Politics – Page 9

Crazy Is In The Air

September 5, 2009 John florida, Frank Pallone, health care, Jim Greer, medicare, Michelle Bachmann, reform, republicans, Students

This week, we had craziness at Walmart in Georgia, Michelle Bachmann coming through for us again, teabaggers berating a lady in a wheelchair at a health care town hall meeting, and Medicare recipient getting treatment for an injury he received while protesting government run health care. But we start with just a tiny bit of the foolishness being spewed over Obama speaking to school children about doing good in schools this year. What a sad place we’ve been brought to in this country by a small group of small-minded and easily manipulated people.

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Many Thanks Senator Kennedy

August 26, 2009August 26, 2009 John death, Edward Kennedy, healthcare, John F. Kennedy, Kennedy family, Ted Kennedy, U S Senate

While members of the Kennedy family, to this day, continue to enter public service, the death last night of Senator Ted Kennedy brings to an end that original family dynasty. Perhaps the final tragedy suffered by this family is that Ted Kennedy didn’t live to see his life’s goal of heathcare insurance for all come to pass. Requiem eternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

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Billionaire Insurance CEO’s – $102k per hour salaries

August 12, 2009June 29, 2010 John government run, Insurance, insurance industry, Medicade, medicare, single payer, Stephen Hemsley, United HealthGroup

Ed Schultz of The Ed Show interviews Robert Greenwald about an investigative report on the CEO of United Health Care Group. Turns out the guy is making about $102,000 per hour. At one point a few years ago his salary alone accounted for $1 in every $700 spent on healthcare in America. The fact is, in this country we have always recognized that some things are not best left to the marketplace.

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Neocon Rage Walrus Decries Journalists Release

August 5, 2009August 5, 2009 John Bill Clinton, Current TV, Euna Lee, John Bolton, Kim Jong Il, Korea, Laura Ling, North Korea

As most everyone now knows, Current TV journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were pardoned a few days by Kim Jong Il from their convictions of entering North Korea illegally. This was the result of a private visit by former President Bill Clinton. Of course since Clinton was involved, some member of the wingnuts had to jump out there and criticise this succesful negotiation.

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And You Thought The FL Legislature Couldn’t Get Crazier

August 1, 2009July 31, 2009 John Carey Baker, Constitutional Amendment, Florida Legislature, healthcare, Healthcare Reform, Scott Plakon

Never sell the wingnut Replublicans in the Florida Legislature short. Last year they were busy saving us all from Automobile Testicles, and tried to eliminate daylight savings time (the logic being it would be less confusing for Senator Bill Posey). So now, two of our distinguished legislators have called for a Florida Constitutional Amendment to prohibit Floridians from participating in, an as yet non-existent, healthcare insurance reform.