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1. i'm trying wrap my head around the concept of a gun under a bio-suit.

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2014, 11:15 AM

Oct 2014

seems there might be a certain, uh, hole in the logic of the utility of that gun....

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This Nation of Cowards [View all] WilliamPitt Oct 2014 OP

i'm trying wrap my head around the concept of a gun under a bio-suit. unblock Oct 2014 #1

Yep, oh GOD we've GOT to have our GUNNNNNNS... calimary Oct 2014 #25

"The difference between genus and stupidity hifiguy Oct 2014 #53

The gun Reminds me of Stephen King's "The Stand" Tommymac Oct 2014 #90

also, running light and sirens. that's the most dangerous way to move someone. unblock Oct 2014 #2

"if quarantine was the goal" is the critical phrase there JHB Oct 2014 #27

yeah but imagine the p.r. disaster this might have been for christie had there been an accident! unblock Oct 2014 #30

I guess this was written a few days ago? Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #3

Reading is fundamental. WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #6

Was putting the nurse in a room with a porta-potti and no shower an overreaction? Yes. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #8

??? heaven05 Oct 2014 #19

Surely anyone who is concerned about Ebola's "ability to mutate" Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #24

operative word heaven05 Oct 2014 #34

You must then agree with the poster's viewpoint ... SomeGuyInEagan Oct 2014 #48

I agree heaven05 Oct 2014 #74

If they are not contagious, sure. Just like the rest of us. No symptoms, not contagious, why not? uppityperson Oct 2014 #56

I'd be a heck of a lot happier Rainngirl Oct 2014 #64

Ebola is spread through contact with an infectious person's bodily excretions and only if uppityperson Oct 2014 #66

as of Monday Christie is "allowing" Kaci's quarantine to take place in her home -- in Maine. magical thyme Oct 2014 #11

"He later remembered he has no jurisdiction in Maine" - which is why he still wants to be president. calimary Oct 2014 #26

Because a SAFE American, is a BRAVE American. johnnyreb Oct 2014 #4

A mission of... ReRe Oct 2014 #5

I don't care what he calls himself, truebluegreen Oct 2014 #21

Don't worry, the Dembots will fearmonger you into supporting him in 2020 MontyPow Oct 2014 #40

I'm sure they'll try... truebluegreen Oct 2014 #42

The force may be strong with you. I hope so. MontyPow Oct 2014 #44

Are you old enough to remember his dad? ReRe Oct 2014 #95

The right wing and their sycophants in the media love to neverforget Oct 2014 #7

Andew Cuomo is a Democrat (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #9

and a very bad one too. neverforget Oct 2014 #10

This bigwillq Oct 2014 #18

Yeah, no kidding! calimary Oct 2014 #29

So was Jefferson Davis WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #15

toto, i don't think we're in kansas anymore.... unblock Oct 2014 #52

You're certainly correct. WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #60

In name only. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #22

Another corporate stooge riding on daddy's liberal coattails. Fuddnik Oct 2014 #28

And all he needs is a D next to his name for many in the Democratic Party. MontyPow Oct 2014 #45

The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants. Albert Camus Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #12

Depressing, isn't it? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2014 #13

excellent rant! Kali Oct 2014 #37

Excellent Will. A week or so ago, I got beat up here on DU for sinkingfeeling Oct 2014 #14

Sorry that happened to you BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #98

K & R for a beautifully written piece.. mountain grammy Oct 2014 #16

Cuomo is a Democrat. Don't be selective. MontyPow Oct 2014 #46

Cuomo is as big a jackass as Christie on this and many issues. mountain grammy Oct 2014 #75

Very happy! MontyPow Oct 2014 #93

this should put to rest heaven05 Oct 2014 #17

+1000 heaven05 Oct 2014 #20

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Oct 2014 #23

Wonderful article, WilliamPitt! My father was a doctor during the polio epidemics. ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #31

Thanks. A quarantine is not a punishment. It is not the equivalent of shunning or exile. JDPriestly Oct 2014 #38

Still waiting to quarantine any citizen with flu like symptoms. MontyPow Oct 2014 #47

Quarantine might be an appropriate solution. JDPriestly Oct 2014 #79

It wouldn't be a problem if we had universal mandatory employer sick leave. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #82

Exactly. You'd think that mandatory sick leave in places that handle food would be a health JDPriestly Oct 2014 #86

So much for snark. I think we should just chill out about both. MontyPow Oct 2014 #94

So much for snark. I'll agree with you on that. JDPriestly Oct 2014 #97

Hehehe. Nicely understated MontyPow Oct 2014 #106

If a health professional puts themselves into that, a stay at a luxury resort-like site ... SomeGuyInEagan Oct 2014 #50

I agree, although some might prefer to just be quarantined in their own homes with all the comforts JDPriestly Oct 2014 #80

That's a compromise I could live with. ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #51

Goes without saying. Thanks. JDPriestly Oct 2014 #81

Another knock out of the park. woo me with science Oct 2014 #32

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Oct 2014 #33

"One man whose gun was visible under his bio-suit" malthaussen Oct 2014 #35

Ebola is an infectious, contagious disease which, if not properly trreated, causes death in JDPriestly Oct 2014 #36

Because our burial practices are the same as in West Africa WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #39

++++++++++ uppityperson Oct 2014 #57

18,000+ Americans and 240,000+ people world wide died from influenza last year. MontyPow Oct 2014 #49

Very well written reply. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #54

Wha...? WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #62

I didn't reply to you in this thread. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #63

My apologies. WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #68

I don't know why you give a flying fuck what I think. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #73

The Major was not replying to your post, William. n/t SomeGuyInEagan Oct 2014 #69

See post #68 WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #71

Looks like we *might* have been posting at the same time. SomeGuyInEagan Oct 2014 #76

The fact that Duncan failed to transmit the disease to his close associates outside the hospital has grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #103

time to change the lyrics... alterfurz Oct 2014 #41

... woo me with science Oct 2014 #105

Appointing meaningless Czars and signing legislation with irresponsible cuts doesn't help. MontyPow Oct 2014 #43

k&r uppityperson Oct 2014 #55

"My goodness, what a fuss you're making! Well naturally, when you go around picking on things adirondacker Oct 2014 #58

For those who don't remember the 80's and 90's, Ebola has been a big lesson. Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #59

...and the band played on. WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #61

You know it.... Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #67

Nothing to add. REC. Feral Child Oct 2014 #65

Nice piece, Will. Spot on. mnhtnbb Oct 2014 #70

next thing will be...... BlueJac Oct 2014 #72

Fear porn is very effective The Wizard Oct 2014 #77

kick woo me with science Oct 2014 #78

It's more about Cuomo and Christie covering their own asses. Just waiting for their Presidential bid YOHABLO Oct 2014 #83

Neither should be allowed near national office BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #99

You quarantined used car salesmen and told Ebola to fuck off!!!! DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #84

Kick n/t Oilwellian Oct 2014 #85

Simply another form of hippie punching. Tear gas, pepper spray, sniper rifles, quarantine whereisjustice Oct 2014 #87

Exactly. DeSwiss Oct 2014 #88

K & R Thespian2 Oct 2014 #89

Such a good article the DU fearmongers dare not raise their heads. Bravo!! riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #91

Kick cwydro Oct 2014 #92

The Republican response to EVERYTHING is Authoritarianism.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #96

I wonder what you would "write" whistler162 Oct 2014 #100

I was quite worried about ebola until we saw that Duncans close associates failed to get the disease grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #101

It's like watching Romans participating in a Rube Goldberg contest. orpupilofnature57 Oct 2014 #102

Another piece I will forward to everybody I know. marble falls Oct 2014 #104

Fuck'em, Kaci WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #107