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The problem for the republican party is that these people are not becoming noise, they're becoming mainstream. New poll numbers released yesterday: 24% of republicans think Obama is the anti-christ 67% of republicans think Obama is a socialist 57% of republicans think Obama is a muslim 45% of republicans think Obama wasn't born in the US and is therefore not eligible to be president 38% of republicans think Obama is doing many of the things that Hitler did Not too bright. The republicans are allowing themselves to be overtaken by Glen Beck conspiracy theorists and e-mail forwards to their own detriment and it's making the entire republican party look ignorant. I know there are very intelligent people in the republican party and there are intelligent points to be made. But the people are rallying around the birthers not the economists and it's killing the party. So, yeah, we think we're right and you're not.

We want a careful system of checks and balances between the public and private sector. Both working together, one without too much power. There is no such thing as 100% laissez faire capitalism anywhere in the world. I sure as hell don't want anarchy.

Where do you get all of these garbage statistics from?

He was? Well, that's not so cool. But he did work on a political prisoner case with me about 15 years ago, and I respected him for helping out with that. But Chuck Norris is just .. ewwwwww ... maybe if he shaved or something. He looks like a little hairy rat. Oh, and he supports HUCKABEE! Yuck.

I am an animal lover, but would hunt to feed my family. I am more concerned with factory farms than I am hunting. Hunting is natural. There is nothing natural about factory farms and what they do. If you knew, you would hunt too and never buy store bought meat again. http://www.foodincmovie.com/

hahahah. Are you delusional? Check your facts. This is not even CLOSE to socialism. And everything tanked under Bush. A Final Weekend of Whoppers? | FactCheck.org Despite the fact that the federal health insurance plan (a.k.a. the “public option”) is now gone from the bill, Republicans and conservative groups have continued to claim that the bill institutes a system like the one in the United Kingdom, or Canada, or otherwise amounts to a government takeover. It doesn’t. A pure government-run system was never among the leading Democratic proposals, much to the chagrin of single-payer advocates. Instead, the bill builds on our current system of private insurance, and in fact, drums up more business for private companies by mandating that individuals buy coverage and giving many subsidies to do so. There would be increased government regulation of the insurance industry, however, to require companies to cover preexisting conditions, for example. These “government-run” claims have also included heavy criticism of health care in the U.K., such as the outrageous assertion by former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop that seniors would be “too old” to qualify for artificial joints and pacemakers in the U.K. The majority of those getting joint replacements and pacemakers in the U.K. are, not surprisingly, seniors.

Many of those morons in Texas need to just get it over, seceed from the nation, and take that icky Chuck Norris with them. (Steven Segal is WAY cooler. ) When I heard that the Congressman who said 'Baby Killer' was from Texas, I just rolled my eyes and thought .. FIGURES!

There are way too many people who react on misinformation just because it's fashionable in their little world. This is NOT socialism. Not even close. "Despite the fact that the federal health insurance plan (a.k.a. the “public option”) is now gone from the bill, Republicans and conservative groups have continued to claim that the bill institutes a system like the one in the United Kingdom, or Canada, or otherwise amounts to a government takeover. It doesn’t. A pure government-run system was never among the leading Democratic proposals, much to the chagrin of single-payer advocates. Instead, the bill builds on our current system of private insurance, and in fact, drums up more business for private companies by mandating that individuals buy coverage and giving many subsidies to do so. There would be increased government regulation of the insurance industry, however, to require companies to cover preexisting conditions, for example. These “government-run” claims have also included heavy criticism of health care in the U.K., such as the outrageous assertion by former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop that seniors would be “too old” to qualify for artificial joints and pacemakers in the U.K. The majority of those getting joint replacements and pacemakers in the U.K. are, not surprisingly, seniors. BTW, you rock too BJean

Well, you pretty much rock.

Yay! It passed, not perfect, but it's better than nothing. Truth vs Fiction. A Final Weekend of Whoppers? | FactCheck.org PolitiFact | Top 10 facts to know about health care reform

HAhahahahaha. That's what I mean. These right wingers latch onto anything that feeds their paranoia, fear and hidden predjudices. I do this stuff for a living, and this guy is just WRONG!!! I can point to a whole slew of economics experts who will say the very same thing. The Fiscal Agency just yesterday said the health care bill would bring down the budget. But you can't tell a Tea Party fool that.

You are so clever. You must be from Texas.

For Health Care Reform, seriously, I don't get people who aren't. It's fear based on misinformation, for the most part. Educate yourselves with primary unbiased information, and don't read every email you get as fact. Geesh. FactCheck.org is a good start. I know too many people with pre-existing conditions who can't get insurance, or it's completely cost prohibitive. I remember working 4 jobs with no insurance. Not a good time. It's cheaper when you pool people together. The co-op idea is a good compromise. But as is?? Get real. Even the Public option ISN'T socialism folks. If I see one more misspelled sign that says, 'Keep the government out of my medicare' I will throw up again a little in my mouth.

HAHAHAHAHA! I haven't had that problem .. yet ... :cursing: wait until my husband hears this could be a problem.

Some people have extra time on their hands ... seriously ..

Yup, I saw that. VERY DISTURBING, because all text books are based on Texas textbooks because it's the largest consumer. God forbid we should all think like Texas and think that Columbus discovered America. We would have Chuck Norris running the show. (I would prefer Steven Segal myself, if we must have a movie icon).

Conservative ideology is usually fraught with inaccuracies. Love this. No, we're not a Xtian nation. Our founding fathers were not angels descending from the sky. They had mistresses, smoked weed and grew hemp.

I saw myself on video and about cried. I had been toying with the idea for years, and said, I am just DOING it. Very glad I did. Lost 40, sort of at a plateau, but losing again.

I think of it as losing the same weight as my 4 year old son ... ~40 pounds. Working to lose the same weight as his sister too! heh.

I keep unjury Protein Powder in my purse. Will stop at Wendy's for chili, add some powder. Maybe a caesar salad, you can still eat salads at this point. Taco Bell Fresco chicken burrito/taco, it's not the worst thing you could eat. Esp if you could make a REALLY bad choice later on if you're starving. But to avoid that problem, I stock my office and car with tons of high Protein, low sugar options. I always have shakes, cottage cheese, some high protein Snacks and bars I bought from the doctor's office, tuna and salmon packages, low sugar yogurt, sugar free Jello, sugar free pudding, etc. Good luck!

Life is short. Don't be ashamed. Be very proud. You achieved a VERY difficult goal. High five, big hugs, and live!!!

The bible was written 2 - 3000 yrs ago by middle eastern men, then translated, transposed, and interpreted a million different ways, with each book chosen by the Catholic church. Honestly, why would any thinking person take all of the bible literally, without analysis of the context of the political / social climate of the time, and expect others to do the same? Have your faith, from your heart, but keep it out of my politics. Just because you're a Christian doesn't mean you work for the man/woman upstairs. God/Creator speaks to all people in different ways, you just have to learn to listen.

Oh, I agree. Critical thinkers are hard to find nowadays. There are plenty of places to get accurate factual information, and entertainment television certainly isn't one of them. I do politics and media for a living, and I am amazed to see how easily people can be lead to the polluted water. And how those lines between facts/journalism and entertainment have become blurred. People are lazy. They want 10 second sound bites. They want bells and whistles, and to get a rush from having their displaced anger validated. They want understanding to be handed to them, and they don't want to work for it. It's beyond irritating. Having a different perspective on issues is not the same as just having the facts all jacked out of place because one is too lazy to ascertain the facts through the smoke machines. Here's an extrapolating the b.s. 101 for people. 1) If you get a viral email, 99.9% of the time it isn't true. Go to snopes.com, or www.factcheck.org. Just because it's in writing somewhere, doesn't mean it's true. Look at your own biases, predjudices, and lack of critical thinking to see why you eat it up like candy. 2) Don't ever believe a campaign commercial. They have no legal obligation to be truthful. They know if they repeat it enough, enough idiots in the swing votes will believe it. If you are accepting campaign commercials as fact, you are an idiot. 3) Know your sources. If you see it on FOX, it's right off of a republican press release. Proven. Even if you agree with the source, know if it's slanted or not. More to come.

Well, true, but I am thinking we're not 300 pound all muscle heavy weight body builders.

The pre-made EAS chocolate shakes are only 110 calories, 17g of Protein. The powder is more calories and protein grams. I love them, they're not dripping in sweetness. And why have vanilla when one can have CHOCOLATE ... mmmmm .. :smile2: