People coming here from ebola stricken nations? (1 Viewer)

[fantasycurse42]

Just read an article that said 60% of Americans opposed. Where do you stand?

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

I say no. If they are allowed to come to the USA, they must be quarantined until assurances are completed.

 

[dutch]

No, nobody from Texas should be able to fly into the United States.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

NO F'N WAY, did we learn nothing from when we let the pilgrims in on the nina, the pinta and the santa maria?????

 

[mr roboto]

No, nobody from Texas should be able to fly into the United States.

JonStewart that you?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I say no. If they are allowed to come to the USA, they must be quarantined until assurances are completed.

I think they make overseas horses wait 30 days in quarantine, even if they are not sick.

 

[Osaurus]

Give me your poor, your tired, your liquified innards

 

[Slapdash]

This should have been done weeks ago.

 

[fantasycurse42]

This should have been done weeks ago.

Now we have 3 confirmed cases, a bunch of people in quarantine, a new group possibly exposed in Cleveland, and a healthcare system that clearly isn't ready for this.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it will happen now or anytime in the near future.

Eventually it gets to NYC and that is when we find out how unprepared we really are.

Don't understand the argument for voting to allow these flights and passengers to continue to enter.

 

[Slapdash]

This should have been done weeks ago.

Now we have 3 confirmed cases, a bunch of people in quarantine, a new group possibly exposed in Cleveland, and a healthcare system that clearly isn't ready for this.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it will happen now or anytime in the near future.

Eventually it gets to NYC and that is when we find out how unprepared we really are.

Don't understand the argument for voting to allow these flights and passengers to continue to enter.

Agree. I'm starting to get pretty concerned. And my fiancee is traveling to Europe for work in a month.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Don't understand the argument for voting to allow these flights and passengers to continue to enter.

Superior tolerance and compassion is what I'd guess they are thinking.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Don't understand the argument for voting to allow these flights and passengers to continue to enter.

Superior tolerance and compassion is what I'd guess they are thinking.

You don't think we should send some F-16s out there to shoot them down?

 

[NutterButter]

No, nobody from Texas should be able to fly into the United States.

Excellent point. We should be stationing the national guard at the the Texas border.

 

[Bucky86]

Nuke the bastards

 

[fatness]

No, nobody from Texas should be able to fly into the United States.

Excellent point. We should be stationing the national guard at the the Texas border.

Texas looks a bit foolish after all their tough talk in the past about defending borders. And a bit dangerous.

 

[timschochet]

This is complete insanity. Liberia is a nation with 3.4 million people. There are 9,000 of them inflicted with the Ebola virus. That's about .025% of the population. And for this we're going to prevent all travel to the United States? It wouldn't work anyhow because people travel all over- perhaps a Liberian travels to London, and from there to Germany and from there to the USA. It's impossible to stop even if you wanted to.

This disease is deadly but it's extremely difficult to catch, and the fear mongering surrounding it needs to stop.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

This is complete insanity. Liberia is a nation with 3.4 million people. There are 9,000 of them inflicted with the Ebola virus. That's about .025% of the population. And for this we're going to prevent all travel to the United States? It wouldn't work anyhow because people travel all over- perhaps a Liberian travels to London, and from there to Germany and from there to the USA. It's impossible to stop even if you wanted to.

This disease is deadly but it's extremely difficult to catch, and the fear mongering surrounding it needs to stop.

Seems to me that fear could drive resources towards a cure. The fear does not need to stop, it needs to be channeled, directed.

 

[Bucky86]

This is complete insanity. Liberia is a nation with 3.4 million people. There are 9,000 of them inflicted with the Ebola virus. That's about .025% of the population. And for this we're going to prevent all travel to the United States? It wouldn't work anyhow because people travel all over- perhaps a Liberian travels to London, and from there to Germany and from there to the USA. It's impossible to stop even if you wanted to.

This disease is deadly but it's extremely difficult to catch, and the fear mongering surrounding it needs to stop.

Seems to me that fear could drive resources towards a cure. The fear does not need to stop, it needs to be channeled, directed.

into nukes or napalm

 

[Eephus]

No, nobody from Texas should be able to fly into the United States.

Excellent point. We should be stationing the national guard at the the Texas border.

Texas looks a bit foolish after all their tough talk in the past about defending borders. And a bit dangerous.

Mexico would be safe if the wall was built

 

[fatness]

No, nobody from Texas should be able to fly into the United States.

Excellent point. We should be stationing the national guard at the the Texas border.

Texas looks a bit foolish after all their tough talk in the past about defending borders. And a bit dangerous.

Mexico would be safe if the wall was built

Mexico would be throwing its dirty diapers over the wall and Texas would be dragging them to landfills after shooting them.

 

[Ned]

NO F'N WAY, did we learn nothing from when we let the pilgrims in on the nina, the pinta and the santa maria?????

My Link

 

[FlapJacks]

NO F'N WAY, did we learn nothing from when we let the pilgrims in on the nina, the pinta and the santa maria?????

My Link

an open borders policy didn't work out too well for native americans....

 

[njherdfan]

The problem with stopping anyone who's been in Liberia from coming back into the U.S is that African nations (generally) need western aid to contain the spread of the disease. A quarantine on anyone who's been to Africa essentially means that we're going to let these countries deal with this on their own, which seems like a great way of making sure it spreads as much as possible.

 

[shader]

This is complete insanity. Liberia is a nation with 3.4 million people. There are 9,000 of them inflicted with the Ebola virus. That's about .025% of the population. And for this we're going to prevent all travel to the United States? It wouldn't work anyhow because people travel all over- perhaps a Liberian travels to London, and from there to Germany and from there to the USA. It's impossible to stop even if you wanted to.

This disease is deadly but it's extremely difficult to catch, and the fear mongering surrounding it needs to stop.

 

[Cjw_55106]

This is complete insanity. Liberia is a nation with 3.4 million people. There are 9,000 of them inflicted with the Ebola virus. That's about .025% of the population. And for this we're going to prevent all travel to the United States? It wouldn't work anyhow because people travel all over- perhaps a Liberian travels to London, and from there to Germany and from there to the USA. It's impossible to stop even if you wanted to.

This disease is deadly but it's extremely difficult to catch, and the fear mongering surrounding it needs to stop.

So, referring to the two nurses who now have it...were they swapping spit with the contanimated guy, or have they explained how the contracted it?

 

[msommer]

In the words of John Oliver: "Welcome, welcome,welcome!"

 

[msommer]

This should have been done weeks ago.

Now we have 3 confirmed cases, a bunch of people in quarantine, a new group possibly exposed in Cleveland, and a healthcare system that clearly isn't ready for this.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it will happen now or anytime in the near future.

Eventually it gets to NYC and that is when we find out how unprepared we really are.

Don't understand the argument for voting to allow these flights and passengers to continue to enter.

Agree. I'm starting to get pretty concerned. And my fiancee is traveling to Europe for work in a month.

Hotbed of ebola, amirite?

 

[Swing 51]

This is complete insanity. Liberia is a nation with 3.4 million people. There are 9,000 of them inflicted with the Ebola virus. That's about .025% of the population. And for this we're going to prevent all travel to the United States? It wouldn't work anyhow because people travel all over- perhaps a Liberian travels to London, and from there to Germany and from there to the USA. It's impossible to stop even if you wanted to.

This disease is deadly but it's extremely difficult to catch, and the fear mongering surrounding it needs to stop.

So, referring to the two nurses who now have it...were they swapping spit with the contanimated guy, or have they explained how the contracted it?

Vinson, who, according to a review of medical records by the AP, inserted catheters, drew blood and dealt with bodily fluids.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/health-care-worker-with-ebola-was-allowed-to-fly-despite-reporting-slight-fever/2014/10/15/094e7d6e-54a0-11e4-892e-602188e70e9c_story.html?hpid=z1

 

[Cjw_55106]

So it seems by simply touching body fluids...(a sneeze perhaps?) could be all it takes?

 

[Gary Coal Man]

Of course there should be a travel ban. A government's duty is to protect its citizens. The reluctance to implement a travel ban is driven, in great part, by political correctness and the desire to appear that the U.S. is not discriminating against Africans. Other nations that are not as crippled by political correctness have no problem instituting a reasonable travel ban to and from the West African nations currently hit by ebola.

ST LUCIA, COLOMBIA BAR VISITORS FROM EBOLA NATIONS

 

[Slapdash]

This should have been done weeks ago.

Now we have 3 confirmed cases, a bunch of people in quarantine, a new group possibly exposed in Cleveland, and a healthcare system that clearly isn't ready for this.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it will happen now or anytime in the near future.

Eventually it gets to NYC and that is when we find out how unprepared we really are.

Don't understand the argument for voting to allow these flights and passengers to continue to enter.

Agree. I'm starting to get pretty concerned. And my fiancee is traveling to Europe for work in a month.

Hotbed of ebola, amirite?

Who knows where it will be a month from now? She is going to Copenhagen though.

 

[SIDA!]

Of course there should be a travel ban. A government's duty is to protect its citizens. The reluctance to implement a travel ban is driven, in great part, by political correctness and the desire to appear that the U.S. is not discriminating against Africans. Other nations that are not as crippled by political correctness have no problem instituting a reasonable travel ban to and from the West African nations currently hit by ebola.

ST LUCIA, COLOMBIA BAR VISITORS FROM EBOLA NATIONS

We didn't protect/seal our borders after 9/11, why should we start getting serious about stuff like this now.

 

[msommer]

This should have been done weeks ago.

Now we have 3 confirmed cases, a bunch of people in quarantine, a new group possibly exposed in Cleveland, and a healthcare system that clearly isn't ready for this.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it will happen now or anytime in the near future.

Eventually it gets to NYC and that is when we find out how unprepared we really are.

Don't understand the argument for voting to allow these flights and passengers to continue to enter.

Agree. I'm starting to get pretty concerned. And my fiancee is traveling to Europe for work in a month.

Hotbed of ebola, amirite?

Who knows where it will be a month from now? She is going to Copenhagen though.

She should bring an umbrella, then. And try the hotdogs.

 

[Witz]

For folks talking about banning individuals from flying into the US from nations where individuals are infected with Ebola, would you have a problem if other countries decided to implement the same policy (which meant no one from the US would be able to fly those countries since we're infected as well now)?

 

[Parrothead]

For folks talking about banning individuals from flying into the US from nations where individuals are infected with Ebola, would you have a problem if other countries decided to implement the same policy (which meant no one from the US would be able to fly those countries since we're infected as well now)?

if the US gets to the infection rate and #s that Africa has, I'd expect all countries to implement travel bans

 

[timschochet]

So much nativism in here. Ugly.

 

[Gary Coal Man]

For folks talking about banning individuals from flying into the US from nations where individuals are infected with Ebola, would you have a problem if other countries decided to implement the same policy (which meant no one from the US would be able to fly those countries since we're infected as well now)?

I'd have no problem with that. Nations are free, or should be, to take that reasonable action if they feel its in the best interests of their citizens.

 

[Fennis]

So it seems by simply touching body fluids...(a sneeze perhaps?) could be all it takes?

before you know it we will have it

 

[Witz]

For folks talking about banning individuals from flying into the US from nations where individuals are infected with Ebola, would you have a problem if other countries decided to implement the same policy (which meant no one from the US would be able to fly those countries since we're infected as well now)?

if the US gets to the infection rate and #s that Africa has, I'd expect all countries to implement travel bans

That's just it - where do you draw the line? All it takes is one person, right? What if that nurse who boarded the flight from Ohio to Texas instead took a flight from Ohio to Toronto or Ohio to London?

 

[Fennis]

For folks talking about banning individuals from flying into the US from nations where individuals are infected with Ebola, would you have a problem if other countries decided to implement the same policy (which meant no one from the US would be able to fly those countries since we're infected as well now)?

I'd have no problem with that. Nations are free, or should be, to take that reasonable action if they feel its in the best interests of their citizens.

if controlling Ebola is in the US best interest than isolating the West Africa countries is not in America's best interest.

 

[avoiding injuries]

For folks talking about banning individuals from flying into the US from nations where individuals are infected with Ebola, would you have a problem if other countries decided to implement the same policy (which meant no one from the US would be able to fly those countries since we're infected as well now)?

I'd have no problem with that. Nations are free, or should be, to take that reasonable action if they feel its in the best interests of their citizens.

if controlling Ebola is in the US best interest than isolating the West Africa countries is not in America's best interest.

I heard the CDC chairman try to explain this, unsuccessfully. Maybe you can do a better job.

 

[Widbil83]

continue to be allowed into the United States (28 votes [25.23%])

not be allowed into the United States (83 votes [74.77%])

Did Tim vote 28 times?

 

[timschochet]

continue to be allowed into the United States (28 votes [25.23%])

not be allowed into the United States (83 votes [74.77%])

Did Tim vote 28 times?

would that I could.

 

[Parrothead]

For folks talking about banning individuals from flying into the US from nations where individuals are infected with Ebola, would you have a problem if other countries decided to implement the same policy (which meant no one from the US would be able to fly those countries since we're infected as well now)?

I'd have no problem with that. Nations are free, or should be, to take that reasonable action if they feel its in the best interests of their citizens.

if controlling Ebola is in the US best interest than isolating the West Africa countries is not in America's best interest.

I heard the CDC chairman try to explain this, unsuccessfully. Maybe you can do a better job.

they need our tourism dollars

 

[Cjw_55106]

So it seems by simply touching body fluids...(a sneeze perhaps?) could be all it takes?

before you know it we will have it

Im not saying that, I'm seriously asking, what did they do with the fluids that would allow them to get the virus? How much or little did it take?

 

[Jim11]

Who's buying this? (also posted in ebola thread)

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2014/10/16/WH-Not-Having-Ebola-Travel-Ban-Keeps-Americans-Safer

Thursday at the White House daily briefing Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that not having a travel ban from West African nations ravaged with the Ebola outbreak keeps Americans safer because we are screening passengers from those counties. However, he said a ban would mean they would be traveling, "underground," and therefor undetected.

 

[Fennis]

For folks talking about banning individuals from flying into the US from nations where individuals are infected with Ebola, would you have a problem if other countries decided to implement the same policy (which meant no one from the US would be able to fly those countries since we're infected as well now)?

I'd have no problem with that. Nations are free, or should be, to take that reasonable action if they feel its in the best interests of their citizens.

if controlling Ebola is in the US best interest than isolating the West Africa countries is not in America's best interest.

I heard the CDC chairman try to explain this, unsuccessfully. Maybe you can do a better job.

quarantine attempt

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2729741/Liberia-declares-curfew-orders-quarantine-50-000-slum-dwellers-battle-stop-spread-Ebola-capital.html

Tensions came to a head over the weekend when a mob attacked and looted an Ebola screening centre, accusing officials of bringing sick people from all over Monrovia into their neighbourhood.

Dozens of people waiting to be screened fled in the chaos. Looters made off with items, including bloody sheets and mattresses that could further spread the virus.

In many areas of the capital, meanwhile, dead bodies have been in the streets for hours, sometimes days, even though residents asked that the corpses be picked up by health ministry workers wearing protective gear.

 

[Fennis]

what would happen if the federal government came and said we are going to quarantine Texas. No one in or out of the state.

 

[Parrothead]

what would happen if the federal government came and said we are going to quarantine Texas. No one in or out of the state.

would the Steelers get a forfeit win?

 

[Brony]

Ebola 300 game!