Former White House Press Secretary Wonders Why Doctors Won't Just Speak English Already
Who said press secretaries are dumb? Not us. Former White House media relations person/current and future Gretchen Carlson Dana Perino just felt like daring us to make some stereotypical quips last night when she offered the smartest take on the ObamaCare rollout communications fiasco:
Offering Obamacare in 150 languages is absurd. If someone can’t speak enough English to fill in forms, what will they explain to a doctor?
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) October 2, 2013
She’s right, you know: we have a close relative who’s an ophthalmologist in Texas and he learned Spanish as a hobby because it has absolutely no relation to the job he does every day.
After the haters have spent a week on a charitable hospital ship in Africa instead of a vacation, I’ll accept their lectures on compassion.
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