29 Jun
I found this posting at American Thinker. I thought this was a light-hearted, yet telling poke at the press which is working so hard to insert itself into the political process this election season. A tip of the hat to the poster, BillG at American Thinker.
Someone sent this to me. I do not […]
Posted in Humour, Miscellaneous, Modern Culture by: Martin Hale
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24 Jun
Well, here’s another sad story from socialised medicine land - Great Britain. Man has cancer and is denied a treatment that will extend his life and make him more comfortable. It’s expensive and the local NHS trust looked at his age (77) and his prognosis (poor) and denied him the treatment. He […]
Posted in Health Care by: Martin Hale
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24 Jun
This article in the Telegraph UK points out the lunacy of single-payer socialised health care. It discusses the anticipated announcement by the Tories of their proposed changes to the National Health when they assume power. In the announcement we learn that:
“The Conservative leader will reveal that an extra 38,000 lives a year would […]
Posted in Health Care by: Martin Hale
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21 Jun
Please read this article. It’s posted at WorldNetDaily and gives you just one more reason to fear the universal government-run health strategies being suggested by modern liberals. The story centers around the need for the government-run Medicaid program in Oregon, as administered by a contractor, to deny cancer treatment to an individual while […]
Posted in Health Care by: Martin Hale
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19 Jun
This idea has been brewing inside my head for a while now. It has to do with whether or not the 22nd Amendment should be modified. As you know, the 22nd Amendment was crafted following the unprecedented Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was elected to four terms in office, although he died […]
Posted in Current Events, Philosophy, Politics by: Martin Hale
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18 Jun
Well, a year after the news hit the pipeline that Algore, the high priest of Anthropogenic Global Warming, was spending more in a month for energy at his main residence in Tennessee than the average family of four in America spends in a year. Some minor embarrassment ensued, and the Gore publicists released a […]
Posted in Climate change by: Martin Hale
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17 Jun
Yesterday, I reported on the failure of the UK National Health Service to meet minimal cleanliness standards in more than a quarter of their hospitals. Today, we learn that the NHS is finally bowing to pressures to review a policy that has forced citizens to stay within the NHS or face denial of treatment. […]
Posted in Health Care by: Martin Hale
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16 Jun
In an ongoing effort to highlight the deficiencies of nationalised health I bring you this from the Daily Telegraph. If you think that the Democratic push for socialised medicine is a good thing, get ready to have the quality of your health care take a big nose dive.
“NHS trusts fail to meet hygiene standards” […]
Posted in Health Care by: Martin Hale
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16 Jun
Last night, I watched the “Nasa Missions: When We Left The Earth” show on the Discovery Channel. This episode covered the Apollo 11 mission that finally put men on the Moon. I remember the night we landed on the moon for the first time. Like the vast majority of Americans, and […]
Posted in Modern Culture by: Martin Hale
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10 Jun
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for most of the past decade, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the slow strangulation of free speech in Canada due to the poison pill of Human Rights Commissions left in the wake of the Pierre Trudeau government forty years ago. While virtually all of the cases brought to […]
Posted in Modern Culture, Politics by: Martin Hale
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