I know in Bigfoots world, doctors would get thier advertising paid for by the government, because its PROMOTE, not PROViDE, right bigfoot?

Of course, this was followed by Stewart’s quick disclaimer that he sent a second email saying, “My bad.”

Hey Don, the damage was done. CNN’s John Roberts quoted your email and started the right wing smear against the Frosts. Nine days after Stewart’s email, McConnell has a scandal on his hands. Mitch is used to controlling the media and he usually gets away with lies and slurs to promote the neo-con agenda.

Not this time. Hold McConnell’s feet to the fire. For more info: http://www.ditchmitchky.com. Call McC’s office in DC, 1-800-828-0498, and in Louisville, 502-582-6304. Demand the truth.

Comment by O. Bigfoot — October 16, 2007 @ 2:33 am

In your world, a doctor wouldn’t have to pay for medical school? This is a new one. Can you expand on that a little?

No family of say, 3 or 4, should get be getting government sponsered health care if they are making 40 grand a year or better. Folks can pay their own, that’s what the free market is all about. It’s called personal responsibility. Personal responsibility is something most libs want to take away from people, substituting it with the nanny state.”

In both the SCHIP expansion and pretty much all private medical carriers 18-23 is considered a dependant if you are a full time student. SCHIP would only cover these “phony children” to 25 if they were enrolled in a university full time. I don’t see much problem with college students from lower income families utilizing this program.

As for the oft quoted family making 83,000 dollars. You may not be aware, but the amendment was to allow states such as NY to cover up to 400% the federal poverty level. If you go to salary.com, you can see that the cost of living in New York State doubles most of the country. 83,000 for a family of four here is pretty much working poor.

at least he’ll have tatertots and his television set full of free, government funded commericals for health insurance that are helping to PROMOTE the general welfare by informing people insurance is available..

You should get a gold medal for that projection.

Just wait until she has a stroke, heart attack, or lung cancer, and send the family into financial ruin. O Bigfascist will probably dump her off with the homeless.

did you ever consider this possibility?

do you think medical care helps promote the general welfare?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/promote
promote
1. to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
2. to advance in rank, dignity, position, etc. (opposed to demote).
3. Education. to put ahead to the next higher stage or grade of a course or series of classes.
4. to aid in organizing (business undertakings).
5. to encourage the sales, acceptance, etc., of (a product), esp. through advertising or other publicity.
6. Informal. to obtain (something) by cunning or trickery; wangle.

vs.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/provide
1. to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
2. to supply or equip: to provide the army with new fighter planes.
3. to afford or yield.
4. Law. to arrange for or stipulate beforehand, as by a provision or proviso.
5. Archaic. to prepare or procure beforehand.
–verb (used without object) 6. to take measures with due foresight (usually fol. by for or against).
7. to make arrangements for supplying means of support, money, etc. (usually fol. by for): He provided for his children in his will.
8. to supply means of support (often fol. by for): to provide for oneself.

arent you the guy thats trying to argue “Accoutant” and “Accountability” are the same thing even though thier dictionary definitions have absolutely nothing in common? please explain the logic you use to determine that “accountant” and “accountability” have interchangeable definitions but “provide” and “promote” are wholly irreconcilable..?

we[’re waiting… oh, and “they are spelled almost the same” isnt a valid argument.. using that argument I could equate Iraq and Iran.. and .. oh whoops.. i guess you pretty much do equate iraq and iran.. nevermind..

Oh so now your a constitutional scholar as well? I hate to p1ss on your parade but not only are you incorrect in asserting merely a single defintion for the words “provide” and “promote”, but are you also arguing against years of supreme court precedent which has in fact interpeted those constitutional provisions differently. Of course thank god know you know more than those pesky supreme court justices. Your ignorant white trash with not a day of legal education and your arguments are some of the most inane and legally unsound ive ever heard.

Also, while your dazzling us with your brillEnt display of constitional knowldge, why dont you give us an example of something that falls under the banner of “promoting the general welfare” if you think healthcare doesnt.

YOUR government not mine pal. I don’t recognize this government’s legitimacy.

classic republican tactic.. screw things up then use those screw ups as examples of why we shouldnt get government involved. id rather have government involved in healthcare than leaving the decisions up to some corporate CEO who makes more money the less people his company covers.

ps.. i cant speak for everyone but some don’t sign thier real names because we don’t want to have to deal with psychopaths like the Malkin Mafia..although even calling them mafia is ascribing them more panache and mystique than they deserve.. maybe Mallkin Mauveshirts is a better title…

The question of the constitutionality of the SCHIP program is a digression from the topic: the Frosts think the program should be expanded, and have used their own personal experience with the program to come to that conclusion.

Unless you are a troll, it doesn’t take half the thread to agree with them, or agree with the current corrupt, crooked, warmongering president — who only has 462 days left, if impeachment and removal doesn’t come sooner!

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