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Banjo Hero
Digital forensics shows Oswald photo was not faked
(for those who lack sarcasm detector, the above statement is sarcasm)
If you get the joke in this, it probably means you are old
Congressman Alan Grayson Lists Number Of Dead Per District
My brother lives in a rural area, is a self-employed small business owner, and cannot afford health insurance. A few years ago, he had a cyst in his throat that required surgery, otherwise he would suffocate and die within a day. The local hospital did not have the facilities to do the surgery so he had to be taken to the city. 100-mile ambulance ride was > $10,000. (the helicopter ride would have been triple that, so he opted for ambulance). The surgery (not that complicated, probably took the actual surgeon 15 minutes, 2 hour total with setup/prep by the techs in the OR) was > $70,000. You can buy a house for that.
So, with some bad luck, you can get sick and get yourself into a lot of debt, or you can choose the republican plan - TO DIE QUICKLY.
If he had health insurance, he could have gone earlier (at the point where it wasn't an emergency situation), or if not preventable with earlier treatment, at least the insurance would cover most of that $80k of expense.
And people also seem to think that "the public option" would be free - it wouldn't. you still have to pay for it. It's simply cheaper than private insurance for the same coverage. I don't think it would ever be as efficient as a single-payer system (such as in Canada), but it would help millions of people financially.
Honeestly, I don't think congress is doing enough. Just put in the public option, but don't make it mandatory to have health insurance, and all the naysayers (people like QM and WP) will have the FREEDOM to choose the plan they want. If they want to spend $500/month instead of $100, that's entirely up to them. Or they can spend $0, cross their fingers, and if there is a major problem go to the ER and get in debt.
(I just hope I never see a 1-800-SAFE-BODY commercial, starring Justin Case.)
Awesome way to eat a chicken wing: de-bone it first!
Oh, and I don't eat chicken feet either.
Bumped from 1st Class for Wearing a Jump Suit
come on people, he doesn't work for puma - represent!
know wot um sayin?
Steven Seagal and Jean Claude Van Damme - One True Impact.
James May goes for a ride in a U-2 Spy Plane
>> ^Wingoguy:
Flying with a pilot wearing glasses would make me very nervous...
I'm a helicopter pilot, I wear contacts. My vision has to pass the same standards as any other pilot. Actually I'm going tomorrow for my FAA required yearly flight physical.
I thought the Air Force required 20/20 or better vision of all their pilots? (i.e. no contacts or glasses, but laser surgery was ok)
Or is that just for fighter pilots?
Elderly Couple Fights Two Crazy Girls
Quentin Tarantino on The Moral Choices in Pulp Fiction
Hyundai Canada Gives Parking Fail Victim A Surprise
If so, I'm sold.
Joe Lieberman On Why He Will Filbuster To Kill Public Option
Check out the story of congressman Dennis Kucinich when he was the Mayor of Cleveland- he saved Muny Light, a publicly held power company. Lots of controversy, but in the end it saved all the people a lot of money.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z0rk5RoP2U
Fake? Mom feeds family of 6 on $4 a week
Bruce Lee Destroys Ping Pong with Nunchucks
I bet Tom Hanks could beat him at ping pong though...
Are you Afraid of Bats?
AMATEURS!
Epic car jump
Epic Parking Fail!
Lexus just had a recall on the same exact problem.
once the vehicle was elevated (on top of the 2 cars), the floor-mat became dislodged, and the driver was able to calmly put it in reverse and proceed about their business.
Luckily no one was injured.
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And to the person who doesn't think BMW's can go off-road, there are many BMW rally cars (mostly in Europe, because Nascar is boring)
Church of LDS, Racism, and Prop 8
>> ^yourhydra:
did anyone else expect a girl before he began to talk?
Wait, that's a guy?
looks like a chick (especially with the lipstick) but sounds like Topher Grace (Eric Forman from That 70's Show)
also, didn't the mormons murder an entire wagon-train of pilgrims (including women and children)? being racist/homophobic is small potatos after that.
Insurance Company Issues Death Sentence to Customer
problem solved.
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World (SNL 1979)