haxman's Comments (33)

“see this is why I don't exercise.”

“Great Post. Hilarious. And true.”

“I got the fax last week. It had a long list, in 3 columns, of doctor's names and my name in the top right column. I tried calling the number of Congressman Rice, who sponsored the phony ad. Instead I got a call center in Ohio who denied association with the congressman. They offered to "take my name off their fax list". I told them I wanted to speak to the Congressman and I wanted them to send a letter of apology and a copy of the fax with my name removed. They hung up. I called the congressman's offices in Georgia and in Washington, DC. They, too, denied they were involved, even though their boss's name was on the cover letter. They said it the was the physician's lobbing group which was an arm of the Republican National Committee. They referred me to the lobby group. The number turned out to be the call group. I called the DC office again, this time with raised voice and threats. I got a frantic call from a woman who worked "part time" for the representative and "part time" for lobbyists. She designed the form. I told her I was going to call the other doctors on the list. She told me the other names were false - "made up". She seemed apologetic and worried. I got a fax/letter soon after "apologizing for my frustration" and a promise to take me off the call/fax list. No word from RIce yet.”

“What difference would it make? We have a majority now and can't do healthcare.....Think we'll be any better with a little bit bigger majority?”

“Bugs Bunny used that expression, not the stooges.”

“Hateful man. Hateful speech. Hateful ideas. The Jewish people have been the scapegoats for centuries. Libeled by the Church, the Romans, the Egyptians and Russians. Expelled from Spain, France and Poland. And sanctioned. Will there be a time when the Jews are not attacked for political gain by others? There will be if we all stand up to this tragic and ancient hatred.”

“You sound very angry. Not sure why you feel you need to attack me; you don't know me and you did not seem to read my posts. Things are not black and white. All obese patients are not the same. Some are truly self-indulgent, eat to excess, fail to follow treatments. These behaviors lead to excess medical costs. Do we treat them the same way as someone who works to take care of them self? How about a smoker with emphysema who needs oxygen and keeps smoking? How about a diabetic who doesn't take their medications and ends up with heart disease? The list goes on.”

“As a reply to all the comments: I'm in private practice. I spend a ton of time with each patient. I've tried every type of therapy for smokers, obese, those who won't do a minute's worth of exercise. We offer all kinds of counseling. We recognize those who are obese due to genetic or deep-rooted psycholigical factors. I am very respectful of all people. That's why I'm in primary care. I care. Nonetheless there are many patients who are reckless with their health. A health care system that does not address that in this country is going to bankrupt us. There should be a premium placed on those who wish to ruin their health and ask the health-care system to bail them out.”

“I'm in private practice for over 20 years. Most obese patients do little if nothing to try to reduce their weight. They develop enormous numbers of medical problems and are a huge drain on the system. Special blood pressure cuffs, chairs, hospital beds, stretchers, pajamas... the list goes on. Most of them develop "disability" earlier than non-obese patients. We are already overpaying for their self-indulgence. Although I strongly believe in universal coverage, preferably single-payor, I do think we have to address problems like self-induced illness. if those folks who abuse themselves do not have to pay some kind of premium for care the system will go broke and those of us who try to live a healthy life will suffer.”

“keep up this great work. You have my support and I will pass this along. While the right rants and raves the left has a tendency to assume the country is sane. It is not and we all have to pitch in to keep the discussion honest. Thanks again.”

“Hamas exists only to destroy Israel. It is the basis of their charter. They are cowards and killers. They do nothing to build up or create. Israel exists by UN agreement that the entire world, except a few Arab states, agreed to. They kill, they commit terror. Israel builds, supplies food, jobs, energy, creativity.”

“what is wrong with me? Why am I reading this?”

“Anti Semitism, racism, bigotry and stereotyping ultimately bring out the worst in the person who practices these policies. As the lone or rare or "token" Jew in the Senate, too many people of all persuasions ASSUMED that Lieberman should act a certain way or fit a certain mold. Since their assumptions about what it is to be Jewish were mostly wrong, Lieberman ultimately disappointed many people when, in fact, he was acting as Joe Lieberman, not as "Jew-Man". Same with Blacks. Look at how Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are hung and accused in the public eye, due to misconceptions of "how a black man should be". Look, too, at the initial response to Obama, even in the Black community. where long held stereotypes kept many from seeing that here was a different, intelligent outside the box thinking man. Even Bill Clinton reduced him to "just another Jesse Jackson" and blacks themselves initially thought "a black man can never win". Over time, with VERY slow progress, we learn to see people as individuals, not stereotypes. We admire Obama because he is smart and has good ideas, not because he is Black. We disagree with Lieberman because we think his ideas are goofy and misguided, not because he is "a Jew". Some of us learn. Some don't.”

“http://inthewoods.typepad.com/in_the_woods/2008/06/just-in-details.html

Secret video of the meeting! Click the link.”

“For one thing it points out the fact that "Jews" are no more homogenous than "whites" "women" "blacks", etc. As a baby boomer main-stream American Jew, Lieberman is an embarrassment to me and most of my colleagues. As are bigoted ultra-orthodox Jews. It is part of a deep, internal struggle within the Jewish community. In the eyes of Hitler we are all the same, but in our own eyes and in the eyes of anyone with a brain, we are all quite different.

The idea that the evangelical support of Israel is "good" in that it funnels tons of money through private donations to Israel, is obviously a difficult subject. The Israelis are not dumb and are happy to have the money. On the other hand, the ideology is so bizarre, that in the long run it is wiser to cut and run.”

“See my essay on White People here: http://inthewoods.typepad.com/in_the_woods/2008/05/white-people.html . The critical point right now is to further define the difference between the "white" people of Maine, Iowa, Connecticut and elsewhere who have endorsed Obama so strongly and those "white" people of rural Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia who have not. Let me know what you think.”

“Hillary is heap big chief white woman....no messum with her' um...”

“Mike had to say this. Prior to his dropping out of the race there was a concerted effort to conceal his sermons by his parishioners. He had taped extremely inflammatory, racist and anti-semitic sermons and gave copies out to friends and parishioners. Word of these tapes spread during the campaign and Hucakbee instructed those who had these tapes to hide or disavow the presence of the tapes. Efforts by various media members were thwarted. Nonetheless, it was gracious of him to empathize with a fellow pastor.”

“my thoughts....

http://inthewoods.typepad.com/in_the_woods/2008/03/hoping-for-hope.html”

“well these are my thoughts:

http://inthewoods.typepad.com/in_the_woods/2008/03/hoping-for-hope.html”

“http://inthewoods.typepad.com/in_the_woods/2008/03/church-and-stat.html

my views...”

“ouch.... going to be a tough day on Wall Street Monday. I hope no one jumps.”

“http://inthewoods.typepad.com/in_the_woods/2008/03/hope-and-realit.html

Agreed. Read my post Hope and Reality.”

“http://inthewoods.typepad.com/in_the_woods/2008/03/hope-and-realit.html
Read Hope and Reality”

“http://inthewoods.typepad.com/in_the_woods/2008/03/hope-and-realit.html

Read Hope and Reality”