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By: Unknown | Infidels Are Cool

Unknown | Infidels Are Cool — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:05:06 +0000

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By: jennyjen

jennyjen — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:18:19 +0000

Simon, I can’t help but like Palin. I do disagree with her on abortion, I am pro-choice to an extent, don’t use it as birth control and no abortion after the 4th month of pregnancy- it’s your baby, take care of it or give it to someone who can. She has been mayor and governor, that’s more executive experience than Obama and Biden have combined. Diplomacy is something we have too much of. The Democrats are all about diplomacy and we need someone ready to crack a whip not talk about the various ways a whip can be cracked. Obama is the democrats puppet-his strings are illuminated by the teleprompter, look close and you’ll see them too.
In regards to the health care, I do various types of work for my boss, he sells life and health insurance on top of owning 50+ rental properties. There’s a product sold by one of the companies he represents that pays out upon diagnosis of 13 Critical Illnesses. Canadians own more of these policies than Americans. Why? So they can get thier $100,000 and come to the states to get treated instead of waiting in line to get treatment in Canada. National health care is great if you got the sniffles but if you need real treatment, your screwed.
The privatization of health care in the US has really screwed those who need it and can’t afford it. The government programs pay very little so many private hospitals will not accept Medicare/Medicaid patients. It’s not perfect but I’m glad Im here.

By: simon

simon — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:52:17 +0000

… Sarah palin scares me for lots of reasons. She is a hockey mom who has ceremonies to protect her from witchcraft, believes the earth is only six thousand years old, believes abortion is wrong in ANY circumstance including rape and incest.

And having seen her interviewed I think she is not at all equiped for such a demanding job. One that requires, diplomacy, inteligence, and mental subtlety.

As for the doctor thing… yes you have a point… although things are changing with goverment targets etc. You can always treat people privately as well… or only treat people privately if you like.

the idea of the national health service is that people should be given free heathcare at the point of delivery. And i agree no system is perfect, the healthservice has always been under funded, and is groaning under the patient numbers. It’s not perfect by any means, but the idea of free healthcare may sound a bit socialist and all that, but it is something in many ways i think we should feel proud of (god knows we need something!)

By: jennyjen

jennyjen — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:41:29 +0000

Simon,
I actually don’t make enough to be taxed (good accountant too). So taxes don’t mean shit to me. I don’t know if it’s 10% or what, I don’t think it matters either, Obama’s tax plan won’t happen. He’s not going to make his buddies pay more, neither will the members of the house or senate.
Why does Palin scare you? She is a mother of 5, she has raised a family in Alaska and reformed a very corrupt state government that pandered to the “good ol’ boy system”
Free health care, lets see. You become a doctor to help people and make money. The US decides it’s going to pay you and all other doctors. You can be an exceptional doctor with a line of patients willing to pay extra to see you and you will not make a cent more than the 4 time med school reject, who is also on the governments payroll. Under this plan, exceptional doctors make the same as eh doctors. Why not be a plumber?? You can still help people and make money with half the responsibilities.

By: Michael Ejercito

Michael Ejercito — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:37:54 +0000

Captured terrorists should be renditioned to Israel; the people there know how to treat them.

By: simon

simon — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:31:21 +0000

… worse than that, generally Egypt

By: Michael Ejercito

Michael Ejercito — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:30:03 +0000

What secret torture flights would those be? And where were those flights going?

Chicago?

By: simon

simon — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:24:47 +0000

I agree that being president is a hard job… it has always struck me that Bush is a man who can barely talk…. why he got elected god only knows. And world wide he has done the image of america terrible harm. Abu graaib (ok i can’t spell it… but he can’t even say it) camp x ray, guantanamo bay, extraordinary rendition, torture, waterboarding…

Did you know that in the Neuremberg Trials after the second world war 8 Japanese officers were put to death by the American lead court for water boarding?

You live in a really great country… i feel slightly patriotic about America and I’m English for gods sake!

But Bush has trampled over over justice, human dignity, the Geneva Convention. And the freedoms and that has made your country so wonderful.

After 9/11 there was a massive outpouring of sympathy for your country, and rightly so… but he has squandered it, and the revulsion the world feels for his policy of secret torture flights, can scarcely be over stated. imo he has been a disaster.

It really is time for a change now… and to be hones someone like Sarah Palin scares the shit out of me.

And as for tax I envy you! I pay 30% up to 40k a year then after that its 40%.

But on the other hand we have a free healthcare service here… it’s a bit shit but at least it’s free to everyone… now that I do like!

By: jennyjen

jennyjen — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:08:50 +0000

Mr. Bush has made some bad decisions. He doesn’t have the support of the house or the senate and I am in no way defending him but being president of this country is most definitely the hardest job in America. For every 1 person that agrees with you, there are 10 ready to chop you off at your knees. I don’t think Obama is planning on this, I think he believes there will be little opposition to his plans, he is wrong. Many democrats (who will hold their tongues til after election-cowards) do not approve of Obama plans to tax the wealthy, why? They are the wealthy. I promise you Simon, that is a tax plan that will never pass.
With the flat tax it’s all fair, 10% of my income ain’t shit. 10% of Obama’s wifes income, that’s something.

By: simon

simon — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:59:15 +0000

….cheers jen… well yes that’s what i am worried about. But if he did deliver (I’m not saying he will… only time will tell) then I would have to be an improvement on Mr Bush surely?
I hope he delivers, I hope he is what he seems.

But I am preparing for dissapointment