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Obama: ‘Extremely Low’ Odds of U.S. Ebola Outbreak
WHO-TV / CNN ^ | October 6, 2014

Posted on 10/06/2014 8:57:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

President Barack Obama plans to heap “a lot of pressure” on foreign leaders to do more to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, he said Monday.

After meeting with health and national security aides, Obama told reporters the White House is developing protocols to screen airline passengers “both at the source and here in the United States,” an indication that tougher restrictions on those who have visited West Africa are coming after an infected Dallas man entered the country on a commercial flight.

Obama downplayed the chances of Ebola spreading within the United States, calling the odds of an epidemic here “extremely low.”

The President touted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s expertise in fighting infectious diseases, saying, “We know what has to be done, and we’ve got the medical infrastructure to do it.”(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at whotv.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Health/Medicine; Politics
KEYWORDS: africa; cdc; ebola; obama; obama4ebola; obamabringsdeath; obamatheliar; obola
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

and if there is an outbreak who will he blame, Bush? Republicans? the tea party?

After all nothing is ever his fault.


21 posted on 10/06/2014 9:46:23 PM PDT by Cubs Fan (The ferguson rioters, looters and arsonists are DOMESTIC LEFT WING TERRORISTS)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We can’t let Americans get spooked and stampede over Ebola with the big holiday shopping season coming up, right Barry?


22 posted on 10/06/2014 9:58:55 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Got Ebola? Come to America!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Jethro? Ebb? How about Tonto?


23 posted on 10/06/2014 10:01:35 PM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great -- until it happens to YOU.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Obama downplayed the chances of Ebola spreading within the United States, calling the odds of an epidemic here 'extremely low.'"


24 posted on 10/06/2014 10:39:21 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Obama: ‘Extremely Low’ Odds of U.S. Ebola Outbreak.

Now the First Moron is an epidemiologist?
Or just another ignorant parrot?

25 posted on 10/06/2014 11:16:37 PM PDT by publius911 (`)
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To: publius911

President Ebola.
The name will stick...


26 posted on 10/07/2014 5:40:44 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

stupid liitle man with no qualificaitons for almost anything, much less qualified to run the show fighting ebola. common sense says the only reason to do what pres ebola is doing is to CAUSE AN EPIDMEIC HERE IN THE USSA...

READ THE ARTICLE ON FIRESTONE...


27 posted on 10/07/2014 7:02:56 AM PDT by zzwhale
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