Posted by: lastdan
just wow. - 04/10/2005 15:19
I really don't like the sound of this. And I'm not talking about birds.
"If we had an outbreak somewhere in the United States, do we not then quarantine that part of the country? And how do you, then, enforce a quarantine?" Bush asked at a news conference.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051004/ts_nm/bush_birdflu_dc
Posted by: tahir
Re: just wow. - 04/10/2005 15:35
Here's a couple of links if you're worried (about the flu not GW):
Bird Flu for beginners
Bird Flu
Posted by: Robotic
Re: just wow. - 04/10/2005 15:36
I, for one, welcome our new automatic-weapon-toting, quarantine-enforcering overlords!
/slashdot cynic
Ha- no, really, next they'll be talking about mandatory work without pay.. you know, just so the economy doesn't collapse.
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: just wow. - 05/10/2005 01:29
Interesting. One extreme in me says, "Is this Bush & Co. leveraging fears from Hurricane Katrina's unpreparedness and widespread destruction to gain powers he really shouldn't have?"
The other extreme in me says, "Um, do they plan to quarantine the ducks and other virus-carying waterfowl? Will the National Guard be used for one big game of Duck Hunt?"
Either way, the mass extermination of poltury that happened because of this was really really sad.
