Posted on 10/25/2009 8:04:24 PM PDT by STARWISE
They have collected and tested 4,855 specimens, most probably swabs.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
* 4,855 (37.5%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza.
* All subtyped influenza A viruses being reported to CDC were 2009 influenza A (H1N1) viruses.
* The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was above the epidemic threshold.
* Eleven influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported. Nine of these deaths were associated with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infection and two were associated with an influenza A virus for which subtype is undetermined.
* The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was above the national baseline. All 10 regions reported ILI above region-specific baseline levels.
* Forty-six states reported geographically widespread influenza activity, Guam and three states reported regional influenza activity, one state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico reported local influenza activity, and the U.S. Virgin Islands did not report.
You got that feeling too huh?
How long until Obama tries to restart Bush’s Total Information Awareness office? I know it didn’t completely die - the money was moved around the the names of the organizations and titles changed, but I can just see Obama trying to fulfill Bush’s legacy of wanting to know everything possible about everybody.
Actually they have collected more than 4855! I read it wrong, more than one third have been positive for flu, and that portion adds up to 4855, so the actual number of samples is higher.
Count me in as #4. Many sleepless nights. Ugh!
“The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!”, based on the Nathaniel Benchley novel, “The Off-Islanders”?
For suspected terrorists/associates = yes.
What are you talking about ?
Good replicas of real cretins.
Bingo
10990: Reestablishing the Federal Safety Council (superceded by 11612 (which does something similar)
10995: Assigning telecommunications management functions. Ah, maybe we're on to something. Oops, it was revoked by EO 11556, which was revoked by 12046.
10997: Assigning emergency preparedness functions to the Secretary of the Interior. Revoked by EO 11490.
These are Kennedy-era EOs, and every one I check out was revoked or grossly amended. Plus, they aren't as draconian as outlined above or aren't even close to what the list says they are. The poster says "nearly 30 years" and it's well past 40, almost 50. This leads me to believe this is an old one that has been dragged around for years, still scaring gullible people.
Come on, how long have we been using the Internet? I'm half tempted to send out a scam e-mail saying Executive Order 19223 allows for Congress and the courts to be dissolved in an emergency, leaving the President in power. How many people would buy it and never bother to do a little checking?
“There’s something big about to go down.”
maybe, but maybe not...BHO is being squeezed from a lot of directions. When he makes a move, it’s always for several reasons, and usually the reasons are only tangentially related to the the reason stated.
So...taking guesses:
1) while H1N1 is here, it is a convenient reason that can easily be backed up by WHO, CDC, etc
2) while Nat’l Emergency is in effect, he has more control/power at his disposal (like an ace-in-the-hole)
3) $$$ involved - payback to big pharma
4) wonder about it being related to passing ObamaCare but not sure how that might be (unless related to #3)
5) takes the Fox debacle/humiliation right off the “front page”
IMO, it has little to do with the H1Ni flu
1) because he has taken no other corresponding actions commensurate with an epidemic
2) he put out the news over the weekend & doesn’t seem to want to talk about it -— in fact BHO didn’t seem to send out any minions to talk about anything (as one Freeper pointed out about the Sun am lineup)
I have that “icky” feeling about EVERYTHING he does because he has repeatedly and continuously proven that he cannot be trusted.
He is duplicitous in everything he says, and often his intentions are the opposite of his words.
He never has America’s best interest in mind-—we have NEVER had a president with that agenda.
YANKEES DO IT!! YAY!!
Lets face it, the US Constitution never allows the government to violate the Constitution in the name of emergency.
Friend, it is much better to self quarrantine yourself at home, where you are prepared for it, and have all you food, meds, herbs, pets, and weapons, than the government removing you and placing you into their buildings.
“There’s something big about to go down. Not sure what it is, but things just don’t feel right. Does anyone else have this feeling or am I just being paranoid?
Chairman 0bama’s declaration of a “National Emergency” gives me an uneasy feeling in the pit of my gut.”
There’s a few million of us and only a few hundred of them. Let them try. I dare them.
Yup, there is only ONE PLACE in Section 9 that says Habeus Corpus may be suspended (NOT HAVE TO, but MAY BE) in only TWO Cases: Rebellion or Invasion.
NO OTHER PARTS of the Constitution can be suspended. NOWHERE does it talk about having a SHADOW GOVERNMENT to take over if something happens. NOWHERE does it say that ANYONE has power to suspend the entire Constitution. And it could be argued that what is being talked about in Section 9 are things that have to be done in concert between the President AND the majority of Congress, NOT JUST the President.
PS to previous post. Just reading over the Executive orders and remembered that my first thought when I heard the news about the Nat’l Emergency was the media -— I wondered if the BHO would attempt to use it as a way to control the “bad” media who are exposing him.
I think they should continue to hammer away at the BHO administration, but also think it would be very unwise for them to suggest that this is a “trumped up” emergency.
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