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Denzel Washington Venn Diagram

(oesquema.com.br) -  Glasses, Hat, Facial Hair, All Three!

Comments: 1 Score: 9 Submitted January 01, 2010 by KBlackwood

11 Dirty TV Moments That Slipped Past the Censors - 11Points.com

(11points.com) -  No, I said "fingerprints".  

Comments: 1 Score: 5 Submitted January 01, 2010 by KBlackwood

Tagged in: censorship, humor, wtf

Too Much of a Bad Thing by Mark Steyn on National Review Online

(article.nationalreview.com) -  “The same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office,” said Obama. “People are angry and they’re frustrated, not just because of what’s happened in the last year or two years but what’s happened over the last eight years.” Got it. People are so angry and frustrated at More...

Comments: 0 Score: 4 Submitted January 01, 2010 by KBlackwood

Tagged in: obama, politics, scott brown

Recent Comments

  • POTUS

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    Created by KBlackwood February 02, 2010

    That is so pimp that POTUS should stand for Pimp of the United States when referring to TR.

    Re: POTUS

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    Created by jsuggs February 02, 2010

    Agreed, TR was the man.  Just don't make em like they used to...

  • Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Enjoyable Read

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    Created by KBlackwood February 02, 2010

     Your argument is premised on healthcare being awful in this country.  I disagree.  Healthcare in this country is outstanding.  Health insurance companies enjoy monopoly-like benefits thanks to government.  This allows them to screw people sometimes.  If true competition were allowed in the health insurance business most of that would go away as people flock to those companies that offer the best benefits.  Yes, it will still be expensive.  Insurance is protection against catastrophe, like hedging a bet.  It is not a payment plan.  

  • Re: Re: Re: Enjoyable Read

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    Created by KBlackwood February 02, 2010

     People fix the problems by electing officials that will not abuse their office.  See the Tea Party movement.  At least until it is corrupted down the road.

    Politicians want healthcare "reform" because they think it will buy them votes.  Next on the list is the new social security - they want to seize over 3 trillion dollars that private citizens have in retirement accounts in exchange for a "guaranteed" lifetime retirement income.  They think THAT will buy them votes.  In both cases politicians are seizing private funds, i.e. income through taxes and private savings, respectively, in order to create trillion dollar slush funds for their spending sprees and wealth redistribution.  So they dangle the carrot of security in healthcare and security in retirement in front of the electorate and then think the electorate will obediently pull the lever with their name next to it, ensuring they will be in office to take advantage of said slush fund.

    Thanks, but no thanks.  I will take care of my family's healthcare and retirement and kindly ask the "politicians" to GTFO.

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Enjoyable Read

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    Created by granite777 February 02, 2010

    Although I see your point, and quite valid as it is, Healthcare in this country is horrible (not that it is necessarily better elsewhere, every country has their own respective problems).  To be fair, in large part healthcare is where it is today because of politicians and laws (see HMO Act of 1973, fee for service transition, healthcare state regulations, etc etc).  Howevah, because of those and many other corruptions in the system, the private sector has ZERO incentive to change...and consequently, because of our insurance structure, the public has little incentive to demand change (though they don't realize it yet).  Unfortunately the private sector doesn't care unless they are rich, and the public is reactionary.  So if we don't want to be too so far down this spiral that it becomes irreversible, we have to do something sooner rather than later.  The reality is, it will be OUR generation, and our kids, that will be seriously paying for any "non-action"

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Enjoyable Read

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    Created by KBlackwood February 02, 2010

     Your argument is premised on healthcare being awful in this country.  I disagree.  Healthcare in this country is outstanding.  Health insurance companies enjoy monopoly-like benefits thanks to government.  This allows them to screw people sometimes.  If true competition were allowed in the health insurance business most of that would go away as people flock to those companies that offer the best benefits.  Yes, it will still be expensive.  Insurance is protection against catastrophe, like hedging a bet.  It is not a payment plan.  

  • Re: Enjoyable Read

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    Created by KBlackwood February 02, 2010

     I would rather them play politics and fail than have them succeed in creating anything.  Politicians create problems.

    Re: Re: Enjoyable Read

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    Created by jsuggs February 02, 2010

    Your are making it a completely "us vs them" situation.  I would argue that both sides have some decent ideas, so I think the whole "my way or the highway" from either side is a little irresponsible.

    If politicians create problems, then who fixes them and how?

    Re: Re: Re: Enjoyable Read

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    Created by KBlackwood February 02, 2010

     People fix the problems by electing officials that will not abuse their office.  See the Tea Party movement.  At least until it is corrupted down the road.

    Politicians want healthcare "reform" because they think it will buy them votes.  Next on the list is the new social security - they want to seize over 3 trillion dollars that private citizens have in retirement accounts in exchange for a "guaranteed" lifetime retirement income.  They think THAT will buy them votes.  In both cases politicians are seizing private funds, i.e. income through taxes and private savings, respectively, in order to create trillion dollar slush funds for their spending sprees and wealth redistribution.  So they dangle the carrot of security in healthcare and security in retirement in front of the electorate and then think the electorate will obediently pull the lever with their name next to it, ensuring they will be in office to take advantage of said slush fund.

    Thanks, but no thanks.  I will take care of my family's healthcare and retirement and kindly ask the "politicians" to GTFO.

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Enjoyable Read

    Score: 0
    Created by granite777 February 02, 2010

    Although I see your point, and quite valid as it is, Healthcare in this country is horrible (not that it is necessarily better elsewhere, every country has their own respective problems).  To be fair, in large part healthcare is where it is today because of politicians and laws (see HMO Act of 1973, fee for service transition, healthcare state regulations, etc etc).  Howevah, because of those and many other corruptions in the system, the private sector has ZERO incentive to change...and consequently, because of our insurance structure, the public has little incentive to demand change (though they don't realize it yet).  Unfortunately the private sector doesn't care unless they are rich, and the public is reactionary.  So if we don't want to be too so far down this spiral that it becomes irreversible, we have to do something sooner rather than later.  The reality is, it will be OUR generation, and our kids, that will be seriously paying for any "non-action"

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Enjoyable Read

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    Created by KBlackwood February 02, 2010

     Your argument is premised on healthcare being awful in this country.  I disagree.  Healthcare in this country is outstanding.  Health insurance companies enjoy monopoly-like benefits thanks to government.  This allows them to screw people sometimes.  If true competition were allowed in the health insurance business most of that would go away as people flock to those companies that offer the best benefits.  Yes, it will still be expensive.  Insurance is protection against catastrophe, like hedging a bet.  It is not a payment plan.  

  • I like it

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    Created by KBlackwood February 02, 2010

    This explains a lot about my habits.  All this time I just thought I was lazy.  Pfffffffffft. 

    Re: I like it

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    Created by jsuggs February 02, 2010

    I was going to reply to your comment earlier...but I let my response "incubate" and now it is %50 more awesome.