Obama Was In Mexico For Swine Flu Outbreak

(AP)  President Barack Obama's health is fine a little more than a week after he traveled to Mexico, where an outbreak of swine flu has killed at least 68 people and sickened more than 1,000, the White House said Saturday.

"The president's trip to Mexico has not put his health in any danger," said spokesman Robert Gibbs.

The World Health Organization's director-general, Margaret Chan, said the outbreak of the never-before-seen virus is a very serious situation and has "pandemic potential." Obama was in Mexico last week to meet with top government officials and talk about the growing problem with drug smuggling and border violence.

Obama is being updated on the swine flu outbreak in Mexico, with the Homeland Security Council monitoring the situation along with the State Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The disease has already reached Texas and California and on Saturday, New York officials said eight students probably have swine flu. With 24 new suspected cases reported Saturday in Mexico City alone, schools were closed and all public events suspended in the capital until further notice - including more than 500 concerts and other gatherings in the metropolis of 20 million.

The outbreak coincided with President Barack Obama's trip to Mexico City on April 16. Obama was received at the anthropology museum in Mexico City by Felipe Solis, a distinguished archaeologist who died a week later from symptoms similar to flu, Reforma newspaper reported. The newspaper didn't say if Solis had swine flu or not.

[MalloryDavis]

You guys make me weary with your ignorance and abject stupidity.

[homespunlady]

So, which college kid concocted this in his/her "garage lab" outfitted with equipment they bought at government auction or off Craig's list before "vacationing" where his buddies avoided???

I was really concerned when I was reading an article bragging about how those DNA labs were cropping up and "renting out to "experimenters" a couple of months back. Like it was a GOOD thing that just about anyone could "play with" genetic material easier than setting up a Meth lab...stupid fools even gave info on how to set one up and encouraged it.

There were nonstop warnings to NOT go to Mexico for "Spring Break" because the drug cartels were knocking off so many people. (what a "coincidence")
Sounds like some kid decided to put a stop to that by causing a bigger problem.
The likelihood that such a concoction of BIRD, PIG, Human and other vastly unrelated components could just magically combine WITHOUT "help" is about as likely as it is to have "flying pigs" which come to think of it just MUST be cross species animal that provided that virus.

Yep, think they should name it the "flying Pig Flu" - describes the UNRELATED parts completely....Now if I could just get a peek at those sick "FLYING PIGS"!

[budmag06]

I wonder if Mexico will welcome O back? What's next for Mexico his next visit? An outbreak of "foot in mouth" disease?

[apprxam]

Awwwwww, you RePugZ are the biggest babies. Please change your pampers!

[Drama_08]

It is a good thing President Barack Obama does not partake of the swine; or do he?

[Drama_08]

It is a good thing <a href="http://www.obama-presidential.com/index.html">President Barack Obama </a>does not partake of the swine; or do he?

[hbkepi]

Sheep on the right.
The initial stimulus was given out by Bush. The Bush admin chose to invest in Iraq over the USA. Where is the money sent to Iraq? Maybe you follow the great king of gods Sean Hanity. He predicted during the primary that if Obama won, that gasoline would be over $10 dollars a gallon within his 1st month in office. What are you payng for gas? Anyone a believer in Hanity or Rush? Only the sheep.

[slownewsday05]

"Obama Was In Mexico For Swine Flu Outbreak "

Yet another disaster attributable to the marxist drug addict.
Posted by StopTheLoonyLeft

It mentioned Obama, not Bush....

[ubrew12]

I'll say it for the American right, in case it hasn't already been said:

"See? Obama brought a vial of this virus down there!! EVIL!!!"

[chyenna-2009]

My daughter is flying to Mexico with a medical team to work in a clinic to aid in child hood inmmunizations, she saved for this trip, and wants so badly to help a child in need, and I think we should offer mask, tamiflu, sprite, or 7-up, tylenol, kleenex, gloves, it could very well be the case of irradicating this horrible "flu bug" before it should be world wide. This is a serious situation and a chance to save the world from epidemics of times past. I like to think it could be said Yes we had an epidemic but it resulted in the LOWEST deaths history has ever known. It's one thing to talk about the flu, another to be the victim, sucks to be you for sure then!!! Pull together everyone, lets beat this thing pronto.
Posted by sharoncalla at 9:19 PM : Apr 25, 2009

Sharon, your daughter is in my prayers. I believe we all have good intentions of helping others in need. Your daughter is very special. Not only did she have this dream of going to Mexico to help the little children, she is actually going to fullfill her dream and because her many lives will be changed for the better. We think it but people like your daughter,do it.