Morality and the Health Care Debate

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Monday August 24, 2009 · 7:18 PM PDT

2009/08/24 · 19:18

Last week, after it became apparent that the GOP campaign of disinformation regarding the health care legislation was working wonderfully [1] President Obama shifted gears a bit to talk about why this change is necessary.

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Wednesday August 19, 2009 · 1:59 PM PDT

2009/08/19 · 13:59

It's been more than a few days since I shared my wondrous insights with my legions of fans here at Daily Kos (does two people count as a legion?), and there's been a bunch of back and forth on the health care debate so far, so instead of doing some massive fact-laden post, we'll pick up this thing mid-stream and go with it (besides, the debate has devolved to the point where facts mean little, and are quickly ignored).

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Thursday July 16, 2009 · 11:54 AM PDT

2009/07/16 · 11:54

To catch you up real quick, I've been away and Sarah Palin quit as Governor of Alaska.

A number of other big things have happened since I last wrote, and we'll be addressing a number of those in short order, but as I like to talk a bit about policy and big things from time to time, let's focus on Cap'n Trade and the newly minted petroleum pundit, Sarah Palin.

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Friday November 07, 2008 · 8:36 AM PST

2008/11/07 · 08:36

I put up a couple of videos around the election. The first went up before I went to go vote. The next I put up after a couple days of me celebrating and my home town mourning.

The second video is probably the more interesting one, although the first is by far more emotional for me.

I talk about a real and genuine argument I got in regarding the results of the election and events surrounding that.

Take a few moments and let me know what you think of my arguments....

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Better Argument...

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Better Argument...

Voting

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More on Shirley the Shrew, Republican Delegate

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Sunday November 02, 2008 · 11:02 AM PST

2008/11/02 · 11:02

I was looking through the diaries for more information on Shirley Nagel, that nice old lady from Michigan that vetted Trick-or-Treaters based on their parent's political views.

I'm going to assume that you are familiar with that story [if not video is below], so I'm going to share some of the back story. I didn't see anyone else mention this aspect of the story, so here goes.

It turns out that "Shirley the Shrew" is Shirley Nagel, Republican National Delegate from Michigan.

It also turns out that Shirley is something of a media darling and demonstrated her vast political knowlege in an interview during the Republican National Convention.

Read on for that...

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Halloween

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Halloween

Great Holiday

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Greatest Holiday

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Profit, Baby, Profit!!

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 11:33 AM PDT

2008/10/30 · 11:33

HOUSTON — ExxonMobil (XOM), the world's largest publicly traded oil company, reported income Thursday that shattered its own record for the biggest profit by a U.S. corporation, earning $14.83 billion in the third quarter.

Bolstered by summer's record crude prices, the company said net income jumped nearly 58% to $2.86 a share in the July-September period. That compares with $9.41 billion, or $1.70 a share, a year ago.

The previous record for U.S. corporate profit was set in the last quarter, when ExxonMobil earned $11.68 billion.

Revenue rose 35% to $137.7 billion.

via ExxonMobil posts biggest quarterly profit ever, $14.8B - USATODAY.com

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[read on for the rant]

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County Schools or Corporate Schools?

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Campbell Brown's Bullshit on Obama Fundraising (and Palin Wardrobe)

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 11:42 AM PDT

2008/10/29 · 11:42

I saw the baby-bumping Campbell Brown on the Daily Show the other day. I thought she did a decent job in the interview, although I've been noticing curious levels of b.s. emanating from the brunette for a bit now.

In the interview, she talks about the "false-equivalency" that the news media often tries to use to portray an air of impartiality. She does a good job of both giving a good example of the practice in the intervew (re: Candidate A and Candidate B).

Sadly, however, she then goes on to forget that when you are going to call bullshit on what Candidate A says over what Candidate B says, you kinda have to first lay out which one is saying what.

Her point was that she was going to do the layout and then call the bullshit.

Sadly, it looks like she is more focused on calling the bullshit.

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How is Campbell Brown Doing So Far?

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How is Campbell Brown Doing So Far?

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No Zero in This Poll

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McCain on Cuban Missile Crisis (and 9/11, Iran Hostages), Palin on Biden and Terrorism

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 11:57 AM PDT

2008/10/24 · 11:57

The McCain / Palin ~~Campaign~~ Debacle continued to roll through like the, pardon my French but there's no better word...clusterfuck that it is.

This particular post is going to be mostly focused on the interview the McCain / Palin "Team" gave to NBC (GE)'s Brian Williams, and some of the questions is raises about John McCain's historical responses to crises. There's also some Palin bits at the end, just for fun.

Also, after much searching through bullshit, I was able to find Joe Biden's full quote, which I think I've only heard once, and then it was lost in a sea of political rhetoric.

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Which McCain Crisis Response the Worst

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Which McCain Crisis Response the Worst

Iran Hostages

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9/11

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Being Nominated for Presidnet

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Why I Can't Vote For John McCain

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Tuesday October 21, 2008 · 5:07 PM PDT

2008/10/21 · 17:07

I put together this...somewhat short...video on my reasons why I can't vote for John McCain. Please feel free to share your own. Try and keep it civil, I tried to.

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Why Won't You Vote for John McCain?

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Why Won't You Vote for John McCain?

Domestic Policy

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Foreign Policy

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Personal Issues

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I'm voting for John McCain

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Understanding the Economic Crisis

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Wednesday October 08, 2008 · 12:32 PM PDT

2008/10/08 · 12:32

Below is a video that I put together explaining the root causes of the economic crisis from the "30,000 Foot" level.

I talk a bit about my personal experience in this area a few minutes in, so you have to watch it see why it's worth watching. ;-)

Please let me know what you think of the video. I've been putting together these video versions of my blog posts for the last few weeks now and would love to have some feedback. Don't hold back, I'm a big boy and can take it.

Trust me.

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Rate the Video and Explanation

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Rate the Video and Explanation

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The Astronaut and Jill Six-Pack

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Wednesday October 01, 2008 · 11:44 AM PDT

2008/10/01 · 11:44

I'm of the general opinion that this is "joke week" for the '08 Presidential Election. The crumbling of the U.S. economy has pretty much negated any real campaign news and with three senators and a guv'ner involved in the campaign they represent 3% of 50% of the legislative body. Which is to say, they've all been made mostly irrelevant except for three (3) votes they might cast.

That being said, they are still out there talking. Everyone is waiting in high anticipation for the Vice Presidential debate tomorrow at Wash U in Saint Louis. Palin's supporters can't wait for her to show her real stuff and Obama's people are waiting for a bloodbath. No one is really pulling for McCain or Biden in this debate, curiously enough. Yes, I know it's strange, but that's the kind of week it has been.

So, continuing with the strangeness, here's the latest gaff-a-palooza (which is a chiche I like better thant -gate).

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Sunday September 14, 2008 · 9:11 AM PDT

2008/09/14 · 09:11

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Operatives: Below you will find details and explanations for the latest psychological operation being conducted by the "Elect the Black Guy" resistance movement.

It has come to our attention that the ruling political party in the upcoming poll has been implanting "empathy" devices into a large portion of the populace.

Follow the procedure detailed below to help others remove this dangerous and invasive device.

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Morality and the Health Care Debate

Ending the Heath Care debate

Paging Palin, Petroleum Pundit (Cap'n Trade Dissection)

Election Arguments

More on Shirley the Shrew, Republican Delegate

Profit, Baby, Profit!!

Campbell Brown's Bullshit on Obama Fundraising (and Palin Wardrobe)

McCain on Cuban Missile Crisis (and 9/11, Iran Hostages), Palin on Biden and Terrorism

Why I Can't Vote For John McCain

Understanding the Economic Crisis

The Astronaut and Jill Six-Pack

Psych Ops :: Memo to Operatives :: re: Official Titles