Having followed the Ebola matter perhaps closer than most, I was a bit puzzled and taken aback to read in Ms. Wilhelm’s recent Dallas Morning News op-ed her attribution to the CDC, the White House and other officials the statement “Don’t panic; it’s no big deal.”
In all my reading and, since this article, Google searches, blog searches, congressional hearings on C-SPAN, and governmental agency searches, I failed to encounter the statement “Don’t panic; it’s no big deal,” or even “It’s no big deal.”
It’s always helpful if one knows someone’s agenda in order to determine their motivation. If what the author asserts is true, it borders on criminal activity. If it is not true, she has built and demolished the biggest, most self-serving straw horse I’ve ever encountered in my 80 years.
I would be grateful if Ms. Wilhelm would send just one citation not to me, but to The News, which citation supports her contention that anyone engaged in trying to manage this tragic situation has said or implied, “It’s no big deal.”
In the milieu we live in today, truth telling is more important than ever before — and that’s a big deal!
Rodney Pirtle, Farmers Branch