Oh, this is a tailor-made story for the press... if only we here in the United States would play along.
There are people in THIS COUNTRY getting the Swine Flu!! 100 people have died from it (unfortunately for our press they were in Mexico) - including (breathlessly reported) one who worked on President Obama when he was in Mexico!! Pictures of uniformed police and army units in Mexico armed to the teeth and wearing masks are on the front pages of newspapers!! We're going to DIE!!
Maybe.
Can someone explain what armed cops and army units have to do with this? Are they going to shoot the flu on sight? I have an easier time believing they are going to guard the drugs flowing across the southern U.S. border!!
Well... No one in THIS country is dead yet. Probably just the bad luck of the press because here - so far - it's hitting kids that were in Mexico on Spring Break and they're pretty strong. They'll have the flu and recover just like the THOUSANDS who have had the flu all winter. The worst they're facing is dehydration from vomiting and diarhea.
This afternoon the Cable News Channels were having fits because they could not figure out why no one was dying anywhere but Mexico from this flu!! The stories coming out of Mexico make it pretty clear why the people there are dying and they're NOT here. Mexico has 'socialized medicine' and the people are NOT GETTING THE PROPER CARE!! The hospitals are turning people away, they are not getting medicine out to those who need it and people are dying as a result. Gee, if the press waits a few more months we'll have 'socialized medicine' here then the press will have their stories!!
Try as they may, here in the United States they are having a hard time creating the right level of panic without people dying. How inconsiderate of us not to be dying off for the media to have their story!! How could we?
These media people really need to go have their heads checked!!
There are people in THIS COUNTRY getting the Swine Flu!! 100 people have died from it (unfortunately for our press they were in Mexico) - including (breathlessly reported) one who worked on President Obama when he was in Mexico!! Pictures of uniformed police and army units in Mexico armed to the teeth and wearing masks are on the front pages of newspapers!! We're going to DIE!!
Maybe.
Can someone explain what armed cops and army units have to do with this? Are they going to shoot the flu on sight? I have an easier time believing they are going to guard the drugs flowing across the southern U.S. border!!
Well... No one in THIS country is dead yet. Probably just the bad luck of the press because here - so far - it's hitting kids that were in Mexico on Spring Break and they're pretty strong. They'll have the flu and recover just like the THOUSANDS who have had the flu all winter. The worst they're facing is dehydration from vomiting and diarhea.
This afternoon the Cable News Channels were having fits because they could not figure out why no one was dying anywhere but Mexico from this flu!! The stories coming out of Mexico make it pretty clear why the people there are dying and they're NOT here. Mexico has 'socialized medicine' and the people are NOT GETTING THE PROPER CARE!! The hospitals are turning people away, they are not getting medicine out to those who need it and people are dying as a result. Gee, if the press waits a few more months we'll have 'socialized medicine' here then the press will have their stories!!
Try as they may, here in the United States they are having a hard time creating the right level of panic without people dying. How inconsiderate of us not to be dying off for the media to have their story!! How could we?
These media people really need to go have their heads checked!!
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