vfippinger's Comments (332)

“Only those who have no soul can poke fun at Keith's comment tonight.
If you don't know someone that is caught up in the thiefdom of Healthcare and Ins, you will someday.
All we can hope for, by that time the United States will no longer be know as the Country that has - The Best Healthcare Money can buy!
That, I am afraid will continue to be our Political reality.”

“Provision 246!”

“Let's face it, being a Democrat and living in the South is akin to oil and water, they don't mix!
I live in Florida where the wizard RNC Chief was on a week long rank about our President's talk with school children. Of course afterward, he claims the President rewrote the speech!
The game plays well for them. They kept us safe from Terrorist attacks by EIT's which must also work well on Space Aliens. They kept us safe from Martian attacks too!
Now, if we could only keep them from attacking common sense!”

“Moveon.org and Joe Wilson R. or Common Sense and Sensibility?

Just short of two years, here we are!
September 2007 by a 341-79 vote, the House passed a resolution condemning the Moveon.org advertisement questioning General Petraeus honesty in his account on the situation of the Iraq War.
Republicans from both Houses had the absolute gall to demand Democrats apologize for this advertisement. Not an advertisement from one of their own elected Officials but from a Liberal organization that supports Democrats more over Republicans!

Today is the day, Democrats must take to the Floor. At minimum demand an apology from Congressman Joe Wilson and all the Republicans for Mr. Wilson calling our President a Liar!
More appropriate he needs to immediately resign and not take his Healthcare or Retirement with him!

Barack Obama is our President! He certainly deserves more respect then any General, Admrial or frankly, any other Public figure.

Mark Sanford set the Political Bar low in South Carolina but Wilson has gone where no one has gone before.

Even while Bush pushed his agenda to declare an unprovoked War, no Democrat ever spoke like this, ever! Code Pinkers were dragged from the Hall when speaking out like fashion.

Our President has endured a great amount of ugly attacks by Politicians and gun wielding Protesters enough is enough! Our Leaders of the Democratic Party and every Citizen of the United States who have any sense of Patriotism need to demand action against this ugly man now!”

“Moveon.org and Joe Wilson R. or Common Sense and Sensibility?

Just short of two years, here we are!
September 2007 by a 341-79 vote, the House passed a resolution condemning the Moveon.org advertisement questioning General Petraeus honesty in his account on the situation of the Iraq War.
Republicans from both Houses had the absolute gall to demand Democrats apologize for this advertisement. Not an advertisement from one of their own elected Officials but from a Liberal organization that supports Democrats more over Republicans!

Today is the day, Democrats must take to the Floor. At minimum demand an apology from Congressman Joe Wilson and all the Republicans for Mr. Wilson calling our President a Liar!
More appropriate he needs to immediately resign and not take his Healthcare or Retirement with him!

Barack Obama is our President! He certainly deserves more respect then any General, Admrial or frankly, any other Public figure.
Mark Sanford set the Political Bar low in South Carolina but Wilson has gone beyond sex and shame on Govenment money/

While Bush pushed his agenda to declare an unprovoked War, no Democrat ever spoke like this, ever! Code Pinkers were dragged from the Hall when speaking out like fashion.

Our President has endured a great amount of ugly attacks by Politicians and gun wielding Protesters enough is enough! Our Leaders of the Democratic Party and every Citizen of the United States who have any sense of Patriotism need to demand action against this ugly man now!”

“Done!”

“Thank you Nancy! Thank you for having the backbone that too many in Washington have lost along the way!”

“Absolutley! Even W. had enough compassion (probably inserted by compassionate Dems) to make sure Iraqi's have Universal Healthcare when he signed the Iraq resolution bill.
Of course you and I are paying for that however our Health is not worthy of the same.”

“Great post, well said!
At our Healthcare vigil the other night, the No Party came out. Their chants were No-Bama, Death Panels, Mind control and of course Nazi!
At one point they began chanting USA USA USA. Do they think they have a monoply on our Country?
We responded with, UNITED States of American!
Foolish, uneducated incurious pawns with racist attitudes, that is what remains of the Republican party!”

“Public Schools are Bipartisian!

If you wish to control School Curriculum send your children to a private school or home school them. They are your kids and if you want to raise them as closed minded Ditto Heads- go right ahead.You have no right to insult our President by showing such distrust and disdain as to keep him from welcoming children back to school and reminding them what a good education can do.
Your hero Reagan spoke to school children in much the same format as did many other Presidents. We heard no complaints. Was it because he was white, a republican or were your parents smarter then you are?
Your death panels and re-education camp BS is tolerable when your attempt to undermine our President is aimed at Adults. When you insert yourself into our Public Schools and all our Children you have stepped way over the line!
In Florida, due to the mass exodus made up mostly of working class Families, 60% of our Property Tax burden goes to the School System.If you choose to keep your kids home for the day, do so! Do not attempt to disrupt the balance of the school for your narrow-minded selfish agenda.
Time for you to really search your soul, what is your real problem with this President? I think if you are honest with yourself you'll admit it is much deeper and “darker” then anything you'll admit to.”

“Public Schools are Bipartisian!

If you wish to control School Curriculum send your children to a private school or home school them. They are your kids and if you want to raise them as closed minded Ditto Heads- go right ahead.
You have no right to insult our President by showing such distrust and disdain as to keep him from welcoming children back to school and reminding them what a good education can do.
Your hero Reagan spoke to school children in much the same format as did many other Presidents. We heard no complaints. Was it because he was white, a republican or were your parents smarter then you are?
Your death panels and re-education camp BS is tolerable when your attempt to undermine our President is aimed at Adults. When you insert yourself into our Public Schools and all our Children you have stepped way over the line!
In Florida, due to the mass exodus made up mostly of working class Families, 60% of our Property Tax burden goes to the School System.
If you choose to keep your kids home for the day, do so! Do not attempt to disrupt the balance of the school for your narrow-minded selfish agenda.
Time for you to really search your soul, what is your real problem with this President? I think if you are honest with yourself you'll admit it is much deeper and “darker” then anything you'll admit to.”

“You too should go back and re-read them, as you do unto others or bare false witness.
While everything pertaining to Bibical time is open for interpretation some are too clear for even the most devote Winger to deny.
If you believe that Mr Huckabee behaves in a manner befitting his Christian leadership, there is a house on C Street that would welcome you.”

“This guy was a Minister?
Please Mr Huckabee, check out the 10 Commandments, you know all those darn Liberal views!
I am a person of Faith it's one that I find from within, not from a Building, a Man or in the case of the Rightwingers; Bumper Sticker Christian values.
Ever honk at a car with a bumper sticker that says "Honk if you Love Jesus"? More often then not they'll wave with the middle finger!”

“To you ha.ters visiting here tonight, please try to find your better self for just one weekend.
For just one weekend, step away from the keyboard if you can, or find another topic to challenge.
Most of us gathering here tonight to wish discuss the loss of our great Senator. We will pay you the same respect when you lose someone that you respect.
Try if you will; to show the dignity that Orin Hatch did tonight, tonight I found a respect for him that I never had before.
Try if you will to show human kindness and sympathy instead of the ugliness and hate that is becoming a trademark.
For whatever GOD you worship, try to follow in their wisdom and guidance, love and kindness.”

“All of these Righties like Orin Hatch that have come out and spoken of their love and admiration for Senator Kennedy. How he helped them learn the ropes, reached across Party lines to assist them.

Time to put our money where their mouths are pass HR 676.

Somehow he will know we got it done for him or should I say, he gave us the power to get it done for us.

Such a loss.”

“Hello, Please READ rather than listen to BS.
The reduction in Medicare is NOT to the recipient, it is for Medicare Advantage and what is reimbursed to the Provider. They are reigning in the costs not cutting out Grandma! NO, Granny's meds will not increasae either!

If you people really love your Elders, please do not feed them with fear. Could you live with your loved one suffering a Heart Attack or Stroke because you are too doggedly Partisan to tell the truth or too ignorant to learn the truth?”

“Medicare is Single Payor Healthcare
VA Health is Socialized Healthcare
The US under Bush watch signed the Iraq Agreement providing all Iraqis with Healthcare.
Undocumented people get free Healthcare at all Hospitals (always have, always will)

The average American gets......­.zippo, except for the freakin Bill!”

“Rachel is the best MSNBC has!
One smart, solid person. She was sitting too close too Armey should have been across the table!”

“Thanks for trying to explain yourself and I'll register as a Republican just to vote for Palin in the 2012 Primary too!

Bottomline, your lengthy explaination is exactly why not only Seniors but everyone over the age of 18 should be encouraged to have an end of life discussion which is better known as a "Living Will".

BTW the Medicare Perscription Bill that the Republicans drove through in the middle of the night under W, already contains end of life counseling.

Compassion is providing the individual the services they desire and not inserting your religous or Political views ie: W breaking from vacation to rush back to DC to insert his compassionate opinion even as he sent our children to die in a war of choice.”

“I hope these people "clip" these pictures for their family photo albums.
Perhaps in four or five generations their family trees will have more than one branch.”

“These Bluecross Dawgs are more of a hinder than a help.
Our grand plan for a Majority backfired by getting these people into office just because of the D behind their name instead of D values in their soul.”

“Limits?
The Graham, Leach Bliley (sp) Act needs to be recinded and the Glass-Steegle (sp) Act needs to be reinstated.
Ok sorry about the spelling, trying to post this under the watchful eye of my employer.”

“We need to do more. singular calls are,singular calls.
Look wht all of our calls and emails have gotten us so far - further away from Public Option.”

“Here's a radical idea. Dems have such a tremendous network of contacts, email, twiitter, facebook, etc.
We can become our own "Group" for Insurance purposes. Many of us already have ins. many don't, same is true w/ pre-existing conditions. We would be one giant nightmare for the Ins. Actuaries.
How many Insured would they lose, how many would they gain? Who would be considered ineligible under current terms with pre-existing conditions.
Put our "Group" out there, tens of millions strong. Let the bidding begin. Is there any Insurer able to singularly insure all of us and do it under our terms? No singular
Company's financial strength would hold up under our massive Group. Representing 70% of our population, we call the demands, the costs and the underwriting.
The Insurance Dogs will eat Dogs, the Con's can't deny using their mantra of Capitalism against them. We do not have Anti-Trust issues.
We could and would crush the Insurers that did not get our "Annual" Contract.
End game, Public Option.
Too far out of the box? Only if we are not willing to stand up with our strong spines against the BlueCross Dems don't have spines and the snake Cons that never will.”

“Someone said "You'd have to be crazy to be a current day Republican"
Proof they were right!”