Talk about yer knee-jerk reactions!

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

There are two ways to look at this situation:

1) The government does too little (in the opinion of some people), a pandemic breaks out, and people complain that the government did not do enough to prevent the pandemic; think Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans).

2) The government over-reacts (in the opinion of some people) and a pandemic does not break out.

When situations like the H1N1 flu presents itself, it is difficult to chart the perfect course. We as sports officials are taught to always error on the side of safety when it pertains to the participants. And over-reacting in response to a possible health crisis is no different when we, as sports officials err on the side of cautioin with regard to the safety of the participants.

MTD, Sr.

The primary responsibility of the federal government is NOT to protect us from all risks of living on this planet.

The "blame the feds" game was shamefully played during the aftermath of Katrina, leaving the true culprit here, and the ones who actually DID have the responsibility of protecting the citizens, to get away scot-free. Did FEMA share some blame? Sure, but that goof-ball mayor was 10X more responsible. Yet, he was re-elected.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dakota

The "blame the feds" game was shamefully played during the aftermath of Katrina, leaving the true culprit here, and the ones who actually DID have the responsibility of protecting the citizens, to get away scot-free. Did FEMA share some blame? Sure, but that goof-ball mayor was 10X more responsible. Yet, he was re-elected.

Actually, it was more the governor. Yes, Nagin can be an oaf at times and definitely puts his foot in his mouth, but he was re-elected because his opposition was the Lt. Governor backed by the governor and a lot of old LA money.

Some believe the governor intentionally withheld support to embarass Nagin to aid her Lt Gov win the office. According to Spike Lee's documentary when Bush visited NOLA, he spoke to the governor first and then Nagin. Supposedly, the governor told the president there was no need for Federal aid. (Say what?) When talking to Nagin, the president told him in spite of the governor's comment, NOLA would get the aid necessary.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

...According to Spike Lee...

Definitely an objective, trustworthy source right there.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Definitely an objective, trustworthy source right there.

Actually, the fact that it was Spike Lee and the slanted negative angle just gives the comments that much more credence.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Dakota

The primary responsibility of the federal government is NOT to protect us from all risks of living on this planet.

The "blame the feds" game was shamefully played during the aftermath of Katrina, leaving the true culprit here, and the ones who actually DID have the responsibility of protecting the citizens, to get away scot-free. Did FEMA share some blame? Sure, but that goof-ball mayor was 10X more responsible. Yet, he was re-elected.

I stand by my original statement. It does not have anything to with the federal government protecting us for all possible risks, but U.S. government has the means to analyze situations such as the H1N1 virus and can and should take appropriate measures to protect the health and welfare of the citizens for our country.

MTD, Sr.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I stand by my original statement....

Yeah, no surprise there.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I stand by my original statement. It does not have anything to with the federal government protecting us for all possible risks, but U.S. government has the means to analyze situations such as the H1N1 virus and can and should take appropriate measures to protect the health and welfare of the citizens for our country.

MTD, Sr.

There are some who believe that this was actually a test run of our response systems. The H1N1 virus is proving itself to be less deadly than the average flu.