LiveBlog for Monday, April 27, 2009
• Health officials around the world worked to contain what appears to be a spreading swine flu outbreak this morning. Mexico appears to be the epicenter of the outbreak, where as many as 103 deaths are thought to have been caused by the illness. The United States has declared a public health emergency, which Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said “sounds more severe than it is.” There are now 20 confirmed cases in the U.S.
• Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said yesterday that an independent commission is needed to determine who authorized the use of abusive interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists. “I want to know who was it who made CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
• The Obama administration announced late last week that the Pentagon would turn over to the ACLU 44 photographs showing detainee abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq during the Bush administration. The pictures are a part of the ACLU’s Freedom of Information Act request.
• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a surprise trip to Baghdad over the weekend, where she deplored the recent bombings in Iraq that left over 160 people dead, but said the “terrible and tragic events” haven’t stopped the nation from making strides in its security.
• The U.S. is “relatively close” to making decisions on what to do with an initial group of Guantanamo Bay detainees, Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday. Holder said the first step is to decide how many total detainees will be set free, and he announced that it will be done “on a rolling basis.”
Tags: ACLU, Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton, Janet Napolitano, Patrick Leahy, Swine Flu
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Goooooooood morning all
Spending the day in the Fortress of Solitude, just like yesterday, though today it’s nowhere near as hot.
Good morning one and all!
“nowhere near as hot hot hot!” ala Buster Poindexter
http://www.lyricsondemand.com/onehitwonders/hothothotlyrics.html
Gooood morning capt!
Ole, Paul and capt!
Yikes, I don’t want to worry about a swine flu.
I thought we settled that last November.
Good morning Trojanrabbit!
You had to work yesterday? THAT is hardly fair.
Good morning Carol!
*****
The party of “no” strikes again. UGH!
6
Well, as long as the wife is still not working and not collecting, I will take what I can get.
Gooood morning Carol.
#9,
Oh darn, I forgot about your wife being off these days.
Ugh!
Darn this Bush economy!
What’s up with the kids at Kent State?
setting everything they can on fire….for sport.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/26/kent-state-riot-police-fi_n_191561.html
with video.
They are making Joy take her PTO (paid time off – sick & vacation) – the GAP just made the change to “use it or lose it”
She has in excess of 200 hours accrued.
So it works out to basically every other Friday off for the nest year. (with clusters of days off around the holidays)
#11,
Wadda mess!
12
Lots of places are doing that capt, including here. I think now allowing 5 weeks of accrued vacation would not be typical.
#14,
And Joy gets 5 weeks pto added each year. The only real problem is the Oracle version upgrade (current project) has her working most weekends as well as many nights during the week. I doubt she will be able to take all of that time off. Even trying to take one day every two weeks is not likely gonna happen.
So I wager she loses some of that time – still good she has the job security. (for now)
Good morning everyone!
Skyhawk!
Top-o-the Morning!
good body every morning!
I see there are a lot of early birds…
*brewing wake-up juice*
(aka coffee)
15
Sounds about right. A benefit that isn’t. Hey, take that vacation time or lose it, but we can’t let you take it because we don’t have the manpower to allow it.
But I agree, right now job security is paramount.
Gotta run for a while, time to decipher the test results and set up for the next one, which considering all the aggrivation this beast has put me through so far I’m predicting will not go smoothly.
#18
Um, I am a dino – very pre-bird . . .
Good morning Brianmonster!
Did you see I posted your painting in the photos section of Stephspace?
http://community.stephaniemiller.com/_BrianMonster-art-/photo/3386017/81991.html
awesome, capt~!
Hurry back when you can Trojanrabbit!
Happy Mondee, Skyhawk and Brian!
bye, Paul
Morning Carol and Brian!
I can hardly tell it’s a Monday with you guys, Stephanie, the mooks and all the flavin.
Anderson, Indiana profiled in the NYTimes…
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/us/politics/27anderson.html?hp
Anderson was Detroit before Henry Ford. My dad’s family are all from there.
They are getting their stimulus money and they are grateful to Barack.
Morning, all. So, I wonder if it will be all torture all the time today. I sure hope not.
Looks like the swine flu is on the top of the list. This could be a big problem, and it could potentially kill an airline or two.
Katie in Hudsen who sometimes posts here was on air last week. She made her point about the deliberate deceit of the Bushies, still costing us lives and treasure.
Go Katie!!
Almost SHOWTIME!
Places everybody.
*jazz hands*
#29
torture does get old quick!
…and then it never ends!
*rimshot*
I brought hot croissants and assorted cheeses. *passing tray around*
Skyhawk! *nom nom* Thanks
Mmmmmm
Excellent stuff!
Thanks!
Wine Flu?
I used to know Dawn, she didn’t like her crack messed with . . .
*skates*
yay, nightowls!
*we rock*
FDA and CDC Warning: Eat No Sprouts
A regional salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts earlier this year continues, and could expand.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/alfalfa-sprouts-salmonella-47042701
“In a nation ruled by swine, all pigs are upward mobile.”
~ Hunter S. Thompson (1939 – 2005)
Know how we know Obama is different than Bush? He’s giving an address at the National Academy of Sciences!
Bush and science were like oil and water.
Hey, folks, did you know that you can compost your coffee grounds? And if you don’t have a place to do it, put it into a yard waste bag and when that fills up, take it to the recycling facility.
the president’s taking more than 5 minutes to answer a question again.
*snickers*
Holy crap, a cogent answer that goes beyond talking points, without emphasis on words of more than two syllables?
What’s wrong with this world?
Anyway, I gotta scoot. Later, skaters, and please do check out my blog and leave comments!
#43,
Must be a broken teleprompter?
all the nixonians (reagan / bush / arbusto) were more symptomatic than causal of their twisted zeitgeist; they just werent competent as actors. – for example, while nixon is famous for a dreadful magnitude of transparency of the involuntary type, nothing nixon ever did can compare for abject idiocy, with dubya sitting still, just awaiting orders, after the 9-11 hijacking took an unexpected direction. – what other possible way will that ever be interpreted? – was this entrancement perhaps, as implied in entry 41, a quizzical watch to see if the theory of gravity (with its jury still out) would bear fruit? – okay, maybe dubya was a bit slow on the more scientary topics, but as the pet goat episode demonstrates, at least the boy was trying.
#46,
The GOP should have gotten Frank Langela to play the president – he was a better Nixon than tricky Dick.
(Watched Frost/Nixon this weekend GREAT movie – better than I expected)
Good morning, fellow bloggonists!
Someone’s got a case of the mundays.. ;->
I nominate Norm Coleman to be dropped into the middle of the jungle?
I mena – if Blago can’t go …
Maybe Norm could just “get lost!”
Back again. Now I twiddle my thumbs for 90 minutes or so.
Good Morning Everyone!
Happy Birthday Jack Klugman (87) and Casey Kasem (77)
RIP Bea Arthur.
Is anyone besides me surprised that self-described conservative Mary Tyler Moore (said she would have campaigned for Grampy McInsane if asked) is going to be on Mama’s show Tuesday?
capt, just brief your grandkids well on how these norm coleman tactics began way back in the obama days.
Hiya, Bloggoes!
Yo to capt for the Buster Poindexter shoutout. I loves me some David Jo!
51: is it really so surprising after what the ottoman empire did to penis van lesbian?
49 He’s unemployed right now so he might as well go and stop wasting tax payer money just to deprive his state of representation.
51 — Dan — Mama has had conservatives on the show before. Remember — she’s a happy clappy liberal. And why wouldn’t she have MTM on? She may be conservative, but she’s also a lib/feminist icon whether you like it or not.
#3
check this out capt:
“Hot Hot Hot” by the Cure
http://www.lyricsondemand.com/c/curelyrics/hothothotlyrics.html
MTM, like me, has diabetes. She may be pretty happy with Obama and his support of cell research, well, research in general, and science.
President Obama is currently speaking at National Association of Sciences college..
#53,
I totally have the “hot hot hot” earworm working on my brain this morning.
David Jo is a talented dude – so many ways – and funny with some flavin!
#57,
Love the Cure! (even if I don’t have an illness!)
Repubs voted against preps for pandemics? Of course!
dKOS has a blog going for renaming the Republican Party (seeing as how they want to vote to rename the Democratic Party to the Socialistic Democrat Party), which had well over 700 responses late last night.
I suggested Grouchy Old Perverts..
Grandios obsolete punks?
They are so over . . .
#60
now I’m gonna be singing The Cure to myself all day.
61 What a complete lack of concern for their fellow man!
grabby obstructionist pinheads?
Tell me I’m wrong, but I believe the Republicans have long since adopted very short term thinking, pursuing only maximum early profits. No investments that won’t yield immediately..
Greed Overtly Personified.
#64
…not to mention themselves and their own kin.
My son is in preschool and he has asthma and food allergies. He’s been hospitalized 3 times for asthma-related pnemonia. The swine flu thing is scary for him particularly because of these issues. Is heat greater risk? Who knows? Obviously the media sensationalizes these things, but it’s hard not to worry about it.
67 I think they believe their money will save them – no entirely untrue. visions of “mask of the red death”
Lovesong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4SZhumbv0s
(earworm replaced!)
All those complaints about government spending, when it involves investments into public assets: air, water, transportation, health, education, etc. If it’s not further enriching the rich, the government shouldn’t be spending the money!
“You’re the only human everyone’s an alien
“Save you, save you”
–Rudimentary Peni
71 — because spending on the rich benefits us all. Every Reaganite knows that.
Good morning everyone
1. Republicans Stripped Pandemic Flu Preparedness From Stimulus
After meeting with Mr. Obama, Sen. Collins expressed concern about a number of spending provisions, including $780 million for pandemic-flu preparedness. “I have no doubt that the president is willing to negotiate in good faith, that he wants to have a bipartisan bill,” Sen. Collins said.
*****
Still braggin about it on her website.
This passes for moderate? Sure seems to put the “con” in the conservative.
I thought Bill Mahr’s comments about “trickle down economics” suggesting that the wealthy were pissing on the rest of us were right on.
#74,
See #8 – JINX!
#76,
If we hang the wealthy from their feet will the $$$ trickle down faster?
Hmmmmmm
YES mel7190 it is … I have asthma and seem to pick up everything and it takes me 4 times as long to recover from any thing (I’ve had pneumonia twice this year and have had the pneumonia vaccination)
The GOP has Seoul?
That could be trouble. . .
*skates*
74 & 75 I hope that this flu turns out to be nothing because I wouldn’t wish for something so tragic, but that being said, we need to scream from the rooftops that the GOP doesn’t give a crap about people!
I had the pneumonia vaccination – years ago – haven’t had it since.
(lucky me)
I was getting it once every two years with some regularity before I was vaccinated.
I am lucky not to have asthma – that might be the major difference.
81 — GOP is the party of every man for himself. And by that I mean white upper class protestant man.
2. Why I Fight Against Torture, Part Ten
so Democrats aren’t Americans?
79 I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you and my son, Cindy, as well as everyone who is at greater risk. My son has been doing well since he started Singulair about a year ago. He’s also on flovent. I’ve asked about the pnemonia vaccine, but they’ve never given it to him. He can’t get the flu shot because of an egg allergy. It’s scary and it’s particularly bad right now considering the economy.
It’s OK capt.
The heel has no soul.
Remember when bazillions of chickens were killed in China and elsewhere to avert the bird flu pandemic? Thanks to the actions of the CDC and other organizations, a pandemic was avoided. Consequently, bird flu is frequently scoffed at as a serious threat..
I smell similar simplistic and stupid sentiments about swine flu.
MCCAIN: lets not bicker and argue about ooh killed ooh!
88 From what I’ve seen, part of the reason for the concern about this particular flu is that it’s a combination of several swine flu, human flu AND bird flu which they’ve never seen before AND it appears to be passing easily between people.
Cindy, I don’t know how to do the cool thing you are doing with the headlines, but here is a link to Krugman’s “Money for Nothing” article in NYT today: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27krugman.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Although the soldiers were following orders at Abu Ghraib, doesn’t mean that they should be let off. It just means that the higher ups should be prosecuted as well and should receive harsher penalties.
Following orders is not a valid defense for torture.
3. Why Not Rip Out Their Fingernails?
90 — doomsday bug! somebody call Dustin Hoffman!
4. “Do Not Shoot, There are Children Here!” Last words of a good man.
Ivan go here
STEPH LIVE BLOGGING PRIMER
5. The virus in all of us: It’s Normal!
Happy Mundee All! We’re enjoying a big ol’ thunderstorm here in Dallas this am! I’m off work today and meeting up with some old friends for lunch later—re-connecting, since I just moved back here from Seattle a coupla months ago.
Lovin’ the blog this morning…
ON twitter I’m following Roland Hedley. Funny as heck, and from him I found out that the sitch in Afghanistan is much more serious than they’re letting on in the mainstream media. Ann Curry at NBC was just over there, and she seems to be in some distress about it, has also twittered about things being dire there, but has not said any such thing in the reporst she did from there.
mexico city is closed. scary!!
6. The lying about Iraq is the original sin
Whoa–this swine flu sounds pretty scary. I remember a swine flu outbreak in the past–decades ago? Can’t remember when.
oh hey–they’re talking about Shano again! What a celeb:-)
7. Defending Torture Will Wreck The GOP
8. They Are Telling Us They Will Torture Again
If the Spanish flu outbreak occurred today (still H1N1 variety as is now in Mx) the world wide death toll would be 340 million. This is based on the same 5% death rate as the 1918 pandemic.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-maher24-2009apr24,0,927819.story The Bill Maher article they just mentioned. I love Bill!
9. Slavery: The Rape Trade.
Incubation for this flu is 48 hours. He’s been back from there for over a week. Obama doesn’t have the new flu.
#100 Yes–Mexico City closed! Yikes. And Obama just there—Yikes again.
10. Overnight News Digest: CIA Says No Proof Torture Stopped Terror Attacks
#109–Good to Know, thanks.
#107–Bill Maher is awesome.
Rod Steiger suffered from depression. He was also a married man when he asked Stephanie “out”.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001768/bio
11. Claire McCaskill zaps predatory lending (with Ceiling Cat)
109 I guess someone the Prez came in contact with (maybe translator?) died soon after his visit, but they said it was from a preexisting condition. I’m certain Obama is getting the best healthcare in the world!
110. They said it’s being discussed. A correspondent from CNN or something was there and said the streets are already empty.
Happy Mundee! I took today off and then almost forgot to even listen to poor Mama. I hope she forgives me.
I remember the Hong Kong Flu outbreak in the late 60s. My 7th grade teacher got it and she was out of commission for most at least 1/4 of the school year.
12. Are We Human?
perogis(sp?) are basically the same thing as potstickers
13. VICTORY: CA Dem Party Will Pass Resolution of Impeachment Inquiry Into Bybee Today. UPDATE: Passed
119 — peking raviolis?
14. MN-Sen: Two New Polls Say Minnesotans Want Coleman to Concede Already
it’s a dance off!
I got bored on Friday and this video is the result:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zofw6iAbrMM
(somethin’ to laugh at me for during the breaks.)
Steubenvill doesn’t exist?
I KNEW IT! HEY DEAN!!!
15.
125 — 16.
15. Fox News Freakshow: The Truth Behind Its Secret Mission
16. Breaking NYT Expose: Geithner’s All But Owned By Wall St.
17. Conservatives Go Bonkers as Obama Marks 100 Days in Office
18. The CIA Almost Killed Both Zubaydah and al-Nashiri
This is not on any subject but I hear MSNBC is doing poll on Obama’s 100 days and they are getting flooded with “F”s. The link I got did not have a way to vote just gave results. Help!
131 — I’ll get right on that.
Does anyone else miss the days where the worst thing you had to worry about while traveling to Mexico was to boil the water before you drank it?
Montezuma, you’ve been one upped by the gangs and swines.
so… anybody got any good fart jokes?
131 Yes, freepers are going after the poll since last week.
The screaming and gnashing of teeth from the Repubs over the release of torture memos tells you that they were complacent about it. And they clearly have something hanging out which might get chopped off by the Axe of Justice.
judy I can’t find it
Isn’t it fascinating to watch the Repubs desperately trying to justify torture?
Swine Flu – what you need to know
Here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493093
(I’m back!)
138 — I’m not fascinated, I’m disgusted. Seriously. What’s wrong with these people?
On the MSNBC poll – once you have voted it will only show the results.
well I’m buying a whole bunch of Purell for my kids school
#143,
Washing hands (soap and water) is better and much more effective. (from what I’ve read)
yes Jim Republicans do
things you don’t need to know about Swine Flu:
1. this is it, the one disease that will wipe out us humans.
2. just kidding about #1.
3. if pigs could fly, would we call it “Flying Pig Flu” ??
4. you can still buy baconaise, and other pork products.
5. time travel might be a way to prevent a pandemic.
19. Collins, Republicans, Killed Off Enhanced Pandemic Preparedness
Common Flu Strain Resistant To Tamilflu, Health Officials Urge Vaccinations
*****
Tamiflu is not a magic bullet. Rummy messed up again!
144 capt .. yes BUT classrooms DON’T have sinks and soap … but they can have bottles of Purell
146 — re#5 — It didn’t help that guy on Life on Mars. He still got cancelled.
Japanese are hung?
I guess that breaks ANOTHER sterotype!
*skates*
#149,
Of course you have to do all you can.
*hugs*
Is EVERYTHING that comes out of Bill O’Liely’s mouth total bullshit?
Bill O’Reilly, another idiot who endorses torture..
yeah chaotic Pakistan — throw that in to your word salad bill
he’s only expressing regret because he’s in danger now
#153,
in a word YES!
Some good news about Pakistan at JuanCole.com
He always has some intersting stuff.
153 — as I’ve only heard his “greatest hits”, I can’t say for sure, but it seems quite likely.
Republicans DO want everyone to die–unless they’re a pre-term fetus.
#140–thanks, capt. I put in my vote for the very scientific poll…
#153–YES!
160 — I wonder what the haterpig position is on pregnant women guilty of first degreemurder?
Smite Republicans.
Added to my Hit List.
#160 Michelle, you are so right! Once you’re born, you’re on your own, man!
juan cole misses some important points about Pakistan
The GOP are suffering from election derangement syndrome.
Their Viagra keeps them up but it is for no good reason.
“The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he’s on.”
~ Joseph Heller (1923 – 1999), Catch 22
164 – Must be that “rugged individualism” they keep spewing about.
Joan Walsh – Debating torture with David Frum on CNN
#165,
I enjoy what he writes and he is very well informed.
What do you think he is missing?
“Must be that “rugged individualism” they keep spewing about.”
That is what they call child abuse nowadays?
Can we just arrest all of the GOP for teason?
“That is what they call child abuse nowadays?”
That or “tough love”.
Republicans want you to die – if you’re a democrat, liberal or “con” Obama supporter.
They know GAWD will save them – and if GAWD doesn’t save them then death was GAWDs will.
GAWD is a perfect scapegoat in every way.
Are there rethug vaccinations?
“Are there rethug vaccinations?”
Flesh eating bacteria have no vaccination – I assmue the rethug is the same same.
Just Imagine: The First 100 Days of John McCain
******
*runs screaming*
@ 173–they just want the pasty-white-faced, straight, wealthy or upper-middle-class ones to live. Their lack of social policies and evisceration of the middle and lower classes is their way of “ethnic cleansing” and eugenics. It’s sick, truly.
#177,
Truly sick and clearly evil – IMO
The regional government in NWFP maintained the security forces were not carrying out any major operation.
“They are only retaliating to the Taliban strikes on security agencies,” said provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain.
“If the other side (Taliban) don’t do anything, there will be no action from our side,” he said.
The security situation in the region deteriorated last week when militants from the restive Swat district took control of adjoining Buner district, just 100 km from the capital Islamabad.
Though the insurgents later announced a withdrawal, authorities and locals in Buner say scores of militants, including some Al Qaeda fighters, were still present in the district.
Western pressure has mounted on Islamabad to act against the Taliban, who have refused to disarm as agreed under the peace pact.
Pakistan remains indecisive on whether to go all out against the Taliban, who pose a great threat to the country’s stability.
A Taliban spokesman vowed to spread their influence across the country as he condemned the Lower Dir operation.
“The more they try to press us, the more we will spread in Pakistan, and one day we will touch the last corner of Pakistan,” said Muslim Khan.
“Everyone in Pakistan needs our ideology,” he said.
http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-28384.html
177 — Here’s one place where that was official policy
Looks like swine flu may claim Sparta today.
@ 180–I read that last week and was horrified, yet sadly…not surprised.
that was very good Ken!
19. Jesselyn Radack was right; still waiting for an apology
The more we have learned about the Bush Administration’s illegal torture program, the more it is obvious that former whistleblower Jesselyn Radack was set up and made into a scapegoat.
I am calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to restore her job and to apologize for the previous administration’s treatment of her. While I personally don’t know Radack, I regularly read her diaries here on DK and I am convinced that we need people like her in our government to watch the Bush moles that have burrowed their way into crafting legal policy in the Obama Administration.
Caller – we no longer have the death penalty in New Mexico.
FWIW
The point is –
It has ALWAYS been illegal – the OLC memos don’t make law.
Check the Web link in my response for Bill Maher’s op-ed in the LA Times. It’s a good one, but repeats a lot of the points he made in his final “New Rules” segment on Real Time on HBO this past weekend.
Why do I want to throttle Sean Hannity every time I hear his voice?
FYI the Bill Maher piece can be viewed when you click my “Michelle aka boofdah” name.
If I have to take a rifle to the top of a tower and kill people to save people – THAT’s oaky?
Duh my name is duh… mark
Pro-torture is such a GOP thing.
c’mon Steph! more southern accent!!!!!!!!!!!! pleeease
or at least yell Todd!!!!!!!!!!!!
my nephew flew in from Pakistan in 2007 – he was 16 at the time.
He was held by ICE/DHS over night in NYC before he could go one to CA for a WEDDING.
He and my sister-in-law who was also stuck in NYC waiting for her son to be release (they didn’t realize that we were 6 hours away and should have been called) – they missed their flight to CA because he was held
my nephew was scared to death that DHS was going to send him to gitmo and torture him …. my sister-in-law was beside herself.
fortunately when he (and another family member) were released they flew to CA and really enjoyed that visit … but for my nephew that experience was enough
The thing to keep in when debating torture:
Is there a safe word?
Computer says no. : evil :
Then it’s torture.
Is there a safe word?
Computer says yes. : – D
Then it’s not torture.
The thing to keep in “mind” that is.
peggy Noonan is one who would rather not know then know we did something wrong
#192
they’re only pro-life so they can torture it (the fetii) later.
195 – I should have added that that was enough for him not to want to come to the US unless really really necessary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stand
is there a “God Hates Westboro Baptist Church,com”???
am I the only one here?! hello, hello
I Love how indignant Chris gets!
I’m always here – just got bumped off but I come right back.
Shane-O should do a “It’s Raining Gays” smash up . . .
OMG Asian Conservatives (a blog and a tweeter)
says “we don’t need more science for the swine flu we need more boarder control”
http://twitter.com/AsianConsBlog
http://asianconservatives.blogspot.com/
CDC all a Twitter over swine flu
http://mnn.com/food/farms-gardens/blogs/cdc-all-a-twitter-over-swine-flu
Seems to me “conservative” doesn’t mean what it used to mean.
These “cons” are just nutso!
in the words of John Stewart
“You lost, it’s supposed to taste like a shit sandwich”
This just in:
Swine flu being transmitted by twitter!
(kiddin’)
#206 Whoa–crazy.
from the CDC on twitter
Antiviral Drugs and Swine Flu – CDC recommends oseltamivir or zanamivir for treatment and/or prevention. See http://bit.ly/QS1BG
‘cough’ ‘cough’ Sorry I’m so late. I think I might be feeling swiney.
@CDCemergency
RT @CDC_eHealth Stay healthy! Send family & friends a handwashing eCard: http://is.gd/uL0Z #swineflu Please share!
New questions answered by CDC on “Swine Flu & You” page: http://bit.ly/169N1O #swineflu
Transcript from 04/26 CDC press conference on swine flu at http://bit.ly/ZTTXK #swineflu
@CDCemergency
RT @CDC_eHealth Stay healthy! Send family & friends a handwashing eCard: http://is.gd/uL0Z #swineflu Please share!
@CDCemergency
New questions answered by CDC on “Swine Flu & You” page: http://bit.ly/169N1O #swineflu
@CDCemergency
Transcript from 04/26 CDC press conference on swine flu at http://bit.ly/ZTTXK #swineflu
#213,
Yet you still look marvelous!
Morning Kar!
oops–I get so involved in the live blog…I just burned my soy bacon!
195—I totally believe your nephew was scared out of his wits. It’s not nice to live in a police state.
210 –
RT @Roland_Hedley: After wild coughing fit, settled in to watch witless Bollywood film. Only final dance number was believable. Left me giddy, dizzy, nauseous.
from twitter
anamariecox RT @WeeLaura: RT @Sinfonian BULLETIN: IOWA PASTOR MARRIES 2 WOMEN, 1ST GAY MARRIAGE IN IOWA|Number of straight marriages destroyed: None.
217—lol, thanks capt. Seriously, my mother always looked great even when she was feeling like “death warmed over”, one of her favorite sayings.
I do believe it is hereditary.;-)
“I just burned my soy bacon!”
There has to be a swine joke in there somewhere – I just can’t get to it.
Swine Flu Economic Opportunity or “How to Think Like a Big Drug Company”: Buy stock in whoever makes Purex Hand Sanitizer.
one person has been hospitalized in the US with swine flu
220—I’ve never watched a Bollywood film.
Hi, Cindy! Love the Anti-Pirate Astroglide Cannon! Hi Capt, Kar, Sue and all the regulars and irregulars!
Typical Manic Monday, I’m able to listen but not contribute much
Why don’t we all just quit calling it the swine flu, which implies that filthy pigs wallowing in the mud have infected our tidy little selves, and call it what it is: the factory farm flu, in which horribly overcrowded pigs raised by overcrowded, underpaid humans recycle microorganisms (poo) rapidly enough to genetically foster virulence.
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_farms#Aspects_of_factory_farming
223–right, i was thinking the same thing! Maybe more of us should be eating the soy-bacon right about now, eh??
226 — I think he was referring to Slumdog Millionaire. I’ve seen bits & peices of them. They’re surreal by our standards, but kinda cool, really. Long, with lots of musical numbers, usually.
2 US lawmakers, others arrested at Darfur protest
Humanitarian leaders and U.S. lawmakers, including Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison and Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards, were led away from the embassy in handcuffs Monday after crossing a police line.
Hi Juliet—be grateful you have a job! The company that “fired” my daughter last week has no laid off someone else from her department.
Why they decided to treat her so **itty is beyond me. I do not understand the cruelty of bosses.
Goooooooood morning kar
“the factory farm flu”
More true than the idea it is all the little piggies fault.
229—I’m sure they can be entertaining.
Juliet – thank you … that came from a series of tweets with the astroglide company and producer chris
#227–I couldn’t agree more, ‘factory farm flu’ is way more accurate.
Hi Juliet!
Hello trojanrabbit. How was your weekend?
Purell is made by Pfizer
See ya all tomorrow
More economic and biological background on swine flu:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/swine-flu-outbreak—-nat_b_191408.html
The best books I read on this are by Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Laurie Garrett, “The Coming Plague” and “Betrayal of Trust”, both about 800 pages of very readable discussion of emerging pathogens and the critical role of public health, common sense, soap and clean water, as well as keeping your immune system healthy.
http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Plague-Emerging-Diseases-Balance/dp/0140250913/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240834672&sr=8-2
Good show mooks! See you all tomorrow.
Getting even the regular flu can be horrible. 10 days of feeling like crap. Then if you get a secondary bacterial infection on top of that you have to go to your doctor and argue that you really do need an antibiotic now—that it’s not just a virus anymore.
No SPARTA today – the show is almost over?
Time flys when we’re having fun and the funny!
You good people have a great start to the week.
Wash hands often and well.
Wash hands often and well.
Wash hands often and well.
Ciao for now!
Wish you bloggoe kids a fine wee! I probably won’t be back until then.
Cheers, peace, and good health to you all
Buh Bye, Bloggoes!
#235 Cindy: “that came from a series of tweets with the astroglide company and producer chris”
See you guys tomorrow!
238—stock to watch
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Isn’t it great that health care in this country has figured out a way to get filthy rich off of people being very sick? It’s so moral and upright.
OK, off to work on stuff. See y’all tomorrow!
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Saturday wasn’t bad. I just puttered around with some of my radio gear. Had to work Sunday though, but that’s OK. As long as OT is offered, I take it.
Having a fine wee can be a nice thing, but I meant to wish you all a fine week.
Bye all
Bye for now! Stay healthy.