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We are always open to ideas:Astonishing statement of CDC chief in charge of bungled Ebola response
Daily Mail ^ | 16 October 2014 | David Martosko

Posted on 10/16/2014 11:58:59 AM PDT by CorporateStepsister

"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas Frieden began his grilling Thursday on Capitol Hill with a stark admission that his agency is still searching for ways to combat the Ebola virus as it burrows into the United States.

Two members of Congress are calling for his resignation, and the White House began the torturous process of throwing him under the disease-control bus on Thursday afternoon, saying that Frieden is 'taking responsibility' for his agency's screwups.

'We're always open to ideas for what we can do to keep Americans safe,' Frieden said in his opening statement, departing from his prepared remarks in the face of a hostile and impatient panel in a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

'We would consider any options to better protect Americans,' he said later during a Q&A period."

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agency; capitolhill; cdc; commerce; disease; drthomasfrieden; ebola; energy; frieden; friedenebolahearing; obama; thomasfrieden; unitedstates; virus; whitehouse
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To: kik5150

61 posted on 10/16/2014 3:56:44 PM PDT by Bobalu (Hashem Yerachem (May God Have Mercy)
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To: 2ndreconmarine; Fitzcarraldo; Covenantor; Mother Abigail; EBH; Dog Gone; ...
Ping...

A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread

62 posted on 10/16/2014 4:02:22 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: CorporateStepsister

That CDC Chief needs to be FIRED IMMEDIATELY, and they need to bring in a serious medical person to run this.

The woman that’s supposed to be the White House “Ebola czar” or whatever, is really a man, and IT’S corrupt - regardless of what gender it is.

We are in DESPERATE need of some ADULTS here, and FAST!!!


63 posted on 10/16/2014 4:11:23 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: KoRn

Votes of no confidence by the citizenry

President
Vice President
Homeland Security Secretary
Director CDC

Lead or get out of the way.


64 posted on 10/16/2014 4:17:13 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: morphing libertarian

65 posted on 10/16/2014 4:21:05 PM PDT by EternalVigilance ( Impeach. Remove. Rinse. Repeat.)
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To: kik5150
Somebody should correct that misspelling.

should read

U-know

I'mGay


66 posted on 10/16/2014 4:23:54 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: EternalVigilance

epidemiologist-in-chief


67 posted on 10/16/2014 4:26:53 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Kalam; kik5150
The visual is 100% accurate in every way.

True, though a strategically placed styrofoam cup could make it even better.

68 posted on 10/16/2014 4:27:54 PM PDT by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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To: kik5150
I understand the sentiment, but I hate that it besmirches an historic plane in our country's history.

Maybe you could use a Stuka or Zero. You know...bad guy planes.

69 posted on 10/16/2014 4:46:14 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: CorporateStepsister

If “we are always looking for ideas” is your only complaint, then I disagree. In the private sector, management should always be looking for new ideas from every level of the operation as well as the consumer. Government should be no different.


70 posted on 10/16/2014 4:52:17 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: sjmjax

I couldn’t agree more...


71 posted on 10/16/2014 4:55:21 PM PDT by Kackikat (Two wrongs do NOT make a right.... unless you are a Democrat!)
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To: two23

I don’t know what the idiot left calls it.... but I call it high treason.


72 posted on 10/16/2014 5:08:40 PM PDT by XenaLee (The only good commie is a dead commie)
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To: Dr. Ursus

Porous skull, brains leaking


73 posted on 10/16/2014 5:40:41 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Friedon told Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) before today’s hearing: “.... the administration fears a travel ban from affected countries would hurt fragile West African economies.”


All that matters is money? Dead people don’t do business.


74 posted on 10/16/2014 5:42:49 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: kik5150

OMG! That is amazing!

(I say this as one who actually sat in a mock-up of the Enola Gay WITH General Paul Tibbetts. I had a nice chat with him and he gave me his autograph.)


75 posted on 10/16/2014 6:37:21 PM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: CorporateStepsister; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; ...
Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

76 posted on 10/16/2014 7:25:37 PM PDT by null and void ("Agoraphobia": fear of the marketplace; "AlGoreaphobia": fear of the marketplace of ideas.)
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To: two23
What do you call someone who knowingly and willing allows a deadly virus into a population?

Obama?

77 posted on 10/16/2014 8:01:19 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: two23
What do you call someone who knowingly and willing allows a deadly virus into a population?

A murdering terrorist?

78 posted on 10/16/2014 8:02:10 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: Dubh_Ghlase
Here's some of it.
79 posted on 10/16/2014 8:52:01 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: CorporateStepsister

We’re always open to ideas for what we can do to keep Americans safe,’ Frieden said in his opening statement

And when some good common sense ideas are presented they have a hundred reasons why it can’t be done.


80 posted on 10/16/2014 9:38:48 PM PDT by Captain7seas (Beware of "enviromentalist" spewing lies)
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