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74. Maybe it's because there are no direct flights from Liberia to the US? n/t

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My neighbor burned his yard signs this morning. [View all] Savannahmann Oct 2014 OP

Aren't we all disgusted to a degree? wyldwolf Oct 2014 #1

Ebola "precautions" aside, remind me of all the issues where Democrats are on the unpopular side. merrily Oct 2014 #2

We're not. Which is why it boggles my mind as to why the vacation plans of a handful of visa-holders Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #162

"We're not" on the unpopular side of issues other than ebola? Savannahman posted we are. merrily Oct 2014 #174

You don't think much of the Nations of Africa do you? MattBaggins Oct 2014 #175

3 Countries, where transmission is currently out of control. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #185

I'm a little hung over, but this makes no sense NightWatcher Oct 2014 #3

It's the travel ban, the Cordon Sanitaire as they called it a century ago Fumesucker Oct 2014 #12

and the person in the OP is mad at the Dems running for office because??? NightWatcher Oct 2014 #14

It sounds like the gentleman in the OP is mad at the party that holds the Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #19

I'm sure the repubs would've handled things sooo much better NightWatcher Oct 2014 #26

You're comparing abstractions to demonstrated facts. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #33

Obama refuses to protect us pscot Oct 2014 #34

THIS!!!! highmindedhavi Oct 2014 #121

100% true laundry_queen Oct 2014 #197

Remeber homegirl Oct 2014 #67

As well as 9/11. nt RiffRandell Oct 2014 #76

I am still scratching my head at the fact LukeFL Oct 2014 #52

I agree with you. A travel ban is elementary. JDPriestly Oct 2014 #64

I've heard that there are no direct flights from Liberia to the US. nt freedom fighter jh Oct 2014 #68

Ummm not true.. Duncan flew straight from LukeFL Oct 2014 #70

No he did not. freedom fighter jh Oct 2014 #79

Okay but government can track these LukeFL Oct 2014 #81

Post removed Post removed Oct 2014 #112

I see LukeFL Oct 2014 #126

He flew Liberia to Brussels to DC to DFW. n/t tammywammy Oct 2014 #83

Ummmm not true at all. If you continue to believe that, words fail me. eom uppityperson Oct 2014 #109

Yes Dorian Gray Oct 2014 #193

Maybe it's because there are no direct flights from Liberia to the US? n/t justgamma Oct 2014 #74

But the government can track people LukeFL Oct 2014 #80

How so unless the US employes people there... Historic NY Oct 2014 #155

The state department issues travel visas. A Liberian with a Liberian passport -like Duncan- Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #160

We can isolate those unimportant people MattBaggins Oct 2014 #179

Why is letting people vacation over here essential to us offering assistance over there? Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #186

They are just vacationing. MattBaggins Oct 2014 #188

You seem tense. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #190

How about... cannabis_flower Oct 2014 #104

"Obama WONT stop flights from Liberia"? There are NO flights from Liberia. uppityperson Oct 2014 #108

How many direct flights from Liberia come to the US? nt kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #113

You are thinking about this way too much MattBaggins Oct 2014 #177

Which doesn't work. alarimer Oct 2014 #86

I have been saying. Only when it's Africa MattBaggins Oct 2014 #180

Common Sense measures that only matter when an illness is coming out of the "dark continent" MattBaggins Oct 2014 #176

OP won't come right out and say it, but it's a close-the-borders post. Orsino Oct 2014 #144

OK, no flights from Africa, but what about the people who connect through London, Amsterdam??? NightWatcher Oct 2014 #147

Yep. Deal with the society we have, not the society that we never could have had. n/t Orsino Oct 2014 #148

"The society we have" requires foreign travelers to have something called a passport, and a visa. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #165

Will we do this to all asians next flu season? MattBaggins Oct 2014 #181

The Flu is essentially impossible to contain. And it's generally not 70% lethal. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #187

There are a lot of medical professionals in this country Yo_Mama Oct 2014 #4

So you look to Belize, Mexico and Ivory Coast for good government health policy, not Canada, the EU, muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #5

Yeah, that struck me too tularetom Oct 2014 #9

Yeh, don't get it, but whatever. Even people with credentials are sometimes not the sharpest. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #38

Got it in one. truebluegreen Oct 2014 #18

George Steinbrenner once said, "Never sit around discussing things rationally when the situation brewens Oct 2014 #82

I'm going to go with the expert consensus truebluegreen Oct 2014 #131

No shit sharp_stick Oct 2014 #37

willfully agitated paranoia heaven05 Oct 2014 #77

I think the UK is part of the EU. former9thward Oct 2014 #47

Misleading headline - not a ban, but a recommendation, and for travel *to* those countries muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #57

British Air has suspended flights. former9thward Oct 2014 #60

No, my post is accurate; there is no ban muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #63

Yeah believe in the goodness and honesty LukeFL Oct 2014 #84

So, you'd stop healthcare workers from returning to their own countries muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #89

Yeah Eric Duncan was a filthy little liar MattBaggins Oct 2014 #182

Travel TO...should be AVOIDED-UNLESS ESSENTIAL" uppityperson Oct 2014 #110

Poster implied travel is normal. former9thward Oct 2014 #114

OP is about banning travel into USA, your article's headline says "ban", text doesn't. uppityperson Oct 2014 #115

Main airline in UK is British Air. former9thward Oct 2014 #118

Not at all, simply addressing 1 point. GB has not banned flights from W Africa. uppityperson Oct 2014 #122

Rec'd if I could... fadedrose Oct 2014 #49

And you think we don't qualify as a country with poor health care? iemitsu Oct 2014 #94

On that level, no muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #96

We need to have a procedure for monitoring those coming from iemitsu Oct 2014 #105

You're confusing two different things. Savannahmann Oct 2014 #169

No, what I'm saying is that the governments of the major countries are better at setting policy muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #172

Did he ever express disgust with Reagan back in the 1980s bullwinkle428 Oct 2014 #6

I didn't know him then. Savannahmann Oct 2014 #55

Don't lie -- that will make things much worse Yupster Oct 2014 #7

Most people in the US want restrictions. It has become political. boston bean Oct 2014 #8

A lot of Democrats are really pissed off, me included. Can't tell the R's from the D's LiberalArkie Oct 2014 #10

Like Barrack Obama, right? Maineman Oct 2014 #73

I was really thinking of the corporate lawyers like the clintons LiberalArkie Oct 2014 #99

Yeah, it's sooooo hard to tell the "Rs from the Ds" Cha Oct 2014 #133

Methinks... 99Forever Oct 2014 #11

It's called name recognition and it got Bush elected. nt IdaBriggs Oct 2014 #22

Nonsense. 99Forever Oct 2014 #25

He made it as far as he did because people recognized his name. IdaBriggs Oct 2014 #29

Post removed Post removed Oct 2014 #42

lots of old people are going to recognize that name hfojvt Oct 2014 #85

That ^^^ tavernier Oct 2014 #23

Did your neighbor explain why ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #13

Republican ads are really good at stoking irrational fear and causing knee jerk reactions. Maineman Oct 2014 #78

Republicans across the board suffered because one Republican said "real rape" Savannahmann Oct 2014 #170

Cool Story, Bro. KittyWampus Oct 2014 #15

I just served on a jury for this reply. PeaceNikki Oct 2014 #27

Someboy actually alerted on that post? avebury Oct 2014 #36

Yup. 5-2 to leave. I was in the majority. PeaceNikki Oct 2014 #39

Thank you. RiffRandell Oct 2014 #58

Me too, one of the 5 fadedrose Oct 2014 #142

It basically calls the OP a liar. I think that kind of post is obnoxious. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #50

lol, if "obnoxious" was a hideable offense, there would be like 3 posters left on DU. PeaceNikki Oct 2014 #59

cool post, bro. dionysus Oct 2014 #119

Now you've done it! I'm alerting.. you're calling him a LIAR.. or something.. Rofl Cha Oct 2014 #134

Alerters are weird Warpy Oct 2014 #136

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #90

Ask him (or yourself) why we don't have a confirmed Surgeon-General. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #16

Harry Reid will not allow a vote until after the election. former9thward Oct 2014 #54

And who cut the budget from the CDC.. Hint.. the ones who are screaming the loudest.. Cha Oct 2014 #138

Cool neighbor story. They're always a fun read. Thanks. Doremus Oct 2014 #17

I don't see how not voting for Nunn and Carter will impact public health policy. Fla Dem Oct 2014 #20

I glad he found an excuse to avoid making a decision. Decision avoiders are great CK_John Oct 2014 #21

What an idiot frazzled Oct 2014 #24

I wonder if he's at all outraged babylonsister Oct 2014 #28

Watch out he may get what he is after if he wants to vote opposite now lunasun Oct 2014 #30

Maybe he is just fed up with the whole system!! And I can't say that I don't logosoco Oct 2014 #31

Why did you introduce Jenoch Oct 2014 #32

No doubt a 'Reagan Democrat' who voted for Ronnie a second time in spite of Reagan's inaction about Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #35

Your neighbor is an idiot sharp_stick Oct 2014 #40

As a GA resident, I thank you. nt RiffRandell Oct 2014 #46

As a member of the human race, I thank you, your neighbor is a brainwashed idiot....76? Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #53

this. nt La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #98

And somehow he thinks the Rs will do a better job? jwirr Oct 2014 #41

No fucking shit. RiffRandell Oct 2014 #45

Why do you have to 'handle' what he did with his yard signs? RiffRandell Oct 2014 #43

As a citizen of the US.. I thank you, RiffRandell! Cha Oct 2014 #140

There's a lot of noise and misinformation about "travel bans". Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #161

Oh my shenmue Oct 2014 #44

October surprise. ucrdem Oct 2014 #48

As a GA resident, thanks to all that recced this OP. RiffRandell Oct 2014 #51

Consider the source of the Recs.. chance to hate on Dems because some idiot has burned his yard Cha Oct 2014 #141

Nations should be fact-driven, not ignorant-people-driven. Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #56

The blame rests with cable TV I think. ucrdem Oct 2014 #62

I agree completely. n/t YvonneCa Oct 2014 #127

Exactly, thank you. eom uppityperson Oct 2014 #111

" Do I say my neighbor suddenly went Racist?" WTF? itsrobert Oct 2014 #61

The usual denouncement of people who don't support the Democratic Party. Savannahmann Oct 2014 #65

denouncement by who? itsrobert Oct 2014 #66

I'm not. Savannahmann Oct 2014 #124

Move Cryptoad Oct 2014 #69

Best answer yet! RiffRandell Oct 2014 #72

as an ex Chief Administration Officer he should know the State Gov regulates hospitals Sunlei Oct 2014 #71

Your neighbor.. sendero Oct 2014 #75

I think no signs will come up in the yard. He has moved from signs to nose holding. DhhD Oct 2014 #87

bwhahahaha! Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #88

'Public health protective measure number one' elleng Oct 2014 #91

He didn't just throw them out, people. He BURNED THEM!!!! alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #92

It seems to me that he has other issues besides being pissed off at Democrats. GoCubsGo Oct 2014 #103

To me, it alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #106

Yeah. That, too. GoCubsGo Oct 2014 #154

ROFL Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #123

I suppose he's a big supporter of the DHS then. Barack_America Oct 2014 #93

Never met a hospital administrator that was rational. Hoyt Oct 2014 #95

Thank you very much. mnhtnbb Oct 2014 #120

Having worked in the field and seen them go as far as literally praying for a flu epidemic when the Hoyt Oct 2014 #129

It sounds like rational is not the issue, but empathy. mnhtnbb Oct 2014 #139

Yep. It's a screwed up system. Hoyt Oct 2014 #145

Cool story, bro! tabasco Oct 2014 #97

+1 glad someone said finally said it. FSogol Oct 2014 #198

Hell will freeze over if I vote for anybody on this republican ticket in Georgia. Nathan Deal mfcorey1 Oct 2014 #100

Look who we have had to put up with for so long. RiffRandell Oct 2014 #102

Your neighbor actually sounds like a moron. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #101

"All the explanations don't matter". good god. eom uppityperson Oct 2014 #107

If the metric is to win over every irrational person, it's an impossible one to meet stevenleser Oct 2014 #116

THIS ^^^ should be its own post... YvonneCa Oct 2014 #128

Oh good. So, this guy's a moron, then. 6000eliot Oct 2014 #117

Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing for the right reason. We were close in this election. But kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #125

Oh really? Dr Dean thinks Ron Klain is a good decision and I'm going with him and others on this.. Cha Oct 2014 #143

I don't believe your story tkmorris Oct 2014 #130

I don't like what can be inferred from your post, so I am going to insult your neighbor, maybe you Township75 Oct 2014 #132

Ask him if he thinks Republicans who cut everything but the military Warpy Oct 2014 #135

"Do I say my neighbor suddenly went Racist?" Brickbat Oct 2014 #137

As I answered above. Savannahmann Oct 2014 #150

So... Do something damaging for public health because... Republicans? Tweedy Oct 2014 #146

The truth is the CDC is not doing their job. Savannahmann Oct 2014 #153

Read the Dallas morning news Tweedy Oct 2014 #156

Now you think you are 'gambling your reputation with the neighbors' RiffRandell Oct 2014 #158

So you would prefer that I lie to get someone to support us? Savannahmann Oct 2014 #166

Mosquitoes are the same as needles? MattBaggins Oct 2014 #183

Silly Question Savannahmann Oct 2014 #194

Experts say 3000 could die in Texas this year.. Not because of Ebola.. because of Rick Perry.. Cha Oct 2014 #149

Your neighbor is an idiot. More contagious than Ebola. JoePhilly Oct 2014 #151

Why do you feel you 840high Oct 2014 #152

Worst. Thread. Ever. Number23 Oct 2014 #157

I have to agree Andy823 Oct 2014 #168

"So how do I handle this?" NanceGreggs Oct 2014 #159

Honestly you want an opinion davidpdx Oct 2014 #163

WaPo: Americans want flight restrictions from Ebola countries. And it�s not close. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #164

Yippy a graph that's tells me Americans don't give a flying fuck about Africa MattBaggins Oct 2014 #184

Because the ONLY way we can help Liberia and Sierra Leone is to not keep their citizens from coming Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #189

I'm not buying it gollygee Oct 2014 #167

Did they at least use the fire to cook you some more egg rolls? snooper2 Oct 2014 #171

"Word will spread" Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #173

Wow, all the yard signs here are coroplast or just a heavy plastic bag material on a flimsy frame. LeftyMom Oct 2014 #178

I seem to remember a lot of posterboard ones. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #191

And this asshole will be allowed to vote ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2014 #192

Post removed Post removed Oct 2014 #195

So Whatever Became Of Your Nutty Neighbor? ConnorMarc Oct 2014 #196

He died of Hyperbole-bola. JoePhilly Oct 2014 #199