Dallas Ebola Patient Dies

[AURaptor 1,125]

you're right. Its best to save the hysteria for FOX talking heads who make tasteless jokes about boobs on the ground.

1 talking head made 1 mildly offensive remark, in jest.

Compare that to the truly inane & tasteless comments from damn near all the hosts on msnbc, cnn., etc...

Who's getting hysterical now?

[AURaptor 1,125]

Wow, the collectivists really hate dissenting comments , huh?

[icanthearyou 4,463]

Because hysteria has caused us to make such wise decisions in the past:

Japanese internment camps

Patriot Act

Invading Iraq...

Maybe hysteria will work this time?

Well hurry up! Do something! Do anything! We are all going to die!

[icanthearyou 4,463]

Wow, the collectivists really hate dissenting comments , huh?

Wow, thinking people really hate dumb comments , huh? Fixed.

[homersapien 11,393]

Wow, the collectivists really hate dissenting comments , huh?

When they dissent from reality.

And I don't get the Fox commentator analogy at all. That reaction was about insensitivity and blatant hypocrisy. No one characterized is as an existential issue.

Perhaps you don't understand the term hysterical.

[TheBlueVue 177]

Wow, the collectivists really hate dissenting comments , huh?

Wow, thinking people really hate dumb comments , huh? Fixed.

LOL Once again, the innuendo suggesting you're intellectually superior. Your vapid arrogance truly knows no bounds

[icanthearyou 4,463]

Wow, the collectivists really hate dissenting comments , huh?

Wow, thinking people really hate dumb comments , huh? Fixed.

LOL Once again, the innuendo suggesting you're intellectually superior. Your vapid arrogance truly knows no bounds

What difference does it make? Between ISIS, ebola, and barry, we are all dead. Nice knowing you Blue. Good luck!

[japantiger 4,051]

The last info I read said there would be over 1m cases in W Africa by the end of Jan. The numbers are going to be big; and keeping these folks contained in the region will be damn near impossible with the current protocols (expect for the UK of course that has acted responsibly)....the below was from my daily security briefing this morning...do you honestly think the Washington DC ass clowns that are dreaming up plans for how we will deal with Ebola factor in things like this? I wonder how many of our CDC planners have ever been to W Africa or have been out of Atlanta? Do you think failure to bury infected bodies would have an impact on the rate of disease spread and infections? This admin make Homer look like a genius.

· In Sierra Leone, burial teams have ended their strike over unpaid wages that had resulted in infectious bodies piling up and increasing the threat from further transmission. While that issue seems to have been resolved, another is building with nurses, lab techs and burial teams in another city and major Ebola treatment center have warned they will strike over pay and conditions after they stated they’re owed a month’s unpaid wages. Considering the major shortage of medical staff in the three most affected countries, the strike of health workers would be a significant disruption to relief efforts.

If you are referring to me, I don't need the administration to make me look like a genius. I've got you and your buddies for that.

This Homey...not you Homey...but in reality, since you carry so much O water, you're indistinguishable.

[AURaptor 1,125]

Apparently there's zero space between a full blown hysterical cats & dogs living together mindset and " the system worked " denial of this admin & its minions who still think the o-care website launch went just swimmingly fine.

No room for reason & prudent decision making, huh?

[homersapien 11,393]

Apparently there's zero space between full blown hysterical cats & dogs living together mindset and " the system worked " denial of this admin & its minions who still think the o-care website launch went just swimmingly fine.

Errr.....

First, "boobs on the ground", now the ACA website? You guys have ADD or something?

[AURaptor 1,125]

Can't follow, huh old man?

Not surprising.

[icanthearyou 4,463]

Apparently there's zero space between full blown hysterical cats & dogs living together mindset and " the system worked " denial of this admin & its minions who still think the o-care website launch went just swimmingly fine.

Errr.....

First, "boobs on the ground", now the ACA website? You guys have ADD or something?

You are the one with ADD. If you cannot tie ebola to "barry sux", then you just don't get it.

[homersapien 11,393]

Can't follow, huh old man?

Not surprising.

Well, if by implication, you are a youngster, that explains a lot.

Not everything, but a lot.

[icanthearyou 4,463]

Can't follow, huh old man?

Not surprising.

Well, if by implication, you are a youngster, that explains a lot.

Not everything, but a lot.

"Aint nuthin more dumber than and old libtard" - Winsten Churchill

[AURaptor 1,125]

Can't follow, huh old man?

Not surprising.

Well, if by implication, you are a youngster, that explains a lot.

Not everything, but a lot.

Simple conversations don't confuse me. That's what it explains.

[icanthearyou 4,463]

Can't follow, huh old man?

Not surprising.

Well, if by implication, you are a youngster, that explains a lot.

Not everything, but a lot.

Simple conversations don't confuse me. That's what it explains.

Yes, I agree. You have simple covered.

[AURaptor 1,125]

Too bad our dear & fluffy Organizer in Chief is baffled by simple , and so are his loyal myrmidons.

[icanthearyou 4,463]

Too bad our dear & fluffy Organizer in Chief is baffled by simple , and so are his loyal myrmidons.

I agree with your sentiment. He has done a very poor job cleaning up the messes he was handed. However, I would not call those problems "simple".

[homersapien 11,393]

Too bad our dear & fluffy Organizer in Chief is baffled by simple , and so are his loyal myrmidons.

"myrmidons"?

[AURaptor 1,125]

Too bad our dear & fluffy Organizer in Chief is baffled by simple , and so are his loyal myrmidons.

I agree with your sentiment. He has done a very poor job cleaning up the messes he was handed. However, I would not call those problems "simple".

He should have stayed out of the office if the job was too big for him. He had zero experience and it shows.

[japantiger 4,051]

Too bad our dear & fluffy Organizer in Chief is baffled by simple , and so are his loyal myrmidons.

I agree with your sentiment. He has done a very poor job cleaning up the messes he was handed. However, I would not call those problems "simple".

Have you ever heard the story of the new leader and 3 envelopes?

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Congress Waiting Until After Midterms To Address Nationwide Plague Of Hornets

High-ranking members of both parties say the issue of the hyper-aggressive swarms of deadly hornets hovering above the nation is “too important” for them to address with anything less than a carefully deliberated, comprehensive bill.

WASHINGTON—Saying they don’t want to act too hastily on an issue that deserves a robust and thorough debate, congressional leaders announced Thursday they will wait until after the midterm elections to address the nation’s ongoing plague of large and highly venomous hornets.

With less than a month to go before voters head to the polls, and with 950,000 Americans dead since the unchecked swarms of killer wasps first descended upon the country in July, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers stressed their obligation to put off any legislation until such time as the matter could be given the “full and fair attention” of the U.S. Congress.

“We recognize the serious challenge presented by the scourge of hornets currently blotting out the sun and leaving much of our nation shrouded in darkness,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said during a fundraising breakfast for members of his caucus facing tough reelection campaigns. “This is an important issue that we are committed to addressing. But we owe it to every citizen now suffering a fatal bout of anaphylactic shock brought on by hundreds of simultaneous hornet stings not to act rashly by passing a bill that fails to fully address all aspects of this problem.”

“Until Congress reconvenes later next month, I encourage all Americans to continue putting out vinegar traps and refraining from consuming sugary beverages outdoors,” Reid added.

The intensely destructive insects—an aggressive, three-inch-long invasive species about which little is yet understood—now blanket whole cities and swaths of countryside throughout the Midwest and Great Plains, and are projected to reach the Eastern Seaboard within two weeks and expand westward to California by Election Day. Much of the nation’s infrastructure has been decimated as the hornets gather wood from the exteriors of residences to build massive hives, each of which reportedly weighs thousands of pounds and has led to the collapse of dozens of electrical poles, cell phone towers, and highway overpasses, resulting in frequent blackouts and snarling transportation across the country—all problems that Congress has vowed to deal with as soon as voters cast their ballots next month.

Standing on the steps of the Capitol and talking to reporters through the domed hood of his anti-hornet protective gear, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said he is particularly sympathetic to the needs of hornet victims, remarking that in his own home district, livestock and crops have been completely eradicated, many citizens have been permanently deafened by the incessant buzzing of the flying insects, and nearly every resident must scavenge for food at night when the insects are less active.

“After the elections, we’ll have a better sense of our constituents’ attitudes toward the rapidly spreading plague of lethal hornets, and we’ll have more time to fully deliberate the issue,” Boehner said. “Once we develop a more cohesive overall insect policy and establish a set of achievable goals, we can begin crafting the language of a hornet-relief measure that will hopefully garner bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.”

“I know Americans are frustrated,” he continued. “I would be too if I were confined to my basement between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. every day. But I can assure you that this issue will be among our top priorities in the months ahead.”

Noting heightened sensitivity around the issue, Beltway observers and leading entomologists said that with a crucial midterm election right around the corner and an estimated billion new hornet larvae maturing every 40 minutes, it’s not surprising to see both parties engage in partisan finger-pointing in an attempt to distance themselves from the crisis.

“Republicans have criticized President Obama for his lack of leadership on this issue, and it’s true he has often appeared aloof, particularly after Omaha, Des Moines, and the greater Kansas City metro area were abandoned and ceded to the swarms,” said Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia. “But it’s fair to say that the president’s effectiveness in tackling the hornet threat has been hampered by a Congress that invariably stymies his best efforts, such as a White House proposal to fumigate the entire state of Oklahoma in a last-ditch attempt to save as many lives as we still can.”

“So really, both parties share some of the responsibility for allowing these insects to become the new dominant species on the North American continent,” he added.

At press time, congressional leaders remarked that because a bill this important should not be passed by lame-duck members who have just been rejected at the polls, an actual vote on comprehensive hornet legislation will have to wait until January, when the new Congress is sworn in.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/congress-waiting-until-after-midterms-to-address,37144/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=Pic:1:Default

[cooltigger21 0]

Congress Waiting Until After Midterms To Address Nationwide Plague Of Hornets

High-ranking members of both parties say the issue of the hyper-aggressive swarms of deadly hornets hovering above the nation is “too important” for them to address with anything less than a carefully deliberated, comprehensive bill.

WASHINGTON—Saying they don’t want to act too hastily on an issue that deserves a robust and thorough debate, congressional leaders announced Thursday they will wait until after the midterm elections to address the nation’s ongoing plague of large and highly venomous hornets.

With less than a month to go before voters head to the polls, and with 950,000 Americans dead since the unchecked swarms of killer wasps first descended upon the country in July, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers stressed their obligation to put off any legislation until such time as the matter could be given the “full and fair attention” of the U.S. Congress.

“We recognize the serious challenge presented by the scourge of hornets currently blotting out the sun and leaving much of our nation shrouded in darkness,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said during a fundraising breakfast for members of his caucus facing tough reelection campaigns. “This is an important issue that we are committed to addressing. But we owe it to every citizen now suffering a fatal bout of anaphylactic shock brought on by hundreds of simultaneous hornet stings not to act rashly by passing a bill that fails to fully address all aspects of this problem.”

“Until Congress reconvenes later next month, I encourage all Americans to continue putting out vinegar traps and refraining from consuming sugary beverages outdoors,” Reid added.

The intensely destructive insects—an aggressive, three-inch-long invasive species about which little is yet understood—now blanket whole cities and swaths of countryside throughout the Midwest and Great Plains, and are projected to reach the Eastern Seaboard within two weeks and expand westward to California by Election Day. Much of the nation’s infrastructure has been decimated as the hornets gather wood from the exteriors of residences to build massive hives, each of which reportedly weighs thousands of pounds and has led to the collapse of dozens of electrical poles, cell phone towers, and highway overpasses, resulting in frequent blackouts and snarling transportation across the country—all problems that Congress has vowed to deal with as soon as voters cast their ballots next month.

Standing on the steps of the Capitol and talking to reporters through the domed hood of his anti-hornet protective gear, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said he is particularly sympathetic to the needs of hornet victims, remarking that in his own home district, livestock and crops have been completely eradicated, many citizens have been permanently deafened by the incessant buzzing of the flying insects, and nearly every resident must scavenge for food at night when the insects are less active.

“After the elections, we’ll have a better sense of our constituents’ attitudes toward the rapidly spreading plague of lethal hornets, and we’ll have more time to fully deliberate the issue,” Boehner said. “Once we develop a more cohesive overall insect policy and establish a set of achievable goals, we can begin crafting the language of a hornet-relief measure that will hopefully garner bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.”

“I know Americans are frustrated,” he continued. “I would be too if I were confined to my basement between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. every day. But I can assure you that this issue will be among our top priorities in the months ahead.”

Noting heightened sensitivity around the issue, Beltway observers and leading entomologists said that with a crucial midterm election right around the corner and an estimated billion new hornet larvae maturing every 40 minutes, it’s not surprising to see both parties engage in partisan finger-pointing in an attempt to distance themselves from the crisis.

“Republicans have criticized President Obama for his lack of leadership on this issue, and it’s true he has often appeared aloof, particularly after Omaha, Des Moines, and the greater Kansas City metro area were abandoned and ceded to the swarms,” said Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia. “But it’s fair to say that the president’s effectiveness in tackling the hornet threat has been hampered by a Congress that invariably stymies his best efforts, such as a White House proposal to fumigate the entire state of Oklahoma in a last-ditch attempt to save as many lives as we still can.”

“So really, both parties share some of the responsibility for allowing these insects to become the new dominant species on the North American continent,” he added.

At press time, congressional leaders remarked that because a bill this important should not be passed by lame-duck members who have just been rejected at the polls, an actual vote on comprehensive hornet legislation will have to wait until January, when the new Congress is sworn in.

http://www.theonion....n=Pic:1:Default

That was funny and in reality all too true of the political class.

[AURaptor 1,125]

Not sure why a parody needs to be written about how ineffective our govt is when every day of reality should be enough to even the most average of voters.

[AUUSN 823]

1. This is not a new disease. Ebola virus disease has occurred in limited outbreaks since 1976, and much has been learned about how to prevent transmission over the past 38 years.
   
2. Ebola is not spread by the airborne route. It is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids or tissues of a person who is ill. This fact means that widespread transmission in the U.S. is very unlikely to occur. Body fluids include saliva, mucus, vomit, feces, sweat, tears, breast milk, urine, and semen.
   
3. Preventing transmission does not require high-tech equipment that is not routinely available. Simple barriers, such as gowns, gloves, masks and eye protection are what is required.
   
4. Every hospital in the U.S. should be able to deal with an imported case of Ebola, using strict standard contact and standard droplet isolation.
   
5. The challenge is to have a heightened awareness and to consider the diagnosis in patients who are ill, have traveled from the affected countries within the 21-day incubation period, and have had direct contact with a person stricken with Ebola.
   
6. The epidemic nature of the disease in West Africa reflects a complex interplay of factors that do not exist in the U.S. An epidemic of Ebola in this country is extremely unlikely. Having said that, with the sheer number of infected persons in West Africa, it is nearly certain that more cases will arrive in the U.S.; they need to be promptly recognized, diagnosed, and isolated.
   
7. Ebola is only transmitted by persons who have already become ill. It is not transmitted during the asymptomatic incubation period.
   

http://blog.fletcherallen.org/community/ebola/