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Politics - Lovely Linda - 20-03-2015
jazzboCR Wrote:True. I intercut but it should be obvious what's yours and what's mine. Assuage your hurt feelings here: Austin Lucas http://www.music-discussion.com/showthread.php/6984-Hello-from-Texas/page3
I have no hurt feelings jazz. I just didn't want anyone new or whatever to get confused.
I knew I didn't post all of the message. To me Quotes don't look right like that.
I need nothing added to my posts but I am in no way hurt.
Politics - Jerome - 20-03-2015
'My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference! - Harry Truman
Politics - jazzboCR - 20-03-2015
Jerome Wrote:'My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference! - Harry Truman
Well, he was a reasonably good piano player and Kansas City, Missouri, was wide open in his day...
Politics - SteveO - 25-03-2015
I have two nagging questions for the members.
1. I don't understand why there is a dislike for Obama Care. If it cuts out the private insurance provider that's a good thing, is it not? Rates would be cheaper if funded by the government. Saw Sen Teddy Cruz put his foot in his mouth today on CNN. He is against (why) Obama Care but he will pay premiums for coverage now that his wife can no longer get coverage from her employer. She is taking a leave of absence (lawyer?) so the Cruz family has to get Obama Care. I don't see Cruz as a major threat ( a joke really...way too conservative IMHO as an innocent bystander from Canada...oh yes...Cruz denounced his Canuck citizenship...). Looks like Ole same ole Bush family Jeb will get the nomination. There's another guy slightly trailing him, can't recall the name...maybe he'll get the GOP nomination.
2. The media quipped that Bibi Netanyahu cannot get a majority in the Knesset, in fact no one can ever get a majority??? Why is this???? I tried to find the answer but to no avail. Now they say that Bibi has 61 seats which is a majority in an assembly of 120 members,,,very confusing! HELP !!!! Israel is set up like Russia in the fact that they both have a President and a Prime Minister and the President decides who forms the government???? Putin has been in power for so long because he has served as both President and Prime Minister for the last 16 years,,,that's democracy for ya...lol..now he can run again for the PM...and stay for the next 30 years ...oh boy!
Politics - Lovely Linda - 25-03-2015
SteveO Wrote:I have two nagging questions for the members.
1. I don't understand why there is a dislike for Obama Care. If it cuts out the private insurance provider that's a good thing, is it not? Rates would be cheaper if funded by the government. Saw Sen Teddy Cruz put his foot in his mouth today on CNN. He is against (why) Obama Care but he will pay premiums for coverage now that his wife can no longer get coverage from her employer. She is taking a leave of absence (lawyer?) so the Cruz family has to get Obama Care. I don't see Cruz as a major threat ( a joke really...way too conservative IMHO as an innocent bystander from Canada...oh yes...Cruz denounced his Canuck citizenship...). Looks like Ole same ole Bush family Jeb will get the nomination. There's another guy slightly trailing him, can't recall the name...maybe he'll get the GOP nomination.
2. The media quipped that Bibi Netanyahu cannot get a majority in the Knesset, in fact no one can ever get a majority??? Why is this???? I tried to find the answer but to no avail. Now they say that Bibi has 61 seats which is a majority in an assembly of 120 members,,,very confusing! HELP !!!! Israel is set up like Russia in the fact that they both have a President and a Prime Minister and the President decides who forms the government???? Putin has been in power for so long because he has served as both President and Prime Minister for the last 16 years,,,that's democracy for ya...lol..now he can run again for the PM...and stay for the next 30 years ...oh boy!
Are you trying to start a fight Steve? :laugh: Just kidding!!
I can give you 3 quick answers.
I don't like Obama period!!
I like Bibi!! We need someone like him!!
And Lord knows, don't you think we have had enough of the Bush family.
Quick enough? :laugh:
Do you need me to explain? It may take awhile and it's late.
I'll leave it up to jazz :laugh:
Politics - jazzboCR - 25-03-2015
...And you durn well know he'll chime in. So, here's my plan: Register as a Republican't (so I can vote in that primary), cast my ballot for the farthest-Right candidate (currently Ben Carson) to push the winning candidate further Right...repeat on the state, county, local level and keep doing that (pushing the Republican'ts to the right) until there is wide-spread revulsion to what they stand for/are campaigning on. The pendulum has swung far enough--time in 5 years or so--(I have a long tiimeline)--to correct some serious social (by which i mean overall-societal) wrongs.
What always amazes me is the poor/ the downtrodden buying into a philosophy that keeps the boot on their neck. Why are those folks against ObamaCare? Unless they've bought into the shrill whistle of the Right--We want to ensure your personal freedom by putting your 3X-7x-the-cost-of -treating-you on the great mass of taxpayers (which includes you and the increasingly-disappearing Middle Class-certainly not the rich--they are either are in the Channel Islands or are hiding behind an LLC). Have a nice day.
BTW--We've had enough of the Clintons and their ilk too. The less said about the Kennedys, the better. But: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/opinion/sunday/seth-stephens-davidowitz-just-how-nepotistic-are-we.html?ref=topics&_r=0
Politics - jazzboCR - 25-03-2015
SteveO Wrote:I have two nagging questions for the members.
1. I don't understand why there is a dislike for Obama Care. If it cuts out the private insurance provider that's a good thing, is it not? Rates would be cheaper if funded by the government. Saw Sen Teddy Cruz put his foot in his mouth today on CNN. He is against (why) Obama Care but he will pay premiums for coverage now that his wife can no longer get coverage from her employer. She is taking a leave of absence (lawyer?) so the Cruz family has to get Obama Care. I don't see Cruz as a major threat ( a joke really...way too conservative IMHO as an innocent bystander from Canada...oh yes...Cruz denounced his Canuck citizenship...). Looks like Ole same ole Bush family Jeb will get the nomination. There's another guy slightly trailing him, can't recall the name...maybe he'll get the GOP nomination.
2. The media quipped that Bibi Netanyahu cannot get a majority in the Knesset, in fact no one can ever get a majority??? Why is this???? I tried to find the answer but to no avail. Now they say that Bibi has 61 seats which is a majority in an assembly of 120 members,,,very confusing! HELP !!!! Israel is set up like Russia in the fact that they both have a President and a Prime Minister and the President decides who forms the government???? Putin has been in power for so long because he has served as both President and Prime Minister for the last 16 years,,,that's democracy for ya...lol..now he can run again for the PM...and stay for the next 30 years ...oh boy!
1) A sinister but very political deal was done in the 1940's: To get the predominating corporations in the '40's to sign on to providing health insurance for their employees, the companies were allowed to deduct their share of the insurance costs from their Federal taxes. Sweet for them and OK for the employees...as long as they stayed with that company. Not a big deal in an era of long-term/lifetime employment. When that dream got broken by globalization, etc., it turned into a kind of employment slavery. ObamaCare is a kind of kludge--a 1/2 arse solution with elements of the public and the private sector. Much better is what you edged into saying--a single-collector, single-payer system with no insurance company involvement except maybe as data-analyst/ consultants.
2) Inviting Bibi to address a joint session was all the way wrong--I just hope he's not so encouraged he doesn't drag us into his soon-to-come miseries.
Politics - Lovely Linda - 25-03-2015
jazzboCR Wrote:...And you durn well know he'll chime in. So, here's my plan: Register as a Republican't (so I can vote in that primary), cast my ballot for the farthest-Right candidate (currently Ben Carson) to push the winning candidate further Right...repeat on the state, county, local level and keep doing that (pushing the Republican'ts to the right) until there is wide-spread revulsion to what they stand for/are campaigning on. The pendulum has swung far enough--time in 5 years or so--(I have a long tiimeline)--to correct some serious social (by which i mean overall-societal) wrongs.:laugh: :laugh:
What always amazes me is the poor/ the downtrodden buying into a philosophy that keeps the boot on their neck. Why are those folks against ObamaCare? Unless they've bought into the shrill whistle of the Right--We want to ensure your personal freedom by putting your 3X-7x-the-cost-of -treating-you on the great mass of taxpayers (which includes you and the increasingly-disappearing Middle Class-certainly not the rich--they are either are in the Channel Islands or are hiding behind an LLC). Have a nice day.
BTW--We've had enough of the Clintons and their ilk too. The less said about the Kennedys, the better. But: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/opinion/sunday/seth-stephens-davidowitz-just-how-nepotistic-are-we.html?ref=topics&_r=0
I couldn't agree with you more jazz if you are sincere!! No more Clintons either!! We need new blood!!
As far as ObamaCare, I can't afford that!! Co-Payments are way too high. Affordable Health Care is still locked in with BCBS and other private insurance companies. Mine would be if I chose BCBS.
And no RFID Chip for me that they are not telling us about!!
Listen to Perry Stone.
He talked to a Politician and Dr during a flight and they are saying that by 2017 we will have to have a RFID Chip (in our right hand or forehead :evil: ) to even use Obama Care.
I will admit I don't know much about Ted Cruz. I will say I don't think the Tea Party has much of a chance
or any other third Party.
And please I'm sick of Sarah Palin!! She is a screwball!! Sorry!
Politics - Lovely Linda - 25-03-2015
Oh, and with Ted Cruz being a Senator and his wife a lawyer? I'm sure they don't need ObamaCare.
None of the Senators seem to want ObamaCare. Ask yourself why Steve :confused:
Even Pelosi who pushed it said NO for herself. Strange or do they know something we don't?
Politics - Lovely Linda - 25-03-2015
Getting back to Bibi. He has been trying to warn the United States for years about Iran and their nuclear activity to no avail.
Seems Obama doesn't care.
Bibi did say we are the Big Satan and Israel is the Little Satan as far as Iran is concerned.
He also said to secure Israel he would not wait for the U.S. to tell him when he could defend Israel.
The first bomb that heads their way from Iran he will strike back. Good for him!!
And Obama and Ms. Clinton, Jerusalem is not even on the table!!
Bibi said that is God's Country!!