Michelle Malkin » Of course: Swine flu is all the evil GOP’s fault!

Of course: Swine flu is all the evil GOP’s fault!

By Michelle Malkin • April 27, 2009 11:39 AM

Well, it didn’t take long for partisan Democrats to blame the swine flu outbreak on the Republican Party.

Here’s the line: Since House Republicans all opposed the trillion-dollar-porkulus, which included funding for pandemic preparations, it’s all. Our. Fault.

No, really:

When House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey, the Wisconsin Democrat who has long championed investment in pandemic preparation, included roughly $900 million for that purpose in this year’s emergency stimulus bill, he was ridiculed by conservative operatives and congressional Republicans.

Obey and other advocates for the spending argued, correctly, that a pandemic hitting in the midst of an economic downturn could turn a recession into something far worse — with workers ordered to remain in their homes, workplaces shuttered to avoid the spread of disease, transportation systems grinding to a halt and demand for emergency services and public health interventions skyrocketing. Indeed, they suggested, pandemic preparation was essential to any responsible plan for renewing the U.S. economy.

But former White House political czar Karl Rove and key congressional Republicans — led by Maine Senator Susan Collins — aggressively attacked the notion that there was a connection between pandemic preparation and economic recovery.

Now, as the World Health Organization says a deadly swine flu outbreak that apparently began in Mexico but has spread to the United States has the potential to develop into a pandemic, Obey’s attempt to secure the money seems eerily prescient.

And his partisan attacks on his efforts seem not just creepy, but dangerous.

So any natural disaster or bio-catastrophe that comes along, for which fiscal conservatives refused to support funding for in an economic recovery package, will now be all. Our. Fault.

And President Obama can once again invoke his time-tested alibi: He inherited the problem.

Don Surber properly calls this ploy what it is: A distraction.

“President Barack Obama has not yet chosen a surgeon general or the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His choice to run the Food and Drug Administration awaits confirmation,” Politico reported.

In all, 19 positions and the secretary are empty desks.

Maybe if Obama did something more than preen and pat himself on the back for his first 100 days in office, we would actually have a government that did more than just blame Republicans for all the troubles of the world.

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Pssst. GOP-bashers, meet CHARLES “Flu pandemic funding = pork” SCHUMER.

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#687839

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:36 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

Please ignore lgm.

Out.
#687841

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:38 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

Furthering the “end of times” case, God just threw another bomb at Mexico with a 6.0 earthquake.

Why bother washing my hands? What’s the point?
#687842

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:39 pm, Ragspierre said:

Could it actually be common sense rising to the surface?

Sometimes, necessity displaces doctrine.

You can count on doctrine making a come-back after reality ceases to be so demanding…
#687843

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:41 pm, tiredofit08 said:

swine flu blues

http://www.wabcradio.com/Article.asp?id=1294299&spid=22807
#687846

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:44 pm, T-Bone said:

I will now make up facts and draw conclusions from it to support my ideological views.

Liberal mantra.
#687847

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:44 pm, nail49 said:

I heard George Bush blew up the Titanic and sank the Hindenburg, too.

tre: Did Bush blow up the Titanic before or after he led the Luftwaffe on its attack of Pearl Harbor?

I vividly recall President Clinton’s cry from the Honolulu Hilton…“Oh, the humanity!!!!”
#687848

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:45 pm, right4life said:

yeah we need another repeat of the 1976 swine flu fiasco, where more people died from the vaccine than from the flu itself…
#687852

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:47 pm, emjem24 said:

The problem with the Dems and their zealous liberals money grabbers is that they can only scapegoat a certain political party, belief, or group of people for so long before it is expected that they walk to the plate and DO THEIR JOB.

Why hasn’t Obummer hired a freaking CDC head and Surgeon General already? Who’s running the show? While they’re busy reversing policy on embryonic stem cell research they should’ve taken steps protecting the US from potential pandemics. You don’t need stimulus to at least put a policy and plan in place to prepare for a pandemic.

You can only blame the GOP for so long before people are going to expect results…. not the same old thing.
#687854

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:49 pm, conservative in europe said:

No LGM, you are so completely wrong it hurts. Republicans didn’t make fun of flu preparedness. Democrats made fun of Republicans for pushing flu and other disaster preparedness. If it weren’t for Republicans and their irrational overreaction to avian flu, the available stocks of Tamiflu would be a fraction of what they are today. I remember very clearly the accusations by Dems that Republicans were using the avian flu issue to bolster the power of DHS and keep the 9/11 panic flowing..

I am sure you will have a great reaction to this. Don’t care.

done feeding you.
#687859

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:52 pm, T-Bone said:

They played on our fears!

Shrieked Al Gore. (the master of playing ~~God~~ on peoples fears)

Lesson. Beware of Government claims and beware of shrieking politicians.
#687860

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:52 pm, JonB said:

It all gets back to the same thing. The news media will report that it’s the republicans fault, and the drooling masses will buy every word of it.

If 100million people read this blog, or if 100million read a collection of blogs that deal in facts, not fantasy, then maybe there’d be hope. Truth is, the majority of Americans get their information from the evening news, and they believe every last word of it.
#687863

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:54 pm, Ragspierre said:

Lesson. Beware of Government claims and beware of shrieking politicians.

Truth.
#687865

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:57 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

Polio was eradicated in Cuba primarily through the work of Doctors James Kepple and Liddick working for the Pan-American Health Organization. Yea, I know the drill–Castro started it in 1962. Doctor Kepple had already retired to Arizona by then but we won’t argue with Doctor Uncle Fidel will we? He did such a great job on infectious diseases that we had to reopen a TB sanatorium in Louisiana for the Mariel boatlift “guest criminals” and dengue fever was finally introduced into the United States.
Kim Il-sung makes the flowers bloom after Doctor Fidel causes the rain to fall, huh? But I just heard that King Abdullah Saudi Arabia will not Obama kiss his ass for a full three weeks after he kissed Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s ass. Do you think that’s true?
#687866

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:59 pm, Ragspierre said:

I just had a minor flash of insight…

Mexico has nationalized health care.

We don’t.

How far does that go to explaining the mortality in Mexico…

opposed to the lack of mortality here…

from the same disease?
#687871

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:02 pm, ajmontana said:

If the big thing with the Dems is Universal healthscam, I say go for it but,….. 2 year practice in New Jersey first and see how that goes.

All this jumping in with both feet with weights on and trillions of dollars in the back pack is stuuuuuuuuuuupid.
#687873

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:05 pm, iamsaved said:

An open letter to Obama that’s making the email circuit.

April 17, 2009

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500

Mr. Obama:

I have had it with you and your administration, sir. Your conduct on your recent trip overseas has convinced me that you are not an adequate representative of the United States of America collectively or of me personally.

You are so obsessed with appeasing the Europeans and the Muslim world that you have abdicated the responsibilities of the President of the United States of America. You are responsible to the citizens of the United States. You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on earth.

I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing for the United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not care about their status in the world. Sir, what do you think the First World War and the Second World War were all about if not the consideration of the peoples of Europe? Are you brain dead? What do you think the Marshall Plan was all about? Do you not understand or know the history of the 20th century?

Where do you get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does not consider itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States?
This country was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles governing this country, at least until you came along, come directly from this heritage. Do you not understand this?

Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia. You do not show Great Britain, our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia. How dare you, sir! How dare you!

You can’t find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation because you don’t want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a mosque in Turkey. You offended our dead and every veteran when you give the Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from themselves. What’s the matter with you?

I am convinced that you and the members of your administration have the historical and intellectual depth of a mud puddle and should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you.

You are so self-righteously offended by the big bankers and the American automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the real thieves in this situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelic, the Fannie Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses. What do you intend to do about them? Anything? I seriously doubt it.

What about the U.S. House members passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to their staff members – on top of the $2.5 million in automatic pay raises that lawmakers gave themselves? I understand the average House aide got a 17% bonus. I took a 5% cut in my pay to save jobs with my employer. You haven’t said anything about that. Who authorized that?
I surely didn’t!

Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving $210 million in bonuses over an eighteen-month period, that’s $45 million more than the AIG bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie executives have already been awarded $51 million – not a bad take. Who authorized that and why haven’t you expressed your outrage at this group who are largely responsible for the economic mess we have right now.

I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not caring about what you idiots do. We are watching what you are doing and we are getting increasingly fed up with all of you. I also want you to know that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive to every one of my sensibilities. I promise you that I will work tirelessly to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my beautiful country.

Sincerely,
Every real American
#687874

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:05 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

More mixed messages from the White House. Obama assures America this morning that we are merely on a “heightened stage of alert. No need for alarm”. Now, the White House has announced a press conference in a few minutes with Press Secretary Gibbs where he is reportedly going to announce elevation of that “alert” to a historically unprecedented level.

So which is it? Level with us will you? It is very disconcerting to have a TOTUS who seems so erratic and disconnected.
#687878

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:06 pm, Ragspierre said:

If the big thing with the Dems is Universal healthscam, I say go for it but,….. 2 year practice in New Jersey first and see how that goes.

That is ONE of the examples of the genius of a FEDERALIST system.

You have 50 laboratories to test political ideas. Nobody is forced (for long) to participate in a stupid idea, and they are not pushed on an entire nation, with a new bureaucracy empowered that will NEVER go away.
#687879

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:08 pm, spaceycakes said:

My throat hurts today–could it be that flu??

Here’s some background info: I just finished entertaining Bubba Clinton…
#687883

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:12 pm, Jeff2161 said:

spaceycakes said:
My throat hurts today–could it be that flu??

Here’s some background info: I just finished entertaining Bubba Clinton…
#687885

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:13 pm, Jeff2161 said:

Save the dress for the Clinton library…
#687890

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:19 pm, Ragspierre said:

#
On April 27th, 2009 at 2:12 pm, Jeff2161 said:

spaceycakes said:
My throat hurts today–could it be that flu??

Here’s some background info: I just finished entertaining Bubba Clinton…

#
#110
On April 27th, 2009 at 2:13 pm, Jeff2161 said:

Save the dress for the Clinton library…

You are aware that it is lunch-time in America…

now, thousands of us have “flu-like symptoms”…

nausea.
#687892

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:22 pm, T-Bone said:

Americans who voted for Obama are still defending their ill informed decision to vote for him. They are not yet ready, after only 100 days, to admit they made a bad decision. They have, after all, been programmed by the MSM and their masters that Bush and all things Republican is bad. How could it not be true?

They are however seeing the signs, even under cover by the MSM, that the guy is in over his head. Most Presidents have this problem when they transition into the role of Leader of the Free World. They need to watch what they say because it has more meaning. (e.g. gladhanding with dictators and undercutting intelligence agencies and the military with disclosures and comments).

The tide is turning. For liberals, remember that 50 million people did not vote for Obama. I know, its hard to see facts that aren’t in line with your programming. It will take a while to deprogram you. A continued bad economy will eventually create enough chaos in your brain that you will begin to see the light.

Soak everything in. Pay attention. You voted for it. We will pray for you and for our country. In a little over a year, we will vote again. Yes, there is hope for change.
#687896

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:24 pm, right_on said:

The World Health Organization says a deadly swine flu outbreak that apparently began in Mexico but has spread to the United States has the potential…

The outbreak began in Mexico…so the money the Dem’s wanted to prevent a pandemic would have gone where? Mexico, the apparent incubation zone? To the southern U.S. border for anti-immigration enforcement? To U.S. universities for flu research? To various state Democrat run agencies for potential victim education?

It seems to me that it was a Mexican problem. The bleeding hearts don’t want border enforcement south to north, but have issued “travel advisories” for U.S. citizens traveling north to south into Mexico.

Let’s keep one thing in mind.

The Democrats will not let a ‘good’ crisis go to waste.

What new restrictions on our liberties will they try to impose next, for the good of the country?
#687898

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:25 pm, PBoilermaker said:

Who knew that having an absolute majority AND the presidency would make the Dems so powerless to address problems?

Out-effing-standing!

I wonder when they will actually man up and take responsibility for something.
#687900

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:28 pm, spaceycakes said:

Sorry Rags…I do have a sore throat today, but the rest was just keeding.
#687901

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:29 pm, Ron said:

I am so certain it was Bush/Rove’s fault…isn’t EVERYTHING Bush/Rove’s fault? They’re responsible for global warming, the economy, toenail fungus…
#687906

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:31 pm, Jeff2161 said:

CDC Recommendations
CDC has NOT recommended that people avoid travel to Mexico at this time. If you are planning travel to Mexico, follow these recommendations to reduce your risk of infection and help you stay healthy.

They sure are on top of this.
sarc
Just wash your hands…
Do not panic…All will be well…
#687907

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:31 pm, Ragspierre said:

I think Burke said, “The people will not allow a breach of their liberty, except on the perception of a crisis”…or something very close to that.
#687909

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:32 pm, spaceycakes said:

OT: the first same-sex marriage performed in Iowa under the new law.

Is there a pool on when the first same-sex divorce will take place?
#687912

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:34 pm, Jeff2161 said:

Is there a pool on when the first same-sex divorce will take place?

Later this afternoon to make the evening news. Maybe an anullment?
#687913

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:35 pm, Jeff2161 said:

Irreconciliable differences when one discovers, she likes guys better ?
#687932

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:51 pm, battleaxe said:

The swine flu pandemic is just as scary as Obama’s inauguration, according to DHS:

“DHS had declared Obama’s inauguration an emergency of similar severity, as it was the best way under department rules to provide the necessary security for the event.”

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/04/dhs-cdc-and-who-gear-up-to-track-the-swine-flus-spread.ars
#687936

On April 27th, 2009 at 2:53 pm, spackle said:

Yes. Thats it. That is what we will all be thinking about as we are lying in our death beds from a swine flu pandemic. Party politics.

“Johns last words to his beloved daughter before he let out his dying breath were: ‘I love you sweetheart. And remember, vote democratic. It was those dammed Republicans who killed me’.”

Lord do I hate politics. Democrats and Republicans. Lets throw all the bums out and start from scratch.
#687945

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:00 pm, jrgdds said:

Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia. You do not show Great Britain, our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia. How dare you, sir! How dare you!

Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia. You do not show Great Britain, our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia. You sat mute for fifty minutes as As Daniel Ortega, a Marxist thug, spat in our face, accusing us of inhumanity toward Fidel Castro’s Cuba.Thus our nation that won the Cold War, contained the cancer of Castroism in Cuba, liberated Grenada, blocked communist takeovers of Guatemala and the Dominican Republic, and poured scores of billions in aid into the Caribbean, central American, and South American regions was left undefended by its elected leader at the Summit of the Americas.
How dare you, sir! How dare you!
#687953

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:09 pm, CO2 Producer said:

Why hasn’t Obummer hired a freaking CDC head and Surgeon General already?

Not enough pals in the medical profession.
#687957

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:17 pm, happyscrapper said:

On April 27th, 2009 at 1:59 pm, Ragspierre said:
I just had a minor flash of insight…

Mexico has nationalized health care.

We don’t.

How far does that go to explaining the mortality in Mexico…

opposed to the lack of mortality here…

from the same disease?

Hmmm…you won’t hear that on NCB Nightly News will you? Do the people in Mexico get flu shots each year like we do here…or does the nationalized healthcare not provide for those? Just curious.
#687964

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:21 pm, ajmontana said:

Hmmm…you won’t hear that on NCB Nightly News will you? Do the people in Mexico get flu shots each year like we do here…or does the nationalized healthcare not provide for those? Just curious.

Tequila.
#687965

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:22 pm, right_on said:

Why hasn’t Obummer hired a freaking CDC head and Surgeon General already?

That’s an easy one…his vetters haven’t found anyone qualified yet…all potential candidates have paid their taxes, haven’t hired illegal aliens, or are heterosexuals.
#687966

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:22 pm, T-Bone said:

Not enough pals in the medical profession.

Of course not, He is advocating taking over that industry and having the Government decide how much a Doctor makes, where they work, procedures they must and must not perform, etc. And they probably won’t make much. Maybe not even enough to pay their malpractice insurance since Democrats aren’t interested in tort reform. That won’t be good for the industry. Just more power for Government.
#687972

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:28 pm, happyscrapper said:

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:21 pm, ajmontana said:
Tequila.

Ha! Don’t tell the dumb libs out there. If that is paid for under socialized medicine, they will want it for sure!
#687978

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:32 pm, right_on said:

Do the people in Mexico get flu shots each year like we do here…or does the nationalized healthcare not provide for those?

No, their healthcare panel has determined that it would be a waste of money to give preventative innoculations of any kind. Their reasoning is this;

1) those likely to be affected will most likely migrate to El Ustados Unidos, so they will get free health care there; and,

2) the likelihood of being slain by a drug cartel is much greater than being infected with disease.

Why else do you think our fearless leaders are against a border fence, and for a national health care plan?
#687980

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:34 pm, Teddy Kennedy said:

Errah, It’s not to late for another $900 Bn is it? I thought it takes a year or more to develop a vaccine and then it’s really only a crap shoot on whether it will work or not. The Dumbokrats won’t let the facts and science keep them from running this one up the flagpole though. I can see the stooges on MSNBC already writting tonights scripts. Undoubtedly Teeth Overbite who is the biggest liberal stooge will more than likely base his entire show on this fantasy. Can Obey get me $900 Bn to study tooth aches or pains in my tookas??!!
#687985

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:34 pm, Jeff2161 said:

Tequila.

Wait now…maybe socialized booze is an idea whos time has come…
#687987

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:35 pm, Southpaw said:

Had a sore throat a week ago…slept for thirty hours straight. I missed the Saturday open thread and I’m tired of all the yammering politicians on both sides, so I thought I’d drip off-topic and show you something different:

The Keppler satellite has achieved first light and is about to begin watching All These Stars, looking for Earth type planets. (Click on the image to zoom in).
#687988

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:38 pm, Teddy Kennedy said:

Errah, How much of the El Presidente Jorge W Boosh Superhighway is complete at this point. Do you think our friends to the south would notice if we put a big U Turn at the uncompleted end in Tejas. Bueno . . .
#688001

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:47 pm, Teddy Kennedy said:

Errah, When’s Hillary going to blame unsterilized American firearms being illegally transported across the border for the outbreak of Swine Flu in Mexico??!!!
#688010

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:51 pm, sonofdy said:

I just had a bowel cramp. Clearly that is also the fault og the GOP in congress.
#688032

On April 27th, 2009 at 3:58 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

Is there a pool on when the first same-sex divorce will take place?

I was going to make a comment about a bath house but that would be vulgar so I won’t. I am not going to say anything about a drowning pool either. Nor will I mention the new state motto on Iowa’s license plates: AIDS-Iowa’s Last Best Hope.

I am being moderate today. I started drinking early.
#688038

On April 27th, 2009 at 4:02 pm, graysonret said:

All I see is the liberals “straining at the bit” to spend even more money and demand government controlled healthcare for everyone. I wonder how many people, especially children (my speciality is pediatrics), in Mexico, died of malaria today? How many people died from the “flu” over the winter months here in the U.S.? Such questions isn’t newsworthy, like a “grand pandemic” that’s even worse the 1918, and going to wipe out 1/2 of North America;more money spent on stockpiling dubious vaccines, like Gerald Ford’s fiasco. Between all the yearly flus, swine flu, bird flu, and SARS, one wonders how the human race survives at all? Well, if it is a slow day at the news desk, one can always whip up a panic about all those rodents, out west, infected with plague, since the San Francisco outbreaks in the 1900s.
#688048

On April 27th, 2009 at 4:11 pm, Savage24 said:

Mexico didn’t have a swine flu problem until Obama and Hillary visited there. We all know that there is more pork in Washington DC than anyplace else in the world. So it must be Bush’s fault.
#688063

On April 27th, 2009 at 4:22 pm, chaosrainz said:

Darn pigs. With us spending all that porkulus you think they’d be grateful.
#688076

On April 27th, 2009 at 4:34 pm, lgm said:

conservative in europe said (#98):

Republicans didn’t make fun of flu preparedness. Democrats made fun of Republicans for pushing flu and other disaster preparedness. If it weren’t for Republicans and their irrational overreaction to avian flu, the available stocks of Tamiflu would be a fraction of what they are today.

If you say so.
#688080

On April 27th, 2009 at 4:37 pm, sonofdy said:

lgm!!!

Thanks for the meaningless post. I can start drinking now.
#688087

On April 27th, 2009 at 4:39 pm, sonofdy said:

Darn pigs. With us spending all that porkulus you think they’d be grateful.

Well if you consider that you have to kill a pig to get pork, this maybe a biological attack in revenge for all the pigs who have died to pay for obamas spending sprees.

Alert the military!!!
#688108

On April 27th, 2009 at 4:48 pm, Leatherneck said:

With our refusing to follow the law of G-d, we will be given plagues. Our nation continues to worship the creation, not the creator.

It will get worse.
#688123

On April 27th, 2009 at 5:02 pm, Sniper One said:

Bah, 50 cases… seems a bit of a dud of a “Pandemic”… whatever
#688162

On April 27th, 2009 at 5:55 pm, Cameron said:

Do we have a pool going on when the swine flu will mutate into a zombie infestation yet?
#688180

On April 27th, 2009 at 6:26 pm, 24Klady said:

HotAir is saying that Caldera at the WH approved the decision and notification to various people for this boneheaded move and that THE ONE is furious and had called him into a meeting. Awwww, I feeel tho thawry fo ‘im.
#688186

On April 27th, 2009 at 6:46 pm, Glamchild said:

Napolitano’s Genocide:

Mass annihilation, deaths in the billions….and she still won’t close the Border.

Fun stuff.
#688193

On April 27th, 2009 at 7:01 pm, lgm said:

How classless can MM be? Calling people rightly worried about an epidemic crybabies puts the bar pretty high.
#688210

On April 27th, 2009 at 7:27 pm, Dimsdale said:

On April 27th, 2009 at 7:01 pm, lgm said:

How classless can MM be? Calling people rightly worried about an epidemic crybabies puts the bar pretty high.

Now in English, please.
#688221

On April 27th, 2009 at 7:36 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

See, I told you all that Obama was wankering the CIA last week.

This is payback time with a little interest on yellow cake!!

MwaaaHaaaHaaaHaaaa!!!!
#688226

On April 27th, 2009 at 7:38 pm, Marie said:

I got the Asian flu in 1957. We were too dopey to know about pandemics back then. I felt like crap and got well. At 66, I don’t know if I would survive a bad flu again…after smoking cigs for 35 years. Maybe this is a time to clean out all us old folks.
#688227

On April 27th, 2009 at 7:39 pm, Marie said:

sure as hell would help the social security roster! LOL!
#688241

On April 27th, 2009 at 7:57 pm, manbearpig said:

lulz at “David Obey“
#688249

On April 27th, 2009 at 8:08 pm, happy2behere said:

OF COURSE its all the GOP’s fault, because when the flu was mutating in the squalid pig stys and chicken coops of the third world, the evil republicans were running everything.

P.S. They dont even know if its an actual flu – some of it in Mexico has become hemmoragic pneumonia. Take care please.
#688252

On April 27th, 2009 at 8:11 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

hmmm, I have to apologize.

I was just informed by my teenage daughter that I have been incorrectly using the term “wanker” for most of my adult life.

While proud that she is able to correct her father (Ive been making her study SAT vocabulary words this weekend), Im not sure if this is what I intentioned…
#688262

On April 27th, 2009 at 8:38 pm, John Deaux said:

On April 27th, 2009 at 7:01 pm, lgm said:
How classless can MM be? Calling people rightly worried about an epidemic crybabies puts the bar pretty high.

Why snortle the big dropper? Elf spittle hangs in the morning air like the bands of cherry blossoms.

See, I can do it to!
#688282

On April 27th, 2009 at 9:23 pm, right_on said:

The Swine Flu panic in 1976 caused the (Democrat controlled) Congress to force through innoculation protocols with inadequately tested vaccine…despite reservations from the drug companies who were called on to make the vaccine.

After about a month, negative reactions to the vaccine caused them to take pause….”whoa, maybe we better slow down,” they responded.

Of the original outbreak in Fort Dix, one person died, and 23 or so recovered. Not so lucky were the 500 who became paralyzed, and less than 20 who died…from the vaccine!

So, those who are scared, worried, or just running around screaming like little girls (lgm), fear not…you’re government is here to help you.
#688309

On April 27th, 2009 at 10:21 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

Elf spittle hangs in the morning air like the bands of cherry blossoms.

In HAIKU:

Elf spittle hangs like
the bands of cherry blossoms
in the morning air
#688331

On April 27th, 2009 at 11:02 pm, Republicanvet said:

If this is such a problem it needed to be funded, why not be proactive in other areas like shutting down the border?

Until they do, why bother with preparation?

Is it possible that if it were shut down that people would then wonder why it wasn’t done sooner?
#688339

On April 27th, 2009 at 11:14 pm, John Deaux said:

On April 27th, 2009 at 10:21 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

In HAIKU:

Elf spittle hangs like
the bands of cherry blossoms
in the morning air

I’m sure even the wanker finds that funny.
#688346

On April 27th, 2009 at 11:23 pm, frontierguy said:

Officials here are saying it is an emergency, but not enough of an emergency to do anything. American politicians still pandering. Every case of swine flu around the world coming from someone who recently visited Mexico, but no need to shut the border. If this really is not an emergency, this is so smoke and mirrors, (don’t look at me, I did not know about the waterboarding, what intelligence memos that state harsh interrogations work, yes, the govt does own the banks, but it is not socialism)… I saw a news article that said that JaNo is on the case now, boy I feel safe (sarc).
#688386

On April 28th, 2009 at 1:25 am, prendad said:

From: Me
To: Partisan Democrats

Via: MM

1. Go suck some fish heads.