Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Wednesday questioned President Obama’s decision to dispatch 3,000 U.S. troops to West Africa to help combat the Ebola virus.
“Where is disease most transmittable? When you’re in very close confines on a ship,” Paul said on Laura Ingraham’s radio show. “We all know about cruises and how they get these diarrhea viruses that are transmitted very easily and the whole ship gets sick. Can you imagine if a whole ship full of our soldiers catch Ebola?”
“It’s a big mistake to downplay and act as if ‘oh, this is not a big deal, we can control all this.'” he added. “This could get beyond our control.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Tuesday that a patient in Texas had been diagnosed with the country’s first case of Ebola.
Paul, who is an ophthalmologist, said he thought U.S. officials were underestimating the transmissibility of the deadly virus. He said he also thought officials were downplaying the threat of the virus spreading to America in order to be politically correct.
“I really think it is being dominated by political correctness,” he told Ingraham. “And I think because of political correctness, we’re not really making sound, rational, scientific decisions on this.”
Rand Paul and almost all Republican politicians have nothing if they cannot think up all sorts of fears for the voting public. Without selling fear, they have nothing to offer.
“What If The 3K Troops Obama Sent To Africa All Catch Ebola?”
And what if Rand woke up one day and realized believing in Ayn Rand had made him a wacko-doodle?
Fortunately the first won’t happen and unfortunately the second won’t happen either.
What if monkeys fly out of Rand’s ass?
‘Political correctness’ = the new ‘Benghazi’
I know “politically correct” is the right’s evil boogeyman buzzword, but I don’t think that is what is going on here. I do think officials don’t want to cause paranoia and panic among citizens and that is why they are not overhyping the disease. I was watching local TV and some of the doctors that various news agencies interviewed seem to not be too concerned about Ebola either.
I hope the troops sent to Africa fare well there. I also feel it is irresponsible of Paul to be casting such negativity in the manner he is in order to score political points shameful. But I guess that’s what you do when you’re running for president…