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Fact check: Did the Obama administration deplete the federal stockpile of N95 masks?

Discussion in 'Coronavirus Pandemic Discussions' started by Professor Peabody, Apr 19, 2020.

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  1. DivineComedy

    DivineComedy Well-Known Member

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    I am NOT blaming Obama or Trump.

    Get everyone that wants one an N95 mask now, or blame whoever is in Congress or a State Legislature until they do their job.
     
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    And you didn’t answer my question: who was in office for three years and failed to replenish a depleted stockpile?

    Go ahead and blame Obama for failing to replenish the stockpile. But Trump is equally responsible for failing to replenish it.
     
    bx4, Apr 19, 2020
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    Louisiana75 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Reading what you lefties are writing trying to shift blame is getting so tedious it's almost embarrassing for you. This is getting boring and it's so hard to take any of you seriously with **** like this.
     
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    bx4 Well-Known Member

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    I’m not a lefty.
    I’ve acknowledged that the president bears responsibility for replenishing the stockpile. That means Obama when he was president and trump now.
    If you had an employee who came to you and said “the guy I replaced was incompetent he left a mess when he left three years ago”, would you say yeah that’s right? Or would you say, “why the **** didn’t you fix the mess in the last three years?”
     
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  5. Professor Peabody

    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    That's what the left is blaming Trump for.
     
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  6. Professor Peabody

    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    So Bush isn't responsible for the bad economy Obama inherited? You can't have it both ways.
     
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  7. Professor Peabody

    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Uh, no! Biden/Obama had 7 years to address the problem, Trump had half that.
     
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  8. Phyxius

    Phyxius Well-Known Member

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    Except Obama actually took steps to fix the economic collapse. Humpty Trumpty, OTOH...
     
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  9. Professor Peabody

    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    He took the wrong ones that Trump fixed later.
     
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    As opposed to Cantaloupe Caligula doing precisely dick about restocking N95 masks?
     
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  11. Professor Peabody

    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    So it's Trump's fault the N95 masks were depleted and Obama/Biden never replenished them?
     
    Professor Peabody, Apr 19, 2020
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    The buck stops anywhere but Trump's desk ... we get it. All hail Trump..

    Unknown.jpeg
     
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    Louisiana75 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Trying to figure out their logic is as bizarre as it appears.
     
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    Louisiana75 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Translation: Obama's administration depleted the supply and never replenished it, so I'm gonna call Trump a dictator, share some stupid picture, and blame him for not fixing it before covid19.

    Makes perfect sense
     
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    Hey, Republicans blamed Obama for a recession that Started with Bush still in office - consider it instant Karma.
     
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    Projections noted. Wrong, but noted. Saying tRUMP is also incompetent, means the other, in this case, obama, was also incompetent. At least, outside of La.

    Obama had 7 yrs and tRUMP had 3 yrs to replenish. And neither replenished.
    That is not blame, that is simple reality. It is you trying to blame obama when your god did exact same thing.

    Stating a simple truth is not a lie. At least outside of La.
     
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    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    But, the buck never stops with Obama/Biden.....right?
     
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    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Obama had twice as long and used them up in the first place.
     
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    Not before January 20, 2009 or after January 20, 2017. Deal with it.
     
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    And what did Trump do in 3 years? Nothing, so he shares the responsibility.
     
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    Which in no way excuses Benedict Donald's failure to fix the problem since January 20, 2017. Deflection fail.
     
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    Obama isn’t president today.
    Go ahead and argue that it is the president’s responsibility to ensure the stockpile of masks is sufficient and that failure to do so is negligent or a failure of the president’s duty.
    That failure or negligence applies to both Obama and Trump.
     
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  23. Professor Peabody

    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    It takes more than 3 years to replace 85 million N95 masks and 19.6 million pieces of personal protective equipment. Of course Trump bears a portion of the responsibility, but the Lion's share belongs to Obama and Biden as they used the stockpiles and had a responsibility to replenish it.
     
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    Really? Trump couldn’t get 95 million masks in 3 years? What efforts did Trump make to replace ANY part of the stockpile? Nothing.

    If you criticise Obama for not replenishing the stockpile, you must give Trump equal blame.

    At least you have to give him equal blame if you’re intellectually honest. We know that is not strong suit for Trump worshippers.
     
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