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33. I went to Matt Hudson's website & left the following comment:

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 01:21 PM

Jul 2012

How absolutely brilliant of Matt to cut off funding early for public health & the Holley State Hospital in advance of the current Jacksonville tuberculosis outbreak.

It is totally refreshing to see a politician with the courage to keep advocating for cutting funds for wasteful public services in the face of whiners like the Centers for Disease Control, who seem to think that controlling a tuberculosis epidemic should outweigh the need for reducing taxes on the most deserving of Americans, the rich.

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Worst TB outbreak in 20 years kept secret (Florida) [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 OP

Inexcusable. yardwork Jul 2012 #1

Did Creighton med student spread TB to patients? (student was in residency 100's to be tested)) Omaha Steve Jul 2012 #2

This may only be the begining of this sort of thing... L0oniX Jul 2012 #3

And quite likely TPTB would try to hush it up. Imagine that. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #26

They are busy trying to return us to the late 19th century DBoon Jul 2012 #4

Forget the late 19th Century, think 14th Century and black death (which killed 1/3 coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #35

OMG libodem Jul 2012 #5

This is a predicted consequence of allowing essential public health services to byeya Jul 2012 #6

This is you're government shrunk to the size of a bathtub UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #7

Even for a thief like scott, this is crazy. russspeakeasy Jul 2012 #8

These people think the only function of government is defense. Warpy Jul 2012 #9

kinda makes ya want to cough in his face, doesn't it? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #14

Oh, if there was an off chance I had TB Warpy Jul 2012 #20

As evil a MoFo as Scott unquestionably is, you don't wish TB on anyone really. It's coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #36

Well, most of it is still treatable Warpy Jul 2012 #40

This is defense. drm604 Jul 2012 #44

Florida was ripe for this kind of thing. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #10

His Rickness closed the hospital, because he needs that money to save some TIF'd real estate...? patrice Jul 2012 #11

I bet it was withheld so the hospital would be closed without any questions. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2012 #12

Totally inexcusable........... mrmpa Jul 2012 #13

uh...this is in Florida.... glinda Jul 2012 #16

I know it's in Florida............. mrmpa Jul 2012 #18

My Mother died at 23 NOLALady Jul 2012 #32

Sorry about the loss of your Mom............ mrmpa Jul 2012 #53

OMG! lonestarnot Jul 2012 #15

I remember when this happend in NYC BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #17

I wonder what the FLoridians feel about their elected officials they voted in? /nt still_one Jul 2012 #19

Two people I know died of TB in the last few years. Kablooie Jul 2012 #21

Aren't most of us innoculated CoffeeCat Jul 2012 #22

it`s mutating... madrchsod Jul 2012 #24

Thanks for the info CoffeeCat Jul 2012 #25

I don't see how that's possible, since the earth is only coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #51

Nope Sgent Jul 2012 #28

Um, I'm not a doctor or a biologist, but TB is a bacterial infection, not a viral infection. I don't coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #37

Its a bacterial infection dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #39

See my reply #49. I'm a total dumbass :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #50

No you're not dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #52

Diphtheria is bacterial FloridaJudy Jul 2012 #46

I had no idea, seriously. I think maybe I should self-delete my obviously ignorant post, but I don't coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #49

Nope FloridaJudy Jul 2012 #45

Tourism need this brought to their attention........... kooljerk666 Jul 2012 #23

Florida. nt Javaman Jul 2012 #27

Only the little people get sick. nt bemildred Jul 2012 #29

you DO NOT MESS with tb dembotoz Jul 2012 #30

Shameful. Quantess Jul 2012 #31

I went to Matt Hudson's website & left the following comment: Jackpine Radical Jul 2012 #33

It's more important that welfare recipients take a precious piss test Blue Owl Jul 2012 #34

God, if Scott was a dem we'd never hear the end of this... Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #38

Guy had TB, was sleeping on the food in back jtuck004 Jul 2012 #41

Hell with Scott, can't we go over his head? davidthegnome Jul 2012 #42

Scott should be impeached - this is a "high crime" against the public. jpak Jul 2012 #43

As a retired Public Health nurse FloridaJudy Jul 2012 #47

Don't Tax Cuts Cure TB? Yavin4 Jul 2012 #48

Commentary: State risks public health by closing tuberculosis hospital maddezmom Jul 2012 #54