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No, there isn't a federal Zombie Apocalypse Plan

By Katie Sanders
Published on Thursday, May 29th, 2014 at 10:32 a.m.



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"As unbelievable as it sounds, your tax dollars are funding the federal government's Zombie Apocalypse Plan. I kid you not."

Sarah Palin, Thursday, May 22nd, 2014.


Ruling: False | Details


Sarah Palin’s Facebook page is a popular venue where her 4.2 million fans can track her political endorsements, follow her reality TV appearances and join in on her outrage about how the country is being run.

Recently, the former GOP vice presidential nominee and Alaska governor made an "unbelievable" connection between the abuse of tax dollars and zombies.

"As unbelievable as it sounds, your tax dollars are funding the federal government's Zombie Apocalypse Plan. I kid you not," Palin wrote May 22. "(Google it; it really is the strangest thing. It’s not like government isn't trillions in debt and wasting billions of your dollars everyday ... but I digress.)"

This is not Borowitz- but just as funny... I think this ditz Palin actually believes all the crappola she rants about... Pretty soon she will pass Bachmann up for the Ditz of the Year award! :roll: :wink: :p :lol:



We took her advice to heart and did some digging.

After a few Internet searches and some interviews, we found this: The government does not have a plan for the zombie apocalypse. We repeat: There is no zombie apocalypse plan. "Nor do we conduct any research or know of any viruses or other conditions that would result in zombie-type behavior," said Centers for Disease Control spokesman Llelwyn Grant.

That’s probably not all-too surprising given the lack of real-life zombies.



But since Palin was so matter-of-fact about the plan being real, we’ll explain where she got her information.

Palin’s claim is based on a public outreach strategy developed by the communications office of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2011. Officials aimed to grow the audience of their annual, and tired, message about preparing for hurricanes and other disasters by connecting it with a zombie apocalypse, like the one depicted in AMC’s The Walking Dead (which PolitiFact Georgia dutifully fact-checked).

CDC officials created a tongue-in-cheek blog post from Dr. Ali Khan, assistant surgeon general and director of the CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. Khan wrote:

"The rise of zombies in pop culture has given credence to the idea that a zombie apocalypse could happen. In such a scenario zombies would take over entire countries, roaming city streets eating anything living that got in their way. The proliferation of this idea has led many people to wonder 'How do I prepare for a zombie apocalypse?'

"Well, we’re here to answer that question for you, and hopefully share a few tips about preparing for real emergencies too!"

Khan advised people to build emergency survival kits before a zombie outbreak that include water, non-perishable food, a battery-powered radio, tools, medications, cleaning supplies, vital documents and a first-aid kit -- supplies that are key to surviving the aftermath of a hurricane or tornado.

And Khan advised families to create an emergency plan detailing where to go and who to call if zombies show up, though "you can also implement this plan if there is a flood, earthquake or other emergency."

Reading the screed makes clear that Khan was having fun with the zombie fascination, and that this wasn’t an actual government plan to fend off walkers. The CDC, however, does offer real tips for preparing for and responding to explosions, nuclear blasts, smallpox, Anthrax, earthquakes and other hazardous situations. Zombies didn’t make the official list.

Most people realized the joke. The Atlantic bemoaned the lack of meaningful advice for effective zombie-killing weapons, hot-wiring cars, figuring out the best time of day to travel, "or really any worthwhile strategy for keeping zombies out of your house."

As a PR stunt, it was pretty effective. The CDC department expected a week’s worth of attention but it stretched over a year, leading to an elaborate graphic novella generated within the agency and a "CDC Zombie Apocalypse Team" T-shirt produced by the CDC Foundation that benefited disaster and health programs. It earned a spotlight in national media, including the New York Times, CNN and Fox News, where host Bill O’Reilly dubbed the campaign one of the "dumbest things of the week."

Most CDC blog posts get between 1,000 and 3,000 hits, according to a case study of the campaign for the University of Southern California. But the zombie post crashed the server after getting tens of thousands of hits, and generated more than 4.8 million page views in the two years after its launch. A chunk of the online traffic came from the agency sharing the blog post on Twitter.

Palin attacked the zombie apocalypse plan (remember, not a real how-to guide) as wasting tax dollars. But this doesn’t appear to be a story about wasted stimulus grants or $16 muffins or IRS Star Trek parodies.

In this case, the CDC was using an unorthodox tactic to disseminate real information. People may argue with the method, but the campaign was designed to get people prepared for real disasters.

The CDC says the zombie apocalypse campaign did not require outside contractors and did not take much time. Essentially, the project cost the hours that it took to produce it by its in-house staff. We asked for more specifics but did not hear back by our deadline.

Stock images of zombies cost the team $87, but there were not many initial expenses because the project was based on social media sharing, according to the USC case study, co-authored by the CDC staffer who drafted Kahn’s original blog post. When the campaign became Internet gold, the CDC spent $20,000 on posters, postcards and copies of the graphic novella for libraries, schools and scout troops, the report says.

The CDC retired its zombie attack campaign, but it remains online to accommodate public interest, a spokesman told us. Officials blogged in 2012 about "teachable moments" from The Walking Dead, such as keeping your gas tank half full during an emergency and keeping a first-aid kit around to quickly treat cuts induced by rooting around rusty cars in search of abandoned gasoline.

For the record, the CDC says it would take a zombie apocalypse very seriously, conducting an investigation into the disease, helping to quarantine infected citizens and sending medical teams into the field. But it’s not banking on it happening.

Our ruling

Palin wrote on Facebook, "As unbelievable as it sounds, your tax dollars are funding the federal government's Zombie Apocalypse Plan. I kid you not."

People who worry about the zombie apocalypse will not be comforted to hear this, but there is no plan.

The CDC played off the zombie apocalypse craze in 2011 as way to pass along real information about preparing for emergencies that don't involve zombies. They wrote up a tongue-in-cheek blog post, which successfully generated plenty of attention.

So when the zombies come, you’re on your own. And Palin’s claim is False.
 

Mike

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Stock images of zombies cost the team $87, but there were not many initial expenses because the project was based on social media sharing, according to the USC case study, co-authored by the CDC staffer who drafted Kahn’s original blog post. When the campaign became Internet gold, the CDC spent $20,000 on posters, postcards and copies of the graphic novella for libraries, schools and scout troops, the report says.

The CDC retired its zombie attack campaign, but it remains online to accommodate public interest, a spokesman told us. Officials blogged in 2012 about "teachable moments" from The Walking Dead, such as keeping your gas tank half full during an emergency and keeping a first-aid kit around to quickly treat cuts induced by rooting around rusty cars in search of abandoned gasoline.


So............it's not really false........................ They actually did spend tax money on a Zombie program.
 
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Mike said:
Stock images of zombies cost the team $87, but there were not many initial expenses because the project was based on social media sharing, according to the USC case study, co-authored by the CDC staffer who drafted Kahn’s original blog post. When the campaign became Internet gold, the CDC spent $20,000 on posters, postcards and copies of the graphic novella for libraries, schools and scout troops, the report says.

The CDC retired its zombie attack campaign, but it remains online to accommodate public interest, a spokesman told us. Officials blogged in 2012 about "teachable moments" from The Walking Dead, such as keeping your gas tank half full during an emergency and keeping a first-aid kit around to quickly treat cuts induced by rooting around rusty cars in search of abandoned gasoline.


So............it's not really false........................ They actually did spend tax money on a Zombie program.

BullPuckey-an ad campaign.... I suppose you bought one of those Zombie guns that all the gun companies were selling with their ad campaigns , too! :roll: :lol: :lol:
 

hypocritexposer

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So tax dollars are being spent on a tongue in cheek campaign? Sounds like the CDC should be spending tax dollars more wisely, and on more serious matters.


"The rise of zombies in pop culture has given credence to the idea that a zombie apocalypse could happen. In such a scenario zombies would take over entire countries, roaming city streets eating anything living that got in their way. The proliferation of this idea has led many people to wonder 'How do I prepare for a zombie apocalypse?'
 

Mike

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Oldtimer said:
Mike said:
Stock images of zombies cost the team $87, but there were not many initial expenses because the project was based on social media sharing, according to the USC case study, co-authored by the CDC staffer who drafted Kahn’s original blog post. When the campaign became Internet gold, the CDC spent $20,000 on posters, postcards and copies of the graphic novella for libraries, schools and scout troops, the report says.

The CDC retired its zombie attack campaign, but it remains online to accommodate public interest, a spokesman told us. Officials blogged in 2012 about "teachable moments" from The Walking Dead, such as keeping your gas tank half full during an emergency and keeping a first-aid kit around to quickly treat cuts induced by rooting around rusty cars in search of abandoned gasoline.


So............it's not really false........................ They actually did spend tax money on a Zombie program.

BullPuckey-an ad campaign.... I suppose you bought one of those Zombie guns that all the gun companies were selling with their ad campaigns , too! :roll: :lol: :lol:

And I suppose you're out of your mind too. Yes, an ad campaign that spent taxpayer dollars. :roll:
 

hypocritexposer

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May 28 update (2:04 p.m.): Since our fact-check first posted, our zombie friends have alerted us to some more zombie government business that we think is worth mentioning. None of it affects our rating of False.

In the first case, the Washington Examiner reported on the Department of Homeland Security allowing federal government contractors to potentially be reimbursed for attending HALO Corp.'s 2012 Counter-Terrorism Summit. As part of the summit, Halo put on a "live war game of a zombie apocalypse, complete with 40 actors in full zombie makeup," the Washington Examiner reported.

In the second, Foreign Policy magazine found a 2011 military training document that included plans for a zombie attack. But it’s not really a "plan." It’s part of a training exercise, the magazine reported.

"The document is identified as a training tool used in an in-house training exercise where students learn about the basic concepts of military plans and order development through a fictional training scenario," Navy Capt. Pamela Kunze, a spokeswoman for U.S. Strategic Command, told CNN. "This document is not a U.S. Strategic Command plan."

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/may/28/sarah-palin/sarah-palin-federal-government-spending-tax-money-/
 
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hypocritexposer said:
May 28 update (2:04 p.m.): Since our fact-check first posted, our zombie friends have alerted us to some more zombie government business that we think is worth mentioning. None of it affects our rating of False.

In the first case, the Washington Examiner reported on the Department of Homeland Security allowing federal government contractors to potentially be reimbursed for attending HALO Corp.'s 2012 Counter-Terrorism Summit. As part of the summit, Halo put on a "live war game of a zombie apocalypse, complete with 40 actors in full zombie makeup," the Washington Examiner reported.

In the second, Foreign Policy magazine found a 2011 military training document that included plans for a zombie attack. But it’s not really a "plan." It’s part of a training exercise, the magazine reported.

"The document is identified as a training tool used in an in-house training exercise where students learn about the basic concepts of military plans and order development through a fictional training scenario," Navy Capt. Pamela Kunze, a spokeswoman for U.S. Strategic Command, told CNN. "This document is not a U.S. Strategic Command plan."

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/may/28/sarah-palin/sarah-palin-federal-government-spending-tax-money-/

Using "zombies" as an ad tool to bring attention to or liven up a training exercise is not a "zombie apocalypse plan"... I agree with the fact checkers- her statement is false....
 

hopalong

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Oldtimer said:
hypocritexposer said:
May 28 update (2:04 p.m.): Since our fact-check first posted, our zombie friends have alerted us to some more zombie government business that we think is worth mentioning. None of it affects our rating of False.

In the first case, the Washington Examiner reported on the Department of Homeland Security allowing federal government contractors to potentially be reimbursed for attending HALO Corp.'s 2012 Counter-Terrorism Summit. As part of the summit, Halo put on a "live war game of a zombie apocalypse, complete with 40 actors in full zombie makeup," the Washington Examiner reported.

In the second, Foreign Policy magazine found a 2011 military training document that included plans for a zombie attack. But it’s not really a "plan." It’s part of a training exercise, the magazine reported.

"The document is identified as a training tool used in an in-house training exercise where students learn about the basic concepts of military plans and order development through a fictional training scenario," Navy Capt. Pamela Kunze, a spokeswoman for U.S. Strategic Command, told CNN. "This document is not a U.S. Strategic Command plan."

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/may/28/sarah-palin/sarah-palin-federal-government-spending-tax-money-/

Using "zombies" as an ad tool to bring attention to or liven up a training exercise is not a "zombie apocalypse plan"... I agree with the fact checkers- her statement is false....

Kinda like Obama,, Clinton, Pelosi reid Richard britzman much of what they say is false :wink: :wink:
But you do not wet your depends when they stretch the truth :D :D :D

EH??
 

hypocritexposer

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Oldtimer said:
hypocritexposer said:
May 28 update (2:04 p.m.): Since our fact-check first posted, our zombie friends have alerted us to some more zombie government business that we think is worth mentioning. None of it affects our rating of False.

In the first case, the Washington Examiner reported on the Department of Homeland Security allowing federal government contractors to potentially be reimbursed for attending HALO Corp.'s 2012 Counter-Terrorism Summit. As part of the summit, Halo put on a "live war game of a zombie apocalypse, complete with 40 actors in full zombie makeup," the Washington Examiner reported.

In the second, Foreign Policy magazine found a 2011 military training document that included plans for a zombie attack. But it’s not really a "plan." It’s part of a training exercise, the magazine reported.

"The document is identified as a training tool used in an in-house training exercise where students learn about the basic concepts of military plans and order development through a fictional training scenario," Navy Capt. Pamela Kunze, a spokeswoman for U.S. Strategic Command, told CNN. "This document is not a U.S. Strategic Command plan."

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/may/28/sarah-palin/sarah-palin-federal-government-spending-tax-money-/

Using "zombies" as an ad tool to bring attention to or liven up a training exercise is not a "zombie apocalypse plan"... I agree with the fact checkers- her statement is false....

So, your opinion matches their's, great...but it is only that, an opinion, not fact.
 

Bullhauler

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hypocritexposer said:
Oldtimer said:
hypocritexposer said:
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/may/28/sarah-palin/sarah-palin-federal-government-spending-tax-money-/

Using "zombies" as an ad tool to bring attention to or liven up a training exercise is not a "zombie apocalypse plan"... I agree with the fact checkers- her statement is false....

So, your opinion matches their's, great...but it is only that, an opinion, not fact.

Is the stupidity of Palin really something you want to defend? Maybe you should just take a loss on this on and move on. Wait you are incapable of that so blunder on some more.
 

hypocritexposer

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http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/19/news/la-heb-cdc-zombie-apocalypse-20110519

Palin is as stupid as the LA Times... :lol:

and Natural News


(NaturalNews) Although it may seem unbelievable, this is not a satire piece or a joke. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which has been deeply engaged in the fictions of Swine Flu and other so-called "pandemics," is now publicly warning Americans to prepare for a zombie apocalypse.

In a May 16th blog entry on the CDC.gov website (http://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/201...), author Ali S. Khan asks the question, "Where do zombies come from and why do they love eating brains so much?" The article then goes on to suppose that "zombies would take over entire countries, roaming city streets eating anything living that got in their way. The proliferation of this idea has led many people to wonder - How do I prepare for a zombie apocalypse?"

The CDC has apparently been listening to my hip-hop song Vaccine Zombie (http://www.naturalnews.com/vaccine_zombie.ht...) and decided to run with the concept. Vaccines, of course, are the real source of zombies because they eat your brain (and cause autism, too). For some reason, the CDC didn't mention that...

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/032454_zombie_apocalypse_CDC.html##ixzz33EAGvYm9


Palin's comment was a "tongue in cheek" comment, about CDC's "tongue in cheek" promotion, for her new show.

Now who looks stupid? Yes...those that really believed Palin believed in zombies...





Ready for a zombie apocalypse? CDC has advice

By Richard Allen Greene, CNN
May 19, 2011 2:09 p.m. EDT

http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/19/zombie.warning/index.html


Many news stations ran with the story, when it first came out. Palin's opinion is that the promotion is a waste of tax payer $$.

It's real simple, for those of us intelligent enough to figure it out.
 

hypocritexposer

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Many others think the CDC should remain serious...

'Zombie apocalypse' health advice goes viral

The Associated Press Posted: May 20, 2011 2:32 PM ET

CDC deserves credit for trying something like this, said Bill Gentry, director of the community preparedness and disaster management program at the University of North Carolina's school of public health.

But that doesn't mean the agency should start using vampires to promote vaccinations or space aliens to warn about the dangers of smoking.

"The CDC is the most credible source out there for public health information," he said. "You don't want to risk demeaning that."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/zombie-apocalypse-health-advice-goes-viral-1.977811
 

hypocritexposer

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CDC uses zombie apocalypse to promote emergency preparedness...brilliant

Palin uses zombie apocalypse to promote tv show and responsible management of tax$, @ the Pentagon...stupid

:lol: :lol:


and the liberals think she is talking about the CDC promotional campaign, and use a biased fact checking website to make themselves look even sillier. :lol:
 

iwannabeacowboy

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Bullhauler said:
hypocritexposer said:
Oldtimer said:
Using "zombies" as an ad tool to bring attention to or liven up a training exercise is not a "zombie apocalypse plan"... I agree with the fact checkers- her statement is false....

So, your opinion matches their's, great...but it is only that, an opinion, not fact.

Is the stupidity of Palin really something you want to defend? Maybe you should just take a loss on this on and move on. Wait you are incapable of that so blunder on some more.

Remember when she was so off base about Ukraine?

Oh wait..... She was spot on. :oops:

Remember when she screwed up Alaska by letting corporations off the hook of paying appropriately for resources?

Oops! Sorry, she significantly improved Alaska's interests and took several corrupt politicians to the wood shed.

Remember when she said she could see Russia from her house? That I remember. I remember I had just sat down to watch an episode of Saturday night live. What were you doing bullhauler?
 
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