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Posted on February 24 at 9:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
If you believe someone who claims that Black History Month is being "shoved down our throats" isn't a racist, then I have some swampland you'd be interested in. The only way such an event is divisive is if you hate black people because of their race. Notice that they never explain WHY they believe it's divisive, they just say that it is with false assertions about what it's really all about.
Everyone should remind themselves that our country was built on the back of slaves. An entire race of people were brought to our nation against their will in chains and, even after gaining freedom, they were treated as second-class citizens for 100 years. Why shouldn't we have one month out of the year to celebrate their accomplishments and contributions to our history? I'll give you one good reason why we should - to help end the disgusting racism that has plagued our great country for far too long!
Posted on February 20 at 2:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Why don't you just admit you're a racist getbizi? People might have more respect for your if you'd be honest rather than engage in these childish and idiotic rants.
Posted on February 20 at 11:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It is true that Senator Shelby voted against the bank bailouts, but he conveniently ignores the fact that it was signed into law under Republican President George W. Bush. To try to pass that off as spending by Obama is ridiculous and it's just the kind of blatant, reality-denying, partisan politics people are truly sick and tired of.
Of course, Shelby has to go on to completely mischaracterize healthcare reform while also ignoring reality that the US is ranked 37th among the world's health systems. There IS a healthcare crisis in our country no matter what this politician tries to tell you. it is perfectly clear that Shelby and all other Republicans in Congress have decided to attempt to defeat President Obama's initiatives, no matter what - whether it's good for the country or not. They are nothing but obstructionists playing a political game with our lives, and that is truly despicable.
Amazingly there is not one word mentioned about Senator Shelby's recent disgraceful actions of holding up as many as 70 White House nominations to Pentagon, State Department and other federal posts until he got a big piece of pork for Alabama. Not only is holding nominations hostage bad for this country (unless you have legitimate reasons - which he didn't because he lifted the hold after getting bad publicity for his actions) the pork goes against every one of Shelby's complaints about spending which did make their way into this article. I wonder if anyone at this meeting had the courage to call him out on his shameful behavior and hypocrisy? If so, I doubt the Advertiser would report on it since they have a proven history of a conservative bias.
If you ever wonder why nothing gets done in Washington and the people's needs are constantly put aside for partisan political reasons, it's because of people like Richard Shelby.
Posted on December 8 at 8:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It's not absolute nonsense Rkt and YOU know it, but I'm not surprised you're sticking to your guns despite the facts. Maybe you can explain how those regulations would be enforced when your state has no clue where you may be getting your insurance from if you can suddenly buy across state lines. They simply can't enforce those regulations which makes them completely irrelevant. Your spinning of this issue is laughable.
No regard to the cost of their programs huh? I guess you missed the CBO report which says the Senate bill will be deficit neutral and even REDUCE the deficit. But hey, why bother with facts right?
Once again I'm trying to reason with unreasonable people who don't base their opinions on reality. This is a complete waste of time so I'm done here.
Posted on December 8 at 12:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
First of all, none of the bills in Congress have anything to do with "universal health care" as the author of this letter asserts. That would mean more of a "single-payer" system which the Dems have already negotiated away before any legislation was even written. America will probably never have "universal" health care.
The author also asserts the following falsehood: "There seems to be an emphasis in the current bills on providing for younger people before treating the elderly." This is simply not true and I challenge anyone to prove this point with facts from the actual legislation. They can't because it is a LIE. This person is obviously the victim of scare tactics being used by those opposed to health care reform and that is truly sad. If you're going to make such a ridiculous claim you better have some facts to back it up with and this author offers nothing but speculation.
Finally, the author's main point about health care reform being too costly is simply wrong. I'm not sure where he/she got these numbers but they are made up and not based on the actual legislation or any reality whatsoever. In fact, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reports that the Senate bill will cost $848 billion and will actually be deficit NEUTRAL and even REDUCE the federal deficit by $130 billion in the first 10 years and reduce it as much as $650 billion over two decades. That makes the argument that this is too costly completely irrelevant.
You can get the actual PDFs of the CBO report and read a summary of their conclusions from the following links:
http://mediamatters.org/research/2009112...
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/200...
The moral of this story is that you should get all the facts before making up your mind about health care reform and not let anyone tell you what to think regardless of your political affiliation. This should NOT be a political issue. I urge you to please make an informed conclusion and not an emotional one.
Posted on December 7 at 10:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Rkt - You're wrong. State regulations only apply to companies based in those states, therefore (like I wrote) all the insurance companies will charter in the state with the fewest consumer protections. The regulations from your home state will mean nothing if you buy insurance from another state. This has already happened with the credit card industry with disastrous results for consumers.
This argument comes down to one simple fact. Republicans stand for the status-quo in which insurance companies are making record profits off of the suffering and death of the American people because in order to make those profits they must deny benefits. For once they need to put people before profits and it will only take federal regulation of the insurance industry to make that happen.
Posted on December 7 at 11:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Ms McMinn is indeed entitled to her opinion, but you'd think after asserting that "Health care reform presents many problems" she'd at least list one of her perceived problems... Instead she seems to be complaining about how fast the Dems are moving this through, which is a ridiculous concern seeing that we're in a health care crisis where an estimated 45,000 Americans DIE each year due to a lack of adequate health care. Also, Democrats have been talking about health care reform for several decades and the debate over the current reform proposals has been going on since last year's election.
As for Rkt - An "imperial federal government" huh? LOL The last time I checked, we vote for our government representatives, but you have absolutely no choice when it comes to who runs your health insurance company. Any time someone claims any American administration is some kind of empire, they are clearly delusional or just trying to scare you. Just because you don't like the results of an election doesn't mean it's an empire - get real.
Also, the idea to let people buy insurance across state lines is a horrible solution. Right now the only consumer protections we have for insurance are set by the states, so that idea only deregulates the industry and they'll all charter in the state with the fewest regulations - just like the credit card industry did. I find it amazingly hypocritical that so-called 'conservatives' who supposedly stand for states' rights will happily disregard that principle in favor of corporate interests.
Right-wingers are obviously playing politics with this issue. Any time they try to claim that the Dems' health care reform is a "power play" you can be sure that's the case. They know that if Dems get an effective health care reform bill signed into law, their party will be in serious trouble. Instead of going all "tea party" they are the ones who need to wake up and realize we need to work together for a real solution to these problems. Why can't we have a real debate instead of the constant lying going on by the wingnuts in this country? Because they know they're wrong, that's why so they throw out lies like 'death panels' and use wedge issues like abortion and illegal immigrants to stir up emotions. Playing politics with important issues such as this is reprehensible and just plain wrong.
Nice points pen - thank you for your comments here!
Posted on November 9 at 5:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sure they do chilco74. They fight for your freedom to play too.
Posted on September 10 at 2:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
getbizi - Most have "some truth to them?" Then PROVE IT! Even if just one has some truth to it, does that make it okay to post all of the other ones that are blatant lies? You'll never admit that you got caught trying to spread lies about health care reform, therefore, in my opinion, YOU are the radical!
Despite your pitiful attempt to spin the fact that you just got caught spreading propaganda, MOST of the points you copied and pasted have indeed been proven as FALSE. It amazes me that people like you will continue to lie about this stuff even when the truth is readily available for anyone with internet access.
Although the PolitiFact article is incomplete for some reason, the following link has a line-by-line rebuttal of the complete false email propaganda that you are guilty of trying to spread as if it's a fair representation of the House health care reform bill:
http://edlabor.house.gov/blog/2009/08/he...
But wait, there's more. EVERY item from that lie-filled email misrepresents the actual language of the bill.
http://www.reasic.org/2009/08/debunking-...
If you're interested in actually reading H.R. 3200 (instead of basing your opinions on wingnut lies) you can do so at this link:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h32...
Those facts are pesky things aren't they? That chain email, which you uncritically assume is the truth, was obviously written to attempt to scare people about health care reform by lying about the legislation. Why do you think they have to lie about it instead of finding legitimate criticisms? Because they know that they are wrong to oppose it and have ZERO legitimate criticisms, that's why.
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Posted on February 24 at 4:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I am not oblivious to history. I'd happily support a Native American History Month just as much or even a Minority History Month for that matter.
Do you know why the US is the greatest country in the world? Because we're a melting pot of all cultures, that's why. Black History Month and other similar educational measures help people appreciate that undeniable fact.
On Black history event Saturday