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Re: Soles supported wider self-defense law

BitterEXdemocrat — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:54:08 -0400

such dramatic foreshadowing...

Re: Soles supported wider self-defense law

PaulTerrell — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:22:30 -0400

You have to be honest here and proclaim anyone who voted against the Castle doctrine favors a felons rights over a homeowners rights.

Soles foresight

PoliticalJunkie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:10:36 -0400

What a prescient fellow!

Handsome Devils

PoliticalJunkie — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:04:10 -0400

with john edwards hair

Re: A bad hair day in the Senate

robdarich — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:15:01 -0400

oh the banter, oh the jest

They're tyring to build a prison, for you and me. (system)

Re: Doug Berger ad

mrclean — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:04:09 -0400

Look at the inset pic of Berger.You can tell he is a few pounds short of a load.To cut funding for the frail sick elderly is unconscionable.His party created this budget mess with out of control spending on pork projects.I am personally contacting all elderly in his district and having their relatives band together to send this incompetent baffoon back where he came from-you can count on that.

Re: Budgets, bullying, birds and bees

aplummer1 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:02:26 -0400

Rob Schofield at NC Policy Watch put both bills into perspective in his recent column.

Re: Health Plan fix ready for Senate vote

captainjack — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:49:14 -0400

It would be un-American to make the individual responsible for their own health. A person's heath should be the responsibility of the government. If we choose to smoke, drink or eat like a big, sweaty hog.....that's our right. Healthy people just don't know all the fun they are missing by not getting fat, smoking and waking up with a hangover.

Re: Health Plan fix ready for Senate vote

Steel_67 — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:53:01 -0400

Blaming your medication for being overweight is irresponsible. Instead of popping open a bag of chips while watching Oprah tell you how many problems you have go for a walk or hit the gym. After working in the fitness industry for many years I've heard about every excuse (including antidepressants). Nobody wants to take personal responsibility.

Re: Health Plan fix ready for Senate vote

hanely — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:03:49 -0400

Obviously you know not of what you speak - go ask a psychiatrist.

Re: Health Plan fix ready for Senate vote

Steel_67 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:36:48 -0400

It is crazy to think that state can police smokers vs. non-smokers as well as use BMI to determine who is or is not overweight. That said, the burden on insurance costs because of tobacco use and obesity is enormous --and a good chunk of that burden falls on those who CHOOSE not to smoke or be overweight. Is it crazy to be upset at those who can't control themselves when the cost falls on those who can?

And by the way -- Bruce Lee was 5'7"" 130 lbs. BMI (dividing weight in pounds (lbs) by height in inches (in) squared and multiplying by a conversion factor of 703.) NORMAL.

Michael Jordan 6'6" 215 lbs BMI of 24.8 NORMAL

BMI generally works for most people. Exceptions are folks like Julius Peppers who probably weighs 250+ lbs but with less body fat than the skinny dude in the cube next to you....

Re: Health Plan fix ready for Senate vote

backtoschool — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:27:15 -0400

my ex has a much better plan for our family through a for profit hospital, how can they take care of their employees and turn a profit? better management. Also at the state mental hospitals lowly paid techs and some nurses( but strangely no administrators) have to HAVE TO go into small spaces with pts and inhale about 500 cigs per shift. These non smokers will test positivre for smoking as I did last year on a health ins physical even though Ive never smoked. This needs to be addressed to be fair to the employees and to protect their health

Re: Health Plan fix ready for Senate vote

ssbn644g — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:23:59 -0400

Ineresting comments from those covered and those not covered. I have no idea what employees pay for helath insurance, but rest assure they are well below what the average person pays, if the average person has insurance at all.
It seems that BCBS is soaking the state for a bundle just in the processing charge of some $40,000,000 more approx. than EDS paid.
As for AON consulting and their 40% error of cost to administer the plan, I would think that those in charge would have had a penalty clause in the contract if the estimate was off by more than ?? percent. I know if I was off by 40% on the costs of a home purchase I would have been hauled into court and out of business and no longer licensed by the NCREC.
Government waste is everywhere and it is apparent that one of our founding fathers President Jefferson had the right idea when he felt that governments run amuck should be removed and we start over.

Re: Health Plan fix ready for Senate vote

crk741 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:43:17 -0400

How long will it take for the people of this state to see that Tony Rand is the problem? Read between the lines...I guarantee that he is getting his pockets lined in some way by BCBS. Anytime someone goes against opening up other options usually has something to lose. He is one of the most powerful "leaders" in the Legislature. It generally seems to me that whenever anyone tries something that Tony Rand is against, Tony Rand always wins. It reminds me of...Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely!!!

Re: Health Plan fix ready for Senate vote

yaggot — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:32:51 -0400

Psa 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Psa 103:3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

it is real sad how people do not trust God and do not believe God so that
they are left with no alternative but to take their diseases to the physician who can only practice medicine.

because of their unbelief they are unable to receive prefect health.

Mat 13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their
unbelief.

Mat 17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus apart, and said, Why
could we not cast him out?
Mat 17:20 And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For
truly I say to you, If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed,
you shall say to this mountain, Move from here to there. And it shall
move. And nothing shall be impossible to you.