Drudge Retort: Red Meat for Yellow Dogs

"Van Jones, one of President Barack Obama's controversial czars, is out. Now, barely two days later, the radical views of another Obama nominee are coming to light. As reported Monday on Fox News by Brian Sullivan, host of Your World, Cass Sunstein, Obama's choice to head up the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is advocating a plan whereby Americans would automatically have their organs harvested after death. (Sunstein has already raised eyebrows with his extremist views on regulating human behavior and his belief that animals should be able to sue humans)."

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They will probably make organ donations like spam. You have to 'opt out' to keep your organs.

who said this:

"conversely, services provided to individuals who are irreversibly prevented from being or becoming participating citizens are NOT basic and SHOULD NOT BE guaranteed."?

oops! EMPHASIS MINE in #2.

Who owns you?

"16 TONS"

Some people say a man is made outta mud
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's a weak and a back that's strong

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
Can't no high-toned woman make me walk the line

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

If you see me comin', better step aside
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the right one don't a-get you
Then the left one will

- Tennessee Ernie Ford

Ohmygawd, ohmygawd, ohmygawd, the Obama Monster's linking up with Doktor Frankenstein and they're going to eat our babies!

ROTFLMAO!!!!

PS: Be afraid...be very afraid. (It's what you loonatics do sooooo well!)

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis

There will be NO scrutiny of Obama or his cabinet in any fashion as long as Sarvis is around.

PS: Be afraid...be very afraid. (It's what you loonatics do sooooo well!)

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2009-09-08 10:14 AM | Reply | Flag:

We know one liver that will be buried. No questions asked

Once you are dead you should have no more say what happens to you. Perform the Autopsy if needed and the organs go to others.

Cass Sunstein, the nominee to head the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, has a rsum that's ripe for the picking: The former professor's academic record is filled with the type of arguments that can be selectively quoted by Beck and his cohorts to whip up their viewers. Dave Weigel of The Washington Independent flags one example: In his 2008 book, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, Sunstein and co-author Richard Thaler showed that behavioral economics can be used to steer people to make better decisions without coercion. One theoretical example is how to increase participation in organ-donation programs: Currently, programs require potential givers to opt in; if these programs were "opt out"that is, everyone is automatically enrolled and would have the option to choose not to participateparticipation would grow exponentially.
Cass Sunstein, the nominee to head the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, has a rsum that's ripe for the picking: The former professor's academic record is filled with the type of arguments that can be selectively quoted by Beck and his cohorts to whip up their viewers. Dave Weigel of The Washington Independent flags one example: In his 2008 book, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, Sunstein and co-author Richard Thaler showed that behavioral economics can be used to steer people to make better decisions without coercion. One theoretical example is how to increase participation in organ-donation programs: Currently, programs require potential givers to opt in; if these programs were "opt out"that is, everyone is automatically enrolled and would have the option to choose not to participateparticipation would grow exponentially.
www.thedailybeast.com

We know one liver that will be buried. No questions asked
#7 | Posted by vernon

Yeah, you sure do, fat boy. But where you come off using the regal/papal "we" is beyond me. Your pants may be large enough for two, but you're still just a first-person singular loser. Good luck harvesting a replacement.

#6 | Posted by JeffJ| Flag: *sniff*sniff*snort*achoo!

this guy also believes that animals should be able to sue people

and he also wants to outlaw hunting..
yeah..that will go over really big...

I heard that only 10% of organ recipients become donors themselves.

#8 | Posted by rasta - too bad they cannot transplant your nasty attitude INTO a jackass!

You do the math:


Obamacare + Death panels + opt out organ donations schemes = ...

China harvests organs out of executed prisoners.
I'm sure the obamanoids would go along with that too when their communist leader advocates it.

china?

HORY CLAP! i'm thinking like jeff! and at the same time! must go readjust shiny hat...

HORY CLAP!
#18 | Posted by nanc| Flag: Should Probably Seek A Second Opinion

Liberals are in general against the death penalty, but I am sure that if Obama tells them that the dealth penalty is good they'll fall in line like good little soldiers.

yes, member - the death must have meaning...oh, and feelings, nothing more than feelings...::puke::

from the article -

...Cass Sunstein has already raised eyebrows with his extremist views on regulating human behavior and his belief that animals should be able to sue humans...

Obviously this idiot never took a legal class in his life. Legally, animals are considered to be one's "property" and, therefore, as your "property" would have no legal standing to sue you in a court of law.

It would be like letting your car, your lawnmower, or your laptop computer or anything else considered to be your "property" to be able to sue you in court.

The only people referring to these advisors as Czars are neocon talking heads. Therefore, I will now refer to Beck as Comrad Beck. I feel much better now.

I like Beck's beer!

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The reiche-wing freak out that began in November after the Election continues unabated by time-or reality.....

I will now refer to Beck as Comrad Beck. I feel much better now.

#23 | Posted by AndyB62

Beck's too nasty to have friends(Comrads)....perhaps Shill O'Liely calls him cumrag?

Has anyone seen my Falafel?

#26 - Admit it. You've never watched O'Reilly for any meaningful amount of time.

The only people referring to these advisors as Czars are neocon talking heads.

well, maybe now.

but back when they referred to them before this President took office, those people were called reporters, journalists, etc.

I guess this is more proof that "the change we can believe in" is more newspeak. what version of the dictionary are we on this year, winston?

#26 - Admit it. You've never watched O'Reilly for any meaningful amount of time.

Is there anything "meaningful" about O'Reilly?

#29 - Ax you didn't address my suggestion that you've never spent any meaningful (significant, sufficient?) amount of time watching O'Reilly. I should have added "to be able to so blithely dismiss him as 'Shill O'Liely.'"

Let's hear what some people with brains who have actually read this book have to say about it.

"How often do you read a book that is both important and amusing, both practical and deep? This gem of a book presents the best idea that has come out of behavioral economics. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to see both our minds and our society working better. It will improve your decisions and it will make the world a better place."-Daniel Kahneman, Princeton University, Nobel Laureate in Economics (Daniel Kahneman 20080621)

"In this utterly brilliant book, Thaler and Sunstein teach us how to steer people toward better health, sounder investments, and cleaner environments without depriving them of their inalienable right to make a mess of things if they want to. The inventor of behavioral economics and one of the nation''s best legal minds have produced the manifesto for a revolution in practice and policy. Nudge won''t nudge you-it will knock you off your feet."-Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology, Harvard University, Author of Stumbling on Happiness (Daniel Gilbert 20080722)

"This is an engaging, informative, and thoroughly delightful book. Thaler and Sunstein provide important lessons for structuring social policies so that people still have complete choice over their own actions, but are gently nudged to do what is in their own best interests. Well done."-Don Norman, Northwestern University, Author of The Design of Everyday Things and The Design of Future Things (Don Norman )

www.amazon.com

Of course, actually reading the book doesn't hold a candle to a sound bite from someone who believes God gives people rights.

#30 | Posted by MrFair at 2009-09-09 06:42 AM | Reply | Flag:

30 seconds is enough time for O'Reilly to prove his ignorance and stupidity to anyone with any independent thought processes. In that amount of time, O'Reilly can say six stupid things. Any more time spent on him could result in serious brain damage as is indicated by the number of his fans on this site

Looks like O'Reilly needs his teleprompter more than Obama

www.youtube.com

Oh yeah---and the headline is a blatant lie---but consider the source.

BuffaloBreath - have you ever watched O'Reilly for a significant amount of time?


BuffaloBreath - have you ever watched O'Reilly for a significant amount of time?

#34 | Posted by MrFair at 2009-09-09 07:15 AM | Reply | Flag Starts with a personal attack, then expects respect

#35 Bob take it easy it was just my knee-jerk reaction to your knee-jerk characterization of O'Reilly as ignorant and stupid and no, I am not looking for respect.

Just asking for an answer. Have you ever really examined his show for a significant amount of time?

#36 | Posted by MrFair at 2009-09-09 07:45 AM | Reply | Flag:

Yes.

www.youtube.com

Notice how O'Reilly blames it all on Frank, like none of the problems started in until frank took control, when the real problem was dergulation of the industry by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

en.wikipedia.org

It took much longer than Frank had in office to create this mess, and it was the republicans fault with their--let the markets run free--philosophy. They killed the regulations that had been in place since the Depression to stop just what has happened by killing the Glass-Steagall regulations--- regulations that protected consumers from republican idiocy for 70 years.

en.wikipedia.org

How about you post something from O'Reilly that shows him making sense.

Bob - you must admit Frank isn't clean. And I'm not able to access YouTube from here but in any case I won't do that. I now modify my question: have you ever followed his show APART from YouTube clips?

bb - you must be kidding! o'reilly has repeatedly gone after and had great results in child molestation cases where the perp got off too lightly by hounding liberal judges in those cases - he is also a very charitable man. he does swing a little too far to the left for me so i don't make a habit of watching him unless he's having beck on his show and he has become an obamapologist in many instances...hehehe...

#38 | Posted by MrFair at 2009-09-09 08:32 AM | Reply | Flag:

Why must I admit Frank isn't clean? Why should I watch anymore of an idiots show than I have seen? Why does being on Youtube seem to be an unfair comparison for you. If it is on Youtube, it must be false or a lie? Is that your point for bringing up Youtube? If not--what was your point for mentioning it?

If you have a point about O'Reilly, how about you make it?

Have you read all of Stalins speeches? How do you know he wasn't a great guy--someone you'd like to have a beer with? How about Pol Pots philosphy? How can you dismiss it without a careful examination.

What exactly about O'Reilly do you find so compelling that you think people are missing if they don't watch his show on a regular basis? Can you express yourself in the English language so that others can understand your point? If so---do so.


bb - you must be kidding! o'reilly has repeatedly gone after and had great results in child molestation cases where the perp got off too lightly by hounding liberal judges in those cases

#39 | Posted by nanc at 2009-09-09 08:41 AM | Reply | Flag

When he goes after a real pedophile you'll have a point.

mindprod.com

www.amazon.com

www.youtube.com

Until then, he----and you---are just partisan hacks.

#40 - Hmm...looks like SOMEONE woke up on the defensive side of the prairie this morning.


#40 - Hmm...looks like SOMEONE woke up on the defensive side of the prairie this morning.

#42 | Posted by MrFair at 2009-09-09 09:01 AM | Reply | Flag


Seems like someone can't make a point or answer simple questions..

#43 You never answered my original question, which wasn't even originally addressed to you! Go chew on that for a while, Buffalo. I have important stuff to do. Have a nice day.

#29 - Ax you didn't address my suggestion that you've never spent any meaningful (significant, sufficient?) amount of time watching O'Reilly. I should have added "to be able to so blithely dismiss him as 'Shill O'Liely.'"

I've never dismissed him as Shill O'Liely. In fact, you're addressing someone else with your suggestion. I dismiss him as I do any other talking head in the media.

The only principles they stand on are those that get viewers. For proof, I only need to point to Glenn Beck who, last year, referred to some ron paul supporters as "extremists" who the government should "use the military to get under control".

Now he's changed stations. He may not be an extremist, but he plays one on tv. It would be nice to think that he's had some epiphany, but experience demonstrates differently.

43 You never answered my original question, which wasn't even originally addressed to you! Go chew on that for a while, Buffalo. I have important stuff to do. Have a nice day.

#44 | Posted by MrFair at 2009-09-09 09:22 AM | Reply | Flag


I answered your original question---once it was asked of me. I said "yes".Pay attention this time.

#36 | Posted by MrFair at 2009-09-09 07:45 AM | Reply | Flag:

Yes.

Have a nice day--as well as you can with your head up your derriere anyway--just don't sniff---greed is only good to a point.


#45 - Ax you're right - my bad. Buffalo Bob jumped in and I mixed up your posts.


#46 - Bob - yes I did miss your "yes" - but it's what led me to ask if you have followed O'Reilly's show besides a YouTube clip. There is a difference as you illustrated with the overwrought comparison to various dictators.

To be fair-MrFair-I'm the one who called him "Shill O'Liely"-for a reason-I've seen enough of his schtick to recognize the lying and bullshit.

#48 Dammit Frank I can't keep all you guys straight.

I disagree about "lying and bullshit." Percentage-wise, it's pretty low on O'Reilly's show. The problem is that he has now been lumped in with Limbaugh, Savage, Malkin and others and now many on the Left can't or won't distinguish for themselves.

When he is not bloviating or shouting down guests, O'Reilly actually runs a pretty fair show and has featured an amazing array of guests from all parts of the political spectrum. He may spout, but he can take a lot of crap too is capable of conceding a well-argued point. I've seen it for myself. Sift through say, the Olbermann show and see if you can find a similar result.

If you want informative talking head coverage that is also entertaining, you should follow a combination of C-SPAN, O'Reilly, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report and listen to NPR on radio.

On the other hand, we should all probably avoid talking heads.

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