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And of course that note is at the bottom of the article. This is a perfect example of fake news. Deep down there is a story of incompetence and duress on the p
by koolba 7y ago
And of course that note is at the bottom of the article.
This is a perfect example of fake news. Deep down there is a story of incompetence and duress on the part of NY State, but instead it’s presented to the public as yet another made up anti-Trump circle jerk.
- ceejayoz 7y ago1. This administration has outright lied about a number of things, including denying to the press things we know actually did happen. 2. "The White House Coronavirus Task Force was never informed of this contract" does not actually deny having recommended the vendor to NY. It's a pretty careful wording that doesn't actually contradict the article at all.
- koolba 7y ago> 2. "The White House Coronavirus Task Force was never informed of this contract" does not actually deny having recommended the vendor to NY. By truncating the rest of the quoted text you’re further proving my point of the fake news circle jerk. The full quote from the article that you selectively truncated is (emphasis mine): >> "The White House Coronavirus Task Force was never informed of this contract and was not involved in it at all." My layman’s reading of “not involved at all” would cover denying recommending the vendor.
- neltnerb 7y agoHow does that not read as saying that they weren't involved in contracting? I don't know why it doesn't look like it to you, but I see lawyer speak, not layman speak.
- ceejayoz 7y agoThe rest of the wording is just as careful, and logically follows from the first part (you can hardly be involved in a contract if you don’t know about it). “We recommended the vendor and put them in touch with NY, then washed our hands of it” fits just fine with the wording there.
- lph 7y agoIf it's he-said/she-said between officials from NY state and the White House Coronavirus Task Force, I don't see any reason to automatically side with the White House except for political bias. This White House has proven itself to be mendacious, incompetent, and disorganized many times over. None of that excuses NY from doing due diligence, but I'm just saying I wouldn't jump to conclusions about who told whom what.