schmuckwithearlaps's Comments (113)

“Schmuck,

Actually your commen was COMIC RELIEF from a serious situation. Thanks.”

“Sorry...no one has been talking about "the Jew" at all...until you tried to jam it into the conversation as another lame attempt to throw the conversation into one about the Jews and not the child-rapist.
No one cares what nationality he is...who cares?
There isn't any exception in child-rape laws for some nationality over another. tsk tsk Lame.”

“Congratulations for being the first person to come up with the anti-semitic card, even though you can't point out a single post where anyone makes reference to his ethnicity/religion. Pretty lame way of defending a pervert.

Incidentally, according to wikipedia:

"Polanski was born Rajmund Roman Liebling in Paris, France, the son of Bula (née Katz-Przedborska) and Ryszard Liebling (aka Ryszard Polański), who was a painter and plastics manufacturer. Polanski's parents were agnostics. His mother had a daughter, Annette, by her previous husband. His father was a Polish Jew and his mother, born in Imperial Russia due to Partitions of Poland, was brought up as a Catholic as she had a Jewish father and a Polish Roman Catholic mother."”

“"Why can't Americans deal..." Now, that is a loaded opening line. From which "country" are writing?”

“This has nothing to do with racism or anti-semetism. Most people are repulsed at the idea of a 45 year old man raping and sodomizing a 13-year old girl.
And no one forced Polanski to do it.”

“First of all Michael Jackson was not convicted of ANYTHING - he had his day in court and was found not guilty. The two are in no way similar.

Secondly, Roman had his day in court and well... we all know what happened. The Jew comments come out of left field - every other argument is weak and ineffective so hey LET'S PLAY THE RACE CARD.

This is about justice. Not about what the victim wants at this point, or what Roman's defenders want, it's about the state of CA finally being able to hold a criminal accountable for a crime they admitted to committing.

Your comment about American's not being able to deal with complicated issues is insulting and unwarranted. This isn't a complicated issue at all, the only thing that complicates it is the weak ass arguments coming from people who would rather see a guilty man go free because he's 'gifted' than see justice served. Roman Polanski raped an underage girl and no amount of time or distance excuses that as he and all his supporters are finding out.

Thanks to CA 's DNA databank, in LA they recently arrested a man for a string of rapes and murders dating back to the early 70's, maybe we should just let him go since it's been so long and he's been a good boy since then.”

“What forgiveness was needed for MJ? The government spent millions trying to pin something on him and couldn't. He was legally innocent, and in my opinion/guess innocent of all those charges, as well.

RP admitted to this crime. And I didn't even know he was Jewish until you mentioned it. The LAPD also ticketed Mel GIbson with a crime. If they hate Jews so much they should have let Mel off easy.

What RP did was wrong and fleeing from his punishment was wrong.”

“The funny thing is that this case is as much of a slum dunk black & white straight forward case as you can get. Is she the age of consent? No. If she were the AoC did she consent? No. Did he deny he did the underlying acts of the crime? No. Tell me where the gray areas are?

Also, there is a huge difference between what RP did and MJJ allegedly did because there is serious doubt that MJJ did the crimes he is accused of. The first alleged victim recanted, he was found innocent of any wrong doing in connection with the second allegation and no other alleged victims have come forward. Contrast that with RP who does not contest that he raped a13 year old girl.”

“What is this nonsense about people who think he deserves to sit in jail being jew haters????Point out the comment here or elsewhere that is anti-semitic. And people saying having suffered at the hands of Nazis because he was Jewish does not give him a get out of jail card is not anti-semitic or is that what you mean?

I was no fan of Jackson but at least he went through a trial and found innocent. I didn't think he was innocent but that is what the jury said. He didn't run.

And it is black and white- rape another and especially a child and it can be 3 years or 30 years or 300 years later but you should still pay. Not hard at all.”

“nice straw man.”

“fanned.”

“Is this the Fox News segment you refered to? It does contain some over the top moments. Mostly, it's just Fox being Fox: uninformative and slanderous.

FOX News & Tom Tancredo Attack Michael Moore's New Film & Obama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMXnYe4tI9k”

“Would love to. Do you have a link or anymore information?”

“A free e-book to customers or being identified as a reliable source of information keeps people coming back to you for your opinions and solutions. You may need a professional degree or two or three.

Putting bread upon the water often results in more loaves for you.

I spend two hours per day in free consulting. People perceive me as a reliable source of information. If they want more information, they call me or visit my website. I have videos, yellow pages, and internet sources. Blogs and social networking may help.”

“He's not talking about "advice". He's talking about "information" and "building linkages" between people. It's a down-home, community virtue. Community Organizing 101. It's not only common sense, but also based on "exchange theory": do good unto others before they have a chance to do good unto you.”

“Not so; everyday the ACLU fights for the rights of Americans and typically is characterized as liberal; many liberals are members of unions; many liberals support Democracy Now and MoveOn.org; many liberals speak to their friends and colleagues about current issues and serve to get out the vote; many liberals blog, and sign petitions and call representative offices; many liberals march and demonstrate and protest; i am not sure who you are talking about, but i do know the mass media run by corporations are disrespectful of any one left of center and rarely air their views without bias and vitriol; the RNC communication machine repeatedly slanders anyone who is a liberal and has propagandized about the evil and immoral nature of liberals; Edward Kennedy, a liberal democrat, was quite aware of the viciousness of the right-wing in this country and fought for 40 years to counter their ideology -- now it is time for US as individuals to take his lead and demand healthcare for every American as a right.”

“Tedd Kennedy was a man who overcame deep personal flaws to leave a legacy of legislation which will not only outlive him, but has had a greater effect on our country than many Presidents, including his own brother. He was always aware of the common man, and tried to get national health care passes almost from the beginning of his career. He was opposed to the current wars, but fought for proper equipment for the soldiers. He opposed the war, not the warriers. For all his wealth, he never forgot the rest of us, and only those whose lives he touched individually know the depth of his caring. We have lost a lion, indeed. We have lost a deeplyu human and humane individual who cannot be replaced. We mourn his passing.”

“Teddy never lost hope. We can't either. Hang in there.”

“Sounds like you've given up when we've just begun to fight. Did you not read that Senator Kennedy introduced a bill for universal health care way back in 1969 and Never Stopped Fighting for it? The wing-nuts will always be here in this country in one form or another and the one thing their leaders most want to count on is us giving up or better yet distracted by our urge to consume and soon as the economy turns around. This is or opportunity to fight harder and for once let the opposition know that we will not back down, that we are proud to be liberals, and we won't stop till we get what we want even if that means helping those poor idiots on the right in spite of themselves.”

“Yeah...now run along and start one.”

“3rd party for me. We need to vote for people we really believe in and trust and not exclude them from consideration because they have "no chance" to win. I always though that was a very odd mentality.

With two parties that have been bought and sold by corporations, we have no other option except to vote 3rd party or become modern day serfs to corporations. How many people out there can't won't leave a job because they lose there insurance. i know people who consider themselves lucky to work 50 hours a week and make 30k per year.

They though they were free”

“Koolade addicts all of you. You just repeat what the left wing programs you to repeat. You believe everything they say. There are real ways to lower the cost of health insurance. Read hr 3400. It's the Republican health care plan. It addresses tort reform and cross-state competition.

1965 Medicare was passed, projected cost in 1970, 3.1B. Actual cost, 6.8 B.
Projected cost for 1990, 12 B. Actual cost 110 B.
Cost for first nine months of this fiscal year, 314 B. (WSJ 6 Aug 2009)

Congressional Budget Office projected cost for hr 3200 10 yrs, 1.1T.
Actual cost?????
But it won't be 1.1T. Will it cost 2 times more like in 1970 for Medicare?
Or will it be 10 times more like Medicare in 1990?
How about 44 yrs? Will it be 100 times more like Medicare in 2009?

We can't afford this! There is no way the economy will grow to fit the monster!
This plan will drive small business into the ground. Fewer jobs. Less tax from the small businesses that fold. Less tax from the laid off workers resulting from closing businesses.
Larger companies will flee to countries that don't tax them so highly for health care and carbon emissions. So less tax from big companies leaving the country and less from the workers who lose their jobs because large companies go where they can make a profit.
Who will be left to pay for government run health care??”

“Your evaluation is excellent...except...Being, a liberal or liberalism, has nothing to do with social engineering concepts of the Democrat Party or the Republican Party. As, a liberal myself, I would greatly appreciate if you use another word for 'authoritarian socialism, or 'authoritarian philosophy' or just plain 'old socialism.' And, any other government program which the Federal Government sets goals, policy, wages, benefits and by law requires the private sector to do the work....this is not liberalism of any kind.”

“I'm with you. The whole thing has been too rushed, and the message has been muddled. Just a perfect setup for the righties and their talking heads to latch on and distort everything.

However you are dead wrong about "British press accounts of the horrors of single payer care" - the British people are royally pissed off about the way their system has been misrepresented. No-one there thinks it's perfect. I have a sister and brother-in-law and several cousins all working in the NHS, and you don't want to get any of them started on some of its flaws. However it is still regarded as a national treasure.”

“As you in your infinite wisdom, and in spite of the stern warnings from those same loathsome founders as to the dangers of democracy, know better?

This site alone makes me thank posterity for the Republic everyday, as the rule of law is all that prevents many of this ilk from fully deploying the Tyranny of Good Intentions.

Come and take it.”

“You make some great points, especially about long term care. The dirty little secret about nursing homes is that many people could stay a heck of a lot longer in their own homes and use visiting nurses and home health aides. Or there could be a tax break for family members who stay home and take care of their loved one.

Nursing homes do not deliver the value for what they charge. My dad had to spend a month in one. They didn't even give him the Medicare reimbursed physical therapy until we pitched a fit for two weeks. They fed him high salt high fat disgusting cheap food like hotdogs and french fries....a man who had quadruple bypass surgery with high blood pressure and diabetes. His room had a single bed with one small lite behind it and a 13" TV. They charged $5,000 for the month. Talk about ripping off Medicare. He could have stayed at The Ritz Carlton for that much.”

“I think the president lacks the working details for many of his planed programs. He knows generally what he wants but is detached from the details and makes a HUGE mistake by letting his congressional fellow craft the legislation. The Cap and Trade disaster as well as the mess that was supposed to be stimilus are exhibits 1 and 2. He needs to take his time and craft a healthcare bill that makes sense ,can be paid for and will improve heathcare. If I were and advisor I would take a close look at the Swiss system. It works VERY well, better then Canada and the UK.
Mandatory insurance is required, the gov't pays for those that can't afford it and here is the key, and they CLOSELY regulate the insurance companies. They also prohibit stupid law suits and limit waste on tests that are just CYA for our current medical system. Check into it. It really seems to work, it is not cheap but it is cost effective.”

“I also heartily agree.
Americans are waking up to how abysmal our system is and how little the “reforms” will change it.
They realize the problem is insurance. Insurance is for risk. It is a necessary component in any economy. Sensibly its business model requires it to refuse or discard bad risks. It must profit to continue to provide that service. That is why it is totally unsuitable for healthcare.
Alerted to what the rest of the world takes for granted, we feel we deserve no less.
The industry and its indentured politicians, realizing that their arguments for keeping the status quo with a few tweaks are getting less plausible every minute, are rushing to pass legislation as quickly as possible ahead of this awakening.
They are aided by the media who chant “forget single payer”, while praising the so called savings offered by PhRMA and the hospitals that Obama welcomes as well.
The president wants healthcare reform. He is no dummy and knows that dressing up a bad act passed quickly will be a lot easier with his following, compliant media and oratorical skills than persuading congress members to set aside their campaign contributions and promises of cushy private sector jobs.
There appears to be no good outcome on the horizon for Americans. We should ask ourselves how the dream of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness came to this sorry state.
Read this and ponder.
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/140918”

“What about France "Schmuck..".?! I have health insurance and I wait an ungodly amount of time to see my doctor. My father was in the military when I was growing up, we had fabulous healthcare (back when). The VA doesn't have to be in abysmal shape.”

“schmuck -- or copy Japan, or Germany, or Taiwan, or the U.K. (or Italy, or Spain, or the Netherlands, or most other countries on the planet ...)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/”

“Yawn, more horror stories about other countries. You really and truly don't understand how good those other developed countries have it compared to the US. I've lived, worked and gotten health care in third world countries with better health plans than the US.”

“You don't know aht you're talking about. This isn't the UK, and this isn't Canada. It's America.

If we set out boldly to do what can be done, getting healthcare to every American the same as elected representatives get, we can show the world how it's done. Spineless jellyfish who insist that it's too late, its already been bought by the rich don't even deserve to reap such benefits, and are often on the take, or might as well be.
Take your fear mongering and go home.
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“schmuckwithearlaps's comment is the kind political trash and scare tactics so much admired by GOP trolls.

An insurance company has a fiduciary duty, by law, to maximize profits for its share holders. For health insurance this means increasing premiums and/or denying or limiting health care. There is no other way for private insurance companies to act.

Under a single payer proposal there is public insurance and private providers.

All G8 countries, except the U.S., have a form of single payer. None of those peoples would change their health care system to a U.S. style system.

Educate yourself before you advocate a position.”

“"...the Hollywood ethic of looking down on people who work for a living." Are you kidding? Since you clearly have never been on the set of a movie (as I have), I can tell you that those people bust their humps on a movie set. Most of the time it's 12 hour days, too. If this is sarcasm, it's well hidden. If not, then you are practicing exactly what you accuse the "Hollywood" people of doing but in reverse. Repub talking points.”

“Fu-nny! If she is so influential, why did she quit? This quitting that she did is unprecedented in American politics. She made it clear that she just couldn't take the heat. Well, move on to something that isn't political and where you can push your religious agenda which only a small fraction of Americans want to hear. Good bye Sarah. She tried to pretend that the strange circumstances of her last son's birth and the teen pregnancy of her daughter were just "normal" occurances but I beg to differ. That stuff only happens to liberal, progressive, democrats who are in the inner city and mostly black. She doesn't fit into that demographic. Yet her followers tried to defend her. hahahahahah. In life, regardless of religion, you do reap what you sow. If you can't fight, don't get into the ring. Sarah just told us all that she cannot fight and I'm glad for that.”

“And don't forget Joe the Plumber!”

“Damn, what planet are you living on? 100 million? are you nuts? Oh, I remember, you drank too much neo con kool aid.”

“LOL, this is that line that made me guffaw:

"... loath the Hollywood ethic of looking down on people who work for a living."

Yes, all of us here follow the Hollywood ethic because we're all trust fund babies. NOT.”

“'loath the hollywood ethic of looking down on people who work'? huh?

if those 100 million are coming back, why won't they self-identify as republicans now?”

“Yes, and she with her ignorance and total lack of ethics, she is the ultimate Republican Role Model.”

“I'm thinking this is sarcasm....really good sarcasm. The continued 'Russian' threat to America? If not, welcome back Rumplestiltskin, the Cold War is over.”

“A hundred million? Wow. That's alot. Where were these hundred million last nov?”

“Nope. There aren't enough schmucks.”