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71. Why all the hate for Kaci Hickox?

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 06:24 PM

Oct 2014

Because she won't be bullied by fearmongering, pandering, grandstanding politicians and the public that is buying into their bullshit? Oh no, couldn't be that.

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Nurse defies Ebola quarantine in Maine [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2014 OP

She's won my heart wheniwasincongress Oct 2014 #1

I think she is going to end up under house arrest. I hope at least. nt adigal Oct 2014 #22

Why? Are you that frightened of a healthy person? Warpy Oct 2014 #32

Really?...... roomtomove Oct 2014 #41

If she was sick, she'd be in a hospital. nt NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #76

She has a self inflated ego and self importance Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #55

Deal with it! onecent Oct 2014 #81

We have been Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #83

Well, the Maine Medical Association... Adrahil Oct 2014 #84

Good for her! diddlysquat Oct 2014 #2

it should say self-absorbed woman who does not care about anyone other than CBGLuthier Oct 2014 #3

She is not a threat to anything but your own fear. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #5

:) LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #39

Please tell me you are being sarcastic. Kelvin Mace Oct 2014 #6

American HCWs have been treating Ebola patients in W Africa for decades riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #8

From the WHO website: roomtomove Oct 2014 #46

Thanks for substantiating what I said about "many" HCWs with the WHO number riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #50

Thanks for the welcome, BUT roomtomove Oct 2014 #70

Self-MONITORING does not mean isolation... riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #74

CDC recommendation roomtomove Oct 2014 #77

VOLUNTARILY! Key word there... This nurse is an epidemiologist. riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #78

So now you resort to name calling? roomtomove Oct 2014 #80

And your fear mongering is a better approach to her selfishnes, correct? mazzarro Oct 2014 #9

Post removed Post removed Oct 2014 #10

she passed a blood test and has no symptoms. i should note, however, you are showing signs whereisjustice Oct 2014 #11

All Ebola patients start off healthy. This is not like the regular flu, you know. And how is this demosincebirth Oct 2014 #52

Maybe a trip to the middle ages would straighten your dumb ass out randr Oct 2014 #14

Really?!? Bill O'Reilly said the very same thing�. Raine1967 Oct 2014 #15

She's a witch!1 Kill hEr@1!! PSPS Oct 2014 #23

If she is a witch? bayareaboy Oct 2014 #31

She turned me into a newt! csziggy Oct 2014 #42

Here's what one of our own DU-ers made (WhenIwasInCongress) rocktivity Oct 2014 #60

Another one for the Ignore pile! valerief Oct 2014 #30

Agreed Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #56

Riiight Scairp Oct 2014 #62

Oh my Gawd!!! Bike riding on a public rural road! Think of everyone she's exposing! riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #4

You go Rider, I'm on your side...I want some onecent Oct 2014 #82

You go girl, fuck the ebola governors and their exploitation of fear. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #7

You should volunteer Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #57

I would have no problem with that, you can hide under my bed. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #66

goddamn tribal witch doctors setting public policy, after a clean blood test and no symptoms whereisjustice Oct 2014 #12

It is truely amazing randr Oct 2014 #13

Yes, that medieval conservative state California just enacted a quarantine of 21 days adigal Oct 2014 #21

The California guidelines are nothing like this at all. PSPS Oct 2014 #24

Seriously??? Are you kidding me??? Here they are: adigal Oct 2014 #28

Except they have no authority to enact such measures. notrightatall Oct 2014 #51

Do you even know what California's guidelines are? still_one Oct 2014 #26

A state that would put a child in jail for the rest of their life randr Oct 2014 #54

are people able to ride bikes when they get Ebola ? JI7 Oct 2014 #16

Don't know Omaha Steve Oct 2014 #17

Dr. Spencer jogged 3 miles the day before. LisaL Oct 2014 #19

Good for her Progressive dog Oct 2014 #18

She needs to be locked up - this 15 minutes of fame crap went to her head adigal Oct 2014 #20

By god yes! She's a witch!!#@@!# KiLL hER!@!@! PSPS Oct 2014 #25

Actually, many of my best friends are nurses. What do they have to do with a medical situation?? adigal Oct 2014 #27

I'll take the minority view here. malthaussen Oct 2014 #29

I have to agree. elias49 Oct 2014 #33

Why you are wrong Bragi Oct 2014 #34

Not a bad argument at all. malthaussen Oct 2014 #47

Could you abide with a 21 day quarantine? christx30 Oct 2014 #59

Just have healthcare personnel in Ebola-affected countries spend their incubation periods THERE rocktivity Oct 2014 #64

We are asked marions ghost Oct 2014 #36

I agree with you about what is "really frightening." malthaussen Oct 2014 #49

The response of the governors in this marions ghost Oct 2014 #58

It's not the minority view Scairp Oct 2014 #63

If she had not been interegated as a criminal, and then locked up on barbaric conditions... NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #73

She's just piss'n me off. SoapBox Oct 2014 #35

What is wrong? Is she removing your hard earned FEAR from you? Not to worry, the media will Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #43

Did you think about these words? Scairp Oct 2014 #65

Yeah, sure... Zero concern for others to the point of actually GOING to Africa to treat victims NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #75

I think that those who have been infected by Foxitis... Contrary1 Oct 2014 #37

Seconding that marions ghost Oct 2014 #38

Foxitis: no known cure with a lot of diarhea of the mouth, vomiting and brainrot LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #40

little billos oozing out the pores.........! marions ghost Oct 2014 #44

Good for her!!! longship Oct 2014 #45

Seriously: "Good for her." There is one ebola case* in this country and everyone is afraid of one FSogol Oct 2014 #48

How ISIS could defeat the USA KinMd Oct 2014 #53

You do realize, of course, that if she should test positive rocktivity Oct 2014 #61

No downside for the ebola governors, you say if she takes ANOTHER test? What side are you on? Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #67

I say it's a huge upside for them if she flunks the test rocktivity Oct 2014 #68

And if she does not test postive, which she will not, bagger Lepage will say he did his duty to Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #69

Why all the hate for Kaci Hickox? Brigid Oct 2014 #71

Some people fear Strong, Brave, Principled women. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #72

I wish gun deaths were taken this seriously by media Politicalboi Oct 2014 #79

Ha! DeSwiss Oct 2014 #85