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It’s the only word I can think of that fits.

Oh, and Go, Helen.

Two minutes in Thomas brings it, saying, ”I’m amazed… I’m amazed at you people who call for openness and transparency,” and cites a pattern of “controlling the press.” She tells Gibbs that the Obama administration’s “formal engagements are prepackaged,” and says that “calling reporters the night before, telling them they’re going to be called on- that’s shocking.” When asked if she sent in a question, she goes all grandma-don’t-play-that by snapping, “I don’t have to email it- I can tell you right now!”

I know other presidents have done this crap before. That doesn’t make it right for Obama to do it. Maybe we shouldn’t expect more? And if not, why not?

And what about this?

Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was canceling plans for an exclusive “salon” at her home where for as much as $250,000, the Post offered lobbyists and association executives off-the-record access to “those powerful few” — Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and even the paper’s own reporters and editors.

The astonishing offer was detailed in a flier circulated Wednesday to a health care lobbyist, who provided it to a reporter because the lobbyist said he felt it was a conflict for the paper to charge for access to, as the flier says, its “health care reporting and editorial staff.”

Who are these administration officials and congresscritters? No one gives a rat’s ass about WaPo people….

This administration needs to sit down and rethink itself, how it treats the people who support it, as well as all citizens of this country. Attempting to control the press, and taking advantage of or patronizing citizens is just….pathetic. Bad Form. Low Class. 2nd Rate.

I expected more. This is all just extremely discouraging.

Man, the entertainment world is dropping like flies…

David Carradine
Ed McMahon
Gary Papa
Farrah Fawcett
Michael Jackson
Irv Homer
Billy Mays
Fred Travalena

And now…

Karl Malden. RIP.

That makes 9. Divisible by 3. Can all the creepy dying stop now, please?

Cynthia McKinney was taken into custody by Israel, along with a Nobel Peace Prize winne and relief workers.

Israeli Occupation forces have boarded the Free Gaza Movement’s aid boat Spirit of Humanity and abducted 21 humanitarian aid workers including six-term U.S. Congresswoman and former presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire. Major news outlets MSNBC, ABC, CNN, BBC, FOX, and The Nation have been silent on events, thus far.

“This is an outrageous violation of international law against us. Our boat was not in Israeli waters, and we were on a human rights mission to the Gaza Strip,” said McKinney. “President Obama just told Israel to let in humanitarian and reconstruction supplies, and that’s exactly what we tried to do. We’re asking the international community to demand our release so we can resume our journey.”

These assholes took a boat full of toys, olive trees, and various supplies. They weren’t toting weapons and guns. You know DAMN WELL TPTB knew what they were carrying.

Cynthia, we want to hear from you!!!

Not me. Maine.

They have had rain 24 of the last 27 days. Actually, when we got there, supposedly it was 17 out of 24. I can tell you it rained Every. Single. Frigging. Day. we were there. I really feel for the folks that live there, I was miserable pretty much the whole time we were there. But Bug had fun, so that was worth it. Next time, HE goes to Maine, WE go to the beach.

Have lots of blog fodder, too. But I didn’t have internet for the last three days, so if I didn’t catch up to your comment, please bear with Moi…..

And yes, I did get the wireless thing fixed - when I got home tonight…..

While I’m ranting health, insurance, yadda yadda…..as for health itself - here is the World Health Organization’s Report - and a good article via America’s Health Rankings, which I think is a little easier to understand. Note Table 6 on that last list….

Table 6 has a few interesting stats. Notice that we have one of the lowest percentages of tobacco use, and Japan, the top-ranking country, has a higher percentage. Yet we are #28. The WHO has us as #15, but the America’s Health Rankings combines a lot of different studies to develop their table.

You can’t say it’s *just* diet - although I am a big fan of Eastern food. Unfortunately, CorpAmurk has convinced you that it’s better to buy prepackaged crap. Are we not lucky, to have all this food laced with MSG/aspartame/high fructose corn syrup, as well as nonstop TV and video games for activities???

Just look at some of the countries ahead of us….Hell, I’m in Amish Country - where do you think we got our diet? Um, Germany???! Germany eats TONS of junk, noodles, fat, and glop, although more of it is probably made from scratch than ours. I was in Italy and England two years ago, and France before that, and I know what’s on the shelves of their grocery stores, too. They sell our processed crap over there. So you can’t say it’s diet alone causing our health issues. Gee, do ya think it’s that they have better preventative health care?

We know we have the Fattest People in the World in this country - 33% of women over the age of 15, and 31% of males are overweight. Of course, it would be best if we could get everyone off their butts and lose that weight…..then again, maybe if people wouldn’t eat things with aspartame, their thyroids wouldn’t be so screwed up….. It would also be good if the woman I saw in the nail shop a couple of weeks ago would see the stretch marks on the EEEEE boobs that were hanging out of her tank top…..but that’s another issue….

The US has the highest infant mortality rate - and there is absolutely NO excuse for that. But what is the CAUSE?

Of the ones who are above us, Germany is the only one with a multi-payer “universal” healthcare system. Everyone else has universal health care, period. Farrah Fawcett had to go to Germany for cancer treatments she couldn’t get here - treatments that have been proven to work, but since Dumbya put health on the backburner we are still in the dark ages. She could afford to go, but still, that she actually HAD to is the issue.

I still want these questions answered, and not with information, but with ACTION to FIX the problems.

Why is this happening?
Why is this supposedly wonderful country so far down the list?
Why are we so in the dark about our own health?
Why does a supposedly religious country NOT want to care for their weak, elderly, indigent???
Why do people who are sick have to fight to get care, and what happens when they have no one to fight for them?

I know BO said we all have to work for “change” - but you know what? HE has to work for it, too. I am SO tired of fighting the frigging system - it’s time for THEM to DO something about it. Is there a stat for stress deaths anywhere??

For the next President…

What Ed Shultz said in my post yesterday about BO’s being a one-term president just falls right in line with all the Rethugs who have been falling by the wayside lately.

All these supposed GOP “leaders” who have been male sluts, or morons with more feet in their mouths than they have on their body lately may be laughable to you. But you just wait. It’s not so funny.

Obama has to screw up just ONCE. They will pounce so hard that your frigging head will spin. Then you will see their TRUE next choice for president…..


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This makes #5 for the week…. First, Gary Papa. Then Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson.

Now the second hometown boy this week. WTF is it, the rain????

The latter two should be so honored, to die the same day in the “company of” Irv.

Anyone who listened to the Evil One always went back for more. He was one of the best - we’ll miss you, Irv!!