Posted on 06/17/2008 10:06:20 AM PDT by Saint X
Searching high and low for someone to blame for contaminated tomatoes, CNN’s Lou Dobbs tried: imported produce; a “moronic” Food and Drug Administration; and finally, President George W. Bush.
In the June 16 edition of “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Dobbs slammed the FDA and the president for not controlling the salmonella outbreak.
After claiming that the FDA is “led by complete moronic, unengaged incompetents” and calling them “idiots,” Dobbs proceeded to link the spread of salmonella to Bush. “As for this administration, were a responsible president at the helm of this country, I would wonder why he is not taking action, but then again, this is of course his FDA and his legacy.”
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So tiring....I have come to the opinion that nobody in Washington have any control of these agencies. They are out of control and there is nothing we can do about it.
What an idiot this Dobbs is!
Sure Lou, sure
I thought it was “domestic” tomatoes from California?..............
...It appears Lou has caught a touch of BDS...I hope you get better Lou.
Sometimes Lou is right on the money, but sometimes he says some things way over the top.
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Lest we not forget who his employer is: The Communist News Network. He must do what is expected in order to stay employed.
Note that supposedly “conservative” network hosts spend most of their time bashing Republicans and their leadership.
This is the network idea of “balanced reporting”.
When Dobbs backfills his toilet... he blames Bush.
Good Grief! Is he he trying to out derange keith olberman or what?? These 2 boys need to grow up.
I definitely blame lefties about that one.
No, Clinton opened the door for NAFTA, and Bush signed CAFTA so we can grow food with slave labor in countries south of us. The margin on a cucumber goes from 2 cents to 4 cents, so it is worth it for corporations to move their production to non-minimum wage/non-union type situations.
Including the costs of shipping still make margins better when you pay 25% of the cost of labor from the US.
So if a sparrow falls, it's Bush's fault.
Why not try WASHING your tomatoes every time you eat them. There is a reason why Europeans thought they were poisonous when they first encountered tomatoes in the new world.
He often lets his concern for his “independent American” bona fides trump common sense.
Correct me if I’m wrong; but didn’t industry want to irradiate produce to prevent this from happening. Wasn’t it the liberal do gooders who shot that plan down. I think the word irradiate scared them.
What salmonella outbreak?
I’m to the point where I give everything an ‘instant hot’ bath before I ingest.
This appliance was meant to give me a quick cup of hot water for tea or instant coffee.
Now it is used for every single piece of raw fruit or vegetable BEFORE we eating. That includes strawberries, blueberries, etc. EVERYTHING.
Why doesn't this obvious answer get more air time? I mean, come on, a farm is not the cleanest place in world, then there's the people that handle the vegetables.
And how 'bout all those people in the markets fondling the food?
If Salmonella was all people got, they should be thankful.
oh, how 'bout people that eat raw, unwashed mushrooms? (and not the entertaining kind...)
I once had an employer like that.....once.
You know, the salmonella outbreak that the mainstream media convinced us was happening.
The subtext for Dobbs remarks is that most tomatoes at this time of year come from Florida or Mexico. Florida has given complete cooperation of inspections of the growers, growing areas, and shipping facilities. Surprise, surprise, Mexico has not. If bad food which endangers the health of American consumers comes from the United States then we can expect some things will be done, if we are invaded by illegals or tainted tomatoes endangering Americans, then this GUBMINT whether headed by Jorge Bush or whoever will obfuscate, drag their feet, and give Mexico a pass. Dobbs is upset that China and Mexico get away with endangering consumers in ways producers and companies in this country could never get away, listen to Dobbs carefully, he clearly indicates that it is a GUBMINT problem not a political party problem. Personally, I believe that Dobbs is essentially a Democrat who is opposed to the ILLEGAL invasion of this country, and the pandering to Communist Red China. If he wants to blame everything wrong with the GUBMINT which is a lot, on Jorge Bush, then I cannot be too critical. You will not find the reporting on the ILLEGAL invasion given on Dobbs program on any other cable news network.
My mother taught me from an early age to wash all vegetables, and that the closer to the ground they are grown, the more likely they are contaminated. I remember as six year old she caught me trying to cut the potatoes before washing them and she became livid.
Bingo.
Dobbs is a demogogue. If there were no votes to be had in this, he’d have nothing to say.
Yep...also white distilled vinegar and water wash on any produce is a good idea.
“Correct me if I’m wrong; but didn’t industry want to irradiate produce to prevent this from happening. Wasn’t it the liberal do gooders who shot that plan down. I think the word irradiate scared them.”
No correction needed. You are 100% correct.
” Why doesn’t that meanie old Mr. Bush just tell that bad FDA that he’s not their friend anymore.”
Strange, I see no constitutional requirement for the President to control salmonella. This is typical communist playbook. Government is responsible for everything and if the Pres doesn’t do something then elect a left wing asshat that will control every aspect of your life. What an idiot, and what idiots some Americans have become.
40,000 people have been dying from food poisoning annually for at least a decade.
I didn’t see that had changed.
Why not try WASHING your tomatoes every time you eat them
One can dip tomatoes into boiling water until their skin peels right off. Everyone should wash EVERYTHING they buy these days - no telling where it’s from or what peed on it.
Nope, restaurants here in SoCal have signs telling us that CA tomatoes are safe.
Restaurants here in FL have signs telling us that FL tomatoes are safe, and CA tomatoes suck...................;^)
That’s true, but they’re probably safe. Ha ha. More things are starting to suck in CA.
(Learned this while listening to the radio the other day.)
The salmonella comes from contaminated manure fertilzer. Tomatoes with the vine still on are safe but tomatoes without the vine still on are not safe. Washing the tomatos without a vine still on will not make them safe.
Why?
Because tomatoes with the vine still on have intact physical defenses for the meat inside. Tomatoes without the vine on have a "vine scar" that allows water to seep into the tomato. At the plant, when tomatoes are washed in tubs, the water gets contaminated and can then seep into the tomatoes thereby contaminating the inside of the tomato with salmonella. Therefore, washing the tomato without the vine still on at home will not protect you from the salmonella.
This whole tomato scare is total bullshit.
I dont understand why they dont list the restaurants that served up the bad food. Smells like big coverrup to me.
No I don't remember watching on TV but I have driven by tomato fields during harvest in California and have seen porta johns on site.
Dobbs was actually mad because the FDA refused to name the source or place where it was coming from.
Note to baby boomer whiners and shrill media hysterics like Dobbs. NO amount of Govt can protect you from life. No matter how many trillions you spend and how much new Govt you set up, Life is dangerous and this sort of stuff happens. Learn to deal with it.
Gasp, they have food poisoning in your wonderful socialist utopia of Europe from time to time too Lou. Guess that is Bush's fault huh?
Lord hear my prayer.....deliver us from these juveniles.
They're not out of control, they're only looking after themselves.
Fantastic post...
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