The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux) - Page 499

Ghoulish Delight · 11-09-2009, 12:22 PM

As demonstrated by Alex earlier, that's hardly 1990 pages of dense reading. It's 1990 pages of double-spaced, 14pt text w/2" margins
(actually, the left margin approaches 3" once you lop off the line numbering and add in the indentation from outline formatting). Still a lot of reading, but well under half of what "1990 pages" sounds like.

alphabassettgrrl · 11-09-2009, 12:23 PM

Thanks, goonie!

innerSpaceman · 11-09-2009, 01:34 PM

Yes, Alex, pharm companies. My mistake. I don't think it's yet known what drug coverage will be like under the new plan. But assuming it's even similar to, let's say, my fairly standard Blue Cross coverage .... having no generic drug option means paying a small fortune for prescription drugs. Right now, if I can't get a generic, my insurance will make me pay through the nose for a prescription. My assumptions for the insurance company / big pharma cave-in now underway in Congress are based solely on my self-anecdotal experience.

Gemini Cricket, I'm not going to be so politically correct that I pretend Mr. Obama is not our first, ya know, colored president. I think I made it quite clear that my potential suggestion for his hypothetical bill signing was insensitive. Absolutely it is. So what?

scaeagles · 11-11-2009, 07:36 AM

Was a certain thread in the parking actually removed from the LoT?

DreadPirateRoberts · 11-11-2009, 07:42 AM

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Was a certain thread in the parking actually removed from the LoT?

The thread title was changed

scaeagles · 11-11-2009, 10:24 AM

Ah. Got it. Thanks.

alphabassettgrrl · 11-11-2009, 11:41 AM

News websites that I've found to be useful:
www.csmonitor.com Headline, normal articles.
www.slate.com More discussion than headlines, but still.

I'll also read foreign newspapers sometimes. You can find a lot of good stuff at www.ipl.org - select what media you like, and you can read newspapers from around the country and around the world.

BarTopDancer · 11-12-2009, 09:46 AM

So Carrie Prejean was on Larry King last night and said Sarah Palin is her hero.

'nuff said.

BarTopDancer · 11-12-2009, 09:47 AM

Gemini Cricket · 11-12-2009, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

lol!

Hey, should we start a Random Political Thoughts Thread (Part Three)? We're over 5000 and this thread loads really slow for me.

11-09-2009, 12:22 PM	#1
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	As demonstrated by Alex earlier, that's hardly 1990 pages of dense reading. It's 1990 pages of double-spaced, 14pt text w/2" margins (actually, the left margin approaches 3" once you lop off the line numbering and add in the indentation from outline formatting). Still a lot of reading, but well under half of what "1990 pages" sounds like. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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11-09-2009, 01:34 PM	#3
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yes, Alex, pharm companies. My mistake. I don't think it's yet known what drug coverage will be like under the new plan. But assuming it's even similar to, let's say, my fairly standard Blue Cross coverage .... having no generic drug option means paying a small fortune for prescription drugs. Right now, if I can't get a generic, my insurance will make me pay through the nose for a prescription. My assumptions for the insurance company / big pharma cave-in now underway in Congress are based solely on my self-anecdotal experience. Gemini Cricket, I'm not going to be so politically correct that I pretend Mr. Obama is not our first, ya know, colored president. I think I made it quite clear that my potential suggestion for his hypothetical bill signing was insensitive. Absolutely it is. So what?
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11-11-2009, 07:36 AM	#4
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Was a certain thread in the parking actually removed from the LoT?
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11-11-2009, 10:24 AM	#6
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Ah. Got it. Thanks.
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11-11-2009, 11:41 AM	#7
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	News websites that I've found to be useful: www.csmonitor.com Headline, normal articles. www.slate.com More discussion than headlines, but still. I'll also read foreign newspapers sometimes. You can find a lot of good stuff at www.ipl.org - select what media you like, and you can read newspapers from around the country and around the world. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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