Displaying 0 To 0 Of 0 Comments Thanks for the update, Kalima. Much appreciated, and having lived there myself and visited often, I can visualize your descriptive narrative. We still haven’t heard from my relative or her family, I called again this morning, but until you told me there were 30,000 shelters I was losing hope. Of all the times to have snow and freezing weather…… » Posted By KarateKid On March 19, 2011 @ 4:23 pm I have complete confidence in my people, who will come back from this awful disaster. I lived in Japan from 1953-1958, moving there only 7.5 years after the destruction of WWII. I went to ASIJ in Nakameguro, from Ogikubo, where I lived, and as a child I don’t have any recollection of any damaged buildings or any sign of war, save the occasional Japanese soldier begging on the street. It was amazing to me, when I got older, when my grandfather showed me a picture of my route to school in a flattened Tokyo, pointing out streets and towns and landmarks along the way. I wish you and everyone else nothing but the best; my wife and I have made a donation to the Red Cross and all of you are in our thoughts. » Posted By KarateKid On March 18, 2011 @ 7:51 pm I hope all is well with you, Kalima. I have thought of you and regret not getting here sooner. I have one family that has not been found, and am getting worried. Kamaishi, where they live, was really hit, and their factory and home are gone, that’s all we’ve been able to find out. I’m not sure where you live, but I’m glad to see you here. » Posted By KarateKid On March 18, 2011 @ 7:44 pm Like Flossy. » Posted By KarateKid On February 11, 2011 @ 7:14 pm It looks like _Huff _Post is _dying, allowing all the _twits from Twitter and Facebook _pollute the comment sections, not to mention the mawding. _Arianna……wait, what the heck am I underscoring for, wrong site. Arianna the phony looks like she dumped the site on AOL at just the right time. I wonder if they paid her yet?? » Posted By KarateKid On February 11, 2011 @ 7:06 pm Thanks, boom. I remember when my mother had it done, it was before laproscopy and she was hospitalized for a week. It was major surgery. Amazing how far that has come. Now, I hear you can have prostate surgery the same way. » Posted By KarateKid On February 10, 2011 @ 7:17 pm I’m hoping my wife has no complications and it stays outpatient. Thanks. » Posted By KarateKid On February 10, 2011 @ 7:16 pm Thank you. Much appreciated. » Posted By KarateKid On February 10, 2011 @ 7:15 pm Thanks. I can’t wait to get this over with. » Posted By KarateKid On February 10, 2011 @ 7:10 pm Thanks, Sue. Did you have to stay overnight? » Posted By KarateKid On February 10, 2011 @ 7:09 pm Good evening, friends. I have a question: Have any of you had your gall bladder removed via laproscopy? My wife is having that done tomorrow and I’m kinda nervous about it….. » Posted By KarateKid On February 10, 2011 @ 6:57 pm Well, time for bed. Good night, my friends, sleep tight. » Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 8:46 pm You know, cat, I have criticized the president, but also defended him. He’s human, after all, not an automaton. But what AH allows is over the top. I’m not for censorship, and believe both sides should have a voice (or sometimes 3 sides) but she allows way too many trolls and that’s why I think they’ve been planted there by the site to elicit the almighty clicks. » Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 8:42 pm One of my faves, GW. » Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 8:40 pm This place does have a calming effect, though. My blood pressure has returned to normal. » Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 8:31 pm I just was involved in a melee with the idiots who blame the president for everything, without understanding the consequences. It doesn’t even occur to them that Egypt AND Israel are jointly blockading weapons from entering Gaza, and that Gaza is adjacent to the Egyptian and Israeli border. Gaza is the fuse of a potential powderkeg and all I heard was how “disappointed” people were in Obama’s mixed messages. But does anyone want a wide ranging Middle East War? NO Therein lies the mixed message scenario, and these bozos, right and left just don’t get it. So, I went and pulled an Olbermann tonight and went off on them. I don’t know if I’m going to stay there, the number of idiots are growing. » Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 8:26 pm No, you’re not. You’re a mensch. » Posted By KarateKid On February 9, 2011 @ 4:38 pm Happy New Year to all of my PlanetPOV friends. I hope everyone had a safe return home from the festivities. AdLib, may 2010 by a wonderful year for the Planet; I am confident your membership will grow by leaps and bounds this year. Hopefully, the new decade will begin to bring the fruits of the government’s labors; there are indications. I am in disagreement with the administration on some issues, but BHO is still the man and the other side have no one that can match him, and they know it. So, let them bloviate, and in November let’s show them how America really feels. May 2010 bring health and happiness to everyone here. » Posted By KarateKid On January 1, 2010 @ 5:36 am The Senate Passes Healthcare Reform Bill 60-39 Nellie, that’s the rub, 51 would NOT have sufficed; it would have led to its defeat. » Posted By KarateKid On December 24, 2009 @ 3:16 pm KQ, my debate foe and friend, while I don’t disagree that this bill is an improvement, it will be a long, long time before we see anything like what Progressives wanted. I don’t know how old you are, but I will be long gone by the time this bill actually improves. I believe we have set a dangerous precedent, that mandates that we have to buy something from a private, for profit enterprise. Karen Ignagni, the dire enemy of Progressives, said something very disturbing, that insurance rates will go up, especially during this five year waiting period, co-pays will go up, and our wallets would take a hit, and I believe her. I hope we didn’t open the Pandora’s Box. What’s next, the government mandates we have to transfer our Social Security to Wall Street? I would wait until things actually kick in and see how things to before proclaiming a historic achievement. But one thing for sure, I will never forget the obstructionism on the part of the Republicans and will never vote (R) again. » Posted By KarateKid On December 24, 2009 @ 3:14 pm 400 Posts! 20,000 Comments! Merry Xmas! Well, after getting my fill of c-rations, the good thing that came from that is that Spam was like Kobe beef. LOL. » Posted By KarateKid On December 24, 2009 @ 5:50 pm Merry Christmas to you, my friend. We may not always agree on things but you ARE my friend. » Posted By KarateKid On December 24, 2009 @ 5:49 pm Merci bien, javaz. » Posted By KarateKid On December 24, 2009 @ 5:47 pm I just wanted to wish all my fellow Progressives a Merry Christmas, Mele Kalikimaka, Feliz Navidad, and Joyeux Noel. Have a safe and happy time with friends and loved ones, and drive safely, the cops will be out looking for DUIs. For those of you who are alone, be aware that my thoughts are with you, I know the feeling, as I once spent Christmas a long way from home, eating C-rations while on patrol. » Posted By KarateKid On December 24, 2009 @ 3:21 pm Senate Reaches Health Care Reform Agreement I spent most of the day digging my car out of 3 feet of snow drift. I am in better shape than I thought, though, I don’t feel any soreness. » Posted By KarateKid On December 20, 2009 @ 4:39 pm He’s referring to Byrd, who can barely attend sessions during the day. » Posted By KarateKid On December 20, 2009 @ 4:30 pm ….but not until 2014, and at what cost? There’s no opt out option, either. » Posted By KarateKid On December 20, 2009 @ 4:29 pm The two things I have ALWAYS been against remain in this bill. I said this during the debate, and I’ve said this numerous times in comments. First is the mandate. Never before in our history has a government FORCED us to buy something from a private, for profit industry. And to top off their Christmas cheer for the insurance industry, the IRS will become their collection agency. Second is the anti-women aspect, both in the House bill and now, thanks to Nelson, the Senate. Women have fought long and hard for equality, and the Pro Lifers would love nothing more than to hack away at their gains from Roe v. Wade a little at a time. These crazies bomb clinics, murder doctors and will stop at nothing to overturn it. ANY small gain is unacceptable. A friend of mine said this: On a monthly basis, I choose between food, housing and health insurance. Now, with the health insurance about to be taken away, I now will have to choose between food and housing. People don’t have health insurance for two main reasons: 1. They can’t afford it, and 2. The have a pre-existing condition. I daresay most fit into category one. But God forbid someone in category two, also. Wait until they HAVE to buy insurance with very expensive rates, up to three times what the average person pays. I don’t know about you all, but I cannot afford to use 17-30% of my income for health insurance; I don’t make enough. And I don’t have any credit card or any other debt other than monthly living expenses. It will be ironic, but I raged at this site earlier at the Stupak Amendment. Now, I find myself rooting for him to succeed in killing this bill. The House passed their bill by a scant two votes; the Senate will pass it with no room to spare. I hope someone crosses the line. While I want to have people be able to get health care, I don’t want to be FORCED to get it. » Posted By KarateKid On December 20, 2009 @ 4:25 pm Cher, I think our expectations were too high, given how these lawyers are bought and paid for by the corporate lobbyists. Next time, I won’t make that mistake, even with Barack Obama. I’ve stopped watching the cable “news” shows, don’t even watch KO anymore. The hysteria they all engender leads to this morale problem you speak of, Cher. We’ve talked about this. But, in our conversations on healthcare, I never dreamed it would turn out this badly. This goes way beyond excluding the public option, which as you know I was never fond of, but this mandate is stunning in its rigidity, threatening to make criminals out of so many. » Posted By KarateKid On December 20, 2009 @ 4:37 pm A Mandate for Civil Disobedience So, my friend, I wasn’t so full of it in the debate, was I? This bill must fail. This mandate has ALWAYS stunk. » Posted By KarateKid On December 17, 2009 @ 10:13 pmComments Posted By KarateKid
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