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31. I don't mind doing it. Why shouldn't I?

Wed Nov 12, 2014, 02:47 PM

Nov 2014

Nothing but a waste of Pell Grants am I.
So broke and worthless, it makes me cry.
"Just get a degree" -- they sold me a lie
Now my job is to live fast and die.

Nothing but a waste of space on this earth.
I curse the worst day of my life: my birth.
I'm a hopeless fry kid just adding to the national girth.
Nothing alive or dead is what I'm worth.

Nothing but a waste of eighteen years.
A wasted vote on a few donkey's rears,
Even though the elephants are the sum of my fears.
I'm nothing but a cog in the machinery's gears.

Nothing but a waste of life am I.
So broke and worthless, it makes me cry.
I bring nothing to the table, so I must ask you why
If I live and let live, can't you live and let die?

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Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel - Rahm's brother comes under fire for ethics on view of people over 75, no value [View all] TheNutcracker Nov 2014 OP

K&R for embarrassment purposes! This should have more exposure! TheNutcracker Nov 2014 #1

I remember when this story first broke. I didn't know he was Rahm's brother. kcr Nov 2014 #29

Yes. For those who said hey! I (or my friend) am 75 and still golfing! djean111 Nov 2014 #2

In other words he thinks people are here to work for the system and dilby Nov 2014 #3

I think it's funny. enlightenment Nov 2014 #4

Why is someone so "disconnected" advising the President on health care policy? TheNutcracker Nov 2014 #6

He's not doing that anymore. enlightenment Nov 2014 #18

^^ THIS^^ Plus his bizarre little swipe at his brother seems to have inspired him here, as if bettyellen Nov 2014 #16

Yeah....I caught a lot of cognitive dissonance in his words.. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #26

Did anyone other than me actually read that Atlantic article? beerandjesus Nov 2014 #5

Again, why then are the bat shit crazies advising the President? TheNutcracker Nov 2014 #7

'Bat shit crazy'? That's a kneejerk reaction if I ever saw one muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #10

Well, no idea about OP's view, but Emanuel thinks it should be illegal suffragette Nov 2014 #19

I was thinking about whether the thread starter wanted the person themselves prosecuted muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #22

I read that as TheNutcracker being concerned at the influence Emanuel has on policy here suffragette Nov 2014 #25

Why should it remain illegal? Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #23

You completely misread my post and reversed the views of myself and Emanuel suffragette Nov 2014 #24

"meaningless" is subject to interpretation treestar Nov 2014 #39

Sounds like a No. beerandjesus Nov 2014 #11

But they're OUR batshit crazies as opposed to THEIR batshit crazies. hobbit709 Nov 2014 #17

Wow, just a few weeks ago people on this board were all for this. Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #27

There was a lot of discussion about it when it was originally published 2 months ago muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #8

Thanks for that. Seemed strange that this would be coming up now. beerandjesus Nov 2014 #12

I did. enlightenment Nov 2014 #20

I think most people are misunderstanding what he actually said. alarimer Nov 2014 #9

I define denial of medical treatment as torture. Downwinder Nov 2014 #35

I don't think someone else should decide for the 90 year old treestar Nov 2014 #40

Sounds death panel-ish. nt Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #43

"Hope I die before I get old" ~ The Who said it best. aikoaiko Nov 2014 #13

No; they said it glibly, cynically, for money. Do you think Daltry would trade places with Moon now? WinkyDink Nov 2014 #30

Well he give the average Joe 75 more years of value then Rahm does. Rahm dones't think most Exultant Democracy Nov 2014 #14

At 73 years of age I tend to agree with him on much in this article. For instance, too many people jwirr Nov 2014 #15

More BS from the "third way" - TBF Nov 2014 #21

I don't mind doing it. Why shouldn't I? Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #31

... TBF Nov 2014 #32

This is a very deranged and dangerous man. "I live life by the data." I don't accept his premise: WinkyDink Nov 2014 #28

Exactly - and to a society TBF Nov 2014 #33

Life is imprimus. Society merely facilitates Life. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #44

He is a product of the times, we live in a Throw Way society. Rex Nov 2014 #34

Classic Republican thought on the subject of aging. If you can't produce ladjf Nov 2014 #36

His views (known for some time) and his involvement as an advisor....... WillowTree Nov 2014 #37

Thanks for making seniors more Faux pas Nov 2014 #38

Being described as a "trained oncologist" treestar Nov 2014 #41

I would hope he would TBF Nov 2014 #42