I received this just now from United Progressives . My government, and its useless "representatives of the people" in Congress are nothing but corporate whores. I'm glad to be gone. Here's my favorite quote: "The current health...
Topics: health insurance, healthcare

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I never thought I would need to write about this, because I kind of assumed that in general, people know what net neutrality means. Of course, if everybody knew everything, then I wouldn't be teaching in a university now, would I? (I'm still...
Topics: Apple, iPhone, Microsoft, net neutrality, republicans

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I haven't heard anyone say that Medicare is broke(n). I haven't heard my mother or father bitch about "that godamned Medicare." Ever. And they call everything else godamned at least 20 times a day. My mother has Fox news on mute, all...
Topics: health insurance, healthcare, Medicare

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I'm pretty fed up. The Republicans actually cheered when America lost the Olympics bid. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) just said that the Hate Crimes Bill Will Legalize Bestiality, Corpse-Fucking, Pedophilia, Lead To Nazism . Obama decided to continue...

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I don't know why I'm so disheartened. I guess it's obvious that right-wing politicians are acting like children - making shit up (even though Sarah Palin told us not to, in support of the troops, dontcha know - and even though I have no...
Topics: Betsy McCaughey, health insurance, Jon Stewart

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