What context changes the very straightforward meaning of his words, which were:KnotaDinghy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 5:51 pmTaking his words out of context is inappropriate. We don’t need that now. We need him, the reporters and all others that speak to just give information and stop nitpicking every word or phrase. Especially reporters. There’s so much they should be asking, but nope. Let’s take just a phrase out of context and ask 20 times in 10 different ways to explain it.Francee89 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:40 pmHow is asking him about his own statements regarding ventilators “inappropriate”, particularly when he’s the head of the branch that will decide how many ventilators the federal government doles out? The clip makes it clear he first instinct is to lie when simply read his own words, but if he seriously feels that’s inappropriate and threatening, he’s an even bigger wuss than he lets on.KnotaDinghy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:16 pm He should stop answering them. Just say “that’s an inappropriate question, do you have an appropriate one? If not, move to someone else. The next time they start to harass him over ridiculous things he should throw them out.
I’m so sick of some of these reporters. They truly are hacks and have no journalistic bone in their body.
Seriously, on what planet is asking him about his own words, freely shared on national television, harassment?
“I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being in said in some areas are just bigger than they’re going to be. I don’t believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators. You know, you go into major hospitals, sometimes they’ll have two ventilators, and now, all of the sudden they’re saying, ‘Can we order 30,000 ventilators?’”
Why don’t we need him, who controls the federal stockpile of ventilators, to explain what information contributed to that “feeling”, and whether that “feeling” will impact his actions? How is it inappropriate nitpicking to ask about that freely made statement? Seriously, that he feels such a question is “threatening” is the most pathetic thing imaginable, and it’s not at all hack journalism to ask him to explain what he means and how his thoughts will influence his actions when he chooses to share them.