Georgia Governor- "Water Kills Ebola"

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Gov. Nathan Deal, who is fighting for a second term in office, sat down with the MDJ this week to share his thoughts on the Ebola virus, traffic congestion, illegal immigration and Common Core.

There are three candidates in the Nov. 4 race: Deal, Democrat Jason Carter and Libertarian Andrew Hunt. But Deal believes he can win without a runoff, despite Hunt being in the race.

“I think so,” he said. “I think people understand that that’s a wasted vote, and I don’t think we’re in a posture in this state or in this country where we need to be wasting our votes. We need to hopefully focus on what’s the right thing to do for our state and for our country, and I’m trying to make sure I get that message out.”

This week, Deal met with commissioners of Georgia’s health departments to receive an update on the state’s readiness to combat cases of the Ebola virus.

“And their conclusion was that we are in pretty good shape here in Georgia,” Deal said. “They have reached out to all of the hospitals. They are continuing to reach out to EMTs, first responders, to make sure that they know how to react in the event they have somebody who is a potential case of Ebola. The most comforting thing that I heard from (Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health) was that water kills the Ebola virus. I’ve never heard that before. I thought it was something that was so contagious there wasn’t much you could do to prevent it or anything else, so her advice was ‘wash your hands.’”

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[CJCRANE]

1. Probably better to say "soap and water helps to protect against it".

I assume water on its own could be a conduit.

That kind of comment is what happens when you have a group that eschews science, logic and reason.

[LiberalArkie]

24. Really they use chlorine bleach & water.. people see them spraying it and walking through

pans and think it is water.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. Can I join you?

[hobbit709]

3. Wonder what cures extreme stupidity in Republican governors?

[sendero]

4. Apparently.

... it is, sadly, incurable.

[madokie]

5. If you find out

we have a governor here in oklahoma who is in dire need of a cure.

[leftofcool]

76. No shit!

Mary Fallon makes me puke. Every time I visit family in Sooner Country I have to listen to a few repuke family members tell me how wonderful she is. I scrub with bleach when I get home. Of course, here I have Mcturtle and Rand Paul so when you get that cure send it on over to Kentucky.

Former Okie

[madokie]

80. I think we're both out of luck

[Heather MC]

15. death

[hobbit709]

18. I'm not really sure about that-some of them seem to act like zombies.

[RKP5637]

55. AKA Cheney! n/t

[Jamastiene]

61. Zombies are geniuses in comparison.

To be fair, zombies are way smarter than Republicans will ever be.

[Heather MC]

74. Death with a post mortum frontal lobotomy

[JHB]

26. No cure, but it can be contained...

...by getting and keeping them out of office.

[icymist]

32. Water.

I believe they'll melt.

[LynneSin]

33. Democrats showing up to the polls in the same numbers as 2008 and 2012

we can't lose when they do

[Bluenorthwest]

50. Democratic voters are the cure.

nt

[Jamastiene]

60. Nothing.

They stay that way until they get very very old and die finally. Think Jessie Helms and Strom Thurmond. See how old both of those stupid asses lived? That is how long those dumb asses usually live with their socialist health care paid for by taxpayers. They gripe my ass on so many levels.

[Initech]

73. Education?

[jmowreader]

83. Water. Lots of it.

Stick their feet in buckets of concrete and throw them off bridges into water. Nothing else works.

[underpants]

6. CLOSE THE BORDERS!!!

[Journeyman]

7. Criminy! What a time for a drought in California . . .

[randome]

8. And triffids.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Don't ever underestimate the long-term effects of a good night's sleep.[/center][/font][hr]

[Katashi_itto]

11. Saltwater did the triffids in :)

[randome]

16. I dumb.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]I'm always right. When I'm wrong I admit it.
So then I'm right about being wrong.[/center][/font][hr]

[Katashi_itto]

19. Naw, anybody could make that mistake. I am a total Nerd when it comes to that stuff.

I practice Kendo for gods sake. People ask me all the time why I am dressed like a Jedi.

[edgineered]

72. From "The Day of the Triffids"

From "Rocky Horror Picture Show":

And I really got hot when I saw Janette Scott fight a triffid ...

[yardwork]

9. He doesn't sound nearly as stupid as my governor here in North Carolina.

[rurallib]

39. Maybe we could have a stupid off

The next Republican Governor's meeting could be one huge stupid off.
Silly me - it already is.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

49. McCrory is an idiot, but I think Nathan "Water Kills Ebola" Deal has a slight edge with this one.

[Jamastiene]

59. Oh dear Gawd, don't let Ebola hit North Carolina.

McCrory will make is an even worse nightmare. I can't wait until we don't have to endure that moron any more. I can't stand him.

[yardwork]

71. Yeah, something tells me that our Dept of Health and Human Services isn't up to the challenge.

[CottonBear]

10. Deal is evil and stupid and corrupt.

I am so grateful that the CDC is located in Atlanta.

I am working to GOTV for Carter, Nunn an(d all Democrats here in Georgia.

[LynneSin]

36. I just remember the stupidity of Deal during those snowstorms last winter

Look I'm from the north. An inch or 2 of snow is like a walk in the park for us Yankees. But Deal did nothing when there was snow and ice in the weather for Georgia - the schools stayed open. And there were thousands of Georgians including busloads of children stuck in vehicles for hours on end trying to get out of the massive traffic jams.

[CottonBear]

43. That was a disaster. Of course, Deal tried to blame everyone else.

We don't have snowplows, stores of road salt or vehicles equipped with snow tires and snow chains down here in the Southeast. Plus, we tend to get lots of ice and sleet. An ice storm simply shuts down roadways. Thankfully, the city and school officials in my area closed the colleges, schools and city/county offices for several days.

[LynneSin]

75. Which is why I questioned what were those kids doing in school?

Knowing that Georgia is not equipped to handle snow, Deal should have shut down all schools that day. Instead he put those kids at risk sending them to school. Many of them were stuck on school buses for hours.

[CottonBear]

82. I agree. Deal should have closed schools, especially Atlanta schools,

which were the most affected due to metro Atlanta's dependence on highly congested roadways in the state's most populated urban area.

[Katashi_itto]

12. He makes me really hope Ebola properly mutates and goes airborne.

We are to stupid a species to deserve the planet.

[SidDithers]

21. WTF...nt

Sid

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

23. You forgot the sarcasm thingy.

At least I hope so...

[Jamastiene]

62. .

[logosoco]

13. Must be just American water that does it, because there are a lot of people in Africa

still being affected. We should just send them some American water to wipe it out.

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. repubs

[TBF]

17. This is why republicans have no

business being involved in running anything. They have no understanding or acceptance of science.

[demwing]

20. Sad. Just checked the polling data, thought Carter was better positioned

Looks like Deal will keep his seat...

shit

[Jackpine Radical]

22. What happens when you baptize an Ebola virus?

It is borne again.


Some days it's just too easy.

[KingCharlemagne]

42. Such cleverness deserves a hat tip! Your joke has a particular

bite to it b/c the 'born again' bon mot fits right into the whole Georgia-South thing.

Thanks for the Sunday a.m. chortle!

[Jamastiene]

63. .

If this doesn't make the DUzy list, I don't know why.

[Eleanors38]

25. If Deal gets Ebola, I'll donate my personal stash of water.

[Takket]

27. Water in the form if superheated steam will kill anything

Good luck washing your hands with that!

[Fred Sanders]

28. Everyone has got to understand he meant HOLY water....and also can be thumped with a Bible.

[grahamhgreen]

29. OMFG

[on point]

30. Stupidity and ignorance on parade

[jwirr]

31. These Rs are not scientists and they sure aren't doctors either. And this in is taking some very

bad advice from someone who is a doctor. Of course he probably appointed her so that explains it.

[NightWatcher]

34. Proper sanitation and running water are big for preventing the spread of things like this

and damn you for making me defend what that ass face said. I doubt that he thinks water is magic, but we are a little better setup here than some of the villages and countries where ebola ravaged entire communities.

If everyone would wash their hands more, public spread of things like the flu would be greatly reduced.

[840high]

77. Absolutely correct.

[packman]

35. I am now selling

NOBOLA Water(TM) - in 6 packs and gallon sizes. Going to advertise on religious channels and that survivalist network. Just know I'm going to make a fortune.

If interested, e-mail for prices (you know it's going to be expensive) .

NOBOLA SPRINGS
Georgia
[e-mail]

[bluedigger]

37. Let me in on the action and I'll show you how to make some REAL money.

(Dehydrated water) - saves a shit ton on shipping.

[rurallib]

40. Brilliant!

[Jamastiene]

65. .

[longship]

78. Instant water. Just add water and you're done. nt

[Jamastiene]

64. When does your company go public.

I want to buy stock when it does. The "customers" will buy this up like crazy down here in this area.

[Gore1FL]

38. It's just difficult because you have to hold it under until it stops breathing!

[Letmebeclear]

41. World Health Organization on water and Ebola

From World Health Organization via Klvtv:

"So how long does the Ebola virus live outside the body in water? According to the World Health Organization, Ebola in water only lives a matter of minutes because without its' host it tries to equalize its osmotic pressure and bursts, which kills the virus."

Who knew?

[AverageJoe90]

48. Hmm.....can you provide a link?

I'd always heard that you needed soap or bleach to kill the virus, too.....

[kestrel91316]

53. Even if that's a fact, I seriously doubt humans are going to become

a freshwater aquatic species anytime soon.

[Jackpine Radical]

67. So it would do OK in salt water.

[L0oniX]

44. Someone should check his food and water for shit that kills brain cells.

[uppityperson]

45. Ow."I thought it was something that was so contagious there wasn’t much you could do to prevent it..

"I thought it was something that was so contagious there wasn’t much you could do to prevent it or anything else, so her advice was ‘wash your hands"

[Marrah_G]

46. what the fuck?

[AverageJoe90]

47. Sadly, Gov. Deal is wrong. You need soap or bleach as well.....

going with preferably HOT water.

But then again, not surprising that a Repub would take a public health official's statement out of context.....many of them are just that ignorant.

[Jamastiene]

68. A Republican's idea of washing your hands

doesn't involve soap and they count untreated creek water as washing their hands too. I've seen it firsthand. It's awful.

[louis-t]

51. First, I HATE when repugs say "you're wasting your vote"

The only way you waste your vote is if you DON'T VOTE! Jeez....

[kestrel91316]

52. For the record: Water does NOT "kill" Ebola or any other virus.

Handwashing, particularly in West Africa, would certainly help with community spread of the disease.

But that won't be the message the average low information voter takes away from this. They'll just bitch about all the money being spent on PPE and disinfectants since it's "common knowledge" that water "kills Ebola".

[Jamastiene]

70. I'm waiting until Nobola goes public.

I'll buy stock in that when it does. I've never been a financial guru of any kind, but that will sell like pancakes down here in the south.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5655307

[Shrike47]

54. Ground water contaminated by fracking might well kill Ebola, and it's human host, too.

[Warpy]

56. That level of stupidity is now too dangrous to be anywhere near government

Please Georgia, WAKE UP!!! You might think that folks who talk dumb and slow like you will represent you the best but they won't.

Stupidity this bad will get most of you killed.

[Jamastiene]

58. With morons like that in charge, I'm sure Georgia

will be quite safe from any Ebola outbreak.

[Jackpine Radical]

66. Well, they may be at risk for Ebola,

but they're apparently in no danger from brain viruses.

[Jamastiene]

69. You are keeping me in stitches today.

[hatrack]

81. Uh, Georgia? In case you're listening, "stupid" does not equal "virtuous"

In fact, it's generally to be avoided when discussing positions of power within governments.

" . . .. water kills the Ebola virus." Jesus Christ.