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	<title>Comments on: Open thread: Hey, who&#8217;s up for an hour-long infomercial on ObamaCare?</title>
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		<title>By: ColdWarrior57</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/24/open-thread-hey-whos-up-for-an-hour-long-infomercial-on-obamacare/comment-page-5/#comment-2354569</link>
		<dc:creator>ColdWarrior57</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Before we get into any sort of dialog about national health care, lets do a trial run first. Lets look and see how the Government runs the VA. 
When they get that model working and little to no waste or fraud or sh*tty service, then we can start talking about doing that on a larger scale, but lets work the model first.
untill then lets not fix whats not broken.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before we get into any sort of dialog about national health care, lets do a trial run first. Lets look and see how the Government runs the VA.<br />
When they get that model working and little to no waste or fraud or sh*tty service, then we can start talking about doing that on a larger scale, but lets work the model first.<br />
untill then lets not fix whats not broken.</p>
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		<title>By: thgrant</title>
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		<dc:creator>thgrant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why not let those without insurance buy into the current plan that provides health insurance to all federal employees, the Congress and the executive branch?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why not let those without insurance buy into the current plan that provides health insurance to all federal employees, the Congress and the executive branch?</p>
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		<title>By: IlikedAUH2O</title>
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		<dc:creator>IlikedAUH2O</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Since they asked Palin about &quot;The Bush Doctrine&quot;. I submit these queries:

What are the Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for acute chemical exposures? OR....

If, in your plan, enemas are used in a household for NON-MEDICAL purposes, for what reason(s) may they be used?

  (1) Sexual pleasure 
  (2) Non-sexual pleasure 
  (3) Toilet training of children 
  (4) Discipline/Punishment 
  (5) Other 

 


159 voters have answered this question.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since they asked Palin about &#8220;The Bush Doctrine&#8221;. I submit these queries:</p>
<p>What are the Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for acute chemical exposures? OR&#8230;.</p>
<p>If, in your plan, enemas are used in a household for NON-MEDICAL purposes, for what reason(s) may they be used?</p>
<p>  (1) Sexual pleasure<br />
  (2) Non-sexual pleasure<br />
  (3) Toilet training of children<br />
  (4) Discipline/Punishment<br />
  (5) Other </p>
<p>159 voters have answered this question.</p>
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		<title>By: usarmyretired</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/24/open-thread-hey-whos-up-for-an-hour-long-infomercial-on-obamacare/comment-page-5/#comment-2350822</link>
		<dc:creator>usarmyretired</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Stay the hell out of my life. I have reached a point my anger no longer stays on the charts. The ONLY government entity the government has not completely hosed is the military. Not because they do not try. They screwed up what used to be good healthcare for mediocre care. They took away healthcare for retirees promised when we joined. We now pay regular premiums for healthcare after retirement. For those who never served I do not expect understanding on this point. Servicemembers lives were always expendable but the promise to care of us and our family afterward was the payoff. Dental care, phhhttt. Too expensive after retiring to talk about and worthless. 

I am beyond party affiliation. They are all self-serving corrupt party hacks with few exceptions. Writing to any of them results in a standard party talking points letter. In the end they compromise(fold) like cheap houses. 

I do not have much faith in the future of our country. It will be up to the states to exert their rights and protect its citizens.

Oh yes, AnninCA. Tuff break.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stay the hell out of my life. I have reached a point my anger no longer stays on the charts. The ONLY government entity the government has not completely hosed is the military. Not because they do not try. They screwed up what used to be good healthcare for mediocre care. They took away healthcare for retirees promised when we joined. We now pay regular premiums for healthcare after retirement. For those who never served I do not expect understanding on this point. Servicemembers lives were always expendable but the promise to care of us and our family afterward was the payoff. Dental care, phhhttt. Too expensive after retiring to talk about and worthless. </p>
<p>I am beyond party affiliation. They are all self-serving corrupt party hacks with few exceptions. Writing to any of them results in a standard party talking points letter. In the end they compromise(fold) like cheap houses. </p>
<p>I do not have much faith in the future of our country. It will be up to the states to exert their rights and protect its citizens.</p>
<p>Oh yes, AnninCA. Tuff break.</p>
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		<title>By: Al in St. Lou</title>
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		<dc:creator>Al in St. Lou</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Limerick on June 25, 2009 at 4:55 AM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Geez, before I counted I thought you were old, but I&#039;ve been around for eleven POTUS. I guess you&#039;re not all that old after all---unless you meant you&#039;ve voted for twelve. I&#039;ve only been able to vote for or against five.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Limerick on June 25, 2009 at 4:55 AM</p></blockquote>
<p>Geez, before I counted I thought you were old, but I&#8217;ve been around for eleven POTUS. I guess you&#8217;re not all that old after all&#8212;unless you meant you&#8217;ve voted for twelve. I&#8217;ve only been able to vote for or against five.</p>
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		<title>By: Obama Socialized Health Care Infomerical on ABC-TV Bombs; POTUS Drones On and On, Admits He May Not Want It for His Own Family &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</title>
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		<dc:creator>Obama Socialized Health Care Infomerical on ABC-TV Bombs; POTUS Drones On and On, Admits He May Not Want It for His Own Family &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Michelle Malkin: The Obamacare Show: Bombed Hot Air: Open thread: Hey, who’s up for an hour-long infomercial on ObamaCare? and ObamaCare: $4 trillion in costs James Hibberd&#8217;s The Live Feed: ABC News health care [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Michelle Malkin: The Obamacare Show: Bombed Hot Air: Open thread: Hey, who’s up for an hour-long infomercial on ObamaCare? and ObamaCare: $4 trillion in costs James Hibberd&#8217;s The Live Feed: ABC News health care [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Vendicus</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vendicus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Glorious!
Thank you Obama for tripping and falling into the puddle of hypocrisy!  Now the anti-ObamaCare commercials will have even better ammo to use!I wonder what he was thinking when he realized what he had said?  Also I cannot not wait to see how this is spun and what Gibbs has to say!  Oh happy day for me!
Glorious!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Glorious!<br />
Thank you Obama for tripping and falling into the puddle of hypocrisy!  Now the anti-ObamaCare commercials will have even better ammo to use!I wonder what he was thinking when he realized what he had said?  Also I cannot not wait to see how this is spun and what Gibbs has to say!  Oh happy day for me!<br />
Glorious!</p>
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		<title>By: pitter43</title>
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		<dc:creator>pitter43</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was planning on watching the infomercial ( not ) but I have enough snake oil. I belong to netflix and watched a movie instead.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was planning on watching the infomercial ( not ) but I have enough snake oil. I belong to netflix and watched a movie instead.</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle Dubois</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michelle Dubois</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OK, this Media-President love affair is getting creepy. Trying to regionalize it, I came with two theories that can explain this disturbing behavior:

1. He is from Chicago, so maybe he makes them an offer they can&#039;t refuse.

2. He secretly gives away free BJs.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, this Media-President love affair is getting creepy. Trying to regionalize it, I came with two theories that can explain this disturbing behavior:</p>
<p>1. He is from Chicago, so maybe he makes them an offer they can&#8217;t refuse.</p>
<p>2. He secretly gives away free BJs.</p>
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		<title>By: PattyJ</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/24/open-thread-hey-whos-up-for-an-hour-long-infomercial-on-obamacare/comment-page-5/#comment-2349782</link>
		<dc:creator>PattyJ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yup, ABC came in third or fourth in every category.

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/zap-tv-ratings-062409,0,5234772.story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wed. Ratings&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yup, ABC came in third or fourth in every category.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/zap-tv-ratings-062409,0,5234772.story" rel="nofollow">Wed. Ratings</a></p>
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		<title>By: SmallGovtGuy</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/24/open-thread-hey-whos-up-for-an-hour-long-infomercial-on-obamacare/comment-page-5/#comment-2349736</link>
		<dc:creator>SmallGovtGuy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wonder if ObamaCare treats the Matthews&#039; &quot;Thrill Up My Leg&quot; Syndrome?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wonder if ObamaCare treats the Matthews&#8217; &#8220;Thrill Up My Leg&#8221; Syndrome?</p>
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		<title>By: Laura in Maryland</title>
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		<dc:creator>Laura in Maryland</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;My grandson just started his residency training at a university hospital. One large, humongous expense for doctors is?—You guessed it malpractice insurance. Do you ever hear any ideas bandied about by our legislators on capping that or the trail lawyers fees? (Crickets Chirping)

Herb on June 25, 2009 at 10:51 AM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Maybe we can get Edwards to lead that charge;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>My grandson just started his residency training at a university hospital. One large, humongous expense for doctors is?—You guessed it malpractice insurance. Do you ever hear any ideas bandied about by our legislators on capping that or the trail lawyers fees? (Crickets Chirping)</p>
<p>Herb on June 25, 2009 at 10:51 AM</p></blockquote>
<p>Maybe we can get Edwards to lead that charge;)</p>
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		<title>By: WichoFawkes</title>
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		<dc:creator>WichoFawkes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t think people understand what a truly insidious path we are in.

Once this bill is approved, along with CAP &amp; TRADE. There is no turning back. There has yet to be an instance of dismantling of a Statist bureaucracy that didn&#039;t involve batons, bloodied, faces and bullets. 

As our friends in Iran can atest, they are the canary in the coal mine. Hope and Change came to them 30 years ago and look what is necessary to overcome it now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think people understand what a truly insidious path we are in.</p>
<p>Once this bill is approved, along with CAP &amp; TRADE. There is no turning back. There has yet to be an instance of dismantling of a Statist bureaucracy that didn&#8217;t involve batons, bloodied, faces and bullets. </p>
<p>As our friends in Iran can atest, they are the canary in the coal mine. Hope and Change came to them 30 years ago and look what is necessary to overcome it now.</p>
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		<title>By: UltimateBob</title>
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		<dc:creator>UltimateBob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;... watching my trifecta of bad reality shows (&lt;strong&gt;So You Think You Can Dance&lt;/strong&gt;/I’m A Celebrity…/America’s Next Top Model)

Mommypundit on June 25, 2009 at 6:42 AM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

SYTYCD is the best thing on TV right now, IMO.

The other two - meh.....

Whatever floats your boat.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>&#8230; watching my trifecta of bad reality shows (<strong>So You Think You Can Dance</strong>/I’m A Celebrity…/America’s Next Top Model)</p>
<p>Mommypundit on June 25, 2009 at 6:42 AM</p></blockquote>
<p>SYTYCD is the best thing on TV right now, IMO.</p>
<p>The other two &#8211; meh&#8230;..</p>
<p>Whatever floats your boat.</p>
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		<title>By: JIMV</title>
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		<dc:creator>JIMV</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Earlier this week he admitted that his scheme would force millions of folk to lose their doctor. Last night he admitted that the extremely sick would get a up/down check from a bureaucrat on treatment....is this scam what folk really want. Do the 85% or so really want to destroy what they have, at a high tax cost, to provide mediocre care for the minority that does not have care? I have hope that folk will say no, if the Congress even bothers to read the plan before the try to ram it through....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Earlier this week he admitted that his scheme would force millions of folk to lose their doctor. Last night he admitted that the extremely sick would get a up/down check from a bureaucrat on treatment&#8230;.is this scam what folk really want. Do the 85% or so really want to destroy what they have, at a high tax cost, to provide mediocre care for the minority that does not have care? I have hope that folk will say no, if the Congress even bothers to read the plan before the try to ram it through&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: daesleeper</title>
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		<dc:creator>daesleeper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;I don’t care if the poll I quote is “flawed.”

72%.

OK, dial it down.

How can you guys NOT see this is a major issue and address it.

Can you blame everyone for abandoning the GOP?

Frankly, it’s about like this issue.

You are in such a small minority.

Yet, that’s all that matters. Stick to that.

I have no problem with that as a minority voice.

But that’s not a party.

That’s not a viable political voice in this country.

AnninCA on June 25, 2009 at 1:40 AM
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

If you didn&#039;t post in a thorazine-induced stupor, you might garner some adherents to your theology.  You are a liar and a poor one at that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I don’t care if the poll I quote is “flawed.”</p>
<p>72%.</p>
<p>OK, dial it down.</p>
<p>How can you guys NOT see this is a major issue and address it.</p>
<p>Can you blame everyone for abandoning the GOP?</p>
<p>Frankly, it’s about like this issue.</p>
<p>You are in such a small minority.</p>
<p>Yet, that’s all that matters. Stick to that.</p>
<p>I have no problem with that as a minority voice.</p>
<p>But that’s not a party.</p>
<p>That’s not a viable political voice in this country.</p>
<p>AnninCA on June 25, 2009 at 1:40 AM
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<p>If you didn&#8217;t post in a thorazine-induced stupor, you might garner some adherents to your theology.  You are a liar and a poor one at that.</p>
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		<title>By: Fletch54</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fletch54</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I re-read the U.S. Constitution instead.  Guess what &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;isn&#039;t&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; mentioned there?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I re-read the U.S. Constitution instead.  Guess what <em><strong>isn&#8217;t</strong></em> mentioned there?</p>
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		<title>By: msmveritas</title>
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		<dc:creator>msmveritas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Mommypundit on June 25, 2009 at 6:52 AM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Don&#039;t worry, I am hardly gleeful that Obama is walking away from the public option.  Kennedy Dodd accomplishes it easily without the public plan and the others aren&#039;t much better.  Keeping our health care out of the governments grubby paws is uppermost in my mind I can assure you.  

My point with AnninCA had more to do with her misconception that conservatives are the only ones out of step with a general agreement that we need to go the socialized medicine route.  None of the polling backs up her claim.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Mommypundit on June 25, 2009 at 6:52 AM</p></blockquote>
<p>Don&#8217;t worry, I am hardly gleeful that Obama is walking away from the public option.  Kennedy Dodd accomplishes it easily without the public plan and the others aren&#8217;t much better.  Keeping our health care out of the governments grubby paws is uppermost in my mind I can assure you.  </p>
<p>My point with AnninCA had more to do with her misconception that conservatives are the only ones out of step with a general agreement that we need to go the socialized medicine route.  None of the polling backs up her claim.</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Joe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mr. Joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The current system is not broken.  We just have widely expanding health care options and they are expensive.  When the perception that health care is a &quot;right&quot; as opposed to a commodity-service like any other, politicians fall over one another to give us those rights.  

Our current system may be flawed, may not get as much care to everyone as we would like, but as Winston Churchill said: &quot;Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms.&quot;  Well our health care system is the same.  

One thing though, Churchill also said:  &quot;The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.&quot;  

I fear we will get the health care system we deserve.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The current system is not broken.  We just have widely expanding health care options and they are expensive.  When the perception that health care is a &#8220;right&#8221; as opposed to a commodity-service like any other, politicians fall over one another to give us those rights.  </p>
<p>Our current system may be flawed, may not get as much care to everyone as we would like, but as Winston Churchill said: &#8220;Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms.&#8221;  Well our health care system is the same.  </p>
<p>One thing though, Churchill also said:  &#8220;The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.&#8221;  </p>
<p>I fear we will get the health care system we deserve.</p>
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		<title>By: Herb</title>
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		<dc:creator>Herb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My grandson just started his residency training at a university hospital. One large, humongous expense for doctors is?---You guessed it malpractice insurance. Do you ever hear any ideas bandied about by our legislators on capping that or the trail lawyers fees? (Crickets Chirping)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My grandson just started his residency training at a university hospital. One large, humongous expense for doctors is?&#8212;You guessed it malpractice insurance. Do you ever hear any ideas bandied about by our legislators on capping that or the trail lawyers fees? (Crickets Chirping)</p>
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		<title>By: daesleeper</title>
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		<dc:creator>daesleeper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;But they hurt us, badly. Our side emphasizes morality and values. Then we have tools not living up to it

It’s very bad for our brand

blatantblue on June 25, 2009 at 12:09 AM
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The difference between the left and the right on this is this:  The left wants to create a utopia on earth whereby Gov&#039;t is the ultimate arbiter of morality and ethics.  The right (at least the bible believing part) knows that man is flawed, knows that perfection only comes after death, and believes in personal responsibility for all actions.

And since when does holding one&#039;s self to a higher standard and failing to meet that standard become a base for perjorative?  The &#039;hypocrisy&#039; call from the left is pathetic.  It is akin to not having any personal standards so that one can never be called a hypocrit.  It is a stupid accusation in this sense.  The more appropriate use of hypocrit applies when elucidating Al Gore&#039;s slobbering affair with a hoax(global warming).  The man flies around on private jets, lives in an enormous mansion, and banks cash on some stupid &#039;carbon-offset&#039; company.

You want to know what a real carbon offset is?  Obama&#039;s irresponsible debt passed on to our children.  The man is a menace on humanity.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>But they hurt us, badly. Our side emphasizes morality and values. Then we have tools not living up to it</p>
<p>It’s very bad for our brand</p>
<p>blatantblue on June 25, 2009 at 12:09 AM
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<p>The difference between the left and the right on this is this:  The left wants to create a utopia on earth whereby Gov&#8217;t is the ultimate arbiter of morality and ethics.  The right (at least the bible believing part) knows that man is flawed, knows that perfection only comes after death, and believes in personal responsibility for all actions.</p>
<p>And since when does holding one&#8217;s self to a higher standard and failing to meet that standard become a base for perjorative?  The &#8216;hypocrisy&#8217; call from the left is pathetic.  It is akin to not having any personal standards so that one can never be called a hypocrit.  It is a stupid accusation in this sense.  The more appropriate use of hypocrit applies when elucidating Al Gore&#8217;s slobbering affair with a hoax(global warming).  The man flies around on private jets, lives in an enormous mansion, and banks cash on some stupid &#8216;carbon-offset&#8217; company.</p>
<p>You want to know what a real carbon offset is?  Obama&#8217;s irresponsible debt passed on to our children.  The man is a menace on humanity.</p>
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		<title>By: tomas</title>
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		<dc:creator>tomas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ll be with my girls at DORA live in Concert...I have my priorities ya know.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll be with my girls at DORA live in Concert&#8230;I have my priorities ya know.</p>
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		<title>By: JIMV</title>
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		<dc:creator>JIMV</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You mean someone actually watched the infomercial...WOW! way too much free time...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You mean someone actually watched the infomercial&#8230;WOW! way too much free time&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: kasubo</title>
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		<dc:creator>kasubo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I watched the Detroit-Windsor fireworks show. A spectacle far more satisfying to the eyes, ears and mind.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I watched the Detroit-Windsor fireworks show. A spectacle far more satisfying to the eyes, ears and mind.</p>
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		<title>By: Dr Evil</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dr Evil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No Thanks ABC- Big Yawn</description>
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