Displaying 7,411 To 7,440 Of 7,446 Comments 2009 or not, the knuckledraggers would be happy to take us back to the 19th century, except when it comes to their modern conveniences, then they would cry like babies. I am really disturbed at the votes against gay marriage though. What happens to smaller government and how can republicans claim they want small government when they stick their noses in people’s lives like that? Republicans just do not make sense to me overall. » Posted By SueInCa On November 4, 2009 @ 1:36 pm I find the republican/teabagger/conservative reactions to these elections a bit humorous. They are championing two gov races, which by the way, the same thing happened in 2005 under the Shrub. But they are not even talking about the two(one temp) congressional seats the Dems won. Nice way to deflect what really counts, unless of course you live in NJ or VA. » Posted By SueInCa On November 4, 2009 @ 12:55 pm A New Way To Fight Right Wing Trolls on HP Wow, there is a lot of chit going on in the background at HP I never knew. I knew some of the stuff happening with the trolls and I have noticed a group that carries conversations between themselves but I have not often been shot down when I make comments. Trolls, yeah, but they are stupid anyway so I pay them no mind. I do go back now and then to read and have posted some, but nowhere near like I was doing everyday. It would be an interesting read on the social “mores” at huffpo. LOL » Posted By SueInCa On November 1, 2009 @ 4:57 pm I agree and if she comes here, delete her immediately. I can get cut and paste commentary at huffpo, don’t need it here especially with her propoganda » Posted By SueInCa On November 1, 2009 @ 4:48 pm Fight the intrusion of quackery and religious woo in health care reform This is the amendment in the bill sponsored by Orrin Hatch and John Kerry?, a bit surprised at that one. There was an article in the Washington Post, reposted on this blog for the Secular Coalition for America. I knew I had seen it. Health Funding for Science, Not Faith The Secular Coalition for America takes no position on the Baucus Health Care Bill itself, but we are working to defeat three proposed amendments that would alter public policy to privilege religious people. First is the bipartisan amendment sponsored by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and John Kerry (D-Mass.). Under current law, religious people who object to medical care may have some “spiritual care” covered by Medicare and Medicaid, including reimbursement for payments that Christian Scientists make to members of the Church who pray for them when they are ill. Numerous children have died while receiving this “spiritual care,” when modern science could easily have saved their lives. The Hatch-Kerry Amendment would make a bad situation even worse. It would expand such practices and require all private and public health plans to cover “spiritual care,” whether or not the individual has religious objections to medical care. Not only does such funding undermine our Constitution, it more easily puts your tax dollars into the waiting hands of scam artists. Taxpayers would pay for this religion-based care, for which there is no scientific evidence of effectiveness. Even worse, placing the government stamp of approval on non-scientific practices such as “spiritual care” would place many more lives at risk. » Posted By SueInCa On October 30, 2009 @ 10:05 am Actually it is a bit more than that. It seems there was a Time article in 2002 about Utah and their “vitamin” industries and a bill passed in Congress. Still trying to find the Hatch amendment…….. This is an excerpt from the article: Investigations aside, why can’t the Federal Government simply step in to aid consumers who are wasting billions of dollars a year on “remedies” that are ineffective at best, and occasionally harmful? The answer lies in the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, which was passed by Congress after extensive lobbying by the health food industry. Its passage was eased by the strong support of such medically illiterate politicians as Senator Tom Harkin (who believes in the healing powers of bee pollen), Senator Orrin Hatch (whose state of Utah is a hub for herbal manufacturers) and Representative Dan Burton (the most rabid Congressional opponent of vaccination). The act allows natural supplements to be marketed without any proof of their purity, safety or efficacy. Producers of these supplements are largely exempt from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration, which can take action against them only if they make claims about their products curing or alleviating disease » Posted By SueInCa On October 30, 2009 @ 10:00 am I believe this amendment may have been born out of a submission from Orrin Hatch. I was reading the amendments the pubs submitted for the healthcare bill and he had something in there about spiritual medicine. If I can find it again, I will post it here. It sounded to me like over the top religious belief and mixing church and state seemed a bit too cozy for me. » Posted By SueInCa On October 30, 2009 @ 9:50 am Hey I had not seen you on HP either. Good to see you are still around » Posted By SueInCa On October 30, 2009 @ 10:26 am Healthcare Reform Update: Historic Move by the House of Representatves I believe pubs already wear them, with an emergency unlock key for quick action. » Posted By SueInCa On October 30, 2009 @ 12:13 pm I believe it was extended back in the 40’s when people were either much more naive or the industries were much more honest. However, it’s time has come to end. » Posted By SueInCa On October 30, 2009 @ 10:46 am Here is a Washington Post article that the original blog I posted was taken from. Funny, the republictards in congress are screaming about abortions being funded by the gov, but it is ok to fund abstinence only training? Especially when you look around and see this training is totally ineffective? Geez louise we have a screwed up congress. » Posted By SueInCa On October 30, 2009 @ 10:44 am Do either of you think the pieces of this legislation on anti-trust is at least a start. » Posted By SueInCa On October 30, 2009 @ 10:31 am I know. I never really got attacked but I saw how others did when they ventured out of the norm. Now on a non huffno day I might just go back and irritate a few LOL » Posted By SueInCa On October 30, 2009 @ 10:29 am No, sometimes I curtail my comments on HuffPo for fear of being attacked. People should feel free to voice their independant thoughts without being bombarded……. » Posted By SueInCa On October 30, 2009 @ 10:18 am Well, I gotta go for tonight, looking forward to HuffNO Friday LOL » Posted By SueInCa On October 29, 2009 @ 8:01 pm Which is why I worked and wrote and made calls, for people like you. They say a portion could go in to effect in 2010. I will have to read the bill to see if I can make heads or tails of it. I sure hope it comes earlier than 2013. This country cannot afford to wait. What we need is a long line of people who do not have health care to walk the halls of the capitol. Wonder if Reid would make one of his ignorant comments like he did about tourists » Posted By SueInCa On October 29, 2009 @ 7:57 pm We think alike, my friend. I would take a road trip on a budget to do something like that, but no one seems to really want to do it. I thought MoveOn would be a good partner but I think they are more in to their needs and making a name for themselves. » Posted By SueInCa On October 29, 2009 @ 7:52 pm I worry about the young ones. They were so good in the campaigning cycle but it seems like they have dropped off since. I know healthcare is not sexy to them, but they need to stay involved. I know our rep here for Organizing for America is not very good at all, i mainly go through the national site. I talk it up all the time and have a great email base so am always in the loop. I just hope these kids come back on board. I was so impressed with their endless energy during the campaign » Posted By SueInCa On October 29, 2009 @ 7:13 pm I know, and I hate to say it but it is a start. It is easy for me to say knowing I have coverage, but my premiums went up too. What really needs attention is the anti trust laws. Get rid of them and alot will change. » Posted By SueInCa On October 29, 2009 @ 7:06 pm The thing is now we have this sight, it is easier to just play with the little trollies. They think they are helping the RNC but what they are really doing is destroying the HuffPo, with a little help from the Indomitable Miss A » Posted By SueInCa On October 29, 2009 @ 5:40 pm Great information. Tonight Howard Dean was on Olberman/Lawrence O’Donnell and he is ok with the bill as Pelosi has proposed. If he is good with it, then I am hoping my friends and fellow Americans will have the opportunity for healthcare insurance that they do not now. I have mine, I just want everyone else to have the same. » Posted By SueInCa On October 29, 2009 @ 5:38 pm FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND YOU Thanks, it sure is quiet here, in a good way. » Posted By SueInCa On October 28, 2009 @ 8:09 pm Thanks, what a relaxing place. Troll free – so nice. » Posted By SueInCa On October 28, 2009 @ 8:08 pm My husband is Mexican American 3rd generation and he gets the treatment from time to time as well » Posted By SueInCa On October 28, 2009 @ 7:58 pm I hope I am welcome here. There was an invite on Huffpo. I gotta figure out how to get my pic on my posts, oh no here I go LOL. Hoepfully this is free of trolls » Posted By SueInCa On October 28, 2009 @ 7:56 pm Hey Kid welcome here. » Posted By SueInCa On October 28, 2009 @ 8:51 pm Bob Marley is already right beside me, it was easy » Posted By SueInCa On October 28, 2009 @ 8:51 pm Well you just added one more. I am good at that as well. I only figured it out by typing the whole name in, at first I thought it was a bar everyone is going to LOL. » Posted By SueInCa On October 28, 2009 @ 8:32 pm Hi my name is Sue. I tried to break away from the Arryianic but could not find a good site to go to until tonight. Whoever put together this site, ____ bless you LOL. I am so tired of fighting the trolls and the indomitable Ms A does not seem to want to stop them. You do not know the number of emails I sent to Katie at HuffPo, as of this weekend regarding the banned good guys, she does not even respond anymore. So Huffpo will soon go by the bye for me. God, do not let the trolls get in here, it screws up adult conversation. » Posted By SueInCa On October 28, 2009 @ 8:22 pm The Huffington Hypocrisy Strikes Again! Wow all the best people from huffpo here. I swear I felt immediate calm nerves when I got here. » Posted By SueInCa On October 28, 2009 @ 8:15 pmComments Posted By SueInCa
Gonna go work on that avatar, but I definitely will be around here.
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