Health Care Stories. p.1

Ok, I'm basically going to find these stories wherever I can and post them here. Here is a very sad story. Mother gives up her sight to save her children's.

Patriot Act - Criminality!!!

Man this pisses me off so much I don't even know what to say! This douche blatantly admits that these "sneak and peeks" are used primarily for criminal investigations.

Public Option - Please!!!!

Damn it!! The Democratic won large in the last election! Why can't they act as if they won! Why does the 'gang of six' get to decide what ends up in the final legislation! I am getting very pissed off at this whole thing. Obama needs to grow a pair! Act like he won this damn thing and give the people what they are clambering for and take the lumps that may come with that. Might it be a mistake? Sure. But what we are doing now is not working, so let's try something else.

The GOP will not agree on any substantive reform because the don't want ANY reform. They are completely satisfied with the status quo and aren't going to help the democrats enact any of their ideas. So the democrats need to show that they have a backbone and get to doing what we elected them to do. And NOW!!!!!

The Ad CNN Won't Air - Well One of Them

You probably already know that CNN has refused to air an ad that aims criticism at their own Lou Dobbs, but now they are refusing to air an ad that shines an unflattering light upon the insurance industry. Check it out below:

Lou Dobbs is a Douche.

Yes, sir! What a bag of douche he is. He says that he thinks Obama is a citizen, but wants him to produce a birth certificate, but apparently isn't satisfied with said birth certificate or any of the rest of the mound of evidence to Obama's citizenship. What is up with this guy? Well, we all know what is up. He is slipping in thte ratings and has to do whatever he can to bring them back up. So he aligns himself with this idiotic movement in an effort to create some interest in his dying show.

Good luck with that.

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Sarah Palin, In a Minute or so...

Wow! This is great if you didn't see her speech then this will boil down the essential elements for you.

Good God!!!

Naomi Wolf on Unreleased Photos

I am sickened at this.  I don't know if I remember some of these details - maybe I managed to shut them out because of how GOD-DAMNED sick they are.  But someone needs to go down for this shit.  I am sick to my stomach that this was done in our name.  I don't care if it brings down the whole fucking congress.  This needs to come out, and anyone who signed off on this needs to pay as high a penalty as we can place upon their spineless motherfucking souls.

They were sodomizing children!!! What the hell!!  

More later.... I have to gather my wits....

Torturing Democracy

Saw this the other night on PBS. Apparently it was a rebroadcast of a special they had ran about a year prior.  It was an expose of the evil that America has committed in its misguided War on Terror.

It is entitled "Torturing Democracy" and can be seen in its entirety here:

This stuff is not pretty, but I think it is necessary viewing for every American.  We should know what is being done in our name so that we might call for full investigations into these acts.

This is the only way that justice will ever return to our shores.

This is the only way that the rest of the world will ever respect us again.  This will take decades to heal, and will only happen if and when we can face what happened and do something to correct it.

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Charles Grodin Owns Hannity!

What a  great moment this was!  Charles Grodin was on Hannity's show last night (22 April 2009) and the subject of "enhanced interrogation" came up.  Grodin press Sean on the fact that he didn't think that waterboarding was torture, and asked Sean if he had ever been waterboarded.  Sean weakly, said "No, but Oliver North has, and I've talked to him about it."  Then he said that he would be willing to be waterboarded for charity!  

Now, let's put aside the fact that Oliver North is on my short list of people who deserve to be waterboarded (Google "Iran Contra Affair"), I would really like to see this happen, and would be glad to pitch in $10 to see it come to pass.  

Who's with me?  I think there is a petition website.  I think I'm going to find that now and see if I can't get this ball a-rolling!

The Treasonous Acts of George W.

In this article Naomi Wolf interviews Michael Ratner about the implications of the Yoo memos.  Memos which have just been released to the public that detail the 'legal' framework with which the Bush administration hoped to justify their various, questionable activities.  Ratner explains that the memos show that what the administration was doing was nothing short of treason, and that they need to be held to account for their crimes.

Changes to the Soldier's Creed

I don't remember hearing about this, but I was watching FSTV last night and this came to light.

Apparently changes were made to the creed that American soldiers are supposed to adhere to.

Previous Version:

I am an American Soldier.

I am a member of the United States Army -- a protector of the greatest nation on earth.

Because I am proud of the uniform I wear, I will always act in ways creditable to the military service and the nation it is sworn to guard.

I am proud of my own organization. I will do all I can to make it the finest unit in the Army.

I will be loyal to those under whom I serve. I will do my full part to carry out orders and instructions given to me or my unit.

As a soldier, I realize that I am a member of a time-honored profession--that I am doing my share to keep alive the principles of freedom for which my country stands.

No matter what the situation I am in, I will never do anything, for pleasure, profit, or personal safety, which will disgrace my uniform, my unit, or my country.

New Version:  

I am an American Soldier.

I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States, and live the Army Values.

I will always place the mission first.

I will never accept defeat.

I will never quit.

I will never leave a fellow comrade.

I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.

I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.

I am an expert and I am a professional.

I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.

I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.

I am an American Soldier.

Interesting, no?

Jon Stewart Skewers Jim Cramer and the CNBC

This was INCREDIBLE!!  Man!  Stewart has never done this before to my knowledge.  He spent a whole 20 minutes with his guest, and he completely blasted him.  He wouldn't let him off the mat.  Jim was visually chastened at the end of it all.  If you haven't seen this yet, it is an absolute must see!  Check it out HERE!!!

Jim Cramer is a Crook!

Check this out!

-On the truth: "What's important when you are in that hedge fund mode is to not be doing anything that is remotely truthful, because the truth is so against your view - it is important to create a new truth to develop a fiction," Cramer advises. "You can't take any chances."

Poemind Is A Political Junkie!

Yes, sad as it may be, I have trouble pulling myself away from the news cycle.  I know that I'm just 'watching the wheels' as it were, but I just can't seem to help myself.  Whether we, as a race, can pull ourselves from the brink of destruction or not is yet to be seen, but like a car crash, I can't seem to look away.

I will use this blog to discuss those things which interest and/or trouble me.