The Eleventh Circuit Takes Aim at Obamacare

Seeded on Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:43 PM EDT (National Review Online)

The Eleventh’s impressive opinion makes certain that the Supreme Court will take up the Obamacare challenges.

politics, 2012, healthcare, obamacare

Why I Dont Care About Anthony's Weiner, and Neither Should You

Thu Jun 9, 2011 2:47 PM EDT

I think it is sad state of being to have to admit my wife has probably seen Anthony Wiener's penis more times in the last week than mine. I mean that thing has been everywhere the last week.

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politics, democrats, republican, scandal, weiner

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Obamacare's unlimited power

Seeded on Fri Jun 3, 2011 3:45 PM EDT (The Washington Times)

The White House defense of Obamacare hinges on the claim that Congress essentially has unlimited power to force Americans to spend their personal money on a cause of the government's choosing.

politics, obama, republicans, democrats, obamacare

Obama is looking like a 2008 Republican

Seeded on Wed May 25, 2011 1:15 PM EDT (CNN)

It's not that Obama is a socialist born somewhere other than Hawaii, or that he possesses a Kenyan anti-colonial mentality -- but that some Republican needs to stand up and say, with some legitimacy, that Obama is taking all of the GOP's ideas.

politics, obama, democrats, republican, election, 2012

Employment report spurs battle over private versus public jobs

Seeded on Mon May 9, 2011 1:28 PM EDT (TheHill.com)

The private sector is hiring; governments are firing; and political leaders are battling over what that means.

politics, obama, republicans, democrats, unemployment, labor-statistics, republican-great-recession

Should FDA Hold 'Me-Too' Drugs To A Higher Standard?

Seeded on Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:47 PM EST (NPR)

Many doctors and patients say that having more drugs in a category is a good thing. Even drugs used for the same sorts of treatment differ chemically. Patients may get better results on one drug or have fewer side effects on another.

health, mental-health, pharmaceutics, pharama

DOJ: Va. Mental Health System Violating Federal Law

Seeded on Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:38 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

Currently, more than 1,100 individuals are housed at five centers statewide, costing $194,000 each -- nearly three times as much as community treatment.

politics, mental-health, mental-illness, psychiary

Why is it constitutional to force doctors to treat someone, but unconstitutional to ask people to pay?

Tue Feb 8, 2011 3:00 PM EST

Not a long one from me today, but a serious question. Everyone has the right to emergent health care. No ER can turn anyone around based on their ability to pay. Which means that the law is forcing physicians to provide a service to people regardless of their ability to pay.

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politics, health-care, reform, obamacare

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Monetary incintives for making children sick

Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:46 PM EST

It has been a long time since I have written on the vine so scuse me if I am rusty. Those who know me on the vine know that I have long been a proponent of society's social nets, or so called entitlements programs.

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health, mental-health, welfare, adhd

"Obama Sees Hope In End-Of-Year Flurry Of Wins", How long til its spun into defeats?

Seeded on Thu Dec 23, 2010 2:01 PM EST (NPR)

"If there's any lesson to draw from these past few weeks, it's that we are not doomed to endless gridlock," Obama said. "We've shown in the wake of the November elections that we have the capacity not only to make progress but to make progress together."

politics, obama, democrats, republican, conservative, liberal

Should NCAA Rethink Its Stance On Paying Athletes?

Seeded on Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:37 AM EST (NPR)

Everybody makes real money –– some real big money –– except the athletes, except the mules, the Cam Newtons. They're not allowed to be represented by reputable agents, so of course, mountebanks come out of the woodwork.

sports, football, college-football, ncaa, alabama, auburn, cam-newton

GOP linked organization tells Hispanics: "Don't Vote"

Seeded on Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:31 PM EDT (NPR)

The ad comes from a small group in Virginia called Latinos for Reform. It accuses both parties of neglecting Latinos — but it dwells on Democrats. It says Democratic leaders including Harry Reid are taking Hispanic voters for granted.

politics, republican, democrat, conservative, liberal, vote, midterms

George Bush Ties Barack Obama In Public Approval: Poll

Seeded on Sat Oct 9, 2010 10:21 AM EDT (NPR)

According to a CNN/Opinion Research poll, respondents to a survey this week were essentially split on the question of who was a better president, Barack Obama or George W. Bush.

politics, obama, republicans, bush, democrats, elections, conservative, liberal, moderate

First Autistic Presidential Appointee Speaks Out

Seeded on Thu Oct 7, 2010 12:38 PM EDT (Wired News)

In December, he[Ne'eman] was nominated by President Obama to the National Council on Disability (NCD), a panel that advises the President and Congress on ways of reforming health care, schools, support services and employment policy to make society more equitable for people with …

politics, mental-health, autism, aspergers

Should a man exonerated of capital murder be able to sue the prosecutor who convicted him?

Seeded on Tue Oct 5, 2010 1:50 PM EDT (Slate)

As John Thompson waits to find out whether his jury verdict will stand, the numbing parade of improper incarcerations marches past, with new cases in New Orleans being uncovered.

politics, law, supreme-court, justice, death-penalty

Should We Worry Whether Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality?

Seeded on Sat Sep 11, 2010 1:41 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

A new book by scholar Gail Dines asserts that society's overconsumption of pornography and the ridiculous extremes of today's mainstream pornography have greatly undermined our ability to have meaningful sexual partnerships.

health, sex, women, mental-health, relationships, men, porn, sociology

Obama: Recession recovery has been 'painfully slow'

Seeded on Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:51 PM EDT (CNN)

(CNN) -- President Obama acknowledged Friday that bouncing back from the recession has been "painfully slow," but he insisted that the economy continues to grow as he pushed his administration's new economic proposals at his first news conference in months

politics, obama, economy, democrats, republican, recession, great-depression, video-obama

Poll: What causes division in America?

Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:02 AM EDT

I have been having a running debate with Socrates1 Click here to see original thread.

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politics, america, racism, culture, bigotry, race-relations

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No dear... you make that dress look fat.

Fri Aug 6, 2010 1:26 PM EDT

I realized the other day that despite mircoblogging nearly every thought on twitter, myspace, facebook, etc., that there are actually very few places in the cyberworld where I have near complete anonymity like I enjoy here on the vine.

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entertainment, humor, funny, lies, stress, honesty, relaxation

NAACP 'snookered' over video of former USDA employee

Seeded on Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:56 PM EDT (CNN)

The NAACP said in a statement Tuesday that it was "snookered by Fox News" and conservative website publisher Andrew Breitbart.

politics, barack-obama, racism, naacp, tea-party-express, fox-newsquot, shirley-sherrodquot, video-who

What Are Traditional 'American' Values?

Thu May 20, 2010 8:58 PM EDT

"We need to return our country back to traditional American values".

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politics, america, racism, values, patriotism, american-values

Poll: Are minorities plotting to take over this country?

Thu May 20, 2010 12:01 AM EDT

I have had the privilege of engaging many people on the vine on matters regarding race relations.

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politics, racism, race, blacks, minorities, whites, asians-hispanics, race-relatons

Black Tea Party Members: We Hate Welfare, Too

Seeded on Sat May 8, 2010 1:49 PM EDT (Race Wire blog)

What I found most alarming was that the bulk of their issues with America under Obama had to do with a perception of increased social welfare—could it be that they're victims of the same racist political interpretation as some of their Tea Party brethren? Their attempts to di …

politics, obama, tea-party, racism, race, blacks, whites

Finding love online, despite health problems

Seeded on Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:34 AM EDT (CNN)

While sites like Match.com and eHarmony don't discriminate, they also don't cater to people like Lana who are coping with sexually transmitted diseases, disabilities, or mental health conditions.

health, dating, relationships, wellness, std

Navigating Sex & Strangers on Craigslist's Casual Encounters

Seeded on Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:23 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)

The Craigslist casual encounters section offers a no-strings-attached experience that's expedient and anonymous. Where you can find someone with the same interests as you, meet up and move on.

technology, sex, dating, relationships, online-dating, hookups

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