An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Archive for 31 August 2009
‘Nuff Said
Swiped from The Cutting Edge.
Welcome to the ObamaCare Medical Emergency Help Line!
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Did you select HEART ATTACK?
If yes, press 2, if no, press 9.
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On a scale of 1 to 9, with 9 being excruciating pain,
how much pain are you in?
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Enter your age, followed by the pound sign.
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as determined by Federal Coordinating Council for
Comparative Effectiveness Research is Seventy-three.
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Shared by brother in law Tom.
Public Service Announcement
I don’t want to worry you, but with all the hype and attention in the
media recently concerning the spread of H1N1 virus, I decided to ring the Government’s new Swine Flu
Helpline yesterday just to check on what the symptoms are.
Basically.. if you wake up looking like this…
Don’t go to work!!!
Shared by Sharon.
Not Dead Yet
Healthy Warned Against Daily Dose Of Aspirin
The drug, which reduces the risk of blood clots, can be taken by patients who have already suffered a heart attack or are at risk of one, according to NHS Direct.
Millions of others are also believed to take a daily dose as an “insurance policy” in the hope of guarding against heart trouble.
But the routine use of aspirin by healthy people to prevent heart problems “cannot be supported”, professors from the Aspirin for Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis (AAA) said.
Their study found that the risk of cardiovascular problems had to be set against the increased risk of internal bleeding.
So, am I suppose to be taking one cuz my doc says so? Or is she one of those ‘eveeel’ folks who wants to hike up health care costs? Hmmm… Whatever. It’s flavored, chewable, baby aspirin. I count it as my evening snack. 
A HUGE Thank You!
Well, the Mr and I are getting ready to hit the road, and head home! While we have thoroughly enjoyed our visit, we are SO ready to get the hell outta Taxconsin! 
We had a great time visiting family and friends up in Waupun and Fond du Lac….. like Amie, Alan, Alana, Jim, Polly, Debbie, Holly, Ivy, Marcy, and who can remember all the names?
Now, we have made new friends. Yes, linking to different sites, and kind of ‘knowing’ the authors, is one thing. Actually MEETING these folks, face to face, was an absolute thrill! I can’t tell ya how much I appreciate Chris from Racine hosting such a terrific shindig! I know, it wasn’t really FOR us, but hey….I can fantasize, right? Heh.
So dear lady…….
One word: TUNICA!
Haven’t You Done Enough???
First we get the stimulus package that did nothing for our economy, and actually put us further in debt. Then Obama tries to pull a fast one on the American people with his new and improved health care that is a joke. Next it was the Cash For Clunkers program that was also supposed to stimulate the economy but failed miserably. Cash For Clunkers succeeded in the following…
- Disposing of perfectly good cars.
-Putting people further in debt with a car payment they couldn’t afford. Kinda hard to make the payments on your brand new car when you don’t have a job.
-Putting the country further in debt.
-Attempted to put cars on the road that Obama wanted on the road, rather than what the American people actually wanted. Since most of the cars that qualified for the program where models that no one really wanted in the first place, car companies got to unload some of there stock that they otherwise would have been stuck with.
-It also gave Brett Favre a new home. Ok sorry back to the rant at hand!
Now there is a bill that is being revised that would give Obama the power to disconnect private sector computers from the Internet. Are you kidding me?
-The president of the United States has always had the constitutional authority, and duty, to protect the American people and direct the national response to any emergency that threatens the security and safety of the United States. The Rockefeller-Snowe Cybersecurity bill makes it clear that the president’s authority includes securing our national cyber infrastructure from attack. The section of the bill that addresses this issue, applies specifically to the national response to a severe attack or natural disaster. This particular legislative language is based on longstanding statutory authorities for wartime use of communications networks. To be very clear, the Rockefeller-Snowe bill will not empower a “government shutdown or takeover of the Internet” and any suggestion otherwise is misleading and false. The purpose of this language is to clarify how the president directs the public-private response to a crisis, secure our economy and safeguard our financial networks, protect the American people, their privacy and civil liberties, and coordinate the government’s response.-
Now the above sounds really good right? Being able to safeguard this, and protect that. Yeah right! I wouldn’t trust Obama with a potato gun but you expect me to trust him to have the ability to shut down my access to the Internet? I can think of a few sites he would like to shut down right now. Hey, this one is on that list! Perhaps it is time to stock up on the guns, ammo, and rations and just wait for the government to come knock on my door. Hope they like lead, cause that’s what I’ll be serving that day!
Post by Ick!
A Game of Chicken
Questions swirl around Mercury decision to hold firm to vote deadline
While union officials blame Mercury Marine for killing an 11th hour vote that might have kept more than 800 manufacturing jobs in Fond du Lac, many union workers say union leadership did too little, too late.
“Why did the union wait so long to call a vote? They knew last Thursday that there was great interest among members in having a re-vote, so why didn’t they call for a vote on Friday,” said union worker Fred Toth Jr. “The union leaders dragged their feet on the whole thing, and in my opinion, alienated their members.”
Toth, along with fellow workers Rick Schmidt and Felipe Rodriguez, began circulating a petition last week calling for a second vote on contract changes proposed by company management. During the first vote on Aug. 23, more than 800 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Lodge 1947 “overwhelmingly” rejected contract changes company officials at Fond du Lac’s largest manufacturer said were needed to keep Mercury manufacturing jobs in the city.
“We were told by District 10 union officials that there was a bylaw preventing workers from voting on a contract without at least three significant changes in it. Now we find out there wasn’t any bylaw. It was just an unwritten policy with the IAM. Policies are rewritten every day,” Toth said.
It’s no secret I’m no fan of unions. This is one reason why. Let’s face it, the union “leadership” don’t give a flying flip about the rank and file. Mercury Marine stated their intentions. The union members listened to the leadership, and said “Oh no, they won’t do that. They’ll cave to us, they NEED us!” Well, guess what? They DON’T need you! There are many areas in this country that WANT the jobs the Mercury have to offer.
Then, Mercury gave the members another chance. Vote again, for or against, but this time, make sure you KNOW what you’re doing. The leadership LIED to the members, and told them they couldn’t vote again. It was a done deal, and Mercury would back down. Way to go SFB. You shafted your members, you shafted the community.
It would be my suggestion, that if you are lucky enough to get another job, tell whoever approaches you to ‘join the union’, to tell them to take their suggestion and shove it where the sun don’t shine!
Nashville 912 Project
On September 12, I will be joining many others across the nation in a celebration of the 912 Project. Unfortunately, I’m not able to go to D.C., although thousands of our fellow Americans will be there. Sadly, due to the state of the economy, many others can’t afford such a trip, even at deep discounted rates. Unfortunately, my reasons for not joining them in the nation’s capital is due to health concerns. sigh… If you are one of the many who can’t show our legislators we are VERY serious, and contrary to the massive damage that has been done to our country in a rather short period of time, we still believe in our country, please feel free to join us in Nashville, from 2pm to 6pm, Legislative Plaza.
Info from the website:
Do You Consider Yourself A Patriot?
Do you still Believe in the Country You saw rise up after 9/11, then You must Attend an upcoming Event in Nashville, TN on Saturday September 12th from 12-5PM at Legislative Plaza in Downtown Nashville, TN. This Is Not A Protest. It is a day to Honor our Troops, Police Officers and Firefighters and Remember our Heroes! Sponsored by the 9/12 Project and the Descendants of Liberty.
Keynote Speaker: Michael DelGiorno of WTN 99.7.
Dave Evans, Don Strong, Ben Cunningham
The Oathkeepers!
Musical Guests
Ray Stevens Performing his New Song 10%!
Former Curb recording artist Lesley McDaniel,
Danielle Carroll, Scott Ewing and Jeff Senters & Patriot Pride.
Free Admission All proceeds from Donations will Benefit the 100 Club of Nashville and
Special Operations Warrior Foundation to help Fund College Educations of Children of our Fallen Heroes!
All appearances are subject to change.
I don’t know about you, but I still remember how I felt on 9/12.
