President Obama held a press conference Tuesday afternoon on the administration’s response to the Ebola crisis. It was a brief affair that ended with a promise that the president would know more Wednesday, when he planned to meet with doctors and public health workers in order to get their input (and maybe a photo or two).
Tomorrow: Obama is going to meet with doctors and public health workers to give them encouragement and get their input
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) October 28, 2014
"Tomorrow, I'm going to have a chance to meet with doctors & public health workers who’ve returned from fighting this disease" —Obama #Ebola
— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) October 28, 2014
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As far as today’s press conference, it was all about quelling fear and trusting science — enough so that author Brad Thor made a drinking game out of it.
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@BradThor maybe the teleprompter is stuck?
— Steven A. Wolf, Sr. (@stevewolf44) October 28, 2014
no teleprompter = semi coherent rambling
— StockCats (@StockCats) October 28, 2014
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With cheese. RT @BradThor: What a #nothingburger of a presser. #Ebola
— Ashley McCully (@TXTrendyChick) October 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/BradThor/status/527180267090608132
Anyone else need a lab coat? It just screams, “Science!”
Though the speech was dominated by mentions of science, the president did praise doctors and other health care workers for “doing God’s work.” But what about the troops who have been committed to the cause?
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@BradThor This is his way of "supporting the troops!"
— Sagitterrorist (@UvT_Jezus) October 28, 2014
@BradThor @magacaroljean Maybe healthcare workers are immune, or so he thinks, or maybe not. I agree, what's up?
— baileydog1 (@farmerami) October 28, 2014
@BradThor @sheilaaj agree..what's UP??
— MOM OF 2VETS; SON/DAUGHTER(RIP)NAT'L ANTHEM SINGER (@GoldStarMomTX55) October 28, 2014
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Health care workers going to Africa should be applauded and supported, Obama says. "They are doing God's work"
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 28, 2014
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@AustinStKloud @BradThor Isn't it odd that health workers are "doing God's work" but the military building hospitals aren't, apparently.
— Norma Connors (@NormaConnors) October 28, 2014
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