Frist urges germ spies

[JackieO]

Frist urges germ spies

Bill would cloak war on bioterror

By JEFF NESMITH
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 11/05/05

Washington — A bill moving rapidly through the Senate would create a secretive national research center to respond to bioterrorism threats and natural disease outbreaks.

Some scientists cautioned Friday that the new agency could draw funds away from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and the National Institutes of Health, and disrupt their work.

...The agency, commonly referred to as BARDA, would be given a first-year budget of $1 billion and some unusually strong powers.

It would have authority to shield drug manufacturers from liability lawsuits in the event a drug used to counteract a bioterrorism event or disease outbreak caused death or injury.

It also would be granted a blanket exemption from the federal Freedom of Information Act.


http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/1105/05natbioterror.html

[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. What's a germ spy?

I mean, what would a germ spy DO?

[Vanje]

3. What would a germ spy do?

Maybe powder up some Anthrax and mail it to media outlets and Democratic Senate leaders?

[TallahasseeGrannie]

8. So a germ spy

would be an intelligence person with access to germs and such?

Not an intelligence officer LOOKING for germs and such?

[stlsaxman]

21. A "germ spy" is a nanobot inserted into those who get vaccinated.

it builds up a teeny-tiny flash memory card that floats around your bloodstream dormate until it's activated to either control your thought patterns or notify those in power your location and actions.

So now they're giving the manufacturers cover if anything goes horribly awry.

This is why big pharma is getting all those govt. contracts and pay little or no tax.

[TexasLawyer]

18. or maybe let it loose on

war protesters marching on the D.C. mall.

[TomClash]

10. A can of Raid and a bucket of Lysol nt

[Rose Siding]

2. That liability shield is right out of bush's big germ speech last week

The gop won't rest til it's wiped out every consumer single protection.

They want to protect the manufacturers from damages, while packing the FDA with board members. :grr:

[Frustratedlady]

6. That scares me on the vaccine...

Who wants to take a vaccine when one of the first considerations is protection for the manufacturer from lawsuits by the recipient? Scary!

[sarcasmo]

19. They will never stick me with another vaccine again.

In the Military as a young dumb fool I let them shoot me with a needle gun/vaccine and to this day can't remember what was shot into me.

[Trajan]

4. LMFAO ...

to the idea of GOP-conceived Barda agents, in a terrible disease crisis, running hither and thither to protect : Drug manufacturers ???

Hey ? ... What about protecting US for a fuckin change .. eh ?

Sheeeesh ...

NOT LMFAO ... pretty fuckin sad ...

[occuserpens]

5. What about Holy Grail Agency?

First, they created DHS to put intelligence services together. Next, new services with purely imaginary goals are created outside of DHS.

[Midnight Rambler]

7. HCA wouldn't have anything to do with this, would they?

n/t

[Angry Girl]

9. We're being SET UP

The CDC's Police State
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2213019

US Governors Chafe at Greater Military Role
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1900976#1901027

[IChing]

13. Senate Bill 1873 is a bill that is a setup also.

"The Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005" You will find the wording under Senate Bill 1873 . Mandatory Vaccine Inoculations on US citizens

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=5145215

Just one of those trees in the forest.

[TomClash]

11. Let's start with DOD/DIA/FBI Anthrax Man!

Sign him up!

Oh wait he might already be on board. :crazy:

[nookiemonster]

12. ---Incoming transmission---

GERM SPY 1: ...crackle...Bad bug one reporting in..over...crackle...

FRIST GERM HQ: ....roger....proceed with Operation...Dem Meanie....copy...crackle....

GERM SPY 1: ...crackle...roger...encountered problem with anti-propaganda antibodies but proceeding....crackle...target in sight....crackle...

FRIST GERM HQ: ......roger, proceed....with caution..over...they are mutating with...a spine...they must be stopped...at once....copy....

GERM SPY 1: ....arrrghh...intercepted by truth.....tell my wife I love her......ughhhhh..........

FRIST GERM HQ: ....BAD BUG ONE!!!...copy!...are you there??!!....

[Ilsa]

14. I got my consonants and digraphs all mixed up on this one.

Frist, germ, and spies got all mingled together and resorted. sperm fries? germ flies? sperm guys?

[Historic NY]

15. Tell me again Republicans are for less government.........

sounds more like a scheme to reward drug companies than protecting the American people.

[struggle4progress]

16. Will they weaponize anthrax "to study it"? eom

[ItsThePeopleStupid]

20. they already did. n/t

[struggle4progress]

23. Of course you are right. But I meant BARDA, which doesn't exist yet.

As you seem to be aware, the prior history suggests that BARDA too will be cooking up killers, under the guise of protecting us ...

[steely]

17. He's totally wacked.

Probably trying to drum up some boondoggle biz for his big pharma cronies.

[MissB]

22. I think he really meant "sperm spy"

:shrug:

[leesa]

24. This is an outrage

"It would have authority to shield drug manufacturers from liability lawsuits in the event a drug used to counteract a bioterrorism event or disease outbreak caused death or injury.

It also would be granted a blanket exemption from the federal Freedom of Information Act."

Put Frist in jail NOW before the fascist is allowed to do any more damage.