Ever since a man who had traveled from Liberia was diagnosed with Ebola in Texas, there have been calls for flight restrictions from Ebola “hot spots” in West Africa. So far, the Obama administration has said it has no such plans.
Katie Pavlich says the Ebola threat means it’s well past time for flight restrictions:
Shut down flights to and from Ebola stricken countries. Now.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 3, 2014
Guess what happened next:
https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/518069723096154112
The science is settled! How very predictable.
Ah yes, shutting down flights from countries with rampant Ebola is totally all about racism @zaidjilani
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/518071896911654913
How did Ebola get here @zaidjilani? Because someone went to Liberia and brought it back, genius. Flight restrictions prevent that.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 3, 2014
PC trumps common sense in many circles.
@NeilBhatiya @ZaidJilani @KatiePavlich the elites are more concerned about political correctness, they can't be trusted.
— EdAsante (@EdAsante77) October 3, 2014
@ZaidJilani @KatiePavlich African countries have banned travel from Liberia!
— EdAsante (@EdAsante77) October 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/UmassAlum28/status/518072485011800065
https://twitter.com/WaynesterAtl/status/518091330485231616
Why hasn’t the Obama administration so far instituted travel bans on countries with Ebola outbreaks? Ace has a great read at Ace of Spades about that subject:
Precisely. RT @JohnEkdahl: Yes, this. http://t.co/bLKdq8ijVI pic.twitter.com/0W7GGKKQto
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) October 3, 2014
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