Another Stupid Remark April 30, 2009
Posted by Cory Franklin in Uncategorized.trackback
Sorry guys but I have to call your president on this one from last night’s press conference:
Q: Thank you, Mr. President. With the flu outbreak spreading and worsening, can you talk about whether you think it’s time to close the border with Mexico and whether — under what conditions you might consider quarantining, when that might be appropriate?
OBAMA: Well, first of all, as I said, this is a cause for deep concern, but not panic. And I think that we have to make sure that we recognize that how we respond intelligently, systematically, based on science and what public health officials have to say, will determine in large part what happens.
I’ve consulted with our public health officials extensively on a day-to-day basis, in some cases an hour-to-hour basis. At this point they have not recommended a border closing. From their perspective it would be akin to closing the barn door after the horses are out, because we already have cases here in the United States.
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Now let me be clear, I don’t think we should close the border at this point. Not enough evidence to do so. But to say we shouldn’t do it because the horses are already out of the barn? That’s ridiculous. If all of a sudden you had 5,000 cases, you’d be damn sure that would be something you should do. The fact that the virus is here doesn’t mean you don’t take further steps to limit it’s spread. Otherwise why close schools or workplaces or athletic events? After all, the virus is already out there?
IF you had a sudden upsurge one of the first things you should do is attempt to limit the initial reservoir, in this case Mexico, from further contaminating the country.
That answer by Obama is either a political sop or an incredibly dumb remark. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and say he is worried about our neighbors to the South. I also hope his medical advisors didn’t really say that.
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