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White House: We have it under control.

Whitewing

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5 words that should scare the living crap out of everyone.

Top White House officials on Friday worked to reassure the American public that the national response to Ebola is under control.

Leaders of the country’s health, defense and military branches stressed that they are taking the right steps to contain the spread of the deadly virus, which was first diagnosed in the U.S. on Tuesday.

“We know how to do this, and we will do it again,” Lisa Monaco, assistant to the president for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, said at a press briefing.

“It’s very important to remind the American people that U.S. has the most capable healthcare system and the most capable doctors in the world, bar none,” Monaco said.

The press conference appeared to be aimed at calming a public worried about a possible outbreak in the United States of the disease, which has killed more than 3,000 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/219757-white-house-says-it-has-ebola-virus-under-control

Maybe it's time the chief gave a speech, or played golf to reassure everyone that everything is just fine.
 

Brad S

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I know this qualifies me as a panic stricken fear monger, but scientists ( not science deniers) recognize viruses continually adapt and morph into new versions. One possible mutation that scares the hell out of scientists is the very real possibility of an airborne strain of Ebola. This situation is extremely serious, and the US executive needs to address US safety first and foremost.
 

littlejoe

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Whitewing said:
5 words that should scare the living crap out of everyone.

Top White House officials on Friday worked to reassure the American public that the national response to Ebola is under control.

Leaders of the country’s health, defense and military branches stressed that they are taking the right steps to contain the spread of the deadly virus, which was first diagnosed in the U.S. on Tuesday.

“We know how to do this, and we will do it again,” Lisa Monaco, assistant to the president for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, said at a press briefing.

“It’s very important to remind the American people that U.S. has the most capable healthcare system and the most capable doctors in the world, bar none,” Monaco said.

The press conference appeared to be aimed at calming a public worried about a possible outbreak in the United States of the disease, which has killed more than 3,000 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/219757-white-house-says-it-has-ebola-virus-under-control

Maybe it's time the chief gave a speech, or played golf to reassure everyone that everything is just fine.

give it a rest, whiteybear---that guy couldn't sell puss in a lumber camp..
 

Brad S

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I understand these Liberians and what other Africans are the favored color and all that crap, but I see no reason other than political correctness for the US to let them into our airports.
 

Whitewing

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Brad S said:
I know this qualifies me as a panic stricken fear monger, but scientists ( not science deniers) recognize viruses continually adapt and morph into new versions. One possible mutation that scares the hell out of scientists is the very real possibility of an airborne strain of Ebola. This situation is extremely serious, and the US executive needs to address US safety first and foremost.

Brad, while the thought of an airborne strain is frightening, even in its current state Ebola running loose in the US should scare the crap out of everyone as it may not be as easily controlled as they'd like folks to believe....and then there's the negative economic impact.

Lemme explain.

The current victim in North Dallas arrived in the US and immediately moved in with relatives (also from Libera) in a North Dallas apartment. As is typical of these situations, several generations of the family lived in the small apartment. While there, numerous other N. Dallas Liberians arrived to visit with the new guest and they, of course, returned to their crowded apartments with several generations of family living there. From there the kids mixed with other kids in schools and on playgrounds, and adults being adults, they mix with many other adults.

Now, I can tell you from firsthand experience that outside of the US and Europe, most of the rest of the world is 50 years behind the US when it comes to sanitation and personal hygiene. In my travels I've routingely seen people sharing eating utensils, sharing drinking glasses, dipping sugar out of sugar bowls in restaurants after having had the spoon in their mouths, etc etc etc. I could give you a long list but I believe you get the picture. From what I understand, Ebola can be spread from such contact.

These folks pouring into the US from all over the world, most without any health screening whatsoever, will not suddenly change their cultural habits once they're in the country. They'll live in much the same conditions they lived in before (crowded) and will continue with their same poor personal hygiene and sanitation habits.

If an unexplained case or two of Ebola suddenly makes the news, cases that cannot be directly traced to personal physical contact with a sick individual, all helll is going to break loose. Think of the economic impact of people avoiding crowds, avoiding restaurants hotels, etc.

This is damned serious.
 

Traveler

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Whitewing said:
Brad S said:
I know this qualifies me as a panic stricken fear monger, but scientists ( not science deniers) recognize viruses continually adapt and morph into new versions. One possible mutation that scares the hell out of scientists is the very real possibility of an airborne strain of Ebola. This situation is extremely serious, and the US executive needs to address US safety first and foremost.

Brad, while the thought of an airborne strain is frightening, even in its current state Ebola running loose in the US should scare the crap out of everyone as it may not be as easily controlled as they'd like folks to believe....and then there's the negative economic impact.

Lemme explain.

The current victim in North Dallas arrived in the US and immediately moved in with relatives (also from Libera) in a North Dallas apartment. As is typical of these situations, several generations of the family lived in the small apartment. While there, numerous other N. Dallas Liberians arrived to visit with the new guest and they, of course, returned to their crowded apartments with several generations of family living there. From there the kids mixed with other kids in schools and on playgrounds, and adults being adults, they mix with many other adults.

Now, I can tell you from firsthand experience that outside of the US and Europe, most of the rest of the world is 50 years behind the US when it comes to sanitation and personal hygiene. In my travels I've routingely seen people sharing eating utensils, sharing drinking glasses, dipping sugar out of sugar bowls in restaurants after having had the spoon in their mouths, etc etc etc. I could give you a long list but I believe you get the picture. From what I understand, Ebola can be spread from such contact.

These folks pouring into the US from all over the world, most without any health screening whatsoever, will not suddenly change their cultural habits once they're in the country. They'll live in much the same conditions they lived in before (crowded) and will continue with their same poor personal hygiene and sanitation habits.

If an unexplained case or two of Ebola suddenly makes the news, cases that cannot be directly traced to personal physical contact with a sick individual, all helll is going to break loose. Think of the economic impact of people avoiding crowds, avoiding restaurants hotels, etc.

This is damned serious.
I like to think of Democrats campaigning in those areas and shaking hands with everyone. :wink:
 

Brad S

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If you remember the deep recession triggered by the tower bombings on 9/11, the scenerio you describe is much worse.
 

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