[Swiftwater Gazette] You Go Girl!

Fri Aug 14 14:17:43 EDT 2009

Mike,

You raise an important issue that is being ignored - where are the
Docs going to come from? A quick personal note and then we'll move on.
 My first wife has been a nurse for over 40+ years (Sandy is 11 years
older than me). We don't have a water park here in Memphis so we buy
season tickets to the one in Little Rock and invite ourselves over for
the weekend to stay at Sandy's house and take Cora on
"water-adventures".  Sandy works at the U of A Medical Center with a
lot of Canadian doctors who fled the socialized system.  Listen to
what Reagan had to say (1961) about doctors being told how to do their
job -

http://tinyurl.com/ohefhc

Our family is lucky - my parents, Fan, my sister, my best friend,
every one who knows Sandy runs all their medical issues by her first
for a "sniff test".  Do you remember Anne from the old list?  She can
cut through medical "crap" in a nano-second. We CAN build a better
health-care system, but not the way we're going about it now.

Brad

On 8/14/09, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
> Brad,
>
> The "Blue on Blue" link was interesting.  My first impression was, "Great!
> Senior citizens getting another lunch on me worrying about what would happen
> to them under Obamacare."  We all are concerned over where the money will
> come from and who will determine the level of care to be provided, etc. and
> etc.  But they raised one very important point: where are we going to find
> all of the medical personnel to provide care to the uninsured?  Forget about
> how are we going to pay for the care or how the care will be rationed or how
> much the physicians will be paid but WHERE ARE ALL THESE DOCS GOING TO COME
> FROM?
>
> Mike
>
> From: "Brad Haslett" Friday, August 14, 2009 1:34 PM
>> Mike,
>>
>> You raise an interesting point, but I suppose it is up to the owners
>> of Facebook to police what is an appropriate use of their medium.  It
>> was a Facebook posting that revealed the identity of the "randomly
>> chosen" 12 year-old in NH that Obama called on (her mother revealed on
>> Facebook her association with the Obama campaign).
>>
>> Palin has read Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" and is throwing it back
>> in her detractors face. Is that "beneath her dignity" or a wrong move
>> for someone trying to wear a "white hat"?  I don't have the answer to
>> that one.
>>
>> One thing I've learned during this debate is this; whatever the
>> proponents of Obamacare are accusing the opposition of doing, you can
>> bet your ass they are doing.  Busing protesters to meetings - check.
>> No one has provided any evidence of the GOP or any other organization
>> busing protesters to meetings, but there's YouTube evidence galore on
>> the other side.  Obama as Hitler - check.  Those signs are being
>> displayed by the LaRouche group.  Mass e-mails and organized
>> gatherings - check.  The SEIU and ACORN are all over that one.
>>
>> If the GOP is running an "astroturf" operation, they're doing a damn
>> sorry job of it in my opinion.  Where the hell is my invitation?
>> Here's an example of Blue on Blue -
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/p4uxeq
>>
>> Nope, Obama owns this one! As the old warfare saying goes, "when the
>> enemy is self-destructing, stand back and watch".
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>> On 8/14/09, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>>> Brad,
>>>
>>> It isn't the message that I have a problem with, it is the medium.  The
>>> written word carries great weight, even on Facebook, especially when
>>> "written" by a famous individual.
>>>
>>> It is important to know if Palin penned the piece or even had knowledge
>>> of
>>> it.  I, like most, form opinions about politicians and philosophers based
>>>
>>> on
>>> what they say and write.  I have a hard time believing that she was
>>> responsible for the posting based on her previous material, although she
>>> is
>>> certainly capable of expressing her displeasure with the administration
>>> policies.  I do agree that her "statements" have been responsible for
>>> much
>>> needed attention and action, most likely as a result of her established
>>> reputation.  Had you or I presented the same material, few would have
>>> listened, let alone acted.
>>>
>>> While most politicians use professional speech writers for their talks
>>> and
>>> major writings, a Facebook posting is generally considered a personally
>>> crafted work.  In this example, I simply wonder if the use of a social
>>> networking website to post such material under the name of Sarah Palin is
>>> just the slightest bit deceptive or underhanded.  We are the "good guys"
>>> wearing the "white hats" (no racist comment is necessary) and are held to
>>> higher principles.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> From: "Brad Haslett" Friday, August 14, 2009 10:25 AM
>>>> Mike,
>>>>
>>>> Who cares who wrote it as as it is accurate and gets results?  I doubt
>>>> Palin has a dozen or more assistants like the First Lady, but I'm sure
>>>> she does have some volunteers. Sarah is obviously hitting some nerves
>>>> and exposing things the MSM won't touch.  The Senate sure reacted! I
>>>> seriously doubt if she personally scribed every single word myself,
>>>> but that doesn't change the message.
>>>>
>>>> Based on the scientific evidence, I think Bill Ayers wrote B. Hussein
>>>> Obama's first book, but that doesn't change the racist tone of that
>>>> work of fiction.
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/14/09, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>>>>> Brad,
>>>>>
>>>>> As much as I would like to believe that this was written by her and not
>>>>> simply "licensing" her name, I wonder about the real author of the
>>>>> post.
>>>>> Facebook is just as corrupt as any other "Internet source" and
>>>>> certainly
>>>>> easier to do so than many.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, I must respectfully agree that this post represents
>>>>> simply
>>>>> "another day, another Facebook entry" due to the uncertainty of its
>>>>> true
>>>>> authorship.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: "Brad Haslett"  Friday, August 14, 2009 9:11 AM
>>>>>> Another day, another Facebook entry -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=116979483434
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, if it wasn't a "death panel", why remove the "death panel" from
>>>>>> the bill? Paybacks are hell!  Had they just left Sarah alone she'd be
>>>>>> knee-deep in Eskimos and pipeline deals. Now she can hunt moose and
>>>>>> Obama at will, and she's a damn good shot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why do I get the impression they pissed her off and she's having way
>>>>>> too much fun?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Captain Sarah, we're over the target and taking heavy FLAK!"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Bombs Away!"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>> On 8/13/09, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> For someone who doesn't hold office, Sarah Palin sure swings a big
>>>>>>> stick.  The MSM and the the socialized health-care supporters have
>>>>>>> been all over her for her "death panel" remarks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here is her latest -
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=116471698434
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So today, they drop that section from the bill?  If it wasn't exactly
>>>>>>> as Palin described it, why bother to change the bill?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The power of one woman - awesome!  No wonder they hate her so much.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>>
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