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A Complicated Enemy: Obama Seeks to Vilify Health Insurers, Give Them $336 Billion Check

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“(Health Insurers) will keep on doing this for as long as they can get away with it. This is no secret,” the president said. “They're telling their investors this – ‘We are in the money.  We are going to keep on making big profits even though a lot of folks are going to be put under hardship,’” the President told supporters at a stop in Pennsylvania today....

...To help pay for the new insurance requirements the government would give to people money to buy insurance - $336 billion over the next ten years. That money, ultimately, would have to go to... drum roll... insurance companies.

 wtf



Detailing Harassment, Massa Claims Democratic Conspiracy Forced Exit

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With Massa’s resignation, Democrats now need only 216 votes in the House to pass the bill.

Massa also described a profanity-filled conversation he had with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel after he voted against the president’s health care legislation last year. Massa called on Emanuel to resign for his own use of profane language during the phone call.

“Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil’s spawn,” Massa added. “He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive.”

First of all, I don't think the White House was involved in a conspiracy to remove Massa from his seat. It would be a stupid thing to get involved with. Obama and Rahm are evil genius', not evil idiots. That being said, I seriously wouldn't put it past them. Rahm has a history of being a thug throughout his political career, and Obama followed in his foot steps up to the day he became president. Why don't we see much of Rahm Emanuel? Is it because he's slithering around the men's congressional locker room bullying disobedient congressmen? Obama keeps him out of the spotlight so he can be a political hit man.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5DtNgs0vIk" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5DtNgs0vIk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5DtNgs0vIk</a></a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsDhkPym01k" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsDhkPym01k" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsDhkPym01k</a></a>

So what is the law? I searched the internet and was unable to find a single case of where someone has been prosecuted for refusing to answer the census.

On Tuesday, the Senate health committee voted 12-11 in favor of a
two-page amendment that would require all Members and their staffs to
enroll in any new government-run health plan..

Congressman John Fleming ( Louisiana physician) has proposed an
amendment that would require congressmen and senators to take the same
health care plan they force on us (under proposed legislation they are
curiously exempt).

Congressman Fleming is encouraging people to go on his Website and Sign
his petition (very simple - just email).

http://fleming.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=55%3Chttp://fleming.house.gov

If Congress forces this on the American people, the Congress should
have to accept the same level of health care for themselves and their
families. To do otherwise is the height of hypocrisy!
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Majority says government a threat to citizens' rights

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Washington (CNN) – A majority of Americans think the federal government poses a threat to rights of Americans, according to a new national poll.

Fifty-six percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say they think the federal government's become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens. Forty-four percent of those polled disagree.

It's kind of a silly poll, if you ask me. It's the nature of government to work toward removing as many rights as possible. It makes "governing" easier.

Charlie Rangel ruling puts Nancy Pelosi in a jam

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When then-Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) was admonished by the ethics committee in October 2004, Pelosi and other Democratic leaders went on the offensive against him.

“Mr. DeLay has proven himself to be ethically unfit to lead the party,” Pelosi said at a press conference the following day. “The burden falls upon his fellow House Republicans. Republicans must answer: Do they want an ethically unfit person to be their majority leader or do they want to remove the ethical cloud that hangs over the Capitol?”

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) — now the House majority leader — said DeLay "certainly ought to step aside as leader at this point in time because I think his credibility has been undermined by these findings."

Six years later, the shoe is on the other foot: Republicans have previously called for Rangel to lose his chairmanship over his ethical troubles, and some of them — including Indiana Rep. Mike Pence — renewed that call Thursday night.

How will Pelosi and Hoyer respond?

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Pelosi and Hoyer are going to circle the wagons.

SeaWorld Orlando investigation: Killer whale pulled in trainer by ponytail

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Orange County Sheriff's Office investigators said today that SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau died from "multiple traumatic injuries and drowning" after a killer whale pulled her underwater by her long pony tail near the theme park's Shamu Stadium.

Investigators released a statement shortly after an official at SeaWorld Orlando said that the killer whale, Tilikum, is being evaluated and that the theme park will keep the animal.

Brancheau, 40, on Wednesday was "interacting" with the killer whale in knee-deep water "when the animal grabbed her by the hair, said to be in a long pony tail, and pulled her underwater," the Orange County Sheriff's Office said a statement.

"Rescuers were not able to immediately jump in and render assistance" to Brancheau due to Tilikum's "aggressive nature."

Apparently Tilikum is a serial killer. He's been involved in two previous deaths. Honestly he shouldn't have been involved in any deaths. Animals like these should not be kept in captivity. I took the kids to Sea World a few years ago. We had a great time, it's a fun park. The Shamu show was entertaining, the whale playing the role of "Shamu" is a huge and magnificent beast. Later in the day we were walking through the park and I came across a viewing area behind Shamu's tank so you could see into his habitat. I was shocked and ashamed by what I saw. Shamu was swimming in endless circles in a tank that in my opinion was entirely too small for him. There was nothing in there, just white painted walls. That's where he lived. Every day. Because of what that, I will never visit another Sea World park. I'm not big environmentalist or anything, but animal cruelty is ...

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Obama At Health Care Summit: "I Don't Count My Time Because I'm The President"

Democrats (including Obama) spent more than twice the time talking than the Republicans did. A lot of that time was spent scolding Republicans on their political props, lost elections, talking points, etc. It was just what I figured it was meant to be: a political stunt designed to embarrass Republicans. There was zero intent for the Democrats to have any meaningful discussion on the issue.

Obama campaign arm focuses on talk radio

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The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America has quietly launched an initiative aimed at making Obama supporters' voices heard on the largely conservative airwaves.

"The fate of health reform has been a focus of debate in living rooms and offices, on TV and online -- and on talk radio. And since millions of folks turn to talk radio as a trusted source of news and opinions, we need to make sure OFA supporters are calling in with a pro-reform message," says the introduction to the online tool.

The online tool presents users with a radio show discussing political topics, to which supporters can listen live, and the phone number for that station, for when health care comes up. It also offers tips for callers and talking points on the issue.

So not only is it designed to flood the phone lines of radio shows that Obama doesn't agree with, they also tell the phone spammers what to say. But I do think it's a good idea. When I'm listening to Rush and Hannity the callers who are left wing are the most entertaining. The hosts will even bump them to the front of the line sometimes. It will be interesting to listen to all the people who think we should have free healthcare, but don't bother to consider it can't be paid for, and won't be near the quality it is now. Half the time when the "how do we pay for it" question comes up, the callers hang up. Taxing the rich won't cover it. Even if we flat stole all the money the rich have now, it wouldn't cover but a year or two of free (low quality) health care for everyone.

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