tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post6996437593101592386..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-92171802394641251482014-10-23T09:52:55.111-04:002014-10-23T09:52:55.111-04:00Thans to all who aided in the search for Truth.Thans to all who aided in the search for Truth.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-43903059621320946672014-10-23T09:46:09.225-04:002014-10-23T09:46:09.225-04:00ps - Arik Air above is Nigeria's prime air car...ps - Arik Air above is Nigeria's prime air carrier. They didn't ban travel to Liberia... they simply suspended all air service to/from there. Not a travel ban... something ENTIRELY different, but achieving the same result.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-35511593655723422962014-10-23T09:42:41.748-04:002014-10-23T09:42:41.748-04:00Note the table...
Airlines Destinations
Air Côt...Note the table...<br /><br />Airlines Destinations<br /><br />Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan, Freetown(all services suspended)[a]<br /><br />Arik Air Accra, Lagos[29] (all services suspended)[b]<br /><br />British Airways London-Heathrow (suspended until 31 December 2014)[30]<br /><br />Brussels Airlines Brussels, Freetown<br /><br />Eagle Atlantic Airlines Abidjan, Accra, Freetown (all services suspended)[31]<br /><br />Gambia Bird Accra, Banjul, Dakar, Douala, Freetown, Lagos[32] (all services suspended)[a]<br /><br />Kenya Airways Accra, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta[33](all services suspended)[34]<br /><br />Royal Air Maroc Casablanca, Freetown<br /><br /> Gambia (beginning in July 2014) and Côte d'Ivoire (beginning 11 August 2014) have banned all flights and passengers from Guinea, Liberia, & Sierra Leone due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak.[26][27][28]Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-17520846097721684492014-10-23T09:40:22.551-04:002014-10-23T09:40:22.551-04:00btw - Have you tried booking any flights out of Li...btw - Have you tried booking any <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberts_International_Airport" rel="nofollow">flights out of Liberia</a> recently? Good luck finding one.<br /><br />But you're right, travel bans don't work... until they do.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-88742972686376108472014-10-23T09:08:48.399-04:002014-10-23T09:08:48.399-04:00ut closing the borders, according to leading exper...<i>ut closing the borders, according to leading experts, is just another dumb, low-brow, simplistic brain fart from the right.</i><br /><br />Somebody better inform the <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-declared-ebola-free-42-days-no-cases-095915783--business.html;_ylt=A0SO8wIi_UhUoTcAbp1XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTExOWpkbnBwBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkA1VJQzFfMQ--" rel="nofollow">Nigerians</a> that their isolationist border closing policies will <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/africa-stems-ebola-via-border-closings-luck-182548855.html;_ylt=AwrSyCN__UhUjSAA4bzQtDMD" rel="nofollow">NEVER work</a>!<br /><br /><br />Oooops.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-89894490992063699082014-10-22T19:32:36.247-04:002014-10-22T19:32:36.247-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-85772221226151374252014-10-22T14:32:39.109-04:002014-10-22T14:32:39.109-04:00It makes sense to keep people from going there. B...It makes sense to keep people from going there. But closing the borders, according to leading experts, is just another dumb, low-brow, simplistic brain fart from the right.<br /><br />JMJ Jersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-89599727122748223592014-10-22T09:20:40.785-04:002014-10-22T09:20:40.785-04:00Wow! Ebola turned women into Republicans... must ...Wow! Ebola turned women into Republicans... must be the "sex" of America's two Obama travel policy "victims".<br /><br /><i>Women have moved in the GOP's direction since September. In last month's AP-GfK poll, 47 percent of female likely voters said they favored a Democratic-controlled Congress while 40 percent wanted the Republicans to capture control. In the new poll, the two parties are about even among women, 44 percent prefer the Republicans, 42 percent the Democrats.</i>Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-38627807839984850442014-10-21T21:16:13.476-04:002014-10-21T21:16:13.476-04:00Lisa,
Spot on.
You know what? I hate the two wee...Lisa,<br />Spot on.<br /><br />You know what? I hate the two weeks leading up to Election Day.<br /><br />I'm not going to take a blog break, but I am going to spend less time participating on the web from now until November 5. I think that most voters have already made up their minds by now. Do you agree?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-4405841644728750862014-10-21T20:54:40.854-04:002014-10-21T20:54:40.854-04:00Speaking of fear,you know it's election season...Speaking of fear,you know it's election season because the dems are out there telling the minorities that the GOP doesn't care about them and they are racist,that they want to take cancer screenings away from women and Social Security away from seniors.<br /><br />Same ol,same ol' from the fear mongering story tellersLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173702830006208833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-57329122886640198552014-10-21T20:36:10.174-04:002014-10-21T20:36:10.174-04:00Interesting -- and apparently legal: Harvard BANS ...Interesting -- and apparently legal: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2800364/harvard-bans-students-traveling-west-african-countries-affected-ebola-outbreak-unless-receive-permission-university-first.html" rel="nofollow">Harvard BANS students from traveling to West African countries affected by Ebola outbreak - unless they receive permission from the university first</a><br /><br />A few details:<br /><br /><i>In new guidelines, Harvard University discourages students, faculty and staff from traveling to Ebola-stricken Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea<br /><br />Says those who wish to do so must obtain permission from Provost first<br /><br />Upon return, they then must undergo medical screening by health service<br />May even be asked to stay away for 21 days (disease's incubation period)</i><br /><br />Will the Left condemn Harvard as hysterical? Hmmmmmm?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-36193821974489000672014-10-21T20:32:57.172-04:002014-10-21T20:32:57.172-04:00Helen Highwater, the wicked witch of the Right.Helen Highwater, the wicked witch of the Right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-78569760985772662282014-10-21T18:41:03.821-04:002014-10-21T18:41:03.821-04:00The silver swan,
Who living had no note,
When deat...<i><b>The silver swan,<br />Who living had no note,<br />When death approached<br />Unlocked her silent, silent throat.<br /><br />Leaning her breast<br />Upon the reedy shore,<br />Thus sang her first and last,<br />Then sang no more.<br /><br />"Farewell, all joys,<br />O death come close mine eyes.<br />More geese than swans now live;<br />More fools than wise."</b></i><br /><br />~ Orlando GibbonsFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-90935904735532298262014-10-21T18:34:51.296-04:002014-10-21T18:34:51.296-04:00Helen,
I find no fault in your opinion, because, ...Helen,<br /><br />I find no fault in your opinion, because, very sadly, it is not "opinion," it is undeniable fact.<br /><br /><i>Blessed is the man who walketh not in the path of the self-righteous, nor standeth in the way of the deluded, nor sitteth in the seat of scornful ...</i><br /><br />Thank you, Thersites, for your succinct refutation of sadly mistaken notions the delicate irony of which was not lost on me. FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-45498936090956522052014-10-21T16:29:41.732-04:002014-10-21T16:29:41.732-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-494571858325570452014-10-21T16:26:28.357-04:002014-10-21T16:26:28.357-04:00Well Thersites, if the shoe fits wear it. If it do...Well Thersites, if the shoe fits wear it. If it doesn't, good on you.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-33843841805799635202014-10-21T16:22:28.013-04:002014-10-21T16:22:28.013-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-50797733380623247562014-10-21T15:16:18.776-04:002014-10-21T15:16:18.776-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Turd Slingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-51341050991113771522014-10-21T14:57:20.080-04:002014-10-21T14:57:20.080-04:00Manipulating people's fears is simply somethin...Manipulating people's <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ewerickson/john-lewis-shirley-franklin-and-andrew-young-stir-up-racial-fear-for-john-eaves" rel="nofollow">fears</a> is simply something "beyond the pale!"Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-81203405864300802822014-10-21T14:35:53.962-04:002014-10-21T14:35:53.962-04:00Too true, RN. Manipulating people's ENVY, now...Too true, RN. Manipulating people's ENVY, now THAT is the more SCRUPULOUS way to go!Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-67612843364877067022014-10-21T14:26:54.352-04:002014-10-21T14:26:54.352-04:00May be right? I am absolutely right.
Problem is t...May be right? I am absolutely right.<br /><br />Problem is too many don't recognize when THEY are part of the fear brigade.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-4275562711695064852014-10-21T13:49:52.588-04:002014-10-21T13:49:52.588-04:00Unethical politicians know fear is an effective wa...<i>Unethical politicians know fear is an effective way to control people. </i><br /><br />Ferguson, Ferguson, Ferguson. ASSAULT Weapons!<br />Violence against WOMEN!<br />Repeal Roe vs Wade...<br /><br />You may be right, RN.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-80989990348355941642014-10-21T13:08:14.586-04:002014-10-21T13:08:14.586-04:00RN is just the RX for those of us on the beleaguer...RN is just the RX for those of us on the beleaguered left!<br /><br />Keep poking those nasty rethuglicans in the the rear, RN!Turd Burglarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-18835851631194527332014-10-21T09:38:59.353-04:002014-10-21T09:38:59.353-04:00'We have nothing to fear but fear itself.'...'We have nothing to fear but fear itself.' - FOR<br /><br />We can count on the fringe element of the GOP to opt for fear.<br /><br />Unethical politicians know fear is an <br />effective way to control people. <br /><br />Nothing more need be said.<br /><br />BTW jmj, your point is a good one.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-18826948873938365322014-10-21T08:48:23.687-04:002014-10-21T08:48:23.687-04:00Helen,
I agree! 100%!Helen,<br />I agree! 100%!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com