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

Tue Oct 28, 2014, 11:18 AM

Oct 2014

they should have taken in nice and slow. much safer.

lights and sirens are vastly overused. time was not of the essence, avoiding an accident was (at least if quarantine was the goal).

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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