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This Is Going to Sound Really Bad But…
Let me mitigate my comments by stating that I know this is a touchy subject that has affected many families by snatching away their dream of raising a child. I just wonder if this is really a good battle to pick in the ‘you can’t yell fire in a theater’ free speech argument.
CNN is reporting that there’s been some hoopla about an application for the Apple iPhone that critics claim pokes fun at shaken baby syndrome. Apple has since pulled the application in what I can only assume is an insanely facist violation of free speech.
I just don’t understand why this topic is more offensive than Rush Limbaugh. Is there a Rush Limbaugh application? I’m not sure, but I bet it’s way more offensive to far more people.
Why is Apple making us live in PCU?
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Someone’s Gonna Get A Hurt Real Bad
Embedded video from CNN Video
This is why I love Meghan McCain so much.
Honestly, I think I’m in love. This could be very telling of my nerdiness, but seriously, how sexy is it that she’s slowly but surely usurping the leadership of her own party from the right-wing neoCants who’ve undoubtedly isolated all moderates in an attempt to revitalize the practicality of Republican politics. Look at the talking heads who she’s single-handedly taking on! Rush, Laura Ingrahm, Ann Coulter, Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, Bill-O and that’s just the first order of Satan’s angels; that’s quite a beating. Think about what they do to their ‘enemies’ and how much worse that murdering will be for a turncoat. Meghan McCain has balls of steel and thank the lord she does.
Andy Samberg has a video that pretty much explains my feelings right now.
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Fail: Reporters Call Hillary Clinton, get phone sex line
Whoops.
Think about the opposite scenario, not exactly the person I’d want on the other line.
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Small Government Cake Eaters
I can’t figure out where the robber barons in big business and government want to draw the line. They say, “The Government is too big! It regulates too much stuff, people should have to be self-reliant! Be responsible for yourself and your actions!” And then, when all of a sudden the people who they’ve run over and taken advantage of rise up in anger, threatening violence against their homes and families, everyone is outraged. Today CNN’s Lou Dobbs quoted some recent threats that were received by the AIG executives who to this point have remained nameless. While I don’t condone mob violence by any means, I can’t seem to understand why Lou thinks the senders of these letters should “be ashamed of themselves”. Furthermore, the newly appointed CEO of AIG recently said that he wouldn’t disclose the names of the executives who received bonuses. I’m not sure I understand this either. My Dad used to say the only reason to have a secret is if you have something to hide; the only reason you have something to hide is if you’ve done something dishonest. It seems to me that the big fat cat executives and congressmen are getting exactly what they asked for, deregulation and smaller government. While I certainly don’t agree with their rules of engagement, I think they should at least have to play by their own rules, right? You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
P.S. And we all get a vacation from Campbell Brown, no bull.
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Tom Daschle, America’s Healthcare Jesus?
Today CNN reports that President-Elect Obama has chosen former Senator Tom Daschle to head the Department of Health and Human Services. His primary objective will be to write the much anticipated, highly publicized, “Obama Healthcare Overhaul” which will be presented to Congress next year. As a key component of this plan, Daschle intends to create an independent oversight committee similar in structure and autonomy to the Federal Reserve. The goal of this board will be to evaluate the cost vs. efficacy ratio of current and future therapies in order to determine a specific formulary of clinical and therapeutic best practices. These best practices will represent the finite standard of care the government will be willing to provide for recipients of its health delivery systems, namely Medicare and Medicaid. Compare that mission statement with the mission statement of an already existing government agency, taken directly from its website:
The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health.
Sounds similar. In fact, the establishment of the FDA by the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 came during a time of similar economic and political pressure. According to the FDA website, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 was a response to the death of 100 people…
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