Seriously, this post at 15 minute lunch blog had me laughing so hard i cried multiple times. Even woke up the cat who is half deaf! LOL
Saturday, July 25, 2009
The Uninsured - see? I told you so!
See? I told you so!
Michael Ramirez, at IBD, also gets it....
Michael Ramirez, at IBD, also gets it....
Those who support this government takeover of MY (and YOUR) healthcare (note i did not say your insurance) want to have the government take over 16% of our economy for the sake of about 1% of the population. Those who support this takeover of my healthcare are taking actions which will result in killing me (I require medication every day to simply breathe! This is not something which can wait for a bureaucrat) and they shall henceforth be treated as such (ie, as one attempting, at a minimum, to commit manslaughter).
We could have purchased insurance for that 1% of the population with the stimulus. And SAVED trillions.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Org Chart of House Dems "health" plan
NO FED MED!
Is it any wonder they wanted to ram this one through before the August recess???
I will be calling my Congressmans local office and insisting on meeting with him while he's here.
I will inform Mr. Shadegg that the government has no right controlling my medical care, my insurance, which doctor I see, what medicine I take, what a procedure costs, etc. Furthermore, the government has no business whatsoever even KNOWING any of that information!
Look at that thing! It's a monstrosity!
Click the pic to see a larger, more frightening, version.
Anyone thinking this might actually be a good idea, remember the phrase "sovereign immunity". Means you can't sue the government.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Z Street
Today on Middle East Radio Forum, one of the guests was a member of Z Street. Check out that website. I like it.
Recently, someone asked me what do i mean by "Zionist" in the header of my blog. I was rather taken aback by the question and responded that I was using the word in it's normal capacity with it's normal dictionary definition ("Modern Zionism is concerned with the support and development of the state of Israel.").
But, after going to the Z Street website and reading the definition in their charter, I find it richer, far more informative, more accurate ... just flat out better....
"...a Zionist is one who affirms that Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people and is and must remain a Jewish State. A Zionist believes that the government of Israel must not make concessions to, or engage in negotiations with, terrorists, terrorist entities or terror-sponsoring states which either implicitly or explicitly, seek to destroy the Jewish State of Israel."
Yes, that describes me as a Zionst.
Recently, someone asked me what do i mean by "Zionist" in the header of my blog. I was rather taken aback by the question and responded that I was using the word in it's normal capacity with it's normal dictionary definition ("Modern Zionism is concerned with the support and development of the state of Israel.").
But, after going to the Z Street website and reading the definition in their charter, I find it richer, far more informative, more accurate ... just flat out better....
"...a Zionist is one who affirms that Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people and is and must remain a Jewish State. A Zionist believes that the government of Israel must not make concessions to, or engage in negotiations with, terrorists, terrorist entities or terror-sponsoring states which either implicitly or explicitly, seek to destroy the Jewish State of Israel."
Yes, that describes me as a Zionst.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Socialized "HealthCare" Exposed
The clear light of truth shines on socialized healthcare.
Watch the whole thing! it gets better and better as it goes.
Watch the whole thing! it gets better and better as it goes.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
An Appropriate Honor for a fallen American Soldier
Thanks to Crusader Rabbit blogspot for posting this.
Rest in Peace Sergeant First John C. Beale.
May God comfort your family in their grief.
To all those who stood on that road to honor Sergeant First Class John C. Beale, thank you.
God Bless America.
Rest in Peace Sergeant First John C. Beale.
May God comfort your family in their grief.
To all those who stood on that road to honor Sergeant First Class John C. Beale, thank you.
God Bless America.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
National Health (S)Care - NEVER SUBMIT!
We MUST stop the government take over of our health care! The government has no business in my health care including my insurance, what it costs me, and what procedures I need and receive and what they cost. No business whatsoever! I buy my own home owners insurance, my own auto insurance, my own umbrella insurance policy, and my own health insurance. Yes some of those come at a reduced group rate through my employer. So what? That too is none of your business nor that of the government. I worked extremely hard to pull myself out of that ghetto suburb of Los Angeles, get an engineering degree from UCLA, start and maintain my career. If I have a so-called "perk" from my employer, what business is it of yours? And what business is that of the governments? NONE!
This is a country of equal opportunity, not equal outcome. There was nothing inherently special or gifted about me or my abilities. I simply determined young that I would make a better life for myself. And I did. And now you control freaks want to tax me back into that god-forsaken existence south of Watts?? NEVER!
Crusader Rabbit seems to have posted the entirety of a Mark Steyn article entitled Socialized Heath - The Point of No Return. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE! Government control of health care or even health insurance is a PERMANENT game changer. One to which no free people should ever consider submitting. In fact, governemnt control over your body or any other equally personal business decision should never be accepted. You give up those rights and you are no longer free.
Even though I don't agree with everything The Cato Institute supports, they do provide some good information here.
Including an analysis of National Health Care Systems Around the World which points out that the broad and growing trend is to move away from centralized government control and to introduce more market-oriented features. And that Americans spend more on healthcare because we are a wealthy nation and we choose to do so. And that Medicares unfunded liabilities now top $50 Million and that unchecked, spending will increase fourfold over the next cenury.
Where I diverge from the Cato Institute is regarding the alleged 47 million uninsured Americans. First of all, when they do these determinations as to who is or is not uninsured, they don't demand proof of citizenship. That removes at least 10 million illegal aliens who shouldn't be here in the first place reducing the number to 37 million. Second, they discount the fact that young healthy adults willfully choose NOT to acquire health insurance. That acounts for about 40% of those uninsured. That reduces the number by about another 10 million to 27 million. Third, 19% of those uninsured make a good middle class income of at least $75k and could purchase health insurance if they so choose. Now, a free people should not be forced to purchase health insurance or anything else so counting them among the uninsured is simply wrong. That's another 10 million gone leaving about 17 million. Another 10 million are actually covered by Medicare, the government insurance plan so counting them is just a flat out lie. This leaves less than 10 million people who might actually be uninsured.
For the sake of about 3% of the population, the statist Democrat and me-too Republican control freaks want to fundamentally change the relationship between the American citizen and the American government. I say NO WAY. What say YOU?
For those of you who think Massachusetts instituted state health care so it can be done on a national level, cato points out that not everyone in MA is insured, health care costs continue to rise much faster than the national average, insurance rates increased at nearly double the national average rate of increase, consumer choices are limited by regulations and bureaucracy, program costs have skyrocketed despite tax increases, the program has huge deficits (hopefully it'll collapse under its own weight soon), doctors are leaving the state while people are demanding more and more freebies, and the state is considering rationing. Sounds just like all those countries with this idiotic statist plan. And don't forget that Romney brought that jewel to MA. Let's not allow him to bring it to us on a national level.
And I have a message to the Canadians who hang out in our chat room. Especially the ones that have moved here and now clamor for Canadian style health care.... If it was so great, you're free to enjoy it right now by moving there. You run your country and your health care the way you want to. And we'll run ours the way we want to. Let the population decide by noting how many Canadians run across the border and pay cash rather than risk dying while waiting in Canadian lines.
This is a country of equal opportunity, not equal outcome. There was nothing inherently special or gifted about me or my abilities. I simply determined young that I would make a better life for myself. And I did. And now you control freaks want to tax me back into that god-forsaken existence south of Watts?? NEVER!
Crusader Rabbit seems to have posted the entirety of a Mark Steyn article entitled Socialized Heath - The Point of No Return. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE! Government control of health care or even health insurance is a PERMANENT game changer. One to which no free people should ever consider submitting. In fact, governemnt control over your body or any other equally personal business decision should never be accepted. You give up those rights and you are no longer free.
Even though I don't agree with everything The Cato Institute supports, they do provide some good information here.
Including an analysis of National Health Care Systems Around the World which points out that the broad and growing trend is to move away from centralized government control and to introduce more market-oriented features. And that Americans spend more on healthcare because we are a wealthy nation and we choose to do so. And that Medicares unfunded liabilities now top $50 Million and that unchecked, spending will increase fourfold over the next cenury.
Where I diverge from the Cato Institute is regarding the alleged 47 million uninsured Americans. First of all, when they do these determinations as to who is or is not uninsured, they don't demand proof of citizenship. That removes at least 10 million illegal aliens who shouldn't be here in the first place reducing the number to 37 million. Second, they discount the fact that young healthy adults willfully choose NOT to acquire health insurance. That acounts for about 40% of those uninsured. That reduces the number by about another 10 million to 27 million. Third, 19% of those uninsured make a good middle class income of at least $75k and could purchase health insurance if they so choose. Now, a free people should not be forced to purchase health insurance or anything else so counting them among the uninsured is simply wrong. That's another 10 million gone leaving about 17 million. Another 10 million are actually covered by Medicare, the government insurance plan so counting them is just a flat out lie. This leaves less than 10 million people who might actually be uninsured.
For the sake of about 3% of the population, the statist Democrat and me-too Republican control freaks want to fundamentally change the relationship between the American citizen and the American government. I say NO WAY. What say YOU?
For those of you who think Massachusetts instituted state health care so it can be done on a national level, cato points out that not everyone in MA is insured, health care costs continue to rise much faster than the national average, insurance rates increased at nearly double the national average rate of increase, consumer choices are limited by regulations and bureaucracy, program costs have skyrocketed despite tax increases, the program has huge deficits (hopefully it'll collapse under its own weight soon), doctors are leaving the state while people are demanding more and more freebies, and the state is considering rationing. Sounds just like all those countries with this idiotic statist plan. And don't forget that Romney brought that jewel to MA. Let's not allow him to bring it to us on a national level.
And I have a message to the Canadians who hang out in our chat room. Especially the ones that have moved here and now clamor for Canadian style health care.... If it was so great, you're free to enjoy it right now by moving there. You run your country and your health care the way you want to. And we'll run ours the way we want to. Let the population decide by noting how many Canadians run across the border and pay cash rather than risk dying while waiting in Canadian lines.
And THAT is my rant on government control of health care. NEVER SUBMIT!
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Antarctic Ice: More in Winter, Less in Summer ... DUH!
wattsupwiththat is an amazingly informative website. I try not to miss anything over there. Even the comments section is filled with brilliance (with some notable exceptions).
You may recall a similar posting about Arctic Sea Ice. Well, now they've created an Antarctic Sea Ice Video.
You may recall a similar posting about Arctic Sea Ice. Well, now they've created an Antarctic Sea Ice Video.
Notice the same increase in ice in the winter and decrease in ice in the summer (keeping in mind the reversal of seasons in the Southern Hemisphere).
And yet, the elected idiots in the House of Representatives, think that we need to "do something" to stop the natural ebb and flow of the seasons. They might as well stand in front of a freight train and whimper for it to stop.
Friday, June 19, 2009
The Bootage continues
Lest you think I've lost interest in The Banned-a-monium, think again!
Keep those nics coming! We're closing in on nearly 1000.
We have quietly continued to welcome the 832 (and counting) who have been banned. And I will continue to do so. There is a perma-link in the right side bar to the Book of the Banned.
Keep those nics coming! We're closing in on nearly 1000.
To all those who have been summarily booted, welcome! Join us in chat too. It's a real chat room, not that socalled private thread nonsense. Which, as we've seen, isn't very private at all! LOL
Sunday, June 07, 2009
PrezO, Are you Braindead?
I recieved via email this letter to PrezO. I haven't verified if it was every really sent or if the author really was a teacher (if so, i'm sure their job is now at risk), but someone did take the time to write it and pass it around. It puts into words what many of us are thinking. That's my version of "fake but accurate" (take that CFnJ!).
Are the sheeple waking up? Or is all this just from the 48% of voters who didn't vote for Obama? And those of you who didn't vote, thanks for helping us get to this situation.
Mr. Obama:
I have had it with you and your administration, sir. Your conduct on your recent trip overseas has convinced me that you are not an adequate representative of the United States of Am erica collectively or of me personally.
You are so obsessed with appeasing the Europeans and the Muslim world that you have abdicated the responsibilities of the President of the United States of America. You are responsible to the citizens of the United States. You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on earth.
I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing for the United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not care about their status in the world. Sir, what do you think the First World War and the Second World War were all about if not the consideration of the peoples of Europe? Are you brain dead? What do you think the Marshall Plan was all about? Do you not understand or know the history of the 20th century?
Where do you get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does not consider itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States? This country was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles governing this country, at least until you came along, come directly from this heritage. Do you not understand this?
Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia . You don’t show Great Britain , our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia . How dare you, sir! How dare you!
You can’t find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation because you don’t want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a mosque in Turkey. You offended our dead and every veteran when you give the Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from themselves. What’s the matter with you?
I am convinced that you and the members of your administration have the historical and intellectual depth of a mud puddle and should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you.
You are so self-righteously offended by the big bankers and the American automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the real thieves in this situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelic, the Fannie Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses. What do you intend to do about them? Anything? I seriously doubt it.
What about the U.S. House members passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to their staff members – on top of the $2.5 million in automatic pay raises that lawmakers gave themselves? I understand the average House aide got a 17% bonus. I took a 5% cut in my pay to save jobs with my employer. You haven’t said anything about that. Who authorized that? I surely didn’t!
Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving $210 million in bonuses over an eighteen-month period, that's $45 million more than the AIG bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie executives have already been awarded $51 million – not a bad take. Who authorized that and why haven’t you expressed your outrage at this group who are largely responsible for the economic mess we have right now.
I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not caring about what you idiots do.
We are watching what you are doing and we are getting increasingly fed up with all of you.
I also want you to know that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive to every one of my sensibilities.
I promise you that I will work tirelessly to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my beautiful country.
Sincerely,
Every real American
Mr. Obama:
I have had it with you and your administration, sir. Your conduct on your recent trip overseas has convinced me that you are not an adequate representative of the United States of Am erica collectively or of me personally.
You are so obsessed with appeasing the Europeans and the Muslim world that you have abdicated the responsibilities of the President of the United States of America. You are responsible to the citizens of the United States. You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on earth.
I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing for the United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not care about their status in the world. Sir, what do you think the First World War and the Second World War were all about if not the consideration of the peoples of Europe? Are you brain dead? What do you think the Marshall Plan was all about? Do you not understand or know the history of the 20th century?
Where do you get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does not consider itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States? This country was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles governing this country, at least until you came along, come directly from this heritage. Do you not understand this?
Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia . You don’t show Great Britain , our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia . How dare you, sir! How dare you!
You can’t find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation because you don’t want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a mosque in Turkey. You offended our dead and every veteran when you give the Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from themselves. What’s the matter with you?
I am convinced that you and the members of your administration have the historical and intellectual depth of a mud puddle and should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you.
You are so self-righteously offended by the big bankers and the American automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the real thieves in this situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelic, the Fannie Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses. What do you intend to do about them? Anything? I seriously doubt it.
What about the U.S. House members passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to their staff members – on top of the $2.5 million in automatic pay raises that lawmakers gave themselves? I understand the average House aide got a 17% bonus. I took a 5% cut in my pay to save jobs with my employer. You haven’t said anything about that. Who authorized that? I surely didn’t!
Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving $210 million in bonuses over an eighteen-month period, that's $45 million more than the AIG bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie executives have already been awarded $51 million – not a bad take. Who authorized that and why haven’t you expressed your outrage at this group who are largely responsible for the economic mess we have right now.
I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not caring about what you idiots do.
We are watching what you are doing and we are getting increasingly fed up with all of you.
I also want you to know that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive to every one of my sensibilities.
I promise you that I will work tirelessly to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my beautiful country.
Sincerely,
Every real American
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