American Schools no longer being closed because of swine flu

**Hilarion** · May 05, 2009, 02:45 PM

Damn! Looks like the guys at CDC aren't complete retards after all:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...050500719.html

Seems to be indicative of the public realization that this OMG SWINE FLU EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE THE MEDIA IS FREAKING OUT!!1111 ALSO LET'S KILL ALL PIGS11!!!!! is a bunch of hogwash (pun intended) anyways.

**Applesmack** · May 05, 2009, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by lord_vamp

OMG SWINE FLU EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE THE MEDIA IS FREAKING OUT!!1111 ALSO LET'S KILL ALL PIGS11!!!!!

I'm afraid Egypt already killed all of theirs

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...Tf9iAD97S7UPG2

**Angered Roach** · May 05, 2009, 03:01 PM

Thank God in heaven, finally some common sense.

China is currently rounding up all Mexican citizens within it's borders, over ONE FREAKING CASE of the swine flu. Complete violation of human rights, for no other reason than rampant paranoia.

It's not even that serious of a disease. It's just the same old influenza we've been dealing with, except it has a slightly higher rate of infectivity.

**Hilarion** · May 05, 2009, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by Total Fanatic :)

I'm afraid Egypt already killed all of theirs

Yes, that's what I was referencing.

**Captain Jin** · May 05, 2009, 02:59 PM

Yeah I wonder if bacon sales back in the states were affected by all this.

**Pontifex Maximus** · May 05, 2009, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by Captain Jin

Yeah I wonder if bacon sales back in the states were affected by all this.

They were initially quite affected if I remember correctly. I saw an article from CNN, but I cba to dig it back up. Something about 'farmers striking back'

**s.rwitt** · May 05, 2009, 03:12 PM

I knew this was overblown bull****.

**Kogen** · May 05, 2009, 03:37 PM

I am curious about what the US government did while they distracted everyone over this.

**~~Caduet~~** · May 05, 2009, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Kogen

I am curious about what the US government did while they distracted everyone over this.

Purged some zombie outbreaks no doubt.

**Space Wolves** · May 05, 2009, 06:41 PM

Damn, oh well, i had a good laugh posting, WARNING, SWINE FLU HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THIS AREA blah blah blah posters around my school. Had a good laugh, was hoping to get the school closed down too just for laughs...Senior pranks ftw!

**Cougar109** · May 05, 2009, 06:20 PM

Whats this? Our media over-hyped something? I just won't believe it.

It takes some real skill to turn something that is no more dangerous then the common flu and make it seem like millions of people are going to die. Either that or a bunch of really, really stupid people. For the US I'm going to have to go with the latter.

**scottishranger** · May 05, 2009, 06:44 PM

Considering two schools were closed in my city over swine flu... I say BOOOO!

**Phier** · May 05, 2009, 06:46 PM

Now American teachers are no great intellects, especially at the public school level, but I'm hoping that the closers were due to more appeasing the worried parents than general stupidity.

I'm hoping....really I am.

Didn't Obama say that schools should be closed for a single case or did I just imagine that idiocy?

**scottishranger** · May 05, 2009, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Phier

Didn't Obama say that schools should be closed for a single case or did I just imagine that idiocy?

Thats been whats happening lately. They closed two schools in my area for a week over a case.

**Player989random** · May 05, 2009, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by Phier

Now American teachers are no great intellects, especially at the public school level, but I'm hoping that the closers were due to more appeasing the worried parents than general stupidity.

I'm hoping....really I am.

Didn't Obama say that schools should be closed for a single case or did I just imagine that idiocy?

Kinda of a "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.

If Obama did nothing and people died, then he would have been seen as idiot who caused the death of our children. Since Obama called for the closing of schools, now he appears to be a fool who over-hyped the disease.

I don't like the guy, but we all have been in a situation where if we don't do something we get ****ed over royally.

**Phier** · May 05, 2009, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Player989random

Kinda of a "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.

If Obama did nothing and people died, then he would have been seen as idiot who caused the death of our children. Since Obama called for the closing of schools, now he appears to be a fool who over-hyped the disease.

I don't like the guy, but we all have been in a situation where if we don't do something we get ****ed over royally.

I'm a doctor, he over hyped it, I said from day one here it was being over hyped before his press conference. Presidents need to lead not play CYA.

**Barry Goldwater** · May 05, 2009, 07:10 PM

Augh dammit, so much for a couple of free days

**sdomi_cabsav@Hotmail** · May 05, 2009, 08:12 PM

What their still blowing this story around? I thought the swine flu hype died out a few days ago....

**C-Rob** · May 05, 2009, 08:17 PM

China is currently rounding up all Mexican citizens within it's borders, over ONE FREAKING CASE of the swine flu. Complete violation of human rights, for no other reason than rampant paranoia.

To be reasonable, china and human rights have never really gone together.

Thank god the US has some common sense though! yay. Victory!

**Sidmen** · May 06, 2009, 01:03 AM

It was serious enough for Mexico City to stop almost all of its economy, sounds like it was serious enough for a few school closings to prevent sardine-crammed students from passing the illness around like so many pieces of bubblegum.