Friday, October 17, 2014

Obama to Appoint Gore Recount Lawyer, Former VP Chief of Staff as Ebola Czar

Does this administration choose anybody for anything on the basis of competence?

 
PJ Tatler   ... "On Friday morning, CNN reported that Obama would name former Vice President Al Gore’s and VP Joe Biden’s chief of staff Ron Klain to the position.
 
"The Democratic Party operative has worked as a lawyer since leaving the White House in 2011. He led the legal team fighting for Gore in the 2000 recount and was portrayed by Kevin Spacey (Below, left) in HBO’s Recount."
http://www.trendyink.net/blog/2009/movies-and-tv/movie-recount-hbo-films/
"It's interesting to me that Obama appointed a political hack, rather than a medical professional. That should tell you all you need to know about this administration's priorities."   AboveTopSecret 
 
Wikipedia reports:  "Ronald A. "Ron" Klain is an American lawyer and political operative best known for serving as Chief of Staff to two Vice Presidents - Al Gore (1995–1999) and Joseph Biden (2009–2011).[1][2] He is an influential Democratic Party insider. Earlier in his career, he was a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Byron White during the Court's 1987 and 1988 Terms and worked on Capitol Hill, where he was Chief Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination. He was portrayed by Kevin Spacey in the HBO film Recount depicting the tumult of the 2000 presidential election. On October 17, 2014, CNBC reported that Klain is to be named the newly created "Ebola Czar" by President Obama.[3]"

Actor Kevin Spacey, Georgetown's Ron Klain Discuss Politics and Ethics   (Video, if you have the time and inclination to watch it.)

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