It is pretty insulting. Iām sure Obama wonāt mind acquiescing to quarantine on his next foreign visit, just in case he has AIDS / Dengue, we canāt be too careful here.
Are they checking the President as well? I mean, he is from Kenya, right?
I am OK with this. Heās the leader of the largest economy in the world. Ebola can easily be carried without obvious symptoms. Ebola is killing hundreds in the countries where these leaders are visiting from.
Probably more about their entourages than the leaders themselves. Itās not entirely unimaginable that some sleeper agent staffer might intentionally contract it right before the trip and then cough in Obamaās face, or cough in his own bossā face hoping for a wet handshake to take place later on. It does sound more like a spy movie plot than real life, but people have done stranger things.
You may not know this but you and I live in a world where the Presidents feces are collected and treated as classified material. The health of the President is a matter of national security. The White House is self-contained. When not at the White House the President poops in a Presidential port-o-let and the feces are collected and disposed of in a secure manner.
If Mr. Obama had AIDS the foreign leaders would have little to fear unless the summit involved shooting heroin or butt seks*. If Mr Obama had dengueā¦ well I refer you to the feces thingā¦ someone would know.
On the other hand, leaders of a foreign power from a region undergoing an outbreak of a deadly, infectious disease for which there is no cure. Yea we might want to let common sense override decorum.
* disclaimer: I am not an authority on protocol.
Iām pretty sure he wonāt be exposed to their feces, blood, or vomit, though.
Even IF theyāre sick,
which they are are not.
āregionāā¦ what an ageographical view you have. Maybe this will help:
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/the-true-size-of-africa/
ā¦but Fox News told me exchanging gifts of excrement is how African dignitaries greet each other!
But seriously if medical aid workers, presumably taking all the proper precautions, are able to contract ebola I donāt think you have to be swimming in poo to be at risk of getting it.
Classy? No.
Potentially sensible? Yes.
Definitely sensible? No.
Well, what you think is not accurate. i suggest you not work with Ebola paitents as you would be worried about the wrong things.
From what I understand the primary vector in transmission to healthcare workers has been through removal of contaminated protective gear, after basically. yes, swimming in feces, blood, and vomit for a dozen hours at a stretch, and not doing the gear removal perfectly enough.
12 hours. You ever worn level A containment? I have. Wearing it all dayā¦ thatās exhausting on top of the mental toll.
I hear your concern. Itās not supported by the facts.
Thats a neat graphic. I certainly learned something today.
The relevance though, Im not sure. At this point the outbreak is āmultinationalā and the scope is unknown. āWest Africaā seems to be a good criteria for screening. Better safe than sorry, no?
You ever worn level A containment? I have.
Nope. Sounds interestingā¦ what were you doing?
These would be medical aid workers treating Ebola victims who are haemorraghing from every orifice, yes?
Is there an authority on the protocol for presidential butt seks? Now, thatās a person Iād like to see interviewed.
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