Dallas Ebola Updates: First Duncan Contact Cleared, Other Quarantined Contacts Show No Symptoms

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Ebola patient Nina Pham with her dog, Bentley

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports today that the first person known to have contact with Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan has now been cleared, and at least 46 other quarantined people who had contact with Duncan are also not showing any signs of the virus and are expected to be cleared by tomorrow.

Also, Duncan’s fiancee Louise Troh, who probably had closer contact with him than anyone in the days before he was hospitalized, is also symptom-free and expected to be out of quarantine tomorrow.

Nina Pham, the nurse who did contract the virus after being in close contact with Duncan when he was at his most infectious, is stable and in fair condition at a bio-containment facility in Maryland, and is expected to make a full recovery.

UPDATE at 10/19/14 1:35:10 pm by Charles Johnson

And in more good news, the healthcare worker aboard a Carnival Cruise Lines ship that was denied entrance to Belize this week has also tested negative for Ebola.

A healthcare worker who had self-quarantined herself aboard a Carnival Cruise Lines ship has tested negative for Ebola and was allowed to disembark with the rest of the passengers in Galveston, Texas, on Sunday.

In a statement, the Galveston County Health Authority said it had determined “there is no evidence of a public health threat to cruise passengers or to Galveston county.”

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168 comments
1 Rev_Arthur_Ebolaing  Oct 19, 2014 1:26:16pm

Woot! Best news I’ve heard all day!

2 blueraven  Oct 19, 2014 1:26:26pm

Watch the media follow these poor people around with helicopters.

3 Stanley Seabola  Oct 19, 2014 1:27:45pm

How is Amber doing? Haven’t heard a thing.

4 bill d  Oct 19, 2014 1:28:52pm

re: #3 Stanley Seabola

How is Amber doing? Haven’t heard a thing.

Amber’s family has requested for news about her not to be released so information is minimal.

5 Chez Ko Pe  Oct 19, 2014 1:30:56pm

But…but…my epidemic! What about my apocalyptic epidemic?! God dammit, this is just like Obama! Just like the time he led Putin cripple Russia with its own sanctions instead of going to war over Ukraine! Just like the time he ordered the strike on Osama bin Laden to make the Republicans look bad! When are we going to impeach, America?!

6 Vogon Poetry  Oct 19, 2014 1:31:31pm

At the same time, the Spanish nurse who became the first person outside of West Africa to get the disease from contact with another patient has now been cleared of having the disease in preliminary tests (more will confirm that she’s disease free).

If the disease was as easy to get as the airborne nutters say it is, we’d have a whole lot more people with the disease, and it’s simply not happening that way.

But somehow Obama botched this whole thing? Really?

The hospital’s infection control protocols were faulty, the hospital has already admitted faults were involved on their end. That’s not on Obama. The calls for travel bans are inane and are, at its base, racist. Because when you call for a ban from places where the infection is going, that would include Texas and Spain, but no one is talking travel bans from Dallas DFW.

7 PhillyPretzel  Oct 19, 2014 1:31:42pm

I am thankful and happy to hear this bit of good news. Now if only the rest of the press would shut the heck up.

8 Vogon Poetry  Oct 19, 2014 1:34:50pm

Oh, and the lab tech on board that Carnival Cruise ship has been cleared as well. The overreaction of Belize and Mexico fits right in with the misinformation and fear and hysteria that are accompanying this disease when the focus must be on getting aid to where the outbreak is actually still going strong - in West Africa, where the spread is occurring due to the lack of a functioning health care system - one that was in bad shape before the outbreak, but which is barely hanging on because of groups like MSF/DWB. It’s taking far too long for even the growing contingent of military forces (US, UK, and FRA) that are aiding in training and building new facilities (which still aren’t going fast enough).

9 Eclectic Cyborg  Oct 19, 2014 1:35:08pm

Note to self: Begin work immediately on “My Ebola” parody song.

10 Shiplord Kirel  Oct 19, 2014 1:36:52pm

re: #5 Chez Ko Pe

But…but…my epidemic! What about my apocalyptic epidemic?! God dammit, this is just like Obama! Just like the time he led Putin cripple Russia with its own sanctions instead of going to war over Ukraine! Just like the time he ordered the strike on Osama bin Laden to make the Republicans look bad! When are we going to impeach, America?!

You’re not exaggerating by much. The latest freeper meme is that the evil Kenyan mastermind and incompetent uspurper, B. Hussein Obama, is actually behind the effort to have Darrin Wilson cleared by the grand jury. The motive, according to the freepers, is that the resulting riots would somehow benefit the Democrats in the upcoming election.

11 stpaulbear  Oct 19, 2014 1:42:21pm

re: #5 Chez Ko Pe

This was all a clever ruse by Obama to get yet another Czar!! And we all fell for it!!

12 Shiplord Kirel  Oct 19, 2014 1:42:55pm

It’s just like the diabolically clever but utterly inept B. Hussein OBOLA to bring out super-sekrit alien tech and stamp out ebola now, so he can hide just how filthy and degenerate his fellow Africans really are. He probably wants to keep it in reserve until 2016 so he can turn it loose, declare Marshall Dillon law and get a third term. He can then complete his evil plan to institute Shakira law and force us all to dance to his evil Muslim tune!

13 Vogon Poetry  Oct 19, 2014 1:47:41pm

re: #12 Shiplord Kirel

Shakira law? Damn…. How does that shake out.

Oh wait…

Youtube Video

14 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 1:47:56pm

Excellent news all around.

Now, will the RWNJs just STFU?

15 RealityBasedEbola  Oct 19, 2014 1:48:31pm

re: #10 Shiplord Kirel

You’re not exaggerating by much. The latest freeper meme is that the evil Kenyan mastermind and incompetent uspurper, B. Hussein Obama, is actually behind the effort to have Darrin Wilson cleared by the grand jury. The motive, according to the freepers, is that the resulting riots would somehow benefit the Democrats in the upcoming election.

Is that the PRIMARY plan, or the FALLBACK plan. I thought that the plan was that Ebola (brought in because Obama’s loyalties lie with Africa and not America) would be used to cancel the election and declare martial law. Then the DOH SWAT Teams would show up to gather up conservatives off to the camps. //everyone of those statements was pulled of of RightWingWatch over the last week or so.

RBS

16 Shiplord Kirel  Oct 19, 2014 1:49:56pm

re: #13 Vogon Poetry

Shakira law? Damn…. How does that shake out.

Oh wait…

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On the evidence, it seems to shake out pretty well.

17 RealityBasedEbola  Oct 19, 2014 1:52:31pm

re: #13 Vogon Poetry

Shakira law? Damn…. How does that shake out.

Oh wait…

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Video

Oh dear…. I fear that I will fare poorly under Shakira Law. Probably be shipped off to one of the “Arthur Murray Camps” for ‘Dance Education’. While my politics aren’t republican by any means, I do suffer from “republican rhythm” so it won’t end well

18 danarchy  Oct 19, 2014 1:55:28pm

re: #13 Vogon Poetry

Shakira law? Damn…. How does that shake out.

Oh wait…

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Apparently Shakira law doesn’t include mandatory helmet use ;)

19 bill d  Oct 19, 2014 1:55:47pm

Senegal too

20 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 1:57:35pm

Imagine if this has been Black protesters demanding justice and not a bunch of drunken white people…

Cheshire Medical Center near Keene, NH, saw about 26 patients with minor injuries after Saturday’s rioting, none were admitted - @BostonGlobe
read more on bostonglobe.com

21 nines09  Oct 19, 2014 1:58:53pm

This should really upset the Republican party who was hoping to cancel flights and build a wall and drop bombs. Not to mention lock up anyone who looked like they were from that nation of West Africa.

22 danarchy  Oct 19, 2014 1:59:09pm

OT - Spiders don’t bother me much, but if Iwas wandering around in a rainforest and turned on my flashlight to find out what that rustling noise was and saw this I think I might freak right the hell out…

Puppy sized spider

23 The Mountain That Blogs  Oct 19, 2014 2:02:45pm

It’s almost like ebola isn’t all that contagious after all. Shocking.

24 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 2:04:20pm

re: #14 Justanotherhuman

Excellent news all around.

Now, will the RWNJs just STFU?

No.

25 RealityBasedEbola  Oct 19, 2014 2:04:50pm

re: #20 Justanotherhuman

Imagine if this has been Black protesters demanding justice and not a bunch of drunken white people…

Cheshire Medical Center near Keene, NH, saw about 26 patients with minor injuries after Saturday’s rioting, none were admitted - @BostonGlobe
read more on bostonglobe.com

You can take the WASP out of the Hamptons, but you can’t take the Hamptons out of the WASP.

RBS

26 The Mountain That Blogs  Oct 19, 2014 2:05:15pm

re: #14 Justanotherhuman

Of course not

WHY WOULD YOU BELIEVE THEM, OF COURSE THAT IS WHAT THEY WOULD SAY.

27 Shiplord Kirel  Oct 19, 2014 2:06:46pm

Drudge is still all out on ebola, with dozens of hysterically headlined stories. He will probably transition back to his moth eaten (but still serviceable) “black people behaving badly” theme over the next couple of days, This will be in anticipation of Darrin Wilson going free.

28 RealityBasedEbola  Oct 19, 2014 2:07:25pm

re: #24 Vicious Piebola

No.

Already starting to seeing the new spin on it. Apparently there was a paper that stated that 95% of the patients developed symptoms within 21 days of exposure. They are jumping on the 5% that apparently took longer. /eye-roll

RBS

29 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 2:09:54pm

re: #27 Shiplord Kirel

Drudge is still all out on ebola, with dozens of hysterically headlined stories. He will probably transition back to his moth eaten (but still serviceable) “black people behaving badly” theme over the next couple of days, This will be in anticipation of Darrin Wilson going free.

I’m going to be really pissed if Wilson gets off after he has had weeks to perfect his little fiction.

30 bill d  Oct 19, 2014 2:14:20pm

Wimps!!!

31 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Oct 19, 2014 2:14:31pm

I blame Obama.

32 RealityBasedEbola  Oct 19, 2014 2:15:48pm

re: #30 b.d.

Wimps!!!

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Yea… that’s why I didn’t run it. Ya, that’s the ticket /yea_sure

RBS

33 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 2:19:03pm

Slowwwww Sunday…

The NC mountains in all their fall glory. One of the major reasons I love this state is its wonderful mountain scenery, and sometimes the photos don’t do them justice.

exploreasheville.com

34 Charles Johnson  Oct 19, 2014 2:24:47pm

re: #29 Justanotherhuman

I’m going to be really pissed if Wilson gets off after he has had weeks to perfect his little fiction.

Better get ready for it - he’s going to get off scot free.

35 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 2:25:20pm

Statement from Louise Troh, Thomas Eric Duncan’s fiancee.

36 Dr. Matt  Oct 19, 2014 2:29:07pm
37 calochortus  Oct 19, 2014 2:30:14pm

re: #33 Justanotherhuman

Slowwwww Sunday…

The NC mountains in all their fall glory. One of the major reasons I love this state is its wonderful mountain scenery, and sometimes the photos don’t do them justice.

exploreasheville.com

It’s a beautiful area.
I do love the first line of the article:

“Even scientists see the beauty in autumn leaves.”

Because, you know, once you’ve taken a science class or two, all the areas of your brain dealing with emotion and aesthetics die horribly.

38 bratwurst  Oct 19, 2014 2:31:03pm

Willie Horton is alive and well:
Youtube Video

39 retired cynic  Oct 19, 2014 2:31:43pm

Jim Wright is good about Ebola and all the various panics going on. Like nothing has ever happened over all these years, until now.

stonekettle.com

40 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 2:34:24pm

re: #34 Charles Johnson

It does make me wonder just how many Black men Wilson has arrested, and how much he fears going to jail himself. I’ve worried all along that prosecutors wouldn’t be willing to charge him with anything.

MO is already preparing for riots, doncha know, and even though the majority of protesters are peaceful, there are always a few hotheads, which will give the authorities reason to say, “We told you so.”

reuters.com

It’s just more of the double standard when it comes to race.

41 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 2:36:21pm

HAHA!

42 Dr. Matt  Oct 19, 2014 2:39:14pm

Why do libruls always race-bait!!!!!

Tucker Carlson: It’s ‘obvious’ that black teens make neighborhoods dangerous

43 sagehen  Oct 19, 2014 2:39:40pm

re: #17 RealityBasedEbola

Oh dear…. I fear that I will fare poorly under Shakira Law. Probably be shipped off to one of the “Arthur Murray Camps” for ‘Dance Education’. While my politics aren’t republican by any means, I do suffer from “republican rhythm” so it won’t end well

Rule of thumb:

The difference between black and white music (or dancing or clapping) is that in 4/4 time — it’s black to stress the 1 and 3, white to stress the 2 and 4.

44 RealityBasedEbola  Oct 19, 2014 2:40:41pm

re: #43 sagehen

Rule of thumb:

The difference between black and white music (or dancing or clapping) is that in 4/4 time — it’s black to stress the 1 and 3, white to stress to the 2 and 4.

I clap on 1 and 4… :(

RBS

45 calochortus  Oct 19, 2014 2:41:10pm

re: #43 sagehen

Rule of thumb:

The difference between black and white music (or dancing or clapping) is that in 4/4 time — it’s black to stress the 1 and 3, white to stress to the 2 and 4.

Gah, how am I supposed to keep track of these things?

46 bill d  Oct 19, 2014 2:42:45pm
47 Backwoods_Sleuth  Oct 19, 2014 2:43:03pm

re: #6 Vogon Poetry

And they still killed her dog without any evidence the dog was a carrier.

48 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 2:45:45pm

re: #41 Vicious Piebola

HAHA!

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Pres Obama’s Chicago home is very nice, but not exactly opulent. And smaller than a lot of the McMansions I’ve seen in this county. Probably smaller than the over-privileged Janie’s house, too.

homesoftherichandfamous.blogspot.com

49 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 2:47:32pm

re: #48 Justanotherhuman

Pres Obama’s Chicago home is very nice, but not exactly opulent. And smaller than a lot of the McMansions I’ve seen in this county. Probably smaller than the over-privileged Janie’s house, too.

homesoftherichandfamous.blogspot.com

Janie’s timeline is the biggest stinking pile of racism, classism and pure Derp you can find on Teh Twitters.

50 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 2:48:12pm
51 sagehen  Oct 19, 2014 2:50:05pm

re: #38 bratwurst

Willie Horton is alive and well…Lee Atwater is applauding this from hell:

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Lee Atwater recanted on his deathbed; expressed great regret for his race-baiting and everything else he did to make politics uglier than it needed to be. He is not applauding those who followed his lead.

52 De Kolta Chair  Oct 19, 2014 2:50:33pm

OT, but if you want to see every single WWII movie cliche ever amassed in one flick, go see “Fury.” What price glory? Not the cost of a ticket for this stinker. End of rant.

53 Backwoods_Sleuth  Oct 19, 2014 2:52:35pm

A friend of mine in Virginia posted this in another blog. Hope it makes you all smile as much as I am smiling right now:

Just got back from an afternoon refreshing beverage at Parkway Brewery, and have to say we were partially witness to an amazing thing: two ladies were hosting a party to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their commitment ceremony. We didn’t want to hang out too long because we were not acquainted with the couple or any of their guests, but did wish them a happy anniversary before we left. As we were chatting, I asked them if they had plans to marry since Virginia has finally legalized same sex marriage, and Alice ( 1/2 of the couple, Alice and Margaret) said that they were actually going to get married there in about 1/2 an hour, bit that it was going to be a surprise to their guests….
I hope you will all raise a glass, mug or paw to them as they embark on their next 25 years!

54 sagehen  Oct 19, 2014 2:52:43pm

re: #44 RealityBasedEbola

I clap on 1 and 4… :(

RBS

Perhaps you should stick to punk, most of those dance moves are in 1/1 time.

55 bratwurst  Oct 19, 2014 2:53:53pm

re: #51 sagehen

Lee Atwater recanted on his deathbed; expressed great regret for his race-baiting and everything else he did to make politics uglier than it needed to be. He is not applauding those who followed his lead.

Edited my post to remove his name…and in posting it originally I did vaguely recall he had later seen the light. Even so, his actions while alive and well had a bigger impact on politics than his deathbed apology by a massive margin.

56 Backwoods_Sleuth  Oct 19, 2014 2:55:18pm
57 De Kolta Chair  Oct 19, 2014 2:56:09pm

re: #53 Backwoods_Sleuth

58 JustMark  Oct 19, 2014 2:56:31pm

re: #53 Backwoods_Sleuth

A friend of mine in Virginia posted this in another blog. Hope it makes you all smile as much as I am smiling right now:

Cheers to them. Parkway is one of a long list of great Virginia Brewers.

59 Belafon  Oct 19, 2014 2:56:46pm

re: #56 Backwoods_Sleuth

But she might not be who she says she is. You have to make sure her husband is there to vouch for her. He might even need to help her vote properly.

///

60 De Kolta Chair  Oct 19, 2014 3:01:30pm

re: #41 Vicious Piebola

HAHA!


Jealous much Janie?

61 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 3:02:08pm

re: #59 Belafon

But she might not be who she says she is. You have to make sure her husband is there to vouch for her. He might even need to help her vote properly.

///

Oh, I don’t know. I’ve been voting for 50 years w/o a husband. : )

62 BeachDem  Oct 19, 2014 3:03:17pm

re: #51 sagehen

Lee Atwater recanted on his deathbed; expressed great regret for his race-baiting and everything else he did to make politics uglier than it needed to be. He is not applauding those who followed his lead.

And the lovely “widder” Atwater ran for State School Superintendent here in SC and lost in the primary, so there’s that.

63 calochortus  Oct 19, 2014 3:03:18pm

re: #61 Justanotherhuman

Oh, I don’t know. I’ve been voting for 50 years w/o a husband. : )

And see where it has gotten us?

64 Belafon  Oct 19, 2014 3:04:08pm

re: #61 Justanotherhuman

VOTER FRAUD!

Are they busing your kind to polling stations as well?

//

65 bill d  Oct 19, 2014 3:08:36pm
66 BigPapa  Oct 19, 2014 3:08:57pm
67 Targetpractice  Oct 19, 2014 3:09:15pm

For 21 days, we’ve had crazed conspiracy theorists and dour-looking “experts” aplenty telling us that the CDC was lying about how contagious Ebola is, that it is much easier to contract than the experts have stated and that it might even be airborne because it was moving too fast in Africa for the method of transmission accepted as the only one.

21 days later, over 90% of those who came into contact with Duncan during the period between when he became contagious and when he was placed into isolation have been symptom-free and on the cusp of being cleared.

Thus once again proving that the threat posed by a deadly virus reaching America is inversely proportional to the shitstorm it creates in the press.

68 jaunte  Oct 19, 2014 3:11:33pm

re: #67 Targetpractice

We have to stop Ted Cruz from traveling around the country.

69 Backwoods_Sleuth  Oct 19, 2014 3:13:50pm

re: #61 Justanotherhuman

Oh, I don’t know. I’ve been voting for 50 years w/o a husband. : )

snark tags…snark tags…
;)

70 Decatur Deb  Oct 19, 2014 3:15:12pm

re: #61 Justanotherhuman

Oh, I don’t know. I’ve been voting for 50 years w/o a husband. : )

But have you ever voted correctly?

71 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 3:23:28pm

re: #70 Decatur Deb

But have you ever voted correctly?

Well, I am still waiting for Congress to do something about the ERA.

72 Targetpractice  Oct 19, 2014 3:23:29pm

This really is an opportunity that the President should jump on, to crow that despite the “incompetence” that the GOP has slapped him with and the suggestion that the CDC totally botched the handling of this incident, only two people have been infected other than Duncan and both remain alive. That only Senegal and Spain can boast of having similar or better success than we have had in containing the spread once it appeared within our borders.

73 Patricia Kayden  Oct 19, 2014 3:24:49pm

re: #60 De Kolta Chair

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Jealous much Janie?

Looks straight out of the Matrix movies.

74 Shiplord Kirel  Oct 19, 2014 3:26:45pm

Set out to order a new phone from Verizon today. Can’t do it because their system reads my Rural Route address as a PO box even though the carrier (and Fed-Ex) bring the stuff right to my porch. They also won’t accept abbreviations, requiring for example, that numbered street addresses spell out the word “street” rather than use the abbreviaton St..

75 De Kolta Chair  Oct 19, 2014 3:30:28pm

re: #68 jaunte

We have to stop Ted Cruz from traveling around the country.

But they love me in the hinterlands!!! Love me!!! Hinterlands!!!

76 bill d  Oct 19, 2014 3:31:44pm

re: #75 De Kolta Chair

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But they love me in the hinterlands!!! Love me!!! Hinterlands!!!

I think I see an Ebola on him

77 sagehen  Oct 19, 2014 3:33:11pm

re: #72 Targetpractice

That only Senegal and Spain can boast of having similar or better success than we have had in containing the spread once it appeared within our borders.

I don’t see a lot of upside in “boasting” that we got beat by Senegal and Spain.

78 RealityBasedEbola  Oct 19, 2014 3:36:55pm

re: #77 sagehen

I don’t see a lot of upside in “boasting” that we got beat by Senegal and Spain.

Yea, but we could totally kick their butts at Football!!!! As long as it’s American Football, not Socialist Soccer Football.

RBS

79 Targetpractice  Oct 19, 2014 3:36:57pm

re: #77 sagehen

I don’t see a lot of upside in “boasting” that we got beat by Senegal and Spain.

The upside is that, despite the supposed failures of the CDC, we’ve managed to contain the spread of Ebola to a level that only a couple other nations have succeeded.

80 Shiplord Kirel  Oct 19, 2014 3:39:10pm

Online ordering is the cutting edge of idiocracy in this country. I ordered an item from WalMart recently under their “site to store” program; ie they ship it to the store and you pick it up there. This eliminates the shipping charge. They shipped it to a store 30 miles away rather than the one I specified. In classic, righteous, can’t-make-this-shit-up idiocrat fashion, the explanation I got was, “Well, if they don’t have it there (the store indicated on the order), they send the order to the next nearest store,” even though they had to ship it to either store!
I just stared for a second, said “thank you” and went on my way. I knew that pointing out the absurdity would be like debating monetary policy with a baboon or evolution with a creationist.

81 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 3:40:19pm

re: #77 sagehen

I don’t see a lot of upside in “boasting” that we got beat by Senegal and Spain.

It could have been a lot worse, given that most hospitals are really not equipped to treat, or even up on the protocol, of Ebola. And hospitals in the US are privately owned, for the most part.

The corporation that owns Texas Health Presbyterian, for instance, with 25 facilities in the US, could have done much, much better, given the billions of dollars in profit they showed in 2013.

82 teleskiguy  Oct 19, 2014 3:40:50pm

Ebola coverage on the news in the United States, in a nutshell.

Youtube Video

83 Kid A  Oct 19, 2014 3:41:01pm

re: #36 Dr. Matt

HEY! I LIVE IN TEXAS!!!

84 teleskiguy  Oct 19, 2014 3:41:43pm
85 jaunte  Oct 19, 2014 3:44:15pm

re: #76 b.d.

I think I see an Ebola on him

Oh yeah, there it is.

86 Stanley Seabola  Oct 19, 2014 3:45:00pm

I stayed at my ex-sister in law’s this weekend. Or as I call her now, the chicken lady. 5 eggs this morning.

Producer

87 Stanley Seabola  Oct 19, 2014 3:45:16pm

re: #85 jaunte

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Oh yeah, there it is.

OMG, the best.

88 Higgs Boson's Mate  Oct 19, 2014 3:45:39pm

re: #41 Vicious Piebola

Has anyone noticed the huge disparity between how O preaches & how he lives? The way O lives, he makes the 1%ers look poor!

Because Obama is the only U.S. president who’s lived in the White House, held elaborate state dinners, traveled to foreign countries with a staff, or flown in a helicopter.

I have become convinced that these people get some sort of heretofore undiscovered high from being bone fucking stupid.

89 William Barnett-Lewis  Oct 19, 2014 3:45:52pm

re: #80 Shiplord Kirel

Online ordering is the cutting edge of idiocracy in this country. I ordered an item from WalMart recently under their “site to store” program; ie they ship it to the store and you pick it up there. This eliminates the shipping charge. They shipped it to a store 30 miles away rather than the one I specified. In classic, righteous, can’t-make-this-shit-up idiocrat fashion, the explanation I got was, “Well, if they don’t have it there (the store indicated on the order), they send the order to the next nearest store,” even though they had to ship it to either store!
I just stared for a second, said “thank you” and went on my way. I knew that pointing out the absurdity would be like debating monetary policy with a baboon or evolution with a creationist.

Had one of those moments the other day at the local Walfart. I’d checked the price online at walfart dot com for a package of two disposable fire extinguishers. I get to the local store and find they’re half again more expensive. I go “What?” to the clerk at the service desk and she says they aren’t allowed to match prices on their own website. Now if I’d found the same price at the web site of the local farm supply chain, good to go. But not their own company web site??? I really wish there was a better alternative up here in the northwoods…

90 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Oct 19, 2014 3:46:33pm

re: #80 Shiplord Kirel

I ordered an item from WalMart

Well, there’s your problem right there.

91 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Oct 19, 2014 3:47:24pm

re: #85 jaunte

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Oh yeah, there it is.

Ascaris Lumbricoides

92 RealityBasedEbola  Oct 19, 2014 3:47:53pm

re: #80 Shiplord Kirel

SK,,, I’ve got your coffee, I know you wanted it without Cream, but we’re out of Cream, is it ok if I fix it without Milk? //M_P

are you sure you weren’t transported into a Monty Python skit?

RBS

93 jaunte  Oct 19, 2014 3:48:32pm

re: #91 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

The eggs have a lipid layer which makes them resistant to the effects of acids and alkalis, as well as other chemicals.

I’ve wondered why Cruz always seems so shiny.

94 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 3:50:10pm

Texas Health Resources, owners and operators of Texas Health Presbyterian where nurses are riotingprotesting…

texashealth.org

95 jaunte  Oct 19, 2014 3:53:21pm

re: #94 Justanotherhuman

Last year the CEO got an award for his administrative skillz.

(Austin - Feb. 13, 2014) - The Texas Hospital Association recognized Barclay E. Berdan, FACHE, chief operating officer and senior executive vice president of Texas Health Resources, as the 2013 recipient of the Earl M. Collier Award for Distinguished Health Care Administration.tha.org

96 Belafon  Oct 19, 2014 3:53:47pm

re: #89 William Barnett-Lewis

Wal-Mart is about to set up a conundrum for me. I really would like to stop throwing money at them, but they are about to build a Market (grocery only store) within walking distance of my house. Every other store in town, including their supercenter, requires me to drive to get there.

97 jaunte  Oct 19, 2014 3:54:21pm

Texas Health: $3.7 billion in operating revenue.

98 calochortus  Oct 19, 2014 3:56:19pm

re: #96 Belafon

Wal-Mart is about to set up a conundrum for me. I really would like to stop throwing money at them, but they are about to build a Market (grocery only store) within walking distance of my house. Every other store in town, including their supercenter, requires me to drive to get there.

Combine driving to the grocery store with other errands. Walk to Walmart occasionally. None of us is pure, just lean towards Truth and Justice. ;)

99 bill d  Oct 19, 2014 3:58:04pm

re: #97 jaunte

Texas Health: $3.7 billion in operating revenue.

Not anymore

100 Dark_Falcon  Oct 19, 2014 3:58:56pm

re: #84 teleskiguy

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Well, both of them involve raging assholes.

101 Kid A  Oct 19, 2014 3:59:03pm

Power went out at the stadium I was shooting a game last night. Pic of fans leaving the stands.

102 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 4:01:01pm

What do you wanna bet they were R plants?

People reportedly walk out of President Obama’s speech at rally for Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland - @Reuters
read more on reuters.com

103 Eclectic Cyborg  Oct 19, 2014 4:02:00pm

re: #101 Kid A

Looks like one of those old iPod commercials.

104 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 4:02:30pm

re: #98 calochortus

Combine driving to the grocery store with other errands. Walk to Walmart occasionally. None of us is pure, just lean towards Truth and Justice. ;)

So true. As much as I would prefer to avoid WalMart, around here it’s pretty hard to do unless I want to drive all the way to another town, which I usually don’t want to do. But we do have a choice of grocery stores, so there’s that.

105 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 4:03:48pm

re: #85 jaunte

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Oh yeah, there it is.

Ha. So Tweeted.

106 urbanmeemaw  Oct 19, 2014 4:04:02pm

re: #56 Backwoods_Sleuth

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The Iron Jawed Angels. One of the reasons I never, ever fail to vote, even though admittedly I should do a lot more.

107 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 4:04:50pm

re: #88 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Because Obama is the only U.S. president who’s lived in the White House, held elaborate state dinners, traveled to foreign countries with a staff, or flown in a helicopter.

He’s the only U.S. President to do that stuff WHILE BEING BLACK.

108 BigPapa  Oct 19, 2014 4:08:26pm

re: #102 Justanotherhuman

What do you wanna bet they were R plants?

People reportedly walk out of President Obama’s speech at rally for Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland - @Reuters
read more on reuters.com

I haz a sadz at Speech Flouncers.

109 Amory Blaine  Oct 19, 2014 4:09:10pm

Hopefully, this will die out here stateside. I would like to see the pressure kept up to further expend resources (the USA, EU etc.) in Africa to try and nip these outbreaks better.

110 compound_Idaho  Oct 19, 2014 4:11:56pm

re: #97 jaunte

Texas Health: $3.7 billion in operating revenue.

Texas Health Resources is a non-profit.

111 jaunte  Oct 19, 2014 4:12:10pm
112 Varek Raith  Oct 19, 2014 4:12:16pm

Rawr, Imma xenomorph with ebola!

113 BigPapa  Oct 19, 2014 4:13:02pm

re: #111 jaunte

TNR

(Totally Not Racist)

114 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 4:13:09pm

re: #108 The Big Ebola of Rocka Rolla

I haz a sadz at Speech Flouncers.

Well, it’s Reuters. Look at what they’re quoting—RealClearPolitics, who can’t fix the fact that both Dem candidates are ahead.

115 BigPapa  Oct 19, 2014 4:15:24pm

VB is on a tear:

116 jaunte  Oct 19, 2014 4:17:13pm

Benefits Questioned in Tax Breaks for Nonprofit Hospitals

Hospitals, among the largest landowners in many communities, are often designated as nonprofits, allowing them to benefit from state and federal tax breaks for providing “charity care and community benefit.” The exemptions collectively amount to more than $12 billion annually, health economists say.

Now, provisions of the Affordable Care Act, along with Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements imposed in recent years, are revealing how much medical centers give back to their communities. And many health experts have found them wanting.

“You should get close to the value of tax exemption in community benefit,” said Paula Song, professor of health services organization at Ohio State University. “I think you’ll find most hospitals aren’t providing that.”

A study this year in The New England Journal of Medicine found that hospitals spent an average of 7.5 percent of their operating costs on charity care and community benefit, based on filings the I.R.S. has required only since 2009. Some spent under 1 percent and others about 20 percent.

117 ObserverArt  Oct 19, 2014 4:18:33pm

re: #111 jaunte

[IMAGE: You guys I think I have EBOLA!]

Don’t worry about EBOLA.

But you sure do have a huge case of ASSHOLA.

And there is no getting over that.

118 Dark_Falcon  Oct 19, 2014 4:21:48pm

re: #111 jaunte

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Hopefully, Troy Gray will find himself unemployed tomorrow or if self-employed will find himself boycotted. The use of blackface in anything but a rare historical depiction is prima facia racism.

119 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 4:23:12pm

re: #118 Dark_Falcon

Hopefully, Troy Gray will find himself unemployed tomorrow or if self-employed will find himself boycotted. The use of blackface in anything but a rare historical depiction is prima facia racism.

It is TOTALLY NOT OK to dress up as “Al Jolson” for Halloween

120 urbanmeemaw  Oct 19, 2014 4:23:44pm

re: #88 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Because Obama is the only U.S. president who’s lived in the White House, held elaborate state dinners, traveled to foreign countries with a staff, or flown in a helicopter.

I have become convinced that these people get some sort of heretofore undiscovered high from being bone fucking stupid.

They’re addicted to N-Clang Crack.

121 Dark_Falcon  Oct 19, 2014 4:26:37pm

re: #119 Vicious Piebola

It is TOTALLY NOT OK to dress up as “Al Jolson” for Halloween

Concur. I was thinking more along the lines of someone playing a role in a play or movie set during a time when blackface was considered acceptable. This would obviously only apply if the movie was otherwise non=racist.

Does that exception work, or should I delete it?

122 urbanmeemaw  Oct 19, 2014 4:26:57pm

re: #115 The Big Ebola of Rocka Rolla

VB is on a tear:

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And spiritual paralysis.

123 Amory Blaine  Oct 19, 2014 4:27:22pm

I bought this for my niece a couple years ago.

124 jaunte  Oct 19, 2014 4:28:45pm

re: #123 Amory Blaine

Only six cats? Needs the 24 cat upgrade pack.

125 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 4:30:11pm

Time to clear up some misconceptions.

Dallas nurse Amber Vinson’s family releases statement, says she was ‘in no way careless’ in treating Ebola victim - @NBCDFW
read more on nbcdfw.com

126 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 4:32:27pm

re: #121 Dark_Falcon

Concur. I was thinking more along the lines of someone playing a role in a play or movie set during a time when blackface was considered acceptable. This would obviously only apply if the movie was otherwise non=racist.

Does that exception work, or should I delete it?

You mean like a remake of “The Al Jolson Story”

NO.

127 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 4:32:45pm

re: #122 urbanmeemaw

And spiritual paralysis.

Talking about spirits…

spiritinthesky.com

128 Amory Blaine  Oct 19, 2014 4:34:29pm

Stuffed Ebola toy.

129 Stanley Seabola  Oct 19, 2014 4:34:30pm

re: #125 Justanotherhuman

Time to clear up some misconceptions.

Dallas nurse Amber Vinson’s family releases statement, says she was ‘in no way careless’ in treating Ebola victim - @NBCDFW
read more on nbcdfw.com

Thank you for finding/posting that.

130 gwangung  Oct 19, 2014 4:36:46pm

re: #121 Dark_Falcon

Concur. I was thinking more along the lines of someone playing a role in a play or movie set during a time when blackface was considered acceptable. This would obviously only apply if the movie was otherwise non=racist.

Does that exception work, or should I delete it?

youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com

131 Dark_Falcon  Oct 19, 2014 4:36:56pm

re: #125 Justanotherhuman

Time to clear up some misconceptions.

Dallas nurse Amber Vinson’s family releases statement, says she was ‘in no way careless’ in treating Ebola victim - @NBCDFW
read more on nbcdfw.com

That will only clear things up for those whose misperceptions were arrived at honestly. Those who simply dislike black people will continue to believe she “was careless because she’s a [n-word]!!1

Moreover, most of the haters won’t see Ms. Vinson’s family’s counter statement, because its on NBC so those in the ‘Fox Bubble’ will only hear of it accompanied by critics ‘debunking’ it.

132 Dark_Falcon  Oct 19, 2014 4:38:54pm

re: #130 gwangung

youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com

My proposed exception would fall under “2) IF IT’S NECESSARY FOR HISTORICAL ACCURACY” on that list.

133 gwangung  Oct 19, 2014 4:40:58pm

re: #132 Dark_Falcon

My proposed exception would fall under “2) IF IT’S NECESSARY FOR HISTORICAL ACCURACY” on that list.

Yup.

134 danarchy  Oct 19, 2014 4:45:36pm

re: #77 sagehen

I don’t see a lot of upside in “boasting” that we got beat by Senegal and Spain.

Not to mention all he would need would be for Amber’s fiance to test positive a few days later.

135 sagehen  Oct 19, 2014 4:46:11pm

re: #126 Vicious Piebola

You mean like a remake of “The Al Jolson Story”

NO.

How about a remake of “Showboat” — when it’s an actual plot point, and characters express how offensive it is that they have to use it?

136 Feline Fearless Leader  Oct 19, 2014 4:46:50pm

re: #58 JustMark

Cheers to them. Parkway is one of a long list of great Virginia Brewers.

Had their kolsch while traveling in late August. Good stuff.
(Made a note of it on my iPhone and just verified that it was Parkway Brewery.)

137 RealityBasedEbola  Oct 19, 2014 4:48:17pm
A motorcycle reportedly featured in the film ‘Easy Rider’ has been sold for what auctioneers say was $1.35 million.
The Profiles in History auction house did not identify the buyer with Saturday night’s winning bid for the “Captain America” red, white and blue, chromed-out chopper.
Spokeswoman Sabrina Propper said bidding was fierce for the Harley-Davidson that the house said was ridden by Peter Fonda in the 1969 counterculture cult movie.
- See more at: hindustantimes.com

More than a bit of controversy on the whole thing. It has a couple of certificates of authenticity, including one by Dan Haggerty (yes, that Dan Haggerty) who restored it, said it it was the only surviving bike.

Problem is, Dan has also authenticated another one he restored as the ‘only surviving bike’ for another collector. Now Haggerty is saying that the one that just sold is authentic. Hate to be him right now….

RBS

138 Dark_Falcon  Oct 19, 2014 4:48:38pm

re: #135 sagehen

How about a remake of “Showboat” — when it’s an actual plot point, and characters express how offensive it is that they have to use it?

Yeah, that’s what I mean.

139 Decatur Deb  Oct 19, 2014 4:51:12pm

Old Othello

New Othello

140 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 4:57:29pm

re: #130 gwangung

youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com

Has an Asian soprano ever sung the role of Madama Butterfly? I know that Beverly Sills (white) and Leontyne Price (black) have both sung the role in “yellowface”

141 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 4:59:32pm

It is probably not a good idea to perform “The Mikado” or “Flower Drum Song” unless you can do it with an all-Asian cast.

142 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 5:00:06pm

Linda Hunt kicks ass and she is the reason that NCIS: Los Angeles is the best NCIS show on TV.

143 darthstar  Oct 19, 2014 5:00:20pm
144 Decatur Deb  Oct 19, 2014 5:01:57pm

Godfrey Cambridge in whiteface

145 darthstar  Oct 19, 2014 5:04:16pm

re: #143 darthstar

Went to Safari West for my dad’s 80th birthday…yeah, it’s a zoo…but there’s about 400 acres of free-ranging animals which, while they’re a few continents away from their natural habitat, do seem to be treated well. And the ‘glamping’ tents were quite comfy, complete with electric blankets we didn’t need and plumbing which we did. And of course, as my entire family was there (16 including partners, kids), it was quite the drunken celebration of my father’s 80th.

Here, have some zbrutt.

146 Decatur Deb  Oct 19, 2014 5:04:37pm

re: #140 Vicious Piebola

Has an Asian soprano ever sung the role of Madama Butterfly? I know that Beverly Sills (white) and Leontyne Price (black) have both sung the role in “yellowface”

Pffft. Has an American ever sung Lt. Pinkerton?

147 Vicious Piebola  Oct 19, 2014 5:06:20pm

re: #146 Decatur Deb

Pffft. Has an American ever sung Lt. Pinkerton?

Has a Scottish woman ever played Lady Macbeth?

148 Decatur Deb  Oct 19, 2014 5:07:36pm

Has a silicon-based life-form ever played ET?

149 gwangung  Oct 19, 2014 5:07:48pm

re: #141 Vicious Piebola

It is probably not a good idea to perform “The Mikado” or “Flower Drum Song” unless you can do it with an all-Asian cast.

Particularly if you’re in California or New York (where there’s a lot Asian actors..)

150 darthstar  Oct 19, 2014 5:08:06pm

re: #148 Decatur Deb

Has a silicon-based life-form ever played ET?

ET wasn’t a boob.

151 Decatur Deb  Oct 19, 2014 5:08:55pm

re: #150 darthstar

ET wasn’t a boob.

Gotta be pretty stupid to ride in an 7 yr old’s basket.

152 darthstar  Oct 19, 2014 5:09:21pm

re: #151 Decatur Deb

Gotta be pretty stupid to ride in an 7 yr old’s basket.

That just makes him a noob. Not the same thing.

153 Stanley Seabola  Oct 19, 2014 5:09:54pm

re: #143 darthstar

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I tweeted some shit specifically for you. Fucker.

154 Decatur Deb  Oct 19, 2014 5:14:44pm

It’s opera. The coloratura is more important than the color.

Youtube Video

155 De Kolta Chair  Oct 19, 2014 5:18:13pm

One if by land, two if by sea, and three if the Palin’s start another drunken brawl.

156 Targetpractice  Oct 19, 2014 5:18:57pm

re: #155 De Kolta Chair

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One if by land, two if by sea, and three if the Palin’s start another drunken brawl.

No need for lanterns. You can tell the brawl is approaching because you can hear the screech of “DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!”

157 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 5:22:04pm

re: #154 Decatur Deb

It’s opera. The coloratura is more important than the color.

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Video

Not a big fan of opera, but I could listen to Callas forever.

Youtube Video

158 sagehen  Oct 19, 2014 5:26:35pm

re: #157 Justanotherhuman

Not a big fan of opera, but I could listen to Callas forever.

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Video

Also not an opera fan, but one of my favorite movies is an opera remake

Youtube Video

159 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 5:28:32pm

re: #158 sagehen

Also not an opera fan, but one of my favorite movies is an opera remake

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Video

The gorgeous Dorothy Dandridge. : )

160 Justanotherhuman  Oct 19, 2014 5:30:47pm

Later, Lizards!

Have a great evening, everyone. : )

161 sagehen  Oct 19, 2014 5:31:38pm

re: #159 Justanotherhuman

The gorgeous Dorothy Dandridge. : )

She’s fine, but it was Harry Belafonte caught my eye. Also, the Pearl Bailey number, would be perfect for a Queen Latifah cover.

Youtube Video

That’s Max Roach drumming, and Alvin Ailey is one of the dancers.

162 Decatur Deb  Oct 19, 2014 5:33:59pm

re: #161 sagehen

She’s fine, but it was Harry Belafonte caught my eye. Also, the Pearl Bailey number, would be perfect for a Queen Latifah cover.

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What the hell for?

163 sagehen  Oct 19, 2014 5:38:15pm

re: #162 Decatur Deb

What the hell for?

Because her dancers would be more to taste than the 1950’s guys.

164 Decatur Deb  Oct 19, 2014 5:40:24pm

Maori group performs in Shanghai with a female Chinese violinist who is rocking a mohawk. The chorus throws in a haka for an encore. Now let’s all sort out the cultural appropriation.

Youtube Video

165 Decatur Deb  Oct 19, 2014 5:41:23pm

re: #163 sagehen

Because her dancers would be more to taste than the 1950’s guys.

Youth is another country.

166 BeenHereAwhile  Oct 19, 2014 6:44:39pm

re: #96 Belafon

Wal-Mart is about to set up a conundrum for me. I really would like to stop throwing money at them, but they are about to build a Market (grocery only store) within walking distance of my house. Every other store in town, including their supercenter, requires me to drive to get there.

As Tony used to tell me, “ya gotta do what ya gotta do.”

Myself, I’d drive by Wal-Mart to the other stores.

167 BeenHereAwhile  Oct 19, 2014 7:04:09pm

re: #165 Decatur Deb

Youth is another country.

And no country for old men.

168 Jay C  Oct 19, 2014 7:17:23pm

re: #7 PhillyPretzel

I am thankful and happy to hear this bit of good news. Now if only the rest of the press would shut the heck up.

Unfortunately, because it’s good news, press silence (probably general and pervasive) is more likely than not…


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