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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 07:09 PM
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If the flu outbreak is a diversion or a scare tactic
and I've seen both expressed here, who's responsible for it? Do you think that Mexican health authorities and the CDC are in collusion with... well, who exactly?

I don't get positing such "theories". You'd have to believe that the Obama administration is profoundly evil, or that the repuke party is still in control or that some shadowy group is so powerful that they can control virtually all branches of the gov't and the Mexican gov't.

The media is, of course, playing this up, but that's to be expected. sensation is a huge part of the drive by media.

this may or may not be an outbreak that's a serious threat, but I doubt that it's some diversion cooked up by the gov't.
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depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 07:13 PM
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1. Why, it's a HUGH conspiracy involving public health officials in every nation around the world!
Edited on Sat Apr-25-09 07:20 PM by depakid
They're all out to get filthy rich off Americans, and influence whatever parochial business might be on their TV's.
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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 07:21 PM
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2. Cheney.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 07:24 PM
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3. lol.
now that's scary.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 08:44 PM
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11. evil doctor dick
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 08:46 PM
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13. got chills down my spine (whatever that means)
x(
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JohnnyLib2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 07:24 PM
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4. I think that "theory" is a bizarre carry-over from the Bush years,

and reflects broken trust. Damn the waste of those 8 years.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 07:25 PM
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5. It's a retalitory strike. We did this to ourselves.
How did that turkey and ham taste at Easter dinner?
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tammywammy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 07:26 PM
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heh
:rofl:
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 07:26 PM
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6. You forgot to mention the agenda of some here who WANT to spread panic.
Maybe so that if it does develop into a pandemic they have the honor of telling those of us who survived see I told you so.

What bullshit.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 08:06 PM
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7. we will find out tomorrow morning.....
when karl releases his weekly talking points. i`m betting border security and obama`s biggest test so far.
this will knock the torture story to the back page.


mission accomplished!
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 08:08 PM
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8. Yup, and some here are taking the bait from the panic posters
when I see so much on this subject, and so much is not clear cut or contradictory, yet some want us to BELIEVE we are all going to die from this, I become very very concerned that we are being taken for a ride.
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Hanse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 08:09 PM
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9. I think people are just complaining that it's overplayed.
Kind of like the pirate story from the other week that people thought was the most important thing ever.

Remember that one?
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 08:11 PM
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10. I agree that it's being overplayed, but people are going much further than that.
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seemslikeadream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 08:45 PM
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12. who's responsible for it?
Edited on Sat Apr-25-09 08:46 PM by seemslikeadream
I AM


:crazy:


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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 08:53 PM
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14. I have not seen those posts, but perhaps they were referring to the hype surrounding the flu,
as opposed to the flu itself.
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