blunt way...the mask has limited value. They’ve already done the tests and the cheapo type you often see at the Dentist office is worthless. The N-95 type would be the only real protection, and once you pull it out of the bag...it’s got a limited lifespan.
I think he is great. On the mask thing that was what he was told by the CDC and Fauci.
He left out cousin Pookey...
And Bebe's kids.
Yeah, Adams and Fauci have been all over the place since this Wuhan Virus got started. Lots of disinformation, especially on the part of Fauci, who advised "Sure, go on a cruise!" as late as March 9, 2020.
Yup. Those are the ONLY two.
I could not believe, that at Monday’s news conference, President Trump told Yamiche Alcindor that she was a very good reporter. She is anything but. She is racist, sees everything in terms of “we poor black folk” and sees conspiracy in everything about Blacks and their treatment. She never fails with her gotcha questions and has become the black Jim Acosta.
Some of that rhetoric was probably due to the shortage of N-95 masks back then.
Doh, well, somebody had to say it.
Be careful...
She might find the phrase "picker" to be racist.
-PJ
That's because he grew up on a farm....
Maybe he should have berated by telling them to quit laying around in their house coats/dresses and go vote ala Moochie
Fake News Media.. hatred of President Trump since 2015..
I fell in love with our Surgeon General the minute I heard him speak. Great soothing voice, articulate, interesting, not boring like some and...a NICE GUY.
Now, take the reporter who asked the question. Hostile, angry, asks ridiculous questions, rambles on and on, because she thinks it shows intelligence...it doesn’t, takes up valuable time with nonsense and is someone you avoid with or without a virus crisis.
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