Your Health Care

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/opinion/31krugman.html

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"At a recent town hall meeting, a man stood up and told Representative Bob Inglis to “keep your government hands off my Medicare.” The congressman, a Republican from South Carolina, tried to explain that Medicare is already a government program — but the voter, Mr. Inglis said, “wasn’t having any of it.”
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"Most obviously, the government directly provides insurance via Medicare and other programs. Before Medicare was established, more than 40 percent of elderly Americans lacked any kind of health insurance. Today, Medicare — which is, by the way, one of those “single payer” systems conservatives love to demonize — covers everyone 65 and older. And surveys show that Medicare recipients are much more satisfied with their coverage than Americans with private insurance."

People are stupid. Not just a little, but deeply and profoundly stupid. It's just a simple fact the intelligence, in any sense of the word, is not required to live a normal adult live in America today. And this is why a profoundly broken health care system will not be fixed, and why America is already declining as a nation.

People are stupid.

There have been many difficult, politically charged debates. But its hard to think of when more outright lies have been shoveled down the throats of the unquestioning sheep as the current debate on health care reform. Oh wait, I can think of one. Republicans said exactly the same things about Medicare. Reagon called it socialism. Bob Dole boosted of voting against it. Same trash...

Sister

http://www.theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1645467

"A man drunk on mouthwash who performed oral sex on his unconscious sister in Rainbow Park was sentenced to jail-time served and three years probation Tuesday in Sarnia court."

Wow, that's messed up...

"The mother of the pair told McFadden she hopes her son didn’t realize the woman was his sister. She called it the low point in her son’s life of alcohol abuse, the lawyer said."

The Other, Other White Meat

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http://www.strangenewproducts.com/2005/09/tofu-that-tastes-like-human-flesh.html

"Hufu is the name of a tofu-based product designed to resemble the taste of human flesh. Billed as the "Healthy Human Flesh Alternative", it's designed to provide connoisseurs of people-parts with a legal way to please their palates."

It's what's for dinner!

Christian Parenting Skills

http://news.opb.org/article/5400-father-thought-prayer-and-fasting-were-working/

"The father of 15-month-old Ava Worthington told a court Friday that there was no need for medical intervention because anointing her with oil, praying and fasting appeared to be working."

Man's Head, and Duck

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5617094/Chinese-woman-boiled-mans-head-to-cure-daugthers-psychiatric-problems.html

"Lin and her husband decided to enlist the help of a man in December who knocked unconscious a drunk 76-year-old passer-by before beheading him, the paper claimed.

"The couple then gave their 25-year-old daughter soup made from the man’s head, and duck."

Medical

Unbelievable... How in the world could anyone be stupid enough to think that we shouldn't do what every industrialized nation has done and fix this?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31103572/

"Medical bills are involved in more than 60 percent of U.S. personal bankruptcies, an increase of 50 percent in just six years, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

"More than 75 percent of these bankrupt families had health insurance but still were overwhelmed by their medical debts"

Parenting

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http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25609943-5006009,00.html

"Magistrate Barry described the horrific condition the children were found in her house as "squalored, putrid and uninhabitable", while littered with dirty clothes, nappies and food scraps and contained broken glass from shattered windows, bottles and a shower screen."

There's a link to an impressive photo gallery at the beginning of the article.

Baby

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People are just plain crazy... There's no other way to put it. Of course this article makes sure to mention Craigslist, several times. Let's be sure to blame the internet for the daily madness and stupidity all around us.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31159132/

"A pregnant 21-year-old found dead with her baby no longer in her womb befriended the woman charged with killing her through Craigslist, her mother said Sunday.

"Police said they found Heather M. Snively's body Friday in a crawl space in Korena Elaine Roberts' home in Beaverton, a Portland suburb. They'd been called there because a newborn wasn't breathing. The baby later died."

DIY Wine

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I think there might be better ways to make wine. I think...

http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000373.php

"As for the White Prison Wine, it would contain: White grape juice and the moldy bread sock. No extra yeast added. For the requisite sugar, I went with some powdered drink mix, a few packets of ketchup and a handful of Tigger fruit snacks."

Have a Heart

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http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D98E2QEG1&show_article=1

Canada's governor general ate a slaughtered seal's raw heart in a show of support to the country's seal hunters, a display that a European Union spokeswoman on Tuesday called "too bizarre to acknowledge."

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Hundreds of Inuit at a community festival gathered Monday as Jean knelt above a pair of seal carcasses and used a traditional ulu blade to slice the meat off the skin. After cutting through the flesh, Jean turned to the woman beside her and asked: "Could I try the heart?"

Changer

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Hey Sony, 1990 called, it wants its disc changer back!

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/05/21/the-sony-blu-ray-mega-changers-are-coming-soon-are-you-ready/

Even More Christian Parenting

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshome/5588968

"A mother accused of praying instead of seeking medical help for her dying 11-year-old daughter was found guilty on Friday of reckless homicide.

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"Neumann's daughter Madeline died from untreated diabetes on March 23, 2008, surrounded by people praying for her. When she stopped breathing, her parents' business and Bible study partners finally called the emergency dispatcher.

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"During closing arguments, Marathon County district attorney Jill Falstad described Neumann as a religious zealot who let her daughter, called Kara by her parents, die as a test of faith.

"Basic medical care would have saved Kara's life - fluids and insulin," Falstad said. "There was plenty of time to save Kara's life."

Family values at its finest...