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AP Sensationalism: Worst-Case Scenario, Pandemic Will Claim 2 Million Americans
NewsBusters ^ | April 28, 2009 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 04/28/2009 12:34:28 PM PDT by Rufus2007

An Associated Press story dated April 28 takes swine flu fears to a whole other level.

A report datelined Washington by Ricardo Alonsozaldivar and Eileen Sullivan examined the worst-case scenario "if the swine flu gets out of control."

"Two million dead," Alonsozaldivar and Sullivan wrote. "Hospitals overwhelmed. Schools closed. Swaths of empty seats at baseball stadiums and houses of worship. An economic recovery snuffed out. We're nowhere close to what government planners say would be a worst-case scenario: a global flu pandemic. But government leaders at all levels, and major employers, have spent nearly four years planning for one in series of exercises."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1millionamericans; 1millionillegals; 2milliondead; associatedpress; borderslanguage; brokenpanicbutton; culture; flu; hysteria; illegalinvasion; influenza; mexflu; pigflu; swineflu
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Jeez - are they trying to scare the daylights out of people?
1 posted on 04/28/2009 12:34:28 PM PDT by Rufus2007
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1976 Swine flu deaths-1
1976 Swine “flu shot” deaths-30


2 posted on 04/28/2009 12:36:57 PM PDT by icwhatudo
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Let me guess.....”Women, Children, and Minorities hit hardest”


3 posted on 04/28/2009 12:37:10 PM PDT by digger48
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Let's hope they are all baby boomers that have paid into Social Security and won't get a chance to collect it and the U.S. government won't be in debt anymore. That Obama sure is smart. He's solved all our financial problems just by not closing the border from Mexico.
4 posted on 04/28/2009 12:38:00 PM PDT by Barb4Bush (God help us all!)
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Bunch of news whores is all they are.

Beat the drum, beat the drum.


5 posted on 04/28/2009 12:38:17 PM PDT by servantboy777
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empty seats at baseball stadiums and houses of worship. An economic recovery snuffed out.

And they would blame these things on the flu?

6 posted on 04/28/2009 12:38:44 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (American Revolution II -- overdue)
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Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em, folks, ‘cause we’re goin’ down.


7 posted on 04/28/2009 12:38:48 PM PDT by synbad600
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As I posted elsewhere there is good news; Even if the outbreak results in two million deaths, ACORN has promised that those voters who die will not be deinfranchised and they will make sure each is registered to vote in the next election. ;-)


8 posted on 04/28/2009 12:39:47 PM PDT by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
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Fear, vote Government Breast Feeding.

Fear, hand over all of your rights.

Fear, kiss your childrens future goodbye.

Wake Up America. These O-holes are zooming you. GET A CLUE!


9 posted on 04/28/2009 12:39:57 PM PDT by gathersnomoss (General George Patton had it right.)
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“Jeez - are they trying to scare the daylights out of people?”

Yes - that was what the jet flyover yesterday was about. And so is this. If 2 millon die, I hope they’re all illegals and leftists. Who knows - they could be doing this on purpose to thin the population, beat down resistance, and have excuse to take over everything including health care. This is all such an incredible screw up. I don’t even buy for a minute that the elections were legitimately won. ACORN saw to that.


10 posted on 04/28/2009 12:40:43 PM PDT by phoenix07
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100 trillion Americans will die!


11 posted on 04/28/2009 12:40:53 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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libtards doing their best to cause mass hysteria.....then they will have more news to report on.....they need to sit back and go along for the ride until we find out just how real and or bad this is....in the meantime the govt can be behind the scenes preparing to administer to the general public if and when a real outbreak occurs.....


12 posted on 04/28/2009 12:41:39 PM PDT by tatsinfla
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To: Kartographer

LOL!!!!!!!! Unless they’re Conservative voters, that is.


13 posted on 04/28/2009 12:41:45 PM PDT by phoenix07
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To: icwhatudo
1918 Spanish Flu deaths - 40 million with a mortality rate of 2.5% for those who caught it.

They are experiencing a mortality rate of 7% in Mexico with this virus, and even though we have better medicines today, viruses can be spread much quicker because of air travel.

This is no joke, and should be taken very seriously.

14 posted on 04/28/2009 12:42:19 PM PDT by Republican Extremist
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<1/1,000,000th% of what you say is true!


15 posted on 04/28/2009 12:42:55 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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BO and his fellow socialists in Congress are receiving help from the socialist media to manufacture another crisis. In this case the intent could very well be to use it as an excuse to speed up Sebelius’s nomination and shutdown the tea parties on the pretense of prohibiting large public gatherings to prevent further spreading of the flu.


16 posted on 04/28/2009 12:43:37 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: gathersnomoss

“Fear, vote Government Breast Feeding.
Fear, hand over all of your rights.
Fear, kiss your childrens future goodbye.
Wake Up America. These O-holes are zooming you. GET A CLUE!”

But Zero said, people chose hope over “fear”. He is so full of crap.


17 posted on 04/28/2009 12:43:39 PM PDT by LottieDah (If only those who speak so eloquently on the rights of animals would do so on behalf the unborn)
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10+ million prior to last November would have helped us elect Sarah! Now it don’t matter!


18 posted on 04/28/2009 12:44:59 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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With ACORN there are no conservative voters!


19 posted on 04/28/2009 12:45:43 PM PDT by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
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Normal flu year has about 500,000 deaths worldwide.

So far we are at what...150 due to this?

Just not buying the 24/7 hype, but appreciate the info.


20 posted on 04/28/2009 12:48:37 PM PDT by icwhatudo
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