tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post4800023425944106284..comments2023-09-25T05:36:27.538-04:00Comments on Big Dan's Big Blog: Big Dan's Big News March 21, 2010Big Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750364112179020584noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-10180288447913065092010-03-26T06:13:39.275-04:002010-03-26T06:13:39.275-04:00Cash-Strapped State Governments Hike Traffic Fees ...<i>Cash-Strapped State Governments Hike Traffic Fees </i><br /><br />My daughter drifted over the lane divider line on the freeway and then corrected. A highway patrol officer was behind her and pulled her over and cited her for an unsafe lane change.<br /><br />The ticket was $125. When she went in to pay it she found that with additional court fees, processing fees and fees to collect the fees the total was $285.BB2http://bluebear2.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-81526986562158337092010-03-26T05:39:49.779-04:002010-03-26T05:39:49.779-04:00Karl is still on GHW's Shadow Government payro...Karl is still on GHW's Shadow Government payroll, and always was. They control the media.plungernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-4341416323304032682010-03-26T04:46:54.150-04:002010-03-26T04:46:54.150-04:00See? The fight will still go on:
HR 4789 and The ...See? The fight will still go on:<br /><br />HR 4789 and The Public Option: The Way Forward<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-alan-grayson/hr-4789-the-public-option_b_496977.htmlBig Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-91026717636836226062010-03-26T04:44:49.841-04:002010-03-26T04:44:49.841-04:00POLITICS: The Pentagon's Propaganda Networks ...POLITICS: The Pentagon's Propaganda Networks – Part 2<br />By Pratap Chatterjee*<br /><br />WASHINGTON, Mar 18, 2010 (IPS) - Propaganda networks that conduct "psychological warfare" for the Pentagon have been in vogue for a long time. Mike Furlong, a senior Pentagon official who is now being investigated for running a covert network of contractors to supply information for drone strikes and assassinations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, had a long history of working in this field.<br /><br />http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50707Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-81380228378092451952010-03-26T04:42:46.236-04:002010-03-26T04:42:46.236-04:00I have a REALLY good question: why is Karl Rove on...I have a REALLY good question: why is Karl Rove on TV? Instead of say a PRESENT Republican strategist like Michael Steel for example? Or ANY present Republican? Same goes for Newt Gingrich, Dick Cheney...the whole Bush gang, why are they all over TV and they're not in power anymore and hold NO ELECTED OFFICE right now??? Liz Cheney? Do they own the television channels or something? How do they get on TV ALL THE TIME??? Who puts them on TV? People who aren't even in office anymore, and say a PRESENT senator like Bernie Sanders you never see on TV? Or Al Franken? wtf?<br /><br />Can someone compare the TV time of Franken/Sanders to Cheney/Rove???Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-85530143108532813052010-03-26T04:41:08.327-04:002010-03-26T04:41:08.327-04:00I know that plunger LOVES Karl Rove, and if Karl R...I know that plunger LOVES Karl Rove, and if Karl Rove is against the health care bill, that's good enough for plunger! (lol)<br /><br />plunger knows Karl Rove has all Americans best interest at heart.Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-62292519312644845282010-03-26T04:41:05.733-04:002010-03-26T04:41:05.733-04:00Rove, like a typical Republican, rants all over th...Rove, like a typical Republican, rants all over the debate and doesn't let the person he's debating get a word in edge wise:<br /><br />http://rawstory.com/2010/03/rove-loses-cool-debate-obama-aide/<br /><br />If Karl Rove is against this bill, I am FOR it! Rove holds up a white board ala Glenn Beck. <br /><br />Of course, we know, Karl Rove has all our best interests and is trying to save us from the health care bill.<br /><br />Karl Rove: the voice of reason. Rove "loses it" on TV.<br /><br />The Democrats are going to "lose big" if this health care bill passes. <br /><br />Sooooooooooo..............if the health care bill DOESN'T pass, the Republicans will say: "PLEASE VOTE FOR OUR DEMOCRATIC OPPONENTS, BECAUSE THE HEALTH CARE BILL DIDN'T PASS!!! WE WERE GOING TO TRY AND WIN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS, BUT SINCE THE HEALTH CARE BILL DIDN'T PASS, PLEASE VOTE FOR MY DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT".<br /><br />What kind of bullshit is this "if they bill passes, we're going to beat the Democrats" crap? They're going to try and win the elections by hook or by crook NO MATTER WHAT...health care bill, no health care bill, etc...Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-86535042471621528462010-03-26T04:41:01.740-04:002010-03-26T04:41:01.740-04:00More of my litany: why are the health insurance co...More of my litany: why are the health insurance companies spending millions in advertising to defeat the health care bill? Because they just want to flush money down the drain for no reason at all?Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-19501451829268854412010-03-26T04:29:39.425-04:002010-03-26T04:29:39.425-04:00Iraq Inquiry asks to question George Bush's se...Iraq Inquiry asks to question George Bush's senior officials<br />The Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War could take an explosive new twist after it emerged that leading figures in George Bush's administration have been asked to give evidence to it.<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7488615/Iraq-Inquiry-asks-to-question-George-Bushs-senior-officials.html<br /><br />There's a beautiful must-see picture of Condi Rice smiling in that post, for all you Condi Rice fans!Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-12931973196919179562010-03-26T04:29:34.801-04:002010-03-26T04:29:34.801-04:00A 16-year-old boy (bd: whose future ambition is to...A 16-year-old boy (bd: whose future ambition is to join the Tea Party...just kidding, sorry...couldn't resist!) who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in a southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, authorities said Saturday.<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_wal_mart_racial_commentBig Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-6172947316631490942010-03-26T04:29:27.898-04:002010-03-26T04:29:27.898-04:00If you don't like this health care bill, or wo...If you don't like this health care bill, or would rather have nothing, don't worry: Bill Kristol and the 2012 Republican president will repeal it:<br /><br />http://thinkprogress.org/2010/03/21/kristol-ball-predicts-repeal/<br /><br />If Bill Kristol is against it, I'm FOR it...more indirect logic.Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-17438757337497718062010-03-26T04:27:32.143-04:002010-03-26T04:27:32.143-04:00GOP Rep. Nunes Excuses Racist, Homophobic Tea Part...GOP Rep. Nunes Excuses Racist, Homophobic Tea Partier Slurs As A Response To ‘Totalitarian Tactics’ <br /><br />http://thinkprogress.org/2010/03/21/nunes-tea-part/<br /><br />Here's what I have to say about that: were people yelling "nigger" and "faggot" at the MUCH LARGER anti-war protest and immigration protest on Sat/Sun??? No. The right reeks of racism and homophobia. Period. That's where it is. Period. There may be factions of the Tea Party that are legit, but it's in the same camp as the KKK, sorry to say. Why don't they speak out against this, instead of making excuses for it? Why don't the leaders condemn this, instead of going on TV and justifying it? What does that say? It says it's "OK", that's what it says! The leaders of the Tea Party should be outraged at this behavior! Does anyone think otherwise?Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-27070647498673361512010-03-26T04:27:18.772-04:002010-03-26T04:27:18.772-04:00How Privacy Vanishes Online
http://finance.yahoo....How Privacy Vanishes Online<br /><br />http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/109095/how-privacy-vanishes-onlineBig Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-22797303053730356962010-03-26T04:24:15.053-04:002010-03-26T04:24:15.053-04:00Hey, did anyone see the part of this post on the D...Hey, did anyone see the part of this post on the Diocese of Scranton? Did anyone realize how much I rail on these guys? They must really hate me! I swear! I'm always frying them BAAAAAAAAAAAD! Remember Bishop Martino?<br /><br />There's MORE indirect logic: if the Catholic Church is against the health care bill, I AM FOR IT!!!!!!!!<br /><br />If Rush Limbaugh is against it, I AM FOR IT!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />That's TWO good bellweathers!<br /><br />If the Republicans are 100% against ANYTHING...I AM FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />THREE great bellweathers!<br /><br />If all the people I hate are against it in LOCKSTEP, I don't even have to read the bill! What do you think of THEM apples???<br /><br />LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-76988075811259427682010-03-26T04:24:00.210-04:002010-03-26T04:24:00.210-04:00I'm replying to myself...I NEED MENTAL HEALTH ...I'm replying to myself...I NEED MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS!!!!!!!!!Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-66261983527885459442010-03-26T04:23:58.698-04:002010-03-26T04:23:58.698-04:00Dennis Kucinich and Alan Grayson are two of the pe...Dennis Kucinich and Alan Grayson are two of the people in congress I trust, I can count the people I trust in congress on ONE hand. They voted for the bill...with reservations. They said, like I said, it saves lives.<br /><br />One thing I think is overblown: if you don't take the health care, you'll get a fine. AGAIN...I use this example: I would GLADLY be FORCED by the government to be covered by health care vs. having NO HEALTH CARE or $1,000.00/month SHITTY health care...which is the case right now. <br /><br />What remains to be seen, will be the cost to me, which I will post when it happens. <br /><br />OK, so right now, if this bill doesn't pass, my options are: NO HEALTH CARE or SHITTY $1,000.00/month health care.<br /><br />I can't see the FORCED govt health care being $1,000.00/month for two people. NO WAY!!! That's my prediction: it will be NOWHERE NEAR $1,000.00/month for me.<br /><br />And don't forget about the ACCESS to the "best health care system in the world" - when you have NO health care, you have NO access. If I'm forced to have health care, I then have ACCESS to the "best health care system in the world". AFTER I get that access, I can then not pay the bill if I don't want to or can't afford the bill. But at least I got the ACCESS. Right now, I do not have the ACCESS. I am refused because I have no health care. Is anyone thinking of this?Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-21185401597200191132010-03-26T04:23:31.977-04:002010-03-26T04:23:31.977-04:00With the health care bill, I use indirect logic, t...With the health care bill, I use indirect logic, too, a lot. Rush Limbaugh and the GOP and FOX "news" are breathlessly against it...so I'm thinking it's better than WE think. The media is focusing on the Tea Partiers (the SMALLEST protest group this weekend), and they're against the health care bill...so maybe it's better than WE think. So the mainstream media is obviously against the health care bill.....so maybe it's better than WE think. Indirect logic. The enemy of my enemy...is my friend (?).Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-5022172943359731592010-03-26T04:23:15.876-04:002010-03-26T04:23:15.876-04:00I think we'll see what "develops". I...I think we'll see what "develops". I find this odd: it's on a Sunday, the SAME WEEKEND AS HUGE ANTI-WAR AND IMMIGRATION protests. Does anyone else find that peculiar??? Those two protests, the anti-war and immigration protests Saturday and Sunday, were two of the biggest protest in recent memory, totally ignored by the mainstream media btw...maybe they "scheduled" this vote on the same weekend on purpose??? Some coincidence, otherwise.<br /><br />I actually saw an article that Steny Hoyer was glad all the media attention was on the Tea Party "nigger/faggot" guys.Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-57680831686150091112010-03-26T04:23:05.130-04:002010-03-26T04:23:05.130-04:00What's REALLY sad, is as you say, how Obama ac...What's REALLY sad, is as you say, how Obama actually said he was for single payer, Clinton did too AFTER he got out of office. And now was the time, and Obama blew it. I actually think Obama could've passed single payer if he pushed it. It was the time, it would have happened.<br /><br />But we'll see what happens from here. We're trying to take care of it on the state level.Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-81917138944346141662010-03-26T04:22:44.258-04:002010-03-26T04:22:44.258-04:00I think this is better than doing nothing, it cove...I think this is better than doing nothing, it covers 32 million more Americans. That means ACCESS for 32 million more Americans. Just don't pay the bills, get the ACCESS. The next step is single payer, that's what I'm for. <br /><br />If the CHOICE is this bill or nothing, I'll take this bill. I'm in the Kucinich and Grayson camp. Yes, it's not nearly the best possible bill, it should be one page: health care for all. We'll still be working on that, it doesn't stop with this bill. In Pennsylvania, we are on the cusp of passing single payer. All other states will follow, because all the businesses will relocate to Pennsylvania otherwise.<br /><br />That's how it happened in Canada: Saskatchewan started it, and the other provinces had to follow because businesses and people started moving to Saskatchewan.<br /><br />I'm hoping this bill SAVES MORE LIVES than are presently being saved, and I think it will do that.Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-84472313979415944862010-03-26T04:21:38.066-04:002010-03-26T04:21:38.066-04:00So what does maceqerman say about that?So what does maceqerman say about that?Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-29187539528122907132010-03-26T04:21:00.554-04:002010-03-26T04:21:00.554-04:00Agreed. And they NEVER mention the trillions spent...Agreed. And they NEVER mention the trillions spent on war when they talk about cutting government spending.Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-48073815793999352982010-03-26T04:11:56.071-04:002010-03-26T04:11:56.071-04:00While Giving Obsessive Coverage To The Tea Parties...While Giving Obsessive Coverage To The Tea Parties, Media Ignored Larger Anti-War Rally <br /><br />http://thinkprogress.org/2010/03/21/media-tea-ignore-antiwar/Big Danhttp://bigdanblogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-9394875681584575212010-03-26T03:11:33.287-04:002010-03-26T03:11:33.287-04:00BD; I doubt that this Hc adjustment will ever be l...BD; I doubt that this Hc adjustment will ever be looked at again for a very long time, if at all. <br />This bill should have been one page, and one page only. <br />MEDI-CARE FOR ALL. Or, Socialized Medicine for all, as i like to call it. <br />This was the only true answer, where it would have been cost effective. <br />Obama spent and lost most of his political capital farting around with this. <br />They never, ever had single payer, or public option in mind. <br />This was, and is written by the Ins. Corps. <br />So now they can not deny you coverage. LOL. yA but at what cost? Premiums will keep rising.REALITYZONEhttp://realityzone-realityzone.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594366310437242857.post-55731251495234659282010-03-26T01:45:38.844-04:002010-03-26T01:45:38.844-04:00http://www.hsje.org/israel_honors_9_egyptian_spies...http://www.hsje.org/israel_honors_9_egyptian_spies.htmplungernoreply@blogger.com