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Obama to Africans: Don’t touch Ebola corpses
The Hill ^ | September 3, 2014 | Justin Sink

Posted on 09/03/2014 6:13:11 AM PDT by Zakeet

President Obama urged West Africans in areas affected by the Ebola virus not to touch the corpses of loved ones who had succumbed to the deadly disease in a public service announcement released by the State Department on Tuesday.

"When burying someone who has died from this terrible disease, it's important to not directly touch their body," Obama says. "You can respect your traditions and honor your loved ones without risking the lives of the living."

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"If you feel sick with a high fever, you should get help right away," Obama said.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; bhoafrica; ebola; medicine; obama
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To: Zakeet

cook bushmeat to 165F degrees

where is Al Gore when we need him


61 posted on 09/03/2014 8:39:09 AM PDT by RockyTx
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To: Nevadan

And...wear knee pads, whether you are riding a bike or not.

KNEEL to Zod!


62 posted on 09/03/2014 8:49:42 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Zakeet

63 posted on 09/03/2014 8:50:58 AM PDT by Dahoser (Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
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To: Zakeet

Wut? He’s doing celebrity spokesperson for causes now? Wonder how much he got paid?


64 posted on 09/03/2014 9:29:09 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("LEX REX." ("The law is the king.") -- Samuel Rutherford)
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To: Iron Munro
Good one. Hope they gave the Mandela funeral interpreter another chance, too:


65 posted on 09/03/2014 9:31:15 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("LEX REX." ("The law is the king.") -- Samuel Rutherford)
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To: taterjay
Shades of Jimmy Carter.

"Don't take the brown acid."

66 posted on 09/03/2014 9:33:33 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("LEX REX." ("The law is the king.") -- Samuel Rutherford)
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To: Albion Wilde

What about the red pill or blue pill?
Another famous Obama instruction.


67 posted on 09/03/2014 9:37:01 AM PDT by taterjay
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To: Zakeet

And go to the bathroom BEFORE you put your snowsuit on.


68 posted on 09/03/2014 10:27:22 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Obama: The turd that won't flush.)
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To: Dallas59

Is THAT Leon Panetta?


69 posted on 09/03/2014 10:44:59 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: Zakeet

This fits Obama’s pattern of ‘concern’...


70 posted on 09/03/2014 11:33:37 AM PDT by GOPJ ("If America was a house, the Left would root for the termites." - Greg Gutfeld)
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To: Hegewisch Dupa

The easiest way to get ketchup out is to hold the bottle downward at a 45 degree angle and insert your knife into the bottle allowing air to flow in and breaking the vacuum created by the thick ketchup


71 posted on 09/03/2014 11:42:45 AM PDT by shotgun
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