New Media Fallout

Andy Levy: Man who made $20 million for Bewitched calls health insurance execs overpaid

eric — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:43:04 +0000

This is pretty rich. Pun intended. Good observation by Andy Levy on Twitter about Will Ferrell’s video for moveon.org

Man who made $20 million for BEWITCHED thinks health insurance execs are overpaid.

http://pol.moveon.org/insurance_execs/

Obama open to not letting failing newspapers fail

eric — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:55:54 +0000

If they are failing, aren’t they already “nonprofit?” They are failing because no one wants them. If I don’t want to pay for them directly why would I want to pay for them via the U.S. Government?

The president said he is “happy to look at” bills before Congress that would give struggling news organizations tax breaks if they were to restructure as nonprofit businesses.

Obama open to newspaper bailout bill

Lost penis - what’s the damages?

eric — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:02:09 +0000

First mistake: Volunteer to have your penis cut open. Second mistake: Volunteer to have a plastic rod inserted once its cut open which would result in a permanent erection. Forever. Third mistake: Go back to the same doctor to have it fixed when it gets gangrene. Result: Amputated penis.

In a lawsuit filed this past August 31 in Miami-Dade court, Millas claims his diabetes led to the complications and should have dissuaded Perito from performing the surgery. Millas’s lawyer, Spencer Aronfeld, calls a man’s penis his very “essence” and mortifies Riptide with a description of Millas’s post-op life: He’ll never have sex again. He urinates sitting down. And he’s ashamed to look at his body in the mirror.

Perito could not be reached for comment, but his lawyer insists penis implantation is “appropriate” for patients with diabetes.

Uh… No. That kind of surgery is not appropriate for anyone.

Another guy got $1.5 mil just for a botched wart removal that left the patient bent out of shape but ready for action.

See the full article…

Lets have some comments. How much is your unit worth to you?

Execution problems prompt one-week reprieve for Ohio inmate

eric — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:41:02 +0000

I can only hope they don’t try lethal injection next week but can only guess they’ll repeat the same fiasco. I have a hard time feeling sorry for men who rape and murder little girls, but if I had my choice between being hanged or strapped to a table while someone dug for a vein for hours so they could pump me full of eternity juice I’ll go for the hanging. That works. I get impatient waiting for dental work. Imagine this.

“Difficulties in administering the execution protocol necessitate a temporary reprieve,” said Strickland’s Warrant of Reprieve, filed in court Tuesday afternoon in the case of inmate Romell Broom.

via Execution problems prompt one-week reprieve for Ohio inmate - CNN.com.

Four ACORN videos now

eric — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:27:03 +0000

The latest one shows an acorn worker being supportive of all the other illegal stuff in the first three - trafficking in little girls for prostitution, adult prostitution, etc - but this lady also admits to shooting her husband.

What Is the Foundation Of Your Economic Beliefs?

eric — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:43:57 +0000

One of the first opinion pieces I’ve seen that is all questions. These questions say more than most statements.

RealClearMarkets - What Is the Foundation Of Your Economic Beliefs?.

John Mackey: The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare - WSJ.com

eric — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:45:51 +0000

: Image via Wikipedia

People want to boycott over this?

Many promoters of health-care reform believe that people have an intrinsic ethical right to health care—to equal access to doctors, medicines and hospitals. While all of us empathize with those who are sick, how can we say that all people have more of an intrinsic right to health care than they have to food or shelter?

Health care is a service that we all need, but just like food and shelter it is best provided through voluntary and mutually beneficial market exchanges. A careful reading of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution will not reveal any intrinsic right to health care, food or shelter. That’s because there isn’t any. This “right” has never existed in America

via John Mackey: The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare - WSJ.com.

Kids post pictures of drinking parties on Facebook - Consequences

eric — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:40:36 +0000

I remember when I was doing my underage drinking. We didn’t have Facebook, or the internet for that matter. I don’t think we’d have posted evidence of our wrong-doing if we had. I think we understood if you tell the world about doing something wrong, the people you want to hide your misdeeds from will find out.

Why are kids so stupid these days?

Video from the Chicago Tribune — chicagotribune.com.

I’LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT - Nealz Nuze on boortz.com

eric — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:34:06 +0000

Boortzs asks a great question about Obama’s feint at being open to the idea of doing what is proven to fix the economy - cutting taxes. President Obama has said he wants to discuss the idea of lowering corporate taxes over time in exchange for elimination of loopholes. Boorts asks:

“Over time?” What’s this? Don’t’ we have an economic crisis? If it was so important that Obama and the Dems get their trillion-dollar stimulus bill by President’s Day, why in the world can’t they cut corporate taxes just as fast?

Lkely nothing more than the proverbial smoke being blown up our collective ass. Does he really think this posturing will satisfy those of us who know that earmarks and propping up dysfunctional parts of the economy is a recipe for further disaster while getting out of the way of the productive elements always suceeds?

How about wealth redistribution over time? Oh wait, that’s what we’ve been doing - and sinking in.

via I’LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT - Nealz Nuze on boortz.com.

Iraqi Journalist gets off with only three years

eric — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:21:50 +0000

One thing to know about this story is its an AP story. That means liberal bias. The article is full of blame Amercia first code language. For example, when the AP says “many Iraqis” they mean a few discontents - the ones who won’t even acknowledge what the typical American liberal will acknowledge if pressed - that Iraqis are far better off today under their own elected government than they were under the Hussein regime.

But defense lawyers said the judge showed leniency because of Mr. Zeidi’s age and clean record. Many Iraqis consider Mr. Zeidi a hero for defiantly expressing his anger at a president who they believe destroyed their country after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Thousands across the Muslim world took to the streets to demand his release.

Defense lawyers said they would appeal because they believe the action was a legitimate political protest and didn’t merit prison time.

via Iraqi Journalist Sentenced for Throwing Shoes at Bush - WSJ.com.