Michael Moore's "Sicko"

After seeing Michael Moore's "Sicko" last night, I felt sick and betrayed by our government and insurance industry all over again and any moral person would feel the same.  I found myself wishing I had enough money to send a copy of "Sicko" to every American household for people to watch.  So, in lieu of that and after a little googling:

If you get TMC (The Movie Channel) I just found out "Sicko" is airing soon with repeat airings

"On The Movie Channel

09/02/09 at 3:05 AM

On The Movie Channel

09/10/09 at 7:15 AM

On The Movie Channel

09/10/09 at 4:00 PM"

Invite your friends and neighbors to join you!  Oh.. and when you're done, follow up by reading this interview.

More On Healthcare Reform

Oh gosh!  The sky is NOT falling, but Joe Scarborough saw reason and owned up to it!  See article at Truthout.  It's not the bad thing the reactionaries are claiming it is.  We need this reform. 

Obviously I Support Health Care Reform

Ran across this video today regarding health care reform.

Just a few points: Medicare IS government run & funded. So enough with the bullsh** whining about government run medicine. It's already a reality. D'uh!!!

If you have heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer and other diseases, your insurance provider can kick you out for any reason they want. That's called "rationing" too. Gee.

Is The US On The Brink Of Fascism?

I ran across this article at Truthout and felt it was worthwhile to share:

www.truthout.org/080909A

We must be careful to not let our country fall into fascism. 

On second thought, sharing this is mandatory according to the dictates of my conscience.

Evil Lies, Evil Behavior

Lets stop the lies and evil behavior around health care reform.

I've read the bill that is pending regarding health care reform and there is not one word in there to substantiate claims that the Republican right and health care industry is putting out against health care reform like 'death panels' or restricting access.  It is evil of pundits like Rush Limbaugh and politicos like Sarah Palin to be acting on behalf of the health care industry against the common good of the average American citizen by fomenting violent protests at town hall meetings across the country.

It is evil to incite people to go into any town meeting with the goal of disrupting the proceedings and to cause such a ruckus that the meeting is silenced.  Silence speech and you silence democracy.  Sean Hannity says "Become part of a mob!"   But should a mob form and become violent with people being injured, lemme tell ya, Sean Hannity will NOT be paying for the medical care of the injured.  Sean Hannity will be able to claim "My hands are clean, I didn't do anything wrong."  He just encouraged people to join a mob without any thought to what happens when the mood of the mob changes for the worse.

It is evil to incite people to the point that they are calling in death threats to congressmen because sure as the sun rises in the East, this will be some fool who will take it in their hands to try to carry out those threats.

Shame on you for encouraging evil for the sake of patronage and money from the health insurance industries.  You're like war profiteers and you oughta be ashamed of yourselves.

Cogitations

Good morning. How're you all doing today?

It's too bloody hot right now. Our NM weather has been near record breaking and our night time temps are not doing their usual 20+ degree drop from daytime temperatures. It seems like I've sweat more this summer than in previous ones.

I love camping. Some of the camping chores I'm not so fond of... like the post camping clean up. We discovered last weekend that a bottle of cooking oil had leaked into the camp kitchen box we use. There was a film of oil on most everything on the bottom of the box so, after getting home, I got to pull everything out and scrub the box out with hot soapy water. Then I got to scrub everything I pulled out of the box too! The bonus for doing this chore was getting to reclaim some wooden spoons that rightfully belong in my kitchen, not the camp kitchen! Ha!

Over the weekend camping I knit up a new washcloth. Just your basic square, knit stitch cotton wash cloth. Can't decide if I'll use it for a face cloth or for the kitchen. I'm also currently knitting up a couple cotton pads for my Swiffer.  It is so hard to justify the expense of throwaway pads. 

There was a story in Truthout about Bush & Rove and the firings of the six US Attorneys a couple years ago. Now, I worked as a temp in the city law office where David Iglesias once worked so I'm damned sure that Iglesias was doing a fine, ethically balanced job as U.S. Attorney. His character as a human being and as an attorney is exceptional and it saddened me to see politicos try to carry out the kind of hatched job on him that they did.

One of my favorite people on the planet, John Corbin, is suffering from cancer and dying. Some of you may know him from Sulpher Springs, NM, various SCA events, pagan events and Burning Man and even the military and NM Tech. If you know him, give him a shout before he passes to the Summerlands. His sons or daughters will read your messages of love and affection to him!

I got ditched by one of the people who watched this blog because I don't comment on his that often.  Sigh.  Do we really need to comment to each and every post someone makes in their blogs when we visit?  Does that make us more real or valid?

Prof. Gates' Neighborhood

After many days of watching the news about Professor Henry Louis Gates arrest at home by the Cambridge police, I found myself wondering about the neighbor who called in the alleged burglary and wondering why the heck they didn't recognize Professor Gates as their neighbor. Why didn't they go up to him and his driver and ask him what was up? Why didn't the neighbor bother to have cultivated enough of a neighborly relationship to know he was their neighbor and that he had a legitimate right to be trying to get into his own home? So I'm just wondering what's up with that and why that particular element hasn't been part of the public discussion.

Put Up My First eBay Item For Sale Today

It's still the economy and weathering it has been challenging. Working part time is not paying the bills so in addition to job hunting for permanent full time work as an older (read over 50) female, I've decided that it was time to pare my library down. It took weeks and weeks of praying to "become willing to become willing to let go". I've been collecting a lot of books over the years, so am experimenting with selling one of my prized Robert Silverberg books, on eBay. So we shall see what that turns up for me. If I get what I think the book is worth, then I may 'empty the attic' there.

Good Work Walter 1916-2009

Walter Cronkite. The best news anchor of my lifetime. Affectionately called "Uncle Walter" by so many of us even though we had no relation to him. Superlatives abound for him and his exemplary work. Rest In Peace, you did good. Thank you.

Some People Shouldn't Belong...

I was reading an article from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SLPC) Thursday about how the military has a deeply entrenched subculture of members who openly support or identify themselves as part of white separatist and/or neo-Nazi groups. If you click on the pics of the guys in the article, you will see some of their profiles stating their racist or national socialist leanings.

As a veteran, I got a real problem with that! I don't think those people should be part of the American armed forces. Their loyalties are not to the U.S. Constitution or the American people. I think they ought to be put out of the military with bad conduct and even dishonorable discharges for violating their enlistment oaths. Racist and neo-Nazi organizations *are* domestic enemies.

I sure don't want those people able to use the military to develop warcraft skills that they will then be able to pass along to others and that they are willing to turn against their fellow Americans.

What to do about them in the military? Call your congress critters and senators and demand an investigation and demand legislation banning these people from enlisting in our armed forces. Demand that existing military members who are parts of such organizations be discharged immediately.

To write your congress people: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
To write your senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm