May 17, 2008
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Obama Responds To Bush, McCain Appeasement Attack
Kevin who?
Had anyone elver heard of the guy, before yesterday? posted 05/16/2008 at 21:04:54
Had anyone elver heard of the guy, before yesterday? posted 05/16/2008 at 21:04:54
No more appeasing the Bin Laden family! posted 05/16/2008 at 21:01:36
Edwards Delegates Switches To Obama
***"The party bosses are gone," said Eisinger. "It"s not that the leaders don"t exist. But rather, the political culture that allows a party elder to tap a senior senator on the shoulder and say, "It"s time to bow out," is gone."***
Which is why the old-school machine politicians such as Ed Rendell have worked so hard for Clinton. They fear Obama and reform. posted 05/16/2008 at 01:25:44
Which is why the old-school machine politicians such as Ed Rendell have worked so hard for Clinton. They fear Obama and reform. posted 05/16/2008 at 01:25:44
John Edwards Endorses Obama... GOP Prospects "Worst Since Watergate"
I'm for it. But I have a feeling the Rethuglicans and conservatve Dems would block his confirmation. No way are their corporate bosses going to allow such a pro-consumer, pro-corporate-accountability, pro-workers'-rights, plaintiff's attorney to become AG. posted 05/14/2008 at 17:54:14
It's about friggin' time. posted 05/14/2008 at 17:45:06
Superdelegates put Obama within mathematical reach
"There is a lot of simmering anger there, and it is easy to exploit among the citizens who aren't likely to be information-seekers on their own."
I hope you're not saying they're bitter. You're not allowed to say that. posted 05/13/2008 at 12:53:53
I hope you're not saying they're bitter. You're not allowed to say that. posted 05/13/2008 at 12:53:53
"when is the Oregon primary?"
Now. Ballots were mailed to voters beginning May 2, and must be returned by May 20 (the official "election day"). posted 05/13/2008 at 05:41:38
Now. Ballots were mailed to voters beginning May 2, and must be returned by May 20 (the official "election day"). posted 05/13/2008 at 05:41:38
We Oregonians will put him over the top. posted 05/13/2008 at 02:45:00
Maine Rep. Tom Allen Endorses Obama
"Maine is lucky to have this guy - he is a credit to the Democratic party - a very reasonable voice in a sea of vitriolic partisans."
Yes. But he's very unlikely to defeat Susan Collins.
http://www.pollster.com/08-ME-Sen-GE-CvA.php posted 05/12/2008 at 14:55:15
Yes. But he's very unlikely to defeat Susan Collins.
http://www.pollster.com/08-ME-Sen-GE-CvA.php posted 05/12/2008 at 14:55:15
In eight days, Oregon will put him over the top. posted 05/12/2008 at 14:52:03
Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes
"There are women I can see as credible presidential candidates. Hillary is not one of them. Phony to the core."
And that is why she never was inevitable. That is why her campaign imploded. It was not due to the gross mistakes of her strategists. Given all the advantages she started with, a reasonably genuine and charismatic candidate could have overcome those mistakes. Not only can you not fool all of the people all of the time; due to her character flaws, she couldn't fool most of the democrats most of the time. posted 05/11/2008 at 15:05:55
And that is why she never was inevitable. That is why her campaign imploded. It was not due to the gross mistakes of her strategists. Given all the advantages she started with, a reasonably genuine and charismatic candidate could have overcome those mistakes. Not only can you not fool all of the people all of the time; due to her character flaws, she couldn't fool most of the democrats most of the time. posted 05/11/2008 at 15:05:55
I'm missing something. What's wrong with the photo? posted 05/11/2008 at 14:56:08
"it's questionable whether people ever discovered the authentic Clinton."
There's an authentic one? posted 05/11/2008 at 14:48:09
There's an authentic one? posted 05/11/2008 at 14:48:09
Obama Vice President Picks: Who Are The Frontrunners?
"Obama has said that he doesn't think he needs a foreign policy VP, he feels he's strong in that area, and feels instead he needs someone strong on other issues to compliment his strengths, like economy."
That's an excellent argument for Sebelius. posted 05/09/2008 at 19:40:22
That's an excellent argument for Sebelius. posted 05/09/2008 at 19:40:22
McCain doesn't have to open the can. Others will. posted 05/09/2008 at 19:34:50
That would make the Mondale landslide look like a squeaker.
(And I'm a fan of Jimmy Carter.) posted 05/09/2008 at 19:23:50
(And I'm a fan of Jimmy Carter.) posted 05/09/2008 at 19:23:50
"In 2001, Steve Jobs was granted stock options in the amount of 7,500,000 shares of Apple with an exercise price of US$18.30, which allegedly should have been US$21.10, thereby incurring taxable income of $20,000,000 that he did not report as income. Apple overstated its earnings by that same amount. If found liable, Jobs may face a number of criminal charges and civil penalties. Apple claimed that the options were originally granted at a special board meeting that may never have taken place. Furthermore, the investigation is focusing on false dating of the options resulting in a retroactive US$20 million increase in the exercise price. The case is the subject of active criminal and civil government investigations,[33] though an independent internal Apple investigation completed on December 29, 2006 found that Jobs was unaware of these issues and that the options granted to him were returned without being exercised in 2003.[34]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_jobs#Stock_options_issue posted 05/09/2008 at 19:21:50
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_jobs#Stock_options_issue posted 05/09/2008 at 19:21:50
"Once again: why isn't Ed Rendell included?"
Because he oozes slime. He's the penultimate old-school, politics-as-usual, machine politician -- the opposite of what makes Obama appealing to voters who want a fresh start. When I hear him interviewed, I think "used car salesman." posted 05/09/2008 at 19:13:22
Because he oozes slime. He's the penultimate old-school, politics-as-usual, machine politician -- the opposite of what makes Obama appealing to voters who want a fresh start. When I hear him interviewed, I think "used car salesman." posted 05/09/2008 at 19:13:22
In light of her pro-Iraq-invasion vote and her pro-obliteration rhetoric, she'd be the dream candidate -- for Ralph Nader. Can you say "Florida redux?" posted 05/09/2008 at 19:07:26
An 83-year-old VP candidate? You're kidding, right? posted 05/09/2008 at 19:04:56
Warner ain't gonna happen. With him running for the open senate seat in Virginia, that seat flips to the Dems. Without him, it probably stays Rethuglican. posted 05/09/2008 at 19:01:15
83 years old. posted 05/09/2008 at 18:50:10
"I live in Wisconsin, McCain will win here no matter what."
http://www.pollster.com/08-WI-Pres-GE-MvO.php posted 05/09/2008 at 18:35:57
http://www.pollster.com/08-WI-Pres-GE-MvO.php posted 05/09/2008 at 18:35:57
"Although he and Obama could play basketball together"
That would be ugly. Especially considering Bradley's height advantage. posted 05/09/2008 at 18:32:40
That would be ugly. Especially considering Bradley's height advantage. posted 05/09/2008 at 18:32:40
Sorry, but he can't run. Born in Finland.
Oh, and he's dead.
;-) posted 05/09/2008 at 18:27:55
Oh, and he's dead.
;-) posted 05/09/2008 at 18:27:55
Pro: Because BB left politics over 11 years ago, he would fit pretty well into the "Washington outsider" campaign theme. Con: Because BB left politics over 11 years ago, young voters don't have a clue who he is. Except maybe the rabid basketball fans. posted 05/09/2008 at 18:22:46
Hillary Is John Cleese
But was anyone listening? posted 05/07/2008 at 19:41:35
Or Sissy Spacek in Carrie, reaching out from the grave. posted 05/07/2008 at 19:40:02
The Clinton campaign IS the dead parrot!
And Billary is the pet shop proprietor. posted 05/07/2008 at 19:37:30
And Billary is the pet shop proprietor. posted 05/07/2008 at 19:37:30
Hillary Will Drop Out by June 15
Agreed. But does Billary understand that? posted 05/07/2008 at 19:31:32
"there really should be no reason for her NOT to drop out now"
I think her reason is that she and Bill somehow think it will better set her up for a run in 2012 or 2016. The more delegates she can accumulate now, the "closer" it will look (on paper, at least) a few years from now. She'll then make the case that she almost won the 2008 nomination, but it was snatched from her by (choose an excuse: media bias, misogyny, evil Obama, snipers, vast right-wing conspiracy, vast left-wing conspiracy, vast centrist conspiracy, locusts...).
She doesn't want to be remembered as the loser because that would make it much less likely that voters will take her seriously in a future presidential run. posted 05/07/2008 at 18:45:39
I think her reason is that she and Bill somehow think it will better set her up for a run in 2012 or 2016. The more delegates she can accumulate now, the "closer" it will look (on paper, at least) a few years from now. She'll then make the case that she almost won the 2008 nomination, but it was snatched from her by (choose an excuse: media bias, misogyny, evil Obama, snipers, vast right-wing conspiracy, vast left-wing conspiracy, vast centrist conspiracy, locusts...).
She doesn't want to be remembered as the loser because that would make it much less likely that voters will take her seriously in a future presidential run. posted 05/07/2008 at 18:45:39
Clinton Faces Steady Erosion Of Support
"another poster was just here and saying he was canvassing and he was seeing Obama 8-1"
Hope so. But aren't many canvass operations based on lists of people deemed likely to support the candidate, if given a little push? Kind of like get-out-the-vote phone banking? If so, the 8-1 number might not tell us much. posted 04/19/2008 at 19:26:55
Hope so. But aren't many canvass operations based on lists of people deemed likely to support the candidate, if given a little push? Kind of like get-out-the-vote phone banking? If so, the 8-1 number might not tell us much. posted 04/19/2008 at 19:26:55
Richard Quest, CNN Reporter, Arrested On Drug Charges
Maybe Couric's got a happy pill problem. posted 04/22/2008 at 13:58:17
Trespass alone is not grounds to search him. posted 04/20/2008 at 18:00:13
Uh-huh. He's a fool or the cop is a liar. Were I a betting man, I'd put money on the latter.
However, I wonder if the fact that he's British has something to do with it. Didn't John Major's government substantially weaken the rights against self-incrimination and unreasonable stop-and-search? If so, someone used to UK law might not know their rights in the USA. posted 04/19/2008 at 19:02:07
However, I wonder if the fact that he's British has something to do with it. Didn't John Major's government substantially weaken the rights against self-incrimination and unreasonable stop-and-search? If so, someone used to UK law might not know their rights in the USA. posted 04/19/2008 at 19:02:07
Volunteered that he had meth in his pocket?!
Doh! posted 04/18/2008 at 20:50:28
Doh! posted 04/18/2008 at 20:50:28
"Are mind altering drugs being used by the media?"
That would explain Wednesday night's debate. posted 04/18/2008 at 20:47:06
That would explain Wednesday night's debate. posted 04/18/2008 at 20:47:06
Midwest Earthquake Hits During News Broadcast
"QUICK! Somebody get Pat Robertson on the phone"
and Jerry Falwell too! Oh, wait -- never mind. He's already been smitten. posted 04/18/2008 at 13:32:17
and Jerry Falwell too! Oh, wait -- never mind. He's already been smitten. posted 04/18/2008 at 13:32:17
My Recollection of Hillary Clinton at the 1995 Camp David Meeting
How would I know? So many of the Clinton Library's -- uh, holdings -- are unavailable for public inspection. Only the elites get to see them. posted 04/18/2008 at 03:38:59
"It was not until the stain on the black dress was discovered that he finally had to fess up. "
Blue dress.
:-) posted 04/17/2008 at 21:58:02
Blue dress.
:-) posted 04/17/2008 at 21:58:02
Hillary Clinton On Southern Working Class Whites In 1995: "Screw 'Em"
"Losing credibility" by quoting someone, in context? Kindly explain. posted 04/16/2008 at 16:45:56
Bush Security Adviser Stephen Hadley Can't Tell The Difference Between Nepal And Tibet
Maybe he means the "Great Communicator" thing. posted 04/14/2008 at 01:09:14
Nepal, Tibet, Outer Mongolia, Inner Mongolia... what's the difference? He's the national security adviser, he's a busy guy. He doesn't have time to waste on the little details of oil-less countries. He's got wars to start, lies to tell... posted 04/13/2008 at 16:25:51
Clinton Becomes A Gun Lover
She drinks your eggnog! posted 04/14/2008 at 01:31:01
One was a positive statement. The other was a normative statement. posted 04/14/2008 at 01:27:03
I told you so. posted 04/14/2008 at 01:22:09
You'll have to pry the presidency from her cold, dead hands! posted 04/13/2008 at 16:19:17
She can take the sniper fire, and she can dish it out! posted 04/13/2008 at 16:17:01
Alberto Gonzales Finding It Tough To Land A New Job
The ChickenHawk Ranch? posted 04/12/2008 at 21:23:44
Cheney's Office Responds To Inquiry About Naked Woman Supposedly Reflected In His Glasses
"Others, including some White House staffers, saw the profile of a man's face and a cigar."
Paging Dr. Freud... posted 04/11/2008 at 15:26:40
Paging Dr. Freud... posted 04/11/2008 at 15:26:40
McCain Won't Rule Out Pre-Emptive War
Then move the games back to Olympia, permanently, and build Olympics facilities there as international grounds (like the UN building in New York). That's the only way to come close to de-politicizing the games. As long as there are host nations and competition for hosting, the games will remain highly political, with host countries inevitably using the games for propaganda and political purposes. In the meantime, since the world community is letting a brutal government have the showcase that is the Olympics, why shouldn't we hold it accountable for its human rights abuses? posted 04/10/2008 at 01:41:38
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/04/clinton-calls-o.html posted 04/10/2008 at 00:26:12
Clinton Hospital Story May Actually Be True
"Bachtel's family, however, deny that the 35-year-old Bachtel was ever refused medical care because she was unable to pay for it.
A family member said Friday that Bachtel was insured through her restaurant job, and had been hospitalized at Ohio State University Hospital for a week at the time of her death. At no time, the family says, was she ever sent home without necessary treatment. If she had been, they would have paid for her care."
http://mydailysentinel.com/articles/2008/04/06/news/news00.txt posted 04/07/2008 at 18:52:49
A family member said Friday that Bachtel was insured through her restaurant job, and had been hospitalized at Ohio State University Hospital for a week at the time of her death. At no time, the family says, was she ever sent home without necessary treatment. If she had been, they would have paid for her care."
http://mydailysentinel.com/articles/2008/04/06/news/news00.txt posted 04/07/2008 at 18:52:49
Republican Congressman Broke Military Protocol, 'Endangered Troops'
Presidents do not declare war; they make war. The Constitution provides that only congress can declare war. posted 04/07/2008 at 20:53:05
Obama: No Need For Foreign Policy Help From V.P.
""I traveled to Pakistan when I was in college--"
Yeah, but without sniper fire, that experience is worthless -- right, Clintonheads?
;-) posted 04/07/2008 at 18:03:30
Yeah, but without sniper fire, that experience is worthless -- right, Clintonheads?
;-) posted 04/07/2008 at 18:03:30
Mark Penn Resigns As Chief Strategist For Clinton Campaign
"How about the source being the funds of Clinton's $160million dollar library....(Saudis)"
I will never understand this recent fad of presidents building super-expensive monuments to themselves. They're presidents, not pharaohs. posted 04/07/2008 at 03:37:42
I will never understand this recent fad of presidents building super-expensive monuments to themselves. They're presidents, not pharaohs. posted 04/07/2008 at 03:37:42
And don't forget: he got to run against Alan Keyes! posted 04/07/2008 at 03:26:57
"How can we trust her judgement to run the biggest superpower on earth?"
Especially if she's gonna stay up until 3 a.m. every night. That can't leave you very sharp the next day. posted 04/07/2008 at 03:22:24
Especially if she's gonna stay up until 3 a.m. every night. That can't leave you very sharp the next day. posted 04/07/2008 at 03:22:24
Cheney's company already moved it HQ to Dubai. Look for him to move there too -- the better to evade subpoenas and arrest warrants. posted 04/07/2008 at 02:57:56
Sorry, I don't understand. What do you mean, my so smart? posted 04/07/2008 at 02:08:08
"Murdoch is publishing a book about that right wing cult the Fellowship"
That might help her pick up some of the Bible-thumper vote. posted 04/07/2008 at 02:04:05
That might help her pick up some of the Bible-thumper vote. posted 04/07/2008 at 02:04:05
"If someone would just hit me on the head with a mallet?"
Call HIllary. Tell her to bring her frying pan. posted 04/07/2008 at 01:36:48
Call HIllary. Tell her to bring her frying pan. posted 04/07/2008 at 01:36:48
You're so unable to spell! posted 04/07/2008 at 01:32:19
"It's kind of like woman-bites-dog with her outfit every day."
What do her pantsuits have to do with it? posted 04/06/2008 at 23:09:08
What do her pantsuits have to do with it? posted 04/06/2008 at 23:09:08
Um, what would you expect him to do? Lie down and take a nap because he's ahead? That happens in Aesop's fables, not in politics. Should McCain take a four-month vacation because he's got the nomination locked up? huh? huh?
Has it not occurred to you that the campaigning he's doing now will benefit him next fall?
Should McCain take a four-month vacation because he's got the nomination locked up? huh? huh? posted 04/06/2008 at 23:04:47
Has it not occurred to you that the campaigning he's doing now will benefit him next fall?
Should McCain take a four-month vacation because he's got the nomination locked up? huh? huh? posted 04/06/2008 at 23:04:47
"I have to say to the people of New Hampshire and OHIO , how does this make you feel now that you know that she has 109 MILLION and she nickels and dimes the events that have hosted her?"
It's not that bad. Her dwindling crowds are getting plenty of donuts. posted 04/06/2008 at 20:37:40
It's not that bad. Her dwindling crowds are getting plenty of donuts. posted 04/06/2008 at 20:37:40
Silly me, I had high hopes for Prime Minister Brown. I thought he'd be the UnBlair. Instead, he's more of the same, and still leading a government that is "Labour" in name only. posted 04/06/2008 at 20:20:49
With $5 million in "unemployment" benefits! posted 04/06/2008 at 20:11:47
Perhaps that's because there's no news coming out of the Obama campaign. Let's see: campaign still running like clockwork, still drawing huge crowds and an unprecedented level of grass-roots contributions, still not making any major gaffes, still not lying, still far ahead in the popular vote, still ahead by 132 delegates... Nope, nothing new about that. posted 04/06/2008 at 20:08:10
This looks an awful lot like the White House's announcement last year that Rove was resigning as Bush's chief political adviser. We all believe that one, right? Rove doesn't still run the dirty tricks operation for Bush and the neocons, right? Yeah, right.
Does anyone else smell putrifying aquatic creatures? posted 04/06/2008 at 19:51:25
Does anyone else smell putrifying aquatic creatures? posted 04/06/2008 at 19:51:25
Andrew Sullivan: Bush Administration Officials Will Be 'Indicted For War Crimes'
"Sullivan was the favorite gay Republican"
Maybe I'm missing something here, but I don't see the relevance of his gayness. posted 04/06/2008 at 22:30:56
Maybe I'm missing something here, but I don't see the relevance of his gayness. posted 04/06/2008 at 22:30:56
"It wouldn't have to be in the World Court" ...
"The United States does not fully recognize the jurisdiction of the World Court"
Oops. Make that the International Criminal Court (ICC). posted 04/06/2008 at 22:21:09
"The United States does not fully recognize the jurisdiction of the World Court"
Oops. Make that the International Criminal Court (ICC). posted 04/06/2008 at 22:21:09
It wouldn't have to be in the World Court. International law allows the courts of any nation to try foreigners for war crimes. In fact, signatories to one of the Geneva conventions are required to prosecute any person, regardless of nationality, against whom they have credible evidence of war crimes. (That's how Pinochet was tried in Europe.) This is probably the only way Bush et al might be tried. The United States does not fully recognize the jurisdiction of the World Court, so any effort to prosecute American politicians there likely would get very messy. Any effort to prosecute them in the USA for their violations of U.S. law could be prevented by Bush's likely pardons of everybody involved but himself. It's conceivable that Cheney will become president for the last few minutes of Bush's term in order to pardon Bush for his violations of U.S. law. And prosecution of them in U.S. courts for violations of international law, though legally possible and required by our treaty obligations, are extremely unlikely because right-wingers could very effectively portray any such efforts as partisan political persecution. posted 04/06/2008 at 22:04:03
Or maybe there is more to it than meets the eye. We don't know what Bush/Cheney threatened to do if Congress got in the way. posted 04/06/2008 at 21:43:45
Hillary Clinton: I Started Criticizing Iraq War Before Obama
Maybe on the fourth day with no sleep whatsoever.
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/54471?pageNumber=2
But well before you get to that point, your short-term memory and ability to concentrate are trashed, and I doubt you'd be able to give a lengthy stump speech. It probably would be obvious to others that you're impaired; you might appear to be drunk or high. Thus her sleep deprivation excuse seems quite far-fetched. posted 04/06/2008 at 03:17:52
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/54471?pageNumber=2
But well before you get to that point, your short-term memory and ability to concentrate are trashed, and I doubt you'd be able to give a lengthy stump speech. It probably would be obvious to others that you're impaired; you might appear to be drunk or high. Thus her sleep deprivation excuse seems quite far-fetched. posted 04/06/2008 at 03:17:52
As an insomniac, I can confirm that severe sleep deprivation does make you loopy. Which is one more reason I don't want her answering the phone at 3 a.m. posted 04/06/2008 at 00:08:01
Was that before or after she built the great wall of China, saved America from nuclear annihilation in the Cuban missile crisis, wrote "War and Peace," founded the United Nations and invented Velcro? posted 04/05/2008 at 23:54:39
Clinton Under Fire Over False Story Of Health Care Horror
I hate to break this to you, Goober, but in the popular lexicon the term means exactly the same thing: second-hand information. The fact that such second-hand information is passed on by someone who happens to be a deputy sheriff is irrelevant.
And it's Justice Cardozo. posted 04/08/2008 at 05:35:27
And it's Justice Cardozo. posted 04/08/2008 at 05:35:27
"A statement from a Deputy Sheriff isn't exactly "hearsay", Cletus"
That's precisely what it is, Gomer.
hearsay
n. 1) second-hand evidence in which the witness is not telling what he/she knows personally, but what others have said to him/her. 2) a common objection made by the opposing lawyer to testimony when it appears the witness has violated the hearsay rule. 3) scuttlebutt or gossip.
See also: hearsay rule
hearsay rule
n. the basic rule that testimony or documents which quote persons not in court are not admissible. Because the person who supposedly knew the facts is not in court to state his/her exact words, the trier of fact cannot judge the demeanor and credibility of the alleged first-hand witness, and the other party's lawyer cannot cross-examine (ask questions of) him or her.
Source: The People's Law Dictionary by Gerald and Kathleen Hill, Publisher: Fine Communications posted 04/07/2008 at 00:56:49
That's precisely what it is, Gomer.
hearsay
n. 1) second-hand evidence in which the witness is not telling what he/she knows personally, but what others have said to him/her. 2) a common objection made by the opposing lawyer to testimony when it appears the witness has violated the hearsay rule. 3) scuttlebutt or gossip.
See also: hearsay rule
hearsay rule
n. the basic rule that testimony or documents which quote persons not in court are not admissible. Because the person who supposedly knew the facts is not in court to state his/her exact words, the trier of fact cannot judge the demeanor and credibility of the alleged first-hand witness, and the other party's lawyer cannot cross-examine (ask questions of) him or her.
Source: The People's Law Dictionary by Gerald and Kathleen Hill, Publisher: Fine Communications posted 04/07/2008 at 00:56:49
Ditto. posted 04/07/2008 at 00:48:02
"I'm betting you didn't see the WHOLE "interview"... BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER AIRED!"
I saw it on ABC and MSNBC. I agree that it was not necessarily a racist remark. I'm much more concerned about Senator Clinton's lies. Heavy sniper fire...we ran with our heads down... I was against the war before Obama was... I created S-CHIP... I I helped negotiate the Northern Ireland peace agreement... and on and on.
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/dylan_loewe/2008/04/the_writing_on_clintons_wall.html posted 04/06/2008 at 19:22:12
I saw it on ABC and MSNBC. I agree that it was not necessarily a racist remark. I'm much more concerned about Senator Clinton's lies. Heavy sniper fire...we ran with our heads down... I was against the war before Obama was... I created S-CHIP... I I helped negotiate the Northern Ireland peace agreement... and on and on.
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/dylan_loewe/2008/04/the_writing_on_clintons_wall.html posted 04/06/2008 at 19:22:12
"The practice of diverting ambulances from overcrowded emergency rooms has become widespread " and the delay in treatment can have fatal consequences."
True. But that has nothing to do with HRC's story, in which she said the hospital turned the patient away "because she didn't have $100." Diverting ambulences away from swamped ER's is the responsible and necessary thing to do. Denying hospital treatment on the basis of a patient's inability to pay is illegal and exposes the hospital to very expensive civil liability. Thus it is not in the hospital's financial interest to deny care or admission on the basis of the patient's inability to pay. posted 04/06/2008 at 06:46:45
True. But that has nothing to do with HRC's story, in which she said the hospital turned the patient away "because she didn't have $100." Diverting ambulences away from swamped ER's is the responsible and necessary thing to do. Denying hospital treatment on the basis of a patient's inability to pay is illegal and exposes the hospital to very expensive civil liability. Thus it is not in the hospital's financial interest to deny care or admission on the basis of the patient's inability to pay. posted 04/06/2008 at 06:46:45
A competent presidential campaign checks and double-checks any facts they put into the candidate's speeches.
This story evidences her poor management of her campaign (and generally poor management skills?) more than her honesty or lack thereof.
But her sniper-fire-and-running-with-her-head-down-to-take-cover tale is, as they say, another story. posted 04/06/2008 at 05:35:30
This story evidences her poor management of her campaign (and generally poor management skills?) more than her honesty or lack thereof.
But her sniper-fire-and-running-with-her-head-down-to-take-cover tale is, as they say, another story. posted 04/06/2008 at 05:35:30
Praise the Lord and pass the collection plate! posted 04/06/2008 at 05:23:52
PTSD! posted 04/06/2008 at 05:22:20
Careful -- you might alienate snipers. posted 04/06/2008 at 05:17:03
...or became the first person to walk on the moon (under heavy sniper fire, of course). posted 04/05/2008 at 19:56:40
...of course, that was before she found the cure for polio... posted 04/05/2008 at 19:53:36
...and discovered penicillin... posted 04/05/2008 at 19:51:00
And then she parted the Red Sea... posted 04/05/2008 at 19:44:41
McCain Booed At Martin Luther King Speech: Watch The Video
And when the Democratic Party turned away from racism and embraced civil rights, the southern racists became republicans. posted 04/04/2008 at 19:08:05
North Carolina Polls: Democratic Primary
"There shall be no tears to save her this round."
Don't count on that. The Clinton campaign has shown before that it's perfectly willing to turn on the faucett the night before the election, if it thinks that will give her a boost. In light of her campaign's well-demonstrated utter lack of originality, why should we expect anything different this time? posted 04/05/2008 at 21:40:58
Don't count on that. The Clinton campaign has shown before that it's perfectly willing to turn on the faucett the night before the election, if it thinks that will give her a boost. In light of her campaign's well-demonstrated utter lack of originality, why should we expect anything different this time? posted 04/05/2008 at 21:40:58
What's Clinton's Story?
Even if she did speak from her heart it wouldn't matter, because in the wake of Snipergate she has a boy-who-cried-wolf problem. posted 04/02/2008 at 03:18:13
Poll: Clinton Pennsylvania Lead Shrinks To 5 Points
Chances are, many of these people -- on both sides -- are bluffing. posted 04/01/2008 at 21:19:18
Clinton's Convention Strategy In Doubt
If you think it's "bashing" for the media to expose a politician's blatant lie, you really ought to lay off the Kool-Aid. posted 04/01/2008 at 01:18:46
Stick a fork in her. posted 04/01/2008 at 01:14:06
Why Women Like Me Support Hillary (One Story from the "High-Heeled Militia")
Don't forget unfair trade agreements which directly resulted in the decline of the American standard of living. posted 04/01/2008 at 07:32:08
That reminds me of the time when I (then a 6-year-old who believed my parents' Republican dogma) wrote a fan letter to Richard Nixon, telling him that I knew he hadn't done anything wrong, and shame on those nasty Democrats for spreading all those nasty lies about him and Watergate. (I thought Watergate was some kind of gate in a body of water.) "Richard M. Nixon" sent me a signed thank-you letter and a glossy book about the White House. Years later, I realized that his signature was "penned" by a machine. posted 04/01/2008 at 07:12:50
How to Avoid a Democratic Disaster
So what would you prefer he say when asked that question? posted 04/01/2008 at 00:25:30
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I denounce and repudiate your offensive remark. posted 05/16/2008 at 21:07:35