Random Political Thoughts

[bateman]

https://youtu.be/RyC0GbsEKIA

[21st Century Man]

A piece on Camille Paglia who I greatly admire.  She pretty much nails it.

https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/camille-paglia-discusses-her-war-on-elitist-garbage-and-contemporary-feminism

[starrmtn001]

BREAKING NEWS! CONGRESS JUST LAUNCHED A FULL INVESTIGATION OF GEORGE SOROS.  3.16.17.


https://youtu.be/AKxPWLGxLGA

[mikuthing01]

BREAKING NEWS! CONGRESS JUST LAUNCHED A FULL INVESTIGATION OF GEORGE SOROS.  3.16.17.


https://youtu.be/AKxPWLGxLGA

Rev up those ovens!

[albrecht]

http://idahostatejournal.com/news/local/pocatello-boy-watches-family-dog-die-after-cyanide-bomb-explodes/article_d0003a2f-6b7f-5d31-b427-68db03d3b93a.html

Our government won't secure our border but is putting M-44 "cyanide bombs" on our land for predatory control, like against coyotes? Why not use the "coyote" excuse to put these mines on our border? Cheaper than a "wall," and there are a couple of different types of "coyotes" down here that nobody would miss.

[starrmtn001]

Interesting starting at about 0:47 seconds on the time bar.
Anonymous - Obama Flees after DRUG Bust on Lady Michelle....  3.18.17.


https://youtu.be/4yN6l7gCNbc

[aldousburbank]

WeWazPrez keeps rubbing it in our faces.

http://waynedupree.com/after-hawaii-judge-ruled-against-trump-ban-2-0-it-was-time-to-eat-with-special-guest/

[Dr. MD MD]

WeWazPrez keeps rubbing it in our faces.

http://waynedupree.com/after-hawaii-judge-ruled-against-trump-ban-2-0-it-was-time-to-eat-with-special-guest/

Off with their heads! 

[21st Century Man]

Just what I've been thinking for years.  You thought there was a blacklist in the 50's.  Well it ain't got nothing on today.

Tim Allen Compares Hollywood With Nazi Germany

http://pagesix.com/2017/03/19/tim-allen-compares-hollywood-to-nazi-germany/

[mikuthing01]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otD52qwC9xw

[21st Century Man]

In line with my last post on this thread comes this post from The Hollywood Reporter.

A New McCarthyism in Hollywood?


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/a-new-mccarthyism-hollywood-987245

[bateman]

Genuinely gives me hope for the future

http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/07/the-post-millennial-generation-should-worry-democrats/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/02/17/student-lefts-culture-intolereance-creating-new-generation-ofconservatives/

[bateman]

Fuck your identity politics, your perpetual imagined victimhood, inability to debate and your slavish love of the State. Just fuck you.

[pyewacket]

Carlo M. Cipolla, the author of this thesis, was a Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley and seems to have the best explanation of what we see going on these days.

For those with the inclination and attention span, it's well worth reading. 

THE BASIC LAWS OF HUMAN STUPIDITY

By Carlo M. Cipolla
illustrations by James Donnelly

http://harmful.cat-v.org/people/basic-laws-of-human-stupidity/

[Juan]

Good one, Pyewacket.

[bateman]

https://youtu.be/gln6lzDYGjo

[pyewacket]

Good one, Pyewacket.

I figured those individuals falling to the right of the line POM (see fig. 3) would appreciate it. 

Speaking of the POM line- candidates should be required to pass a basic test before running for office.

Feinstein worried Gorsuch would abide by Constitution as written, cites women burned at stake for witchcraft

On Monday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., expressed concern that Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s choice to replace former Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, would (gasp) follow the Constitution as it is actually written, not as how she thinks it should read.  To make her point, she cited the Salem Witch Trials, which took place about 100 years before the Constitution was adopted.

http://conservativefiringline.com/feinstein-worried-gorsuch-abide-constitution-written-cites-women-burned-stake-witchcraft/

[21st Century Man]

I figured those individuals falling to the right of the line POM (see fig. 3) would appreciate it. 

Speaking of the POM line- candidates should be required to pass a basic test before running for office.

Feinstein worried Gorsuch would abide by Constitution as written, cites women burned at stake for witchcraft


http://conservativefiringline.com/feinstein-worried-gorsuch-abide-constitution-written-cites-women-burned-stake-witchcraft/

I can't decide who is dumber, Feinstein or Pelosi.

[Juan]

Al Franken clearly doesn't know what a scrivener's error is.

[albrecht]

Al Franken clearly doesn't know what a scrivener's error is.

Vitium Clerici ("clerical error) is very commonly dismissed because an error but grammar does matter, especially when it come to statutes (because one presumes during the debate over the law the exact words that the legislature/etc would be precise and intend what they write.) The much debated and argued, at least among pedants, the "Oxford Comma," (or serial comma,) was the main feature in a recent case:
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2017/03/15/oxford-comma-maine-labor-dispute/

*“For want of a comma, we have this case,” U.S. appeals judge David J. Barron wrote.

[JesusJuice]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/22/jfks-diary-reveals-fascination-with-hitler-compared-to-legend.html

A young John F. Kennedy filled dozens of pages in what historians believe to be his only diary. In one of the most interesting entries, Kennedy compares Adolf Hitler to a "legend."


After the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945, JFK visited Hitler’s bombed Bavarian Berghof residence and Eagle’s Nest mountain retreat.




After the visit, which was part of his German tour as a Hearst newspaper war correspondent, a 28-year-old Kennedy wrote about his fascination with the dictator, who had just committed suicide four months prior to JFK’s visit.


“He had boundless ambition for his country which rendered him a menace to the peace of the world, but he had a mystery about him in the way he lived and in the manner of his death that will live and grow after him,” he wrote. “He had in him the stuff of which legends are made.”




Kennedy predicted in his diary that Hitler would “emerge from the hatred that surrounds him now as one of the most significant figures who ever lived.”

[starrmtn001]

BREAKING - INSIDER SAYS "NYPD HAS HAD ENOUGH WITH JAMES COMEY" NEW WEINER LEAKS HAVE BEGUN.  3.22.17.


https://youtu.be/eHZN0QsT0Uc

[starrmtn001]

Examining The Impact of Voluntary Restricted Distribution Systems in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain.  3.22.17.


https://youtu.be/ldGDkJpSXPQ

[GravitySucks]

BREAKING - INSIDER SAYS "NYPD HAS HAD ENOUGH WITH JAMES COMEY" NEW WEINER LEAKS HAVE BEGUN.  3.22.17.


https://youtu.be/eHZN0QsT0Uc

Note to self:

Don't google "Weiner leaks"

[albrecht]

Examining The Impact of Voluntary Restricted Distribution Systems in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain.  3.22.17.

I got a few ideas. To solve both the companies' issues about cost of development of new drugs and profit margins and complaints from patients who need the drugs.
1) Let the bidding for Medicare pricing be open so that the rest of the market (competitors, insurance companies, generic drug mfgs, other countries' markets, and end-users/patients can see it.)

2) Make it illegal to directly market to end-users prescription drugs (or any drug maybe*) and marketing only by post to doctors.# That would cut most the "marketing" costs for those companies, which instead could be used to reinvestment in new drugs or returned as dividends to shareholders. No more TV ads demanding you ask your doctor about a drug for a problem you likely don't have.

3) Pass some law indemnifying, or placing some caps on damages, or some such scheme for the companies who release a patented new medicine to other companies for generic mfg against any lawsuits etc. That eliminates much of the companies' REM "concern."  This could be some kind of risk pool between the mfg's or a law like we do with certain vaccines.

4) they/he should redact the personal information on the documents presented. At least black out addresses and/or personal information but show the pricing differentials etc. What is it our government doesn't "get" about securing personal information?

5) Require that all doctors, hospitals, and pharmacists ask "patient," when possible, if you want the generic drugs.

6) Better oversight and testing for all drugs, especially those made overseas, and especially for cheap generic made by foreign companies. Even after their efficacy is known. I don't want "fake drugs," or worse, coming in as generic drugs that could harm patients.

*1) 1st Amendment you say? Ok, instead of passing a law against pass a law giving treble damages (or more)above any judgement, or settlement, for any successful lawsuit against a drug that was marketed directly to the end-user in television, internet, radio, mail, or print.

#2) Ok, some former University of Kentucky cheerleaders and saleswomen will have to find a new job. Too bad, but, luckily for them looking good and being a good salesperson can almost always find you a job. Maybe not as lucrative but there is always places for good salespeople. But that is how my doctor gets me "free samples" you say? True but those "free samples" are coming at a larger cost to the system. Plus I would allow actual scientific conferences on new drugs (but not just golf and fishing trip to learn about the new pill) and sample to be sent with literature but to doctors only. And advertising, of a scientific/medical nature, in the trade publications.

[Dr. MD MD]

I got a few ideas. To solve both the companies' issues about cost of development of new drugs and profit margins and complaints from patients who need the drugs.
1) Let the bidding for Medicare pricing be open so that the rest of the market (competitors, insurance companies, generic drug mfgs, other countries' markets, and end-users/patients can see it.)

2) Make it illegal to directly market to end-users prescription drugs (or any drug maybe*) and marketing only by post to doctors.# That would cut most the "marketing" costs for those companies, which instead could be used to reinvestment in new drugs or returned as dividends to shareholders. No more TV ads demanding you ask your doctor about a drug for a problem you likely don't have.

3) Pass some law indemnifying, or placing some caps on damages, or some such scheme for the companies who release a patented new medicine to other companies for generic mfg against any lawsuits etc. That eliminates much of the companies' REM "concern."  This could be some kind of risk pool between the mfg's or a law like we do with certain vaccines.

4) they/he should redact the personal information on the documents presented. At least black out addresses and/or personal information but show the pricing differentials etc. What is it our government doesn't "get" about securing personal information?

5) Require that all doctors, hospitals, and pharmacists ask "patient," when possible, if you want the generic drugs.

6) Better oversight and testing for all drugs, especially those made overseas, and especially for cheap generic made by foreign companies. Even after their efficacy is known. I don't want "fake drugs," or worse, coming in as generic drugs that could harm patients.

*1) 1st Amendment you say? Ok, instead of passing a law against pass a law giving treble damages (or more)above any judgement, or settlement, for any successful lawsuit against a drug that was marketed directly to the end-user in television, internet, radio, mail, or print.

#2) Ok, some former University of Kentucky cheerleaders and saleswomen will have to find a new job. Too bad, but, luckily for them looking good and being a good salesperson can almost always find you a job. Maybe not as lucrative but there is always places for good salespeople. But that is how my doctor gets me "free samples" you say? True but those "free samples" are coming at a larger cost to the system. Plus I would allow actual scientific conferences on new drugs (but not just golf and fishing trip to learn about the new pill) and sample to be sent with literature but to doctors only. And advertising, of a scientific/medical nature, in the trade publications.

+1

[Juan]

I'd require pharmacies to prominently display drug prices and allow them to advertise. Same with doctors - actual prices and what the actually collect from insurance companies. It's really wrong for cash patients to pay the highest prices.

The best cap on damages would be to return to the system that existed prior to the late 70s. Make the plaintiff sue for a specific amount of money, require proof of the amount, and don't allow the jury to return a higher verdict. The insurance companies, in a stirring example of unintended consequences, convinced states to change the rules to require the plaintiff to demand "an amount in controversy in excess of" generally 10-15,000 dollars.  That change allowed juries to return unlimited verdicts.

[pyewacket]

Another disturbing indicator of societal decline. When lines are blurred and there's no set 'right' or 'wrong', some people consider it a green light to do whatever they please- no matter how harmful. Look at the cultural influences infecting their thoughts, speech, and actions.

Let's apply Prof. Cipolla's theory of THE BASIC LAWS OF HUMAN STUPIDITY
- shall we?

This 20 year old, violated the privacy of two people she was employed to look after. She not only intruded on violated their privacy, but recorded them without their knowledge or permission and posted it on social media, inviting the public to join  her in this criminal act. She also exposed her employer, the facility, her fellow employees, and other residents (and their loved ones) to the fallout from liabilities and bad publicity.

Nursing home employee secretly recorded seniors having sex, posted video to Snapchat


http://wric.com/2017/03/22/nursing-home-employee-secretly-recorded-seniors-having-sex-posted-video-to-snapchat/

[Dr. MD MD]

Another disturbing indicator of societal decline. When lines are blurred and there's no set 'right' or 'wrong', some people consider it a green light to do whatever they please- no matter how harmful. Look at the cultural influences infecting their thoughts, speech, and actions.

Let's apply Prof. Cipolla's theory of THE BASIC LAWS OF HUMAN STUPIDITY
- shall we?

This 20 year old, violated the privacy of two people she was employed to look after. She not only intruded on violated their privacy, but recorded them without their knowledge or permission and posted it on social media, inviting the public to join  her in this criminal act. She also exposed her employer, the facility, her fellow employees, and other residents (and their loved ones) to the fallout from liabilities and bad publicity.

Nursing home employee secretly recorded seniors having sex, posted video to Snapchat


http://wric.com/2017/03/22/nursing-home-employee-secretly-recorded-seniors-having-sex-posted-video-to-snapchat/

I get that she's young and stupid but I still hope she does some time over this. A good year of being fucked over and recorded by other cons would be a good outcome. 

[Juan]

I feel sorry for everyone under about 40. Every move has been videotaped since they popped from the womb.  Their parents destroyed any sense of privacy with the Betamax and VHS recorders.