The Tyrannical Podcast
This week I touch on the way we look at Afghanistan like aloof Olympian gods and goddesses who manipulate and bless and kill the people with impunity, and then get angry with them when they don't appreciate us.
I talk about medical triages and how US federal law forbids good will. I talk about two scened from The Age of Stupid, a fantastic documentary on how stupid we are for going on about our business while our environment changes. Like I said before, we're not killing the earth. We'll be the ones dying. Earth will bounce back eventually, without us.
I show how in England, conservatives are the same, using the same stupid lies and excuses, fighting reason and science. Meanwhile, my deep freezer chirps in the background. I contrast and compare conservatism and radicalism. Liberalism is not the opposite of conservationism. I take a stand against the use of the word, tyranny. Conservatism used the word, but doesn't know what it means. They always use use it out of context.
Conservatives ruined the first environmental movement in the 70s that could have saved us all and brought a new economy. I talk about hos conservatives hate the Constitution. They only like the 2nd Amendment. Conservatives aren't radical, but they act radically when they want to.
I lament how our lifestyle, and the lifestyles of Europe and Indians and Chinese ravage Africa. I Lament how there can be as much as six times more plastic than plankton in some parts of the sea, forcing fish and some whales to eat more of our garbage to filter out the food. I don't mention that there is also a floating patch of garbage the size of Texas in the Pacific. I lament how we only see macho solutions to problems, not eclectic ones that tap into multiple resources.
I kick off a new fun segment called right wing noise machine. I hope to do it much more in the future. Let me know if you like it. I poke fun at teabaggers.
I analyze Senator Graham's disingenuous reply to a leading question from FOX News. Graham doesn't like Glenn Beck, but I give him no points for it.
We talk about civility with Representative Grayson of Florida. Now, all of a sudden, Republicans call him a nutjob but in the next breath take him to task about name-calling and civility. Wolf Blitzer joins right in, trying to seem balanced to the right wingers, but he doesn't give a crap how he looks to left wingers. They want an apology from Grayson. They want him to turn the other cheek and apologize while they continue lying.
I also explain why being able to shop for insurance across state lines is yet another way that republicans serve their masters at our expense. Shopping for insurance across state lines is just a slippery slope to Delaware and The Cayman Islands.
I tackle tort reform and how it insults life, and how it doesn't help doctors. It's been proven already that tort reform does not lower malpractice insurance premiums. According to the LA Times,the truth is that medical liability isn't a big driver of health costs overall. Studdert estimates the cost of malpractice litigation, in court and through defensive medicine, at roughly 2% to 3% of all U.S. healthcare spending -- in other words, no more than $50 billion out of a total annual bill of $1.7 trillion. (You'll hear estimates as high as $200 billion from outfits like the American Medical Assn., which is the antithesis of an objective source.)
I talk about medical triages and how US federal law forbids good will. I talk about two scened from The Age of Stupid, a fantastic documentary on how stupid we are for going on about our business while our environment changes. Like I said before, we're not killing the earth. We'll be the ones dying. Earth will bounce back eventually, without us.
I show how in England, conservatives are the same, using the same stupid lies and excuses, fighting reason and science. Meanwhile, my deep freezer chirps in the background. I contrast and compare conservatism and radicalism. Liberalism is not the opposite of conservationism. I take a stand against the use of the word, tyranny. Conservatism used the word, but doesn't know what it means. They always use use it out of context.
Conservatives ruined the first environmental movement in the 70s that could have saved us all and brought a new economy. I talk about hos conservatives hate the Constitution. They only like the 2nd Amendment. Conservatives aren't radical, but they act radically when they want to.
I lament how our lifestyle, and the lifestyles of Europe and Indians and Chinese ravage Africa. I Lament how there can be as much as six times more plastic than plankton in some parts of the sea, forcing fish and some whales to eat more of our garbage to filter out the food. I don't mention that there is also a floating patch of garbage the size of Texas in the Pacific. I lament how we only see macho solutions to problems, not eclectic ones that tap into multiple resources.
I kick off a new fun segment called right wing noise machine. I hope to do it much more in the future. Let me know if you like it. I poke fun at teabaggers.
I analyze Senator Graham's disingenuous reply to a leading question from FOX News. Graham doesn't like Glenn Beck, but I give him no points for it.
We talk about civility with Representative Grayson of Florida. Now, all of a sudden, Republicans call him a nutjob but in the next breath take him to task about name-calling and civility. Wolf Blitzer joins right in, trying to seem balanced to the right wingers, but he doesn't give a crap how he looks to left wingers. They want an apology from Grayson. They want him to turn the other cheek and apologize while they continue lying.
I also explain why being able to shop for insurance across state lines is yet another way that republicans serve their masters at our expense. Shopping for insurance across state lines is just a slippery slope to Delaware and The Cayman Islands.
I tackle tort reform and how it insults life, and how it doesn't help doctors. It's been proven already that tort reform does not lower malpractice insurance premiums. According to the LA Times,the truth is that medical liability isn't a big driver of health costs overall. Studdert estimates the cost of malpractice litigation, in court and through defensive medicine, at roughly 2% to 3% of all U.S. healthcare spending -- in other words, no more than $50 billion out of a total annual bill of $1.7 trillion. (You'll hear estimates as high as $200 billion from outfits like the American Medical Assn., which is the antithesis of an objective source.)
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Republicans can kiss my ass. I got attacked by all the republicans in the office at work. They were trying to argue with me saying that private industry is far more efficient than government.
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Yeah, I'm getting sick of that talking point. You don't get much more efficient than the post office, Social Security and Medicare. We can use some efficiency help in schools, war, and law enforcement But any operation where the CEO is earning as much as a few hundred employees is not efficient..
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I'd love to be a guest commentator on your show to provide some insights on things like tax cuts, tax evasion, and the right wing noise machine.
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I'd love you to be a guest commentator. Just send me something. Just remember that I'm a hard editor, and not only because I shoot a lot of glamor. But seriously, Send your stuff.
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Jeff, you got some good podcasts. You say everything I'm thinking and know is true. Listening to you helps to balance out all the misinformation out there. I used to be a hard core Republican, but noticed something was wrong with what they said and did. Podcasts like yours have helped me see the hypocrisy and lies with that party. I will never, for the rest of my life ever vote Republican. Thanks for all the time you put into your podcasts.
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You probably resonate with me because we both were into that error. I was a proud Reaganite. I felt I was smarter than other black people because I got the whole Republican thing. I was against things -- good things -- because other people made noise about them. And I was for things -- bad things -- like Bork, because I was an idiot.
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