I suppose I agree with you but that comment about the tuna and dry milk just seemed off the wall. It was made in the context of a bird flu outbreak, which to my mind made it even more weird. We're not going to have a bird flu outbreak this year. Not even the scare mongers are saying that. Then I heard him on Hannitty and Sean asked him about the comment and I really expected him to down play it or disavow it and he didn't. He really thinks we ought to be stockpiling food and supplies. He didn't say why...just that it's a good idea.
"He didn't say why ... just that it's a good idea."
The things you can do to prepare for a pandemic (food, water, etc) are the same things you should do to prepare for a hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, wildfire, etc. Health departments are embracing the idea of All Hazards Planning.