Cuomo, Perry play politics on Ebola

CNN ^ | 10/27/2014 | CNN

[Dallas59]

(CNN) -- There are times when political ambition spurs political leaders to reach new heights of courage and creativity. To date, the Ebola outbreak of 2014 is not proving to be one of those times.

By chance, the deadly infection first arrived on American shores in two states, Texas and New York, where powerful governors are each nurturing dreams of the presidency and eager to posture as men with the right stuff to lead the nation.

But Rick Perry in Texas and Andrew Cuomo in New York are both being tripped up by a dilemma that has bedeviled recent presidents: They are trying to govern an irritable, politically polarized electorate that demands and rewards certainty and bombast from its leaders, even in situations that cry out for flexibility and calm.

[Dallas59]

Ugh.

[FlingWingFlyer]

CNN again. LOL!

[Eva]

Obama got the press in line on Ebola. This is a political stunt. The nurse works for the CDC. The quarantine was no worse than the places that she serves.

[G Larry]

Actually Mr. Louis, the Governors are trying for a real world response, rather than Obama’s do nothing response, which is entirely politically motivated.

[wtd]

• CNBC: New test can spot Ebola in 30 minutes: Report October 27, 2014 55 minutes ago

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• JapanNews: Man with fever arrives at Haeda, to be screened for Ebola October 27, 2014 10:07PM

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• IndustryWeek: Ebola Drug Maker Fujifilm to buy US Vaccine Manufaturer Kalon Biotheraputics AFP 10/27/2014

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• TheHealthSite: Ebola in US: Expert tips to make your child aware about Ebola 10/27/2014 5:50PM

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• NY1: A Messy Ebola Policy for the Governor October 27, 2014 9:13AM

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• TPR: Ebola Team Trained at JBSA Cleared for Duty October 27, 2014 8:24AM (note unfortunate image provided by DoD illustrates men not covered to CDC's Ebola standards)

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• Campaigns&Elections: Ebola Sparks Worry For Some Dallas Poll Workers October 27, 2014

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• DominicanToday: Bales of used garments could spread Ebola, tetile-makers warn october 27, 2014 9:37AM

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• Daijiworld: Only two people reamin in hospital after Spain Ebola scare October 27, 2014 7:05:48PM IST

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• Haaretz: Latest Updates/Boy, 5, tested for Ebola in NY 10/27/2014 6:03PM what took so long? That poor child!

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• RAPS: FDA Authorizes Use of New, Substantially Faster Ebola Diagnostic Tests October 27, 2014

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• WSJ: EU Ebola Chief to Visit Affected Region Christos Stylianides to Travel to Africa Next Month (hmmmm, at the same moment that Samantha Powers is there? Whats up with that? Who knew, EU has Ebola Czar too!)

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• Breitbart: Ebola Aide Doc: I'm not telling my team to tell the truth October 27, 2014 8:33AM PDT

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• RollCall: Clapper Identifies Airport Insiders and Ebola As Key Aviation Threats October 27, 2014 11:32AM

[MulberryDraw]

The simple-minded reaction here has been to propose banning travel to and from the affected countries and quarantining anybody entering the U.S. from those places

Who has proposed banning travel TO the affected countries?

So, is it a travel ban or is it a quarantine?

Why is this article so hard to follow?

[afraidfortherepublic]

Seeing those two names in the same headline makes me think of a nice guy in a sweater with a pleasant singing voice.

[null and void]

Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your......

(hat tip to: fivecatsandadog!)

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

[mrsmel]

CNN got their talking points from the White Hut I see.

[mrsmel]

“Simple-minded”, huh? Does this mean that they’ve turned on their European heroes, who are usually said by the left to be oh-so-sophisticated in comparison to us American rubes? Since they’ve enacted travel bans?

[CaptainPhilFan]

“Seeing those two names in the same headline makes me think of a nice guy in a sweater with a pleasant singing voice.”

Oh I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one!

[afraidfortherepublic]

I miss entertainers like Perry Como — no drug arrests, no wife beatings, no outrageous politics. And to think! We thought life was sort of boring then....;^)

[aloppoct]

I agree, seeing Cuomo and Perry in the same sentence,made me think that I may have Dyslexia. By the way his father and my father were friends.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Como or Cuomo?

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...

A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[PghBaldy]

Perry Como was a great singer.

[Bigg Red]

Hey! I loved Perry Como. Don’t let Cuomo or Perry anywhere near his music.