• Physician and former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), whose new book is A Heart to Serve, sits down with Alan to discuss his views on health care reform.
• Colmes a bigot? Alan responds to conservative fury over his twittering about Jesus.
• Alan shares his thoughts on the continuing controversy surrounding accused rapist Roman Polanski.
This all came up because Alan pointed out that conservatives are not Christians by their actions even if they claim to be by their words.
And it’s true.
Ayn Rand is the savior of conservatives, not Jesus.
No, it makes me a fact-monger.
And proud of it.
Glad to stand against bigotry and tyranny.
No greater boon to the nation could I hope to contribute…
“I suspect it’s not the genuine Anderson.”
Yeah, I’ve always wondered who the heck it was…if it was actually the real guy or not! Weird.
“Not kidding.”
And that makes you an ill-tempered intolerant lib. Glad you admitted it.
• Physician and former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), whose new book is A Heart to Serve, sits down with Alan to discuss his views on health care reform.
Bill “The Death Panel” Frist would most likely never want to debate anyone on the issues because he is supporting a feeding frenzy for wealthy insurance giants instead of supporting the American family in getting access to health care.
He sounds like a rare character in today’s policts: an honest man.
• Colmes a bigot? Alan responds to conservative fury over his twittering about Jesus.
These people have to label everyone who says anything they don’t like exactly what they are: bigots.
• Alan shares his thoughts on the continuing controversy surrounding accused rapist Roman Polanski.
That’s interesting.
Where does Alan stand on the accused rapist Glenn Beck?
Does he want to talk about that a little on the air?
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Was watching Jon Stewart…what a guy,what a line…
“Conservatives hate Obama more than they love America”…heh,I’ll like to hear a conservative’s counter to that…
flap Reply:
October 5th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
How about:
“Liberals love Obama more than they hate America!”
Hahaha, just kidding.
EricG Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
How about:
“Conservatives hate the facts more than they love democracy!”
Not kidding.
flap Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
“Not kidding.”
And that makes you an ill-tempered intolerant lib. Glad you admitted it.
EricG Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
No, it makes me a fact-monger.
And proud of it.
Glad to stand against bigotry and tyranny.
No greater boon to the nation could I hope to contribute…
October 5th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
If you have a “pre-existing condition” you’ll be denied individual health insurance. There is no 1-year waiting period. They won’t cover you, period. A pre-existing condition can be something as simple as allergies or acne, not the serious things you’d expect it to be like cancer or diabetes.
Group plans are different but only because they’re regulated and the companies “have” to let people with pre-existing conditions on. They can play rate games to make up for it though and the smaller the “group”, the more games they’ll play.
Insurance is a dirty business. Trying to paint them as the victim is … typical.
October 5th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
If you have a “pre-existing condition” you’ll be denied individual health insurance. There is no 1-year waiting period.
Look harder.
anonymouse Reply:
October 5th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
I have.
The mainline companies won’t insure me because of hayfever and a back injury (healed long ago) from way back in the 20th century. Even though BCBS insured me for years in a group plan, with no claims other than that backache diagnosis costing them <$500, they won't touch me under an individual plan.
I ended up with insurance from a small insurer who would only write me a policy with waivers. The waivers are so general and wide ranging I'm not sure their insurance is much better than no insurance.
I'm un-insurable because of "ill health" and high risk yet I run several marathons each year.
anonymouse Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 1:21 am
I did.
With any pre-existing condition and outside of group health insurance, you’re uninsurable by any mainline insurer. Pre-existing conditions can be anything as simple as acne or allergies.
Your only chance is with one of the smaller outfits and even then they’ll only write you a policy with general, wide ranging waivers and it’s still quite expensive.
I’m uninsurable by the mainline companies because of pre-existing conditions and “ill health”. Yet, I run several marathons each year. It makes little sense.
anonymouse Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Better yet, the first mainline insurer that turned me down for individual insurance was my former group plan provider. I/we paid them $10,000s for the previous 20 years with few claims.
It makes little sense. Single-payer is the way to go. The only losers are … the insurance companies and their investors.
October 5th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Afghanistan’s “natural resources include gold, silver, copper, zinc, and iron ore in the Southeast; precious and semi-precious stones (such as lapis, emerald, and azure) in the Northeast; and potentially significant petroleum and natural gas reserves in the North. The country also has uranium, coal, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, and salt. However, these significant mineral and energy resources remain largely untapped, due to the effects of the Soviet invasion and the subsequent civil war. Plans are underway to begin extracting them in the near future.”
October 5th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
However, these significant mineral and energy resources remain largely untapped, due to the effects of the Soviet invasion and the subsequent civil war. Plans are underway to begin extracting them in the near future.”
Bull. They remain untapped due to the extreme “uneconomic” conditions in that country.
jazmine Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 12:02 am
That may be true John, for the moment, but not much longer. India, is quite aware of it’s natural resources, and countries in the EU, will gladly help them build up on their equity, on the world stage.
October 5th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
“Whispering Bill Anderson” always makes me smile.
I don’t really know why he does, but he does.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:58 am
Who’s he? ” Whispering Bill” I mean?
Not eatin’,too many beans, is he?
anonymouse Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 1:55 am
“One of the most successful songwriters in country music history, Anderson was also a popular singer, earning the nickname Whispering Bill for his soft vocal style and occasional spoken narrations.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Anderson_(singer)
Whisperin’ Bill calls in most nights for the last few minutes of the show and only says, “Whisperin’ Bill Anderson”. He doesn’t seem like a bean kind of guy to me, but perhaps.
I suspect it’s not the genuine Anderson. He might be, but probably not. The real one must have better things to do each weeknight at 12m.
jazmine Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 3:09 am
Cute story, no need for me to wiki. It’s past my bewitching hour of twelve…sweet dreams:)
flap Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
“I suspect it’s not the genuine Anderson.”
Yeah, I’ve always wondered who the heck it was…if it was actually the real guy or not! Weird.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:26 am
Colmes isn’t a bigot. He is Jewish. The Jewish faith, as far as I know, look at Jesus as a prophet. They don’t study the New Testament.
I don’t know how strong Alan’s faith is. I don’t know Alan’s views on Jesus. But Alan is no bigot.
flap Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 10:26 am
“But Alan is no bigot.”
Alan is a good guy, just like most everyone who posts on this site.
“Good” doesn’t equal “correct”…about anything, necessarily. :-P
I don’t understand any sort of conservative rage against Alan…good grief. One of the nicest, most even-handed libs around. There are a lot of libs who need to be raged against before Alan.
I need to create a blacklist of libs to get mad at.
EricG Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
This all came up because Alan pointed out that conservatives are not Christians by their actions even if they claim to be by their words.
And it’s true.
Ayn Rand is the savior of conservatives, not Jesus.
October 6th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Bill Frist is a good hearted American who really cares for people. He has helped many sick people in many third world countries. And he continues to heal many people in his own neighborhood.
OldLefty Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Too bad Bill Frist has different opinions depending upon whether or not he is in or out of Congress.
Does it say more about Bill Frist, or about the money in Congress.
Daddio Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 9:27 am
I am talking about Frist as a humanitarian and one who loves his career as a physician. You’ll notice he only served a very short time in the Senate.
How many democrats can you name who voluntarilly bow out after only one or two terms in office? How many Republicans serve 30, 40, 50 years in the House or Senate?
OldLefty Reply:
October 6th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Frist left when he saw the writing on the wall.
I lost a lot of respect for him when he was on a Sunday show, struggling over (superstitions about the spread of aids), the need to please the far right base, and his knowledge as an MD.
Also WRONGLY diagnosing Terri Schivio from the Senate floor, (actually illegal), and never fessing up that his family’s private chain of hospitals are the nation’s largest abortion providers while pandering to the anti choicers.
October 6th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Bill “The Death Panel” Frist would most likely never want to debate anyone on the issues because he is supporting a feeding frenzy for wealthy insurance giants instead of supporting the American family in getting access to health care.
He sounds like a rare character in today’s policts: an honest man.
These people have to label everyone who says anything they don’t like exactly what they are: bigots.
That’s interesting.
Where does Alan stand on the accused rapist Glenn Beck?
Does he want to talk about that a little on the air?
October 6th, 2009 at 12:46 pm