A Preview Of What Is To Come: When Death Panels Come A Knockin

Filed Under: Politics

Its here… Death Panel Update: California Ends Mammogram Subsidies for Poor Women Under 50. Apparently, California will no longer subsidize mammograms for poor women under 50. Link: http://3.ly/UWs (HT: Gateway Pundit)

Thanks to a new recommendation made by the government appointed United States Preventive Services Task Force women will die.  This is only a preview of what is to come.

Briefly, there are several groups that make recommendations within the world of preventive medicine.  Each group has a bias (positive or negative) that influences their guidelines. Furthermore, each guideline is typically stratified based on the degree of strength of the recommendation which is ideally based on scientific evidence.  Typically, we see groups such as the American Cancer Society making more conservative recommendations.  The United States Preventive Services Task Force typically makes recommendations that are less conservative and aggressive.  This group is appointed and funded by the government to make recommendations.

What is coming?

One can see how a government appointed panel could be influenced by economic factors when making recommendations. When ObamaCare passes, we will see the government lean more heavily on their appointed task force to determine care. The recommendations and guidelines we see now by the USPSTF WILL become mandates and protocols. Furthermore, we will see many new government task forces created to influence every single area of medicine. In other words, “death panels”.

Listen to breast cancer survivor Carly Fiorina tell her story: (HT: Scott Graves and HotAir)

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In the weekly Republican address, Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP, describes how she was diagnosed with and beat breast cancer.

She explains why the recent recommendation on mammograms from a government-run panel was so troubling, especially because costs were a significant factor in the decision.

She points out, “The health care bill now being debated in the Senate explicitly empowers this very task force to influence future coverage and preventive care.”

She wonders, under the Democrat health bill, “Will a bureaucrat determine that my life isn’t worth saving?”

“Do we really want government bureaucrats, rather than doctors, dictating how we prevent and treat something like breast cancer?” she asks.

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Rifqa Bary: Will A Young Girl Find Freedom & Safety From Radical Islam In America?

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Rifqa Bary is a 17 year old convert to Christianity from Islam.  Sharia Law now demands her death.  She has become well known in Islamic circles as an Apostate and has received threats with even a facebook page created calling for her death.  She has been threatened by her family and has fled the state of Ohio. Now she is in the midst of a legal battle to determine whether she must return to her family.  The governor of Ohio is now calling for her return to Ohio.

Orlando Sentinnel, 9/11/09:

The office of Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has issued a statement, saying the teenage girl who ran away from her Muslim home in Columbus, Ohio, to evangelical Christians in Orlando, should be returned.

“Child welfare agencies and authorities in Ohio and Franklin County are fully capable of providing for the security and well-being of Ohio’s children,” said the statement. “The governor believes this is a family matter and therefore would most appropriately be handled here in Ohio with the assistance of the child welfare and foster care system.”

Fathima Rifqa Bary, 17, is currently living with a foster family in the Orlando area. She fled Columbus aboard a Greyhound bus in July, saying her father had threatened to kill her because she had abandoned his faith — Islam — and become a Christian.

Her father, Mohamed Bary, a jeweler and Amway distributor, says that never happened. A Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation supports his claim. So does Franklin County Children’s Services, the child welfare agency serving Columbus.

Rifqa was recently granted emergency jurisdiction to the Florida DCF at her last hearing.  The next hearing is scheduled for Monday, September 21.

Will she find freedom and safety from radical Islam in America?

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Her story in her own words:

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Rifqa also tells her story at her personal website: http://rifqabary.com/

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Return To Sender: Madame Speaker Hearts “The Disruptors”

Filed Under: Politics

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Let the reader understand:

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Flashback: Democratic etiquette in the Bush era

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(HT: HotAir)

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NothinButNet 08.16.09: Obama Resistance Grows, Goodbye Feddie, & The Delusional Arlen Specter

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President Barack Obama campaigns for ObamaCare in New York Times, joins Nancy Pelosi in making Op-Ed magic.  This is not Political?  Right.

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Are Democrats now retreating from the “public option”? (HotAir)

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Conservatives seem to be getting their message across:  Guess who is still #1 on the New York Times best seller list! And, guess who is #4 and #5!

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Music Video: “If 10% is good enough for Jesus, it oughta be good enough for Uncle Sam!”

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Congressman and Physician Phil Roe (Republican from Tennessee) accepts President Obama’s invitation to sit down together and go over health bill “line by line”

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“Obama Resistance Grows” says Lee Cary (American Thinker)

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It is a sad day. Feddie has left the building. (Southern Appeal)

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Manufactured Health Care Crisis” (American Thinker)

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Arlen Specter is out of touch: “I think we have to bear in mind that, although those people need to be heard and have a right to be heard, that they’re not really representative of America, in my opinion”

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Child Prodigies: @between2worlds:  Something Tells Me This Kid Isn’t Spending a Lot of Time Playing Videogames

UPDATE: Wikipedia has a large list of these crazy kids.

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Usain Bolt drinks jet fuel, shoots rocket fire out of his feet: @breakingnews: Usain Bolt has won the 100 meters final at the world athletics championships in a world record time of 9.58 seconds.

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Sinclair Ferguson has resumed his Sunday night expositions on the book of Romans. Last weeks “Baptizatus Sum” was a knockout. Listen here!

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The Russians Are Coming

Filed Under: History, Politics

There was news this week of a Russian nuclear submarine patrolling near the U.S. East Coast.  The Wall Street Journal reported that two submarines came as near as 200 miles, yet remained in international waters according to U.S. Military officials.  A Russian general is brushing off American concerns calling it “a normal process” and saying they were getting bored just being “idle” and “making circles” :

A senior Russian general on Wednesday brushed off American concerns about two Russian submarines spotted off the East Coast of the United States, saying the patrols were routine and suggesting that the U.S. Navy carries out similar missions near Russia.

“I don’t know if there is any news in this news for anyone,” said Col. Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn, deputy chief of staff of the Russian armed forces. “The fleet shouldn’t sit on its hands and be idle.”…

…Asked at a news conference about the submarines, Nogovitsyn drew a comparison to the resumption of the long-range bomber missions. “This is our right. We got tired of flying circles on our routes and started strategic flights,” he said.

“And you remember how much clamor this caused at the time? Just because we started going out on combat patrols,” he continued. “But I must tell you that the battle potential of our strategic aviation is serious, and has only risen since then.”

“Long voyages of Russian submarines, this is a normal process,” he added, saying U.S. officials who are expressing concerns “understand this very well.”

Are we supposed to believe this, that a Russian fleet got bored being idle and making circles in the north seas and set out for an adventure?  Perhaps the Russians are up to something sinister.  Or, perhaps a couple of Russian submarine captains wanted to get a better view of an incredible land:

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Whatever the case, we better be keeping our radar on and our scramblers on standby. Read More »

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A Matter of Originalism: Part 2

Filed Under: Law, Philosophy

Last month, I pointed out an interesting aspect of Judge (and soon to be Justice) Sotomayor’s defense to her statement that she “would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” She defended this statement by insisting that her words should not be interpreted literally, but should instead be understood to communicate what she intended communicate (which, of course, is not what the words actually communicated). She said:

If you listen to my words, it would have the same suggestion: that only Latinos would come to wiser decisions, but that wouldn’t make sense in the context of my speech either, because I pointed out in the speech that eight—nine—white men had decided Brown v. Board of Education. And, I noted in a separate paragraph of the speech that no one person speaks in the voice of any group. So, my rhetorical flourish, just like hers [Justice O’Conner’s], can’t be read literally. It had a different meaning in the context of the entire speech.

Judge Sotomayor offered this explanation with such regularity and apparent sincerity that one would actually be led to believe that words can only mean what their author intended them to mean. A novel concept, indeed!

It seems that Originalism has found a defense from another unlikely advocate: the Obama administration. Read More »

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The Strange Case Of Dr. ObamaCare and Mr. HydeTheTruth

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President Obama has spoken conflicting messages to the American people regarding health care.  He was in fact for the single payer system before he was “against” it.  Now his Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde-esque health care position is being viewed by millions for what it is via youtube.  To make things worse for the President, Rahm Emanuel’s minion house-a-crats are facing their own public Waterloos as they travel back to their constituencies and hold town hall meetings.  These videos allow the American people to judge for themselves.  The youtube virus may prove to be a fatal infection for ObamaCare as the American people respond to the bureaucracy.

Obama on a single payer system in 2003:

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HT: HotAir

The ObamaCare truthers at WhiteHouse.gov have released the counter video:

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Jekyll and Hyde: Read More »

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Sweet Deal

Filed Under: Culture, History, Other

I have never done this before, but this is worth it.  Amazon has a good deal right now.  They are offering an album they have entitled The 99 Most Essential Bach Masterpieces.  This album gives you 99 Bach tracks for $2.99.  Check out the album and read/study/blog away!

HT: Take Your Vitamin Z

Price: $2.99
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UPDATE:
The deal is apparently over at Amazon.  However, you can still get the album for $7.99 – which is still a good deal.
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What Do The ObamaCare Campaign, Miss Teen SC, Brilliant Woman, and Bristol Va All Have In Common?

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Remember President Obama’s last visit to Bristol, Va?  In a speech reminiscent of Miss Teen South Carolina, the President spoke a few words about health care.  I imagine he will try to redeem that visit today as he takes his health care campaign to a Bristol grocery store, stands between Americans and their hamburgers, and gives the pitch that he isn’t going to stand between them and their doctors.

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A Nuclear Explosion Waiting To Happen: Mark Levin’s Book In Sarah Palin’s Hands

Mark Levin is a conservative thinker and writer.  Levin’s most recent book, Liberty and Tyranny, has been described as a modern day conservative manifesto.  It has been #1 on the NY Times for most of the last 4 months. Adrienne, author of the blog Motivation: Truth, was able to capture a snapshot of Palin’s parting shot.  What book was in Palin’s hand? Liberty and Tyranny.  I am listening for Palin to add some Levin to her rhetorical arsenal.

HT: HotAir, @marklevinshow, American Thinker

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Mark Levin C-SPAN Interview:

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Links: part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6

Levin’s bio from wikipedia:

Levin is an American radio host, author, and political commentator. He is the host of The Mark Levin Show, a nationally-syndicated talk show that airs throughout the United States on Citadel Media (formerly known as ABC Radio Networks). Levin earned his B.A. and J.D. at Temple University. His book Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list (hardcover nonfiction) the week of April 3, 2009.

Beginning in 1981, Levin served as advisor to several members of President Ronald Reagan’s Cabinet, eventually becoming associate director of presidential personnel and ultimately Chief of Staff to Attorney General Edwin Meese; Levin also served as deputy assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the U.S. Department of Education, and deputy solicitor of the U.S. Department of Interior. He has practiced law in the private sector, and is president of the Landmark Legal Foundationin Leesburg, Virginia. He holds a B.A. from Temple University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude, and a J.D. from Temple University School of Law.

In 2001, the American Conservative Union gave Levin its Ronald Reagan Award.

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