Free Health Care From the Insurance Sharks!

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Tuesday August 04, 2009 · 8:14 AM PDT

2009/08/04 · 08:14

How's that for a meme?

Instead of talking about giving Americans free health care, what if we talk about freeing health care providers from their insurance overlords?
Free up doctors and nurses from drowning in paperwork!

Let Doctors practice their craft without Insurance company interference!
Let Nurses practice their healing without concern for Insurance restrictions!
Let All health care workers be allowed to provide their service without the insurance industry telling them how to do it!
Let Americans pay for real honest "Health Care" and not pad the profits of the insurance companies!
Why spend hard earned money on "insurance" when you can spend it on actual health care?

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"Free Health Care" is

13 votes Vote Now!

"Free Health Care" is

a dumb idea.

2 votes

an interesting angle, but needs more boom boom boom.

1 vote

not the way to go.

0 votes

could work if we can make the meme stick.

2 votes

a good idea, I'll get right on it!

3 votes

a brilliant idea! Why didin't I think of that?!

1 vote

never gonna happen.

1 vote

bzzzzzzzzz..... wrong answer. Try again.

0 votes

awwwwwwww..... bless your heart!

3 votes

Dear Birthers, Why Do You Hate America?

Fireshadow

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Sunday August 02, 2009 · 11:03 PM PDT

2009/08/02 · 23:03

I'm amazed that the question of President Barack Obama's citizenship is still an issue. Then again, a blow job was a big issue for many of you a few years ago when you spent years and millions attacking President Clinton's private life. Years and millions that accomplished nothing, proved nothing, except that Republicans and Conservatives endlessly project their own guilt in their droning, repeated accusations of others.

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Birthers

87 votes Vote Now!

Birthers

are just seeking the facts.

6 votes

will never accept the facts.

17 votes

are prejudice against a non-white in the white house.

6 votes

are bogots, and racists.

9 votes

are not all birthers for the same reason.

4 votes

are delusional and misled by those who are prejudiced and racists.

9 votes

are a physical manifestation of neo-con meltdown.

4 votes

are stupid, annoying, and bug the shit out of me!

4 votes

are clueless and should be ignored.

2 votes

are a danger to themselves and worry me.

0 votes

can kiss my black and American like the President's ass!

4 votes

should be tagged and labled with Flat Earthers as lost causes.

18 votes

need hugs and warm fuzzies because they never got enough love as children.

4 votes

Health Care- How to Win!

Fireshadow

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Wednesday July 29, 2009 · 3:05 PM PDT

2009/07/29 · 15:05

This may challenge some peoples egos and go against "rational" and "reasoned" thinking, but it WILL work. All that Pelosi, Obama, and the rest of the Democrats need to do to win for the American people... is give up! Give up on the public option and offer Medicare for ALL!
more below the fold...

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14 votes Show Results

Medicare for ALL is

14 votes Vote Now!

Medicare for ALL is

a great simple idea!

7 votes

sucks big donkey dongs!

0 votes

makes no sense and won't work

0 votes

makes no sense, and will work beautifully!

4 votes

never gonna happen.

1 vote

better with pie.

0 votes

too expensive!

1 vote

how the terrorists win!

1 vote

ACTION ALERT!! : Healthcare Tweetfest w/ logo!

Fireshadow

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Wednesday June 24, 2009 · 12:20 AM PDT

2009/06/24 · 00:20

I've been struggling to find work so I've not been able to post much lately. However I have been personally affected by the access to health care in America (my brother just died of pancreatic cancer ... too little .... too late) and of course I have none. Now that I have some part-time work on the horizon, (BA degree not withstanding) I have the hope of some income, but still no health care. Regardless, I want to share an idea that's been jostling around in my un-insured head for a few months.
It leads to Universal Health Care. NOW! With no more band-aid compromises! I know some of you don't see the possibility, but hey, we just got a half-black president elected that few had even heard of two years ago! So at least give it a read, will ya?
Follow me over...

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8 votes Show Results

Twitterflash scene for Health care is...

8 votes Vote Now!

Twitterflash scene for Health care is...

a great idea!

4 votes

... huh??

2 votes

sucks tattered old idea balls!

1 vote

could work with some changes.

0 votes

not my thing.

0 votes

don't know anything about it.

0 votes

already got some other idea going, see below.

0 votes

You're doing it all wrong!!

1 vote

worth a shot... make it so!

0 votes

I'm busy that week...

0 votes

Torture Works!... Now with less godwin!

Fireshadow

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Sunday April 19, 2009 · 5:50 PM PDT

2009/04/19 · 17:50

What does it take to knock down these blatant LIES??!!
Do some people really watch "24" on Fox and think it's the Learning Channel?
Most immediately, why is former CIA Director Michael Hayden in my tv on Sunday being interviewed by Chris Wallace and firmly implying that TORTURE WORKS??!!
I am sane, hear me roar...

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37 votes Show Results

What can we do about liars and their enablers?

37 votes Vote Now!

What can we do about liars and their enablers?

nothing, let them lie.

1 vote

tit for tat, and counter with lies of our own!

1 vote

just tell the truth and hope we survive.

8 votes

Blog about their lies, counter with facts, and network!

22 votes

I'm still working on it.

2 votes

other, down below

3 votes

A Veteran on Afghanistan

Fireshadow

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Wednesday April 01, 2009 · 1:05 AM PDT

2009/04/01 · 01:05

It's often said,
"To those who wield a hammer, everything looks like a nail."

A simple metaphor offering ancient wisdom....
Some learn that not all problems have the same solution, others that they must change their perspective... particularly if they are loath to try a different tool.

Sadly, watching the Chimp-in-Chief these past eight years, address virtually every issue with the grace of a "quick draw" hammer, has lowered the learning curve.

Thank God those days are over!

...or are they? More below...

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36 votes Show Results

In Afghanistan

36 votes Vote Now!

In Afghanistan

Obama needs to get our troops out!!

6 votes

We need more surge!!

0 votes

Obama is handling things just fine so far.

13 votes

I want something different to happen.

0 votes

we should just bomb the hell out of them!

0 votes

we need more humanity, less war.

9 votes

we need more war , less humanity.

0 votes

I have no idea what we need there.

8 votes

Dear Texas Board of Education, Please end Teh Stoopid!

Fireshadow

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Friday March 27, 2009 · 12:42 AM PDT

2009/03/27 · 00:42

Seriously. ...Please ... end Teh Stoopid!

Our country, the world, and right here in Texas, we are struggling with rising unemployment, the nation's worst rates for child homelessness, simultaneously last in children with health care and in those recieving high school diplomas, increasingforeclosures, the reverberating shocks of a global recession, ...and a Governor who turns down stimulus money.
Stimulus funds that would have helped those struggling to support their families, those who have lost their jobs, lost their health care and those seeking to better educate themselves.
And your still stuck on evolution?

Follow me for the rest...

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65 votes Show Results

What's wrong with Texas?

65 votes Vote Now!

What's wrong with Texas?

Too damn HOT!

9 votes

what...

0 votes

proving there is no evolution by remaining unevolved.

13 votes

Denial is an art form approved by Texas SBOE.

9 votes

Dinosaurs on the Board don't realize they are extinct.

18 votes

mobilize the youth and vote them off the island already!

5 votes

Them's fightin' words!

2 votes

misunderestimate logic: "we cain't be wrong, we iz Right!"

6 votes

difference of opinion.

3 votes

Does Geithner get it?

Fireshadow

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Friday March 20, 2009 · 2:22 PM PDT

2009/03/20 · 14:22

Does Geithner get it?

Shell Bernard and Nora O'Donnel were just on MSNBC harping their latest How-Can-We-Attack-Obama-and-His-Administration? campaign under the headline:
........................................................"Does Geithner Get It?"
I almost expected one of them to say afterwards:
..................................................... " Well, do ya punk? Do you "Get IT?"

With guns a-blazing, they go on a Distraction-Framing-Quest by focusing on
what Geithner knew and
when he knew it and
whether or not he is competent, able, aware , awake, conscious of the public's outrage over bonuses to AIG execs. ..... blah blah blah.....

"Does Geithner Get it?"
..... they keep repeating.

With all the reading and re-reading of Geithner's statements, why don't Shell or Nora or the rest of the media "GET IT?"
(yikes!. and some of you here on dkos too... I'll update)

They keep trying to find some kind of quid pro quo or nefarious intent in Geithner's statements without paying any attention to the relevant portion of his responses.

Willful ignorance?

You decide below the fold...

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108 votes Show Results

Geithner should

108 votes Vote Now!

Geithner should

resign!

21 votes

be fired!

17 votes

left alone to do his job!

34 votes

be investigated.

3 votes

get more help.

20 votes

....seriously.... can we move on now?

13 votes

Dear Republicans: Just Shut the Hell UP!

Fireshadow

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Friday March 13, 2009 · 12:42 AM PDT

2009/03/13 · 00:42

Listen, I don't know what's happened to you and your Conservative, neo-con, Republican species, but maybe this analogy will help you get a clue....

America has been like a steamboat that's been heading downstream for 8 years on a wild Republican Gambler's Paradise cruise, with you drunkards at the helm. Through de-regulation and lack of over-site, you've gambled away the house, and irresponsibly guided the Ship of State straight over Niagara falls.

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I think republicans need to...

105 votes Vote Now!

I think republicans need to...

accept this analogy and STFU.

21 votes

keep on jabbering cuz it's fun to watch!

7 votes

find a better kool-aid

0 votes

stop drinking the kool-aid

0 votes

follow Rush Limbaugh over the cliff

43 votes

stop, think, and wake the hell up!

4 votes

get over it and start working with Obama

5 votes

start caring a whole lot more like the Lorax

3 votes

be ignored

8 votes

be pitied for denying their own evolution.

2 votes

who cares, let 'em squirm in cognitive dissonant misery!

12 votes

From Ditto to Dodo! ...Now with half the nausea!

Fireshadow

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Sunday March 01, 2009 · 2:28 AM PST

2009/03/01 · 02:28

Rush Limbaugh....
Ewwww!
A sound of disgust usually follows the utterance of that name in polite company.
Whenever I've heard his voice, I invariably end up yelling at the radio... angry... furious and frustrated...

but today, when I tuned in to CSPAN and heard him speak at the Republican ~~Hate Fest~~ CPAC event... I surprisingly found myself ROFLMAO!
Why?
Let me explain...

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53 votes Show Results

Will Ditto-heads go the way of the Dodo?

53 votes Vote Now!

Will Ditto-heads go the way of the Dodo?

Yes, only slower.

1 vote

No, they are more like parasites that won't go away.

13 votes

Yes, but a turd blossom will rise from the ashes.

5 votes

Nah, they spread like a virus.

5 votes

No. They'll rear another ugly head up like Putin or a hydra.

5 votes

No, just be insignificant for a looooong time.

8 votes

Too soon to tell. We can only hope...

5 votes

Don't know, but it's fun to watch!

5 votes

I try not to poke fun at dumb animals.

3 votes

Yes! and gooood riddance!

3 votes

"We Never Tolerate FACTS" -Fox News motto

Fireshadow

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Friday February 06, 2009 · 7:05 PM PST

2009/02/06 · 19:05

Kieth Olberman has nailed it!
On his show tonight Olberman tags Faux Noose with its eternal slogan, creed, executive decree, field manual and SOP model of journamalsming in one condensed phrase for ever more!
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Let it be known throughout the realm that Fox News holds but one truth and this truth only to be self evident for them:

" We have never been a company that tolerates facts!" - Rupert Murdoch

So let it be written! So let it be done!

Somehow it makes me wanna grab some popcorn and marvel at the new dawn we are living in!
Elect That ONE and heads just keep exploding all around revealing slithery reptilian mind after mind!
I always did like scifi.

Its just so giggly nice!
Reminds me of that joke about the arrogant egoist who is mapping out a plan "going from the edge of obscurity to the ends of oblivion... also... and such as... "

he he he... "We don't need no stinkin' facts!"

I love the smell of brains in the morning.... smells like victory!!

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75 votes Show Results

Who's head will explode next and reveal the workings of their reptile brain?

75 votes Vote Now!

Who's head will explode next and reveal the workings of their reptile brain?

Rush Limbaugh

7 votes

Sean Hannity

16 votes

Dick Cheney

7 votes

Colin Powel

4 votes

Sarah Palin

3 votes

Phil Gramm

1 vote

Norm Coleman

6 votes

Rupert (again... the two-fer rule)

3 votes

Some other Dick...

3 votes

I can't keep track anymore!

20 votes

Feh!

5 votes

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

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Tuesday December 09, 2008 · 11:35 AM PST

2008/12/09 · 11:35

I woke up before sunrise today at 5 a.m. crying into my pillow. It was a warm Texas December morning here in San Antonio. I've been used to my brother's involuntary dry heaves and nausea waking me every day, pre-dawn around 6 a.m. Since his Whipple Surgery, acid reflux is a "normal" part of his life now. Apparently without a gall bladder, his digestive acids just pour into his intestines unchecked, as needed, or just whenever the hell they want (compare the diagrams.)

more below the fold...

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41 votes Show Results

Does your health care really got you covered?

41 votes Vote Now!

Does your health care really got you covered?

Yes.

5 votes

No.

4 votes

HA! What health care?

12 votes

Somewhat.

5 votes

Mostly.

4 votes

Till I get really sick.

8 votes

Already declared bankruptcy because of it!

0 votes

Except for that donut hole.

1 vote

Me yes, my family no.

2 votes

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