Tag Archives: Ebola

Hearne: Another Case of Media Crying Wolf?

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

Remember a few months ago when the entire country seemed poised to turn into a bad science fiction movie? Everywhere you turned the topic was Ebola, and this little known, largely misunderstood disease from Africa appeared ready to overrun the country. Why hadn’t the major drug … Continue reading →

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Paul Wilson: Ebola Czar Has No Clothes

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Paul Wilson

I can’t get the Faux-Ebola panic off my mind… Fortunately more Americans have been married to Kim Kardashian than have died of Ebola. And frankly, I’m not sure which would be more painful, but that’s another story for another time. Ebola Czar … Continue reading →

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Calvin Sense: The Naiveté of Ebola & Our Military

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Calvin Sense

Concerning the Ebola crisis… I use the word crisis because if President Obama is canceling appearances at fundraising events to meet about a problem it must be a CRISIS! Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Chief Thomas Frieden danced like a politician avoiding … Continue reading →

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Calvin Sense: Will Obama’s Legacy Hurt Future Minority Presidential Candidates?

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Calvin Sense

President Obama’s in an unwinnable position… He’s boxed himself into a corner from which he cannot escape. Because if he sends ground troops to fight ISIS his legacy will be destroyed and the Democratic Party will not win in the upcoming elections.  Yet to … Continue reading →

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Paul Wilson: Coming Soon to a Town Near You…Ebola

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Paul Wilson

This week’s news brings word that KU Med is hosting a guest… And not just any guest, mind you, but one who could become the third person in this country diagnosed with Ebola. While the hospital refers to the patient … Continue reading →

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Valentine: Cognitive Dissonance & The Ebola Scare

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Mark Valentine

Cognitive dissonance is the internal, emotional conflict we feel when we believe conflicting things… It’s a part of everyday life. We hate violence, but we love tough guys. We believe in Science but embrace Religion. We hate to be fat, yet we love ice … Continue reading →

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Hearne: Tiananmen Square Revisted, Tunnel Vision & Ebola

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Calvin Sense

As Motown great Marvin Gaye sang in, “What’s Going On?” – I’m commenting about current events using common sense  or Calvin Sense, if you will…  For example, will the situation in Hong Kong become today’s Tiananmen Square? Perhaps not, because the Chinese have developed new strategies for dealing with dissonance; now … Continue reading →

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