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Bad Craziness Watch: Glenn Beck Fans and Swine Flu Conspiracies

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twobru4/27/2009 8:01:08 am PDT

Not to be a Beck apologist, but I have to concur with bj1126’s post. Beck made it pretty clear during the 20 minutes or so that I listened to his radio show while driving to work that: (a) the swine flu is a natural occurrence; (b) flu pandemics have occurred naturally throughout human history and are often started when different strains of the virus mutate and cross over from animals such as pigs or birds to humans; (c) given the passage of time since the last flu pandemic, the world is probably overdue for another one; (d) he has no idea whether this outbreak of swine flu is the start of a pandemic; (e) rather than getting hysterical or caught up in conspiracy theories, people should educate themselves and make sure that they are prepared in case there is a pandemic; and (f) the government has so far responded appropriately to the current outbreak.