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aikoaiko

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67. I welcome you to explain your metaphor.
Sat Jun 20, 2015, 01:39 PM
Jun 2015

Because the way I see it, two professionals with similar codes of ethics and conduct make us neighbors.

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Excellent post malaise Jun 2015 #1
K&R marym625 Jun 2015 #2
Thank You! For Freddie Jun 2015 #42
I don't know what I did to deserve thanks from you or your granddaughter marym625 Jun 2015 #91
Once Mira Jun 2015 #100
+1 mary, you rock! nt steve2470 Jun 2015 #101
Thank you, Steve. So do you marym625 Jun 2015 #104
Great post thank you titaniumsalute Jun 2015 #3
It's no accident our society has become structured in this disgusting way gratuitous Jun 2015 #4
Good for YOU! Speaking truth to power. Divernan Jun 2015 #5
Big hug from me. Baitball Blogger Jun 2015 #6
Ringing, righteous indignation. And, if you lose him as a patient, good riddance. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #7
Righteous rant. brer cat Jun 2015 #8
You told him the truth... Tom_Foolery Jun 2015 #9
Righteous rant, brother. n/t malthaussen Jun 2015 #10
Good for you PC. You certainly can tell the fox "newsers" from the rest....n/t monmouth4 Jun 2015 #11
Way to show him the door, sir. sarge43 Jun 2015 #12
Interesting that you refer to that vile Trump speech. I wonder snagglepuss Jun 2015 #13
No, because he started planning this 6 months ago, according to tblue37 Jun 2015 #60
^^^ this^^^ times a zillion. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #14
Nazification - A Perfect Description Sander Jun 2015 #38
I'd call it NaziFUCKation. Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #87
Good for you slapping the nitwit down with ***facts***. valerief Jun 2015 #15
So true heaven05 Jun 2015 #16
Most excellent. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #17
Note to self ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2015 #18
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And needles, especially needles. n/t sarge43 Jun 2015 #29
Hell yes.... daleanime Jun 2015 #35
Piss him off and it's the roof of the month shot sarge43 Jun 2015 #39
Well, he DID bring it up and you hit him with facts. DawgHouse Jun 2015 #19
You & likely your staff won't miss him at all. n/t irisblue Jun 2015 #20
Oh...he'll be back... PCIntern Jun 2015 #22
Trust me.... daleanime Jun 2015 #23
Years ago here... PCIntern Jun 2015 #27
I'm sure some would still do that.... daleanime Jun 2015 #32
It's not like that patient is legally mandated to see ONLY you steve2470 Jun 2015 #103
k&r... spanone Jun 2015 #24
Your patient was smart. As my father told me when I was MineralMan Jun 2015 #25
Awesome, just awesome. catbyte Jun 2015 #26
Glad you spoke up!!! calimary Jun 2015 #28
I have an employee who is very religious, xtian fundy type Mosby Jun 2015 #30
My tolerance level is used up, too. A while ago. blm Jun 2015 #31
I think you handled it great! Good for you!!! nt Logical Jun 2015 #33
I'm with you.... dhill926 Jun 2015 #34
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"he hears that I have MSNBC on in my private office" < That is a strategy, and a giveaway. jtuck004 Jun 2015 #37
You had a great day. You spoke truth to an idiot. marble falls Jun 2015 #40
k&r Little Star Jun 2015 #41
Hear, hear LiberalLoner Jun 2015 #43
Ignorance annoys the non-ignorant rock Jun 2015 #44
k and r and good for you. there is no need to keep silent when ignorance and hate is being niyad Jun 2015 #45
I couldn't agree more. Well done. WaitWut Jun 2015 #46
You know, I'm 56 so I'm right there with you PatrickforO Jun 2015 #47
it was a teachable moment barbtries Jun 2015 #48
Believe me, I was not apologizing. nt PCIntern Jun 2015 #50
good! barbtries Jun 2015 #82
Good for you for speaking up Lifelong Protester Jun 2015 #49
There comes a time... 40RatRod Jun 2015 #51
Well, I'll say it. As a professional in another profession, I wouldn't do what you did. aikoaiko Jun 2015 #52
Opinions vary. nt PCIntern Jun 2015 #55
Always someone more worried about the fire in their Master's house than their neighbors. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2015 #65
I welcome you to explain your metaphor. aikoaiko Jun 2015 #67
A professional can find creative ways to address bigotry if they think respecting people is jtuck004 Jun 2015 #69
professional and following codes of ethics/conduct are really separate from issues of profits. aikoaiko Jun 2015 #88
When one accepts a patient you do not give up your duty to respect your neighbors. jtuck004 Jun 2015 #92
I'd be interested to see a professional organization's code of ethics and conduct that says that. aikoaiko Jun 2015 #94
"is not in the codes of ethics and conduct that I've seen." < Because they are more interested in jtuck004 Jun 2015 #105
Did you ever see "A Few Good Men"? One of the Marines says everything they need jtuck004 Jun 2015 #106
It is possible to present facts in a respectful way, being professional while doing so. uppityperson Jun 2015 #68
iMO, Professionals stick to the duties within their profession while with a patient. aikoaiko Jun 2015 #71
Good for you! denvine Jun 2015 #53
K & R Omaha Steve Jun 2015 #54
Bravo! abakan Jun 2015 #56
Can we clone you and move one of you to the Los Angeles area? C Moon Jun 2015 #57
YES - I did not allow it in my business either Mira Jun 2015 #58
What's sad is I'm seeing "no guns allowed" signs everywhere now.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #59
Touché! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2015 #61
Hope you got cash up front for the office visit. LOL. Vinca Jun 2015 #62
Kicked and recommended! Oh, they're Nazis. Most of them are just useful idiots at this point. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #63
I blame Reagan and his ilk ... GeorgeGist Jun 2015 #64
Thank you. n/t Alkene Jun 2015 #66
Just like Karl Rove said TexasBushwhacker Jun 2015 #70
100-percent agree! Springslips Jun 2015 #72
I think I love you! babylonsister Jun 2015 #73
I love him too, babylonsister Pinkflamingo Jun 2015 #90
You know, sometimes you just have to put it straight... MrMickeysMom Jun 2015 #74
I hope you were having a great day after that! Well done! nt MADem Jun 2015 #75
Tell him your religion commands that you not treat assholes. JoePhilly Jun 2015 #76
Being a dentist and all and not a proctologist, that could be true Hekate Jun 2015 #89
To not treat the guy would have put you in the same category as the florist who refused tularetom Jun 2015 #77
Me too. I heard it from the medical records clerk mountain grammy Jun 2015 #78
You should have accidentally Politicalboi Jun 2015 #79
Gee, maybe he was gay ... Brian66 Jun 2015 #80
Brian 66, welcome to DU irisblue Jun 2015 #81
weneed to STOP being the silent MAJORITY they claimed they were. i am a FIRE-BREATHING democrat. pansypoo53219 Jun 2015 #83
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"We"? PCIntern Jun 2015 #85
! uppityperson Jun 2015 #96
I am only a bit older than PCI. In my family, to say someone was bright &articulate was high praise Hekate Jun 2015 #93
He's god-damned lucky you didn't go all Marathon Man on his ass :) It was good KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #86
There comes a time...and this was it for you. I think you too led it very well. nt Hekate Jun 2015 #95
Good for you! gademocrat7 Jun 2015 #97
DAMN, you were spot on!!!! Brava!! n/t secondwind Jun 2015 #98
K&R. The NAZIs rely on the fact that most of us are to polite to talk back to them when they JDPriestly Jun 2015 #99
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I most sincerely appreciate everyone's positive comments.... PCIntern Jun 2015 #109
I'm getting more vocal, too Stargazer09 Jun 2015 #110
Great post. He also killed an 86 year old grandmother lunatica Jun 2015 #111
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