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Old 11-05-2014, 09:47 AM
 
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Almost 40 years.

Kind of hard to get worked up about a vaccine for a virus that previously killed only a small number of people in very remote locations , during the occasional outbreak.
One misgiven is that vaccines are an "enrichment".

Don't get me wrong, they DO enrich corporations (persons without morals).

The Government, too, is an immoral person.

Wait till the Supreme Court gets around to self-identification.

Psychopaths rule the world.

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Old 11-05-2014, 10:31 AM
 
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Is the media allowed to report on Ebola now that the election is over?

Or are they still censoring?
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Old 11-05-2014, 10:59 AM
 
Location: Barrington
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Is the media allowed to report on Ebola now that the election is over?

Or are they still censoring?
Censoring? CNN and Fox went Ebola time, all the time for awhile there. Any politician or other person willing to fear monger for gain had their shot.

Nurse Hickox had her 15 minutes of fame and is avoiding public places. Thus far neither she nor her partner has developed symptoms.

Dr Spencer appears to be on the mend , n NY. It's been 20 days since he returned to the U.S. via a connecting flight and was out and about. Thus far no one, including his fiancé, have developed symptoms from bowling balls or shoes, subways or proximity to the MD.

All is quiet until the next Ebola diagnosis. US people generally have no interest in the death toll in Africa.
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Old 11-05-2014, 11:06 AM
 
Location: Meggett, SC
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Censoring? CNN and Fox went Ebola time, all the time for awhile there. Any politician or other person willing to fear monger for gain had their shot.

Nurse Hickox had her 15 minutes of fame and is avoiding public places. Thus far neither she nor her partner has developed symptoms.

Dr Spencer appears to be on the mend , n NY. It's been 20 days since he returned to the U.S. via a connecting flight and was out and about. Thus far no one, including his fiancé, have developed symptoms from bowling balls or shoes, subways or proximity to the MD.

All is quiet until the next Ebola diagnosis. US people generally have no interest in the death toll in Africa.
Actually, the AP (I believe) did say that officials asked them to not report on any possible Ebola cases and only report on confirmed ones. Believe that is the reference in question.
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Old 11-05-2014, 12:16 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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Actually, the AP (I believe) did say that officials asked them to not report on any possible Ebola cases and only report on confirmed ones. Believe that is the reference in question.
I recall that Forbes contributer, David Kroll said the AP agreed to not report on suspected cases until Ebola was confirmed. Did the AP acknowledge this?

What purpose was served by asking the man on the street if he feared acquiring Ebola from a bowling ball?

What purpose was served by creating the impression that there were direct flights full of infected Africans between the affected countries and the U.S.?

What purpose was served by ignoring that all WHO members agreed to a treaty in 2005-6 to not ban travel?

Other than ratings and potential political gain, what purpose did the abundance of fear mongering serve?

Assuming the AP was asked to behave in a responsible manner befitting the profession, kudos to the Ebola Czar.
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Old 11-05-2014, 12:21 PM
 
Location: Meggett, SC
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I recall that Forbes contributer, David Kroll said the AP agreed to not report on suspected cases until Ebola was confirmed. Did the AP acknowledge this?

What purpose was served by asking the man on the street if he feared acquiring Ebola from a bowling ball?

What purpose was served by creating the impression that there were direct flights full of infected Africans between the affected countries and the U.S.?

What purpose was served by ignoring that all WHO members agreed to a treaty in 2005-6 to not ban travel?

Other than ratings and potential political gain, what purpose did the abundance of fear mongering serve?

Assuming the AP was asked to behave in a responsible manner befitting the profession, kudos to the Ebola Czar.
Sorry, had to stop laughing so hard before I could type again. It was the last sentence. Kudos to the Ebola Czar??? NO ONE could say what he's been doing because he's so invisible that it makes wonder if he's even still around. Seriously that was some of the worst spin I've ever seen from someone.
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Old 11-05-2014, 12:22 PM
 
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Sorry, had to stop laughing so hard before I could type again. It was the last sentence. Kudos to the Ebola Czar??? NO ONE could say what he's been doing because he's so invisible that it makes wonder if he's even still around. Seriously that was some of the worst spin I've ever seen from someone.
I agree.
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Old 11-05-2014, 01:02 PM
 
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Sorry, had to stop laughing so hard before I could type again. It was the last sentence. Kudos to the Ebola Czar??? NO ONE could say what he's been doing because he's so invisible that it makes wonder if he's even still around. Seriously that was some of the worst spin I've ever seen from someone.
It took me all of 4 seconds on google news to find this:

Here's what Ebola czar Ron Klain has been up to | MSNBC

Just because you think he isn't active doesn't mean he isn't active. Should he go on TV and jump up and down like a monkey just so breathless conservatives know he's working?
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Old 11-05-2014, 01:30 PM
 
Location: Meggett, SC
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It took me all of 4 seconds on google news to find this:

Here's what Ebola czar Ron Klain has been up to | MSNBC

Just because you think he isn't active doesn't mean he isn't active. Should he go on TV and jump up and down like a monkey just so breathless conservatives know he's working?
Seriously, laughing SO hard now. Even this article says that NO ONE can tell what this guy has been doing. But really, MSNBC acting like the extension of the White House press secretary's office. Shocker, I tell ya!
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Old 11-05-2014, 01:36 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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WHO only declared Ebola a emerging international threat in August, less than three months ago.
Your point?
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