Constantine Quarantine

As we all know, Ebola has been in the middle of the stage for just about every news channel on TV. The few people from the United States that were infected with Ebola were put into a quarantine that is supposed to last about 21 days. Now, sure, the quarantine is an effective precaution to stop this spread of Ebola. But, do the people of the US understand that it is NOT an airborne disease? This is not the movie Outbreak. Just by sitting in a movie theater two rows in front of a person who could possibly have Ebola does not mean that you will catch it. This is why the quarantine exists. For example, in nursing homes bacterial infections like Clostridium Difficle (C. Diff) can be caught by physical contact. This is why outside of the person's or persons' room, we place a green contact precautions sign on the outside so people know that we should not get in their room and just cop a feel on them or anything in the room. So, I understand that this quarantine is going on. Sure, we don't want half of the United States to be ridden with Ebola. But the least we can do is make it more comfortable for the person in the quarantine. The nurse whom went to Liberia complained about how she had "no contact" with the rest of the world. That's the point of a quarantine. She has a cell phone, she has plenty of "contact" with the world. Also, people need to realize that symptoms of Ebola take quite a bit of time to become prominent. It's not like we're going to discover that the a person has Ebola within 2 days. The reason she was put into quarantine in the first place was because she was a nurse traveling from Liberia, that was experiencing an outbreak of Ebola. 

But Who Could Put a Pricetag on a Democrat?

Looks like the Democrats found some money to blow in the elections. I guess their new found confidence with the Clintons showing up really gave them the boost they needed. They sure put the reverse on taking out their money, and now they've jumped back on the track and added some more. Will this put the Democrats in the fast lane ahead? Or, will McConnell's ads wipe out his now endorsed competition?

Where, oh where, are your votes, Mr. McConnell?

Looks like the Kentucky elections spiced up a bit over the last few weeks. Alison Grimes has Mitch McConnell, not too far, but far enough to trail behind her. Grimes has about 46 percent of votes while McConnell trails in with 44 percent of votes in Kentucky. This is definitely out of the ordinary for the citizens of Kentucky. Republican power is the majority of the state. Being that a Democrat is in the lead is a huge deal right now. The thing is, Kentuckians aren't really for a Democrat being large and in charge, nor do they want McConnell to stick around for more. About 50% of the people in Kentucky polled in saying that McConnell needed to be replaced. It seems to be that McConnell's biggest punch-line is failing miserably. He is trying to convince Kentuckians that Grimes would a be "rubber stamp for Obama." Grimes has retaliated in the (from what I see) greatest ways to really dig his grave deeper in the elections. Yet, other sources say that Grimes "line-leader" status is only a simple mishap; that it's not really accountable. Being that the elections are a week away from tomorrow, this is a complete toss up. So, who will it be? The hesitant but agreeable Democrat, or the unwanted but all-too-familiar Republican?
             

Hilary Clinton Sirens off the "Women" Alarm in Kentucky Elections

Clintons Make a Visit

Hilary Clinton made a campaign appearance on October 15th to promote and create interest in candidate minority, Alison Grimes. Clinton went on stating that the politicians in Kentucky now were the cause of gridlock and a stagnant economy. She also went on to talk about raising minimum wage and gaining an equal pay between men and women. To me, this is signaling out to women in Kentucky. Clinton questioned, "Isn't it amazing that it's 2014, and we are still debating whether women deserve equal pay for equal work?" She answered her what seemed to be rhetorical question with, "If there's only one reason that will motivate you to go vote in the next 20 days, put that at the top of the list." This is definitely calling out to working women in Kentucky. Why? Because Alison Grimes is a woman. The logic here is, if you're going to vote for someone, you want someone relatable. Someone who can help out your issues in the economy and make your life a smoother sail. In being that Alison Grimes is a woman and with Hilary Clinton's help, it should "siren" off to women in Kentucky to place their votes for her.

Coal Bashing, Gun Grabbing Kentucky

The Midterm Election

Kentucky 2014

The two candidates are Mitch McConnell, Republican and Democrat Alison Grimes. Now, Kentucky has always had a Republican senator, so having a Democrat being close in polls with a Republican definitely raises some eyebrows. Kentucky is a coal state; so, McConnell actually formed an ad stating that since Grimes was a Democrat she agreed with everything Obama did or stood for. Not only that, but he cleverly added that Grimes was against coal which would obviously cause some sort of reaction against her. Grimes retaliated against McConnell with a TV ad of her at a shooting range; also talking about how she doesn't completely agree with all democratic views of Obama. My favorite part of the entire ad was a picture of McConnell improperly holding a rifle; so she added "This is a correct way to hold a gun". It was a slap in the face to McConnell and it also proved that she was able to stand up against the competition and get her views out there. Unfortunately, the democrats think they're going to lose the race and they actually pulled out all money in Alison Grimes' campaign. What I've realized in each election is that the candidates mostly bash their competitors in any ad they create. They always say that they won't do what the other is doing or that they will do what the other isn't. Personally, if I'm going to vote for you, I want to know what you are going to do for me. How am I going to benefit from you becoming the senator of my state? Your 30 second commercial talking about what the other is doing wrong or isn't doing at all doesn't do much for me.