The President appointed an "Ebola Czar" yesterday. I wonder what that person is going to do when the two people who have Ebola get better.
His title should be Making It Look Like We're Doing Something Because The Media Has Scared The Shit Out Of Everybody And Has Them Expecting Us To Do Something Czar. But that might not fit on a business card.
Ebola Czar
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jaybee
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Re: Ebola Czar
So if he introduces himself as the new Ebola czar do people refuse to shake his hand?
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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Re: Ebola Czar
West African countries where the deadly disease is rife, people have stopped greeting each other in the usual way. Instead, they’ve developed the “Ebola handshake” – crossing your right arm over your chest and tapping your shoulder.
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Re: Ebola Czar
You'd think the Surgeon General could cover this. However, that job has been vacant for over a year. (The Deputy Surgeon General is acting Surgeon General.) A year ago, the White House nominated Dr. Vivek Murthy, but he wasn't confirmed because of tweets like this that he sent in 2012:
Tired of politicians playing politics w/ guns, putting lives at risk b/c they’re scared of NRA. Guns are a health care issue. #debatehealth
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Re: Ebola Czar
jarnon wrote:You'd think the Surgeon General could cover this. However, that job has been vacant for over a year. (The Deputy Surgeon General is acting Surgeon General.) A year ago, the White House nominated Dr. Vivek Murthy, but he wasn't confirmed because of tweets like this that he sent in 2012:Tired of politicians playing politics w/ guns, putting lives at risk b/c they’re scared of NRA. Guns are a health care issue. #debatehealth
It always warms my heart when politicians show how much they appreciate people who have the audacity to have an opinion....
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