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Ebola panic goes viral
Philly.com ^

Posted on 10/16/2014 8:33:32 AM PDT by Phillyred

IT'S GOING VIRAL.

Ebola? No . . . at least not here in the United States, where the deadly virus has not spread among the general population. Although Ebola has been - and remains - a major, lethal public-health crisis in West Africa, cases in the U.S. have been limited to the death of a man who contracted the illness in Liberia before returning to Dallas, and now the infection of two hospital workers who treated him.

What is going viral, however, is fear itself - what Franklin Roosevelt might have called "nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror." Panic over a potential - yet still unrealized, and highly unlikely - pandemic helped cause a brief, death-defying drop in the Dow Jones industrial average yesterday and forced President Obama to cancel a campaign trip to meet with his Cabinet over what has become a political crisis, if not yet a public-health crisis.

"I want people to understand that the dangers of you contracting Ebola, the dangers of a serious outbreak in this country, are extraordinary low, but we are taking this very seriously at the highest levels of government," said Obama, walking a political high-wire. The president's mission - yesterday, and in the days to come - will be to convince wary Americans that the government is on top of Ebola, while squelching further panic; he stressed yesterday that he's shaken hands with and hugged doctors and nurses who treated patients with the virus.

But what do you need to know? Here's a Daily News primer:

Q: How crazy is the Ebola panic getting?

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ebola
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To: gdani

A nation without borders IS NOT A NATION


41 posted on 10/16/2014 9:29:58 AM PDT by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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To: refermech

That’s exactly how I’m looking at it, too. My daughter (nearly 20) says that’s all the kids her age are talking about. They ALL want to know why travel hasn’t been shut down and are really questioning the government’s response. Which, hopefully, will cause them to question other things the government is up to.

Whatever wakes them up to the fact the government isn’t their Daddy and can’t protect them and meet their every need is fine by me.


42 posted on 10/16/2014 9:31:29 AM PDT by nodumbblonde ("I'm all for helping the helpless, but I don't give a rat's a** about the clueless." - Dennis Miller)
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To: Phillyred

WE’RE PANICKING! The evidence is everywhere! Every newscast starts with the latest Ebola news. Every half hour on the news channels, we get a breathless update.

Meanwhile, we’re up to how many infected with the deadly diseases coming from our transparent border?

AHHH! EBOLA! Oh, and in other news, two schools were shut down due to infections of students who are in critical condition.


43 posted on 10/16/2014 9:31:37 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Nuc 1.1
I see no panic. I see no fear. I see curiosity, concern, and prudence.

Are you kidding? There have been multiple threads & responses over the past couple weeks here on FR from people 100% convinced the U.S. will be wiped out, chastising those who refuse to panic, saying elections will be cancelled in November & much more.

44 posted on 10/16/2014 9:33:31 AM PDT by gdani (Ebola has exposed the U.S. as fearful, easy-to-manipulate weaklings)
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To: nodumbblonde

“That’s exactly how I’m looking at it, too. My daughter (nearly 20) says that’s all the kids her age are talking about. “

That’s good to hear. I have a grandaughter that age but she’s away so our conversations are fairly brief and the subject of Ebola hasn’t come up-——yet.

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45 posted on 10/16/2014 9:35:46 AM PDT by Mears
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To: Phillyred
Our only hope is that Ebola is not as virulent as it could be. This is because our smarter-than-the-rest-of-us leaders are idiots who think that ending commercial flights to the hot zones could somehow, against all common sense, cause Ebola to spread more effectively!

Take no comfort in anything they say because they are killing us in economics, justice, morality and foreign policy.

46 posted on 10/16/2014 9:37:00 AM PDT by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

LOL! You ever notice the most leftist a-holes in Hollywood are always the ones who really never had to work for a career due to either their relatives or luck and the ones who are conservative had to bust their ass to make it? Leo DiCrapio - lucked out when he was a kid with a million buck movie career, Gwyneth - gets a career through her parents, same with George Clooney, Jane Fonda and Sean Penn- relatives got them gigs. Clint Eastwood, Bruce Willis, James Woods, all had to start from the ground up.


47 posted on 10/16/2014 9:45:10 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Obama Will Say 'War on Women' But Not 'War on ISIS)
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To: Phillyred

I remember reading a while back about NASA, or maybe another government agency preparing for a possible catastrophic asteroid hit, even though the odds were less than a million to one. The reason given was that the consequences were dire. It’s the same thing with Ebola. We should take even a minor threat seriously because the consequences are so dire.


48 posted on 10/16/2014 9:50:55 AM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: RightGeek
LOL!!! I can't believe it, actually I can. My brother came up with a good one "Ebola the clown!!" LOL! Hey kiddies, it's time for the Ebola show! E-bo-la E-bo-la la la la la!!


49 posted on 10/16/2014 9:52:49 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Obama Will Say 'War on Women' But Not 'War on ISIS)
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To: dead

I concur. At the present time articles about the panicking citizens are utter nonsense.


50 posted on 10/16/2014 9:56:39 AM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Mears

I’m guessing if it’s THE topic of conversation amongst a bunch of kids in the middle of corn country, it’s even moreso THE topic everywhere else, too.

She says Facebook is eyeball deep with kids discussing it and they’re all sending each other links to news about it. I *helpfully* added Drudge to their list. Maybe they’ll stumble onto other news while they’re over there. :-D

If you get to talk to your granddaughter about it, let me know!


51 posted on 10/16/2014 10:04:09 AM PDT by nodumbblonde ("I'm all for helping the helpless, but I don't give a rat's a** about the clueless." - Dennis Miller)
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To: nodumbblonde

Unfortunately the young people will believe the lsm propaganda, i.e. rinos yanking funding etc.


52 posted on 10/16/2014 10:57:24 AM PDT by bicyclerepair (Linux rocks. TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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To: gdani

It is all the result of racial diversity and PC.


53 posted on 10/16/2014 11:03:07 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Calamari

Is that Dr. Frieden on the left?


54 posted on 10/16/2014 11:05:54 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: bicyclerepair

Surprisingly, that’s not what she’s seeing. She said her news feed always ran pretty much 50/50 in regards to He Whose Name I Can’t Stand To Mention. Now, only one person is still under the Kool-aid influence and she finally blocked him. I know the kid and he’s been raised by completely far-left Code Pink kind of parents so that didn’t surprise me.

She says everyone else thinks our dear leader is an idiot. And now that they’re listening she has a great opportunity to really inform them.


55 posted on 10/16/2014 12:48:46 PM PDT by nodumbblonde ("I'm all for helping the helpless, but I don't give a rat's a** about the clueless." - Dennis Miller)
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To: Phillyred

Philly.com and Herman Cain com to rescue Obola


56 posted on 10/16/2014 12:58:08 PM PDT by Zathras
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