[markomalley]

In a sane world, the public health officials would be screaming to do just that (they might be shouted down from other forces within the government, but they'd at least make the effort to support public health)

But who says that we live in a sane world? In a sane world, this pretender would have never been elected to the post of dog-catcher, much less elected President twice.

[headstamp 2]

Revoke their passports.

[rfreedom4u]

Maybe they can’t shut down the border but they can sure as hell stop all incoming flights from ebola infected countries!

But obama wants this crisis.

[BenLurkin]

Bump, bump and bump!

[stars & stripes forever]

We can’t shut the border because another wave of Central Americans “children” is scheduled to arrive at anytime.

[Girlene]

His logic is ridiculous. We could still let certain persons(health care workers, etc.) be able to enter the country, then quarantine them before they return to the US. They can shut off other people’s visas.

This guy should be fired. Where are our congressmen/women asking for the borders to be shut off; where are they asking for this guy to be fired? A spokesperson for CDC had the audacity to call this a “very wimpy virus”. ?????

[Rummyfan]

...because by isolating these countries, it’ll make it harder to help them, it will spread more there and we’d be more likely to be exposed here.”

A-hole contradicts himself in one sentence. How could we be more exposed here if we isolate it there? Quarantine now!

[mdmathis6]

I'm not sure the logic of his statement follows. So we can't ban flights and folks coming in from West Africa because it will make things worse here? So we have to leave our borders open and just accept our fates?

I hear a cuckoo clock ringing somewhere!

[Textide]

“Even if we tried to close the border, it wouldn’t work,” the top health official added. “People have a right to return. People transiting through could come in. And it would backfire, because by isolating these countries, it’ll make it harder to help them, it will spread more there and we’d be more likely to be exposed here.”

This just doesn't make any sense at all to me. People have a right to return? BS! Not if the CDC recommends that they not be allowed.

I also can't quite place this CDC Director's accent. It is slightly foreign and his overpronounced words annoy the hell out of me. Couldn't find his place of birth online anywhere.

[Envisioning]

Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Friday said restricting travel between the U.S. and West Africa would likely “backfire” and put Americans more at risk of contracting Ebola.

Tom, I hope you catch it and die.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Ain't fundamental change grand?

[mabarker1]

BULL$H!T

YOU WON’T BECAUSE THE zero WANT’S TO KILL AMERICANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY IS THIS ENTIRE administration NOT IN JAIL FOR TREASON AND DERILICTION OF DUTY/OFFICE??????

[BunnySlippers]

Weird.

[b4its2late]

No such thing as can’t.

[Don Corleone]

Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Friday said restricting travel between the U.S. and West Africa would likely “backfire” and put Americans more at risk of contracting Ebola.

What kind of convoluted logic is that? Sounds like another faculty lounge consensus.

[oh8eleven]

Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control - "And it would backfire, because by isolating these countries, it’ll make it harder to help them, it will spread more there and we’d be more likely to be exposed here."
A classic example of gubmint thinking, i.e. physco-babble.

[bestintxas]

BS

[CIB-173RDABN]

Politics

The talking points have been issued. For reasons only known to our elite rulers, our nations borders have been opened to all.

I take some satisfaction in knowing that nothing goes the way it was planned, and what ever plan these people have for us will not turn out the way they expect.

I can not predict the future other than to say it is not going to be pretty when the blowback occurs.

[Travis McGee]

What does all that twaddle have to do with allowing the Ebloa-infected Duncan into the USA?

He was not a returning medical worker etc.

[Califreak]

Did someone threaten to bring more in if we close the border?(terrorist type?)

This makes no sense at all

[OKSooner]

"Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Friday said restricting travel between the U.S. and West Africa would likely “backfire” and put Americans more at risk of contracting Ebola. "

Fire his ass, right now.

If the guy in a position to fire him won't fire him, fire his ass now. Right now. If people get their racist panties in a wad that's TFB.

People are going to die over this if it isn't gotten under control like right now. Actually like a month ago would have been better but right now is what we have.

IF THIS GETS OUT OF CONTROL AND PEOPLE'S FAMILIES START DYING, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS GOING TO MAKE A LITTLE ETHNIC VIOLENCE OVER SOME @$$#0LE LOSING HIS JOB LOOK LIKE A BASEBALL GAME.

(Maybe that's what they want... "gee, it sure is too bad we can't have those elections with all this mayhem going on...")