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Egnever

(21,506 posts)
88. I'm more of a panic over the panic.
Wed Oct 29, 2014, 06:13 PM
Oct 2014

Exactly!

The fact that so many people here are so quick to buy into the hysteria frightens the hell out of me. It is unbelievable on a site so easy to educate yourself on.

The TV is apparently very powerful.

Give them time. It's still early in the morning. hobbit709 Oct 2014 #1
Oh, they'll insist that this is really, truly, so very dangerous, never mind the data. riqster Oct 2014 #2
There will be someone who will try to blame it all on Fukushima. hobbit709 Oct 2014 #3
I prefer blaming Bush. We don't like him, anyway. riqster Oct 2014 #4
Hey, now THAT I could be on board with. nt cwydro Oct 2014 #55
They still have the bowling doctor! morningfog Oct 2014 #5
And when he is well.....what will the panic button pushers do? I predict more ISIS shit.... Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #8
As the Rude Pundit said, riqster Oct 2014 #13
Maybe there is an asteroid nearby?? ISIS is still good to go for panic. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #9
Naaah, they'll still panic about Ebola. Because this apparent success is.... riqster Oct 2014 #12
Until next Wednesday, then they will become amnesic again and turn to the next thing to terrorize Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #20
Point. I'd say the media are providing the "circuses". riqster Oct 2014 #22
This makes me feel very sad for Thomas Duncan alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #6
S'truth. Teabaggers have blood on their hands. riqster Oct 2014 #11
it's not just teabaggers JI7 Oct 2014 #29
True, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2014 #27
Very true etherealtruth Oct 2014 #37
Anti-science blankee-clutchers, delete your posts, save yourself further embarrassment. Learn. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #7
We can hope,Fred. riqster Oct 2014 #10
Just a few more weeks and we'll put this cluster behind us. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #14
Yep. Time to calm down and treat this in a sane manner. riqster Oct 2014 #15
The duct tape and plastic sheeting brigade? nt msanthrope Oct 2014 #16
Naaah, the Panic Platoon like in this other thread. riqster Oct 2014 #18
Oh, crap. Reading that gave me a head ache but no fever yet. Still, I'm feeling ill. freshwest Oct 2014 #90
Elections? Oh hellz yeah. riqster Oct 2014 #100
The anti-science blankee clutchers will not give up easily, some just never gave up wanting to be Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #21
That is very good news. I am so very happy for her and her family. What a relief she is well. greatlaurel Oct 2014 #17
Agreed on all counts. riqster Oct 2014 #19
The only difference is numbers ecstatic Oct 2014 #97
Is this addressed to anyone on this board? Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #23
Not directed at you. riqster Oct 2014 #24
That's a relief. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #25
CNN, NBC, etcetera, etceteray. riqster Oct 2014 #43
If those people didn't panic, they'd get no exercise at all. lob1 Oct 2014 #26
Yep. The PP workout: riqster Oct 2014 #31
Very well put. cwydro Oct 2014 #56
Nah. It will be flu season soon. Barack_America Oct 2014 #28
Amazing to me how so many people Texasgal Oct 2014 #46
Agreed. Flu could kill my ass. Nearly did, already. riqster Oct 2014 #101
Red faces can't calm down. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #30
Where are the two usual suspects? Hmmmmm. nt Logical Oct 2014 #32
Panic didn't give Amber Vinson Ebola -- smug overconfidence did. If the CDC and the hospital pnwmom Oct 2014 #33
They also didn't have their act together customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #39
Panic did not give her Ebola. It DID result in her being blamed. riqster Oct 2014 #44
The hospital wanted to pass off the blame. That's why the nurses union pnwmom Oct 2014 #52
And good on the union. Didn't shut up the blamers, sadly. riqster Oct 2014 #67
Politicians playing on panic got her blamed. Christie, Cuomo, Gohmert, etc. freshwest Oct 2014 #91
Just so. riqster Oct 2014 #99
Yet only 2 of the 76 were infected. morningfog Oct 2014 #51
They were damn lucky that after locking those family members in that contaminated pnwmom Oct 2014 #53
It was stupid and wrong to keep the family locked up morningfog Oct 2014 #57
You said that the protocols "worked" because the family members didn't get sick. pnwmom Oct 2014 #58
Slow down and read it again. morningfog Oct 2014 #59
This message was self-deleted by its author ecstatic Oct 2014 #96
You have been on the wrong side of this issue since it started! nt Logical Oct 2014 #74
Right. Because it's so wrong to say that Dallas was unprepared, pnwmom Oct 2014 #76
You are unhappy about the 21 days, the temputure guidelines, etc. face it..... Logical Oct 2014 #77
The nurses never should have gotten it in the first place pnwmom Oct 2014 #78
Lol, I love only morning experts! This has been handled pretty damn well! nt Logical Oct 2014 #80
What happened to the OP and rest of the thread ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #87
Which side is that? nt kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #95
Ok, then, maybe we should have authorities stop customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #34
agreed. KMOD Oct 2014 #36
Which speaks louder customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #40
Five planeloads was way overkill, KMOD Oct 2014 #42
How exactly did she catch this impossible to get disease again? Savannahmann Oct 2014 #35
The speculation from one of the doctors who treated her, KMOD Oct 2014 #38
I was thinking removing the adhesive tape from her neck might leave microtears in her skin too. uppityperson Oct 2014 #47
Oh yeah, certainly, KMOD Oct 2014 #48
Also, fluids can be aerosolized during needle sticks. riqster Oct 2014 #49
WHO here or on CDC has said ebola is "impossible to get"? 1 link, just 1 not uppityperson Oct 2014 #45
Bingo. riqster Oct 2014 #50
You will hear no answer I assume! nt Logical Oct 2014 #63
LOL, someone is grumpy! nt Logical Oct 2014 #62
Apparently all at HQ. Barack_America Oct 2014 #41
But that doctor went BOWLING!!! cwydro Oct 2014 #54
No egg here. It could just as easily have been a different diagnosis. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #60
Nope, that means 50/50 which it is not true in the USA when caught early. Logical Oct 2014 #61
You think a total of what, 4? 6?, cases makes a scientific argument? Besides, there are WinkyDink Oct 2014 #70
Curious? What other diagnosis do you think it could have been? KMOD Oct 2014 #64
NOT being cured. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #68
That is not a diagnosis. It is an outcome. riqster Oct 2014 #72
Like'em both ways. :-) WinkyDink Oct 2014 #81
Lucky you. I am stuck with egg beaters these days. riqster Oct 2014 #82
The first sentence made the point. Second? William Perry doing the Icky Shuffle in the End Zone. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #65
But, "Obola!!!!11111" :( Swear to Buddha that what I read the President was being Cha Oct 2014 #66
How bizarre. And a reply to this thread is now in MY Journal written by someone else. I can't remove freshwest Oct 2014 #89
"Obamacare saved us from ebola" is the talking point. Gloating is unbecoming. grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #69
It did no such thing. The ACA has little impact on Ebola mitigation. riqster Oct 2014 #71
LOL, we should be running on it! grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #73
Running on the ACA? Damn right we should. riqster Oct 2014 #75
It protects us from Ebola! grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #85
Naaah. riqster Oct 2014 #86
Having more people with access to doctors definitely lessens the threat of ebola and all grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #94
Ah, now I get it. Thanks. riqster Oct 2014 #98
I haven't seen their screen names hanging around here in a couple of days notadmblnd Oct 2014 #79
I feel like I'm uninformed as I don't understand the panic or justification of others' panics` JonLP24 Oct 2014 #83
I'm more of a panic over the panic. Egnever Oct 2014 #88
There will always be another Y2K just around the corner... LanternWaste Oct 2014 #84
So, Kim's ex-husband numbers are still greater? Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #92
The Panic Platoon already has another target. Brigid Oct 2014 #93
And a new thread! riqster Oct 2014 #102
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