Discussion: Christie Defends Mandatory Quarantines: 'No Second Thoughts'

[system1]

Discussion for article #229319

[xyxox]

Fascist pig presidential candidate just harmed the effort to stop Ebola at the source.

[ric_gerace]

Once again Christie proves his conservative credentials, by following General Order 3 of the Conservative Rules: If you don’t like it, if it scares you, if you don’t understand it, then lock it up or kill it, or lock it up and kill it, especially if it’s from ‘over there’. You know, like we do with Black people over here.

And make sure you tell your followers that your opinion trumps the knowledge of actual experts.

[dorado]

i’m surprised he didn’t suggest lane closures of the transatlantic bridge from west africa.

[ric_gerace]

Oh, and just for the record Governor, in order to have a second thought, you need to have had a first thought. Gut reactions from the lizard portion of your brain applied to complex issues don’t count as thoughts.

[grokenstein]

Christie having “no second thoughts”? Gasp, quelle surprise.

[fiftygigs]

“…and I have no second thoughts about it…”

So now conservatives trust government?

[magical_panda]

Impervious to logic (i.e., shoring up his 2016 credentials).

[gtomkins]

“I have no second thoughts about it.”

Not surprising, as he didn’t have any first thoughts that went into this decision in the first place.

Oh, wait, that’s not quite the whole truth. There was no thought for the public safety in his decision, no consultation with medical expertise. But there was clearly plenty of political calculation, and perhaps consultation with political hacks who thought it would serve his career to put himself in the vanguard of yet another stupid, vicious and paranoid crusade.

[eduardoinohio]

No second thoughts. Actually the issue is whether there was any thought at all!!

[musgrove]

Christie is looking a little ill, maybe he should quarantine himself for the rest of his term, for the safety of everyone else.

[teenlaqueefa]

This brings to mind the “Big Government/Nanny State” argument.

Now we all know which side Christie is on.

[musgrove]

Next Christie will be talking about how FEMA could make special camps to do quarantines.

[jinmichigan]

Gov Weebles speaks and no one cares.

[silas1898]

The only thought in Christie’s head is “Me. Preznit. Me.”

He’s dangerous.

[renfield]

His first thought was “this’ll stir up the rubes.” Why have a second? When Fatso is at his wrongest or most crooked, he is at his most certain.

[k_in_va]

This is news? Even if an egoist like Christie ever actually had second thoughts about anything, on what planet would he ever admit that?

[ltmcdies]

when did the United States become such a collection of paranoid cowards?

Your not accomplishing anything, twit…as one doesn’t get ebola from a subway pole.

and I’m seeing any explanation as to why your officials acted like such god awful jackasses to the ONE person…the one who tested negative…you threw into quarantine.

[BlueFranco]

The crook Christie needs to be quarantined from Dunkin Donuts

[sufi66]

You can’t have second thoughts if you have no first thoughts.