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White House: Swine Flu Briefing Not a Deflection From Obama Golf Outing
FOXNews.com ^ | Sunday, April 26, 2009 | Major Garrett and Sharon Kehnemui

Posted on 04/26/2009 1:42:45 PM PDT by TaxPayer2000

WASHINGTON -- President Obama went golfing and the Department of Health and Human Services is short a secretary, so other U.S. officials took the controls Sunday as the Obama administration ramps up efforts to find and isolate U.S. cases of swine flu.

During a White House briefing, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that HHS will issue a public health emergency warning that will free up resources to address the outbreak that has hit 20 Americans in five states.

Richard Besser, acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the agency is prepared to move millions of doses of the U.S. anti-virus stockpile to areas of early and potential outbreaks.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: besser; bho44; bhocdc; bush; democrats; golf; hypocrites; liberals; mexicanflu; mexiflu; obama; patientzero; present; swineflu; vacation
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To: keats5
Put Napolitano up in front of the press again. she did so well last time. /s

Wouldn't be too surprised if she tried to blame the Canadians for the flu outbreak too.

21 posted on 04/26/2009 2:34:05 PM PDT by eggman (Obama's Spread the Wealth will work just as well as Spread the Liabilities (sub-prime mortgages))
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To: yankeedame

Is that a clear teleprompter on his cart?


22 posted on 04/26/2009 2:35:47 PM PDT by newfreep ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." - P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: TaxPayer2000

Does the Constitution have a Mulligan Statute??

Pray for America


23 posted on 04/26/2009 2:37:46 PM PDT by bray (Throw the Crooks Out!)
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To: A_Former_Democrat
Didn’t he bowl something like a 36 during the campaign?

That's what they'll say he shot for 18 holes today.

24 posted on 04/26/2009 2:38:00 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: TaxPayer2000

Some kid is going to be reaaallly disappointed when he asks for “Tiger Woods” autograph.


25 posted on 04/26/2009 2:39:03 PM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: TaxPayer2000
Richard Besser, acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the agency is prepared to move millions of doses of the U.S. anti-virus stockpile to areas of early and potential outbreaks.

And yet various media reports have claimed that existing anti-viral drugs are ineffective against this strain of flu.

What is wrong with this picture?

26 posted on 04/26/2009 2:44:15 PM PDT by The Electrician ("Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.")
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To: mainestategop

ZERO HUSSEIN is “OUT GOLFING!” What is significant is that ZERO is WORSE at Golf than he is at Bowling!:-( This probably the second time in Zero’s life that he went “GOLFING!” But ZERO picked his typical time to Dodge any moment of taking responsibility for anything, Who cares about a national Catastrophe, let Napolitno handle it! She will fit well under an oncomung BUS:-)


27 posted on 04/26/2009 2:45:51 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (GOD BLESS AMERICA and Our Last Great President George W. Bush)
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To: TheWasteLand
Some kid is going to be reaaallly disappointed when he asks for “Tiger Woods” autograph.

Why? Comrade 0bama can forge a signature I'm sure, after all he signed off on a forged birth 'certificate' being posted online! LOL
28 posted on 04/26/2009 2:47:37 PM PDT by mkjessup (You're either with our Constitution, or you are with TKU ("The Kenyan Usurper"). CHOOSE!!!)
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To: neodad

Rainbow Six had a scenario similar; the terrorists in the book were trying to spread a bio-weapon through the A/C system at an Australian Olympics, but I imagine you already know that.


29 posted on 04/26/2009 2:48:16 PM PDT by wastedyears (Iron Maiden's gonna get ya, no matter how far!)
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To: TaxPayer2000

I dunno... I watched the entire news conference and Gibbs and Napolitano looked pale white and a bit edgy. It looked like they had more in their minds than the stuff they were discussing with the media present. I actually felt worse after watching the news conference and I called my hubby on his cell phone (he was at Wal-Mart) and told him to get me some Tamiflu, just in case..........


30 posted on 04/26/2009 2:48:22 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD (Airlines can take their $15-per-checked-bag surcharge and shove it!)
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To: yankeedame

He needs a bro-sierre.


31 posted on 04/26/2009 2:48:32 PM PDT by mplsconservative
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To: yankeedame
I should have known it was Obama, but I have to admit that I did not even recognize him until your post!
32 posted on 04/26/2009 2:50:01 PM PDT by srmorton (Chose life!)
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To: brewcrew

AND NOT been an Accessory to Murdering Millions of late Term Viable, Living Innocent, Defenseless Babies like Governor Sabelius, ZERO’S choice for SH&HS!


33 posted on 04/26/2009 2:50:06 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (GOD BLESS AMERICA and Our Last Great President George W. Bush)
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To: TaxPayer2000

Patterson from NY just had a press conference saying 20 cases nationwide, 8 in NY. This manufactured crisis is incredible. He said this had the “potential...” Watch the birdie. Wonder what is going on to have so many high profile press conferences to announces 20 cases nation wide. Something is going on and it ain’t about pig flu.


34 posted on 04/26/2009 2:52:06 PM PDT by appleseed
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To: True Republican Patriot

Oh, c’mon now - You know that’s a sacrament to those people.


35 posted on 04/26/2009 2:53:29 PM PDT by brewcrew
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To: newfreep

“Is that a clear teleprompter on his cart?”

Looks like it...ROTFLOL!!


36 posted on 04/26/2009 2:54:18 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: appleseed
Something is going on and it ain’t about pig flu.

I agree. Even in Mexico, the spread hasn't significantly accelerated out of control since the initial 80 deaths were reported.

37 posted on 04/26/2009 2:54:19 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: TaxPayer2000

Gosh, what a picture of a true goofy, flakey Duufus that looks totally like an Idiot! Did anyone tell Zero that shooting 300 in a round of Golf is NOT the same as bowling a 300 in a game? Just askin!:-)


38 posted on 04/26/2009 2:55:54 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (GOD BLESS AMERICA and Our Last Great President George W. Bush)
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To: TaxPayer2000

*O* is not playing golf, *O* is monitoring!!!! sheesh!
:0)


39 posted on 04/26/2009 2:57:19 PM PDT by tiredoflaundry (I will not be silenced.)
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To: mainestategop

I think it was President Bush, himself that did not want to be out showing him self as having a great time by golfing, and being photographed so the troops could see it.. while they were at war, so there fore he did not golf..Unlike zero, he could not attend church, to pray for our troops, before his outing..


40 posted on 04/26/2009 2:58:14 PM PDT by JoanneSD (illegals represented without taxation.. Americans taxed without representation)
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