They treat themselves as priviledged and above the law. There are priorities for the vaccines. Government priorities.

You want to know why there are shortages? Look no further. The investment bankers of the USA don't believe it is important enough to take a sincere interest in the people of this nation by having manufacturing facilities right here within OUR borders to produce it.

They don't have to worry about how they and their families are going to survive the day. They can EASILY over reach the authority of the government by doing whatever 'priviledged' act they care to and funding their own PRIVATE sovereign COMPANY to protect them. Isn't that right, Hank?

Who is Paulson donating the H1N1 vaccines to, the children of the military?

They put themselves above the law.

President Obama is even standing in line with children and pregnant mothers put before himself and the First Family. And who do these people think they are exactly !!!!!!

Oh, sure, they just did the 'company thing' and got a small supply for the infirmary in the basement, right, Hank?

This is ego. You see, they are more important than the President. I mean after all where would the country and world be without them.

They are such brave souls, aren't they?



What? Michael Moore and FOX News not on the list? Really?
New York Businesses Get H1N1 Vaccine (click title to entry - thank you)
Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and other large city employers have started receiving small quantities of swine flu vaccine for high-risk employees
By Esmé E. Deprez
To the list of hundreds of schools, hospitals, and community health centers that have received limited allocations of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, you can now add some of New York's largest employers. In the past week or so 13 companies, including Citigroup (C) and Goldman Sachs (GS), have begun receiving small quantities of the vaccine, according to city health authorities.

Citigroup has been supplied with 1,200 units and Goldman with 200, says Jessica Scaperotti, press secretary for the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. The agency has so far approved orders by 29 employers—including 16 that have yet to receive any vaccine—after they were cleared by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Big employers that have received or are scheduled to receive vaccine so far include Time Warner (TWX), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Memorial Sloan-Kettering, New York Presbyterian Healthcare System, and New York University....


KDHE reports 2 more H1N1 deaths (click here)
By The Capital-Journal
November 5, 2009 - 5:10pm
Two more Kansans have died after being infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, bringing the state's death toll to 16, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Thursday.
The first individual was a 34-year-old man from the Topeka metropolitan area who was confirmed to have pandemic H1N1 on Wednesday. His death was reported to KDHE on Monday. The man had no underlying health conditions that placed him at greater risk.
The second was a 58-year-old female from southwest Kansas who was confirmed to have pandemic H1N1 on Oct. 1. Her death was reported to the KDHE on Wednesday. The woman had underlying health conditions that placed her at greater risk for severe complications of influenza....

3 more swine flu deaths reported in Oklahoma (click here)

By Susan Simpson
Published: November 5, 2009
Three more Oklahomans have died of swine flu, according to state health officials.
The death of a Muskogee County boy, Cleveland County woman and Oklahoma County woman bring the total number of H1N1 deaths this year to 22 in Oklahoma.
A high rate of hospitalization also continued, with 128 Oklahomans admitted to hospitals last week.
Health officials are urging H1N1 vaccinations for those most vulnerable to illness, and mass immunizations clinics are planned throughout the state Saturday.
The vaccines are targeted for children ages 6 months to 18 years, pregnant women, adults under age 65 with chronic medical conditions, health care workers treating acutely ill patients and custodial parents of infants under 6 months old.

Have I gotten my flu shot or my H1N1 flu shot? No. And I won't until my Grandchildren receive theirs.

PTSD again or what?

My sincerest sympathies to the families and friends of the dead.

It looks like this is in response to the murders. It was just posted, so I think this is to bring answers to the community.
I think the military is doing all they can to be open about this incident and including the community and nation as partners in this issue.
I congratulate them for being so responsive. I appreciate the transparency.
I am pleased all this isn't covert and a political issue. If we are going to solve our problems we should be doing it together.
I think the nation knows there are sincere problems with mental health issues with our soldiers because of the heavy burden they and their families have been carrying. Hopefully, this will open a national discussion about what our country's priorities are and how we are addressing them.

Fort Hood TV Town Hall set for Monday (click here)
Posted On: Thursday, Nov. 5 2009 04:51 AM
From staff reports
FORT HOOD – The first live Fort Hood TV Town Hall since Lt. Gen. Bob Cone assumed command of III Corps and Fort Hood is set from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Callers can speak to any of the featured panel members on the show. Panel members are Cone; Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur Coleman Jr., III Corps and Fort Hood senior noncommissioned officer; Col. Bill Hill, Fort Hood garrison commander; and Col. Steve Braverman, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center commander.
The TV Town Hall forum is meant to encourage open communication and discussion between Fort Hood leaders and the diverse audiences on and off the installation.
To discuss a matter with a panel members, viewers can call (254) 288-4990 during the broadcast.
The live broadcast, featuring viewers' questions, is simulcast on KNCT-TV and Fort Hood Television. KNCT-TV, the Public Broadcasting Station located at Central Texas College, is broadcast on Channel 46 (local cable Channel 4). Fort Hood TV is broadcast on Fort Hood's cable Channel 10.
Before the broadcast, e-mailed questions are accepted via the KNCT Web site at www.knct.org. Click on the "Fort Hood Town Hall" icon and fill out the electronic form to submit a question. Click on the "Fort Hood Town Hall" icon and fill out the electronic form to submit a question.

The Associated Press has some raw footage of the base on lockdown. Very quite. Schools are on lockdown AS IT SHOULD BE and parents are worried. There ya go, texting is a good idea. Texting is good.

http://video.ap.org/?f=1251671&pid=9K1cVsC_3_hzwxLQSK9lnvva8Z1DwzJb

Nope, they were soldiers. What did they think they were doing? Is this like the Iraq incident where a soldier opened up on his peers? Were they on their way in or out? What the heck were they thinking?

12 Dead in Fort Hood Rampage, Gunmen Were Soldiers (click here)
KTLA News
3:58 PM CST, November 5, 2009
...One of the gunmen is among the dead. Two other soldiers are in custody.
An Army spokesman at the Pentagon says the shootings began about 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the sports dome, a personnel and medical processing center known as the Soldier Readiness Center.
The spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Banks says the second incident took place at the near by Howze Theater.
At the Soldier Readiness Center, soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening - on average about 300-400 screened a day, Sgt. Rebekah Lampam, a spokeswoman at Fort Hood said.
Lampam said a graduation ceremony for soldiers who finished college courses while deployed was going on in the auditorium at the time of the shooting.
Authorities say all of the victims are active duty Army personnel....

This just came out of the BBC. Looks like a lot of people were targeted. I bet it was an automatic weapon. I am beginning to doubt it was a soldier, especially if the public was being let into the base for a graduation ceremony. The killers had plans.

Twelve shot dead at US army base (click here)
Twelve people have been killed and 31 injured in a pair of shootings at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, a US Army spokesman has said.
One person has been arrested and at least one more is on the run, officials said. The base has been locked down.
NBC News network said the two suspects were in military uniform and that the shooter-at-large was believed to have a high-powered sniper rifle.
Fort Hood, near the town of Killeen, is the largest US base in the world.
Home to about 40,000 US troops, the base lies between Austin and Waco, about 60 miles (97 km) from each city.
It is not yet clear whether those killed and injured are civilians or military personnel....

Sounds like they wanted to kill a large number of people. Domestic maybe? Doubt it though. Sounds like someone has a complaint.

...That official, who requested anonymity to discuss an evolving incident, said a graduation had been scheduled for 2 p.m. at the theater.... (click here)




Seven dead in Texas army base shooting (click here)
9:35AM Friday Nov 06, 2009
...An Army spokesman at the Pentagon says the shootings began about 1:30pm Thursday.
The first of the two shooting took place at a personnel and medical processing centre.
The facility, called a Soldier Rating and Processing centre, handles administrative details for soldiers.
The second shooting took place at a theatre on the sprawling base.
An Army official identified that site as the Howze Theatre.
A US Army base spokeswoman says one shooter is now in custody and at least two people are believed to have been involved in attack.
The suspects were in military uniform and the shooter-at-large had a high-powered sniper rifle, reports ABC News.
Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Banks, says it is too soon to tell whether there is any link to the shootings and battle stress or repeated deployments.
The Army is suffering a record high suicide rate and other signs of stress from fighting two wars....