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Old 01-31-2018, 11:39 AM
 
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I had stuck this story on another thread, but it sank away.


Anyway,


https://www.politico.com/agenda/stor...vements-000604


Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald was the director of the CDC (appointed by Mr. Trump last July) until her resignation today. Why? Because it came out that AFTER she was appointed, she thought it was a dandy time to invest in tobacco stock. Tens of thousands of dollars worth.


The story was initially reported here yesterday:


https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...intment-316245


Can't a person make a buck or two off of their official position?
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Old 01-31-2018, 11:56 AM
 
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This should be something we could prosecute but...........
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Old 01-31-2018, 12:12 PM
 
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Kinda like Al Gore being in cahoots with Occidental Petroleum...

It's good that they put the heat on her for that. I wish someone would do that to Gore.
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Old 01-31-2018, 12:16 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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president cheeto hires the BEST people!
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Old 01-31-2018, 12:20 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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I had stuck this story on another thread, but it sank away.


Anyway,


https://www.politico.com/agenda/stor...vements-000604


Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald was the director of the CDC (appointed by Mr. Trump last July) until her resignation today. Why? Because it came out that AFTER she was appointed, she thought it was a dandy time to invest in tobacco stock. Tens of thousands of dollars worth.


The story was initially reported here yesterday:


https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...intment-316245


Can't a person make a buck or two off of their official position?

She resigned, because she made enough to retire on tobacco stocks?
It would not be grounds to get fired, or be asked to step down to play the stock market, and many have a broker playing the game for them.

Pelosi is the ultimate insider.
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Old 01-31-2018, 12:23 PM
 
Location: Early America
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president cheeto hires the BEST people!
Shrug. Our last president was a smoker.
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Old 01-31-2018, 12:26 PM
 
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She resigned, because she made enough to retire on tobacco stocks?
It would not be grounds to get fired, or be asked to step down to play the stock market, and many have a broker playing the game for them.

Pelosi is the ultimate insider.
I think it was more, from the articles, about her purchasing stock in tobacco companies (including one in Japan) in the months after taking the reign of the CDC.


One would almost think that she knew that under her leadership the tobacco stock would rise.
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Old 01-31-2018, 12:28 PM
 
Location: Salisbury,NC
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This is the second Cabinet member who played the market after appointment. The last resigned because of airplane usage.
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Old 01-31-2018, 12:42 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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CDC Director Resigns, Urges Smoking
I see where she resigned, but where does it say she "urges smoking" ?

And BTW, investing is totally unrelated to your health. People invest to make money. And most of us don't pick stocks with a political agenda.

If I were her I would not have resigned.
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Old 01-31-2018, 12:45 PM
 
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I think it was more, from the articles, about her purchasing stock in tobacco companies (including one in Japan) in the months after taking the reign of the CDC.


One would almost think that she knew that under her leadership the tobacco stock would rise.
One would be stupid to think that. But one who hates Trump would more likely be hateful than stupid.

I suppose you ignored this part;


Fitzgerald, who declined to be interviewed for this story, has made tobacco efforts a focus of her public health career, despite owning stock in the industry. She listed tobacco cessation as one of her primary priorities while still serving in the Georgia position in February 2017.
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