Why won't Obama impose a flight ban from Ebola-stricken nations?

[LoneLaugher]

Banning travel is not productive.

Stop........listen.....and learn. The information is readily available.

 

[Moonglow]

He's one doctor. And he works for Obama.

Maybe you ought to try some unbiased sources.

He does not work for Oblama, he works for the US govt.

He's a political appointee, not a career civil servant. As such, he serves at the pleasure of the President.

He works for Obama.

Oblama never signs his check, Oblama is his boss, but he does not own the govt...

No, Moonglow. As a political appointee, he serves at the direct pleasure of the President and the President can request his resignation at any time.

As a retired career Federal employee, I checked his status out. He is a political appointee. He works for Obama. CDC under him are career civil servants who cannot be fired at the President's (or even Frieden's) whim.

But Frieden can be. Ergo, he has to sing to the tune Obama dictates.

Got it now?

Then I suppose he will not be paid by the US Treasury...

one guy triggered the response and it was a dud, nothing new, all attempts are not always successful, yet it is no reason to cry and throw in the towel and scream;

 

[Antares]

Read more: Blog Why won t Obama impose a flight ban from Ebola-stricken nations

Perhaps he sees himself a citizen of the world and would not punish nations in Africa who have suffered from being colonized by the West. He did call himself a citizen of the world in 2008 - while overseas.

Given testimony delivered this week by CDC head Tom Frieden it does seem that President Obama is the person preventing the ban from being imposed , ignoring the will –again-of the vast majority of Americans who see such an action as being a sensible precaution, especially given the incompetence so pervasive in our government. Protests have started across from the White House, complete with Hazmat-costumed people :

Question: Which of those countries (Liberia, Guinea, or Sierra Leone) have direct flights to the US?

Irrelevant.

You can't ban flights from a country into the USA when that country doesn't even have direct flights into the US. That's a given. It would be like building a dam where there's no river.

(sigh) Every passport is tracked,we can easily ban travel from those countries.

 

[Moonglow]

Duncan flew into the US from Brussels..he was turned away from the hospital and the hospital failed in it's prognostication...the nurses were infected because the hospital refused to recognize what they had and how to treat it...

Partially right. Duncan came from Brussels. You are wrong about the nurses, they became infected after Duncan was in isolation for Ebola.

Evidently the protocol was breached, and the only ones to do that would be the doctors, nurses, staff or God...

 

[Vigilante]

But Joe said he had NO PROBLEM on his flight....

 

[Manonthestreet]

Can you imagine the outcry and press if
Bush was trying to import Ebola???

 

[Carla_Danger]

Read more: Blog Why won t Obama impose a flight ban from Ebola-stricken nations

Perhaps he sees himself a citizen of the world and would not punish nations in Africa who have suffered from being colonized by the West. He did call himself a citizen of the world in 2008 - while overseas.

Given testimony delivered this week by CDC head Tom Frieden it does seem that President Obama is the person preventing the ban from being imposed , ignoring the will –again-of the vast majority of Americans who see such an action as being a sensible precaution, especially given the incompetence so pervasive in our government. Protests have started across from the White House, complete with Hazmat-costumed people :

Now that Texas has Ebola, I vote we cancel all flights from Texas!


Next, we need to put that fence up along the Red River.

 

[Moonglow]

Can you imagine the outcry and press if
Bush was trying to import Ebola???

If you want to be remembered as a fool, then by all means...

 

[NYcarbineer]

You want the president to tyrannically issue an executive order to ban flights?

lol

 

[Moonglow]

Read more: Blog Why won t Obama impose a flight ban from Ebola-stricken nations

Perhaps he sees himself a citizen of the world and would not punish nations in Africa who have suffered from being colonized by the West. He did call himself a citizen of the world in 2008 - while overseas.

Given testimony delivered this week by CDC head Tom Frieden it does seem that President Obama is the person preventing the ban from being imposed , ignoring the will –again-of the vast majority of Americans who see such an action as being a sensible precaution, especially given the incompetence so pervasive in our government. Protests have started across from the White House, complete with Hazmat-costumed people :

Now that Texas has Ebola, I vote we cancel all flights from Texas!


Next, we need to put that fence up along the Red River.

It's way overdue....

 

[Manonthestreet]

Supposedly those being watched shouldnt be flying alrdy..............

 

[Moonglow]

Read more: Blog Why won t Obama impose a flight ban from Ebola-stricken nations

Perhaps he sees himself a citizen of the world and would not punish nations in Africa who have suffered from being colonized by the West. He did call himself a citizen of the world in 2008 - while overseas.

Given testimony delivered this week by CDC head Tom Frieden it does seem that President Obama is the person preventing the ban from being imposed , ignoring the will –again-of the vast majority of Americans who see such an action as being a sensible precaution, especially given the incompetence so pervasive in our government. Protests have started across from the White House, complete with Hazmat-costumed people :

Now that Texas has Ebola, I vote we cancel all flights from Texas!


Next, we need to put that fence up along the Red River.

It's way overdue....

Not to mention we need to burn Texass clean...

 

[NYcarbineer]

Read more: Blog Why won t Obama impose a flight ban from Ebola-stricken nations

Perhaps he sees himself a citizen of the world and would not punish nations in Africa who have suffered from being colonized by the West. He did call himself a citizen of the world in 2008 - while overseas.

Given testimony delivered this week by CDC head Tom Frieden it does seem that President Obama is the person preventing the ban from being imposed , ignoring the will –again-of the vast majority of Americans who see such an action as being a sensible precaution, especially given the incompetence so pervasive in our government. Protests have started across from the White House, complete with Hazmat-costumed people :

Now that Texas has Ebola, I vote we cancel all flights from Texas!


Next, we need to put that fence up along the Red River.

It was priceless today that Rick Perry came out for travel bans from places infected with Ebola.

 

[Carla_Danger]

Read more: Blog Why won t Obama impose a flight ban from Ebola-stricken nations

Perhaps he sees himself a citizen of the world and would not punish nations in Africa who have suffered from being colonized by the West. He did call himself a citizen of the world in 2008 - while overseas.

Given testimony delivered this week by CDC head Tom Frieden it does seem that President Obama is the person preventing the ban from being imposed , ignoring the will –again-of the vast majority of Americans who see such an action as being a sensible precaution, especially given the incompetence so pervasive in our government. Protests have started across from the White House, complete with Hazmat-costumed people :

Now that Texas has Ebola, I vote we cancel all flights from Texas!


Next, we need to put that fence up along the Red River.

It was priceless today that Rick Perry came out for travel bans from places infected with Ebola.

They gotta get their base worked up right before midterm elections!

 

[NYcarbineer]

Why was Governor Perry allowed to travel outside of the Texas Ebola hot zone?

 

[Carla_Danger]

Why was Governor Perry allowed to travel outside of the Texas Ebola hot zone?

We should have him quarantined.

 

[deltex1]

Read more: Blog Why won t Obama impose a flight ban from Ebola-stricken nations

Perhaps he sees himself a citizen of the world and would not punish nations in Africa who have suffered from being colonized by the West. He did call himself a citizen of the world in 2008 - while overseas.

Given testimony delivered this week by CDC head Tom Frieden it does seem that President Obama is the person preventing the ban from being imposed , ignoring the will –again-of the vast majority of Americans who see such an action as being a sensible precaution, especially given the incompetence so pervasive in our government. Protests have started across from the White House, complete with Hazmat-costumed people :

If it was Norway the ban would have been on in a heartbeat. They don't call him no balls for nothing.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Seriously, correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Texas the ONLY state in Union in which an American citizen has contracted the Ebola virus?

Doesn't that by every logical measure of the travel ban/quarantine crowd make Texas an Ebola state?

 

[PredFan]

Read more: Blog Why won t Obama impose a flight ban from Ebola-stricken nations

Perhaps he sees himself a citizen of the world and would not punish nations in Africa who have suffered from being colonized by the West. He did call himself a citizen of the world in 2008 - while overseas.

Given testimony delivered this week by CDC head Tom Frieden it does seem that President Obama is the person preventing the ban from being imposed , ignoring the will –again-of the vast majority of Americans who see such an action as being a sensible precaution, especially given the incompetence so pervasive in our government. Protests have started across from the White House, complete with Hazmat-costumed people :

Question: Which of those countries (Liberia, Guinea, or Sierra Leone) have direct flights to the US?

Irrelevant.

You can't ban flights from a country into the USA when that country doesn't even have direct flights into the US. That's a given. It would be like building a dam where there's no river.

Ever heard of passports?

 

[PredFan]

The medical profession and the FAA said that a flight ban would not work...

Well yabut, who you gonna listen to?

Trained professionals or the guy on the WH lawn?

Or, the chronically ill informed, anti-Obama RW idiots here at USMess?

Moonglow is an idiot, he has no idea what he;s talking about. Medical professional know that the first step in fighting a disease is containment. AS medical professional didnt say that, a politician said that.