The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S. was a patient who flew here from Liberia, so comedian and frequent Red Eye guest Jim Norton offered up a compromise regarding flight plans.
I'm fine with allowing flights from Liberia into the country, as long as they have 10 day layover in Canada first.
— Jim Norton (@JimNorton) October 1, 2014
Canadians weren’t exactly receptive to it though.
@JimNorton Not happy with that tweet. Not happy at all Jimbo! ?
— Kim Smith ?? (@CanadianSugars) October 1, 2014
@JimNorton pretty messed up to make a joke about this.
— Sarah (@sarahalward) October 1, 2014
https://twitter.com/Foley37/status/517117745918660608
@JimNorton Keep your oozing disease ridden citizens south of the border. Americans think Canada has the porous border. YA RIGHT. Oh & F-Off
— R Berry (@aberrygoround) October 1, 2014
@JimNorton I'm from Ontario, so as long as they land in the flyover provinces–Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta–I'm fine with that.
— Taylor Nezbit (@TayNez81) October 1, 2014
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A counter proposal is offered.
@JimNorton Mexico,Jim. Mexico
— Ryan Horne (@Ryan_Horne) October 1, 2014
@JimNorton you mean Mexico right?
— LyleGenyk (@Lyle_Genyk) October 1, 2014
https://twitter.com/RKBA1911/status/517117438904008705
@JimNorton @max_king619 Aw c'mon. You guys are already touching Mexico anyway.
— JIM (@inducedcoma) October 1, 2014
https://twitter.com/Raphael_Mastro/status/517129192186847232
https://twitter.com/that70smoke/status/517118203966013440
Heh.
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