The latest media flurry has arrived, Swine Flu. The media has declared it to be the next pandemic to strike the world. They even compare it to the 1918 flu outbreak.
Of course, it has killed far less people than the current non-hyped flu but it is early yet and the media is hopeful. Maybe this year will be the year! Then they can report on the daily death count. They could even have one of those progress thermometers like they have for fund raisers.
Well, at least I had by swine flu shot. Wait, that was 30 years ago and it too never happened!
Freedom of speech doesn’t allow pranksters to yell “Fire” in a crowded theater so maybe the same rule should apply to the freedom of the press.
Hi Ned and Kathy,
My wife and I followed the Swine Flu story form the start. As a result we decided to start a website where we are putting information about this new flu that has hit the world and in particular Mexico City.
You are correct about the scare back in 1976. I had just graduated High School and as a kid remembering being told watch out. As the next few days go by we’ll be makeing swineflushot.org better, I’ll probabally need a couple of weeks to get all the stories catagorized and linked so when you go there there will be a flow.
Well take care and thanks for the Swine Flu post.