Remember how George Bush was blamed for everything from causing hurricanes to Sanjaya Malakar? Just about everything he did was part of a conspiracy or subterfuge to take away our rights or hide some evil agenda.
Which, naturally, brings me to the headline-consuming story of the Great Swine Flu Pandemic of 2009. As heat mounts against the Peolosi administration for the 9,000 earmark strong “stimulus” package, along comes swine flu.
With such tragically tantalizing headlines as:
World takes drastic steps to contain flu…
‘All of humanity under threat’…
Mexico closes federal government; urges businesses shut…
…it’s easy to see why panic is the reaction du jour.
So, is this something about which the public really must fear, or is it a contrived stew (a) to reduce the heat on the Democrats pork roast or (b) because the media enjoys cooking up bad meat?
Well, when considering the effects of “common” flu, ya gotta wonder.
About 30,000 to 40,000 deaths occur due to the flu each year in the United States. That number could equate to 300,000 to 500,000 deaths worldwide.1 The majority of flu-related deaths occur in people over the age of 65.2
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I dunno… maybe I’m missing something. Won’t be the first time. But, if W can be blamed for Britney Spears’ breakdown, then I’m gonna make Barack Pelosi responsible for this.
Pass the bacon.
I think the real reason for calling swine flu something else, is the fear of reminding people of pork spending—just a thought. The White House spin machine is great, and little gets by them.
Now Spy, you’re talking like a right-wing whacko. This administration is proud of their pork. After all, pork stimulates the economy. Besides, they’re going to cut a whopping $100 MILLION out of the budget. (Oddly I recall only a few months ago the earmarks – amounting to BILLIONS – being referred to as a minor portion of the budget and nothing to be worried about.) You see, you got it all wrong. We should be concentrating on the flu because you are going to get it! So stop worrying about pork budgets and politics. Let the Democrats drive the car while you nap and try to avoid a terrifying death.