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I thank God, and I thank our Veterans.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Twitter-brained
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Where:
Where:
Twitter 11/7/2009
Who:
Who:
Location Los Angeles, CA
Bio ex-hippie now 61-still immature-very much into politics
Bio ex-hippie now 61-still immature-very much into politics
She said:
"why are the repubs in the poor states where people cannot get insurance voting against this bill? they need to be voted out in 2010"
"what lord are you praying to? mine wants healthcare for all...you know the least among us and
all that in the bible"
"thaddeus from michigan looks like a ghoul-that is how repubs act-they want poor and old to die while they worship their greed"
"if repubs believe in indiv choice why they want to control abortion, gay marriage,m etc. they don't want freedom re: bush=dictator"
"you don't have to change plans....if you like yours stay with it. the dem bill doesn't stop u"
" I am on medicare and I am not afraid of losing it. You are being fed lies. This helps everyone NOT just rich"
"yes before patriot act, torture, false war, war crimes and top 1% owning USA "
You don't need to read the whole content of the conversations to see that this is one liberal who does not let the facts get in the way of .. well .. anything.
"why are the repubs in the poor states where people cannot get insurance voting against this bill? they need to be voted out in 2010"
"what lord are you praying to? mine wants healthcare for all...you know the least among us and
all that in the bible""thaddeus from michigan looks like a ghoul-that is how repubs act-they want poor and old to die while they worship their greed"
"if repubs believe in indiv choice why they want to control abortion, gay marriage,m etc. they don't want freedom re: bush=dictator"
"you don't have to change plans....if you like yours stay with it. the dem bill doesn't stop u"
" I am on medicare and I am not afraid of losing it. You are being fed lies. This helps everyone NOT just rich"
"yes before patriot act, torture, false war, war crimes and top 1% owning USA "
You don't need to read the whole content of the conversations to see that this is one liberal who does not let the facts get in the way of .. well .. anything.
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Our Country is under Attack!
By Al Ritter
It’s hard to believe that just one year ago, people were voting for “hope,” and “change.” Change is exactly what they got but did the voters really want a dismantling of the American way of life? I say the American way of life because the Obama Administration is in the midst of destroying the very things that our forefathers, had intended to circumvent any one person, or party’s rule.
Please read the rest at Al's Conservative Political Views.
He's not flashy but he knows his stuff.
It’s hard to believe that just one year ago, people were voting for “hope,” and “change.” Change is exactly what they got but did the voters really want a dismantling of the American way of life? I say the American way of life because the Obama Administration is in the midst of destroying the very things that our forefathers, had intended to circumvent any one person, or party’s rule.
Please read the rest at Al's Conservative Political Views.
He's not flashy but he knows his stuff.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Is this the kind of healthcare Pelosi wants to give us?
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From Times Online (U.K.)
Thalidomide victim denied homecare
From The Sunday Times November 8, 2009
A WOMAN left with drastically shortened arms and legs by thalidomide, and incapacitated further by a severe stroke, does not deserve 24-hour home care, an NHS trust has ruled.
Read further ..
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From Times Online (U.K.)
Thalidomide victim denied homecare
From The Sunday Times November 8, 2009
A WOMAN left with drastically shortened arms and legs by thalidomide, and incapacitated further by a severe stroke, does not deserve 24-hour home care, an NHS trust has ruled.
Read further ..
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What we're up against
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After hearing Nancy Pelosi calling us astro-turf and denying that the movement across the country against this healthcare bill could not possibly be a grassroots movement .. I am appalled by this electioneering by the president himself. I must be incredibly naive but - have other presidents done this while in office? The 2nd thing Obama did after hearing 
the healthcare bill passed in the house was to send out an email to his Hitler Youth.. er .. OFA supporters asking for money to continue their fight, now in the senate.
One of the first things I read online this morning was:
Shortly after releasing his official statement on tonight's historic vote, President Obama sent out the following email to supporters: This evening, at 11:15 p.m., the House of Representatives voted to pass their health insurance reform bill. Despite countless attempts over nearly a century, no chamber of Congress has ever before passed comprehensive health reform. This is history. But you and millions of your fellow Organizing for America supporters…
Shortly after releasing his official statement on tonight's historic vote, President Obama sent out the following email to supporters: This evening, at 11:15 p.m., the House of Representatives voted to pass their health insurance reform bill. Despite countless attempts over nearly a century, no chamber of Congress has ever before passed comprehensive health reform. This is history. But you and millions of your fellow Organizing for America supporters…
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I realized I didn't know much about "Organizing for America" so I checked it out.
After hearing Nancy Pelosi calling us astro-turf and denying that the movement across the country against this healthcare bill could not possibly be a grassroots movement .. I am appalled by this electioneering by the president himself. I must be incredibly naive but - have other presidents done this while in office? The 2nd thing Obama did after hearing 
the healthcare bill passed in the house was to send out an email to his Hitler Youth.. er .. OFA supporters asking for money to continue their fight, now in the senate.Obama's community organizing skills are serving him well, as well as having the money to put together this kind of slick website and campaign. It shouldn't be called Organizing For America, it should be called Organizing For a Socialist America or at the very least - Organizing for Obama!
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We have our work cut out for us, that's for sure.
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
118 New Boards, Bureaucracies, Commissions, and Programs
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118 New Boards, Bureaucracies, Commissions, and Programs that will be created if this monstrosity of a healthcare bill passes.
1. Retiree Reserve Trust Fund
2. Grant program for wellness programs to small employers
3. Grant program for State health access programs
4. Program of administrative simplification
5. Health Benefits Advisory Committee
6. Health Choices Administration
7. Health Benefits Plan Ombudsman
8. Health Insurance Exchange
9. Program for technical assistance to employees of small businesses buying Exchange coverage
10. Mechanism for insurance risk pooling to be established by Health Choices Commissioner
11. Health Insurance Exchange Trust Fund
12. State-based Health Insurance Exchanges
13. Grant program for health insurance cooperatives
14. “Public Health Insurance Option”
15. Ombudsman for “Public Health Insurance Option”
16. Account for receipts and disbursements for “Public Health Insurance Option”
17. Telehealth Advisory Committee
18. Demonstration program providing reimbursement for “culturally and linguistically appropriate services”
19. Demonstration program for shared decision making using patient decision aids
20. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicare
21. Independent patient-centered medical home pilot program under Medicare
22. Community-based medical home pilot program under Medicare
23. Independence at home demonstration program
24. Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research
25. Comparative Effectiveness Research Commission
26. Patient ombudsman for comparative effectiveness research
27. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for skilled nursing facilities
28. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for nursing facilities
29. Special focus facility program for skilled nursing facilities
30. Special focus facility program for nursing facilities
31. National independent monitor pilot program for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities
32. Demonstration program for approved teaching health centers with respect to Medicare GME
33. Pilot program to develop anti-fraud compliance systems for Medicare providers
34. Special Inspector General for the Health Insurance Exchange
35. Medical home pilot program under Medicaid
36. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicaid
37. Nursing facility supplemental payment program
38. Demonstration program for Medicaid coverage to stabilize emergency medical conditions in institutions for mental diseases
39.Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund
40. “Identifiable office or program” within CMS to “provide for improved coordination between Medicare and Medicaid in the case of dual eligibles”
41. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
42. Public Health Investment Fund
43. Scholarships for service in health professional needs areas
44. Program for training medical residents in community-based settings
45. Grant program for training in dentistry programs
46. Public Health Workforce Corps
47. Public health workforce scholarship program
48. Public health workforce loan forgiveness program
49. Grant program for innovations in interdisciplinary care
50. Advisory Committee on Health Workforce Evaluation and Assessment
51. Prevention and Wellness Trust
52. Clinical Prevention Stakeholders Board
53. Community Prevention Stakeholders Board
54. Grant program for community prevention and wellness research
55. Grant program for research and demonstration projects related to wellness incentives
56. Grant program for community prevention and wellness services
57. Grant program for public health infrastructure
58. Center for Quality Improvement
59. Assistant Secretary for Health Information
60. Grant program to support the operation of school-based health clinics
61. Grant program for nurse-managed health centers
62. Grants for labor-management programs for nursing training
63. Grant program for interdisciplinary mental and behavioral health training
64. “No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza” demonstration grant program
65. Healthy Teen Initiative grant program regarding teen pregnancy
66. Grant program for interdisciplinary training, education, and services for individuals with autism
67. University centers for excellence in developmental disabilities education
68. Grant program to implement medication therapy management services
69. Grant program to promote positive health behaviors in underserved communities
70. Grant program for State alternative medical liability laws
71. Grant program to develop infant mortality programs
72. Grant program to prepare secondary school students for careers in health professions
73. Grant program for community-based collaborative care
74. Grant program for community-based overweight and obesity prevention
75. Grant program for reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in primary and secondary schools
76. Demonstration project of grants to medical-legal partnerships
77. Center for Emergency Care under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
78. Council for Emergency Care
79. Grant program to support demonstration programs that design and implement regionalized emergency care systems
80. Grant program to assist veterans who wish to become emergency medical technicians upon discharge
81. Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee
82. National Medical Device Registry
83. CLASS Independence Fund
84. CLASS Independence Fund Board of Trustees
85. CLASS Independence Advisory Council
86. Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health
87. National Women’s Health Information Center
88. Centers for Disease Control Office of Women’s Health
89. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Women’s Health and Gender-Based Research
90. Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women’s Health
91. Food and Drug Administration Office of Women’s Health
92. Personal Care Attendant Workforce Advisory Panel
93. Grant program for national health workforce online training
94. Grant program to disseminate best practices on implementing health workforce investment programs
95. Demonstration program for chronic shortages of health professionals
96. Demonstration program for substance abuse counselor educational curricula
97. Program of Indian community education on mental illness
98. Intergovernmental Task Force on Indian environmental and nuclear hazards
99. Office of Indian Men’s Health
100. Indian Health facilities needs assessment workgroup
101. Indian Health Service tribal facilities joint venture demonstration projects
102. Urban youth treatment center demonstration project
103. Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for diabetes prevention
104. Grants to Urban Indian Organization
105. Indian Health facilities appropriation advisory boards for health IT adoption
106. Mental health technician training program
107. Indian youth telemental health demonstration project
108. Program for treatment of child sexual abuse victims and perpetrators
109. Program for treatment of domestic violence and sexual abuse
110. Native American Health and Wellness Foundation
111. Committee for the Establishment of the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation
112. Grant program for mental health and substance abuse screening
113. Centers for Disease Control Office of Minority Health
114. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Minority Health
115. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Minority Health
116. Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Minority Health
117. Food and Drug Administration Office of Minority Health
118. Outreach program to increase awareness of diabetes screening benefits
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118 New Boards, Bureaucracies, Commissions, and Programs that will be created if this monstrosity of a healthcare bill passes.
1. Retiree Reserve Trust Fund
2. Grant program for wellness programs to small employers
3. Grant program for State health access programs
4. Program of administrative simplification
5. Health Benefits Advisory Committee
6. Health Choices Administration
7. Health Benefits Plan Ombudsman
8. Health Insurance Exchange
9. Program for technical assistance to employees of small businesses buying Exchange coverage
10. Mechanism for insurance risk pooling to be established by Health Choices Commissioner
11. Health Insurance Exchange Trust Fund
12. State-based Health Insurance Exchanges
13. Grant program for health insurance cooperatives
14. “Public Health Insurance Option”
15. Ombudsman for “Public Health Insurance Option”
16. Account for receipts and disbursements for “Public Health Insurance Option”
17. Telehealth Advisory Committee
18. Demonstration program providing reimbursement for “culturally and linguistically appropriate services”
19. Demonstration program for shared decision making using patient decision aids
20. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicare
21. Independent patient-centered medical home pilot program under Medicare
22. Community-based medical home pilot program under Medicare
23. Independence at home demonstration program
24. Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research
25. Comparative Effectiveness Research Commission
26. Patient ombudsman for comparative effectiveness research
27. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for skilled nursing facilities
28. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for nursing facilities
29. Special focus facility program for skilled nursing facilities
30. Special focus facility program for nursing facilities
31. National independent monitor pilot program for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities
32. Demonstration program for approved teaching health centers with respect to Medicare GME
33. Pilot program to develop anti-fraud compliance systems for Medicare providers
34. Special Inspector General for the Health Insurance Exchange
35. Medical home pilot program under Medicaid
36. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicaid
37. Nursing facility supplemental payment program
38. Demonstration program for Medicaid coverage to stabilize emergency medical conditions in institutions for mental diseases
39.Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund
40. “Identifiable office or program” within CMS to “provide for improved coordination between Medicare and Medicaid in the case of dual eligibles”
41. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
42. Public Health Investment Fund
43. Scholarships for service in health professional needs areas
44. Program for training medical residents in community-based settings
45. Grant program for training in dentistry programs
46. Public Health Workforce Corps
47. Public health workforce scholarship program
48. Public health workforce loan forgiveness program
49. Grant program for innovations in interdisciplinary care
50. Advisory Committee on Health Workforce Evaluation and Assessment
51. Prevention and Wellness Trust
52. Clinical Prevention Stakeholders Board
53. Community Prevention Stakeholders Board
54. Grant program for community prevention and wellness research
55. Grant program for research and demonstration projects related to wellness incentives
56. Grant program for community prevention and wellness services
57. Grant program for public health infrastructure
58. Center for Quality Improvement
59. Assistant Secretary for Health Information
60. Grant program to support the operation of school-based health clinics
61. Grant program for nurse-managed health centers
62. Grants for labor-management programs for nursing training
63. Grant program for interdisciplinary mental and behavioral health training
64. “No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza” demonstration grant program
65. Healthy Teen Initiative grant program regarding teen pregnancy
66. Grant program for interdisciplinary training, education, and services for individuals with autism
67. University centers for excellence in developmental disabilities education
68. Grant program to implement medication therapy management services
69. Grant program to promote positive health behaviors in underserved communities
70. Grant program for State alternative medical liability laws
71. Grant program to develop infant mortality programs
72. Grant program to prepare secondary school students for careers in health professions
73. Grant program for community-based collaborative care
74. Grant program for community-based overweight and obesity prevention
75. Grant program for reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in primary and secondary schools
76. Demonstration project of grants to medical-legal partnerships
77. Center for Emergency Care under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
78. Council for Emergency Care
79. Grant program to support demonstration programs that design and implement regionalized emergency care systems
80. Grant program to assist veterans who wish to become emergency medical technicians upon discharge
81. Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee
82. National Medical Device Registry
83. CLASS Independence Fund
84. CLASS Independence Fund Board of Trustees
85. CLASS Independence Advisory Council
86. Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health
87. National Women’s Health Information Center
88. Centers for Disease Control Office of Women’s Health
89. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Women’s Health and Gender-Based Research
90. Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women’s Health
91. Food and Drug Administration Office of Women’s Health
92. Personal Care Attendant Workforce Advisory Panel
93. Grant program for national health workforce online training
94. Grant program to disseminate best practices on implementing health workforce investment programs
95. Demonstration program for chronic shortages of health professionals
96. Demonstration program for substance abuse counselor educational curricula
97. Program of Indian community education on mental illness
98. Intergovernmental Task Force on Indian environmental and nuclear hazards
99. Office of Indian Men’s Health
100. Indian Health facilities needs assessment workgroup
101. Indian Health Service tribal facilities joint venture demonstration projects
102. Urban youth treatment center demonstration project
103. Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for diabetes prevention
104. Grants to Urban Indian Organization
105. Indian Health facilities appropriation advisory boards for health IT adoption
106. Mental health technician training program
107. Indian youth telemental health demonstration project
108. Program for treatment of child sexual abuse victims and perpetrators
109. Program for treatment of domestic violence and sexual abuse
110. Native American Health and Wellness Foundation
111. Committee for the Establishment of the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation
112. Grant program for mental health and substance abuse screening
113. Centers for Disease Control Office of Minority Health
114. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Minority Health
115. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Minority Health
116. Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Minority Health
117. Food and Drug Administration Office of Minority Health
118. Outreach program to increase awareness of diabetes screening benefits
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
So convenient!
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Wasn't it nice of the AARP to provide a postage paid envelope for me to return my membership card in? Just so helpful, those people!
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*They might be hiding in the basement!
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I missed the beginning of the coverage of the march on the capital today, but I took some screen shots from the Fox live stream of what I did see. There were many members of congress who spoke and in the end one of them said 'Go into those halls and find a democrat. They may be hiding in the basement, they may be sitting in the cafeteria pretending they aren't a member. But find them and tell them what you think!"
Home from work today, I have a lot of vacation time to use up before the end of the year because I have put in over 20 years with the same company. I may not make a ton of money but I do have some good benefits. Don't let Obama know though, he might decide I need to share my vacation hours with someone who hasn't put in as many years as I have.
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I missed the beginning of the coverage of the march on the capital today, but I took some screen shots from the Fox live stream of what I did see. There were many members of congress who spoke and in the end one of them said 'Go into those halls and find a democrat. They may be hiding in the basement, they may be sitting in the cafeteria pretending they aren't a member. But find them and tell them what you think!"
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There were 2 members of congress who were holding copies of the bill, uncomfortably I might add, because it's so big and so heavy! Michelle Bachman said they were going to pass out all the pages of the bill and urged people to take a page, read it, and bring it to their representative and ask them to explain it to them. She also said "Then at least they can say they read part of the bill!"
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Throwing out pages of the healthcare bill
*Those blurry white spots - pages from the bill.
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After ending by singing God Bless America the marchers were urged to go to the capital office buildings. Just before the feed was cut and all I could see where camera men and a few people milling around I heard "..any one of those buildings .. go get 'em!"
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Reading the pages they received.
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I'm hoping that's exactly what they're doing right now!
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