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Posted on 07/29/2014 10:51:00 PM PDT by kristinn
The Obama administration is urging federal employees to stay home during the summit of African leaders being held in Washington, D.C. next week and to monitor local news for announcement of a possible “closing of the federal government” —ostensibly over traffic issues.
At the same time the administration said the federal government is taking no “additional precautions” to deal with the potential spread of the Ebola virus by those attending the summit.
In a twelve paragraph article on the summit of African leaders hosted by President Obama, the New York Times devotes five paragraphs to the issue of Ebola affecting the summit—an issue the Gateway Pundit has raised in several articles this week.
The Ebola death last week of Patrick Sawyer, a naturalized American citizen who was working for the government of his native Liberia raised worldwide fear as he was able to travel by passenger plane from Liberia to Nigeria with a layover in Togo on his way to an international conference without his condition being noted until he became seriously ill on approach to Lagos.
Leaders and government officials from Liberia as well as the other nations affected by Ebola—Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria are expected to attend the D.C. summit.
From the Times:
“In an email to top officials at federal offices, the nation’s personnel chief urged agencies to let their workers stay at home during the event, which takes place next Tuesday and Wednesday. Traffic is also expected to be snarled on Monday and Thursday as the leaders arrive and leave.
““Agencies should consider encouraging employees who can be spared from their duties to request to adjust their work schedules,” Katherine Archuleta, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, wrote Friday in a memo.”
…”Ms. Archuleta wrote that for now the federal government would remain open Monday through Thursday next week, but she advised federal employees to monitor local news outlets for announcements about potential street closings, disruptions to public transportation or a closing of the federal government.”
…””We believe air travel continues to be safe, and the C.D.C. has stated there is no significant risk in the United States from the current Ebola outbreak,” Edward Price, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said in an email.”
…”A spokesman for the C.D.C. said procedures were already in place to stem the spread of Ebola, and flight crews and airline personnel will generally not allow a sick passenger to board a plane.
“The spokesman, Jason McDonald, said, “There are no plans or indications that we’re going to take any additional precautions with the leaders who are coming.””
The White House downplaying of the Ebola threat contradicted State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki who said Monday about the summit, “…we’re taking every precaution…”
State gatherings in our nation’s capital are highly orchestrated affairs and quite common. This event was announced by the White House in January. It is odd for the federal government to suddenly urge its employees to stay home during a normal work week and to be aware for a possible government shut down on short notice.
That means they are not taking every precaution. This summit needs to be stopped.
A statement from this administration which leaves me disturbingly uneasy.
Naw, she's just setting herself up so that if an outbreak does occur she'll be seen as being incompetent. It's how amateurs roll.
…””We believe air travel continues to be safe, and the C.D.C. has stated there is no significant risk in the United States from the current Ebola outbreak,” Edward Price, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said in an email.”
…”A spokesman for the C.D.C. said procedures were already in place to stem the spread of Ebola, and flight crews and airline personnel will generally not allow a sick passenger to board a plane.
mmmm.....That would be the same CDC that recently closed two infectious disease laboratories due to improper and sloppy hazardous material handling. Anthrax in zip lock bags and more. Well alrighty.
As for African airlines personnel generally not permitting sick passengers board, that certainly provides us with a stalwart defense second only to our own elite TSA.
Why is this summit not being held somewhere in Africa?
What difference does it make?
What? Why possibly expose everyone to Ebola!!??
With the recent infection of two doctors, there is some concern that the virus is different than the other human strains.
There is a monkey Ebola that wiped out a bunch of monkeys in Virginia that is airborne.
how about just canceling the damned meeting till the threat is gone? A whole lot simpler.
I am so hooked on that show that I forgot I have a TURN and a Walking Dead withdrawal LOL
“The Hot Zone” free .pdf download:
http://learn.flvs.net/educator/common/EnglishIIv10/TheHotZone.pdf
The function of sneezing is to expel mucus containing foreign particles or irritants and cleanse the nasal cavity.
While generally harmless in healthy individuals, sneezes spread disease through the infectious aerosol droplets, commonly ranging from 0.5 to 5 µm. 40,000 droplets can be produced by a sneeze
Note the words muculs and droplets above. If someone sick with Ebola sneezes on you, you can catch the disease.
The mingled smell of a coup and cooties is in the air...
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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...
Yeah, heaven forbid if any of the elected glitterati gets ebola.
But it’s okay by them if people [hypothetically] sneak over our southern border and get the rest of us sick with ebola..
after all, it’d be racists and cruel to forbid them entry!
/ sarc
We could stand to watch a few politicians ooze to the end via hemorrhagic fevers on live TV in direct result of their policies.
Well then, it’s a lucky break that Congress is going on their summer break on Friday,and Barry will be on Martha’s Vineyard.
Bless their hearts.
http://www.wsbradio.com/weblogs/jamie-dupree/2014/jul/27/congress-stumbles-toward-summer-break/
The focus in the Congress this week is on getting a few things done before the annual summer break for lawmakers, as after this Friday, the House and Senate won’t be in legislative session again until after Labor Day, what’s known in Washington, D.C. as the August Recess.
Any congresscritter who declines to attend is excoriates as a racist.
That could work...
(What? Why possibly expose everyone to Ebola!!??)
You’d rather they bring it here?
I’d pay good money to watch that.
Should spread the rumor around DC that waiters, busboys etc need to avoid working this conference.
Thank you! For those not as familiar with Ebola and potentials...this is a definite read as it is based on a true story.
“The Hot Zone” free .pdf download:
http://learn.flvs.net/educator/common/EnglishIIv10/TheHotZone.pdf
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