User Clip: Ron Klain "Purely Fortuity" That More People Didn't Die During 09 Swine Flu

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Ron Klain "Purely Fortuity" That More People Didn't Die During 09 Swine Flu

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00:00:00		Unidentified Speaker TO DO THAT KIND OF IMPORTANT WORK.
00:00:04		Unidentified Speaker >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. I WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE IN 2009 AND 2010. I WAS WORKING FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN. I WASN'T INVOLVED DIRECTLY IN THE H1N1 RESPONSE, AND I LIVED THROUGH IT AS A STAFFER A BUNCH OF REALLY TALENTED GREAT PEOPLE WORKING ON IT, AND WE DID EVERY POSSIBLE THING WRONG. 60 MILLION AMERICANS GOT H 1 N 1 DURING THAT TIME. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH US DOING ANYTHING RIGHT. IT HAD TO DO WITH LUCK. IF ANYONE THINKS IT CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, THEY HAVE TO GO BACK TO 2009, 2010, IMAGINE A VIRUS WITH A

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