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Thank You, Mr. Stein
An American left-right combination. Respecting Michael J. Fox. Being the good cop. The pride of Punahou. Plus more.
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Re: “Who Will Tell Michael J. Fox He Needs to Die?” Okay, the
ONLY reason I read more about this article was to CMA before I
ripped you a new one. You really shouldn’t use that as a headline
for interest. It immediately angered me that you would even
compose such a sentence regarding Mr. Fox. I was going to
call you a dick, now I just need to ask you to re-think your
title since I do realize your point in using it, still… it is
very disrespectful and was in inciting disrespect from me.
Don’t we have enough of that already?
— Nina Soli Texas
Jeffrey Lord replies:
Reader Nina Soli says of the title of this piece, “it is very
disrespectful and was in inciting disrespect from me.”
To which I can only respond, the people who are writing this philosophy into law intend much more for Ms. Soli than disrespect if or when she is old, disabled or just a little bit more medically needy than the numbers say is acceptable. It is hoped she — and for that matter Michael J. Fox — will speak up now before they both are told their QALY just doesn’t suit.
DOING HIS JOB
Re: William Tucker’s
There Are Towns a Lot Tougher Than Cambridge:
You are partly on track here. There is no racism here whatsoever. You just have a cop, and by the way a good one, doing his job.
Put yourself in his position; you get a call that TWO men are breaking into a house; when you get there you see ONE (but where is the number TWO): you ask number ONE to step outside, you surely don’t want to go inside not knowing where number two is.
Number one gets an attitude and now it reinforces the fact that he wants number one to step outside so that he can sort out the situation. The cop wants to get home at night to his family and not shot by number two but number one has this attitude. The cop did the right thing. He did his job but number one wants to bring a racial thing and “who do you think I am” into the picture.
There is nothing racial here — it is only a good cop doing his
job.
— Gordon Nilsen
East Northport, New York
THE PUNAHOU POLICE
Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.’s More
Media Follies:
When Obama applied to various schools, the application probably
asked if he was a citizen of the U.S. How did Obama answer that
question? What say Punahou? What say Columbia? What say Harvard?
I will accept Obama’s answers to those questions!
— Jack Hughes
Chicago, Illinois
POST-NEWTONIAN
Re: G. Tracy Mehan, III’s Will
Obama Continue to Defy Gravity?:
Even with the state-controlled “news” media’s slant, the majority of the country begins to see that a coup has occurred.
They also see that what candidate Obama said or promised before election is not what President Obama intended or intends to do.
By the way, Sir Isaac Newton’s Law of Gravity doesn’t apply to
the president. Didn’t you get to the memo?
— C. Kenna Amos Jr.
Princeton, West Virginia
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Rocco| 7.29.09 @ 7:15AM
Post number 2 on page 1 is a case of the pot calling the kettle black! Obama is in a rush to do this, like the so-called stimulus and cap & tax, because he doesn't want people to read the fine print and figure out what these measure REALLY mean. He doesn't want the Congress to go home for recess and get an earful from constituents, as some have already done. Anyone with common sense can see this.
Before long we will be seeing decree-laws, a measure I saw used a lot in Latin America, especially Brazil, when I lived there during the first civilian post-military government. It eliminates the inconvenience of legislative debate and the role of the people.
So-called health care reform, as it is currently presented, is nothing more than destruction of the world's best health care system. (After all, why do so many foreigners come here for it???)
If one is looking for true reform, for starters, why doesn't Congress consider portability (across state lines) of private health care insurance policies and having insurers offer the same kinds of policies to customers in all states?
Nobama| 7.29.09 @ 7:33AM
Sorry to break it to you, Jeff, but you are the one who is wrong. The American people have turned against this evil legislation, regardless of the lies you spew.
Kitty| 7.29.09 @ 7:49AM
Ben Stein wrote: "They [the voters] ignored his anti-white writings in his books."
Then yesterday I heard you say on Glenn Beck's show that Obama wasn't a racist. Huh?
...
Chris| 7.29.09 @ 10:27AM
Kitty- Obama's not a racist, he's a cynic. The anti-white stuff in his books, much like his association with Wright and others was about establishing his racial bona fides.
Brad-Thanks for the chuckle-and good luck as you enter 7th grade this fall !
crookedwren| 7.29.09 @ 10:40AM
Brad --
Fascists arise out of socialism -- not capitalism. You might want to read up on the subject.
It's unfair to claim that people who are against nationalized health care are all greedy, heartless, rich, and - - of course, the ultimate racist comment -- white.
In fact, many of us are none of the above. In fact, we care about people who are struggling. In fact, I'm struggling -- financially, with health issues, etc.
BUT the reality is that Nationalized Health Care is not the best solution -- morally or fiscally -- to these problems.
Mussolini was real popular in the US at one time. Why? Because it seemed as though he might be able to "fix" some social problems in his country.
So what happened? What ALWAYS happens: socialism turns into something far darker and despotic than anyone could have imagined.
And the people are SURPRISED by that.
Please don't demonize those of us who care, but think that the best answers differ from Obama and this socialist/Marxist government currently in power.
I've seen what Marxism does for nations. It isn't pretty. And I don't want it.
And that doesn't make me greedy or heartless.
Quite the opposite.
Nicole| 7.29.09 @ 1:41PM
I have NEVER heard of someone in this country being denied when they are sick! I have been to the emergency room numerous times and they dont even ask you for your health insurance info till you get back in the room.
I heard on the news a few weeks ago that a child was denied kemo because they did not have health care, but yet there has been at least 2 cases on the news about parents wanting to have their children do alternative medicine or natural forms of cancer therapies and have been taken to court!? It is such bull crap!! I mean it is so extreme, one child can't get it because they dont have coverage, BUT the other child has the coverage and so that the hospital or doctor dont lose out on all that money the practically will lock up their parents or take the child from the parents!! This whole country is so out of wack!! There is no common ground anymore and we are
f***ed!!!!!!!!!!
David Govett| 7.29.09 @ 3:59PM
When Bush was being savaged in the press, the Left had no problem. Now that it's Obobama's turn, they can't stand the heat. Hypocrites!
Conrad Spiracy| 7.29.09 @ 10:09PM
Only 2 new laws are required (OK, maybe 3):
1. Any honorably discharged veteran with a service connected disability will receive the top flight medical coverage identical to that which has been provided to Congress, the Judiciary and the Administrative branch for years. All "public servants" must be required to participate in any federally mandated programs in which we the people are required to participate (Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, any pay caps that arise, commercial flying, etc.). Maybe only the top five in the line of succession get an office visit paid with federal funds by a doctor - maybe.
2. All "public "servants" must be required to participate in a retirement system that most closely approximates an what an annual survey describs as the majority of pension plans deployed in the "private" sector at the time of their retirement. No retirement benefits with less than 20 years of accredited federal service, regardless of age.
3. Repeal every bill, act and law enacted since 1940. Eliminate the Department of Education and the EPA, and their associated regulations.
OK - I thought of a fourth:
Pass legislation to vacate Wickard v. Filburn, and any SCOTUS decisions citing it as precedent:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn
Period.
Con Spiracy
conrad spiracy| 7.29.09 @ 10:11PM
typo correction:
...what an annual survey DESCRIBES as...
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