Obama: Schools With Infections May Have to Close

WBOC-TV / The Associated Press ^ | April 29, 2009

[2ndDivisionVet]

President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged parents to prepare for the possibility that their children's schools could be closed temporarily if swine flu cases spread to them.

Speaking at the White House, Obama said he wants Americans to know the government is doing "whatever is necessary" to contain the emerging health threat, which was officially blamed for a U.S. death for the first time Wednesday.

Obama said his thoughts and prayers were with the family of the 23-month-old child in Texas who became the nation's first reported swine flu death. The president's remarks came at an event welcoming Sen. Arlen Specter to the Democratic Party, and hours before Obama's televised news conference set for Wednesday night.

[2ndDivisionVet]

"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." Rahm Emanuel, Obama's White House Chief of Staff

[Nachum]

School closings? uh oh. Better raise taxes.

[FoxInSocks]

officially blamed for a U.S. death for the first time Wednesday

More correctly, I think it was the "first death in the U.S." I believe the decedent was Mexican.

[Kimberly GG]

Selective logic?

“You would close the border if you thought you could contain the spread of disease, but the disease already is in a number of states within the United States.”

vs.

...”prepare for the possibility that their children’s schools could be closed temporarily if swine flu cases spread to them.”

Here he sounds to me like he’s having a ‘Bush’ moment:

....”he wants Americans to know the government is doing “whatever is necessary” to contain the emerging health threat,”...

BUT REFUSES TO CLOSE OUR BORDERS

[screaming eagle2]

reminds me of the flu panic of the mid-70s.Nothing ever came of that and this scare will fizzle out,too

[Paige]

I hope everyone realizes the Obamanites are taking advantage of this to see what needs to be done to implement martial law?

Usually, I hightly question articles like Mr. Keyes (on the plan in 2012 to implement martial law) and others who predict the future in a negative light. But, the way in which this administration is handling this flu situation can be seen as nothing more than a practice run.

Gain the trust of the unknowing during a so-called pandemic, save the people (children), and BO will continue to be the messiah to the unsuspecting.

The frogs in the pot of water who are slowly boiled to death comes to mind when watching this administration controlling the ideas, thoughts, and lives of people in this country.