Dr. Deborah Birx
Since this crisis began, I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time watching “the bitch in scarves” – and you all know who I mean. She’s that chick who looks like Michael Learned wearing a different scarf at each of Trump’s press conferences. Occasionally she adds a broach. So, I decided to find out who she is. Her name is Dr. Deborah Birx, and several outlets claim that her maternal fashion choices are comforting us. I dunno about you, but Big Mama Masters rarely rocked a scarf – and never a broach! Digging into her background more, The Guardian of London says, “She’s a legend in the fight against HIV. Now Dr. Deborah Birx is taking on Covid-19”. Turns out Dr. Birx was an army physician in the ‘80s when people started dying of what would eventually be called HIV. After losing a growing number of patients, she dedicated herself to stopping the virus. President Obama named her US Global AIDS Coordinator. She is currently the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator. I dunno about you, but that actually does give me comfort – a helluva lot more than those damn scarves. When they make the inevitable movie about these harrowing days, I am sure Meryl Streep will play Dr. Birx. Perhaps Dr. Fauci could be played by Peter Dinklage.
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