Comments on: NYT Excoriates Louisiana for Gustav Evacuation

By: Lamar White, Jr

Lamar White, Jr — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:27:19 +0000

I was about to say… No one can deny the greatness of “Tom Sawyer.”

Seriously though, Limbaugh is a comedian with a really narrow-minded political agenda. I understand why people listen to him (and even why people on Cenla Antics mimic him), but I’ve never believed he should be taken seriously.

Just today, Limbaugh repeated a ridiculous and patently absurd lie that Obama isn’t an “African-American,” because his father was from the Middle East. Problem is: Obama’s father is from Kenya– not exactly the Middle East.

Typical Limbaugh: Broadcasting ignorance in order to stoke paranoia, irrational fear, and bigotry.

I prefer NPR.

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:33:49 +0000

I agree about the bailout. And there is plenty of blame to go around (Repubs and Dems) for this mess we are in. I read somewhere that it amounts to about $2,000.00 for every man, woman, and child in the country. I say give me my 8 grand and I’ll take my chances.

Why should I care anyway….my house is financed with a traditional mortgage with a 70/30 debt to equity ratio, neither of my vehicles are over colateralized, and to top it all off, I have a fairly secure job that comes with health insurance.

Perhaps I could be a little more compassionate. Thanks for providing me with some different perspectives on things besides my own. I gotta stop listening to RUSH…..Limbaugh, not the band.

By: Lamar White, Jr

Lamar White, Jr — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:13:00 +0000

Very clever, Darren, and good point about universal housing access. I seem to recall a Heritage Foundation study from 2001 that renounced smart growth in favor of an aggressive home ownership agenda. I think you posted about it. I’m thinking about writing a post that describes the relationship between the sprawl economy and the current economic crisis.

Anyway, I think ensuring public health is the prerogative of government, and to that end, I agree with mandating health insurance for all Americans. We’re the only industrialized country in the world without a single-payer health care system. The “socialism” argument looks silly, considering the $700 billion bail-out our Republican President is proposing for Wall Street.

http://personalinsure.about.com/cs/healthinsurance1/a/aa060903a.htm

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:58:58 +0000

Lamar,

I too have had problems obtaining health insurance from time to time due to a pre-existing heart condition I had. Most folks likely would not have a problem with some sort of government regulation and/or supplements to assist those who the insurance companies won’t carry for reasons like yours.

I assume that the 47 million Americans who don’t have health insurance either can’t afford, can’t get it, or choose not to buy it. Providing them and everyone else with “universal” coverage is a noble goal but is not the role of our government. If we do that, then what’s next? Universal housing access…ooops we tried that and it failed. How about universal access to luxury cars, jobs, money, loose women, beer, wine…. you get my drift. None of these things are gauranteed by our constitution. They can package it however they want but it’s still socialism.