Posted on 04/26/2009 1:42:45 PM PDT by TaxPayer2000
WASHINGTON -- President Obama went golfing and the Department of Health and Human Services is short a secretary, so other U.S. officials took the controls Sunday as the Obama administration ramps up efforts to find and isolate U.S. cases of swine flu.
During a White House briefing, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that HHS will issue a public health emergency warning that will free up resources to address the outbreak that has hit 20 Americans in five states.
Richard Besser, acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the agency is prepared to move millions of doses of the U.S. anti-virus stockpile to areas of early and potential outbreaks.
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Flu closes San Antonio school district for a week.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6393782.html
He should be cool. He's got climate controlled digs for himself, Shelly and the whelps.
“I think the 180 is what Biden gave us a clue to when he said Obambi would be tested and we might not like how he handles it!”
Especially if the Obamafuehrer uses this crisis as an excuse to declare martial law.
If they're doing all the stuff you want them to do, how are they going to have time to paw and drool on your Quarter Pounder while handing you incorrect change?
He kind of looks like a little boy.
Yes, got to keep those malaria mosquitos under control too !
I agree. Even in Mexico, the spread hasn't significantly accelerated out of control since the initial 80 deaths were reported.
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And I agree with you both. A few days ago we were told the cases here were not as bad as in Mexico; that no one here has died from it; and there have only been a few reported with it in the U.S.
And, we were also told that our flu vaccines would not work on this strain. Now they are creating wide-spread fear that this is an epidemic, and saying that they are gearing up with more vaccines.
None of this makes any sense. There seems to be a lot of contradictions about this flu. Smells like something else is "contageous," and it is not the swine flu, but it is growing like the porkulus bill. It is called the cover-up disease; all politicians and government agencies get it.
I have my poster ready.
“People ralphed. Obama golfed.”
It would be a shame to waste a good crisis. /s
I share your cynicism. My hunch is slightly different. I figure that they are giving us a good "flu scare" now, so that in another few months, they can do this again and most of us will already have recent "flu anxiety" and be eager to rush out and get the so called vaccine. A mass vaccination, done by force (which is allowed for by Executive Order 13295) using a vaccine created by enemies of free Americans could be catastrophic.
A pencil-necked geek who makes Jimmah look like Schwarzenegger.
That’s the funniest yet!
These are tough times, I understand.
You know, it occurs to me, is calling this “swine flu” insensitive to our Islamic brothers and sisters of the world? And if so, should the US apologize? Or has Obama already done enough of that?
Remember when the lefties would get all upset when Reagan went to the western white house?
Priceless! Thank you
It is a CRISIS, a misdirection so they can sneak national “healthcare” before his 100 day anniversary on wednesday...we must stop them.
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