.@politico reported on Tuesday that Dr. Fitzgerald had traded in tobacco stocks after taking the position at the public health agencyhttp://nyti.ms/2FzoglL
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Omg. When I went to private school, the sons of tobacco farmers were allowed miss class during harvest. A stock is a stock. This country is too critical of a legal substance. Outlaw it and then I could see her resigning.

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Let me break it down for you: part of the CDC’s mission is to combat diseases including emphysema/cancer which are lcaused by tobacco use. If the Director has a financial interest in tobacco, then that presents a conflict of interests! 1/2
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2/2 If a conflict of interest is present then her actions/decisions will always be open to scrutiny and cannot be guaranteed to be in the best interest of the CDC/it’s mission.
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She probably put the money in a mutual fund, and the fund manager put money in stock. I’d love to see the whole story. Not just what the Looney Left portrays
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Maybe she did but if she still knew what stocks her funds consisted of, it’s still a conflict of interest that she should’ve divested herself from. 1/2
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Honestly, I’m not sure why she is resigning since eliminating the conflict is really all that is necessary in my opinion. Makes me wonder if something else is in play. 2/2
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Why does the GOP have to be so full of crooks???
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Because the President was installed by Russia.
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Who is keeping track of all the “best people” who had to resign due to scandals?
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Trump's CDC director went up in smoke.
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Is there anyone in the WH who actually cares about the American people instead of their bank account?
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Seems right in line with Devos and Pruitt. When can we expect their resignations?
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Darn. Should have invested in marijuana.
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Why is the
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Habit. When money/power are your primary aims, corruption becomes routine.
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...And nobody in Trump's camp knew about this BEFOREHAND? Good grief! At this point, it wouldn't surprise me if Trump appointed a few Michael Myers/Jeffery Dahmers/Lorena Bobbitts; he doesn't seem to know how to do proper background checks.
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Come on now. Jeffry Dahmer was only hungry. We can’t fault him for that!
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