:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
It keeps getting more hilarious every day... McPalin should have been more careful before starting all this "maverick" nonsense...
BWA HA!!!
From Raul Malo's website:
Obama, Obama…
February 26th, 2008
Well here goes…I don’t know if this will help or not, (I know it won’t hurt, besides Ihave way too much time on my hands) so here goes…I want everyone to know that I am supporting Barack Obama. I have, as I do every election, followed these candidates and their campaigns and listened intently to what they have to say. Even though I lean towards the democratic side, I tried to sit through a Mike Huckabee speech without wanting to mutilate myself or anyone standing around me. (Enough about the question of evolution…can we please get our heads out of our asses and teach empirical scientific data to our children so that they may grow up to be scientists and engineers and maybe, just maybe, make a considerable contribution to the development of our species?) How can the President of the United States (aka leader of the free world) be taken seriously if he does not support the teaching of evolution in school. I went to catholic school all my life. And we were taught evolution in school in science class…then religion taught us about the bible. And yes it was ok to have two opposing thoughts in your head at once. Eventually you would come to resolve this inner conflict created by your enlightened education in that phase of our life we like to refer to as “Adulthood”. Sorry about my rant here…I’m just really tired of these “right-wing, holier than thou, Bible-thumpers”.
I guess I said all that to let you know that there would be no way I would support a republican (or at least none from this class). Mitt Romney? Please…anybody who spends 40 million dollars to get a job should be investigated, interrogated, and finally put in a room with no corners and never allowed to interact with humans again. The presidency of this country should not be for sale. Period. Mccain…I know he’s a war veteran, and for a republican, he’s not the most conservative of the lot. But I’m afraid with him we would get more of the same except with someone that can actually finish a sentence.
Which leads us to the democrats…here’s a thought that a very excited (first-time voting) eighteen year old pointed out to me the other day…in her life she has only known of a “Clinton” or a “Bush” in the White House. Guess what? That is not good for business as we now see…think NAFTA and the deregulation of the FCC. Hillary was there when her husband signed these papers ensuring that what we see and hear is controlled by a select few. So, I’m not one of those liberals that thinks Bill walks on water. Quite the contrary, I think he wronged us in many ways. And as far as Hillary is concerned, where she lost me is in her support of the Iraq war. When the president’s approval ratings were at an all time high, and the country had been sold on this war, she stood right next to the president to ensure that her place in history was preserved. And I’m sure that her advisors told her that they could overcome any “backlash” from this and basically blame it on the republicans (which they have). Through it all, but especially when it was not popular to do so, Barack Obama opposed this war. And to me, by virtue of that alone he deserves my vote. Imagine that…a politician putting personal gain aside for what is right (What a concept!)
I also don’t buy that “lack of experience” nonsense. First, there is no way to gain experience for the presidency of the United States other than doing it. Also, what experience did George W. have exactly? He was a failed student, soldier, oil executive, baseball executive, governor, and finally president of this great land. And look what he has turned us into and how we are viewed by the rest of the world. And I know that there are those who will still say stuff like “we’re America, we’re the best…blah, blah…” well guess what…we are no longer number one at anything, except consuming and polluting. We need real change in this country. I know that I may seem naive here thinking that Barack can do it (I’m actually more casually optimistic). But even if there is just a glimmer of hope then it is a step in the right direction.
all the best,
RM
And there's also THIS from Raul on Health Care on his website:
Health Care?
Here is a true story of something that happened to me last week. I tell you this story because I was so enraged and disgusted at what happened, that I thought I would share it, if for no other reason than to let out my frustrations. Since my kids were born they have been taken care of by a prominent Children’s clinic here in Nashville. We are now going on thirteen years with no problems whatsoever. The doctors and everyone that works there have always treated my kids with loving care. Which makes what happened last week even harder to take. Well, the way I have my bills set up to be paid is that they go to my business manager’s office simply to ensure that they get paid promptly as I am always traveling. So, last week my oldest woke up in the middle of the night with a very painful headache. And I mean painful. I was very close to calling an ambulance but opted to let him fall asleep and take him to his doctor the next day if the headache persisted. Morning came around and off to school we went. Around noon I get a call from the school telling me that my son’s headache is back and he is in obvious pain. Naturally, I rush out of the house to pick him up and drive him to his doctor. Here is where this story gets ugly.
I call the clinic and the conversation goes something like this…
“Hi, this is Raul Malo, my son is experiencing really painful headaches and I need to bring him in…”
(receptionist)”Sir, we have an outstanding bill that needs to be taken care of before we can see him”.
(Me)”All our bills go to my business manager and they pay them, never mind that I was there a month ago with my other son and nobody said anything about this.”
After she told me that the bills had been going to my house I (again) told her that they should be going to my business manager’s office. After all they had been going there for about twelve years now. She still insisted that the bill be paid immediately or they would not see my son. So she proceeds to put the office manager on the phone with me who basically tells me the same thing…”We need to have this bill taken care of before we can see him”…even though I explained to her that the bills were going to the wrong place. Mind you, we are only talking about $400.00!! For four hundred dollars they were not going to see my son who had been going there since he was born! At this point in time I have had it. And I went on to tell this woman that she was exactly what was wrong with this country and with the planet.
I hung up the phone and picked up my son at school. He was feeling a little better and because of this situation with the clinic we went home. There was no way I was taking him there now. Worse case, I would have taken him to the emergency room at Vanderbilt. As soon as we got home I called up the clinic with my credit card, paid the bill and told the office manager to enjoy her $400.00. And that from this point on none of my kids were stepping foot in that clinic again. Now, what gets me throughout all this is that neither of them asked what was wrong with my son. But they sure have all the nice “Christian” sayings throughout the whole office about taking care of the “needy” and the “poor”…blah, blah, blah…Empty words from empty people, that’s what I say…
Here’s the funny thing about all this…earlier in the week I had the same situation with my veterinarian where the bills were going to the wrong place, etc…I had to get my puppy neutered and the other one had to have shots. They told me of my bill. I said it needed to go to my business manager’s. They said “no problem, Mr. Malo, we’ll see you later”. WOW! Wouldn’t it be nice to get that same kind of treatment for your children?
All the best, RM
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