the healthcare mess. my thoughts...

now, i am not a blind follower of anything. i don't think obama is god. i'm not fanatical. but i'm about to get real left-wing here for a sec...

ppl who think health care needs no reform are idiots. according to the independent, 50 million americans can't afford health care. we are "the only major, industrialized country that does not provide regular healthcare to all its citizens." SOMETHING needs to be done. all these fanatic republicans are doing is spreading panic and misinformation. it's completely ridiculous!!! there was a quote from the president that i felt summed this situation up nicely. "where we do disagree, let's disagree over things that are real, not these wild misrepresentations that bear no resemblance to what's actually been proposed." alright ppl???? it's getting a lil bit ridic. and all the hassling that's been going on at the town hall meetings are only stunting any kind of debate that could happen.


http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-republicans-religion-and-the-triumph-of-unreason-1773994.html


this is an interesting article showcasing the ridiculousness of the republican party right now. love the bill maher quote. "the democrats have moved to the right, and the republicans have moved to the mental hospital." they are truly imagining an alternate reality full of complete untruths! 


http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/settingtherecord


here are some lies that are being propagated by the republican party. and if you don't want to believe a pro-obama site, check out http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/. They are a non-partisan site that gets to the bottom of all the hype ppl are spewing, on BOTH sides. 


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/opinion/16obama.html?_r=1


this is an op-ed piece written by the president for the new york times. straight from the horse's mouth, if you will.


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-brutal-truth-about-americarsquos-healthcare-1772580.html


if you need further evidence, this article will do it for you. a mobile charity called remote area medical set up a field hospital at the l.a. forum for eight days. ppl came from all over, spending the night in their cars, just for the opportunity to get some medical help. 10,000 ppl were expected to get help by the end of the eight days. these ppl were not just lazy bums, these were hard-working individuals that had to choose between paying rent or going to the doctor or dentist.


where did compassion go? i am not a socialist (and neither is obama guys, read up a little, really) but i believe in helping others. why must we all be so GREEDY?! friends, it's not all about money. as much as i'd like more of it and i'd like nice things and nice trips, we are STILL soooooo much better off than many, many other countries' peoples. our country is not war-torn, plagued by genocide or famine. we have clean drinking water readily available!!! these are huge things. it's not all harder, better, faster, stronger, ok? now i'm getting all hippie over here (and i'm a lil tired, so i may be rambling), but my point is valid.

appreciate what you have people.

help others. 

don't be greedy.

 live simply.

 you'll be happier in the end. 

promise.