Americans don’t need to stock up on potassium iodide to prevent radiation damage to the thyroid, says California:
State and county officials spent much of Tuesday trying to keep people calm by saying that getting the pills wasn’t necessary, but then the United States surgeon general supported the idea as a worthy “precaution.”
Americans do need to stock up on potassium iodide to prevent radiation damage to the thyroid, says…
…U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin was in the Bay Area touring a peninsula hospital. NBC Bay Area reporter Damian Trujillo asked her about the run on tablets and Dr. Benjamin said although she wasn’t aware of people stocking up, she did not think that would be an overreaction. She said it was right to be prepared.
Like all Obama Administration pronouncements, Benjamin’s will likely have a shelf-life shorter than that of the tablets on which she just caused a run.
I could be cruel and ask if Dr. Benjamin has any recommendations for solving the obesity epidemic….but I won’t.
Are they sure we shouldn’t be stocking up on iodine tablets for frequent flyers?
Golfdoc: “Do as I say, not as I do” probably sums it up, no?
One would figure that if a Chernobyl event does in fact occur, there would be people called “meteorologists” who would be able to predict if, and when, and to what degree, fallout would occur in what areas.
And maybe, just maybe, someone who really understands managing a major disaster might send that potassium iodide to a places like “Japan,” “Iwo Iima,” and “Korea,” instead of starting a run on it in California.
Come to think of it, “do as I say” doesn’t sound like such a good idea from Comrade Zero’s cabinet member, either.
Do not be the cause of an iodine tablet shortage!
Iodine pills that are used to “treat” radiation sickness will not be available to treat cancer from second hand smoke or to reduce the carbon emissions that cause global warming.
They will also not be able to be used to fight the childhood obesity epidemic.
Will no one think of the children!
I want my iodine tablets! Where is the local government outlet providing them? Can I get some vitamin C too? I don’t need Viagra yet, but that may be next…
Potassium Iodide – Possible Side Effects: Nausea, vomiting, stomach ache, bloody diarrhea, metallic taste in the mouth, fever, headache, acne, burning mouth/throat, sore teeth/gums, swelling inside the mouth, increased saliva, eye irritation/swollen eyelids, severe headache, swelling of the front of the neck/throat (goiter), confusion, numbness/tingling/pain/weakness of the hands/feet, chest pain, black stools, vomit that looks like coffee grounds, rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing, fever with joint pain. NOTE: THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST OF SIDE EFFECTS!
ENJOY!!!!!
Everything is going to be fine! The prez wouldn’t waste his time with B-ball if the world was in crisis, would he?
http://www.politico.com/largevideobox.html?id=830595449001
Maybe we could give Obama a special title — “preznit” — so he could do these things without taking his mind off of policy. Than the real president could work behind the scenes while Obama goes golfing, catches a Lakers game, etc.
Who would that president be?
Three words: “Joe Biden”.
Terry;
That’s OK. I shouldn’t be drinking this Pepsi anyway! 😉
Three words: “Joe Biden”.
Sadly, that wouldn’t be any worse than what we’ve got now.
They don’t exactly have a deep bench on that side, bosshoss.
Their 2008 contenders were Obama (one term senator, famous for being the half-caucasian descendant of a Kenyan cook), Hillary!, wife of a philandering ex-president, John Edwards, philandering wannabe president, and Howard Dean, who was lucky enough to have back just bad enough to get him declared 4F during the Vietnam War era draft, but not so bad as to prevent him from enjoying downhill skiing.
And the Republicans in 2008 ran with Juan McCain.
After 8 years of the MSM bashing everything G.W. Bush did even with Democrat support, The Democrat was going to win. Basically it was 1976 all over again.
2012 it will almost certainly be Obama again, although the far left isn’t entirely happy with him. The Republican Front runners are Mitt, Huck, Newt, TPaw and Sarah. They all have negatives and the MSM will be out to destroy them at the first percieved misstep.