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Downwinder

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35. I define denial of medical treatment as torture.
Wed Nov 12, 2014, 04:02 PM
Nov 2014

Should your 90 year old grandmother live in pain without a hip replacement?

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
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