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5 miles easy this morning, then drove the Mrs to the Denver RnR Marathon course to cheer. Linuscatch ought to be to her section right about now, in fact. I have some stuff to do with my church, then I'll head down to the expo and meet her.
jmsab - Coyotes rely on our superior sense of smell to find the trail in the dark. Good thing, 'cause I'm near blind in the daylight as it is!
Who loves the taper? I do! I do! 12 easy miles this morning. This fall weather is absolutely beautiful. I've been feeling a little something in my feet, almost like a cramping sensation that feels like it could be worked out with some massaging. Paranoid about injury, I skipped my 4 miler on Thursday. Put KT Tape on both heels and ankles this morning and ran a very comfortable 12 miles, only feeling it slightly in the beginning of the run. I have a really light running schedule this week, with next Saturday's long run only being 8. Plan on taking it easy this week and using the RICE method to alleviate these annoying aches. Chicago is just 2 weeks away. Yes!
Good look to everyone on your runs/races this weekend. Looking forward to coming back and reading about them. Run strong.
2015 Highlights:
11 miles 1 hr 50 min. FE with a DM friend in Charlotte. Some people you just like. Like you have always known them.
The Denver Rock n Roll HM is officially in the books! My official time was 2:00:49, a 10+ minute PR over my first HM this Spring! Splits were 60:13 and 60:36 so pretty steady pace overall. Ran the last 3 miles at 8:50 pace compared to 9:13 average and felt strong enough to sprint at the finish. Was hoping for sub 2 -hour, but wasn't in the cards today. I "left it all on the course" so no regrets.
This was a very well run race with over 20,000 HM and FM participants. Weather was perfect, crowds were great (Thank you mrs. coyote for your moral support, wherever you were!), and lots of bands along the route. Ran with two other friends and we all PR'd, including Avery's dad who ran a 1:47+.
Found a local diner and pigged out, now headed for a shower and nap. Plan to rest this week and then back at it to be ready for Runner's World HM in PA next month.
Can't wait to hear the rest of the race reports from all of you racing this weekend.
Run strong with no regrets, and be fearless in all that you do.
CK, so glad your race went well!!! Didn't get to read all of your post, though.
OMG, you guys filled four pages in two days? Awesome, but I will have to catch up later. Am glomming WIfi from the local diner and they are vacuuming under my feet to tell me they are closing so here's the update.
Hudy 14k this morning. The course went through some of the most neglected areas of the city. I criticized Cleveland but the roads here were just as bad but there was a reason. We toured past 14 old brewerys that are either closed or reclaimed and ended at a new one. The medal has a bottle opener on it. Love! It was a relatively easy run with a very fast group. I was really happy with my race. had my best time, 1:59 for 9.03 m., 13 something pace, faster than last week's race, and no major joint or muscle pain. I was run/walking 1:1 with a 12mm pace for the first four miles but tired after m.8. There was a slow hill, must have taken five min. to run/walk, so I switched to 30:30s and was able to run the last two min to cross the finish. That might be a first!! Maybe on the mend?? Or, running is just easier in this beautiful cooler weather. There were only 1,500 or so finishers for the 14k and 80 some F 60-64. I was 50/80. Kinda amazing! I would had to have avg pace under 10 min to make the top three. There was a shorter race (7k) that was very popular and a big party after. This was the kickoff event for Oktoberfest in Cincy so the party just spread out. Reds intend to clinch today also. Lots happening.
Hope you are all enjoying this great weather!!
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
NHLA: I agree. There's nothing like having that chemistry with people. Feels good.
Linus: Congrats on your PR. Awesome time on that half.
Mary Kay: Great job on the 14k. I'm glad to hear you're on the mend from that hammy injury.
I used The Stick on my feet yesterday and I'm happy to report it totally relieved that cramping sensation I was feeling. I'm so glad because I was worried. I'm still taking it easy this week and doing RICE. Can't hurt. I think I'll also get a massage. I've been pushing my body hard throughout this training. I'm overdue for some pampering.
Happy running.
2015 Highlights:
Mel, and OC, I hear you and will be looking for a new doc. Glad it stopped raining so you could enjoy the crispy weather. Good luck with your knee! Thanks for your stretch routine info. I'm having the same ache and haven't been protecting. You've inspired me to get back to stretching. Can't wait to hear about your run with son!
CK, Good to know you're tip top and Congratulation on your first HM and awesome time!! I've now done three and still haven't come in below 3 hr. You signed up for two more RnR HMs? Such a nice collection of bling you will have! Sounds like you might be a teensy bit addicted?
Deb, 7 mi+ hiking! whew! Hope the folks you were with were nice. And, you are back to solid runs. That's great!
NHLA - great pix! You guys were so in the zone! 11 mi in 110 min. Jeessh.
jmsab, sounds like your fun is interfering with your runs. awwww. I may try your ladder run. Sounds like waiting for race day in Maine is a good plan. That's annoying about your water bottle. It's a little overkill for short runs but I love my Nathan's hydration vest! It's not the least bit uncomfortable and way easier than drinking from a bottle. You are sooo ready for your HM. Kill it!!
OC, whoo hoo! Race week is coming. Now that it's darker and chillier, will you be running later? We're getting a taste of your chill and it's a shock but running is soooo much easier. Hope your friend at the Chicago marathon posts her run. I'm able to post mine on fb and twitter so folks can follow while I'm running. Have a cousin or two who check in.
So, BigSlade, glad your runs are feeling great! What do you think was the dead leg cause?
NRDGrl, so excited for you! Hope to be planning my first marathon run next year. Hahaha on your ode to taper!! Glad your foot is feeling better. Hang in there; it's all done now.
Linus, Great race and race report!! AmAzing time !! You did leave it all on the course! I know what you mean. "It has been a long time since I really set such a specific goal , then worked so hard to get to it." I get that from this group, too. I asked my PT about dry needling. She's heard of it but doesn't do it. Finding someone in Cincy may be a challenge.
Snerb, my race yesterday started at 45 degrees and was to go up to 65. I dressed for summer with shorts and short sleeves and was cold after my run. Many folks came in capri and longer pants which I thought would be too warm but may try next a.m. run.
Next weekend is the White Tail Trail HM with its 4 hr limit. Guess I'll be giving it a try since I have a decent chance of finishing within time. Having trouble getting motivated to run today, though, and may not have another chance for a trail run before. Oh well. Laundry is important, too. Right? Waiting for your race reports!!
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
I ran the Brock Trot 5K with my son this morning! What a dream come true for me, running in a race with my 15 year old son. Wow, do I feel blessed. He did really well for his first race, finishing in 30 minutes. I topped my last 5K time at 31 minutes. A GREAT morning for the family. Pics below:
At the start. My hubby jumped in front of the runners about 1 second before the gun went off to get this shot. You can tell by my son's expression that he thought pops was nuts.
A few seconds after my finish
Such a handsome boy!
Debm2011 Nice strong and cool run!
justrundan I never have a happy tummy when I run in the afternoon. I just cant seem to get the early meals right for that.
Old Coyote You are Wiley Coyote with super senses!
jmsab23 Nice job and "kill thoses hills" next week.
NRDgirl I love that you can say "12 easy miles" That just rocks! So glad to hear that pain in your feet has eased up! Thank goodness, right?
NHLA Nice miles and time spent with your friend.
linuscatch YAY! Whoot! SO proud of you!! Fantastic job and another next month? Wow. Nice.
mkayc Look at you running pain free already! That sounds like a really interesting 14K. I'm happy I inspired you! Us ladies of a certain vintage have to look out for each other, you know.
Age: 53
1980 Humboldt Redwoods Marathon
Best 5K time: 31 minutes
Best 10K time: 1:12
First 1/2 Marathon: 2:43
Raised $4491 for animal charity through running
For 2013:
Memorial Day 5/26 10K- I hope to raise $3000 for animal charity in my "Run For The Critters"
Maine Marathon 9/29- I hope to finish 2:30
Melodylea - Handsome boy.
Linuscatch - Grats on the PR!
CK - way to go
marykay - I think you're addicted
Twenty-one miles this morning. I like writing that out, it seems so official. Anyway, twenty-one miles, 10:30 pace, LSD for sure. This is my longest run to date and longest week (46 miles). Next week steps back a bit, and then taper. Ahhhhh... I felt very strong at the end of the run. I know I had another 5.2 miles in me. I've had two real good training weeks in a row.
NRDGirl - you go pamper yourself - you deserve it with all the miles you've been putting in!
linus - congrats on the PR! Woohoo!
MelodyLea - what a handsome boy! and a great time in that 5k. How amazing was it to run with your son?
MaryKay - brava on the race! sounds like your hammy is doing very well. And yes, laundry is important too.
OldCoyote - 21 miles? Wow! you are just about there.
NHLA - good friends are hard to find - it's great when you find people you click with.
I had planned 12 miles today, but had trouble getting out of bed. Around mile 6 I knew I didn't have time to run the 12 mile route, so I ran an extra loop around the pond and turned for home to finish 10 miles. Got to church just in time. We then had a potluck lunch afterwards and I came home and took a nap. Finished the week with 22 miles.
run strong my friends.
Oh man how I love how I'm feeling now compared to a few weeks ago. Had an awesome 11.8 mile run today in 1:49:53, didn't walk once ran the whole way. Running has become fun again, no more of the frustration that came with the dead legs and no energy.
Linuscatch-great run for your half. A sub 2 hour HM was my original goal for my upcoming race but don't think that will happen.
Old Coyote-nice LSD, your going to kill your upcoming race.
MelodyLea-glad you got to run son today.
9 miles 67 min. I smoked those youngsters today.
great race linus.
Way to go mary kay
How tall is that boy mel ?
Glad your feeling good big slade.
nice long run OC
Melody-great run with your son. From the smile in each picture I'd guess you were a little happy!!! Nice shades too.
Linus-great job on the PR!
Mary Kay- things are coming together very nicely; great job on that run.
slow 5 miles this after church this morning. Cool enough in WI that it was still a cool 55 at 11. Planning on easy runs T&Th, then long run Saturday to see if I can try to full marathon on 10/21. We will see.
Run strong and safe this week friends!
Dan-started running 1/29/2011 at age 57
notable 2012 runs:
Crazylegs Classic-Madison-8K--4/28/2012--00:52:14
Roxbury Rural Run--5K--5/5/2012-- 29:32-PR
Haslanger Classic--10K--8/4/2012--1:06:19 PR
WO-ZHA-WA Run--HM--9/15/2012--2:37:45
Honky Tonk Marathon- Wisconsin Dells- 10/21/2012-5:39:09
2013 runs:
Fleet Feet New Year's Day Dash-8K-1/1/2013--54:23
Door County HM- 5/4/2013
Fox Cities HM- 9/22/2013 (60thBD!)
Old Coyote Thanks. Wow, that is a LOOONG run! You will certainly be ready for that Oct. marathon!
Debm2011 Thank you. Yes, it WAS so awesome to run with my son. Namely because he found an interest in running, wanted to share it with me and enjoyed himself. Can't ask for more from a teenager! Your 10 miles will work.
BigSlade So glad you are back! Worth the carbs to feel like yourself again, right?
NHLA Re: "How tall is that boy mel ?" 6'2" at 15 years old! My "baby" towers over me. lol
justrundan Yep I was one happy mom! Thanks, Re: "Nice shades too." Is the 10/21 an official marathon?
Age: 53
1980 Humboldt Redwoods Marathon
Best 5K time: 31 minutes
Best 10K time: 1:12
First 1/2 Marathon: 2:43
Raised $4491 for animal charity through running
For 2013:
Memorial Day 5/26 10K- I hope to raise $3000 for animal charity in my "Run For The Critters"
Maine Marathon 9/29- I hope to finish 2:30
Linus - Excellent half!!! That had to feel excellent.
Melody - Fun!!!
Good running everyone. Kudos on the mileage.
My 10k trail run is in the books. 53:15 was the official time, 2nd in my age group (30-39). As happy as I am with that, and I am, I'm more proud of my son. He ran the 5k and was first in his age bracket (15-18) with a time of 26:21. He was pretty proud of himself too, there were several kids from his high school there so I know he wanted to do well. The course was a single 5k loop and the 10k runners ran it twice. The trails were as technical as I thought they would be, not an easy run. It was cold, 38 degrees at 9:00 when the race started, I had made up my mind that I wasn't going to over-dress. I wore my favorite running shorts and my favorite short sleeved Nike technical tee. Before the race started I was freezing, by the second mile I was very comfortable and I didn't get cold again until after my run had finished.
Side note, that was my last race in the 30-39 age bracket, turning the big 4-oh this week. When the day gets here, I'm going to sit down with a cocktail and reflect. It was in June of 2010 that I made the choice to turn things around for me personally and work to get healthy before my 40th. I've accomplished that, and it still feels excellent. For anyone that cares, my first actual 'run' (which I define as leaving the house for the sole purpose of running) was Fathers Day of 2010. I remember it well and still think about it a lot, I made is 1 lap on the track (1/4 mile) and thought I was going to die. I walked home from the track with my tail between my legs. The next morning before I got in the shower to come to work I weighed 273-lbs. I was in shape, 'round' is a shape. I was also taking 4 different meds for different things, BP, heartburn, etc. I kept running at that track because it was easy to track improvement based on the number of laps I was able to run. My only goal with those runs was to go farther than the previous, even if it was only 10 yards further. On 8/22, a little more than 60 days after I started actually trying to run, I ran my first 5k(I didn't use C25K, only because I didn't know about it). I don't remember the exact time off the top of my head, but it was between 30 and 35 minutes. As I'm typing this today, I was 196-lbs. this morning and I don't take any of those four meds any longer. I'm of the opinion that healthy is a choice, and I continue to make that choice everyday. It feels excellent!
Next event for me is the very difficult Wrut-N-Run on 10/6. That ski hill kicked my rear-end last year, looking to kick-back this year. I'll be training at my favorite ski hill and working in some longer (6+ miles) runs for the next two weeks.
Cheers All!!!
5k - 24:26
5k Trail - 24:57
5 Mile - 39:52
10k - 51:19
10k Trail - 53:15
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Definition of dozy in English:
adjective (dozier, doziest)
1Feeling drowsy and lazy: he grew dozy at the end of a long day
More example sentences
- Despite what one would think even though Jamie was so incredibly sleepy, sluggish, drowsy, and dozy, he didn't seem to mind.
- Halfway through I felt dozy, so I hit the drive-through at Starbucks.
- A Brain scientist has teamed up with electronics wizards to design a system for giving dozy drivers a wake-up call.
drowsy, sleepy, half asleep, heavy-eyed, somnolent;
lethargic, listless, lacking in energy, unenergetic, enervated, inactive, slow, torpid, languid, weary, tired, fatigued;
lazy, idle, indolent, slothful, sluggardly;
Medicine asthenic, neurasthenic
informal dopey, yawny
North American informal logy
archaic lymphatic
1.1British informal Sluggish and not alert; stupid: at breakfast, a dozy waitress brings the wrong things
More example sentences
- If the dozy mare who sits in the booth by the ticket barrier looked up from reading her Metro occasionally, like when yet another teenager is escaping through the luggage gate without paying, we wouldn't need half as many cameras.
- All in all it was a fraught weekend and a salutary lesson always to keep your dog on the lead for its own protection against 'trained' attack dogs and their dozy owners.
- The dozy pair believed her - and ran off empty-handed.
dozily adverb
- Example sentences
- I slept only fitfully until about 4am, then solidly until 7, then dozily until after 8.
- Megan sighed and replied dozily, 'I'll just wake up early in the morning and finish both our work.'
- I mumbled as I looked dozily up at my homeroom teacher's desk.
- Example sentences
- Further study might usefully consider a correlation between the constant sending of pesky emails and doziness, lethargy and the inability to focus.
- I was to be found reclining, carefree and contentment itself, clutching a filigree glass of the finest port and allowing the soothing tones to lull me into doziness.
- This afternoon, for instance, I was slouching here on my futon when I felt more than the doziness that I've had all day, an actual feeling that I could very well go to sleep now.
Words that rhyme with dozycosy (US cozy), Josie, mafiosi, mosey, nosy, posey, posy, prosy, Rosie, rosy
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Little Bee (The Other Hand)
by Chris Cleave
Little Bee (The Other Hand) Quotes
Find quotes from this novel, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Love Quotes
"Is you getting baddies?""Are we getting baddies, Charlie. Not is we.""Are you?""Yes, Batman. Yes, that's exactly what we're doing." (2.36-39)
Mortality Quotes
Apparently she let him know she was coming […]. Five days later he killed himself by hanging. They found my husband with his feet treading empty air, touching the soil of no country. (2.3)
Transformation Quotes
I made myself undesirable. I declined to wash, and I let my skin grow oily. Under my clothes I wound a wide strip of cotton around my chest, to make my breasts small and flat. (1.37)
Contrasting Regions: Nigeria and England Quotes
I looked down at his newspaper. The headline on the new page said ASYLUM SEEKERS EATING OUR SWANS. (1.116)
Guilt and Blame Quotes
Certain attitudes which have been adopted by this society have left this commentator a little lost. (2.18)
Justice and Judgment Quotes
She was not pretty and she was not a good talker either, but there is one more thing that can save you from being sent home early. This girl's thing was, she had her story all written down and made...
Language and Communication Quotes
No, it is not the Queen's crown and scepter that rule in your land. It is her grammar and her voice. That is why it's desirable to speak the way she does. (1.6)
Technology and Modernization Quotes
A pound is free to travel to safety, and we are free to watch it go. This is the human triumph. This is called, globalization. A girl like me gets stopped at immigration, but a pound can leap turns...
Hope Quotes
The African girl they locked up in the immigration detention center, poor child, she never really escaped. (1.34)


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Straight from the PDGA
The Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) is proud to announce its 2010 National Tour (NT) Event Schedule. The NT will consist of 9 events from the West coast to the East coast.
Mar 3-6, The Memorial presented by Discraft, Scottsdale, AZ
Mar 26-28, Sunshine State Shootout, Ocala, FL
Apr 23-25, Carolina Clash, Charlotte, NC
May 21-23, Steady Ed Memorial Masters Cup, Santa Cruz, CA
May 28-30, Beaver State Fling, Portland, OR
Jun 25-27, Minnesota Majestic, Twin Cities, MN
Jul 10-11, Brent Hambrick Memorial Open, Columbus, OH
Aug 13-15, Vibram Open at Maple Hill, Leicester, MA
Aug 27-29, Skylands Classic at Warwick, Warwick, NY


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Hot Leathers has partnered with Harley-Davidson Footwear and will now carry its products at major motorcycle rallies. The news release follows below.
MANCHESTER, CONN (December 17, 2009) - If you're looking for hot footwear and biker apparel that not only conveys your inner rebel but keeps you comfortable and protected from head to toe, look no further. Hot Leathers, the industry leader in motorcycle apparel and accessories for over 25 years, is pleased to announce that they will now carry Harley-Davidson Footwear at all the major motorcycle rallies. Harley-Davidson Footwear is manufactured by Wolverine World Wide, under license from Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
Harley-Davidson Footwear and Hot Leathers have been outfitting motorcyclists for decades and are now bringing their top-of-the-line apparel directly to you. Any enthusiast knows that genuine biker style isn't achieved without premier footwear from Harley-Davidson Footwear or the bold and original apparel available from Hot Leathers. Both are recognized for their supreme selection of motorcycle merchandise and are synonymous with quality, superiority and value. And their latest collaboration is no exception.
Hot Leathers is frequently on the road showcasing its merchandise at a number of rallies and events across the country. This deal makes it easier and more convenient for motorcycle enthusiasts from coast to coast to peruse and purchase Harley-Davidson Footwear in addition to Hot Leathers' significant selection of specialty-printed t-shirts, hats and other products for men, women and children.
"We are thrilled about our arrangement with Harley-Davidson Footwear," explains Hot Leathers' retail operations manager, Andy George. "We've been in this industry for over two decades and only associate ourselves with the best and we consider Harley-Davidson Footwear to be one of the best. Make sure to come and see us at the next rally closest to you and choose from a wide selection of Hot Leathers merchandise and Harley-Davidson Footwear."
Keep an eye out for the Hot Leathers logo at the next rally that you attend. It's a brand you can trust with prices you can easily afford and is now in addition, a rally retailer of Harley-Davidson Footwear. Purchase the ultimate in riding gear and footwear at Hot Leathers' one-stop-shop. Visit www.hotleathers.com to see the detailed list of Hot Leathers' rally destinations for 2010.


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People wonder how one excommunicated former head of Planned Parenthood reacts to Pope Francis's recent call for a return to a merciful ministry devoid of any obsession with "a disjointed multitude of doctrines... imposed insistently."
Francis embraces gays, women who had abortions, and others priests have mercilessly pummeled for decades.
The Diocese of Providence -- brutal 30 years ago when it tried to prevent my 14-year-old child from making her confirmation because of my work at Planned Parenthood -- still bellows haughtily and heartless from Cathedral Square.
I feel delighted that the spirit of John XXIII, our last humane pope before Francis, remembers the familiar women I served. As I wrote in "Abortion: The A Word":
"They are your sisters, your daughters, your wives and lovers ... friends and ... relatives you care about. They may even be you.
"Rich or poor, calm or hysterical, young or middle aged, married or single ... only they could decide which path to take. That moment of choice was full of awesome responsibility, humbling and powerful self-determination, precious necessity, and imposing urgency ... singularly human and personal.
"I have never forgotten any of those women ... I also came to be committed to them and to the choice they had made ... bringing to mind their faces, the look in their eyes, their apprehension ... their gratitude, I want to be sure that all of you also remember them ..."
Mary Ann Sorrentino
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I've been threatening to do this for a while: ditching the moniker "Jello Jay." And while I was going to hold out until we actually got a public option through the Senate, I gotta say that nothing seems to have gotten under MaxTax Baucus' skin so much as Jay Rock picking apart, detail by detail, the many ways in which the MaxTax is a big giveaway to the health care industry. Here's Jay Rock echoing Wendell Potter. And here he is noting how impotent Congress has been at trying to reign in the helath care industry with measly little laws.
Update, via Digby: Jonathan Cohn explains why Jay Rock showed up to champion health care.
Over the last few weeks Jay Rockefeller has emerged as the Senate's most visible spokesman for a public insurance option. And, purely from a public relations standpoint, this is something of a mixed blessing. He comes from West Virginia and is pretty popular there, so that certainly helps bring non-coastal credibility to the cause. But Rockefeller speaks in a plodding, rambling style that doesn't always make for great television. He's also pretty stubborn, which makes him a loud advocate but not necessarily an effective one, at least given the way the U.S. Senate works.
But Rockefeller gets something better than almost anybody I've seen–something he's expressed in interviews and, most recently, during this weeks hearings of the Senate Finance Committee. It's how everyday people, particularly those without a lot of money, interact with the health care system. It's easy to treat health care as an abstraction–to make it all about economic theories and Congressional Budget Office projections. (I'm surely guilty of this myself.) Rockefeller sees it through the eyes of West Virginians making $30,000 a year–people who just want to know they can pay their premiums and that, if they do, the insurance they get will protect them when they get sick.
Rockefeller's ability to channel these feelings may seem odd, given his privileged pedigree. But it makes sense given what he's done with his career. Remember, West Virginia didn't choose him. He chose West Virginia, starting with his service as a VISTA volunteer. He knows his constituents very well. And he acts that way.
It's a great piece, but I'd add one thing. I actually think Jay Rock's stubbornness may be effective, partly because others in the Senate can explain it in terms they understand. A bunch of them–MaxTax Baucus, perhaps–will just attribute it to pique over MaxTax's bypassing Jay Rock's Sub-Committee. It seems to me that boorishness is forgiveable in the Senate when motivated by defense of privilege and protocol. That may not be why Jay Rock is doing this–Cohn makes a good case it's not. But I think Jay Rock will be excused for being stubborn here, which will give him license to be as stubborn as he needs to be to be effective.
He is old. Can he be known as Jello or Rock, depending on which he is at the particular time?
Yeah, but I still hate him for his FSIA shit. This was good behavior today, but he still is owned by the Telcos. I guess the health insurance companies just wouldn't come up with as much cash for him.
Emptywheel, this strikes me as one more sign of your integrity.
Rockefeller has earned it, and it's heartwarming to watch him demonstrate mastery and a willingness to get down in the weeds of such a complex set of issues as those involving health care policy.
"Jay Rock" might take a bit of getting used to after several years of "Jello Jay", but it's a rare pleasure when someone comes through and surprises with decency, commitment, and determination.
I'm going to savor the moment and relish typing "Jay Rock".
JimWhite, I generally agree with you, but I do believe this comes from Rockefeller's deepest beliefs. Plus, after what's gone on the last 8 years, and with the TARP mess, it almost looks as if he's kind of 'liberated' and ready to go full steam ahead.
Jane Hamsher has the inside scoop no doubt, but from where I sit it appears that Jay Rock dug in his heels a week or two ago, and like a big rock in a river, has forced events to flow around him. Good to see.
Jay Rock…sounds like a rapper, or maybe even a porn stage name…hmmmm
You are right. He's still Jello Jay on national security matters but is coming up huge on health care. Go figure!! I think he can be called both depending on which issue is being discussed.
Perhaps the change seen in Jello Jay to that of Jay Rock was influenced by word of this:
EFF Wins Release of Telecom Lobbying Records
Government Must Provide More Information on Campaign to Give Telecoms Retroactive Immunity
San Francisco – A judge ordered the government Thursday to release more records about the lobbying campaign to provide immunity to the telecommunications giants that participated in the NSA's warrantless surveillance program. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White ordered the records be provided to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) by October 9, 2009.
The decision is part of EFF's long-running battle to gather information about telecommunications lobbying conducted as Congress considered granting immunity to companies that participated in illegal government electronic surveillance. Telecom immunity was eventually passed as part of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) of 2008, but a bill that would repeal the immunity — called the JUSTICE Act — was introduced in the Senate last week…
…The DOJ and ODNI argued that the records requested by EFF were protected by FOIA exemptions covering agency deliberations and other privileged communications. But in today's order, the judge ruled that as the communications were with Congress and lobbyists, the exemptions did not apply. The judge also found that the identities of telecom representatives who lobbied for immunity could not be kept from the public on privacy grounds…
The order is here (10 page PDF).
I suppose I can live with that. We certainly need all the help we can get on health care.
Well, he's also no longer Chair on SSCI. SO we have the luxury of beating up DiFi (who is, it should be said, apparently conducting a real investigation of torture) when she screws up.
Not much chance we'll lose the DiFi moniker, though I'd love to be wrong.
I still like "think outside the Baucus".
Whoo HOO! That may well be part of Jay Rock's source of strength, but I'm wondering if he wasn't really slammed by Kennedy's illness and death.
Maybe he really does care about his legacy at this point in his life too.
It was so nice to hear Jay Rock speak so wonderfully today.
Nice to see Jello turning to Rock.
If you leave Jello sitting out long enough, it gets pretty darn hard. I think Jay is still at the rubbery stage.
Feinstein is also in favor of having gitmo types come to California in order to close down the place.
"So you're okay with these detainees going to California?" Wallace asked.
"Yes," Feinstein replied. "In a maximum security prison — I don't worry about it, provided the prison is set up to accommodate it and I believe we have facilities that are."
Maybe she's doing penance for the Mukasey enthusiasm.
Emptywheel, this strikes me as one more sign of your integrity
could be
but if she starts praising scrapple next week, we'll know it was a cry for help
(duckin & runnin)
Possibly, but I think there are a lot of empty cells at Pelican Bay. No one wants to be sent there: it's remotely-controlled everything.
That is something that I don't ever expect to see!
Damn, you have one hell of a sense of humor sometimes ;-))
Hey Houston, we got ourselves a problem then. She has already backed off of Haggis. Next thing ya know, she will be calling him "the distinguished senior senator from Pennsylvania". I'm tellin ya, she's going all wishy washy on us. Then it will be all lovey dovey with Rape Gurney Joe….
It's my understanding that the serious gangsters see it as a badge of honor to spend time at Pelican Bay.
If any serious Al-Qaeda types go there, they would need be separated from the gangsters if they have anything less than life without parole.
Rape Gurney Joe?? Would that be a Lieberman?
Did you see the clips of Sen. Haggis at his August town hall meetings? In the clips I saw, he sounded like a decent Democrat, supporting health care reform.
As he approaches a primary contest with Sestak(?), we may hear him singing a different tune than he has sung in recent years.
Bob in AZ
Dood!! I know you don't get back to the civilization of the East Coast much. But you obviously know shit-all about Scrapple if you think that that amounts to backing off Haggis.
I mean jeebus. I've eaten Haggis in fancy $100/plate restaurants. But there's just one place you get scrapple and that's off the ass end of a pig.
The thing is, they wouldn't have any contact. It's really high-security: they can let one cell door open at a time, one prisoner exercise at a time, and he wouldn't have any idea how many others were in the building, because the doors aren't barred, they're solid, with just a little window at most.
That's why the gangsters think it's a mark of honor: it's really a bad place to be in. (It's way the hell in the middle of the North Woods, too, not close to anywhere that's easy to get to. Or from.)
Here is a point we can agree on: Rockefeller did a great job pointing out the problems with the Max Tax. I don't think he went far enough, but he went pretty far.
Gotcha. The gangster art from Pelican Bay would perhaps not be appreciated by the Al-Qaeda types anyway.
Jay Rock…sounds like … maybe even a porn stage name
Eeeeee-eeeeeeeewwwwwww!!!!! Geez, pass the ol' brain bleach, wouldja?
The wrinkles… the wrinkles…
Did anyone see the C-span coverage of J. Rock's speech, where he pounds on the desk and Grassley starts mocking the pounding motion to the Republican side? My eyeballs almost popped out.
OT: Reports: Mysterious, unregistered security firm policing Montana town
According to a local media report, APF ["American Police Force"] representatives were recently seen in the tiny town of Hardin, Montana, driving black SUV's with a peculiar logo and, inexplicably, "City of Hardin Police Department" stamped on the door.
However, Hardin does not have a police force.
The APF logo which appears on its patrol cars appears to have been ripped off from an obscure Serbian coat-of-arms recorded in Burke's Peerage. The company, which is based in Santa Ana, CA, has an attorney handling public inquiries, one Mr. Mafi, whose normal specialties are in personal injury and malpractice, presumably medical, law. Though declining to provide details of the identity of APF's parent firm or their financing, Mr. Malfi had these remarks about APF:
It will gradually be more clear as things go along. The nature of this entity is private security and for security purposes, as well as for the interest of their clientele, that's why they prefer not to be upfront.
Well all right then!
Maybe the good folks of Hardin can use this for a town anthem.
To a Familiar Tune
We'd better find out who they are.
We'd better find out where they came
Things are
Very weird …
(Apologies to Mr. Badalamenti.)
OT: did you see this?
Dan Rather loses $70 million lawsuit against CBS
Sorry. I cannot get a link to work????
~~~ModNote: Link repaired.~~~
Some folks sleuthing on that: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/…..505847/pg1
The appeals court ruled Rather failed to sufficiently support his claim that he lost business opportunities due to CBS's failure to release him to seek other employment.
Without context, this comes across as insane. Newspapers should provide links to the opinions.
Thanks, I'll check it out.
Sounds like a scam to me, but one that reveals some rather startling vulnerabilities.
(After looking over Hmmm's link) Of course, it doesn't have to be a commercial kind of scam …
Let's send him some Gangsta Chains with a PO Medallion!
It popped up on Google news and I just grabbed the Reuters since they seem to be closer to the raw press releases.
There's a bunch of MSM links out there, I can't seem to get links working in my responses.
If I understood correctly, even though they didn't put him on the air, they continued to pay him the promised $6MM. So not necessarily quite as loopy as it at first may seem.
Quite cheeky of APF to list "Kidknapping & Ransom" so openly in their list of services right along with "Military Advisors", "Special Forces Training", and "Convoy Security (Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan & more)"!
Guess the euphemism "extraordinary rendition" is, like, so yesterday now…
I am probably not going to make a popular comment on this site right now but…. it's harder to explain to people what you are asking for in FISA when you have had a terrah attack and you have an admin that's bound and determined to call anybody and everybody the friend of terrahrists, anti-American etc. etc. than it is to talk about healthcare. I am not thrilled about Jello Jay's actions regarding FISA but I understand where he's coming from and at the end of the day Rocky is no DINO unlike Baucus, Lincoln and Ben Nelson.
Blind Spots R Us:
This reporter from the region goes to Hardin to check out a few rumors, including one I hadn't run into yet about a gate being built around the town; apparently no such activity is taking place. The reporter tells us that if we're starting to think this whole story sounds like a movie, we could be wrong.
The movie he has in mind is Blazing Saddles.
[But the truth will bubble up on one, won't it: the local waterway governing body is the Two Rivers Authority, not the Twin Rivers Authority.]
Old Standard Oil's namesake saw all that netroots action during FISA and thought, "How can I get myself some of that nasty love they threw down for Dodd and Feingold?"
Never underestimate politicians' capacity for ego-stroking.
Gawker adds this:
Muckraker Kevin Flaherty, however, discovered that APF's website shares an IP address with Defense Product Solutions, which was founded in 2004, has contracts in the Middle East and works with a man named Edward Angelino, who in turn has worked with the militarily-inclined Allied Defense Systems, Inc. and Defense Consulting Group, Inc. A tangled web, indeed.
And on the side, a little New Jack City tango from Rahm, danced in true Argentine style:
because thus passes the shinola of the "tango" dancer who is 'bout out of tricks.
This is no longer a country where "we the people" control our destiny. It is "US THE CORPORATIONS!" This country as Jefferson feared, would have basic constitutional law usurped under the color of procedural law, by corporations hellbent on enslavement of the American people. The uncanny similarity between for profit and tax exempt insurance health corporations, which operate at the state level to a slave owners and segregationist who clearly usurped "civil rights" at the state level is glaring! Corporations and monied interests are undermining the constitutional rights of Americans everyday. The restrictions placed on government by our founders have been slowly eviscerated, while corporations prey on aspects of life usually beyond one's control, which determine the Liberty you may never enjoy!
Understand this, our lives are to be taxed to protect corporations who control your access to health care via discrimination hence your Life! Mandated Health Insurance is the new "American Life Tax." Now to address the disgusting behavior of "corporations" some in Congress want Americans enslaved corporations, ie Corporate Servitude aided by corpo-aristocrats we saw yesterday!
Servitude to Corporations enabled by the color of law? The enemy from within! This is quite frankly "unfricking believable!" You will pay a tax penalty for failing to enter into a contract with a corporation merely because you have a life! Corporate Sodomy!
baucus, conrad, carper, lincoln and nelson – These criminally corrupt "DINO blue dogs" need primary challengers who will replace them next election.
Senators Rockefeller, Schumer, Stabenow and Widen did a great job pointing out that the Medical Industrial Complex's contribution to the Health Care Reform is $20 Billion and in return they will get $500 Billion in TAX-PAYER FUNDED SUBSIDIES. Nice deal if you can get it. Oh, yeah the Medical Industrial Complex has bought and paid for baucus, conrad, carper, lincoln, nelson and all of the republicans. The worst Congress money can buy.
Criminally corrupt politicians are the reason the U.S. is ranked near the bottom of every catagory when ranked next to other modern, industrialized nations. Time for publically funded elections.
The Congress is back in session and doing the dirty work for the Medical Industrial Complex.
mcconnell $3.3M, hatch $2.9M, baucus $2.8M, grassley $2.7M,
lieberman $2.6M, burr $2.4M, ensign $2.4M, cornyn $2.2M, kyl $2.1M,
conrad $2.1M, cantor $1.8M, boehner $1.7M, coburn $1.2M, j wilson 800K
were paid by the Medical Industrial Complex to kill Health Care Reform.
(Source: OpenSecrets.org)
Co-Author Dr. Steffie Woolhandler of a Recent Harvard Study on Annual Deaths of America's Uninsured, says the lack of coverage can be tied to about 45,000 deaths a year in the United States. The only way to affordably cover all Americans is through a Medicare-for-All, Single-Payer System. A Single-Payer System would generate $300-$400 billion in administrative savings annually, enough to cover all of the uninsured, and to plug the gaps in coverage for Americans with only partial coverage. Obviously, Medicare-for-all is anathema to the insurance industry. What politicians are doing is saving insurance industry profits, by sacrificing American lives.
12 Million Americans were denied health care coverage by the Medical Industrial Complex because they had a pre-existing medical condition. 12K Americans are denied insurance coverage everyday by a for-profit Insurance bureaucrat. (Source: WaPo Article 05′ by Harvard Prof. E. Warren)
Medical malpractice lawsuits are a hot topic but, are they? Tort Reform is such a "Red Herring" and is easily disproved. A 2004 report by the Congressional Budget Office said medical malpractice makes up only 2 percent of U.S. health spending. Even "significant reductions" would do little to curb health-care expenses, it concluded.
bush(43) economic speech writer david frum, at least, is willing to admit the idea about selling insurance across state lines is a crock:
New Jersey health policies cost more in large part because New Jersey hospitals and doctors charge more. If I buy a cheaper Kentucky policy that reimburses my providers at Kentucky rates, leaving me to pay the balance, how much good does that do me? And if the Kentucky policy is made to pay New Jersey rates, there vanishes my low Kentucky price.
These are some of the easily refuted arguments bought and paid for by the Medical Industrial Complex to derail any chance of their criminally massive profits being reduced.
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Call Congress and demand, Single-Payer Health Care for All!
(Toll Free # House and Senate)
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Don't let the Medical Industrial Complex steal your Health Care from you and your family by donating huge sums of money to Crooked Politicians in order to maintain the Status Quo. Keep up the good fight.
About two weeks ago, Christy posted a nice long comment to a point I made about Jay in one of her healthcare posts. Christy's comment focused on the "why" Jay was a champion on healthcare and addressed his history as a VISTA volunteer in WV. I'll try to find it.
To Life and Liberty. Not corporate servitude enabled by corrupt politicians undermining individual's life and liberty while protecting corporate profit at life's expense.
Really like it when Rockin Jello Jay repeated Wendell Potter's title for any legislation that does not include the Public option "Insurance Industry Profit Protection and Enhancement Act". Just says it all.
Still pissed off that there was Phase I and Phase II of the SSCI into false pre war intelligence and not one warmongering thug has been held accountable. What is the point of all that investigating? Show boating?
Now the Rethuglicans are on to Acorn. False pre war intelligence is not as juicy as investigaing blowjobs and poor people.
Rockin Jello Jay has lots of constituents in W Virginia working for around 30,ooo in those eco tourism spots like Snoeshoe W Virg. Intrawest owns that area as well as many other ski areas out west. Last time I was down there was around five years ago. Several times I was riding the lift with folks who were working there. One guy had worked the lifts for 25 years. He did not seem to mind when I was asking (either did other people) what he was making and did he have insurance. He was making 12.oo bucks an hour after working 25 years and no insurance because he was marked up as 3/4 time. He did maintenance when snow season was over.
When I asked him and other workers about union organizing in the area. He and the others said you get slapped down as soon as they smell union organizing in the area
profits for Intrawest
Jay Rockefeller is the latest example in a long line of individuals from privileged families who connect to those who have less. Teddy and Bobby Kennedy, Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt also come to mind. As to Jay's position on FISA, I would point out that none of us are perfect in our lives. Let's recognize his integrity and his humanity and cheer on his effort to bring forward a decent health care bill.
Back to the diary topic…
Jello Jay is the name I will continue to use. JJ knows about this nickname and has decided he needs to try and shake it. All the damage he help make happen to our civil rights we may never be able to repair or regain. HCR is a easy thing for him to stand up for because it cost him nothing in the eyes of the Defense Industry where most if not all his money and power comes from.
Let us wait and see how he votes on the Bill to make it possible to finally go after the Telecoms and try to repair the damage done by the Patriot Acts before we start giving credit where it is not yet due.
Good Morning Marcy, Emptywheelers and Firedogs,
But Rockefeller speaks in a plodding, rambling style that doesn't always make for great television
it was my first clue of Jay's to come several weeks back – there was nothing rambling or indirect in his appearances. when asked about Conrad's co-ops, he shot back that they were "phony" I snarked at the time that this was the closest to gangsta a guy like him could get – and he stayed true – so J Rock works
Guess it require "responsible aristocrats" to check, counter, skin alive aristocrats less concerned with protecting rights and law, more concerned with manipulation of law for power and profit. The Origin of Good Government? Kennedy compared to Cheney?
"Let's recognize his integrity and his humanity and cheer on his effort to bring forward a decent health care bill."
Yes, Jello Jay must have mixed some "calcium" into his "concrete mix" to expedite his "curing" into hard concrete!
ot but not
did anyone see Rachel whack Ben Nelson upside the head (for voting against public option) on her program last night?
Rachel Maddow took on the "conservadems" last night. She hits Ben Nelson up side the head
Ben Nelson "any health reform would need 65 votes in the senate"
Ben "anything less than that would challenge its legitimacy"
Then Rachel has Howard Dean on to say "you vote with your leadership"
Senators set bar higher than necessary
We're having a 'Debate' about Healthcare…
But, everyone 'knows' this is about Influence: Corporations and their Lobbyists (30%) vs. US (70%).
For that reason, each and every Politician involved in this vote – Ostensibly on Healthcare – will be signalling to whom their allegiance belongs.
Healthcare is a Proxy to see Who's Been Bought.
Yesterday Sen. Kerry displayed a national map indicating the percentage of health insurers by market share, per state. He mentioned that only one or two insurers monopolized health insurance markets at the state level in many states in America. Does anybody have a link to this document? Who the health insurance corporations "are" by name and their market shares, is this information available via that document? The next question is, What is the "corporate tax status" of these health insurers at the state level? Are these corporations tax exempt 501 (c)(3) like BCBS and Kaiser or "For Profit" like US Healthcare? What percentage (%) of corporations in the health services industry is tax exempt in the USA? What is Wellpoints relationship to BCBS? The list of questions is long? Any links or info folks? Thanks…
Ha HA!
Rep. Alan Grayson tells the truth!
On the floor of the House, Grayson revealed the truth about the Republicans' health care plan:
If you get sick, 'Die Quickly.'
The Diane Rehm show on this topic. Now… 10 est
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10:00Healthcare Overhaul: A Public Option
Five Democrats join with ten Republicans in the Senate Finance Committee to kill two proposals for a government-run heath-care option. Proponents of a public plan vow to keep up the fight: The latest on heath-care overhaul efforts
Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief of Health Affairs, and an on-air analyst on health issues with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent for National Public Radio, author of "Health Care Policy and Politics A-Z," and contributing editor for National Journal's CongressDaily.
Mary Agnes Carey, senior correspondent with Kaiser Health News. She most recently served as associate editor for CQ HealthBeat, a daily report on health care policy. She has also served as Capitol Hill Bureau Chief for CQ.
Citizen SmileySam:
Careful, Brother Sam, thatchu don't deflect responsibility for all the damage to our civil rights with regard to FISA and illegal surrveillance onto one Senator who may in fact have been the least responsible for the criminal acts perpertrated through the intelligence committees and actually may have been the only one involved who had the integrity to leave a record of opposition. As for integrity and standing up for something, I give you our Senator Finegold who when facin' a re-election fight next year is usin' his subcommittee chairmanship to investigate Obama's "czars"…now THAT is some bullshit courage!!
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater, Rockefeller's stand for his constituency on healthcare is to be supported, period end of story…don't cut off your leg because you have a sore toe (or anger at rich politicians) there Citizen.
Not sure what your point is in relation to my comment. Could you expand?
"Rockefeller's stand for his constituency on healthcare is to be supported, period end of story…"
Two comments:
Dems like to point out that the goal of insurance companies is to make a profit. It is not. As any finance MBA will tell you, the goal of a company is to MAXIMIZE SHAREHOLDER WEALTH. There is no nice and fuzzy win-win scenario to dream about.
Take a look at Grassley mocking Rockefeller here
About 57:45 into clip.
this morning's topic is closely tied to something I've been chewing on for a while – and it's only my first cup of coffee so I'm thinking it through as I type.
a basic lesson to learn if we are to mature and evolve as a movement and a force – and it goes back to something Jane said just before election night.
she suggested we stick with principles and not rely on personalities (being Jane it was much clearer)
Rockefeller more than earned the Jello Jay tag, but he has been an authentic fierce advocate on such a vital issue
Schumer has acquitted himself well in this fight and we're all well aware he's been less than than reliable in the past
Byron Dorgan is about to crash Rahm's PHRma party, but this was the same guy who voted against cramdowns no doubt something to do with his bankster lobbyist wife – and he's still sitting on tons of Abramoff e mails we'd all like to see
there are myriad examples of this – but clear any one of them (w/maybe 2 notable exceptions)can show up and do the right thing or just as easily cave to caucus machinations or lobbyists and piss on us
so I guess I'm really asking a question – how do we reconcile ourselves to this, go forward and work with them when we can – I sure as hell don't know. if I could properly ask the question, I'd know the answer – I'm sure Ms Wheeler is gonna give me a C- on this but it is something we are gonna have to work through, even if I'm presently struggling with definition
Maximizing shareholder wealth requires that the company operates at a profit. Is healthcare a commodity that we believe should be governed by the profit motive?
Folks we are basically speaking to the choir here at FDL.
Send in your questions comments. Lots of folks listen to Diane one of the most fair MSMer's out there
Your question contains the answer – work with them when we agree with them, oppose them on issues where we disagree, always remembering that they -like we- are human and therefore imperfect and deserving of the respect that all humans are entitled to as a matter of right.
Dang, who knew jello came in "granite" flavor ; )
Go Jay Rock! At some level, I don't particularly care what his motivation is, genuine concern for his constituents or pique with the WH railroading due process in the Senate. As long as it motivates him to fight, I'll take what I can get. Still I'll miss the moniker, Jello Jay was one of my favorites…
Rock on Senator!
If there are any free-lance Blogger Journalists out there who'd like to Stroll Through a Gold Field of Stories of Spectacular Greed, then just dive-in to the Healthcare Debate.
Based on the Wall Street Bail-Out, the Healthcare Industry with its Lobbyists will Spare No Effort to Buy Their Legislation.
We should all *expect* to see the same Dem Senators *inexplicably* veering away from the Public Option at critical moments and on critical votes.
Even if Buying Their Legislation *No Matter What* causes the Entire Corporate/Lobbyist Greed Machine to Collapse in a Publicly Investigated Scandal of Immense Racketeering and Influence – Putting At-Risk All of the Special Interests Involved – They'll Still Do It!
They are eaten-up with Greed. They can't stop themselves.
They will Cut-Off Their Noses to Spite Their Faces.
It will make for reams of redeeming stories of the Consequences of Immoral Action in Order to Obtain self-Interest. Hell, there's a future Mark Twain in those stories!
This should be an Exemplar of What it Means to 'Drive the Bus Off the Cliff.'
It's going to be Obvious Who Got Bought and Who Stayed Bought.
I agree with you. In this instance Senator Rockefeller arguably an aristocrat is responsible and is looking out for the "rights" of his constituents, good governance! Yes! Give him credit, like you stated. However like Norske said, "…end of story."
I do not view Cheney as a responsible politician/aristocrat!
I view EMK even with his personal flaws a more responsible pol/aristocrat than the later. I believe the corporate interest in America is at odds with the interests of the governed and the republic and that the agent of change, government continues to be hijacked by corporations made rich by American consumerism. Now corporations consume the remains of the consumers?
Jay Rock rules. Christy must be so proud of her Senator!
One slight editing suggestion, EW. instead of "health care industry" maybe it's past time to start calling it the "whealth care industry"
Back to catch up on comments….
oh, and… Max Bupkis.
Hey folks you can plug FDL and the conversations here if you get through on the Rehm show 2o minutes left for your questions and comments on what took place yesterday with health care
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Actually, one of my biggest complaints about Cohn's piece is he pegged it at $30,000 rather than $20,000, which is more realistic for many WVians. Hell, he and I both live in AA, and our poverty rate just went up 5% this year (it is admittedly skewed by the number of students, but nevertheless such an increase is fairly shocking). If, living in MI, you're not attuned to how people who are making $30,000 or less are struggling, then you've got issues.
Looks like the health exchange programs are predicated on age discrimination? Ha
Well, and that's not even true. When you look at the amounts CEOs are making, with no apparent ability from shareholders to reel that in, it becomes clear that that formula is breaking down.
A two tiered system predicated on due process or equal protection??? Right!
EW "If, living in MI, you're not attuned to how people who are making $30,000 or less are struggling, then you've got issues"
If living in any state in the U.S.
You are exactly right about the 30 down to 20 figure. Many people making 20 and less, trying to fill it in with under the table work.
No C-, sorry.
I think it just need to be issue by issue. There are clearly people we have the ability to get rid of and out to: Jim Cooper being one. But there are others–and JayRock and Schumer are definitely among those–who can be good and Schumer, especially, can respond to pressure.
Others–starting with Ben Nelson–are hopeless. What we need to do to reel them back in is enforce some party discipline. Or keep just enough senate seats such that he and Holy Joe can't flip the SEnate by flipping parties.
thanks for the response.
I'm thinking the issue of contributions may bring it in to sharper focus. the other night, folks were willing send Senator Dorgan money to reward his good behavior. that means their money went in to the re election coffers of a guy who voted against struggling american families and might do it again when Cramdowns II, Bankster's Bugaloo comes up in a few weeks.
certainly, in this case we can't go forward thinking in broad strokes, with us or against us kind of deal . public financing would greatly diminish this problem – but that aint happenin' – so we have to work with what we've got and I've yet to reconcile that for myself
Hey! It's phred!! Long lost hidden in the stratosphere or whatever the experts call it.
We've been missing you in the Trash threads. What–you hoarding your hubcaps and living on past glory? Or just in some kind of shock to see Favray in purple?
thanks Ms Wheeler
I really get the issue by issue thing. despite my muddled scratchings, I am looking at a larger, overall point – oooh boy, more coffee
I'd really like to know what asshole obama said to him at the speical meeting atthe white house.
did you see Elliot Spitzer and Paul Krugman on with Bill Maher.
Spitzer spitz out the CEO's criminal increase in salaries over the last 20 or so years
Yeah, Phred has been dead on the trash. I think she is running scared from Freep this year…..
Now imagine being a Executive Director/CFO of a tax exempt insurer like BCBS, considered a public charity for tax law purposes, with no shareholders, a limp IRS auditing division for exempt organizations, and state AG's unwilling to investigate complaints or enforce rules on the books?
Emptywheel, what is the percentage of corporations in the entire American health service industry, that operate as tax exempt corporations vs taxable for profit corporations? Yes the system is broken and getting worse from the looks of it! Thanks Max!
I agree with you regarding the danger of corporate wealth. I think that a case can be made that the corporate culture acted to warp Cheney's values into the unacceptable mess they are. Or perhaps that his values were already askew – his history of deferments during Vietnam coupled with his warmongering once in government point to a lack of recognition of the human cost of war both in combatants and in civilians. Returning to the topic, I think we need now more than ever to stand up and be counted so that a public option (at the least, if not single payer) along with the revocation of health insurers antitrust exemption is adopted.
Hiya EW! I've been pining for the threads (especially TRASH TALK!) but travel and work have been keeping me to the bare minimum of reading the posts (with very occasional drive-bys, sigh, the world is not a perfect place ; )
Speaking of which, Favre looks peaked in purple dontcha think? Although that last minute TD pass pretty much ripped the heart right out of my chest (and may have crushed my hopes for Top Dog of the Week in my football pool). Just wait 'til Monday night…
P.S. It's the troposphere that distracts me, the stratosphere I leave to others (usually).
SCARED OF FREEP?!?!? Now that sirah is an insult! Why I can duck and run as well as he can (well, duck anyway, my runnin' has never been all that speedy ; )
My apologies for missing the trash thread last weekend, as well. I was stuck in the Republic of Texas and had too little time online to join in. I'm still following the Tebow concussion story, but I'm betting he will play at LSU. Good thing this is an off week.
Monday will be an event, I think.
And I've been rooting for the Singletary Niners this year, so that Favray stunt really pissed me off too.
But I love the way Singletary responded to it: "Two good teams, one had to win. Better this happened early in the season. This gives us a chance to taste it, chew on it, and get better because of it."
That, plus the dude he threw out of practice last year turning into a rock star.
Troposphere, btw, sounds like something for a CompLit PhD. Paul DeMan, maybe.
Yeah, I may not love Tebow. But that was a scary head injury. I just hope he's okay,
Well, sociopath CEOs don't come cheap–and they do require hazardous duty pay, witness Skilling, Bernie E., ad nauseum.
Remember this: Jello Jay EARNED the name Jello Jay. He's on our side currently, because it's the side that best benefits him. If Rahm were to promise something as simple as a federal payroll processing center for Huntington, Jay would switch his vote.
Boxturtle (The Voice in the Wilderness)
Why would Rock be "owned" by anybody? He's a Rockefeller. I haven't paid any attention to where he gets campaign donations. I was thinking this morning that maybe it would be nice if Congress was full of filthy rich Democrats like Kennedy and J. Rock who didn't need to be bought.
Rockinfeller sure ripped
Rock "how much is spent on medical care"
Yvette "result in a reduction of 7-8% ofadministrative cost the remainder will be spent on medical care versus administrative overhead"
Rock "is that your opinion or is that in the mark"
Yvette "that is not in the mark that is just CBO's opnion"
Rock " right right"
a few minutes later
Rock "it seems to me that we have significant government give away to private insurers on Wall Street with no requirement that a significant portion of that half trillion dollars in premium subsidies actually goes to coverage. Which is what my people in West Virginia need and care about!
Can you describe the houses provisions on medical loss ratio and tell me why that proposal is not included in this mark?"
That sure set them all to scrambling and falling over each other
Children, the lot of them.
Yep. I've had a soft spot for the Niners ever since Joe Montana and my fervent hope is that Aaron Rodgers is the second coming of Steve Young : ) And like you, I wish Singletary every success (excepting of course an NFC Championship at the expense of my Packers ; )
Paul DeMan huh? I'll admit I had to google him. I trust the comparison was to general obscurity as opposed anti-semitic skeletons in the closet ; ) Mercifully, Ph.D.s related to the troposphere about about as far removed from CompLit as one can get (no disrespect to you of course, but I am quite confident that I would be a dismal failure at literary pursuits ; )
Lots of dementia in former NFL types.
A study commissioned by the National Football League reports that Alzheimer's disease or similar memory-related diseases appear to have been diagnosed in the league's former players vastly more often than in the national population — including a rate of 19 times the normal rate for men ages 30 through 49.
Rock "it seems to me that we have significant government give away to private insurers on Wall Street with no requirement that a significant portion of that half trillion dollars in premium subsidies actually goes to coverage. Which is what my people in West Virginia need and care about!"
I'd be interested to know who the major Health Insurers are in WV. This is a listing of health care tax exempt corps in WV per: http://nccs.urban.org/ There are more!
2008 – 4th District Ibew Health Fund (316068797)
2008 – Appalachian Community Health Center (550483699)
2002 – Appalachian Health Cooperative Inc (310958799)
2007 – Association of Community Mental Health Mental Retardation Prog (550691983)
2008 – Beckley Health Right Inc (550774466)
2008 – Behavioral Health Foundation Inc Dba Christian Fellowship Foundation (550719264)
2006 – Bluefield Health Systems Inc (311101717)
2008 – Bluestone Health Association Inc (310889730)
2008 – Cabin Creek Health Center Inc (550709223)
2007 – Camc Health Education and Research Inst (550753754)
2007 – Camc Health System Inc (650664138)
2008 – Cameron Community Health Center Inc (550597803)
2008 – Center for Rural Health Development Inc (550729764)
2008 – Charles Town Health Right Inc (550778553)
2005 – Citizens for Quality Health Care LLC (201763352)
2008 – Clay Battelle Health Services Association Inc (550541649)
2007 – Community Health Association Jackson General Hospital (550462730)
2008 – Community Health Foundation of Man West Virginia Inc (550488036)
2008 – Community Health Systems Inc (550490878)
2008 – Davis Health System Foundation Inc (320185772)
2007 – Davis Health System Inc (550737655)
2005 – Dr Thomas Walker Memorial Health Foundation Inc (550477723)
2008 – E A Hawse Health Center Inc (550591799)
2008 – Eastern Area Health Education Center Inc (352174239)
2008 – Eastern Panhandle Mental Health Center Inc Dba Eastridge Health Sy (237116164)
2007 – Employer Teamsters Joint Council 84 Health and Welfare Fund (550422384)
2007 – Evergreen Behavioral Health Center Inc (550719891)
2008 – Fmrs Health Systems Inc (550520303)
2005 – Food for Health Inc (550691055)
2008 – Fort Gay Primary Health Care Inc (310962004)
2007 – Francis DE Sales Health Foundationinc (205272919)
2007 – Gateway Health Services Inc (311118076)
2005 – Gateway Regional Health System Inc (311118077)
2003 – Genesis Affiliated Health Services Inc (550756818)
2008 – Hardy County Health and Wellness Center (311621185)
2008 – Harts Health Clinic Inc (310961926)
2008 – Health Access Inc (550715066)
2007 – Health Occupations Students of America West Virginia Hosa (550745408)
2007 – Health Occupations Students of America West Virginia Hosa (550745408)
2008 – Highland Behavioral Health Services Inc (550777789)
2008 – Highland Health Center Inc (205948175)
2008 – Ibew Local 317 Supplemental Health Benefit and Trust Fund (550751125)
2003 – Jefferson Regional Health System Inc (550768900)
2007 – Kanawha County Dental Health Council Inc (550582056)
2007 – Laird Health Care Foundation Inc (550632743)
2008 – Liability Insurance Trust for Monongalia Health System Inc and (550689535)
2004 – Little Kanawha Area Rural Health Initiative Inc (550735828)
2004 – Logan Health Right Inc (550750942)
2008 – Logan-Mingo Area Mental Health Inc (550523103)
2007 – Long Branch Energy Retiree Health Benefits Reserve (171733550)
2007 – Madison Health Care Inc (550730627)
2008 – Marion Health Care Foundation Inc (550649722)
2007 – Mcdowell Advisory Council on Health Inc (311493024)
2004 – Mcdowell Rural Health Advisory Council Inc (550779331)
2005 – Media Group Health Benefits Plan Tr (550740541)
2007 – Mental Health Association in Monongalia County Inc (550476814)
2007 – Mental Health Association in the Greater Kanawha Valley Inc (550462816)
2006 – Mercer Health Right Inc (550702719)
2006 – Mercer Health Right Inc (550702719)
2008 – Mid Ohio Valley Rural Health Alliance (550766114)
2008 – Milan Puskar Health Right Inc (311118673)
2007 – Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center Inc (550629032)
2008 – Monongahela Valley Assoc of Health Centers (550419191)
2008 – Monongalia Health System Inc (550621551)
2007 – Montgomery General Health Care System Inc Care System Inc (550632601)
2008 – Morgantown Health Care Corp (621018945)
2008 – Mountaineer Community Health Center Inc (550743036)
2005 – Mountaineer Health Foundation (550777327)
2008 – New River Health Association Inc (550581968)
2008 – Northern Greenbrier Health Clinic Inc (550593134)
2004 – Northern Pocahontas Health Clinic Inc (550727239)
2004 – Northern West Virginia Rural Health Education Center Inc (320099870)
2008 – Northwood Health Systems Inc (550540374)
2008 – Office Managers Association of Health Care Providers Inc (550723693)
2007 – Ohio Valley Health Services and Education (550357044)
2007 – Pallottine Health Services (550688201)
2008 – Panhandle Home Health Inc (550559408)
2008 – Partners in Health Network Inc (550746643)
2007 – Patiala Health Foundation Inc (300278439)
2004 – Pickhelczar Community Health Services (550567049)
2007 – Pleasant Valley Hospital Health Foundation Inc (550649849)
2008 – Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 521 Supplemental Health Fund (261357279)
2008 – Plumbers Local 521 Health and Welfare Fund (556035214)
2008 – Potomac Highlands Mental Health Guild Inc (550580866)
2008 – Prestera Center for Mental Health (550492369)
2008 – Prestera Foundation for Behavioral Health Services Inc (621317504)
2008 – Preston Taylor Comm Health Centers (550665614)
2007 – Putnam County Dental Health Council Inc (550682755)
2008 – Roane County Family Health Care Inc (550627933)
2008 – Seneca Health Services Inc (550563106)
2008 – Shenandoah Community Health Foundation (300300989)
2003 – Sisters of St Joseph Health and Wellness Foundation (550785474)
2003 – Sisters of St Joseph Health System Inc (550650800)
2003 – St Francis Health Care System (311072029)
2008 – St Joseph Health Initiative Inc (550357048)
2008 – State Health Education Council of WV (311079812)
2008 – Tri-County Health Clinic Inc (550599096)
2008 – Tug River Health Association (310889458)
2008 – United Food and Commercial Workers and Employers Health and Welfare Fd (550393244)
2007 – United Health Foundation Inc (550621706)
2008 – Upper Kanawha Health Association Inc (510146615)
2008 – Valley Health Care Inc (550695143)
2008 – Valley Health Systems Inc (550554001)
2008 – Wayne Health Services Inc (510175364)
2007 – Weirton Health Care Inc (550615410)
2006 – West Virginia Building Trades Health and Welfare (556025848)
2008 – West Virginia Council of Home Health (550638099)
2003 – West Virginia Family of Home Health Agencies Inc (550692456)
2008 – West Virginia Health Care Association Inc (550569085)
2008 – West Virginia Health Right Inc (311066881)
2008 – West Virginia Home Health Services Inc (061687784)
2007 – West Virginia Local Health Incorporated (550745648)
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2007 – West Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association Inc (550676843)
2008 – West Virginia Pipe Trades Health and Welfare Fund (556030152)
2008 – West Virginia Public Health Association (550709806)
2007 – West Virginia United Health System Inc (550754713)
2008 – Westbrook Health Services Inc (550484662)
2008 – Wheeling Health Right Inc (311149085)
2004 – Wheeling Teamsters Health and Welfare Fund (550374050)
2008 – Wirt County Health Services Assoc Inc (310942184)
2008 – Womens Health Center of West Virginia Inc (550559874)
2008 – Worthington Mental Health Services Inc (202326930)
2007 – WV OH Supplemental Health Plan (300002072)
2008 – Youth Health Services Inc (550665150)
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ot Scott Ritters latest on situation with Iran
haven't clicked on your dementia link yet –
but about 15 years ago, there was an emerging story on the anedotal connection btw ALS-type symptoms and the greening chemicals used on grass fields. of course a bunch of NFL docs showed up poo-pooing it away, but now I'll have to go look it up
thx for the link
Running is so 21st Century … when you can simply say, "Energize !"
I met Mike Singletary at a Conference, many moons ago. The man is endowed with a great deal of character and poise, he must be an amazing leader to play for.
Listening to Amy Goodmans interview with Wendell Potter about the health care reform dance yesterday
WENDELL POTTER: You know, I think it could happen in a number of different ways. The House legislation, I think, that is ultimately passed by the House will include a strong public option. And I know from talking to many members of Congress that there is very strong support in both the House and the Senate. And the bill that came out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which had been led by Senator Kennedy and now is being led by Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, has a very strong public option.
This is the only committee, the Senate Finance Committee, that has rejected it at this point, and it's the most conservative of the committees. I hope that Senator Baucus will come to realize that he is one of sixty Democrats who can get this bill through Congress and get it through the Senate and that he understands that his responsibility should be to persuade those other members of his party in the Senate that they should vote for this and the reasons why he gave, himself, why it's important.
Amy interviewed Scott Ritter about the Iran "hype" yesterday
No, DeMan made a career off of riffing on literary tropes. And one of my friends wrote a book on the literary tropes at the center of the myths underlying Israeli nationhood.
We're all about the troposhere, we lit hacks, you see.
Wendell Potter on Democracy Now today
Potter to Amy
" I've been contacted by a lot of members of Congress, senators and members of the House, and I've had a chance to sit down and talk with them about some of the things that I know as a former insider, someone who's worked twenty years in the industry. Not once have I heard from anyone on Senator Baucus's team."
Says volumes
What a tragi-comedy that we must turn to a man who's never had to wonder where his next dime is coming from (his grandfather used to stand on street corners giving dimes to kids) to protect the public from preening "populists" whose favorite constituency resides of K Street, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Thanks to Marcy for recognizing Jay Rock. Let's hope he does stay stubborn.
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LOL! jay could see the signs on the wall–this is kabuki to earn jay some cred.
get them stars out of your eyes, you're embarrassing yourself: once jello, ALWAYS jello.
You do realize that you're attempting to insult someone who is many times smarter than you, right ?
I did a diary on The Seminal in August, The Senate's Blue Dogs, based on Glenn Greenwald's dirty dozen examples of "bipartisanship" on Jan. 30, 2008, IIRC. In the dozen important test cases, Ben Nelson voted all 12 times with the Republicans, along with Spector, who was still a Republican at the time. Next, voting with the Republicans 11/12 times, were Carper, Landrieu and Lieberman. Next were Pryor (D-AR), 10-1 with the Republicans, Nelson, Bill (D-FL), 10-2, and the surprising Johnson (D-SD), 9-1 with the Republicans. Since his stroke, Johnson has suddenly turned into a DINO. Others who voted more often with the Republicans than with most Democrats were Dorgan (D-ND), 8-3; Salazar (D-CO), 8-3, Bayh (D-IN), 8-4, Conrad (D-ND), 8-4, Lincoln (D-AR), 8-4, Feinstein (D-CA), 7-4, Baucus (D-MT), 7-5, and Mikulski (D-MD), 7-5. We should find good Democratic challengers for the top 6, at least. Jello aka Rocky Jay was 6-6.
Loo Hoo @95:
"Lots of dementia in former NFL types."
Yeah, like Mohammed Ali isn't really punch drunk from getting hit in the head thousands of times by large strong angry men, he's just got some neurological disorder with a fancy name. Football players use their heads in lots of ways, many of them injurious to mental health.
I have a nephew who played linebacker for Cornell for a year before figuring out that he was getting concussions from action on the field to the point where he could not remember some of the plays that he participated in. At that point, I think he switched to tennis. Now he's an assistant coach for one of the best high school football teams in Illinois. I should ask him if his experience with concussions has affected the way he coaches his players.
Bob in AZ
jebus, what a thread
who ARE all of these folks, an how'd they get in ???
has bmaz been passing out memberships in the bus station again (I'm convinced that's how all the Candians ended up here, it was a Grand Canyon tour group)
welcome aboard newbs, and the old guys I don't recognize …
and somebody tell phred that
steroids ampersands really help with the duckin & runnin
I have also wondered if Kennedy's death has had an impact. It almost seems as if he is stepping up to fill the son of privilege looking out for the little guy role. Maybe he could get away with more waffling when Kennedy was that guy and he was just another guy but now he feels the need to lead. Or maybe he's just liberal on health care and not on national security. Or maybe the outcry and polls for the public option influence him as much as the everyone must be a patriot fervor did, but we just like this influence better. Whatever the reason, I'm glad he's standing up and I love that he is telling it like it is to Baucus' face on C-SPAN. No Harry Reid helping to hide the culprits, he's calling them out and stirring the pot.


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NHLPA Should Have Talked With Crosby Before Firing Kelly
by Paul on 09/04/09 at 01:58 PM ET
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from Craig Custance of the Sporting News,
He's been voted the most powerful person in hockey by the Hockey News. He's one of the few players whose name transcends the sport. His opinion matters, perhaps more than any player in hockey.
But when the NHLPA fired its executive director, Paul Kelly, on Monday, Sidney Crosby said he wasn't consulted.
"I woke up the next day and saw the news like the rest," Crosby told SportingNews.com.
That's a huge lapse in judgment by the players on the executive board. It was a decision that happened in the middle of the night, so maybe they were sparing Crosby a 4:00 a.m. phone call.
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Wondering Out Loud
by Paul on 09/04/09 at 12:24 PM ET
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• Instead of denying the claims of Paul Kelly and Glenn Healy, should the new regime of the NHLPA tell us what really was behind their decision to fire Paul Kelly?
• Why was Darren Dreger the only NHL media member in Chicago covering the NHLPA? Did the Chicago media even know what was going on?
• "Invited to camp" may be in store for numerous NHL players who still do not have a contract for the upcoming season.
• Without the numerous hockey bloggers who continued to work during the summer, this period of downtime would have gone by much slower.
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Kelly Defends His Ethics & Reputation
by Paul on 09/03/09 at 08:43 PM ET
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from the CP via TSN,
Former NHLPA boss Paul Kelly has denied an allegation that he misused his office by reading a transcript of a private players' meeting.
"I cannot stand by and allow this false and misleading attack on my character and reputation," Kelly said in a statement released Thursday. "I spent almost 10 years as a federal prosecutor, prosecuting numerous cases pertaining to fraud and dishonesty, including one involving a former NHLPA executive director. My personal ethics and reputation are beyond reproach.
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Afternoon Line- Part 2
by Paul on 09/03/09 at 06:41 PM ET
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What credible candidate can the NHLPA possibly recruit to come in and work in an office with the toxicity level of a night-time soap opera? It's almost as if Melrose Place were back on the air.
-Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail. More from Eric…
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Healy Defends His Credibility
by Paul on 09/03/09 at 05:11 PM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
Healy, a former NHL goaltender and broadcast analyst who joined the NHLPA under Kelly 14 months ago, was especially critical of an internal office review that he said attacked his credibility.
The woman who conducted the review, Anne Marie Turnbull, accused Healy of misleading players regarding the role of former superstars Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux in previous union matters, Healy said.
"I would never and have not misled or told any untruths to any player. I can not [sic] sit back and continue to perform my duties when my Players' Association co-workers unjustifiably impugn my credibility in front of the players I represent and fire shots against Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, two of the greatest players in the game, who have benefited every player in this Players' Association," Healy wrote in a letter to the members of the NHLPA executive board, which was obtained by ESPN.com.
added 3:25pm, Also check out Scott's report on all things NHLPA. A fascinating read I must say.
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Ted Lindsay Sounds-Off On Kelly Firing
by Paul on 09/03/09 at 03:38 PM ET
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from TSN,
"That was the biggest scam job, execution, that I've ever seen in my life."
This was how Hockey Hall of Famer and former NHLPA builder Ted Lindsay described the evalution and subsequent firing of former NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly in an interview Thursday with TSN's Darren Dreger and Bill Watters on AM 640 Toronto Radio.
Lindsay was in Chicago last week for union meetings that resulted in Kelly's dismissal and, though he sat in on few of the discussions, said he was dismayed by what he did see.
"I was thinking, boy, this is really a cruxifiction of Paul Kelly that's going on."
continued & you can listen to the whole Lindsay interview at am640.
added 2:33pm, Pierre LeBrun of ESPN has more from Ted.
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Healy Resigns From NHLPA Post
by Paul on 09/03/09 at 03:04 PM ET
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via Darren Dreger of TSN,
Sources tell TSN Glenn Healy has resigned as director of player affairs for the NHLPA.
Healy informed interim executive director, Ian Penny of his decision this afternoon.
Healy was tightly linked to Paul Kelly who was fired early Monday morning during PA executive board meetings.
Details to follow…
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Morning Line
by Paul on 09/03/09 at 01:26 PM ET
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At its best, hockey is speed and skill and intense rivalry where you can barely sit in your seat if you're in the arena or dare to sneak to the bathroom when you're at home watching on TV.
You dare not miss a thing.
At its worst, hockey is played by lawyers in backrooms far away from the ice bickering about salary caps and entry-level compensation or, horror of horrors, restricted free-agency regulations.
There's way too much talk about the NHLPA in the news these days. Sadly, that spells stormy weather on hockey's horizon.
-Scott Russell of CBC Sports. More from Scott…
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Reading A Confidential Report May Have Cost Kelly His Job
by Paul on 09/03/09 at 09:47 AM ET
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from Tim Wharnsby of the Globe and Mail,
Some details began to leak out yesterday, including charges that Kelly peeked at a confidential transcript from a private session at the NHLPA summer meetings in Las Vegas two months ago.
The players were burned by the previous executive director Ted Saskin, who was fired after allegations that he monitored players' e-mails for personal gain. So after learning about Kelly's actions, mixed in with other concerns, they felt they could no longer trust him after he read the minutes of the private session.
When an executive board member was contacted yesterday to confirm the private session was part of the reason for Kelly's dismissal, the phone line went silent. He then said, "The players have agreed not to say anything." The player was given a chance to refute the story and did not deny the allegations.
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Paul Kelly Talks Today
by Paul on 09/02/09 at 02:01 PM ET
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Paul Kelly will be joining Leafs Lunch on am640 today around 12:40pm ET. Listen here...
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AND FINALLY..LAST NIGHT WE FOCUSED ON MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE IMPACT IT HAS HAD FOR ONE LOCAL WOMAN AND HER FAMILY. BUT HER STORY IS NOT UNIQUE. 25-PERCENT OF ADULTS IN THE U-S SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS..AND HERE IN MAINE ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED BY IT IN SOME WAY. THAT'S WHY NAMI- PORTLAND.. THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS IS HOLDING AN OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT. IT'S TAKING PLACE AT THE PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE RINES AUDITORIUM..FROM FOUR TO EIGHT THIS EVENING. WHILE MENTAL ILLNESS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, ORGANIZERS SAY THE OPEN HOUSE IS A CASUAL EVENT..AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECONNECT AND MEET NEW PEOPLE.. AS WELL AS LEARN MORE ABOUT NAMI AND THE SERVICES THE NON-PROFIT PROVIDES. SNIPE 07:38:44- 07:39:01 "not everything about mental illness needs to be in crisis mode and when we can get people together and talking about it then we are lessening the stigma and the scariness about it and they will be better prepared to turn to NAMI when they need help or know what the resources are so." AGAIN, TONIGHT'S OPEN HOUSE IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW.. THROUGH 8 O'CLOCK TONIGHT. IT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE INCLUDING THOSE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND PEOPLE WHO MAY BE TOUCHED BY IT IN SOME WAY. FOR MORE ON THE EVENT AND A LINK TO NAMI JUST GO TO OUR WEBSITE WMTW DOT COM.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
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My mother stopped the car and hugged him, and kissed him, and told him he was always welcome to come with us, anywhere we went; and I rather awkwardly put my arm around him, and we just sat that way in the car, until he had composed himself sufficiently for his return to 80 Front Street, where he marched in the back door, past Lydia's room and the maids fussing in the kitchen, up the back stairs past the maids' rooms, to my room and my bathroom, where he closed himself in and drew a deep bath. He handed me his sodden clothes, and I brought the clothes to the maids, who began their work on them. (2.423)
It's kind of nice to know you have a good friend who is supportive of you all the time, even when you pee all over yourself.
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Dan understood that I loved Owen, and that I wanted to talk with him—most of all—but that it was a conversation, for both Owen's sake and mine, that was best to delay. But before we finished loading the baseball cards in the car, Dan Needham asked me, "What are you giving him?"
"What?" I said.
"To show him that you love him," Dan Needham said. "That's what he was showing you. What have you got to give him?" (2.447-449)
John and Owen's exchange of gifts might seem like a trivial or overly sentimental scene in the novel, but it is a key moment in their friendship. Owen has just killed John's mother without meaning to. Rather than expressing his regret in words, Owen does it through actions: he gives John his baseball card collection, his most prized possession. What's striking here is that most of us would have an impossible time trying to forgive Owen – we mean, could you look at your best friend the same way if he or she killed your mother? This moment is a testament to the strength of the bond between these two friends.
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"The main thing is, Johnny," Dan Needham said, "you have to show Owen that you love him enough to trust anything with him—to not care if you do or don't get it back. It's got to be something he knows you want back. That's what makes it special." (2.451)
Dan's friendship and guidance is a key force in helping John and Owen to keep their friendship intact. Dan shows John how he has to be able to make certain sacrifices in order to show his best friend how much he loves him – even if it means giving up his stuffed armadillo.


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The suite and its view were FABULOUS....but the Host was a puzzle. After friendly emails prior to arrival....his lack of hospitality for the 1st 3 days was puzzling. We don't require much..but a friendly "hello" as we arrived and at breakfast would have been nice. After all...running a B & B seems to almost require Some Hospitality??? But...when we left (a day early) he was helpful and conversational about our return trip down the Maine coast. The "Carmudgeon" had gone. However...we shan't return...as we wouldn't know which Host would be there. Sadly....as the accommodation we had and the location quite near the ocean were lovely.
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- Located by the sea on one of Maine's most famous finger peninsulas, historical Harpswell Inn at Lookout Point dominates a knoll overlooking a quaint cove which serves as a snug harbor for lobster boats. Only 8 miles from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, the 2 1/2 acres of expansive oak-shaded lawns offer an exciting and endless selection of sights, sounds and activities to delight our guests. Furnished with antiques, the Inn offers casual elegance and comfortable ambience. ... more less
- Also Known As:
- Harpswell Hotel Harpswell
- Harpswell Inn Maine


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911 call: Malnourished Ohio boy 'stiff as a board'
A mother's call to 911 about her 18-month-old disabled son sent an ambulance crew to a northern Ohio home where they found the undersized toddler dead and six other children, most malnourished.
Authorities released the call on Monday.
No charges were immediately filed in the case. The six children were removed from the home. Most were physically or mentally disabled. Four were sent to the hospital and remain hospitalized.
The mother told 911 that the toddler was "stiff as a board" when she and her husband woke up Nov. 6 in Vermilion.
While on the 911 call, the mother asked family members, "When's the last time somebody went in there to check?"
An autopsy attributed the boy's death to malnourishment and dehydration.
Neighbors say they've seen little of the family.
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