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Dem Congressman: Ebola Outbreak Exposes GOP Spending Cuts
PJ Media ^ | 10-2-2014 | Nicholas Ballasy

Posted on 10/02/2014 6:04:11 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot

Rep. Cárdenas tells PJM that temporarily freezing visas from affected nations would be "reacting in an alarmed fashion."

WASHINGTON – Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.), a member of the House Budget Committee, said education is the best way for the federal government to respond to the Ebola outbreak, rather than reduce the number of U.S. visas granted to citizens of West Africa nations.

Cárdenas also said the Ebola crisis demonstrates that reducing spending is the wrong approach.

“I think the best response is education. We have the best system of preventative measures in the world but yet at the same time we need to educate the communities, so I think it’s important that we not act in an alarmed fashion but just have responsible, methodical education,” said Cárdenas at the Noche de Gala for the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts on Wednesday night.

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U.S. health officials estimated on Thursday that the Liberian man hospitalized for Ebola in Texas had contact with as many as 100 people. The man was reportedly visiting the U.S. on a tourist visa. Cárdenas was asked if the U.S. should temporarily stop issuing visas to West African nations affected by Ebola.

“Again, that would be reacting in an alarmed fashion. I think that what we ought to do is education domestically and also education abroad and make sure that we have the kind of communication and the honesty with us and other governments that we need to be making sure that they understand the seriousness of it, and then respond after we find out if they are acting responsibly,” Cárdenas responded. “Then, we can go ahead and be more trusting, ......

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: agitprop; ebola
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To: Sir Napsalot
1. Who is this person?

2. Why is he this stupid?

61 posted on 10/02/2014 7:23:22 PM PDT by Volunteer (Though I know that the hypnotized never lie, do ya? - The Who)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

and blame the GOP for “CDC budget cuts.”......

Yes and the GOP lays down on the floor and takes it.


62 posted on 10/02/2014 7:27:25 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: Sir Napsalot

Why does it matter Mr. Dem Congressman? We aren’t going to have an outbreak according to the experts.


63 posted on 10/02/2014 7:29:12 PM PDT by CommieCutter (The only thing the smart phone really accomplished was bringing the dumb people to the internet.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Leftist speak—’if you love your ebola you can keep your ebola.


64 posted on 10/02/2014 7:30:00 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: ilgipper

Obarry spreads the wealth and health. Less for all. Sounds so communistic....


65 posted on 10/02/2014 7:31:54 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: Sir Napsalot; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; ...
The game of Ebola Roulette continues...

*click* spin *click* spin *click* spin…BANG!

Eeeee-bolllll-aaaaaa ping!

Bring Out Your Dead

We’re gonna need

a bigger cart!

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

66 posted on 10/02/2014 7:35:54 PM PDT by null and void (If the wage gap were real, American companies would be hiring millions of women to save a buck)
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To: Sir Napsalot

“More education” seems to be a stock Dem answer to every problem just like “more taxes.” Let’s provide a $1 trillion grant to every community college in the country so they can offer adult ed classes on “How to Survive the Coming Doomsday Epidemic.” They can also run voter registration booths at each class and register Democrat voters.

Of course, after Ebola wipes out half the US population, there won’t be many people not looking to hang every congresscritter from the nearest lamppost.

These people are stupid beyond comprehension. I’ve never seen such industrial strength stupid on display in my entire life.


67 posted on 10/02/2014 7:41:22 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Sir Napsalot

I knew someone would blame Republicans for this. Unfortunately, people will believe this BS...


68 posted on 10/02/2014 8:01:06 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: Sir Napsalot

This guy makes about as much sense as cleaning up Ebola vomit without a hazmat suit.


69 posted on 10/02/2014 8:04:02 PM PDT by jetson
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To: Smokin' Joe

Thanks for the ping!


70 posted on 10/02/2014 9:46:13 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Sir Napsalot

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3210537/posts


71 posted on 10/02/2014 10:04:02 PM PDT by Henry Hnyellar
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To: Alamo-Girl

You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!


72 posted on 10/03/2014 12:19:09 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Sir Napsalot
EBOLA BROUGHT TO THE USA BY THE ELECTED DEMOCRAT PARTY!
73 posted on 10/03/2014 3:49:35 AM PDT by leprechaun9
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To: Sir Napsalot

PRESIDENT EBOLA: In 2010 Obama Administration Scrapped CDC Quarantine Regulations Aimed At Ebola
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3210681/posts

“The CDC had proposed the regulations in 2005 under the administration of George W. Bush, reported USA Today in 2010.”

[More ebola links at bottom of Digging Deep posts ...]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2636478/posts?page=150#150

[And next page]


74 posted on 10/03/2014 6:50:15 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Powerless? Not with the Liberty Amendments)
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To: jughandle

“There have been spending cuts?”

Right. Harry Reed and Obama didn’t red flag this specifically or demand separate spending legislation. They POISONED every spending bill they ever drafted!


75 posted on 10/03/2014 6:53:15 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Powerless? Not with the Liberty Amendments)
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To: Nuc 1.1
Democrats trying to kill this nation.

And the Republicans are helping them right along.

76 posted on 10/03/2014 6:54:51 AM PDT by dfwgator (The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
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To: Sir Napsalot
Nonsense. This is the fault of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush and Global Warming.

If we could just get guns off the street, this Ebola would go away.

77 posted on 10/03/2014 7:02:35 AM PDT by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

There must be a special place in hell for people who lie like this.


78 posted on 10/05/2014 5:34:36 PM PDT by cradle of freedom
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Sounds like another example of “don’t let a crises go to waste”.


79 posted on 10/05/2014 5:39:50 PM PDT by cradle of freedom
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To: Viking2002

I’ve go to remember that-”virus fodder”. They really would throw us to the wolves or the viruses in order to promote their political power. These people are truly criminal and disgusting, now if only enough Democrat voters would wake up to this.


80 posted on 10/05/2014 6:00:57 PM PDT by cradle of freedom
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