I found these comments regarding the situation in Haiti particularly interesting…
The first few were from a live CNN report from Haiti with Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta…
Anderson Cooper: I do think some of these big organizations, plans are made in some other country—back in Geneva or something—and by the time it gets filtered down and the bureaucracy gets involved and there's a million chiefs(?) involved, days have been wasted, when, you know, you could just get some folks and get out there. Roll up your sleeves and start doing it.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: There were some very critically ill patients there…this is one example, I don’t know if this happens at other times because of the bureaucracy…because lack of common sense.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: People back home who have no idea are making these decisions and they're just not the right decisions sometimes.
Even Katie Couric got in on the action…
Katie Couric: To see that the response was taking so long, it was so frustrating. These big bureaucracies…I just think it takes a while, I guess.
That’s pretty much what conservatives have been trying to say about Universal Health Care all along. If you need to do it for those who NEED it, then do it…but for those of us who DON’T NEED it, leave it alone. By forcing everyone onto UHC, you only increase the bureaucracy…and look where that gets you…even CNN and CBS were able to stumble onto the truth…
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Remedial Math Lessons & Baseless Scare Tactics...
Sorry for the unexpected hiatus…I’ve been unable to post, but I’ve had lots going through my mind during my absence. So, I will begin posting again, but you may notice some of the blogs are in reference to news that is a few weeks old…anyway, here goes…
A number of years ago, when I was in college, I remember talking with a teenager who told me how his dad had been killed in the Vietnam War before he was born. Judging from his age, I didn’t see how this was really possible…so I asked him when he was born. “1971” he said. “When was your dad killed?” was my reply. His answer was “1968.” Huh…must be that new math.
A similar situation has occurred recently. An ad about children’s health care has come out that has some similarly significant arithmetical errors.
"1 year from now", "3 months from now", "2 years from now"…uh, sorry, all of these children—even under the proposed health legislation—would not be helped at all. Under the current bills, the tax increases start right away, but the health care doesn’t kick in until at least 2013—and more likely, 2014. Nice try on pulling the heartstrings, but this ad truly lacks substance. Health care legislation will do NOTHING for the children in these ads.
Now, I know some of my friends on the left will say that the message of the ad is germane once the healthcare proposals kick in—kids should never be without health care. In response, I took a look at some government literature regarding the current CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) legislation that is already in effect:
“Check out the new income guidelines in effect for CHIP enrollments and renewals. No family makes too much money for CHIP! All uninsured children and teens not eligible for Medical Assistance have access to health insurance. It doesn’t matter how much money your family makes.”
Huh, kinda sounds to me like “all uninsured children and teens” are already eligible no matter “how much money [their] family makes.” Did I read this correctly? “No family makes too much money for CHIP!” Perhaps I’ve “taken this out of context” somehow…or maybe I haven’t!
Sorry guys, kids are already covered by legislation already in force…nice try on the baseless scare tactics though…oh yeah, and next time you make a video about something like this, you may want to have your math teacher take a look at your numbers to make sure they match up…
A number of years ago, when I was in college, I remember talking with a teenager who told me how his dad had been killed in the Vietnam War before he was born. Judging from his age, I didn’t see how this was really possible…so I asked him when he was born. “1971” he said. “When was your dad killed?” was my reply. His answer was “1968.” Huh…must be that new math.
A similar situation has occurred recently. An ad about children’s health care has come out that has some similarly significant arithmetical errors.
"1 year from now", "3 months from now", "2 years from now"…uh, sorry, all of these children—even under the proposed health legislation—would not be helped at all. Under the current bills, the tax increases start right away, but the health care doesn’t kick in until at least 2013—and more likely, 2014. Nice try on pulling the heartstrings, but this ad truly lacks substance. Health care legislation will do NOTHING for the children in these ads.
Now, I know some of my friends on the left will say that the message of the ad is germane once the healthcare proposals kick in—kids should never be without health care. In response, I took a look at some government literature regarding the current CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) legislation that is already in effect:
“Check out the new income guidelines in effect for CHIP enrollments and renewals. No family makes too much money for CHIP! All uninsured children and teens not eligible for Medical Assistance have access to health insurance. It doesn’t matter how much money your family makes.”
Huh, kinda sounds to me like “all uninsured children and teens” are already eligible no matter “how much money [their] family makes.” Did I read this correctly? “No family makes too much money for CHIP!” Perhaps I’ve “taken this out of context” somehow…or maybe I haven’t!
Sorry guys, kids are already covered by legislation already in force…nice try on the baseless scare tactics though…oh yeah, and next time you make a video about something like this, you may want to have your math teacher take a look at your numbers to make sure they match up…
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