‘Pig Flu T-Shirt Print Design’
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According to WaPo, a member of President Obama’s security advance team from the recent presidential trip to Mexico has a suspected case of swine flu.
But that’s all the information they have, as of this writing. It’s not even a whole article. Just a little block on the homepage with a GINORMOUS headline and a little drop down with one sentence in it.
Here’s a hint, WaPo: The word “DEVELOPING” does not excuse sensationalism and panic-mongering. And really, does anyone think that the White House doesn’t have a massive stockpile of Tamiflu already?
Swine Flu Panicmongering
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They have a story up now:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/30/AR2009043001836.html?hpid=topnews
I’m thinking this might be key:
“None of the local cases are believed to be life-threatening, and some victims, such as the World Bank employee, have already made a full recovery.”
Maybe it’s best to not eat at Lauriol Plaza until this whole thing blows over.
DO NOT SAY SUCH A THING, MAX.
Wait, on second thought – no one should eat at Lauriol. No one.
(Max and I are off to margs, bye.)
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are effective against flu virus. So just be sure to take your margarita and splash it all over your utensils and stuff before eating. You’ll be fine. ;)
Oh what, you expected mass media to NOT be sensationalist over something like this?