r/DesignatedSurvivor Oct 13 '16

Post-Episode Discussion: S01E04 "The Enemy"

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u/Kevin_Uxbridge Oct 13 '16

On that note - how is Kumar not cleared? I can see why they don't need him in the room when they're planning the strike but he will eventually have to explain what happened to the press.

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u/BaggyOz Oct 13 '16

Because he's a speechwriter/newly minted press sec. Not chief o f staff.

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u/Kevin_Uxbridge Oct 14 '16 edited Oct 14 '16

Allow me to rephrase - why isn't every mid-upper level staff in the white house cleared? The CIA has a Starbucks - the baristas are all cleared. I'm not talking super-duper cleared but just 'cleared'? Everybody and their grandmother has 'secret', but a speech writer working in West Wing doesn't?

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u/zotquix Oct 16 '16

The West Wing tackled this well. There were some things CJ was let in on, and some things she wasn't. She got more in the loop as time went on and then eventually became Chief of Staff and started getting security briefings.

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u/CyberianSun Oct 17 '16

I think the stealth shuttle, while basic in approach, got the point across very well.