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Father-in-law of patient works for CDC on TB
fox21.com ^ | 05/31/07 | AP

Posted on 05/31/2007 11:03:06 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3

Edited on 05/31/2007 11:11:42 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

ATLANTA (AP) - The father-in-law of the tuberculosis patient under the first federal quarantine since 1963 works in a CDC laboratory aimed at preventing the disease and has co-authored papers on tuberculosis.

Bob Cooksey said he gave his son-in-law Andrew Speaker "fatherly advice" when he learned he had contracted the disease. Speaker has a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis that has proved resistant to drugs.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cdc; fatherinlaw; speaker; tb; tuberculosis
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1 posted on 05/31/2007 11:03:08 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
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To: TornadoAlley3

What are the odds?


2 posted on 05/31/2007 11:04:40 AM PDT by Toespi
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Bob Cooksey said he gave his son-in-law Andrew Speaker “fatherly advice” when he learned he had contracted the disease.


3 posted on 05/31/2007 11:05:43 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
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To: TornadoAlley3

Here is a link to the law firm website with a picture of the disease-carrying personal injury lawyer. You have to let it load and then scroll down.
http://atlantadivorce.poweradvocates.com/about.html


4 posted on 05/31/2007 11:06:46 AM PDT by 3AngelaD (They've screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, now they're here screwing up ours.)
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To: TornadoAlley3
Jeez louise.

I wonder what the FIL knew and when he knew it?

5 posted on 05/31/2007 11:06:53 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: TornadoAlley3
Bob Cooksey said he gave his son-in-law Andrew Speaker “fatherly advice” when he learned he had contracted the disease.

Maybe that wasn't the first thing he gave him.

6 posted on 05/31/2007 11:07:18 AM PDT by Pete (My kid sister's first novel: Far Horizons at http://www.amazon.co.uk/)
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To: TornadoAlley3
Bob Cooksey said he gave his son-in-law Andrew Speaker "fatherly advice" when he learned he had contracted the disease. Speaker has a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis that has proved resistant to drugs.

Did he tell him not to fly to Europe for marriage and honeymoon? BTW lawyer Andrew may have infected relatives over in Greece. If he visited any.

7 posted on 05/31/2007 11:07:24 AM PDT by dennisw (The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction)
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Bob Cooksey said he gave his son-in-law Andrew Speaker “fatherly advice” when he learned he had contracted the disease.

How about the Fulton County Health Department, did he talk with them, too, I wonder?

8 posted on 05/31/2007 11:07:47 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: TornadoAlley3
Wow, this story just got even weirder.

First report was this guy looked healthy and normal, so hopefully he isn't very contagious and didn't infect anyone.

9 posted on 05/31/2007 11:08:22 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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According to a biography posted on a Web site connected with Speaker's law firm, he attended the US Naval Academy, graduated from the University of Georgia

Huh? So did he graduate from Annapolis, was he kicked out? Did he drop?

10 posted on 05/31/2007 11:10:48 AM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
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And the old folks wished them well, c’est la vie - just goes to show you never can tell.


11 posted on 05/31/2007 11:12:29 AM PDT by SF Republican
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To: colorado tanker

Still the question exists, where did the lawyer contract this form of TB...and the FIL working for the CDC...too weird.


12 posted on 05/31/2007 11:13:35 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: All
http://northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2007-04-19&-token.story=155981.112113&-token.subpub

engagement pic.

13 posted on 05/31/2007 11:13:42 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
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To: TornadoAlley3

I don’t believe in coincidences.


14 posted on 05/31/2007 11:15:11 AM PDT by Petronski (Fred!)
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What? It’s some kind of sci-fi conspiracy??


15 posted on 05/31/2007 11:16:54 AM PDT by Palladin ("Eenie-weenie chili-beanie, the spirits are about to speak"--Rev. Al Sharpton)
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To: dawn53
where did the lawyer contract this form of TB...

The $64,000 question. The morning's presser indicated that subject just might be on the day's agenda for this young man.

16 posted on 05/31/2007 11:17:11 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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My goodness, I've been away for a few hours...

..and now we have the name and picture.

How did that come about?...good sleuthing?

17 posted on 05/31/2007 11:17:20 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter for President, 2008!!)
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To: TornadoAlley3

The makings of a murder mystery.

The wife of the victim gains access to CDC harzardous bio material using credentials stolen from her father. Infects her husband to get the insurance money, yada yada yada.

Agatha Christi, where are you when we need you?


18 posted on 05/31/2007 11:17:22 AM PDT by HEY4QDEMS (Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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To: TornadoAlley3
The complete article from Fox News which you posted had to be excerpted because it was in violation of Free Republic's copyright rules. All material from Fox News must be excerpted and linked.

Please read and review the following linked thread before posting again.

Updated FR Excerpt and Link Only or Deny Posting List due to Copyright Complaints

19 posted on 05/31/2007 11:17:40 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Palladin

I don’t know about that. I simply find it quite odd, and suspect there is some kind of back story yet to come out.


20 posted on 05/31/2007 11:19:08 AM PDT by Petronski (Fred!)
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