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freshwest

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91. Politicians playing on panic got her blamed. Christie, Cuomo, Gohmert, etc.
Wed Oct 29, 2014, 06:39 PM
Oct 2014
To divert attention from the GOP having irresponsibly slashed funding for the CDC, public health care, wasting time trying to repeal the ACA, denying Medicaid expansion and in general promoting death.

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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