Re: [lace-chat] :) Fwd: Doublespeak

2006-03-13 Thread Joy Beeson
At 01:53 AM 3/13/06 -0500, Tamara P Duvall wrote:

> HMOs and insurance companies have the best interests of the public
> at heart.

They do, they really do -- *individuals* need health care, but for the best 
interests of a *group*, anything that goes beyond splinting a broken leg is a 
waste:  the number of cripples converted into productive workers is exceeded by 
the number of corpses converted into cripples.  

So the public needs no health care -- and, as far as can be managed, no health 
care is what the public is getting.  

J.A.B.

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[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Doublespeak

2006-03-12 Thread Tamara P Duvall

Somewhat Orwellian :)


From: R.P.


Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's
daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with
him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find a Bin Laden"
diversion.

Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but
trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international
harmony.

A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but
multinational corporations can make decisions affecting all
mankind without regulation.

Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary
Clinton.

The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in
speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.

If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.

Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy.  Providing
health care to all Americans is socialism.

HMOs and insurance companies have the best interests of the public
at heart.

Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but
creationism should be taught in schools.

A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable
offense.  A president lying to enlist support for a war in which
thousands die is solid defense policy.

Government should limit itself to the powers named in the
Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring
the Internet.

The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but
George Bush's cocaine conviction is none of our
business.

Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're
a conservative radio host.  Then it's an illness, and you need our
prayers  for your recovery.

You support states' rights, which means Attorney General Gonzalez
can tell states what local voter initiatives they have the right
to adopt.

What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest,
but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.

If you go hunting without a valid license AND shoot someone while
you're at it, you go to prison or least get a hefty fine, right?

--
Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)

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