Why I'm Not Afraid of the Swine Flu

Monday, May 04, 2009
By Mike Huckabee

This week, we're supposed to be scared to death of coming down with the swine flu, but Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said we shouldn't call it that because it hurts the feeling of the pigs -- just like we're not supposed to use the word "terror" anymore, because it hurts the feelings of the jihadists.

Joe Biden almost single handedly wrecked the airline and mass transit system by telling a national audience none of the public conveyances were safe. Of course, his staff had to issue their daily clarification or apology later. He's giving a new meaning to the phrase: "Say it ain't so, Joe. Say it ain't so!"

I fly on planes about five days a week. I shake lots of hands, lots of hands. I meet lots of people, lots of people. I do wash my hands and use sanitizer frequently, but I'm not in a panic and I'll tell you why:

Before Joe Biden told us to be afraid of the flu, an average of 100 Americans a day died from the regular old flu. That's right, without even the attention the media is giving to this strain, flu was serious, especially to babies, old people, or sick people who already had weak immune systems. Other people lived, but they just didn't feel like they would.

I've watched the Obama administration tell us how much they care about protecting lives from the flu. If they really want to help make children safer, let me make a suggestion: Start doing all you can to move this country to being pro-life.

Almost a million unborn children will die in their mother's womb because of elective abortion this year. These are not sick or unhealthy babies, they're just inconvenient.

And by ending their lives because they represent an economic disruption or a social interference to the mother, we've created a culture in which a human life is expendable because it represents an inconvenience.

It happens a million times a year in the United States. Where's the press conference by the president, or the warnings of the vice president, or the outline of steps to be taken issued by Homeland Security or the secretary of Health and Human Services?

There isn't one, because they all support the notion that it's OK to end the lives of perfectly healthy unborn babies because they are in someone's way.

Pandemic or Prestidigitation

Okay, I have a question. Was there really a situation with the Swine Flu? The numbers early last week were almost 200 had died in Mexico - and much panic and preparations followed those grim announcements. Now, officially, the number is down to only 19 confirmed dead because of the swine flu. How is that possible? What did kill the other 181 people? Was this an opportunity to cause panic here in the US to arrive at a particular end result in the hidden agenda of our president and the wizard?

Did the Obama adminstration take advantage of a good crisis just to get Kathleen Sebelius pushed through as the Health and Human Services Secretary? Really, it was snag, snag, snag and stall, stall, stall up until the "health crisis" evolved. Then almost overnight - bam - we have a new HHS Secretry. Was this some elusive Oz scam to arrive at the dend result? What changed?

I'm just askin'.

Swine Flu

President Obama, et al.,

We know there's plenty of pork in all of the spending bills you been passing, including your budget. If you need funds for the current health care crisis, let me please offer up a suggestion - cut some spending out of your budget and allocate that to the Swine Flu problem.

And now, will you please stop spending? I mean - maybe we're going to have real emergencies and crises where we will need funds available, but if you keep spending it all on your pet projects - then what!

Our neighbors don't want to lend us any more. Printing more doesn't solve the problem, that only creates worthless money.

Save for a rainy day!!! IS ANYONE LISTENING TO THE CITIZENS?

Swine Flu - Government is Turning it into a Good Crisis

Yes it can be dangerous, and yes it is spreading. It's contagious, like other strains of the flu. But you can reduce the spread by taking standard precautions: wash your hands frequently and cover your mouth when you cough (with your elbow). It is highly contagious so if you feel ill - stay home, don't even go to the emergency room or your doctor's office without calling ahead.

Listen to the medical professionals - don't listen to the government! To them this just just another good crisis. They are using the panic caused by this illness as an opportunity to push their desire for national healthcare. President Obama has lready taken the opportunity to to blame previous administrations for lack of federal funding for scientific research potentially leading to this curent medical crisis.

So, use common sense and practice good hygiene. We'll get through this. Don't get caught up in the panic.