The CDC did drop the ball on this, Obama needs to start keeping his mouth shut, he makes himself look bad. - That Texas hospital is full of incompetence. I would be quitting there if I was there. Nurses needed to be smarter as well, there is now fucking way I would enter an ebola patient's room with the protective equipment offered, no fucking way. Administration and nursing often clash with patient care. Problem is some nurses blindly follow what Admin tells them because they think Admin knows best which is a joke.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/u-lawmaker-wonders-canadian-border-during-ebola-hearing-194721995.html
Later Thursday, Obama addressed a source of growing debate in the U.S.: his reluctance to impose a travel ban on virus-plagued West African countries, as demanded by his critics.
Obama said he didn't actually have a philosophical objection to such a ban if it meant keeping Americans safe, and he didn't rule out imposing one in the future.
But he said that all the expert advice he'd received, so far, suggested that a ban would probably do more to hurt, not help, in stopping the spread.
Following a meeting with advisers at the White House, Obama said travel restrictions could lead to people breaking up their travel, to use third countries to hide the fact that they'd been in an affected area.
"And as a result (of a travel ban) we may end up getting less information about who has the disease," Obama told reporters.
"They're less likely to get treated properly, screened properly, quarantined properly. And as a consequence we could end up having more cases rather than less... It is currently the judgment of all those who have been involved that a flat-out travel ban is not the best way to go.
"But we will continue to monitor this."
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The growing sense of panic was reflected in a congressional hearing Thursday in Washington. One lawmaker even briefly questioned whether the Canadian border might need to be better secured.
The improbable reference to the 49th parallel came from a Tennessee Republican, who during a House hearing asked whether America's land borders were safe from the deadly virus.
"Do we need to worry about having an unsecure southern and northern border?" Marsha Blackburn, the vice-chair of the House energy committee, asked.
"Is that a big part of this problem?"
No, said the witness in question, Dr. Tom Frieden, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, who spent three hours Thursday taking questions from politicians.
Blackburn, it turns out, misunderstood Frieden's reference to "overland travel" — he was talking about West Africa, not North America. But the exchange illustrates the growing anxiety in the U.S., and the extent to which the virus is becoming a political football with congressional elections barely two weeks away.
Later Thursday, Obama addressed a source of growing debate in the U.S.: his reluctance to impose a travel ban on virus-plagued West African countries, as demanded by his critics.
Obama said he didn't actually have a philosophical objection to such a ban if it meant keeping Americans safe, and he didn't rule out imposing one in the future.
But he said that all the expert advice he'd received, so far, suggested that a ban would probably do more to hurt, not help, in stopping the spread.
Following a meeting with advisers at the White House, Obama said travel restrictions could lead to people breaking up their travel, to use third countries to hide the fact that they'd been in an affected area.
"And as a result (of a travel ban) we may end up getting less information about who has the disease," Obama told reporters.
"They're less likely to get treated properly, screened properly, quarantined properly. And as a consequence we could end up having more cases rather than less... It is currently the judgment of all those who have been involved that a flat-out travel ban is not the best way to go.
"But we will continue to monitor this."
......
The growing sense of panic was reflected in a congressional hearing Thursday in Washington. One lawmaker even briefly questioned whether the Canadian border might need to be better secured.
The improbable reference to the 49th parallel came from a Tennessee Republican, who during a House hearing asked whether America's land borders were safe from the deadly virus.
"Do we need to worry about having an unsecure southern and northern border?" Marsha Blackburn, the vice-chair of the House energy committee, asked.
"Is that a big part of this problem?"
No, said the witness in question, Dr. Tom Frieden, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, who spent three hours Thursday taking questions from politicians.
Blackburn, it turns out, misunderstood Frieden's reference to "overland travel" — he was talking about West Africa, not North America. But the exchange illustrates the growing anxiety in the U.S., and the extent to which the virus is becoming a political football with congressional elections barely two weeks away.
The LA times gets into the crisis of confidence act
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-ebola-20141016-story.html
The President looked like a deer in the headlights talking about this. Of course he's way, way out of his intellectual depth so nobody should be surprised.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-ebola-20141016-story.html
The President looked like a deer in the headlights talking about this. Of course he's way, way out of his intellectual depth so nobody should be surprised.
[h=2]U.S. Soldiers Receive Just Four Hours of Ebola Training Before Deployment[/h]SHARE
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BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff
October 17, 2014 10:46 am
U.S. soldiers preparing for deployment to Africa to combat Ebola are only given four hours of Ebola-related training, the Daily Beast reports.
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October 17, 2014 10:46 am
U.S. soldiers preparing for deployment to Africa to combat Ebola are only given four hours of Ebola-related training, the Daily Beast reports.
Soldiers preparing for deployment to West Africa are given just four hours of Ebola-related training before leaving to combat the epidemic. And the first 500 soldiers to arrive have been holing up in Liberian hotels and government facilities while the military builds longer-term infrastructure on the ground. […]
The training process sounds daunting: One USA Today report described soldiers being told that Ebola “basically causes your body to eat itself from the inside out” and that Ebola is “worse” than what soldiers encountered in Afghanistan. Others reportedly heard that the disease is “catastrophic” and “frightening… with a high fatality rate,” though the chances of contracting it are low.
“I’ll be honest with you,” one soldier told the newspaper. “I’m kind of scared.”
The military maintains that the risk of contracting the virus is minimal. Ebola is not an airborne disease, and there are no plans for U.S. service members deployed to West Africa to have any contact with sick patients.
The training process sounds daunting: One USA Today report described soldiers being told that Ebola “basically causes your body to eat itself from the inside out” and that Ebola is “worse” than what soldiers encountered in Afghanistan. Others reportedly heard that the disease is “catastrophic” and “frightening… with a high fatality rate,” though the chances of contracting it are low.
“I’ll be honest with you,” one soldier told the newspaper. “I’m kind of scared.”
The military maintains that the risk of contracting the virus is minimal. Ebola is not an airborne disease, and there are no plans for U.S. service members deployed to West Africa to have any contact with sick patients.
U.S. Soldiers Receive Just Four Hours of Ebola Training Before Deployment
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October 17, 2014 10:46 am
U.S. soldiers preparing for deployment to Africa to combat Ebola are only given four hours of Ebola-related training, the Daily Beast reports.Soldiers preparing for deployment to West Africa are given just four hours of Ebola-related training before leaving to combat the epidemic. And the first 500 soldiers to arrive have been holing up in Liberian hotels and government facilities while the military builds longer-term infrastructure on the ground. […]
The training process sounds daunting: One USA Today report described soldiers being told that Ebola “basically causes your body to eat itself from the inside out” and that Ebola is “worse” than what soldiers encountered in Afghanistan. Others reportedly heard that the disease is “catastrophic” and “frightening… with a high fatality rate,” though the chances of contracting it are low.
“I’ll be honest with you,” one soldier told the newspaper. “I’m kind of scared.”
The military maintains that the risk of contracting the virus is minimal. Ebola is not an airborne disease, and there are no plans for U.S. service members deployed to West Africa to have any contact with sick patients.
If it were me, I’d be doing time in Leavenworth because I would not obey that direct order.
I’d rather make little rocks out of big rocks than become infected.
Obama creates an Ebola Czar out of a Democratic political operative
http://hotair.com/archives/2014/10/17/obama-creates-an-ebola-czar/
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Leave it to the inexperienced "community organizer" to name a party hack to head up the response to a medical crisis of his own making.
So the guy responsible for Solyndra and the failed 'stimulus' is now going to save America from Ebola.
Un-fucking-real!
hno:
http://hotair.com/archives/2014/10/17/obama-creates-an-ebola-czar/
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Leave it to the inexperienced "community organizer" to name a party hack to head up the response to a medical crisis of his own making.
So the guy responsible for Solyndra and the failed 'stimulus' is now going to save America from Ebola.
Un-fucking-real!
hno:As Biden's chief of staff, Klain had a key role in implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- and signed off on one of its most controversial projects: a $535 million loan guarantee to solar panel maker Solyndra.
"Sounds like there are some risk factors here -- but that's true of any innovative company that POTUS would visit," Klain wrote to Department of Energy officials on May 24, 2010, a day before Obama visited a company factory. "It looks like it is OK to me, but if you feel otherwise, let me know."
[h=1]NIH SPENT MILLIONS STUDYING ORIGAMI CONDOMS, POOP-THROWING CHIMPANZEES INSTEAD OF EBOLA[/h]
by TONY LEE 15 Oct 2014 455POST A COMMENT
[h=2]The National Institutes of Health (NIH) falsely claimed that it did not have enough money for Ebola research over the last decade, but the agency did find enough money to spend millions studying origami condoms and the poop-throwing skills of chimpanzees.[/h]In an interview with the Huffington Post, Francis Collins, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) head, said the country probably would have had an Ebola vaccine had there not been a decrease in funding over the last decade.
"NIH has been working on Ebola vaccines since 2001. It's not like we suddenly woke up and thought, 'Oh my gosh, we should have something ready here,'" he said. "Frankly, if we had not gone through our 10-year slide in research support, we probably would have had a vaccine in time for this that would've gone through clinical trials and would have been ready."
As the Daily Mail pointed out, though, "overall NIH funding sits at $30.15 billion this year – up from $17.84 billion in 2000." And the NIH found creative uses for their funds.
According to the Daily Mail, the NIH budged included "$2.4 million for a new condom design whose inventor is now being investigated for fraud," $939,000 to discover that "male fruit flies prefer younger females," $257,000 "to create a companion website for first lady Michelle Obama's White House garden," a whopping "592,000 to determine that chimpanzees with the best poop-flinging skills are also the best communicators, and another $117,000 to learn that most chimps are right-handed." The NIH also spent "$325,000 to learn that marriages are happier when wives calm down more quickly during arguments with their husbands" and "$548,000 to find out if 30-something partiers feel immature after they binge drink while people in their mid-20s don't."
Progressive groups have also tried to falsely accuse Republicans of slashing funding for health agency, running ads claiming that "Republican Cuts Kill" even though the numbers do not back up their claims. In fact, it was President Barack Obama's budget that proposed cuts to key public health agencies.
As the Atlanta Business Chronicle noted, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) got an "8.2 percent budget increase for fiscal 2014, thanks to a $1.1 trillion spending bill announced by Congress Jan. 13." In addition, the CDC received more funds than Obama had requested because of Congress. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the CDC's $6.9 billion "is $567 million more than it received in 2013, "and "this is more than the agency anticipated, because the president's fiscal year 2014 budget request for it was just $6.6 billion -- a decrease of $270 million from fiscal 2012."
And as Reason observed, the "Pandemic Preparedness Funding" in America's "Global Health Program" actually saw "a decrease of $22.5 million (-31%) below" its fiscal year 2014 funding because Obama's budget requested that decrease.
by TONY LEE 15 Oct 2014 455POST A COMMENT
"NIH has been working on Ebola vaccines since 2001. It's not like we suddenly woke up and thought, 'Oh my gosh, we should have something ready here,'" he said. "Frankly, if we had not gone through our 10-year slide in research support, we probably would have had a vaccine in time for this that would've gone through clinical trials and would have been ready."
As the Daily Mail pointed out, though, "overall NIH funding sits at $30.15 billion this year – up from $17.84 billion in 2000." And the NIH found creative uses for their funds.
According to the Daily Mail, the NIH budged included "$2.4 million for a new condom design whose inventor is now being investigated for fraud," $939,000 to discover that "male fruit flies prefer younger females," $257,000 "to create a companion website for first lady Michelle Obama's White House garden," a whopping "592,000 to determine that chimpanzees with the best poop-flinging skills are also the best communicators, and another $117,000 to learn that most chimps are right-handed." The NIH also spent "$325,000 to learn that marriages are happier when wives calm down more quickly during arguments with their husbands" and "$548,000 to find out if 30-something partiers feel immature after they binge drink while people in their mid-20s don't."
Progressive groups have also tried to falsely accuse Republicans of slashing funding for health agency, running ads claiming that "Republican Cuts Kill" even though the numbers do not back up their claims. In fact, it was President Barack Obama's budget that proposed cuts to key public health agencies.
As the Atlanta Business Chronicle noted, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) got an "8.2 percent budget increase for fiscal 2014, thanks to a $1.1 trillion spending bill announced by Congress Jan. 13." In addition, the CDC received more funds than Obama had requested because of Congress. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the CDC's $6.9 billion "is $567 million more than it received in 2013, "and "this is more than the agency anticipated, because the president's fiscal year 2014 budget request for it was just $6.6 billion -- a decrease of $270 million from fiscal 2012."
And as Reason observed, the "Pandemic Preparedness Funding" in America's "Global Health Program" actually saw "a decrease of $22.5 million (-31%) below" its fiscal year 2014 funding because Obama's budget requested that decrease.
The loony left's response has been all too predictable:
Matthews: Travel Ban 'Easy' Choice For Conservatives; 'Segregate' The 'Leper Colony'
MSNBC: GOP Ebola Criticism 'Not Even Thinly-Veiled Racism'
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Remember, for the left everything revolves around race, gender and class - a diseased mindset which history has shown to be more deadly than Ebola.
Matthews: Travel Ban 'Easy' Choice For Conservatives; 'Segregate' The 'Leper Colony'
MSNBC: GOP Ebola Criticism 'Not Even Thinly-Veiled Racism'
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Remember, for the left everything revolves around race, gender and class - a diseased mindset which history has shown to be more deadly than Ebola.
Figures. Obama Appoints Far Left Hack With Expertise in Revolutionary Politics as Ebola Czar
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, October 17, 2014, 11:17 AM
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/10/terrific-obama-appoints-far-left-hack-with-experience-in-revolution-planning-as-ebola-czar/
Clearly Obama has no desire to stop the spread of Ebola, highlighted by his appointment of a man with exactly zero medical background, but plenty political sycophant points.
Barack Obama appointed far left organizar Ronald Klain as Ebola Czar on Friday.
Ronald A. Klain
President, Case Holdings
General Counsel, Revolution LLC
Ron Klain currently employed by “Revolution“.
“Disruptive” “Revolution” “transformative change” from company website
From his firm’s “Beliefs” page:
Revolution’s Belief in a Better Way
A revolution’s success rests in the power of its beliefs. When enough people participate in the revolution, embracing its beliefs and acting upon them, a “tipping point” is reached: The status quo is no longer acceptable and everyone becomes a revolutionary.
Good grief.
Formerly Klain worked for Democratic leaders:
Klain also oversaw Obama’s failed trillion dollar stimulus.
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Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, October 17, 2014, 11:17 AM
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/10/terrific-obama-appoints-far-left-hack-with-experience-in-revolution-planning-as-ebola-czar/
Clearly Obama has no desire to stop the spread of Ebola, highlighted by his appointment of a man with exactly zero medical background, but plenty political sycophant points.
Barack Obama appointed far left organizar Ronald Klain as Ebola Czar on Friday.
Ronald A. Klain
President, Case Holdings
General Counsel, Revolution LLC
Ron Klain currently employed by “Revolution“.
“Disruptive” “Revolution” “transformative change” from company website
From his firm’s “Beliefs” page:
Revolution’s Belief in a Better Way
A revolution’s success rests in the power of its beliefs. When enough people participate in the revolution, embracing its beliefs and acting upon them, a “tipping point” is reached: The status quo is no longer acceptable and everyone becomes a revolutionary.
Formerly Klain worked for Democratic leaders:
- Senior White House aide to President Obama
- Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden
- Chief of Staff or Staff Director for Vice President Al Gore, General Counsel for the Gore Recount Committee
- top debate preparation advisor to Presidents Obama and Clinton
- Board Member of the American Constitution Society and the American Progress Action Fund
Klain also oversaw Obama’s failed trillion dollar stimulus.
face)(*^%
Why not appoint someone with impeccable medical credentials, well spoken and respected by the American people?
Why not appoint.........Dr. Ben Carson?
Too easy, right?
Wrong.
That's not how a radical rabble rouser thinks. The only reason to have a 'czar' in the first is so the Stuttering Clusterfuck of a Miserable Failure can have yet another individual to throw under the bus when the Ebola shit hits the fan. A 'czar' buys him some political cover, which for him is a great success.
For Americans infected with Ebola, not so much.
Future interview where some liberal 'journalist' is asking the president "the tough questions":
"That's simply not true, David. The person who made that decision which ended up costing xx number of American lives has been relieved of his responsibilities. So I take full responsibility. AND... if you'll recall, it was a Republican's idea to appoint an Ebola czar in the first place...so this isn't partisan...."
uppy:
Why not appoint.........Dr. Ben Carson?
Too easy, right?
Wrong.
That's not how a radical rabble rouser thinks. The only reason to have a 'czar' in the first is so the Stuttering Clusterfuck of a Miserable Failure can have yet another individual to throw under the bus when the Ebola shit hits the fan. A 'czar' buys him some political cover, which for him is a great success.
For Americans infected with Ebola, not so much.
Future interview where some liberal 'journalist' is asking the president "the tough questions":
"That's simply not true, David. The person who made that decision which ended up costing xx number of American lives has been relieved of his responsibilities. So I take full responsibility. AND... if you'll recall, it was a Republican's idea to appoint an Ebola czar in the first place...so this isn't partisan...."
uppy:Can you imagine Carson taking on Ebola. That would be awesome.
I think all new comers from that area in Africa should be given a free tour of the WH up arrival.
Sending the national guard is the stupidest thing I have heard of lately. How many families does that affect. I heard Obama might actually travel to those areas in Africa himself.......forget it.......that was only if they had a fund raiser for the upcoming election. If he did go maybe he could borrow Biden's plane lol.
I think all new comers from that area in Africa should be given a free tour of the WH up arrival.
Sending the national guard is the stupidest thing I have heard of lately. How many families does that affect. I heard Obama might actually travel to those areas in Africa himself.......forget it.......that was only if they had a fund raiser for the upcoming election. If he did go maybe he could borrow Biden's plane lol.
