Deadly new viruses? Hugh Hewitt warns of home-grown plagues in America [FR mentioned]

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Tuesday, July 9, 2003 | Hugh Hewitt

[JohnHuang2]

The movie "28 Days Later" is in theaters presently, and it's pretty creepy. A rabies-like virus gets loose in London and the results aren't pretty. The film is definitely not for the squeamish, and fully deserves its "R" rating.

As I watched, however, I alternated between the standard critique of sci-fi /horror movies' decision-making – ("Don't drive into the tunnel, you dummy!") – and some flights into fancy about the various viruses that could get loose here in the United States.

After all, England's an island and can be quarantined, but if some of our home-grown viruses jump borders, we'd all be toast. Just think about the consequences of a rapid spread of:

• The California Virus: The infected spend, and spend, and spend and never stop spending until bankruptcy overtakes them and all credit cards are cancelled.

• The Gray Davis Virus: The infected stare blankly into middle space for five years and then curl up under the nearest desk.

• The Carville Virus: We have all seen the effects of the Carville virus, and it isn't pretty.

• The Dowd Virus: Usually misdiagnosed as simple neurosis in its early stages, the infected displays dramatic increases in bitter and asocial behavior, accompanied by screeching.

• The Hillary Virus: The infected assert as fact statements which ordinary individuals know to be false, and are rendered oblivious to the obvious about those closest to them.

• The Lileks Virus: Best viewed at a distance at www.lileks.com, the infected collect garage cans full of memorabilia from the '30s and '40s. Second stage is marked by the collection of cats.

• The Free Republic Virus: Also best viewed in person at www.freerepublic.com, the infected spend scores of hours a week in front of computer screens, often laughing with abandon when not typing maniacally.

• The Dean Virus: The infected display periods of pugnacious arrogance punctuated by unctuousness and appeals for financial support.

• The Kucinich Virus: Too awful to describe outside of professional circles.

• The Jennings Virus: The infected develop a perpetual sneer that grows more pronounced whenever President George Bush is discussed.

• The Kerry Virus: The infected are utterly humorless, are aware that they are utterly humorless, and believe utter humorlessness to be a virtue.

• The Gephardt Virus: The infected display symptoms of fatigue and apathy as they go through the motions of their jobs.

• The Raines Virus: The infected suddenly collapse. Easily confused with the Donahue virus, where the infected collapse slowly, over a period of months.

• The Edwards Virus: The infected display progressive invisibility that is apparent to all but themselves.

• The Los Angeles Times Virus: The infected lose all ability to communicate except out of the left side of their mouths.

The list goes on, of course, with even more horrific viruses that seem likely to fade from our sight soon, like the Rather Virus and the Byrd Virus. The worst virus of all, however – the Bill Virus – remains abroad and uncontained.

The good news is that there are competing viruses, which do the carrier good. The most important is the W Virus: Those lucky enough to catch it just get stronger and stronger.

[JohnHuang2]

Tuesday, July 9, 2003

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[JohnHuang2]

Hugh Hewitt MEGA PING!!

[FairOpinion]

I've seen a version of this in e-mails, as I vaguely remember ( I don't have it anymore) the e-mail was much funnier, this is a very watered down PC version.

[kayak]

The Free Republic Virus: Also best viewed in person at www.freerepublic.com, the infected spend scores of hours a week in front of computer screens, often laughing with abandon when not typing maniacally.

Well, that's all true ..... but I sure wish he hadn't lumped us in with all those evil characters ..... ;-)

[JohnHuang2]

LOL ;-)

[kayak]

See! There you go with the "laughing with abandon" part.

[JohnHuang2]

How true! hehe ;-)

[Jay D. Dyson]

The Free Republic Virus: Also best viewed in person at www.freerepublic.com, the infected spend scores of hours a week in front of computer screens, often laughing with abandon when not typing maniacally.

Looks like I've got that bug. Never felt better.

...though I think I've got a different strain of the virus. I laugh maniacally and type with abandon. Scares the bejeezus out of the people next door.

-Jay

[The Duke]

Omega Man redeux?

There's nothing new under the sun.

[Valin]

often laughing with abandon when not typing maniacally.

I do not type maniacally. I type slowly....methodically with many stops for my best friend the spell cheker.

[MrConfettiMan]

"Don't drive into the tunnel, you dummy!"

Ever since first reading Stephen King's The Stand many years ago, I've not been able to drive through a tunnel without remembering Larry Underwood's underground trek from Manhattan to New Jersey. Shudder.

[Constitution Day]

The Free Republic Virus: Also best viewed in person at www.freerepublic.com, the infected spend scores of hours a week in front of computer screens, often laughing with abandon when not typing maniacally.

[RonDog]

"...The Free Republic Virus: Also best viewed in person at www.freerepublic.com, the infected spend scores of hours a week in front of computer screens, often laughing with abandon when not typing maniacally..." - Hugh Hewitt

Hugh Hewitt PING! .

If you listen to Hugh Hewitt, or read his WND commentaries,
this PING list is for YOU!
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(If you want OFF - or ON - my "Hugh Hewitt PING list" - please let me know)

[onyx]

Hugh knows we're a good part of his audience!

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

LOL!!

[Clint Williams]

The Free Republic Virus: Also best viewed in person at www.freerepublic.com, the infected spend scores of hours a week in front of computer screens, often laughing with abandon when not typing maniacally.

But that's only the onset stage. Sometime after that (the period is indeterminate) the infected feels an urge to go demonstrate, usually in the company of other sufferers, in a condition known as "FReeping." This condition is thought to be terminal; as yet none have recovered from it.

[Tamzee]

It's free publicity as they as they spell the name correctly... plenty of folks out there looking for a nice right-wing hobby ;-)

[suzyq5558]

please add me to your ping list kind sir. im back to typing maniacally and i always laugh with abandon.........

[RonDog]

But that's only the onset stage. Sometime after that (the period is indeterminate) the infected feels an urge to go demonstrate, usually in the company of other sufferers, in a condition known as "FReeping." This condition is thought to be terminal; as yet none have recovered from it.

LOL!

See also, from The Weekly Standard:

June 23, 2003
Volume 08, Number 40

Hillary Goes to Wal-Mart
The latest skirmish in the Clinton wars.
by Matt Labash - senior writer at The Weekly Standard.

"...The Wal-Mart parking lot is shaping up to resemble an old-school gang fight. Except instead of knives and chains, the combatants use placards and really weak song parodies...

...The Hillaryites' tormentors are the Freepers, a fierce, warlike tribe from the Free Republic organization--a fire-breathing conservative band of Internet brothers who often call each other by their screen names, even in person..." - Matt Labash

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