[JohnHuang2]

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

Quote of the Day by rageaholic

[Henrietta]

This is just great. We have porous borders, and our government, sworn to protect us from all enemies foreign and domestic, refuses to do anything to staunch the flow of illegals, especially those from the South. We have a raging epidemic in Southeast Asia, yet our government wants to let these people into our country, EVEN THOSE THAT SHOW SYMPTOMS OF DISEASE.

Is it just me, or does anyone else out there feel that our government is just waiting for a big "crisis" to hit just to see how much more of our freedoms we will tolerate being usurped in the name of "safety?"

[lsee]

Dang, I can't think of anything more STUPID than this attitude. Travelers on international flights from quarantined areas should EXPECT to be detained. Geez, did any of them see "Outbreak"?

[TBall]

"Though still a medical mystery, SARS has a relatively low death rate of 4 percent." Yeah right.

[freeeee]

Ahem...

[discostu]

Well there are four primary questions that need answering before we start testing incoming passengers for SARS:
Is there even a SARS test?
How long does the test take?
What's the incubation period before the test will come up positive?
Where are we going to put these people during the incubation and testing period?

Everybody acts like it's a no-brainer to test for SARS but frankly it's a no-brainer to NOT test.

[CathyRyan]

If this is true, stick a fork in us .... we are done.

[aristeides]

Though still a medical mystery, SARS has a relatively low death rate of 4 percent.

[Im Your Huckleberry]

Once again, OUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT PROTECTING US!

[unspun]

Customs, immigration, and border protection failures bump.

[WestCoastGal]

Very little news on the networks or cable about this. On the crawl news at the bottom of the screen I see there are 148 cases in this country but nothing further as to where these are and if they have been quarantined. It's outrageous that they are doing business as usual at the airports. We all need to forward that article to O'Reilly at Fox News since he's probably the only one that will get after the story.

[blam]

New SARS Outbreak Sparks 'Typhoid Mary' Fears

[joesnuffy]

U.S. health officials have advised airport immigration inspectors to admit foreign travelers from Asian countries hit hard by a deadly new pneumonia bug – even if they show symptoms of infection, U.S. inspectors complain.

Tommy Thompson...the same genius who proclaimed that there were going to be MANDATORY small pox vaccinations whether you liked it or not.. (in Wi his lackey Greg Undereheim State Rep Oshkosh Wi. claimed anyone who didnt like it was looney etc)

Must now be responsible for allowing Asians who are SYMPTOMATIC of SARS to be admitted to America...

Kinda a traitorus act if this stuff is contagious and fatal isnt it?...

of course the small pos epidemic didnt manifest itself...much to the chagrin of power hungry beurocrats...

Perhaps SARS is their second chance?... I do know the borders are porus enough...even the immigration people are upset by this..according to the article