Bachmann on Swine Flu

[Avidor]

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City Pages:

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/04/bachmann_intere.php

Here's the quote (at 12 min in): "I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out then under another Democrat president Jimmy Carter. And I'm not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it's an interesting coincidence."

Then why did you bring it up? A quick look at the swine flu scare in the 1970s brings up some interesting facts Bachmann seems to have missed that discredits even this "interesting coincidence". The first cases that spurred the swine flu vaccinations actually happened in 1976 under Republican President Gerald Ford when some Fort Dix soldiers became ill. Carter continued the vaccinations when he took office.

[newmac]

1. If this is the face of America we present to the world...

they we are no longer a great nation; we are just an embarassment.

[Lil Missy]

2. Oh, FFS!

:eyes:

[Deja Q]

3. The only thing I like about her is her hair.

Also, it's "Democratic President". Or shall we say she's part of the Republicant party because all those people can do is CANT because they CAN'T do anything else (which history HAS shown)? ;)

[Politicalboi]

7. For Bachmann I think

You need another U in Republic*nt.

[Lucky Luciano]

33. LOL! Reminds me of the Family Guy Epsiode

where Quagmire gets a Winnebago and paints on it, "Quagmire's Cross Cuntry Tour." Peter(?) then asks, "Isn't there an 'O' in country?" Quagmire says, "Nope!"

[HopeHoops]

4. Is she REALLY that stupid?

Why do they even let her on TV? No wait, they let everyone at FOX on TV - scratch that.

[jfkraus]

25. I think so.

[PatSeg]

5. Does she have any idea

what a fool she's making of herself? I think she's preparing for a future career at FOX News!

[sellitman]

6. I love Michelle Bachmann

She makes her party look even more asinine than possible with every press release.

She is probably responsible for more new Democrats than almost anyone alive.

[BBri]

8. Amen to that!

She's such a nitwit. I've said it before, let her talk all she wants!

[polmaven]

21. She is likely one of the BIGGEST

factors in Senator Specter's decision. She is just too good to be true for the DemocratIC Party!

:kick:

[lavndrblue]

27. She's dangerous

She is inciting violence against our government.

[Plucketeer]

37. Even if Michelle and Ann don't look like twins

They MUST have been turned out of the same mold. Both are ignorant scags. :puke:

[Turbineguy]

9. How could it be harmful?

it's natural!

[TheEuclideanOne]

10. Wouldn't you think that there would be at least a talking point here or there that

they would stop and say..... Hey, but that is just stupid! I can't say that.


Apparently not. :rofl:

[Pacifist Patriot]

28. I could not be a journalist today and keep a straight face.

[Clintonista2]

11. She looks drugged

If I were the GOP I would probably keep her drugged up too. Keep her chained up until an important vote comes up.

[SemperEadem]

12. I find it interesting that in 2009, stupid won't die

who the fuck winds this cretin up every morning?

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. *snarf*

[pattmarty]

13. A fucking pig talking about swine flu. Now, that's an expert.

[phantom power]

14. I'm not saying...

I'm just saying!


I can't even get mad at that. You get your freak on, Michelle!
:rofl:

[RufusTFirefly]

15. Self-delete

[phantom power]

16. That's what is so awesome about wingnuts. They're recursively wrong.

They make shit up, and it's wrong, but even if it was right, they're still wrong on at least three more recursive levels.

[Bette Noir]

17. Limppaw blamed the flu on Obama, too.

I guess conservatives not only don't believe in evolution, but they also don't believe in the germ theory of disease.

[Dollface]

18. Appears she has been talking to Katherine Harris again. Wait, maybe she is Katherine Harris.

[Minnesota Raindog]

20. Interesting coincidence that Bachmann and her husband worked on Carter's campaign

I'm not blaming Michele for swine flu or anything, but it is interesting that she and her husband worked on Jimmy Carter's campaign when we last had swine flu, and now Bachmann is in Congress and we have swine flu again.

[Piewhacket]

23. OMG! The Bachmann pestulence! That clinches it, burn the witch!

[Piewhacket]

22. oops. overs.

[jfkraus]

24. Following that logic, 911 happened during...

Shrub's watch, therefore he did it!

[Quantess]

26. This is so mind boggling stupid

I have to recommend it.

[Matariki]

29. Oh I find it a MUCH more interesting coincidence that Rumsfield's Tamiflu is set to profit

http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersINCOnlineReport/idUSTRE53Q44H20090427

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the virus appears to be susceptible to Roche's (ROG.VX) flu drug Tamiflu, also known as oseltamivir, but not to older flu drugs such as amantadine.

Roche said it has five million treatment courses of Tamiflu on stand-by for the WHO in its "Rapid Response Stockpile."

[progressoid]

30. Obi Wan, "the dumbass is stong in this one"

[Granny M]

31. Oh, damn...

You made tea come out my nose.....

[Piewhacket]

36. Mace Windu, " just so, but let us not overlook the rule of two, Obi Wan"

[Hepburn]

32. I would have prefered the title: "SWINE FLU ON BACHMAN." n/t

[EnviroBat]

34. My god.. This asshole gets stupider every time she opens her mouth.

She should be careful. If she keeps talking, they're will be nothing left to carry out even the simplest of coordinated movements. She won't be able to eat, or wipe her own ass.

[barbtries]

35. i can't watch her

she's blaming the FLU on democrats? this woman is certifiable.

[bulloney]

38. The swine flu vaccines of the 1970s were authorized under Gerald Ford, you moron Bachmann!

I just began my freshman year in college in 1976. The shots were available that fall shortly after classes began. Jimmy Carter wasn't elected yet and wouldn't take office until January.

Like I said, there's a direct correlation between how conservative you are and how ignorant you are on history.

From Wikipedia:

1976 U.S. outbreak
On February 5, 1976, an army recruit at Fort Dix said he felt tired and weak. He died the next day and four of his fellow soldiers were later hospitalized. Two weeks after his death, health officials announced that swine flu was the cause of death and that this strain of flu appeared to be closely related to the strain involved in the 1918 flu pandemic. Alarmed public-health officials decided that action must be taken to head off another major pandemic, and they urged President Gerald Ford that every person in the U.S. be vaccinated for the disease.<37>

However, the vaccination program was plagued by delays and public relations problems. But on Oct. 1, 1976, the immunization program began and by Oct. 11, approximately 40 million people, or about 24% of the population, had received swine flu immunizations. That same day, three senior citizens died soon after receiving their swine flu shots and there was a media outcry linking the deaths to the immunizations, despite not having any positive proof. According to science writer Patrick Di Justo, however, by the time the truth was known — that the deaths were not proven to be related to the vaccine — it was too late. "The government had long feared mass panic about swine flu — now they feared mass panic about the swine flu vaccinations." This became a strong setback to the program.<38>

There were reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a paralyzing neuromuscular disorder, affecting some people who had received swine flu immunizations. This syndrome is a rare side-effect of influenza vaccines, with an incidence of about one case per million vaccinations.<39> As a result, Di Justo writes that "the public refused to trust a government-operated health program that killed old people and crippled young people." In total, less than 33 percent of the population had been immunized by the end of 1976. The National Influenza Immunization Program was effectively halted on Dec. 16.

Overall, about 500 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), resulting in death from severe pulmonary complications for 25 people, which, according to Dr. P. Haber, were probably caused by an immunopathological reaction to the 1976 vaccine. Other influenza vaccines have not been linked to GBS, though caution is advised for certain individuals, particularly those with a history of GBS.<40><41>

[nichomachus]

39. Bachmann on swine flu? And all this time, I thought she was on crack. n/t

[Butch350]

40. This babe is...

"Dressed to Kill, Play Mity for Me, and Fatal Attraction all rolled into one"!

[LynnTheDem]

41. So bachmann thinks the president in 1976 was a Democrat?

Oh wait...bachmann doesn't actually think.

[LynnTheDem]

42. Someone send these to that poor fool...

#1.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_was_president_of_us_in_1976

#2.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Gerald_Ford_a_republican_or_a_democrat'