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HERE IS THE ENTIRE PANDEMIC PLAYBOOK LEFT BY OBAMA: (Original Post) IcyPeas May 2020 OP
Oh, wow! Someone (interviewed on Smerconish) wrote a book about all... LAS14 May 2020 #1
they sent 30 people to the transition meeting Captain Zero May 2020 #8
The Fifth Risk GusBob May 2020 #35
Get thee to the greatest page malaise May 2020 #2
Bookmarked for later. I look forward to a thorough read through. hlthe2b May 2020 #3
Whew 68 pages underpants May 2020 #4
there's a zoom feature or if you click Text IcyPeas May 2020 #5
I bet there's no kitteh pictures... Hugin May 2020 #13
I thought the flow charts would help underpants May 2020 #18
Somebody did a very impressive job with that. Crunchy Frog May 2020 #26
I love Cleese looking off to the side underpants May 2020 #31
yes somebody did...we need more of it too questionseverything May 2020 #79
That is awesome! Danascot May 2020 #29
Very nice - copied, saved and distributing... yonder May 2020 #37
All the pictures would have to be... SergeStorms May 2020 #46
It could've been disguised as a Time magazine with Old Yeller's picture on the cover. Hugin May 2020 #49
Trump's name would also have to appear several times on each page, as well as the title. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2020 #77
Correction. SergeStorms May 2020 #80
K&R Newest Reality May 2020 #6
Somebody heard my constant plea to produce the playbook and literally show what Trump Solomon May 2020 #7
I simply am amazed at the capacity of these people to lie ALL THE TIME DonaldsRump May 2020 #9
Yep, right there at the bottom of page 8 FM123 May 2020 #10
bottom of page 8: IcyPeas May 2020 #11
Yep! FM123 May 2020 #15
I'm not sure the word coronavirus has ever come out of Trump's mouth. thesquanderer May 2020 #55
Too many big words and not once is trump mentioned. Were doomed. yonder May 2020 #38
No pictures. You need to leave "Easy reader" EllieBC May 2020 #19
"easy reader" style books FM123 May 2020 #27
If my kindergartner can read them, EllieBC May 2020 #32
Serious post; a lot of us think he is functionally illiterate. AtheistCrusader May 2020 #63
Since the States are apparently YOYO. Hugin May 2020 #12
No wonder it was shitcanned gratuitous May 2020 #14
No wonder tRump called it broken. yonder May 2020 #42
Playbook didn't refer to golf Danascot May 2020 #45
The first page has too many words for trump. Volaris May 2020 #16
+++. And the dunces on fux newz would have read the manuscript on air erronis May 2020 #28
Yep yep. Volaris May 2020 #30
The only playbooks Trump has DENVERPOPS May 2020 #58
Waaay too many big words in the Executive Summary alone. IllinoisBirdWatcher May 2020 #17
thank you.. chillfactor May 2020 #20
Hey McConnell -- read this and then eat shit and die you miserable fuck Blue Owl May 2020 #21
Kick. Rec. BOOKMARKED. DOWNLOADED TO iBOOK. Hekate May 2020 #22
⭐️⭐️⭐️K&R ⭐️⭐️⭐️ spanone May 2020 #23
And yet the orange vomitus says it's President Obama's fault ailsagirl May 2020 #24
Nice amuse bouche May 2020 #25
KNR. Bookmarking. One of the big words toddler tyrant has trouble with is "international". niyad May 2020 #33
I did a search of the document and found the problem whistler162 May 2020 #34
Page 9 discusses MERS-Cov2 specifically!! Roland99 May 2020 #36
But not COVID-19? IggleDuer May 2020 #40
Yeah. They took all the ammo with them Roland99 May 2020 #47
And what happened to Covids 1-18??? progressoid May 2020 #60
I think Congress ought to have hearings on What Next To Do and Why, and this document should be Ford_Prefect May 2020 #39
Moscowmitch is Scared SHITLESS & he's Still Full of SHITE. Cha May 2020 #41
And he should be. smirkymonkey May 2020 #43
I Hate them Both the Same! Cha May 2020 #51
No Dick and Jane version rustysgurl May 2020 #44
R/K & Boomarking for later. Thanks for the link! MerryBlooms May 2020 #48
K; R CatWoman May 2020 #50
Kick burrowowl May 2020 #52
Make sure the liar Moscow Mitch gets a copy. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #53
What an ugly mug. I just want to punch it. CrispyQ May 2020 #54
THe entire playbook only needed one sentence: "Don't elect Donald Trump." n/t thesquanderer May 2020 #56
I just printed off all 68 pages and MAILED it to Mitch's office SoonerPride May 2020 #57
Awesome! DesertRat May 2020 #59
Excellent idea and action! Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #61
I figured spending $3.50 on postage was a patriotic act at this point! SoonerPride May 2020 #69
You did a twofer, or maybe three -- rub Mitch's nose in it, support USPS, inspired more! Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #74
LOL good goin' IcyPeas May 2020 #67
See, there you go, it doesn't say SARS-CoV-19 anywhere in it. So clearly useless, and incompetent. AtheistCrusader May 2020 #62
This playbook should be in the presidential hall of fame next to George W. Bush's Presidential Daily Yavin4 May 2020 #64
Retweeted on Twitter lillypaddle May 2020 #65
great I wonder if someone here can post it on... IcyPeas May 2020 #68
K&R and Bookmarked. Niagara May 2020 #66
This has to be seriously "dumbed down" for the GOP to understand it FakeNoose May 2020 #70
Authentication needed SpankMe May 2020 #71
Politico has this article about the Playbook: IcyPeas May 2020 #73
Beth Cameron interview with Christiane Amanpour IcyPeas May 2020 #75
On Page 19 *Key Questions* ChangeNHope May 2020 #72
Even if tRump looked at it, he wouldn't get past the fifth word on the cover page PaulRevere08 May 2020 #76
MAGA is deadlier than COVID IronLionZion May 2020 #78

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
1. Oh, wow! Someone (interviewed on Smerconish) wrote a book about all...
Tue May 12, 2020, 06:47 PM
May 2020

... the info like this developed for the 2016 transition that was totally ignored.

IcyPeas

(21,858 posts)
5. there's a zoom feature or if you click Text
Tue May 12, 2020, 06:52 PM
May 2020

it looks like a typewritten page... might be easier to read.

68 pages is a lot for president sharpie.

Hugin

(33,120 posts)
13. I bet there's no kitteh pictures...
Tue May 12, 2020, 07:10 PM
May 2020

or PR0N.

It's no wonder Team Tangerine Idi Amin didn't crack the cover.

questionseverything

(9,651 posts)
79. yes somebody did...we need more of it too
Wed May 13, 2020, 05:27 PM
May 2020

w/o the ability to campaign in person we need our young bright minds to do more and more of these wonderful ads....beating the current occupant with his own petard

SergeStorms

(19,193 posts)
46. All the pictures would have to be...
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:53 PM
May 2020

of him. I don't even think porn could keep him interested, but looking at pictures of himself striking his "Orange Mussolini" pose would definitely hold his attention.

Hugin

(33,120 posts)
49. It could've been disguised as a Time magazine with Old Yeller's picture on the cover.
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:57 PM
May 2020

Except that he would've only torn the top sheet off and discarded the rest in the round file.

It's an intractable problem like peace in the Middle-East or an umbrella.

Better to let the governors or Jar-Jar handle it.

77. Trump's name would also have to appear several times on each page, as well as the title.
Wed May 13, 2020, 04:41 PM
May 2020

"This Document Was Prepared Solely By President Donald Trump, with no one else helping"

Solomon

(12,310 posts)
7. Somebody heard my constant plea to produce the playbook and literally show what Trump
Tue May 12, 2020, 06:53 PM
May 2020

didn't do that he was supposed to do !!!!

Yay!!!! Been waiting for it!

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)
9. I simply am amazed at the capacity of these people to lie ALL THE TIME
Tue May 12, 2020, 06:55 PM
May 2020

especially when the evidence is so readily available to contradict the lies.

IcyPeas

(21,858 posts)
11. bottom of page 8:
Tue May 12, 2020, 07:02 PM
May 2020
Pathogens that would cause heightened concern include, but are not limited to, novel (non-seasonal) infuenza viruses, SARS
and other novel coronaviruses, smallpox, filoviruses, flaviviruses, or any micro?organism determined as potentially notifiable
under Annex 2 of the International Health Regulations Additionally, this guide would apply to novel pathogens and
pathogens with high rates of morbidity, mortality and/or transmissibility.

FM123

(10,053 posts)
15. Yep!
Tue May 12, 2020, 07:11 PM
May 2020

Trump acts like the word coronavirus never existed until the day he spat it out of his mouth...

thesquanderer

(11,986 posts)
55. I'm not sure the word coronavirus has ever come out of Trump's mouth.
Wed May 13, 2020, 11:08 AM
May 2020

It transitioned from the "Chinese virus" to the "invisible plague" etc.

EllieBC

(3,013 posts)
19. No pictures. You need to leave "Easy reader"
Tue May 12, 2020, 07:22 PM
May 2020

style books for Trump. Short sentences made of mostly sight words and pics.

Hugin

(33,120 posts)
12. Since the States are apparently YOYO.
Tue May 12, 2020, 07:07 PM
May 2020

It's worth them reading through and using any timely information from the playbook.

I'm so glad it has been posted.

Volaris

(10,270 posts)
16. The first page has too many words for trump.
Tue May 12, 2020, 07:15 PM
May 2020

If this had been called 'how to make obama look bad', he would have had 200 million copies printed and mailed to every household in the nation, and then done every single step.

erronis

(15,241 posts)
28. +++. And the dunces on fux newz would have read the manuscript on air
Tue May 12, 2020, 08:05 PM
May 2020

as if it were another bibble.

(of course the bobble-headed audience of 75+yo white males would fall asleep unless the bimbo crossed her legs every 30 seconds.)

DENVERPOPS

(8,810 posts)
58. The only playbooks Trump has
Wed May 13, 2020, 11:15 AM
May 2020

are Hitler's biography and a dog eared, worn version of ANIMAL FARM.

I'm serious about ANIMAL FARM! acquire a copy and read it to be overwhelmed with fear......

IllinoisBirdWatcher

(2,315 posts)
17. Waaay too many big words in the Executive Summary alone.
Tue May 12, 2020, 07:15 PM
May 2020

NO ONE could expect der Dumpster to read half that many words. Even if they were the best words.

And the details. UGG. Details are not fair. Pages and pages of charts with really tiny print and no pictures. Not even any bog colored arrows.

And all those phases and sub-phases. Very confusing.

No wonder why der Dumpster threw this playbook out and fired the committee responsible for implementing it.

So much better to start with 15 cases which should have gone to zero in a couple days.

Hekate

(90,645 posts)
22. Kick. Rec. BOOKMARKED. DOWNLOADED TO iBOOK.
Tue May 12, 2020, 07:47 PM
May 2020

Last edited Wed May 13, 2020, 04:04 AM - Edit history (1)

Godsdamn Trump to Hell.

ailsagirl

(22,896 posts)
24. And yet the orange vomitus says it's President Obama's fault
Tue May 12, 2020, 07:57 PM
May 2020

How much longer do we have to suffer?



I JUST CAN'T STAND IT!!!!!

 

whistler162

(11,155 posts)
34. I did a search of the document and found the problem
Tue May 12, 2020, 08:32 PM
May 2020

no mention of Trump in the entire thing! No pictures just lines and squiggly lines.

Ford_Prefect

(7,887 posts)
39. I think Congress ought to have hearings on What Next To Do and Why, and this document should be
Tue May 12, 2020, 08:45 PM
May 2020

shoved in front of every GOP member for reference. Many of them still cling to the "No one could have predicted it" excuse in public.

A page by page seminar for the MSM would likewise be very helpful, at least for the ones who can still read actual documents as opposed to twitter headlines.

Cha

(297,154 posts)
41. Moscowmitch is Scared SHITLESS & he's Still Full of SHITE.
Tue May 12, 2020, 08:48 PM
May 2020

he Stupidly OPENED a Big ol Can of WhoopASS!

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
43. And he should be.
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:08 PM
May 2020

I hope this is the beginning of the end for him. I hate him as much if not more than MF45.

Cha

(297,154 posts)
51. I Hate them Both the Same!
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:09 PM
May 2020

It would be a Miracle for us to get rid of the nasty assface I & II in November!

rustysgurl

(1,040 posts)
44. No Dick and Jane version
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:11 PM
May 2020

Unfortunately the Obama administration didn't have the foresight to publish a Dick and Jane version, complete with one-syllable words, Sally, Spot the Dog, Puff the Cat, and Mother and Father to guide Little Donnie through the adult situation for which he was woefully ill-prepared.

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)
62. See, there you go, it doesn't say SARS-CoV-19 anywhere in it. So clearly useless, and incompetent.
Wed May 13, 2020, 12:49 PM
May 2020

(Sarcasm)

Yavin4

(35,437 posts)
64. This playbook should be in the presidential hall of fame next to George W. Bush's Presidential Daily
Wed May 13, 2020, 12:51 PM
May 2020

Briefing from 2001.

IcyPeas

(21,858 posts)
68. great I wonder if someone here can post it on...
Wed May 13, 2020, 02:38 PM
May 2020

some of those "other" message boards..... freepers and discussionist and that cave one...

FakeNoose

(32,633 posts)
70. This has to be seriously "dumbed down" for the GOP to understand it
Wed May 13, 2020, 02:49 PM
May 2020

Of course it goes without saying that NOBODY in the current White House would ever attempt to read this.
However it certainly will come in handy for President Biden when he steps in to the Oval Office in January.

Thanks for posting!



SpankMe

(2,957 posts)
71. Authentication needed
Wed May 13, 2020, 02:53 PM
May 2020

There's no date, no author or other names or originating agencies noted. I'd like to know more about the provenance of this.

IcyPeas

(21,858 posts)
73. Politico has this article about the Playbook:
Wed May 13, 2020, 03:20 PM
May 2020
The NSC devised the guide — officially called the Playbook for Early Response to High-Consequence Emerging Infectious Disease Threats and Biological Incidents, but known colloquially as “the pandemic playbook” — across 2016. The project was driven by career civil servants as well as political appointees, aware that global leaders had initially fumbled their response to the 2014-2015 spread of Ebola and wanting to be sure that the next response to an epidemic was better handled.

...The document was originally overseen by Beth Cameron, a former civil servant who led the directorate before leaving the White House in March 2017. Cameron confirmed to POLITICO that the directorate created a playbook for NSC staff intended to help officials confront a range of potential biological threats.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/25/trump-coronavirus-national-security-council-149285

IcyPeas

(21,858 posts)
75. Beth Cameron interview with Christiane Amanpour
Wed May 13, 2020, 03:28 PM
May 2020
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/03/31/amanpour-beth-cameron-coronavirus.cnn
Christiane speaks with Beth Cameron, former NSC senior director for global health security & biodefense, about why the White House pandemic playbook she oversaw wasn't used.Source: CNN

 

ChangeNHope

(24 posts)
72. On Page 19 *Key Questions*
Wed May 13, 2020, 03:16 PM
May 2020

****Is the Host government being transparent with data sharing?


***What is the WHO assessment?

If tRump and Company asked these questions, and 1)believed that China lied (they did, aren't we all -all but certain- of that now?)

and tRump believes the WHO was complicit in China's lies (they weren't another scapegoat for tRump), would that not inspire/initiate action sooner?

This is a literal algorithm on questions to ask and responses to consider. Boggles my mind on why it wasn't used.

PaulRevere08

(449 posts)
76. Even if tRump looked at it, he wouldn't get past the fifth word on the cover page
Wed May 13, 2020, 03:41 PM
May 2020

before he stopped comprehending and lost interest.

IronLionZion

(45,427 posts)
78. MAGA is deadlier than COVID
Wed May 13, 2020, 05:19 PM
May 2020

The pandemic is global but MAGA has put America first in positive cases and deaths. Even adjusted for population, developed countries with Trump-like dumbasses in charge have fared much worse than many "shithole" countries.

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