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Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America [LIVE THREAD]
ABC.com ^ | Tuesday, May 9, 2006 | ABC.com

Posted on 05/09/2006 4:51:12 PM PDT by Momaw Nadon

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1 posted on 05/09/2006 4:51:16 PM PDT by Momaw Nadon
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To: Momaw Nadon

chicken little reporting...


2 posted on 05/09/2006 4:52:21 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: Momaw Nadon

Oh, please. Another media attempt to scare the socks off of everyone.


3 posted on 05/09/2006 4:53:07 PM PDT by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: blam; Judith Anne

you might be interested in this....


4 posted on 05/09/2006 4:53:40 PM PDT by goodnesswins ( "the left can only take power through deception." (and it seems Hillary & Company are the masters)
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To: Momaw Nadon

Run for your very lives!

Denethor


5 posted on 05/09/2006 4:53:58 PM PDT by SueRae
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To: Momaw Nadon

"The Day After, Part Deux."


6 posted on 05/09/2006 5:01:13 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
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To: goodnesswins

I've read a number of reviews of the movie, some good, some bad.

Thanks for the ping to the thread, but this is apparently too volatile a subject for some, and I have no desire to be drawn into a conversation with such posters.

There is supposed to be a question and answer, or something like that, on after the film, on Nightline.

I don't have a lot of respect for MSM, but it would be interesting to see how factual the film is, vs how sensational.


7 posted on 05/09/2006 5:02:50 PM PDT by Judith Anne (Thank you St. Jude for favors granted.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Avian flu is probably not the one to bring us down.

But with bio-technology spreading so rapidly today, it is only a matter of time before an engineered virus is deliberately or accidently released and then movie fiction becomes fact.

In my mind, this is the most important reason why it is time to kick out the dictators and for democracy to be "installed" in every country.


8 posted on 05/09/2006 5:04:32 PM PDT by JustDoItAlways
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To: Judith Anne

Well....at this point....I'm just observing and thinking....not buying into panic....but not buying into absolute safety (from H to H spread) either.....and yes, I know what you mean about the "volatile" subject matter....

Hope all is well with you.


9 posted on 05/09/2006 5:05:50 PM PDT by goodnesswins ( "the left can only take power through deception." (and it seems Hillary & Company are the masters)
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To: Momaw Nadon
To date, there have been no cases of the H5N1 virus in the United States nor has there been a human transmission of the disease in a form that could fuel a pandemic. However, experts around the world are monitoring the Avian Flu situation closely...

There have been no cases of Manbearpig attacks in Central Park but ALGORE and his little green minions will continue to patrol and monitor the situation.

10 posted on 05/09/2006 5:10:44 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken.)
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To: Momaw Nadon

I remember when SARS was supposed to kill us all a couple of years ago. This whole thing is a total joke.


11 posted on 05/09/2006 5:10:59 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity ("Sharpei diem - Seize the wrinkled dog.")
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To: Momaw Nadon
Drive fast.

Turn left.

Don't crash.

12 posted on 05/09/2006 5:15:08 PM PDT by LasVegasMac (Islam........not fit for human consumption.)
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To: goodnesswins; Judith Anne; blam

Unless there was a ballgame or somesuch thing, I can't remember the last time I tuned into anything on ABC, but I do plan on taking a look at this tonight........particularly because of much of it taking place in Virginia, which is where I live.

I also in live in a part of Virginia that is heavily dependent upon the poultry industry. Just yesterday 170,000 chickens where taken for processing from the 5 chicken houses across the road from me.

I'm not buying into the panic, either, but that does not mean I am not paying attention. Even a mild outbreak of Avian Influenza that only hits the birds will have a devastating impact on the economy of this area - that is my main reason for paying attention.


13 posted on 05/09/2006 5:15:22 PM PDT by Gabz (Smokers are the beta version)
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To: Momaw Nadon
To date, there have been no cases of the H5N1 virus in the United States nor has there been a human transmission of the disease in a form that could fuel a pandemic

More people have been killed by Teddy Kennedy in an Oldsmobile than this ...

14 posted on 05/09/2006 5:17:22 PM PDT by ikka
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To: Momaw Nadon

"You're comin' down with somethin'..."


15 posted on 05/09/2006 5:18:03 PM PDT by Petronski (I just love that woman.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

I thought this was a commercial for "The Stand part 2"


16 posted on 05/09/2006 5:18:47 PM PDT by chae (R.I.P. Eddie Guerrero He lied, he cheated, he stole my heart)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
This whole thing is a total joke.

It could happen this year or six years from now or sixty years from now, but in the very long run, it's not a joke.

This movie might be a joke, but flu pandemics are not.

17 posted on 05/09/2006 5:19:56 PM PDT by Petronski (I just love that woman.)
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To: Judith Anne
I have no desire to be drawn into a conversation with such posters.

What? You didn't think Sunday was a lot of fun?

18 posted on 05/09/2006 5:21:56 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: chae

This guy is going to puke blood! Kewl!


19 posted on 05/09/2006 5:21:57 PM PDT by Petronski (I just love that woman.)
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To: Momaw Nadon
To date, there have been no cases of the H5N1 virus in the United States nor has there been a human transmission of the disease in a form that could fuel a pandemic. However, experts around the world are monitoring the Avian Flu situation closely and are preparing for the possibility that the virus could begin to spread from person to person.

Ahhh...we've got the "experts" again talking about something that hasn't even happened yet. (I bet they all read "The Stand" by King and base all their "excellence" on the movie version...).

Besides, I can't worry about some bird flu that will sweep the world with decimation and death....I'm too freaking worried about "Global Warming"!!!!!!

Crock after crock after crock.......Just another ploy for world government to protect us from a false and "scary" bunch of BS, put forward for the "scare tactic" for the uneducated (read: Pubic skool poor chillun') that have attended Pubic skools in the last 30-40 years.

Oh yeah, we're all gonna die from AIDS too!

Feh!

FMCDH(BITS)

20 posted on 05/09/2006 5:24:19 PM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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