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Health Care Reform Myths and Facts (pass it on!)

If problems with any of the links, you can go directly to http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck and/or  http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck/faq 8 ways reform provides security and stability to those with or without coverage Related posts Yes, We Can. Get your Sunday Groove On! (0) Yes We Can: A Barack Obama Music Video (0) Yes We Can. Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech (0)

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Posted in Useful Information and Research | Tagged Barack Obama, health care, politics | 2 Responses

Health Care for everyone- new single payer legislation in California

I’m a free market girl in most cases, but I think we should pool our resources and have the government pay out money for health care. I think this makes sense for two reasons: The incentives for many free market enterprises leads to better service, creativity, and innovation. I love this about the free market. [...]

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Posted in Essays Epiphanies and Reviews | Tagged chiropractic, co-pay, deductibles, dental, economics, emergency, health, health care, health insurance premiums, hospice, insurance, politics, pre-existing conditions, single payer system, unemployment | 2 Responses

The Center will not hold? Doom and gloom for the New Year?

Ebert wrote a blog post. It’s all coming to pieces, isn’t it — the world we live in, the continuity we thought we could count on, the climate, the economy, the fragile peace. The 20th century was called “the American Century,” with some reason. I do not believe the 21st century will belong to anybody, [...]

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Posted in Essays Epiphanies and Reviews | Tagged economics, hope, politics, Roger Ebert | 1 Response

I love Barack Obama

Its so refreshing to have an (almost) president in office who is intelligent and who I think knows more than I do! Wow, someone I can aspire to be like who is our national leader. YAY! Related posts Yes, We Can. Get your Sunday Groove On! (0) Yes We Can: A Barack Obama Music Video [...]

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Posted in Uplifting Media | Tagged 60 Minutes, Barack Obama, economy, FDR, Lincoln, New Deal, politics, video | Leave a response

Getting out of the Financial Mess

I’m going to take a chance and write a really opinionated article about the financial situation in our country even though I could learn a lot more about it. If you think I got something wrong, feel free to add information (with civility as usual) in the comments. This financial crisis is an opportunity to [...]

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Posted in Essays Epiphanies and Reviews | Tagged Bill Clinton, deficit, economics, electric cars, environment, financial crisis, George Bush, health care, housing, insurance, politics, regulations | 4 Responses

Larry King: Reactions to Barack Obama getting elected

Embedded video from CNN Video Related posts Yes We Can: A Barack Obama Music Video (0) Yes We Can. Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech (0) Takin’ it Back with Barack Jack! (For Swing voters!!!) (1)

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Posted in Uplifting Media | Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Maher, Jesse Jackson, Larry King, Magic Johnson, Martin Luther King III, Michael Moore, Pat Robertson, politics, Presidential election 2008, video | Leave a response

Yes, We Can. Get your Sunday Groove On!

This is a version of “Yes, We Can” by students at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon who put on a concert called Barackappella. Dooce says that Barack Obama makes her want to be a better person. Me too! Not sure if there will ever again be an election like this one in my [...]

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Posted in Music, Uplifting Media | Tagged Barack Obama, barackappella, Dooce, Michelle Obama, music, politics, uplifting, video, Yes We Can | Leave a response

Cynical Election Humor

Truly, I think that it is so awesome that Barack Obama was elected, and among many other positive things, I do think it shows that many of the people in the United States are not so racially prejudiced as some around the world might have thought. I am preparing to be very idealistic, optimistic, and [...]

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Posted in Essays Epiphanies and Reviews | Tagged Barack Obama, funny, politics, Presidential election 2008, racism, the Onion | 1 Response

One last word from and about George Bush

I am looking forward to not thinking or talking about George Bush anymore. So, as I happily and optimistically move into the future, I will just give this one last post to remembering George Bush. I feel so sorry for him. It’s amazing how much he and his administration tore apart our country. He came [...]

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Posted in Essays Epiphanies and Reviews, Uplifting Media | Tagged George Bush, politics, Presidential election 2008, the Onion, video | Leave a response

Yes We Can. Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech

Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4th, 2008 in Chicago. The full text of Barack Obama’s acceptance speech “Hello, Chicago. “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders [...]

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Posted in Uplifting Media | Tagged Barack Obama, politics, Presidential election 2008, uplifting, video, Yes We Can | Leave a response

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