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Reply to hedgehog (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 11:51 AM

Oct 2014

For one thing, he could stop the planes coming in from Liberia.

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Second Dallas nurse with Ebola was on Frontier Airlines flight 1143Article title [View all] candelista Oct 2014 OP

He is handling it, in spite of our wonderful media trying to give a different impression still_one Oct 2014 #1

CDC cynzke Oct 2014 #99

And he is following their recommendations still_one Oct 2014 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Star Oct 2014 #2

What resources and/or authority does Obama (or any President) have to handle an epidemic?. hedgehog Oct 2014 #3

:) candelista Oct 2014 #5

ANd which planes are coming in from Liberia? sweetloukillbot Oct 2014 #25

"Why hasn�t the U.S. closed its airports to travelers from Ebola-ravaged countries?" candelista Oct 2014 #32

That's not what you said. You said to stop flights. sweetloukillbot Oct 2014 #33

That is called "straining at a gnat." candelista Oct 2014 #39

lol n/t Psephos Oct 2014 #78

Tell that to all the people in connecting airports and countries all connecting planes. uppityperson Oct 2014 #89

All the direct flights from Liberia? karynnj Oct 2014 #64

OK, "passengers," if not "planes." What is the functional difference? candelista Oct 2014 #74

question for you - what policy would you use? karynnj Oct 2014 #95

Yes to your first question. candelista Oct 2014 #130

So, you would bar a US citizen for months from returning home karynnj Oct 2014 #134

There is NO air service between the US and West Africa. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #111

What difference does it make? candelista Oct 2014 #129

We have no right to block African airlines from flying to Europe. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #132

It is inherent police power in the Executive AngryAmish Oct 2014 #36

Police powers of the Executive? I don't think that exists. hedgehog Oct 2014 #43

Police power AngryAmish Oct 2014 #69

Thanks. 840high Oct 2014 #76

Somebody needs remedial civics. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #112

IIRC, the US had some sort of quarantine/health emergency containment measure until just a few amandabeech Oct 2014 #50

Especially THIS President, who has a whole phalanx of enemy operatives deliberately standing in his calimary Oct 2014 #62

CDC has the power to take over hospitals and run them themselves. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #110

I don't think any of that is accurate. We have a President, not a King. hedgehog Oct 2014 #114

Evidence? Sgent Oct 2014 #119

Sorry but the President is NOT HANDLING IT.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #4

The Times has an article today about how weak the protocol and protection was for this hospital... C Moon Oct 2014 #6

Agreed! LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #7

I believe I heard or read (maybe here)...that that nurses complained that their necks weren't... C Moon Oct 2014 #12

That is correct although.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #20

A simple scratch or pimple hamsterjill Oct 2014 #29

+1 C Moon Oct 2014 #38

^^^^^^^^THIS! hedgehog Oct 2014 #41

Agreed the Nurses.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #53

Please provide a link to the epidemiologic evidence that this virus has switched from droplet spread kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #115

I read that too somewhere, yesterday. MoonchildCA Oct 2014 #52

Duncan's family called the CDC... candelista Oct 2014 #10

Sounds like the family tried to do the right thing marlakay Oct 2014 #98

That's not accurate. LisaL Oct 2014 #105

Source? candelista Oct 2014 #139

I agree with your first points, but what is this about mutation? DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #56

It hasn't "mutated." But that fact won't get in the way of fearful people claiming it has. PSPS Oct 2014 #61

It has mutated.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #71

No, we do not have some "super strain" of mutant ebola. Daemonaquila Oct 2014 #93

Can you expand upon.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #94

Speculation during an interview is just a tad different than published, peer-reviewed kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #116

Plain and simple is the exact words I would use for your assessment. CBGLuthier Oct 2014 #8

Not a refutation. candelista Oct 2014 #13

Who is being Chicken Little? LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #24

FYI - Emory is in Atlanta Thirties Child Oct 2014 #70

Correction noted..... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #80

And was dropped by black helicopters!! Tell us the Truth, NOW!!! For cryin' jtuck004 Oct 2014 #9

Black helicopters? Who said anything about a conspiracy? candelista Oct 2014 #14

"The Virus has MUTATED" < Please post the lab sample you have to back this up. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #16

I didn't say anything about mutations. candelista Oct 2014 #18

Waste of time, people who switch subject when they are found to be lacking. bye. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #21

Buh-Bye! candelista Oct 2014 #35

You owe that poster an apology--he/she did not say the virus had mutated. It was the poster who MADem Oct 2014 #55

I'd be surprised if an apology is forthcoming. crim son Oct 2014 #128

YMMV is Your Mileage May Vary--it's usually a term that is used when two people have MADem Oct 2014 #133

That wasn't the problem in our situation. crim son Oct 2014 #136

Mutation of this virus is not a passing thought...its a reality... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #83

Comments during an interview do not equal published, peer-reviewed results of controlled studies. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #117

The article cites research published in the journal Science last month candelista Oct 2014 #135

The Second Healthcare Worker.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #28

OMG - she got on plane. ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh...... jtuck004 Oct 2014 #34

Keep in the Sandbox... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #48

I'll be looking for your response in a few weeks DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #57

Having actually provided care instead of useless jtuck004 Oct 2014 #75

"You should spend some time reading about it"... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #97

If you're not into "anonymous chatter", maybe DU isn't for you. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #123

"Keep the hipster douchebag talk to yourself for awhile." LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #88

Of course it has mutated. longship Oct 2014 #11

QED? candelista Oct 2014 #19

The virus is doing just fine in it's survival... FarPoint Oct 2014 #27

Really, you think.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #30

Did you even read what you've posted? n/t countryjake Oct 2014 #104

No, it has not mutated. FarPoint Oct 2014 #22

Really, you think.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #37

It has NOT mutated. FarPoint Oct 2014 #58

"The Virus has MUTATED." Yes, it probably has. What is your point? yellowcanine Oct 2014 #46

Stop Shouting.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #51

"That is my right to shout if I so choose." Who said anything about rights? Suit yourself. yellowcanine Oct 2014 #59

Mutated? leftynyc Oct 2014 #49

Would you count to ten or something? Android3.14 Oct 2014 #60

Not true - both the CDC and the NIH are involved -- too bad there is no surgeon gengeral karynnj Oct 2014 #67

Good post. I've heard it's airborne now. The US ballyhoo Oct 2014 #77

You heard wrong. Unless..... Darb Oct 2014 #81

Grain of salt.................thank you. ballyhoo Oct 2014 #82

Seen a bit of your track record today, Darb Oct 2014 #103

Post number 2 on DU....Amazing.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #92

It is not "airborne", so stop saying it... unless you can produce Darb Oct 2014 #102

Finally, a sane calm analysis without hyperbole LannyDeVaney Oct 2014 #85

That sounds like Alex Jones to me. Daemonaquila Oct 2014 #90

Please provide the scientific evidence/epidemiological data to prove that Ebola has "mutated". kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #113

This is getting ridiculous Dopers_Greed Oct 2014 #15

"Bumbling CDC" belongs in your list. candelista Oct 2014 #17

Hard to believe that the health care workers who treated Mr. Duncan were not told to stay put. hamsterjill Oct 2014 #26

^^^This^^^ PADemD Oct 2014 #63

Idiocy? Mad-in-Mo Oct 2014 #107

But air travel makes it easier to contain and fight Ebola seveneyes Oct 2014 #23

Sorry rtracey Oct 2014 #31

The American Healthcare System is the Problem... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #42

agree rtracey Oct 2014 #101

Is there no one in charge of the rudderless CDC... Historic NY Oct 2014 #40

Agreed and RIGHT ON POINT!! LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2014 #73

I wonder if she flew to Cleveland for the Browns-Steelers game? maxrandb Oct 2014 #45

Did they go to the bathroom? Chico Man Oct 2014 #47

WTF? Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #54

At the very least.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #68

Exactly! ctsnowman Oct 2014 #86

I thought they were all being monitored. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #122

I'm sure that question will be top on the list of questions Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #124

They were self-monitoring. LisaL Oct 2014 #125

Just imagine.... BobbyBoring Oct 2014 #65

He's handling it fine. CDC is stepping in to show the children how the grownups do things. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #66

CDC is stepping in to show the children... Psephos Oct 2014 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2014 #72

Cognitive Dissonance? Chico Man Oct 2014 #84

There's nothing to "handle." Daemonaquila Oct 2014 #87

False. LisaL Oct 2014 #91

Oh shit..... truebrit71 Oct 2014 #106

Yes, CDC now says the same thing. LisaL Oct 2014 #109

What! Common sense in a thread on Ebola? hedgehog Oct 2014 #96

The repukes are directly responsible for the CDC being rudderless and should be directly blamed truthisfreedom Oct 2014 #108

??? The CDC is NOT rudderless. Frieden heads up the CDC. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #118

Not quite true Sgent Oct 2014 #120

Oh, sorry, my bad. I didn't realize that, but it makes sense, he's a GENERAL, kestrel! kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #127

But the fact that there is no SG is a problem. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #121

You jogged my memory--we have no Surgeon General--and why? marions ghost Oct 2014 #126

Whoops ... the unintended consequences of letting the NRA dictate policy ... Nihil Oct 2014 #137

yeah big screw-up marions ghost Oct 2014 #138

Ebola poll: N.J. residents fear an outbreak in U.S., but aren't well-informed about disease Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #131