Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/03/27/bill-gates-on-cnn-returning-t.html
…
7 Likes
In this timeline:
People give a rat’s ass what Bill Gates and Ann Coulter “think”.
1 Like
6 Likes
remember when Trump said he would consult Bill Gates?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
6 Likes
Jesus. We’re concerned in the UK that our government isn’t doing more. You poor sods have got to rely on Bill and Melinda gates for expertise and resources.
3 Likes
Well, to be fair, Gates knows more about this stuff than most people, definitely including most politicians. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation does a lot of work on controlling infectious diseases.
31 Likes
What accent does Bill Gates have? Very odd.
Yeah that’s kind of been his main deal since leaving Microsoft. Ann Coulter, not so much.
14 Likes
You could make a fair case that Ann Coulter is a disease— a virulent, racist, conspiracy-promoting virus that hijacks the neural machinery of narrow-minded schlubs and pushes them out into the world so they can infect others.
19 Likes
As a recognised public figure Bill Gates pursues his public health mission without disturbing personality politics - and provides a welcome counter to the drumpf coming out of Washington.
10 Likes
It’s a Pacific Northwest accent.
2 Likes
Is water still wet?
Bill Gates and Ann Coulter are very different people.
And only one of them is making any sense.
6 Likes
Coulter’s main schtick has been bellyaching about shit she hasn’t researched.
4 Likes
That’s some job security right there.
2 Likes
He’s absolutely right, but I’m a little confused why anyone would interview Bill gates about his expertise in epidemiology. Are we going to interview Obama about plate tectonics the next time there’s an earthquake?
I think it’s based on the work the Gates foundation has done on public health, which is not insignificant at all? Like it or not, the Gates foundation has become a major player in the promotion of public health issues globally and as the public face of the foundation, it’s not unsurprising for him to be talking on this issue. Presumable, Gates has actually listened to the people who work for the foundation doing this work and he is using his high profile in our society to promote that work at time when it’s very much necessary to do so.
9 Likes
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re_not_ready
Fella knows his stuff
4 Likes
This topic was automatically closed after 5 days. New replies are no longer allowed.
