OF COURSE they need to do hide the truth until AFTER the elections. They are going to do all kinds of things immediately after the mid-term elections. townhall/columnists/anncoulter/2014/10/15/well-tell-you-how-dangerous-ebola-is-after-the-election-n1905741/page/full There had never been a case of Ebola in the U.S. until a few months ago. Since then, thousands of people have died of the disease in Africa, and millions upon millions of dollars have been spent treating Ebola patients in the U.S. who acquired it there, one of whom has died. But the Obama administration refuses to impose a travel ban. This summer, the U.S. government imposed a travel ban on Israel simply to pressure Prime Minister Netanyahu into accepting a ceasefire agreement. But we cant put a travel restriction on countries where a contagious disease is raging. Its becoming increasingly clear this is just another platform for Obama to demonstrate that we are citizens of the world. The entire Ebola issue is being discussed -- by our government, not the United Nations -- as if Liberians are indistinguishable from Americans, and U.S. taxpayers should be willing to pay whatever it takes to save them. Maybe we should give them the vote, too! If Ebola was concentrated in Finland and Norway -- certainly Israel! -- wed have had a travel ban on Day One. The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden, justifies Obamas refusal to prohibit flights originating in Ebola-plagued countries, saying, A travel ban is not the right answer. Its simply not feasible to build a wall -- virtual or real -- around a community, city or country. What is it with liberals living in gated communities always telling us that fences dont work? THATS WHAT A QUARANTINE IS. At the congressional hearing on Ebola last week, Republicans repeatedly pressed the CDC representative, Dr. Toby Merlin, to explain why Obama refuses to impose a travel ban. In about 17 tries, Merlin came up with no plausible answer. Like Frieden, Merlin kept insisting that the only way to protect Americans is to end the epidemic in Africa. Why, precisely, must we attack Ebola in Africa? Research on a cure doesnt require cuddling victims in their huts. Scientists who discovered the AIDS cocktail didnt spend their nights at Studio 54 in order to fight the disease at its source. Until theres a treatment, we cant put out the disease there, or here. The only thing Americans will be doing in Liberia is changing the bedpans of victims, getting infected and bringing Ebola back to America. When theres a vaccine, we can mail it. Naturally, Obama is sending troops from the 101st Airborne, the pride of our Army, to Liberia. Their general should resign in protest.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:26:01 +0000
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