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tblue

(16,350 posts)
26. I have a BIL
Sat Dec 24, 2011, 07:56 PM
Dec 2011

who told me he wasn't worried about Repubs cutting Medicare because he is over 55 (and exempt from the cuts). I'm younger than him and I couldn't believe he could be so unconcerned about everyone else.

He's a dittohead, surprise surprise.

He also told me he's glad he'll get his mom house when she dies. Nice guy. I could throw up (on him).

No problem. They can just add Prozac to whatever mix of chemicals Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #1
Some of the comments on that article are DISGUSTING. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #2
The right has many vile members. sarcasmo Dec 2011 #3
And they walk among us... BeHereNow Dec 2011 #4
Yahoo doesn't really have an alert set up sarcasmo Dec 2011 #5
Do they believe it can't happen to them? tblue Dec 2011 #17
I guess they don't think "it"can happen to them or their loved ones. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #19
I have a BIL tblue Dec 2011 #26
What if his mom gets behind in Ilsa Dec 2011 #29
you never know how much debt your parents might amass wordpix Dec 2011 #52
Sounds like a real asshole. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #35
love the video, thanks wordpix Dec 2011 #54
Please, spread it far and wide. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #63
God, I miss him. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #73
I have no idea- seems like he just dropped off the radar. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #74
That would be worth sharing on facebook. Quantess Dec 2011 #76
Wow! That was very...um... Quantess Dec 2011 #75
Wow! I'd never seen that before. Impressive! calimary Dec 2011 #87
I'm a federal employee and my co-workers seem completely oblivious to what is TheDebbieDee Dec 2011 #37
I had the same experience at the Post Office... IthinkThereforeIAM Dec 2011 #47
I'm always astounded in this country by how many people have no idea WTF is RKP5637 Dec 2011 #50
Ron Paul bots or Michael Savage fans? alp227 Dec 2011 #65
Cutting mental health services caused the exploding prison population in the first place... Deep13 Dec 2011 #6
Didn't Ronnie Raygun slash mental health services in the 80's? sarcasmo Dec 2011 #7
Yes. I think it was about this time of year too. BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #8
Yes it all goes back to Reagan liberal N proud Dec 2011 #9
Yep, just one of his stupid brilliant moves. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #11
The wing nuts want to put Raygun on Mount Roushmore, go figure. sarcasmo Dec 2011 #43
the left and right were hand in hand on this one Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2011 #15
Just say it and it becomes magically true right? lunatica Dec 2011 #66
That is just it, they don't need social programs, they need permanent institutional care. Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2011 #77
RR's policies contributed to the biggest Ilsa Dec 2011 #30
It wasn't until Reagan, in fact, that the phemomenon of "homelessness" became real, and I'm 62. whathehell Dec 2011 #34
I have mixed feelings about that......... TheDebbieDee Dec 2011 #38
Yup, exacerbating homelessness and criminality. Deep13 Dec 2011 #62
In the meantime, psych services at hospitals have been slashed to nothing Warpy Dec 2011 #10
One of the bullet points used to bash Occupy Los Angeles before the raid was coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #14
Same in Austin, TX. nt SteveW Dec 2011 #92
"America" May not believe in Evolution, but she sure believes in survival of the 'fittest' n2doc Dec 2011 #12
It's kinda a sociopathic place anymore IMO. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #57
USA! USA! USA! :sarcasm: - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #13
Witness the TeaPubliCon Health Care System fredamae Dec 2011 #16
I'd call this an EMERGENCY! tblue Dec 2011 #18
I agree- something needs to be done BeHereNow Dec 2011 #21
Didn't know that about Alameda County. That's wonderful. tblue Dec 2011 #25
I found them on the Internet when my daughter had run out of medication. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #32
The Snopes board contains facts Mimosa Dec 2011 #20
Privatization is bad even for those of us who are reasonably able to function in society. BreweryYardRat Dec 2011 #23
My 6 year old grandson was taking medication for ADD his dad was told there is a shortage Tippy Dec 2011 #36
Could make you scream, huh? tblue Dec 2011 #27
I've worked in both state and private facilities. (Mentally challenged adults) xmas74 Dec 2011 #53
Our medical care system is designed.. sendero Dec 2011 #22
Exactly!!! And it's revolting. Ripoff Haven = USA n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #58
This has been an escalating problem for about ten years. cbayer Dec 2011 #24
+100 Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 #28
And there is an aweful lot of it quakerboy Dec 2011 #31
For ten years implies that it's ever not been a serious problem Posteritatis Dec 2011 #41
I did not mean to suggest that it wasn't a serious problem cbayer Dec 2011 #44
Coincidentally, I just got off the phone with my sister the ER nurse REACTIVATED IN CT Dec 2011 #67
Republicans DO NOT CARE DFW Dec 2011 #33
Bigno ^^^^^^^ sarcasmo Dec 2011 #45
!!!!!!!!!!!! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #39
is that a mental health problem? pitohui Dec 2011 #40
So much wrong with this post I don't even know where I'd start. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #42
Agree. I started to write a response and just decided to trash it. cbayer Dec 2011 #46
Yeah, I figured I'd either trash my response or my account would get trashed due to it. ;P (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #48
Wow... You know so little about mental illness. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #49
Take a deep breath................ TheDebbieDee Dec 2011 #51
FYI - Jury results on this post for those interested Ruby the Liberal Dec 2011 #55
Interesting post... Quantess Dec 2011 #81
yes. there is situational depression. RainDog Dec 2011 #60
I can see what you're trying to say, but I can't agree. Neoma Dec 2011 #82
Interesting viewpoint. For example, PTSD doesn't come from thin air, either. freshwest Dec 2011 #84
This message was self-deleted by its author RainDog Dec 2011 #94
No one denies there is a difference between situational depression and clinical depression. nt Still Blue in PDX Dec 2011 #90
Wonder how much this is going to cost... Fearless Dec 2011 #56
This is what our christian society has come to, with our for profit 'health-care' system got root Dec 2011 #59
That is a COOL website, and a great folk tale! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #69
One in ten have mental problems, WHEN CRABS ROAR Dec 2011 #61
Expect this to continue Taverner Dec 2011 #64
Been taking care of my wife for four years now sarcasmo Dec 2011 #72
Disaster Charlemagne Dec 2011 #68
To make matters even more dire... CoffeeCat Dec 2011 #70
Bingo. There's even a big Stonhenge of a mission statement in Georgia dogknob Dec 2011 #79
I think the Discovery channel did a hour show on that Stonehenge in Georgia. sarcasmo Dec 2011 #83
Remember nineteen50 Dec 2011 #71
It's the tip of the Iceberg postatomic Dec 2011 #78
Our nation is dying 47of74 Dec 2011 #80
So the USA has a mental problem Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2011 #85
Seeing this in the news tawadi Dec 2011 #86
Our local governments were doing this even before the downturn and teabagger elections Blue_Tires Dec 2011 #88
We can all thank Raygun for this cutlassmama Dec 2011 #89
If they would rather die ....they had better do it and decrease the surplus lovuian Dec 2011 #91
We must keep fighting for them! lonestarnot Dec 2011 #93
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