Dr. Jackson: Another "Yes Man"

[madaboutharry]

This is where we are. Lie for Trump, get a promotion.

Jackson has revealed himself to be an ass kisser. He won't be there for the Veterans. He will serve Trump, not the men and women who served to protect our nation.

Another day, another pity.

[dameatball]

1. I feel despair also,but it is actually a sign that the cupboard is juust about bare

[poboy2]

3. I'm torn between that fact as either a silver lining or our point of demise as a civilization. -nt

[exboyfil]

2. An important voting block for the Republicans

If they screw it up, it could really suck for them. I would hate for the veterans to go through that.

[tazkcmo]

26. The good news

It would be difficult to mess up the VA anymore than it is now. While the front line nurses, volunteers and surgeons are dedicated and caring, the administration of this agency sucks.

My experiences with the VA have convinced me to never go back.

[CurtEastPoint]

4. Jesus. The one who lied about porky's weight and shit?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. He doesn't have any experience managing a large bureaucracy,

and the VA is the second-largest government agency. He's just a Navy officer and a doctor with a background in emergency medicine and he has never managed anything larger than the White House Medical Unit. He's no more qualified to head up the VA than Ben Carson is to manage HUD.

But people get hired by Trump, regardless or qualifications, if he knows them and especially if they've done him a favor. "Hey, Doc, I might have a Cabinet opening pretty soon; you interested? And, by the way, how much did you say I weigh?"

[spanone]

6. does congress have to give it's blessings?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Yes, he'll have to be confirmed.

[spanone]

10. well, that's something.

[haele]

13. As a Rear Admiral, he does have some bureaucratic experiance.

At that level of officer (O-7), his medical expertise has become second to his ability to run a large department in a hospital, medical training facility, or at medical research facility. After the rank of Commander (O-5), military medical doctors pretty much quit "practice" and start being in charge of clinics.
However, due to the fact that he's the head WH doctor instead of being on the executive staff in BUMED or in a major Pentagon policy or executive management position, I'm still pretty sure that running the VA - which, BTW, encompasses much more than VA medical - is much more than he thinks he can handle.

Haele

[Sgent]

37. While usually you are correct

he hasn't overseen anything larger than the WH medical office (which is actually a descent sized clinic / service). He was given the WH office as his second command as an O-6 and promoted in office -- he's been there for almost 12 years.

[MiniMe]

7. Isn't he the one who said tRump was 239 lbs?

I guess this is his payoff for that lie

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. Could be. No way does Trump weight 239 lbs.

[MiniMe]

22. Exactly.

[hatrack]

34. True enough, but the good Doctor said just that . . .

.

[former9thward]

9. Why did President Obama appoint him as his White House doctor?

[onethatcares]

14. perhaps, and I say only, perhaps

he hadn't sold his soul at that time.

Should we blame President Obama for this? Really?

What do you think?

Why did President Obama appoint him as his White House doctor?

[former9thward]

20. He appointed him because he was a good doctor and good officer.

So I won't endorse the smears and I doubt President Obama would either.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. Maybe he's a very good doctor. His CV is pretty impressive

in terms of medical qualifications. Also, he's a Navy rear admiral - most WH physicians have been military officers, since they are in charge of the White House Medical Unit, a unit of the White House Military Office responsible for the medical needs of the President, the VP and the White House staff. Being a capable doctor doesn't mean someone can't be bought, too.

[former9thward]

21. He appointed him to be his personal doctor.

By attacking Jackson with no evidence President Obama is being attacked. I reject those attacks. Present the evidence of his "being bought".

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. He said Trump weighs 239 lbs.

I know what 239 lbs. looks like on a 6'2" man, and it's not that.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. Bush appointed him, not Obama.

[former9thward]

31. Try again.

Bush appointed him to the White House medical staff. Obama appointed him to be his personal physician.

[haele]

18. Because that was a position open and the Rear Admiral was a candidate for it.

He had the medical experience, and was apparently very personable. This is a job that requires more of a compatible personality with the White House Staff, President, and his family than leadership or management ability.
He was also probably one of the more higher ranking people applying (honestly, I would think that this would be more of an O-5/O-6 position or a position for someone who is close to retirement), and that might have been a deciding factor.

Haele

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. He didn't. Bush appointed him in 2006.

Obama kept him on but didn't select him in the first place.

[former9thward]

32. Nope.

Obama didn't just "keep him". He appointed him to be his personal physician. You know, the one who personally examined Obama and gave the press details on Obama's health. That guy.

He has served as White House physician during the past three administrations and was the appointed physician to the president for President Obama

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronny_Jackson

[Hassler]

11. Since he'll be under oath, at his confirmation, someone should ask him about Cheeto's real weight

[LiberalFighter]

12. So who will DT hire to be the WH doctor?

His personal quack doctor?

[rickford66]

15. Well Trump trusted him to stick his finger up his ass.

[Initech]

16. I think Trump's hiring process has just 3 questions on it.

1. Are you the most dangerously unqualified person for the job?

2. Did you vote for Trump?

3. Are you willing to lie your ass off for Trump?

If you answer yes to all 3 of these questions, you're in! And don't forget the initiation process!

[former9thward]

23. He was appointed by President Obama to be his personal doctor.

I doubt any of the smears against him. President Obama would not have appointed such a person to a position like that.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Obama kept him on on account of his expertise as a doctor

and also because the position generally requires a military officer because that person is the director of a unit of the White House Military Office. And he's not just the president's personal physician; he's the in-house doctor for the entire WH staff. He could be an excellent doctor and still someone who could be tempted to fudge facts to please the boss. That sort of thing happens all the time. Do you really think Trump weighs only 239 lbs., a weight which, coincidentally enough, is only 1 lb. below clinical obesity? That tub of lard has to weigh at least 280.

Obama didn't appoint him; he was a holdover from the Bush administration. Bush appointed him in 2006.

By the way, Obama also appointed David Shulkin as the previous VA secretary, and it turned out he was playing fast and loose with travel expenses. Obama isn't responsible for every appointee's character lapses, which can't always be predicted.

[dchill]

27. Exactly - Dr Yes.

(With apologies to Joseph Wiseman, the original Dr No.)

[SharonAnn]

28. Running a multi-billion $$ organization might be a challenge for him.

Doctors don't often have good management skills, especially for large organization. I know there are many running hospitals or hospital chains, but i don't think he has this experience.

Going to be a challenge for him.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

33. He'll be another Ben Carson.

Competent at his actual medical career but inexperienced and poorly suited to run a huge government agency. I hope he doesn't turn out to be as bad as Carson because the VA is enormous and has a lot of internal problems but and a lot of vets depend on it for medical and other assistance. But a WH official has just admitted that Trump chose him because he liked the way he performed on TV. https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/28/politics/ronny-jackson-medical-exam-trump/index.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

35. A WH official just admitted Jackson was chosen because Trump liked him on TV.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/28/politics/ronny-jackson-medical-exam-trump/index.html

White House physician Ronny Jackson's performance during an extended grilling over President Donald Trump's health and cognitive fitness played a part in his nomination for secretary of Veterans Affairs, a White House official told CNN Wednesday.

The official said Trump liked the way Jackson handled himself with reporters during the briefing in January.

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A source told CNN in January that Trump liked Jackson's performance in the briefing room answering questions about his presidential physical. At the White House briefing, Jackson vouched for Trump's neurological function, pronounced him in "excellent" health and attributed part of the positive health assessment to good genetics.

Trump's positive impression of the military doctor had staying power, with Trump praising Jackson to donors during a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago in February.

Whether Jackson intentionally fudged Fatso's weight information or raved about his amazing healthiness in order to curry favor or get a better job is unknown. But he wasn't chosen because of his management skills.

[Skittles]

36. yesssssssSIR, you weigh 239 pounds, oh yes you DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

:ass kiss KISS KISS:

[Cha]

38. We need a Democratic

President in 2021!