Breaking: NAF Will Move to Hold Chuck C. Johnson in Contempt if He Skips Out on Deposition

Big trouble for a horrible person

LawNovember 2015 • Views: 61,187

Chuck C. Johnson poses with Center for Medical Progress head David Daleiden, October 25, 2015

In the ongoing saga of right wing troll Chuck C. Johnson’s very bad decision to publish leaked copies of the Center for Medical Progress “sting” videos targeting Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation, the NAF’s lawyers (mofo.com) are not pleased with our boy Chuck; they’ve now produced an opposition to Johnson’s motion to quash the subpoena he was served last week.

The NAF says they will file a motion to hold Johnson in contempt unless he honors the subpoena and shows up for a deposition in Fresno this Friday, and demand that he pay attorneys’ fees and costs. Which could be a hefty sum of money; and if Johnson still refuses to appear or pay these costs and sanctions, he could very well get the Kim Davis treatment and end up in jail.

When Johnson posted the photo at the top of this article on his Facebook page, I knew it would come back and bite him; and now it has. The NAF’s lawyers included it in this opposition.

Scribd

(Via @AdamSteinbaugh.)

UPDATE at 11/4/15 5:08:23 pm by Charles Johnson

Earlier today, Chuck Johnson posted this to his Facebook page:

But as usual, he’s mistaken; Judge William Orrick’s wife is not a “Planned Parenthood board member,” she’s just a supporter of women’s reproductive rights. She was attacked by many right wing sites when the temporary restraining order against the Center for Medical Progress was granted.

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167 comments

thedopefishlives Nov 4, 2015 • 3:55:01pm

As my mother used to say, that boy is cruisin’ for a bruisin’.

Eclectic Cyborg Nov 4, 2015 • 3:56:15pm

Oh please put this fucker in jail. I can hardly think of anyone more deserving.

Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 3:56:34pm

I would not be surprised if Chucky flips NAF the finger, figuring like Mississippi that they won’t do anything about his refusal to appear, and will end up being found in contempt until his lawyer gets it through his thick skull that nobody is coming to his rescue.

Kid A Nov 4, 2015 • 3:57:52pm

Couldn’t happen to a better asshole.

Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 3:58:43pm

Now I see why Chuck posted this desperate plea for money earlier today.

KGxvi Nov 4, 2015 • 3:58:47pm

re: #3 Targetpractice

While, I wouldn’t put it past him, the difference is Mississippi is a long way from California (where Chuck lives)… since this is a federal court in California, the cost of sending US Marshals to pick up Chuck and bring him to the courthouse are much lower. Which is a bet I wouldn’t take - and I’m a gambling man.

stpaulbear Nov 4, 2015 • 3:59:07pm

Can I put money on him trying to run but still continuing to use his cell phone while he searches for someone to ‘put him up until this blows over’?

De Kolta Chair Nov 4, 2015 • 4:00:21pm

Gotta love the Quiet Please sign behind Chuck and his bro.

Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 4:00:40pm

re: #6 KGxvi

While, I wouldn’t put it past him, the difference is Mississippi is a long way from California (where Chuck lives)… since this is a federal court in California, the cost of sending US Marshals to pick up Chuck and bring him to the courthouse are much lower. Which is a bet I wouldn’t take - and I’m a gambling man.

Dipshits like Chucky are creatures of habit, prone to continuing to do something until they get negative stimulus. In this case, he’ll insist on continuing to piss courts off until one throws his ass behind bars. So yeah, I don’t expect him to do anything besides play to form by declaring the court doesn’t have the authority to do anything to him because he’s a journalist.

jaunte Nov 4, 2015 • 4:00:50pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

I doubt he’ll be as popular a conservative martyr as Kim Davis.

thedopefishlives Nov 4, 2015 • 4:00:56pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

Now I see why Chuck posted this desperate plea for money earlier today.

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I’ve “got news” for the rage furby: All the money in the world isn’t going to do any good if he winds up in the pokey for a contempt charge. He’ll sit and rot until the judge is ready to let him out.

Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 4:03:00pm

I knew when Chuck posted that photo of himself palling around with Daleiden right after publishing those leaked videos it would come back and bite him on the behind. The Mofo lawyers included it in this opposition.

HappyWarrior Nov 4, 2015 • 4:04:02pm

re: #10 jaunte

I doubt he’ll be as popular a conservative martyr as Kim Davis.

Maybe if he wears a bow tie and tells them how much he hearts Jesus.

HappyWarrior Nov 4, 2015 • 4:05:10pm

The summer of justice will become the winter of jail Bologna sandwiches with extra ketchup.

stpaulbear Nov 4, 2015 • 4:05:14pm

This scene comes to mind:

Jerry Lundegaard getting arrested at the end of Fargo

nines09 Nov 4, 2015 • 4:05:20pm

Chucklehead was running a big ol’ shit spreader, smirking behind the wheel throwing shit all over everything, Then he fell into the hopper and now he’s coming out the back covered in shit and bleeding bad, call it a farm accident. Face down on the shit farm hoping for it to rain moolah…. Chickens coming home to roost comes to mind.

BeachDem Nov 4, 2015 • 4:06:43pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

Now I see why Chuck posted this desperate plea for money earlier today.

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So, if each of his three “likers” give him $25 bucks, he’ll be able to buy gas to get the deposition. Or not…

thedopefishlives Nov 4, 2015 • 4:08:00pm

re: #12 Charles Johnson

I knew when Chuck posted that photo of himself palling around with Daleiden right after publishing those leaked videos it would come back and bite him on the behind. The Mofo lawyers included it in this opposition.

Oh, that there’s funny, I don’t care who y’are. What a maroon.

TedStriker Nov 4, 2015 • 4:08:06pm

re: #12 Charles Johnson

I knew when Chuck posted that photo of himself palling around with Daleiden right after publishing those leaked videos it would come back and bite him on the behind. The Mofo lawyers included it in this opposition.

Couldn’t happen to a more rank asshole.

Bubblehead II Nov 4, 2015 • 4:08:16pm

re: #3 Targetpractice

I would not be surprised if Chucky flips NAF the finger, figuring like Mississippi that they won’t do anything about his refusal to appear, and will end up being found in contempt until his lawyer gets it through his thick skull that nobody is coming to his rescue.

One can only hope.

Pawn of the Oppressor Nov 4, 2015 • 4:08:57pm

“Your honor, my client moves to not show up, on the grounds that he’s an idiot. And out of the country. And also drunk. Aaaand not feeling well…”

*Judge peers over his or her glasses with the You’ve-got-to-be-shitting-me look*

“The Court recognizes that Deponent’s counsel is making excuses for a man who’s too stupid to know when he should be scared.”

ipsos Nov 4, 2015 • 4:11:32pm

Gawd, I so hope MoFo sends half a dozen of its finest $600/hour legal minds, puts them up in the finest hotel Fresno has to offer (I know, but work with me here!) - and then puts UpChuck on the hook for ALL of their expenses if he tries to pull a no-show.

goddamnedfrank Nov 4, 2015 • 4:12:33pm

The redacted bits of Daleiden’s testimony are what I’m interested in.

I’ll bet Chuck is wondering right now about exactly what his friend said too.

ipsos Nov 4, 2015 • 4:13:27pm

re: #23 goddamnedfrank

I’m bet Chuck is wondering right now about exactly what his “friend” said too.

FTFY //

BeachDem Nov 4, 2015 • 4:13:50pm

OT—if you thought Carson’s convoluted explanation about the pyramids was dense, parse this bowl of word salad:

“I’m a little different than most of the candidates,” Carson the author told the Miami Herald in a phone interview Wednesday. “I’m looking more nationally at everything that’s going on across the country.”

wonkette.com

Say what?

Eric The Fruit Bat Nov 4, 2015 • 4:14:06pm

I expect him to buy a one-way ticket out of the country and spend an extended visit with weev. At some point though, I anticipate The Rage Furby will become a drag on weev for having zero technical skills and he’ll just leave him to fend for himself.

Pawn of the Oppressor Nov 4, 2015 • 4:14:21pm

Scene: Int Federal Prison, a few months from now. CHUCK C. JOHNSON is seated next to a gigantic, dangerous looking dark-skinned inmate.

CHUCK: “Soo… uh… uh what are you in for?”

(INMATE looks at CHUCK suspiciously)

INMATE: “Murderin’ chubby little white Republicans.”

CHUCK: (stammering) R-right on man! Black power!

(A puddle spreads from underneath Chuck’s seat on the bench)

Oh, the ironing.

Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 4:14:44pm

Perhaps this is part of his grand scheme, getting himself put behind bars so he can’t appear before court when Gawker takes his ass to the cleaners.

thedopefishlives Nov 4, 2015 • 4:16:48pm

re: #28 Targetpractice

Perhaps this is part of his grand scheme, getting himself put behind bars so he can’t appear before court when Gawker takes his ass to the cleaners.

The rage furby has a grand scheme? Somehow I don’t see him as capable of thinking any further ahead than his next drunken bender. Or any further back than his last one, for that matter.

Bubblehead II Nov 4, 2015 • 4:19:31pm

re: #28 Targetpractice

Perhaps this is part of his grand scheme, getting himself put behind bars so he can’t appear before court when Gawker takes his ass to the cleaners.

If that’s Chuckles plan, he in for a very rude awakening.

There is this thing called video conferencing. They can call him anytime they want regardless of the jail he’s in. The internet. How does it work?

Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 4:20:07pm

Mofo’s hourly rates have to be in the $600/hour range. If Chuck has to pay their fees it will be huge.

Backwoods_Sleuth Nov 4, 2015 • 4:21:47pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

Now I see why Chuck posted this desperate plea for money earlier today.

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Still laughing that he’s begging money to go to war with Planned Parenthood.
They aren’t the ones dragging his sorry butt in for a deposition.

Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 4:21:59pm

re: #31 Charles Johnson

Mofo’s hourly rates have to be in the $600/hour range. If Chuck has to pay their fees it will be huge.

Ayep. And considering the number of bridges he’s burned, the wingnut welfare that may come to his aid will be nowhere near the amount he needs.

Eric The Fruit Bat Nov 4, 2015 • 4:21:59pm

re: #22 ipsos

The question becomes who gets The Rage Furby first-Gawker or MoFo? (and for how much?)

If he gets whacked bad enough to to where he has to declare bankruptcy, then he in essence becomes judgement proof for the next in line.

GlutenFreeJesus Nov 4, 2015 • 4:22:13pm

Lock him up and throw away the key. Please!

OT Re: Dirty Fox Lake cop:

b.d. Nov 4, 2015 • 4:23:13pm

Chuck is the dumbest f*cking genius I’ve ever run across.

lawhawk Nov 4, 2015 • 4:23:15pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

BTW, I wouldn’t say plans to hold, but rather seeks to hold. They are asking the court to hold him in contempt. MoFo, for all of their fearsome reputation, can’t hold anyone in contempt. They can ask the court to do it though, and given the circumstances, they are more than likely to prevail against Chucky.

Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 4:28:20pm

Uh oh.

Top 10 Hourly Rates Charged by Law Firm Partners!

MoFo: $1,195

Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 4:28:42pm

re: #37 lawhawk

Changed it to “Will Move to Hold…”

Sionainn Nov 4, 2015 • 4:29:55pm

I still getting a kick out of the name Mofo. LOL.

Eric The Fruit Bat Nov 4, 2015 • 4:30:47pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

And I counted 4 names on that motion. Cha-ching!

lawhawk Nov 4, 2015 • 4:31:20pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

Note that there are four attorneys on the motion. And there’s probably going to be a similar number attending the deposition (sr and jr attorneys) since they’re going to want to parse every word and make sure that all the areas of contention are covered (back up for the back up attorneys) - think depositions in The Social Network involving Zuckerberg and Saverin for a similar type of situation.

Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 4:31:54pm

The lawyers listed on the document above are 2 partners and 2 associates.

Kid A Nov 4, 2015 • 4:32:10pm

re: #42 lawhawk

So in other words, he’s fucked.

Backwoods_Sleuth Nov 4, 2015 • 4:33:14pm

And all he’s posting on his FB page is whining about Star Wars.

Skip Intro Nov 4, 2015 • 4:33:33pm

re: #44 Kid A

Nah, not at all. Chuck will outsmart them all, just you watch.

Skip Intro Nov 4, 2015 • 4:34:16pm

re: #45 Backwoods_Sleuth

Does posting on Facebook pay better than posting on his blog?

Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 4:34:29pm

re: #46 Skip Intro

He sees himself as David fighting Goliath. That’s his Facebook avatar.

Pawn of the Oppressor Nov 4, 2015 • 4:34:41pm

I offer myself up as a 100% free volunteer Paralegal if I get to be in the room. I’ll get coffee and carry boxes of stuff, anything, I would just like to be in there to watch a smug little shit get dismantled by high-voltage attorneys.

Skip Intro Nov 4, 2015 • 4:35:13pm

re: #48 Charles Johnson

I wondered what that was. I thought he was in a Halloween costume.

Teukka Nov 4, 2015 • 4:35:31pm

re: #49 Pawn of the Oppressor

I offer myself up as a 100% free volunteer Paralegal if I get to be in the room. I’ll get coffee and carry boxes of stuff, anything, I would just like to be in there to watch a smug little shit get dismantled by high-voltage attorneys.

Dismantled? My $.02 is on well blended…

Kid A Nov 4, 2015 • 4:36:30pm

goddamnedfrank Nov 4, 2015 • 4:38:03pm

But but but, I’m an award winning journalist!!!

b.d. Nov 4, 2015 • 4:38:45pm

I have a feeling that somebody should be watching the Fresno area airports and bus stations

thedopefishlives Nov 4, 2015 • 4:38:50pm

re: #48 Charles Johnson

He sees himself as David fighting Goliath. That’s his Facebook avatar.

Fun fact: Modern Christian interpretations have noted that David actually had the advantage in that fight, not Goliath. Biblical slingers were deadly opponents, and Goliath’s giantism led to several disabilities (poor eyesight, etc.) that left him at a severe disadvantage to the young, healthy, well-trained and experienced David.

b.d. Nov 4, 2015 • 4:39:49pm

re: #48 Charles Johnson

He sees himself as David fighting Goliath. That’s his Facebook avatar.

Chuck is like somebody fighting Goliath, not David though.

Skip Intro Nov 4, 2015 • 4:40:14pm

I think I see UpChuck’s cunning plan. No where on the mofo document does it say what the address of the court is.

“Yer honor, I fully intended to comply with the subpoena, but those mofo assholes never told me where the courthouse was. I assumed I was supposed to appear in San Francisco, but I couldn’t find a parking space.

I rest my case.”

Eric The Fruit Bat Nov 4, 2015 • 4:41:05pm

re: #54 b.d.

If he does fly out, I hope his boarding pass is marked with ‘SSSS’. AT least that way the TSA can have some fun with him, especially if he’s visiting some Eastern European city where a notorious troll lives.

b_sharp Nov 4, 2015 • 4:43:13pm

I think I just caught Jeopardy in an error.

They said, if I heard right, that an upload is going from a smaller machine to a larger machine & download is from larger to smaller.

I’ve been in the business for 30 yrs. I’ve never heard it defined like that.

Reality Based Steve Nov 4, 2015 • 4:43:24pm

re: #6 KGxvi

While, I wouldn’t put it past him, the difference is Mississippi is a long way from California (where Chuck lives)… since this is a federal court in California, the cost of sending US Marshals to pick up Chuck and bring him to the courthouse are much lower. Which is a bet I wouldn’t take - and I’m a gambling man.

And how convenient, the Marshals have a field office in Fresno.

google.com

makeitstop Nov 4, 2015 • 4:43:45pm

These guys are not fucking around. Chuck’s gonna get slapped but good.

Pawn of the Oppressor Nov 4, 2015 • 4:44:31pm

re: #55 thedopefishlives

I was just about to post something re: this - I heard all about it on a podcast recently. Pretty sure it was author Malcolm Gladwell’s appearance on the Star Talk show. Analyzing the story literally, Goliath had an identifiable medical condition and David was nearly the ancient equivalent of a sniper.

(Christian tradition getting it wrong? Say it ain’t so!)

Pawn of the Oppressor Nov 4, 2015 • 4:47:49pm

re: #51 Teukka

Dismantled? My $.02 is on well blended…

I picture the verbal equivalent of casually flicking the corner of a pyramid made from toothpicks. One poke in the right spot and suddenly it’s a big, tragic mess.

Somebody should warn the Mofos that Chucksie isn’t housebroken.

Kragar Nov 4, 2015 • 4:47:50pm

re: #15 stpaulbear

This scene comes to mind:

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Video

When Chuck finally gets interviewed:

Fargo Flee

Timothy Watson Nov 4, 2015 • 4:48:13pm

re: #60 Reality Based Steve

And how convenient, the Marshals have a field office in Fresno.

google.com

Hopefully, they send Rylan and Rachel to deal with him.

mroop Nov 4, 2015 • 4:49:23pm

Christmas has come early this year!

thedopefishlives Nov 4, 2015 • 4:49:27pm

re: #62 Pawn of the Oppressor

There is still a good moral lesson to be learned from the story, but the traditional story of the puny underdog prevailing against the massive bully? NOPE.

Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 4:50:27pm

re: #66 mroop

Christmas has come early this year!

It’s a very fine vintage of schadenfreude on offer.

Whack-A-Mole Nov 4, 2015 • 4:51:42pm

I’m not all that familiar with court proceedings but I’m curious: can the MoFo attorneys bring up the history of abusing court rules and policies by UpChuck and his lawyer in the Gawker suit?

De Kolta Chair Nov 4, 2015 • 4:51:45pm

Wish I could take credit for this

Eric The Fruit Bat Nov 4, 2015 • 4:53:49pm

re: #69 Whack-A-Mole

Doubtful, since the problem there is the Rage Furby hired someone who is clearly out of his league.

Skip Intro Nov 4, 2015 • 4:54:04pm

re: #69 Whack-A-Mole

They could if they were Orly Taitz, but since these people appear to know what they’re doing I’d say no.

makeitstop Nov 4, 2015 • 4:54:17pm

re: #31 Charles Johnson

Mofo’s hourly rates have to be in the $600/hour range. If Chuck has to pay their fees it will be huge.

Four lawyers on the team, too. $00 x 4 across however many hours they put in…

Boom.

Skip Intro Nov 4, 2015 • 4:55:29pm

re: #73 makeitstop

Chuck will pay them off with free advertising on his blog.

Reality Based Steve Nov 4, 2015 • 4:56:59pm

re: #74 Skip Intro

Chuck will pay them off with free advertising on his blog.

His next story 7 crazy things never to say to a Federal Judge!!!!!

b.d. Nov 4, 2015 • 4:57:22pm

re: #74 Skip Intro

Chuck will pay them off with free advertising on his blog.

Discounted

Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 4:57:40pm

re: #75 Reality Based Steve

His next story 7 crazy things never to say to a Federal Judge!!!!!

“You can’t do this to me! I’M AN AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST!”

Reality Based Steve Nov 4, 2015 • 4:58:16pm

re: #77 Targetpractice

“You can’t do this to me! I’M AN AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST!”

AND I MADE ROCKETS!!!!!!

RBS

A Cranky One Nov 4, 2015 • 4:58:19pm

re: #62 Pawn of the Oppressor

I was just about to post something re: this - I heard all about it on a podcast recently. Pretty sure it was author Malcolm Gladwell’s appearance on the Star Talk show. Analyzing the story literally, Goliath had an identifiable medical condition and David was nearly the ancient equivalent of a sniper.

(Christian tradition getting it wrong? Say it ain’t so!)

//

Projectile weapons deliver energy to the target. The energy delivered depends on the mass and velocity of the projectile. A small bullet traveling very fast delivers a lot of energy to a small area. A larger projectile can deliver equivalent energy (over a little larger area) at a much slower speed. The point being that a sling thrown stone could deliver the same energy as a bullet.

So the sniper analogy is apt. We aren’t talking slingshots here; slings are deadly weapons, especially in the hands of an expert. But the story is just so much less inspirational if you think of it as a big guy with a spear versus a guy with a gun.

Kragar Nov 4, 2015 • 4:58:44pm

re: #74 Skip Intro

Chuck will pay them off with free advertising on his blog.

“That’s as good as money, sir. Those are I.O.U.’s. Go ahead and add it up, every cent’s accounted for.”

b.d. Nov 4, 2015 • 4:58:55pm

Chuck is feverishly watching reruns of Matlock looking for a way out of this.

Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 4:59:00pm

re: #59 b_sharp

I think I just caught Jeopardy in an error.

They said, if I heard right, that an upload is going from a smaller machine to a larger machine & download is from larger to smaller.

I’ve been in the business for 30 yrs. I’ve never heard it defined like that.

That’s definitely not correct at all.

makeitstop Nov 4, 2015 • 4:59:10pm

re: #56 b.d.

Chuck is like somebody fighting Goliath, not David though.

Either Curly or Shemp.

Skip Intro Nov 4, 2015 • 5:04:12pm

Your media hard at work covering the Big Story.

Liveleak Video

Kragar Nov 4, 2015 • 5:06:47pm

re: #82 Charles Johnson

That’s definitely not correct at all.

The size of the system is irrelevant.

You upload data to a system

You download data from a system.

Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 5:06:54pm

Man, this guy! Is he actually threatening to dox the federal judge in this case?

A Cranky One Nov 4, 2015 • 5:07:53pm

re: #59 b_sharp

I think I just caught Jeopardy in an error.

They said, if I heard right, that an upload is going from a smaller machine to a larger machine & download is from larger to smaller.

I’ve been in the business for 30 yrs. I’ve never heard it defined like that.

It’s an error without doubt.

The difference depends on which machine is being referenced. If I send information from my machine to another, I’m uploading information. If I pull information from another machine to mine, I’m downloading information, from the perspective of my machine.

In olden days when PCs were basic and main frame machines ruled, their description might have been true of the majority of data transfers. But not all, so the “answer” is just stupid.

Kragar Nov 4, 2015 • 5:08:06pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Man, this guy! Is he actually threatening to dox the federal judge in this case?

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Super Troopers FEAR

Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 5:08:16pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Man, this guy! Is he actually threatening to dox the federal judge in this case?

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If he is, then being held in contempt might be the least of his worries before long.

ObserverArt Nov 4, 2015 • 5:08:49pm

re: #59 b_sharp

I think I just caught Jeopardy in an error.

They said, if I heard right, that an upload is going from a smaller machine to a larger machine & download is from larger to smaller.

I’ve been in the business for 30 yrs. I’ve never heard it defined like that.

Where did they get that?

File size has nothing to do with it…and up is from you to another server and down is from another server to your computer. That’s been my understanding for a long time…and I’ve sent many a file for printing jobs, images, ads, and gotten many of the same sent to me.

b.d. Nov 4, 2015 • 5:08:57pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Man, this guy! Is he actually threatening to dox the federal judge in this case?

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Can they put Chuck in the same jail cell as Barrett Brown?

That’d be great.

teleskiguy Nov 4, 2015 • 5:09:29pm

re: #80 Kragar

“That’s as good as money, sir. Those are I.O.U.’s. Go ahead and add it up, every cent’s accounted for.”

“See this one? That’s a sports car. 275 thou. Might want to hold on to that one.”

prairiefire Nov 4, 2015 • 5:09:31pm

re: #91 b.d.

That would be really, really great.

b_sharp Nov 4, 2015 • 5:09:54pm

re: #85 Kragar

The size of the system is irrelevant.

You upload data to a system

You download data from a system.

Yup. From my system to an upstream system is upload.

Skip Intro Nov 4, 2015 • 5:10:04pm

re: #91 b.d.

All I can say is that if he’s still married his wife is as stupid as he is.

makeitstop Nov 4, 2015 • 5:10:06pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Man, this guy! Is he actually threatening to dox the federal judge in this case?

My god, he’s even dumber than I thought.

Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 5:10:32pm

Seriously, what is going through this buffoon’s head right now? Is he hoping to find something to blackmail the judge with? Or is he hoping to argue that the judge is biased?

Kragar Nov 4, 2015 • 5:10:45pm

re: #94 b_sharp

Yup. From my system to an upstream system is upload.

push up

pull down

Eric The Fruit Bat Nov 4, 2015 • 5:11:00pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

He’s not threatening to dox this judge, but still, this might be worth an email to the local FBI office in Fresno and to MoFo.

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goddamnedfrank Nov 4, 2015 • 5:11:11pm

re: #59 b_sharp

I think I just caught Jeopardy in an error.

They said, if I heard right, that an upload is going from a smaller machine to a larger machine & download is from larger to smaller.

I’ve been in the business for 30 yrs. I’ve never heard it defined like that.

I’d define all uploads as outgoing, and all downloads as incoming. They’re both transfers with the only difference being the user’s perspective.

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b_sharp Nov 4, 2015 • 5:11:14pm

re: #85 Kragar

The size of the system is irrelevant.

You upload data to a system

You download data from a system.

All I can think of is a remote system used to be a server which was physically huge back in the day.

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Skip Intro Nov 4, 2015 • 5:15:26pm

re: #99 Eric The Fruit Bat

I have no doubt that mofo is keeping an eye on his FB postings.

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WhatEVs Nov 4, 2015 • 5:16:39pm

re: #97 Targetpractice

Seriously, what is going through this buffoon’s head right now? Is he hoping to find something to blackmail the judge with? Or is he hoping to argue that the judge is biased?

He’s been searching for the payoff from the Wingnut Welfare Express for a while now. Honestly, he might get it with this one. The forced birthers are pretty rabid.

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thedopefishlives Nov 4, 2015 • 5:17:10pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Man, this guy! Is he actually threatening to dox the federal judge in this case?

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I imagine that isn’t going to go over very well at all.

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SirMixALot Nov 4, 2015 • 5:18:22pm

This re: #96 makeitstop

Animals are most dangerous when corned. He’ll do something even more insane before this is all over. Its obvious he’s spiralling out of control.

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bratwurst Nov 4, 2015 • 5:19:16pm

How about a little right wing misogyny for your Wednesday night?

DISNEY releases photo from new STAR WARS… pic.twitter.com/NrJcCdwqF7

— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) November 5, 2015

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Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 5:19:55pm

Judge Orrick’s wife is not on the board of Planned Parenthood, but right wing sites attacked her when the restraining order was granted against CMP. Example:

Wife of Judge Who Blocked Pro-Life Videos Is a Pro-Abortion Activist

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De Kolta Chair Nov 4, 2015 • 5:21:46pm

From the What Gives? Dept.

Interesting/ironic/odd/typically lazy how Western journalists haven’t been all that interested that this year Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich was the first journalist to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Maybe they had their money on Bob Woodward?

Anyway, a late congrats to Ms. Alexievich, who’s incredible book about children enduring warfare, “The Last Witnesses: the Book of Unchildlike Stories,” I just finished reading and will never forget.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Nov 4, 2015 • 5:24:53pm

re: #107 Charles Johnson

Judge Orrick’s wife is not on the board of Planned Parenthood, but right wing sites attacked her when the restraining order was granted against CMP. Example:

Wife of Judge Who Blocked Pro-Life Videos Is a Pro-Abortion Activist

Redstate had a piece that linked to that. Also said that the judge bought his position by being a major bundler for Obama.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Nov 4, 2015 • 5:28:11pm

Guessing there will be no Holiday Tree in Frankfort this year. https://t.co/T1STUvO3Py pic.twitter.com/hzkGNCBdOY

— Joe Sonka (@joesonka) November 5, 2015

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Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 5:30:49pm

Judge Orrick’s wife was attacked by tons of right wing sites as a “vocal supporter of infanticide,” to quote one fucked up description.

google.com

That’s obviously how Chuck got wind of her, but once again he got the details wrong.

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Kragar Nov 4, 2015 • 5:34:07pm

re: #111 Charles Johnson

Its getting increasing difficult to see die hard conservatives as anything other than lying gutter scum.

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b_sharp Nov 4, 2015 • 5:35:36pm

re: #112 Kragar

Its getting increasing difficult to see die hard conservatives as anything other than lying gutter scum.

Confused, fear driven, gullible.

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teleskiguy Nov 4, 2015 • 5:36:27pm

Colorado Legalizes Medicinal Fireworks https://t.co/alzV0Idu30 pic.twitter.com/r66aspNE5q

— The Onion (@TheOnion) November 5, 2015

As it stands IRL, anything that flies in the air and anything that explodes is illegal for civilians in Colorado.

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Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 5:36:59pm

re: #112 Kragar

Its getting increasing difficult to see die hard conservatives as anything other than lying gutter scum.

Very much so.

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Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 5:37:14pm

re: #113 b_sharp

Confused, fear driven, gullible.

But enough about Ben Carson…

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teleskiguy Nov 4, 2015 • 5:40:43pm

It’s better than this alternative.

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Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 5:41:32pm

re: #117 teleskiguy

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It’s better than this alternative.

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PhillyPretzel Nov 4, 2015 • 5:44:03pm

re: #118 Targetpractice

It would definitely kill the spider and the toilet too. My plumber would be happy to sell you another.

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Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 5:47:17pm

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dholmes32 Nov 4, 2015 • 5:48:26pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Man, this guy! Is he actually threatening to dox the federal judge in this case?

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He ought to take a clue from Joe Arpaio, who is currently sweating out a civil contempt trial which includes *ta-da* attempts to dox Judge Snow.

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De Kolta Chair Nov 4, 2015 • 5:49:36pm

♫ Does whatever a spider can ♬

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Barefoot Grin Nov 4, 2015 • 6:01:19pm

re: #122 De Kolta Chair

♫ Does whatever a spider can ♬

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Man of steel.

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compound_Idaho Nov 4, 2015 • 6:06:51pm

Just got my Blue Cross bronze plan renewal letter +23% WTF!

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ObserverArt Nov 4, 2015 • 6:12:51pm

re: #124 compound_Idaho

Just got my Blue Cross bronze plan renewal letter $23% WTF!

Uh, is that $23 dollars or 23% in increases?

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goddamnedfrank Nov 4, 2015 • 6:13:43pm

re: #124 compound_Idaho

Just got my Blue Cross bronze plan renewal letter $23% WTF!

If your State had expanded Medicaid then your local rates wouldn’t be determined by so many poor people not getting preemptive care, then going to the ER with no way to pay.

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William Lewis Nov 4, 2015 • 6:14:41pm

re: #124 compound_Idaho

Just got my Blue Cross bronze plan renewal letter +23% WTF!

Mine is supposed to go from $48 to $126 a month. I’ll have to find a lower level plan.

Single payer is what America needs not feeding the (*##^*^*&^@%@%^&&!~~~! insurance industry.

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Reality Based Steve Nov 4, 2015 • 6:14:59pm

re: #119 PhillyPretzel

It would definitely kill the spider and the toilet too. My plumber would be happy to sell you another.

Your plumber sells spiders?

Here’s what I found on the hood of the van this morning. I gave him a hand down and put him under the bush near the drive so he’d be safe.

I can haz spiderz?

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compound_Idaho Nov 4, 2015 • 6:16:32pm

re: #125 ObserverArt

+23% +$213/mo. +$2,556/yr. I thought I supposed to save $2,500/yr.

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Bubblehead II Nov 4, 2015 • 6:18:23pm

Just to make everybody hungry.

Quick dinner tonight.

1/2 pound mild Italian sausage.
1 bottle Classico Italian Sausage (with peppers & Onion) Spaghetti sauce.
1 2.5 oz can of sliced Olives.
1 4.0 can of pieces & stems mushrooms.
Penne pasta (scaled for 2)
Texas Toast

Brown sausage and boil pasta.
Once both are done, drain pasta & sausage.

Mix meat, pasta, spaghetti sauce, shrooms & olives into pan used to boil pasta. Let simmer.

In the mean time, cook the T-Toast according to directions.

Once the T-toast is done. Chow down.

Quick and simple. I love it.

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Charles Johnson Nov 4, 2015 • 6:18:30pm

I’d love to know what David Daleiden said in his deposition. The Mofo lawyers are citing it (redacted) as reason to force Chuck to attend his deposition. Chuck has to be sweating that.

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ObserverArt Nov 4, 2015 • 6:18:48pm

re: #127 William Lewis

Mine is supposed to go from $48 to $126 a month. I’ll have to find a lower level plan.

Single payer is what America needs not feeding the (*##^*^*&^@%@%^&&!~~~! insurance industry.

And if it all wasn’t made into a damn political football the ACA and/or single pay could work. The ACA is far from perfect, but there would be more people in it if both parties were behind it and pushed it. It would almost double without the politics.

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compound_Idaho Nov 4, 2015 • 6:18:55pm

re: #127 William Lewis

I’m not convinced it’s the insurance industry. I’m thinking it’s the whole medical industrial complex (of which the insurance industry is a part, but they do have to pay the bills)

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De Kolta Chair Nov 4, 2015 • 6:19:51pm

R.I.P. really obnoxious reverse mortgage ad

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compound_Idaho Nov 4, 2015 • 6:20:39pm

re: #127 William Lewis

Having personally dealt with medicare and medicaid from the provider’s side. No.

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Nov 4, 2015 • 6:20:48pm

Snark cut, but once again, the employer is changing our insurance on us. Fourth change in the past four years, with warnings to expect another next year in all likelihood.

You have no idea how much I would love for our insurance to be decoupled from our ~~insurer~~ employer.

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TedStriker Nov 4, 2015 • 6:29:23pm

re: #52 Kid A

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A ginger balaclava…

*vomits*

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De Kolta Chair Nov 4, 2015 • 6:29:58pm

Night lizardi. Hey, here’s a cool Dylan song nobody ever talks about, at least in my neck of the woods.

Floater (Too Much to Ask)

Sometimes it’s too plain stupid
to get into any kind of wind

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Targetpractice Nov 4, 2015 • 6:35:19pm

re: #131 Charles Johnson

I’d love to know what David Daleiden said in his deposition. The Mofo lawyers are citing it (redacted) as reason to force Chuck to attend his deposition. Chuck has to be sweating that.

I strongly suspect that Daleiden, in an effort to save his own ass, gave up Chucky’s “source.”

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Bubblehead II Nov 4, 2015 • 6:44:35pm

Night Lizard. As always, may the Deity of your choice smile down upon you and yours as she smiles down upon me.

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Great White Snark Nov 4, 2015 • 6:57:19pm

Why assume single payer would be administrated any better than the VA or for profit private providers… Not at all sure we can administer that well either. Serious question.

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ObserverArt Nov 4, 2015 • 7:01:33pm

re: #139 Targetpractice

I strongly suspect that Daleiden, in an effort to save his own ass, gave up Chucky’s “source.”

I don’t think in tough times any one of the snakes involved can be trusted. Their whole tool set is deception, so you sure as hell can’t count on anything straight from any of them. Ass saving 101.

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Reality Based Steve Nov 4, 2015 • 7:11:39pm

Well I’m going to go and do meat-world stuff for a while. I’m going to get up early, go for a bike ride I think. All the farmers around here have these large round structures on their farms, I’ve heard they are full of Egyptian Mummies and Gold. I’ll put the saddlebags on the bike and I’ll be rich before I even have my morning Latte.

See Ya

RBS

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ObserverArt Nov 4, 2015 • 7:17:56pm

re: #143 Reality Based Steve

Well I’m going to go and do meat-world stuff for a while. I’m going to get up early, go for a bike ride I think. All the farmers around here have these large round structures on their farms, I’ve heard they are full of Egyptian Mummies and Gold. I’ll put the saddlebags on the bike and I’ll be rich before I even have my morning Latte.

See Ya

RBS

Hey…did you catch my magazine cover photoshop in the last thread? You are right on the joke!

littlegreenfootballs.com

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teleskiguy Nov 4, 2015 • 7:18:03pm

“In 1953 there were 53 kilobytes of high-speed random-access memory on Earth.” More info: https://t.co/MdvmU21t76 pic.twitter.com/GQNxuigeVr

— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) November 5, 2015

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Joe Bacon Nov 4, 2015 • 7:19:37pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

Uh oh.

Top 10 Hourly Rates Charged by Law Firm Partners!

Well, they ought to charge a premium on top of that because they’re dealing with Ginger Snapped!

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Barefoot Grin Nov 4, 2015 • 7:25:17pm

Why not a single-payer system? That’s a good question. I am for it, but I’ll admit that I don’t see anything like it operating successfully in a nation of this size and complexity.

Pros: in theory a populace that goes regularly to the doctor means a healthier population=less money going into critical care. Takes the greed and obfuscation of costs factor (again, theoretically) out of medical care. Reduces the impulse for pointless tests…

Cons: takes the incentive out of lucrative research for Big Pharma; takes incentives for innovation in care (all of this is theoretical); huge bureaucracy necessary (but big Insurance, if all companies and plans combined, would probably outsize necessary government bureaucracy)….

I have no idea what I’m talking about. But there’s no action here, and I wanted to bloviate before going to bed. Good night!

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Nov 4, 2015 • 7:29:12pm

re: #147 Barefoot Grin

Ultimately, we as a country need to be honest with ourselves. Do we consider access to medical care a human right, such that doctors are required to treat patients without regard to their ability to pay? We currently have a schizophrenic attitude towards this: if it is an immediate trauma, we say yes. As long as they make it to the ER, doctors will do everything they can - even if the end result will be survival with medical bills that require bankruptcy to clear. If it is cancer, we say no. No ability to pay for treatment means tough cookies, take the time you can to put your affairs in order and say goodbye.

Until we really resolve that (and I suspect a number of people are quite willing to say that no, people should not be treated unless they are able to pay), we’re not really going to make progress on this conversation as a nation.

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Joe Bacon Nov 4, 2015 • 7:33:00pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Man, this guy! Is he actually threatening to dox the federal judge in this case?

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Holy Crap! He’s asking for it!!!!!!!!!

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Teukka Nov 4, 2015 • 7:35:02pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Man, this guy! Is he actually threatening to dox the federal judge in this case?

Sure looks like it, Charles…

re: #131 Charles Johnson

I’d love to know what David Daleiden said in his deposition. The Mofo lawyers are citing it (redacted) as reason to force Chuck to attend his deposition. Chuck has to be sweating that.

Maybe why he’s acting erratically/desperately.

re: #105 SirMixALot

Animals are most dangerous when corned. He’ll do something even more insane before this is all over. Its obvious he’s spiralling out of control.

Glad to see I’m not the only one thinking among those lines.

re: #99 Eric The Fruit Bat

He’s not threatening to dox this judge, but still, this might be worth an email to the local FBI office in Fresno and to MoFo.

Idea seconded.

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Teukka Nov 4, 2015 • 7:36:04pm

re: #149 Joe Bacon

Holy Crap! He’s asking for it!!!!!!!!!

Yep, ye olde 16T weight… This ain’t gonna be pretty…
*cringes*

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teleskiguy Nov 4, 2015 • 7:36:13pm

Wrong again, libs. https://t.co/KZH1JMLNGl pic.twitter.com/iyNSomT8ja

— National Review (@NRO) November 5, 2015

WE HAZ BLACK AND WIMMINZ FRIENDS TEH LIBS ARE TEH REAL RASSISTS HURR HURR

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Joe Bacon Nov 4, 2015 • 7:38:08pm

re: #150 Teukka

Sure looks like it, Charles…

Maybe why he’s acting erratically/desperately.

Glad to see I’m not the only one thinking among those lines.

Oh, you’re right on all four points and I’m really scared that he’s going to do #3!

Idea seconded.

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plansbandc Nov 4, 2015 • 7:38:52pm

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Barefoot Grin Nov 4, 2015 • 7:39:48pm

re: #148 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Ultimately, we as a country need to be honest with ourselves. Do we consider access to medical care a human right, such that doctors are required to treat patients without regard to their ability to pay? We currently have a schizophrenic attitude towards this: if it is an immediate trauma, we say yes. As long as they make it to the ER, doctors will do everything they can - even if the end result will be survival with medical bills that require bankruptcy to clear. If it is cancer, we say no. No ability to pay for treatment means tough cookies, take the time you can to put your affairs in order and say goodbye.

Until we really resolve that (and I suspect a number of people are quite willing to say that no, people should not be treated unless they are able to pay), we’re not really going to make progress on this conversation as a nation.

Well said. I really am going to bed now, but I clicked one more time and caught your comment. I fully agree that we should consider access to health care a basic human right. Until recently I have thought a fully-nationalized system to be the best way to meet that test. Now I ask myself: if Bernie says yes and Hillary says no, is this a defining question for me? It may be, but I’m not sure yet. This problem matters a lot to me, uneducated on it as I am.

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Belafon Nov 4, 2015 • 7:39:48pm

re: #152 teleskiguy

If Republicans did something to help minorities who are struggling day to day, then I’d be worried. No I wouldn’t, because they wouldn’t be the crazy party.

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Teukka Nov 4, 2015 • 7:43:16pm

re: #153 Joe Bacon

Yeah. Major league bad vibes for the near future, eh?

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ObserverArt Nov 4, 2015 • 7:45:27pm

re: #148 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Ultimately, we as a country need to be honest with ourselves. Do we consider access to medical care a human right, such that doctors are required to treat patients without regard to their ability to pay? We currently have a schizophrenic attitude towards this: if it is an immediate trauma, we say yes. As long as they make it to the ER, doctors will do everything they can - even if the end result will be survival with medical bills that require bankruptcy to clear. If it is cancer, we say no. No ability to pay for treatment means tough cookies, take the time you can to put your affairs in order and say goodbye.

Until we really resolve that (and I suspect a number of people are quite willing to say that no, people should not be treated unless they are able to pay), we’re not really going to make progress on this conversation as a nation.

I am not against the concept of capitalism. I like our system all the way up to a point. The problem is with something like healthcare capitalism itself becomes an issue.

The costs are going to be high because if you have a system that is based on price judged by demand and value, then health care costs are going to be the highest.

Without any form of regulation on pricing and the whole value placed on the system in healthcare, it is wide open for costs to be high to unreasonable.

And that is also why single payer will struggle too. Set pricing, no room for the doctors to set their own, or they are held within a range based on experience, etc. Drug prices set too. Medical Equipment…on and on. Lots of issues that just don’t fit “the American way.”

I was hoping the ACA would be a step to fix some of that too. At least point the country in a direction without shocking the whole system.

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De Kolta Chair Nov 4, 2015 • 7:58:51pm

Was just listening to one of my fave musicians, Lydia Mendoza, the queen of Chicano music (the king? Lalo Guerrero of course) , and had to boot up the laptop and log into LGF to post a link to this tremendous musician performing ala ranchero. Enjoy amigos y amigas y buenas noches.

Valentina, Ranchera sung by Lydia Mendoza

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teleskiguy Nov 4, 2015 • 8:01:39pm

Dude, “Liquid Swords” is 20 years old. Where does the time go?

3 Classic Lines from GZA’s “Liquid Swords” on the Eve of it’s 20th Anniversary. https://t.co/MWyoPwc9jl pic.twitter.com/8GJQVyhubw

— The DJBooth (@DJBooth) November 5, 2015

“It’s a wide entrance, small exit like a funnel\So deep it’s heard on radios in tunnels…” https://t.co/RZg9Q8QpMh

— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) November 5, 2015

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teleskiguy Nov 4, 2015 • 8:10:21pm

Before college, I hated hip-hop. Gang-bangin’ wit da bitchez and big screen TVs and Cadillacs wit my gats was what the white kids around me were listening to in high school and I knew even in my young age that that shit was whack. I hated hip-hop in high school, but I secretly loved Wu-Tang. I know it may sound like a lofty comparison, but when I was 19 living in a dorm in college, my good friend and skiing buddy who’s from outside of Philly burned me a copy of “Liquid Swords” and I felt like Springsteen the first time he heard “Like A Rolling Stone” the first time I gave that album a spin. The album blew my mind.

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teleskiguy Nov 4, 2015 • 8:13:34pm

I just went through my iTunes to see my collection of hip-hop. For a white guy I think I have lotta lotta hip-hop music.

:-D

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GlutenFreeJesus Nov 4, 2015 • 8:16:23pm

Does Linkin Park count? *ducks*

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teleskiguy Nov 4, 2015 • 8:16:25pm

braille-10 years