And if it were up to the conservatives, the republicans, the libertarians or the independents

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Wednesday August 26, 2015 · 9:40 PM PDT

2015/08/26 · 21:40

Tomorrow morning,
my 57 year old brother will be undergoing a quadruple bypass. He went in for a simple test last week and they found he had a blockage in his carotid artery going to his brain. He had that surgery on Monday and while in recovery he had a heart attack. He had complained to his doctor for years about his heart acting up, but when you are poor.... they really dont care... because the conservatives have convinced people that if you are poor, you dont deserve good treatment if any treatment at all.

And if it were up to the conservatives, the republicans, the libertarians or the independents, he wouldnt get the surgery at all; because their theory is...

If you are poor and get sick, die quickly

Praise Jesus.

Who Else has noticed?

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Tuesday August 18, 2015 · 12:19 PM PDT

2015/08/18 · 12:19

That the same party, the same people who are opposed to abortion, are also opposed to any government help at all to the unemployed, the veterans, the young, the old or the disabled or sick. They are against food stamps and welfare, but they are for corporate subsidies and bailouts as well as for the death penalty.....

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Tuesday July 21, 2015 · 9:21 AM PDT

2015/07/21 · 09:21

Here are the facts....

My grandfather was stabbed to death by a Black Man.
I have told the story many, many times before and have written about it on Daily Kos.
But I NEVER mentioned his race.
Its been 43 years this September.

And every single time I have been hit, hurt, punched, treated unfairly, robbed, abused, cheated or stolen from since then?
Its been a white person.

You god damned right, I am more fearful of white people and I am as white as I can possibly be.
Because I KNOW my grandfather's murder was a fucking fluke. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

4 days after the murder, I was back at East High School in Wichita. They had caught the killer the day before.
I was sitting in gym class. I was the school punching bag, and had been since 1st grade. Because I was taught to never fight. There was this big Black kid sitting behind me and off to the side. Someone kicked me in the back. I ignored it the first 5 or 6 times. The next time, I turned around and asked whoever was kicking me to please stop. Of course, it continued. I finally stood up and exploded.

'If you dont stop doing that, I am going to kill your black ass right here in front of everyone, you got that!!!'

A couple of other black guys who I had met just before my grandfather was killed, pulled me off to the side and kind of dragged me outside. Ray, and 'Sugar' was what they went by. Ray said....' hey man, whats your problem?' And I said... 'one of your 'brothers' stabbed my grandfather to death the other night and I have had enough'....They asked me what his name was and I told them 'Michael Boyd'. Sugar said... 'its not my brother. I dont know him or that name'.... 'why would you blame me or any one but him?'

And that was when my life changed. 'Why would you blame anyone but him?'

The guy who kicked me all those times is named Joe Walker. We became the best of friends and each others protectors in different times. I stood up for him and him for me so many times its almost comical. And we shared an apartment for several years off and on.

Ferguson, New York City, Baltimore,...

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Friday May 01, 2015 · 7:33 PM PDT

2015/05/01 · 19:33

50......

FIFTY FUCKING YEARS... AND YOU RIGHT WING SHILLS... STILL WANT TO KEEP THIS SHIT UP....

You fucking still blame the victims.

Do you fucking understand that over 100 convicts.... were SET FREE last year.... BECAUSE they were found to be completely innocent??? These people were set to die or spend life in prison because they were fucking set up by the police/prosecutors. AND IT DIDNT HAPPEN TO RICH WHITE MEN....

And now we have you ruthless motherfuckers suggesting that drug dealing is a capital offense punishable by death and if we get together and say NO MORE.... once again you want to say we are wrong for fighting against them.

But when we have the bundy situation in Nevada... oh its different then huh???

you dont want that rich white mans rights being violated. It was okay to aim your rifles on the police there huh??}

But you arent racist....

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Wednesday December 17, 2014 · 8:42 AM PST

2014/12/17 · 08:42

Let me explain what the right to work is... because I fucking lived it. I was working in the HVAC field. Delivering a house full of products in a new development. As we were taking the furnace to the basement, the person at the top lost control and the furnace fell top over bottom crushing me against a wall. I had severe internal injuries and a nasty hernia on my right side. 2 days later I was having emergency surgery. Afterwards, I was off for 3 months to heal....

...

I go back to work and the second day back, I was fired.

Because the insurance company could not insure the company with someone as risky as me.
Not because I had accidents. But because I was NO susceptible to new injury.

And I had NO RECOURSE.. at all... I had to wait 11 weeks for my unemployment. And at the time 1984, the economy sucked, unemployment sucked, and I had a 4 year old son that needed to eat on a regular basis. My wife and I could miss meals. No problem. But I wasnt going to allow that to happen to MY son.

And that is what the right to work does.

The company has THE RIGHT to fire you at any time for ANY reason,.
You have gray hair? YOU are FIRED!
You drive an older car?

YOU ARE FIRED...

And workers have NO recourse, unless you are in a union.

When I hear the call for non violence in Ferguson

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Tuesday November 25, 2014 · 10:48 AM PST

2014/11/25 · 10:48

Perhaps someone can explain what laws have been changed because we all stayed home and complained on the internet? I dont want violence. I dont condone violence. But until there was video PROOF that the racist cops in the south were turning their dogs loose on innocent protestors, Americans refused to believe it. I dont like what happened to OUR country. I wish that talking and making deals would work in a situation like this. But its become real obvious over the past 6 years, that a handshake and a smile from conservatives is the same as a kick in the balls and a racial slur. It took 109 days for this grand jury to decide that Wilson wasnt guilty? Or did it take 9 days to make that decision and 100 days to figure out a good cover?

YES.... raise the minimum wage!!!

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Sunday September 14, 2014 · 9:23 AM PDT

2014/09/14 · 09:23

The down side?

There IS a big down side in all this.
And I live it.
Dont get this wrong.

I do support this raising the minimum wage.
And I know it actually creates jobs.
But...........

Conservatives, republicons, independents, all
have slashed food stamps, unemployment AND;

Social Security. I am disabled and yes the prices on EVERYTHING have gone up, everything except what I get. 941 per month. I realize that in the eyes of many, my work history of over 33 years before I was disabled ON THE JOB, does not mean much. I havent done shit for 'them' lately. But I did serve this country and worked for over 33 years. Everyone who is thinking about ever retiring, should rethink it. Because you dont get to travel the country on 941 per month. You rarely even get to travel your neighborhood.

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Thursday April 24, 2014 · 7:32 AM PDT

2014/04/24 · 07:32

Okay.... so now the plan is to party like its 1999 and not worry about the 'future' because when it comes unless you are a part of the 1%, life wont be worth living. In 20 years labor jobs will be over. They will be performed by robots and androids and people wont be required. AM/PM will be manned by ATM machines and the door will open when you pay for what you have. Going to jail for car camping in the city will allow you to see a doctor, get your teeth cleaned and have any needed medical procedures done, all on the taxpayers dime. Its actually a part of a plan for the elderly and sick if we pass the Paul Ryan plan..... #DrMorq @ #houseofmanycolors Its a #WarrenProject

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Wednesday January 15, 2014 · 6:57 PM PST

2014/01/15 · 18:57

Almost 57 years old now. And it beats the alternative. By a long shot. Born and raised for most of my first 31 years 'in' the buckle on the bible belt, Wichita,Kansas. Got on the radar of the local yocals early on. Seems, they didnt appreciate the company I kept.... Went to jail 17 times for hitch hiking. A few other times for being in the wrong place. But I wasnt guilty and wasnt convicted of anything more than failing to pay tickets .......

....or the 2 little pot charges.

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Wednesday October 02, 2013 · 12:05 PM PDT

2013/10/02 · 12:05

What I really like about the shutdown? I was listening to a liar, I mean a conservative radio host on Commute with Carlson, when I went for a cup of coffee a few minutes ago. He was complaining that a republican congress idiot wanted an exemption to the government closing the WW2 memorial because there were some veterans coming to see the memorial. Once again, they believe they are privliged. That rules dont apply to them. When a business shuts its doors, it over. You can no longer get the original 'Twinkie'. There is no 'Wonder Bread'. The same should be true when the government shuts down. YOU are on your own.

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Monday July 08, 2013 · 2:57 PM PDT

2013/07/08 · 14:57

My son met a girl in his first year in high school in Wichita, Kansas. They were both 14 and born 1 day apart in the same hospital. They fell in 'love'. At the time, her illness wasnt affecting her life. She had C/F. Eventually it did prevent her from some activities and got worse. Still he stayed with her. People say I wear my heart on my sleeve, but my son is my hero. I try to live up to what I say but he does it with ease it seems. So, they finished high school and started college at Wichita State University. Her illness had gotten so bad that she required a double lung transplant. She had been pulling her oxygen bottles with her for a couple of years, but still she worked a job and continued college. My son quit college so he could get a full time job and provide the apartment for them both. People dont 'get it' but you could NOT get insurance for C/F because it was a pre existing condition. And a double lung transplant costs 275,000 down payment to get on 'the list'. And to get your new lungs, someone else has to die. Most people dont have that kind of money laying around and despite the fact that her mother is/was a professor of nursing and her father was an engineer at Boeing, the costs of having 2 children with C/F is staggering. And so they had bake sales and pizza drives and they went door to door begging for Rachel. And they finally came up with the down payment and it took over 2 years but she got to the top of the list. Its a first come first served list. So you watch and wait, knowing that every move up means another person died. She got to the top after 1 year waiting and then another year waiting for a type match. And just before her surgery, she finished her college courses and was preparing for the graduation ceremonies. She got the transplant but sadly, it was too late and her system just wasnt that strong. They went thru, it seems, hundreds of different anti-rejection drugs. She got her diploma in communications but in 2006, the day before valentines day, she died.
I didnt have a sudden change of heart or an epiphany, I have always thought that as Americans we all deserve quality healthcare despite our wealth or standing. But now it IS personal. And when someone says something so ignorant against the ACA, I will ask what they know. And they will say it doesnt matter. Or not answer the questions.

I knew George Tiller, he was Pro Life

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Friday June 07, 2013 · 9:16 AM PDT

2013/06/07 · 09:16

"" kscliff Engineered Reality • 6 hours ago

I also question the use of the term "Women's health and reproductive services" He was a "late term abortion provider" nothing more than that.""

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Did you ever purchase liquor from the store on Lincoln across from Parklane? It was next to what used to be a Western Auto decades ago. There was a lady who worked there for many years. She had a big blond hairdo and a funny laugh. Mrs Valykeo. She was robbed and attacked on evening at work. I am sure you see justification in that she was selling the devils water, and 'nothing more than that'.

She was cut up pretty bad. Near death they say. George Tiller happened by and stopped, treated her wounds and saved her life.

You know, like the Good Samaritan? Youve heard the story?

Years later her daughter was sick and didnt have insurance. She was working at Taco Tico on Bluff? Just off Harry across from 'The Wichita Mall"... Doctors in Wichita who treat people with no insurance were impossible to find, but Dr. Tiller was her mothers doctor since he had saved her life and agreed to see her daughter. Turns out, she had a rotting fetus stuck in her fallopian tubes. She had been raped a couple of months earlier by an ex boyfriend and was too ashamed to tell anyone. It would have killed her within a short period, she was that sick. At the same time, he discovered she had cancerous lesions on her cervix.

Again I am sure you could justify her being raped and dying from the results, because your sanctimonious relationship with God allows that. You are the judge and jury.

Dont you have a doctor to go shoot in church?

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YES.... raise the minimum wage!!!

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