Contrast Opportunist Rmoney with the Rest Of The World

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Wednesday September 12, 2012 · 11:35 AM PDT

2012/09/12 · 11:35

This will be a short diary because other, more eloquent, diarists have and will write much on Rmoney's blatant opportunism with his President Obama attacks even before the President actually said anything.

However, I was reading a synopsis of governmental responses to the murder of Ambassador Stevens and the stark contrast between the diplomatic and considered responses of world leaders and Rmoney is stark

President of Libya's national assembly Mohammed Magarief said:

We apologise to the United States of America and to the American people and to the whole world for what happened, and at the same time we expect the rest of the world to help us face these cowardly criminal acts.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said:

I am deeply shocked by the despicable attack. I condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms. I call on Libya to take all necessary measures without delay to protect the lives of all diplomats and foreign staff.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said:

The UK condemns the brutal and senseless attack. We send our condolences to the people and government of the United States and stand with them in this. These diplomats were serving not only their own country but the people of Libya and were working for the peace and stability of Libya in the future

French President Francois Hollande said

France demands that the Libyan authorities shed all possible light on these odious and unacceptable crimes, identify the culprits and bring them to justice

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said:

We will continue to support the government of the new democratic Libya, which we are sure will spare no effort in preventing Libya's new course from being hijacked. We condemn with maximum firmness this brutal act.

German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said:

The federal government condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on American diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt. Such violence against diplomatic facilities can, and may, never be a means of political debate, of political action

A spokeman for the Russian foreign ministry said:

We strongly condemn any attacks on foreign diplomatic posts and their staff as terrorist acts which can have no justification

but Rmoney said:

It's disgraceful that the Obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathise with those who waged the attacks

even before the President said anything.

The difference between diplomacy and naked, unfettered ambition couldn't be more stark.

I do not want this despicable, greedy and mendacious man to represent me or my family abroad - ever!

I Hate It! I Hate It! I Hate It! Our H/C SUCKS!

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Monday August 20, 2012 · 12:02 PM PDT

2012/08/20 · 12:02

This will be a short but rabid rant. I hate, hate, hate everyone who defends in the slightest way health care for profit.

I've been trying to get my 27yr old Downs Syndrome daughter on my insurance for 18 months and simply cannot do it. They keep "losing" her forms.

Today we gave up. I called to get a denial letter - but they can't give me one because they keep losing her paperwork. Without that letter I can't even get her on Medicare.

I hate, hate, hate the whole money grubbing, red tape laden, "it's not my problem", "pass the buck", "we don't cover that", pay-as-little-as-possible festering pile of self interested medibusiness, and that includes the ACA.

Single payer please.

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Saturday May 12, 2012 · 8:03 AM PDT

2012/05/12 · 08:03

Speak, absorb, reflect.
Respond, react, leave.

Powerless

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Friday May 04, 2012 · 10:29 PM PDT

2012/05/04 · 22:29

Forgive the melancholy, it just been that sort of a day....

Standing and staring out to sea,
on windy bluff looking over the quay.
I saw the ship heaving to,
and I jumped not knowing what do,
that floundering ship bringing you to me.

It thrashed and struggled through the waves
And passed over pallid sailors graves.
I turned and ran back down the slope,
hoping to find the help I sought
as the ship rattled hollow in its staves.

The promises we made were fading away,
as that old ship roiled and went astray.
Sweet future that would not come to pass,
and plans going under the swaying mass
as the storm drove you back into the bay.

Now in an aged slumber, I can only recall
Our cleaved union lost in that black squall.
As I see you rise from your watery rest
And beckon me to your welcoming breast
Finally we are reunited at the end of it all.

Indigo Kalliope - Thursday Variations: The Bionic Million Dollar Politician

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Thursday May 03, 2012 · 4:00 PM PDT

2012/05/03 · 16:00

For those of you missed this first installment of the story, here is a link:

Part the First: The Bionic Billion Dollar Politician

Briefly, the story introduces the Compromise Robotic Advanced Prototype, or C.R.A.P for short, that was constructed with billionaire backing to be unleashed on the American Political scene.

The story continues in the CEO's office of the MeToo Corporation, an intense rival of the creators of the C.R.A.P...

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Friday March 30, 2012 · 3:41 PM PDT

2012/03/30 · 15:41

Well, short answer is - we all do.

The UK has opened its BioBank to researchers.

Once again, one of those intrusive, socialist, inefficient and untrustworthy governments has done something on national scale that doesn't immediately show a bottom line. From the BBC report:

The UK Biobank, the most comprehensive health study in the UK, is opening its doors to researchers.
It has collated about 20TB (terabytes) of securely stored data, the equivalent of 30,000 CDs-worth, on 500,000 people.

The aim of the biobank is to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
...
...
"It has huge potential for future generations and will help us understand how our children and our children's children can live longer, healthier lives."

The biobank is funded by the Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council, Department of Health, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the British Heart Foundation.

What this means to scientific pinheads like me (you know, one of those socialist academic snobs) is an almost bottomless pit upon which we can build accurate predictive models of a patients health risk from a large number of factors. There will be many researchers in private industry who will access this resource.

These are their guidelines for who can use the data:

UK Biobank is a tool for health research. The Resource is available to all bona fide researchers for all types of health-related research that is in the public interest, without preferential or exclusive access for any person. All researchers, whether in universities, charities, government agencies or commercial companies, and whether based in the UK or abroad, will be subject to the same application process and approval criteria.

Doesn't that sound wickedly socialist....?

Thank you Government for a resource that would not exist without you.

The Diminishing Ladder

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Tuesday March 27, 2012 · 6:57 PM PDT

2012/03/27 · 18:57

I had this very strange dream last night - not scary, but thrilling
Can't imagine what it means....

Behind me I can hear,
Something unknown hurrying near.
I press forward frightened to my core,
But oddly detached and waiting for more.

Then it appears in fog visibly,
A soaring ladder stretching to infinity.
I begin to climb to get away,
And the moment I descend, peace comes my way.

I climb and climb in a never-ending line,
Breathtaking vistas are mine.
I look down to see the greensward,
Blurred by distance, for I have soared

The ladder begins to disappear behind me,
Ensuring then lo, no-one will find me
Then I reach the ladder's brisk top,
And there I am brought to a abrupt, jarring stop.

And perched I must stay high in sky,
So I bid my farewell and take my goodbye.
For I am left there, ladder-suspended,
But my concerns and fears have mercifully ended.

For Some Reason This Brought Tears To My Eyes

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Sunday March 25, 2012 · 5:39 PM PDT

2012/03/25 · 17:39

This Amazing Device Just Made Wheelchairs Obsolete for Paraplegics

From Gizmodo:

The young man in this video looks like he's riding a Segway. But Yusuf Akturkoglu was paralized after falling from a horse five years ago, and he's being mobilized by an amazing device invented by Turkish scientists. It's going to change lives.
It's called the Tek Robotic Mobilization Device, and it not only allows people who can't walk get around more independently than any device has before, but it also helps them stand up on their own, which is crucial for maintaining basic health functions in people who have spinal cord injuries.

When I stopped to think why I feel so emotional, I realized it is the sheer humanity expressed by this device. The inventors have gone to great lengths to provide a solution to people paralyzed through spinal cord injuries and give them a device that allows them to move around in an upright position.

A simply marvelous and humanitarian invention.

But then I came to understand what was really moving me to tears was the realization that this device is automatically not available to almost all the 50-ish million uninsured people in the USA, and not available to many other people who are under insured. In Turkey, this man can get access to the device via the public/private health insurance setup.

The real tragedy here is a humanistic device has now become available to our American inhuman society that cannot provide health care for all its citizens.

And while the blogosphere rages with anger at the gays, blacks, women and poor people, and while scientists are lampooned for being leftist lunatics, there is still merciful work being done - even if not all of us can enjoy it.

Why I Am A Liberal

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Saturday March 24, 2012 · 9:45 PM PDT

2012/03/24 · 21:45

I've been looking through my poetry recently and realized it's a touch negative. I have, after all, been writing about the insanity that is today's GOP. However, this week I've been working from home and spending a long time among my loving, liberal family and it has grounded me.

So I'd like to present an ode to why I am a liberal. I hope it resonates with you.

Below the fold....

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Tuesday March 20, 2012 · 9:55 PM PDT

2012/03/20 · 21:55

Earlier tonight I posted this comment, but then it spoke to me in rhyme - enjoy :)

We hate the gays
We despise Obama
We revile the poor
And contraceptives for your Mama

We abhor the unions
And reject the sick
We fight taxing the wealthy
And give teachers some stick

We'll put children to work,
And abrogate your voting rights.
We'll reapportion your district
And complain about mandated lights.

Women's reproductive rights are ours
And medicaid must surely go
No taxes for corporations,
No limit to setting wages low

No more big Government
And no more non-fundie freaks.
Crush the occupy movement,
Put protesters in hospital for weeks

No health care without cash
The ACA will certainly perish
No pell grants for students,
But pornography we'll relish

No to places of learning
No to science legerdemain
Strip the public education
Teach everyone to simply abstain

No to single fathers
No to single moms
Curse the same-sex parents
Bringing Satan to the proms

We hate the Energy Department
We hate the FDA
We'd derail good old Amtrak,
And dismantle the EPA

We'd defund the abortion providers
We'd ignore the harried medical staff
No support for messy women's stuff
At sex education we can only laugh

For we are conservatives,
we proclaim god's eternal love.
Promoting freedom for one and all
Except all of the above

Indigo Kalliope: Remove Yourself

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Monday March 19, 2012 · 4:00 PM PDT

2012/03/19 · 16:00

Join us every Monday night for drinks at the Daily Kos community political poetry club. Your own poetry is always welcome in the comments. Bongos, berets & turtle neck sweaters optional. The keypad is mightier than the sword

I thought I would devote tonight's spot to the world view of the GOP, RedStaters and the Wingers.

I was fortunate enough to have a 10 year college career and loved the atmosphere of learning, questioning and curiosity. And from as early as I can remember I have tried to understand the conservatives point of view. I really do get many of their points (overspending, personal responsibility, those who take from the state unnecessarily and the defense of freedom), but I simply don't understand the the choices they make to pursue what they believe in.

I am tired of the defense of corporations, the wealthy and of those who are doing just fine thank you.

So I devote tonight's poetry to the RedStaters, below the fold

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Saturday March 17, 2012 · 11:46 AM PDT

2012/03/17 · 11:46

My apologies for the short diary, but wanted to get this out before I went to work

Clooney's stay in jail was "nice". Well, good for him. He was trying to forcibly cross a police line and was arrested for doing so. And he got 3 hours in a "nice" jail and a $100 fine.

How many times did we read on Kos of Occupy members arrested en-masse, including reporters, politicians, senior citizens, and people peacefully sitting on the ground?. And they got thrown in the tank for 24 hours or more, often with no care beyond that.

Or just peruse the many diaries here that have documented these sorts of arrests:

Contrast Opportunist Rmoney with the Rest Of The World

I Hate It! I Hate It! I Hate It! Our H/C SUCKS!

Whimsy

Powerless

Indigo Kalliope - Thursday Variations: The Bionic Million Dollar Politician

Government! Who Needs it?

The Diminishing Ladder

For Some Reason This Brought Tears To My Eyes

Why I Am A Liberal

What They Hate - derived from an effusive comment

Indigo Kalliope: Remove Yourself

So George Clooney's Stay In Jail was "Nice"