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Smurf-Herder

10-24-2009, 12:09 PM

Obama declares swine flu a national emergency
2 mins ago

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency.

The White House on Saturday said Obama signed a proclamation that would allow medical officials to bypass certain federal requirements. Officials described the move as similar to a declaration ahead of a hurricane making landfall.

Swine flu is more widespread now than it's ever been and has resulted in more than 1,000 U.S. deaths so far.

Health authorities say almost 100 children have died from the flu, known as H1N1, and 46 states now have widespread flu activity.

The White House said Obama signed the declaration on Friday evening.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091024/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_swine_flu

"Oohh, Aahh, that's how all of this starts, but then later there's the running and screaming"

- Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park

MintJulep

10-24-2009, 12:17 PM

I'm interested to find exactly what federal regulations are being waived because of this order.

Boogie man

10-24-2009, 12:44 PM

People are dying all over America from swine flu that we've known about since last Spring.

And this is the government that some people want to run their health care.

No thanks.

bairdi

10-24-2009, 02:57 PM

People are dying all over America from swine flu that we've known about since last Spring.

And this is the government that some people want to run their health care.

No thanks.
Your post does not make one iota of sense. Are you somehow determining that the government is responsible for people dying all over America because they want everyone to have affordable health care coverage? And are you implying that if the government does pass health care reform, swine flu deaths would only get worse.

serum114

10-24-2009, 03:03 PM

Your post does not make one iota of sense. Are you somehow determining that the government is responsible for people dying all over America because they want everyone to have affordable health care coverage? And are you implying that if the government does pass health care reform, swine flu deaths would only get worse.

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:lmao2:

bairdi

10-24-2009, 03:06 PM

Mr, gone

10-24-2009, 06:31 PM

Boogie man

10-24-2009, 07:03 PM

Your post does not make one iota of sense. Are you somehow determining that the government is responsible for people dying all over America because they want everyone to have affordable health care coverage? And are you implying that if the government does pass health care reform, swine flu deaths would only get worse.

My post was crystal clear. The government has known about a possible swine flu epidemic since the Spring and there is a shortage of vaccine and people are dying. If this is how inefficient our government is in this matter then tell me why we should put more responsibility on them with national health care?

bairdi

10-24-2009, 08:33 PM

My post was crystal clear. The government has known about a possible swine flu epidemic since the Spring and there is a shortage of vaccine and people are dying. If this is how inefficient our government is in this matter then tell me why we should put more responsibility on them with national health care?
The swine flu vaccine was developed in record time because of the proactive actions of this administration. To use this as an example of inefficiency is ridiculous. No matter what actions were taken or not taken, you would be bitching about it. As a confirmed dittohead, haven't you been listening to your bloated piece of hot air leader telling you that swine flu is just a scam by the government to get you to do what they want?

From the April 27 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

LIMBAUGH: The grand poobah of the United Nations now warning of a worldwide swine flu pandemic -- worldwide. And people in some states are being told to go -- not to go outside, as though that's gonna -- don't go outside. Anyway, ladies and gentleman, I'm -- you're panicked? Well, your daughter's going to New York City this week? What is it, some school trip? Yeah, well, that alone is reason not to let her go; who knows what the school's going to do with your kid once they get them to New York City.

You're worried about the flu up there? They got eight cases of it up there. Yeah, I know, I have to go to Los Angeles tomorrow. Well, no, I -- no, I -- it would not stop me from -- we've got 40 cases. We have 40 cases; we've got the U.N. chief -- I tell you, there's -- the way our culture and society works, I mean, this is being -- "Oh, Christ, it's a pandemic."

All of this is by design. It's designed to get people to respond to government orders, not to do things -- or to do things. It is designed to expand the role and power of governments and schools. I'm -- and the media, of course, just falls right in line here with amplifying the nature of the crisis.

I mean, at any one time, how many people in this country have the flu? I mean, the flu is a common thing. People take flu shots for it. Some do; some don't. But at any one time, we have 40 cases of flu in this country anyway?

"That's right. That's true, Mr. Limbaugh, but this is the swine flu." So? "Well, it's a worse strain." Worse strain. Fine, OK.

And it's sad to see so many people want to follow along and fall in line with all this.
http://mediamatters.org/research/200904270039