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Video: Jon Stewart fawns all over Bolivia's Evo Morales
posted at 12:25 pm on September 27, 2007 by Bryan
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For some perspective on why it matters, we turn to See-Dubya:
I won't pretend that Evo is a dictator to the degree of Chavez or Ahmedinejad, but he's good buddies with the former and his pro-coca candidacy was subsidized by Libya. He's a socialist and a nationalist and also he has staffed the government with his fellow loonball bat-crap crazy-go-nuts types merrily driving the country into Oblivia.
Yeah, amazing Horatio Alger story, Stewart. Fire up rioting crowds of farmers and miners with chicha and singani and get them to shut down the capital city and pretty much all commerce all over the impoverished nation. Hold it hostage long enough, and they surrender and put this wacko in charge.
Read the rest. It's as enlightening as it is entertaining if you're not familiar with Morales. Now, here's the video. Note that the audience applauds at the list of Morales' accomplishments, which sound like they could have been proposed by Gus Hall. Do Americans really think that nationalizing industries, i.e. government confiscating private wealth and property, is a good thing? Stewart's audience apparently does.
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yea idk wat stewart was thinking here…and although the guy has been moderate enough to warrant objective coverage from sources like the economist…he's still a socialist, and his ideas are still wrong as hell
ernesto on September 27, 2007 at 12:28 PM
I wonder if the TV guy in Bolivia who would likely lose his job to a government freindly appointee feels the same way John ?
William Amos on September 27, 2007 at 12:29 PM
Stewart's audience? Like I give a rip what those clowns clap for.Maybe in the sense that if they clap for it it is wrong, but other thatn that, they must pack the crowd with oblivious moonbats.I cannot even watch that drivel and dreck anymore, don't need to start drinking at 11PM.
It really said something about this country when Crossfire was killed by the absolutely worthless crap spewed from this witless and clueless fop.
MadisonConservative on September 27, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Did he break out a new sweater for the appearance?
thebrokenchair on September 27, 2007 at 12:39 PM
I find it SOOOOOO hard to watch him anymore. My remote get's an enormous workout from 11 to 11:30 as I try to catch a few laughs on topics OTHER than Bushco/Iraq/Rove etc etc etc….He was a talented & funny comedian before he decided to become a political hack.
commonsensehoosier on September 27, 2007 at 12:39 PM
Dinnerjacket is meeting Morales…I think today, then on to Hugofest.
Limerick on September 27, 2007 at 1:06 PM
Do Americans really think that nationalizing industries, i.e. government confiscating private wealth and property, is a good thing?
The answer to that question is a big yes. Most of the Daily Show's psuedo-intellectual viewers are slightly to the left of Howard Dean.
As for Bolivia, they appear to be doing enough to combat drugs that they've been certified by the State Department. A somewhat promising sign.
Hopefully Evo will turn out to be simply another parochial, left leaning populist and not a disruptive, malevolent force like Hugo Chavez.
Mike Honcho on September 27, 2007 at 1:10 PM
Ah yes, the Evo sweater. It's a new one!
John Stewart makes Communism funny!!!!
Evo looks Emo.
Hening on September 27, 2007 at 1:15 PM
Jon Stewart is a total butt clown.
And the slackers who watch his show, and claim it to be their main source of "news", are even more pathetic than he is.
Always Right on September 27, 2007 at 1:41 PM
Do Americans really think that nationalizing industries, i.e. government confiscating private wealth and property, is a good thing?
Related: I heard a Rasmussen poll today that said that 40% of Americans think that the government should provide free health care. Wha??? It absolutely terrifies me to think that there are so many Americans who are so completely clueless! God help us all…
As for John Stewart — hack ptui! Sometimes I'll walk in the living room and my husband is watching this dreck. I just shake my head and walk out, making gagging noises the whole way.
lan astaslem on September 27, 2007 at 1:42 PM
lan astaslem on September 27, 2007 at 1:42 PM
Only 40%?…if you rob Peter to pay Paul, Paul never complains.
right2bright on September 27, 2007 at 1:45 PM
I find it SOOOOOO hard to watch him anymore. My remote get's an enormous workout from 11 to 11:30 as I try to catch a few laughs on topics OTHER than Bushco/Iraq/Rove etc etc etc….He was a talented & funny comedian before he decided to become a political hack.
commonsensehoosier on September 27, 2007 at 12:39 PM
This is the great thing about living on the west coast.
Red Eye is there for me right at 11.
Funnier. More informative. Better presentation. Both sides of the debate actually get heard. Andrew Levy. Manages to be smarter than either Colbert or the Daily Show, and that's including all the crude humor.
I pity the East Coast. O'Reilly's second re-run at 11 ET pretty much ensures that Red Eye will never get that slot on the East Coast.
Of course, that's the time I watch Bill out here, so I wouldn't want to change that either.
Hawkins1701 on September 27, 2007 at 1:54 PM
You're surprised that Stewart is a socialist pig? Why?
georgej on September 27, 2007 at 2:02 PM
And the slackers who watch his show, and claim it to be their main source of "news", are even more pathetic than he is.
This segment of the population is more commonly known as "future American leaders."
Conservatives and Republicans must stop this incessant bitching about Those Durn Libruls That Own The Media(tm) and start encouraging more young people on the political right to become writer, actors, artists, poets, and producers.
I have to come a little bit to the defence of Morales here.
Where to start: first of all, as JYD said, he is not a dictator of the ilk of Castro or Chavez. Or of any kind. There is no dictatorship in Bolivia. I don't know if he will become the next Chavez, but it doesn't really look that way at the moment. Bolivia is, however…as the history books show…a difficult country to govern.
Secondly, if you look at what has gone on in recent years in Bolivia, the country is an economic basket case. Yet, as the result of a disfunctional constitution and a disfunctional political class, government "changes" change nothing. It is just one face of an oligarchical elite replacing another face…the underlying power remained (and remains) in the hands of the elite.
Third: even so, to the extent there have been elections in Bolivia, up until the last elections it was always the same people winning. Last time, there was a change, when Morales won. Well? Is it really healthy in any kind of democracy, if the same party keeps on winning time, after time,after time? Of course, Bolivians voted for a change…wouldn't you?
You can rightly point out that, as a result of Morales' attempts to make some reforms (moving the capital, making some constitutional changes, taking steps towards nationalizing some national resources) there have been disturbances. But if you look at Bolivia's history, this is not uncommon whenever anything is done. Maybe the boat has been rocked a bit by Morales but, in many ways, the "boat" is named "Titanic" and it needs to be rocked.
Morales is on excellent terms with Chavez. Fair enough; but I work in Colombia and it is fair to say also that President Uribe is on fairly good terms with Chavez. Does that make him a security threat? It's not enough to just say he gets along with Chavez…it's a lot deeper than that. In some senses, thousands of feet deeper. Specifically, where the oil is. Chavez has offered a lot of financial support to Bolivia; no one needs it more. What wealth there is in that country gets stolen by "corruptos" and meanwhile education and health go lacking. So it's hard not to blame Morales for taking the help where he can get it.
Furthermore: have you ever looked at the map of Bolivia? the country is landlocked. It didn't used to be. They lost the land in a war (The War of the Pacific) orchestrated by western (mainly British) commercial interests who opposed being taxed on the revenues they were making from Bolivian resources (it was over a hundred years ago and times were different…nonetheless, the resentment of Bolivians still continues, particularly against the Chileans who ended up with the land). So, there is a lot of distrust of business there. The country has been ground into poverty; the wealth there is is concentrated in a few hands; and the general well being continues to stagnate.
Morales offered a better option to the majority of the people, and they said "Let's try it." It is hard not to blame them.
I have been a bit mystified, honestly, by the west's reaction to Morales. The other point JYD made is that he is a nationalist. What's wrong with that? I'm a Canadian nationalist, and I'm pretty sure that a lot of people reading this (if you have gotten this far…I apologize for the length) are American "nationalists". Morales is really all about "Bolivia for Bolivians", and trying to get a better shake for the indigenous people there…maybe the poorest of the poor.
But I don't honestly think that he is an "enemy" of anyone. I think that if he thinks something will help his country, he will be for it. I am sure that he will try to nationalize a lot of resources but, given the theft of Bolivian resources in history, it may be the prudent thing to do. That doesn't mean that leasing the resources is out of the question(did you know that, in Canada, all resources are owned by the government…maybe the Queen? That doesn't keep us from being a capitalist country…businesses lease mineral/oil/timber rights).
I really believe that if, instead of treating him with hostility, the US, Canada and other capitalist countries would treat him as a friend he would probably be "friendly" back.
So long as it was in the interests of his people.
Blaise: he's bought and paid for by Chavez and Libya and coca-growers. Bolivia's gov'ts have alternated between parties for a long time since democracy was restored (quiroga, Banzer, Sanchez de Lozada, etc.). He took power by violent, destructive economic blockades that brought the ocuntry to a halt. Bolivia is in such bad shape in large part because of him, Quispe, and the other riot ringleaders who disrupt tourism, petroleum, and legitimate business. The ruling powers were scared to do anything about him. Now the economically productive Santa Cruz state wants to secede from the rest of the country.
PS: Banzer eliminated fifty percent of the coca production in Bolivia in three years. Now not only is raw coca production back up, there are cocaine labs set up on the Brazilian border.
Finally, yes, corruption is an endemic problem in Bolivia. But why in the hell do you think a socialist government that nationalizes private property–and removes the incentive to use it well that comes with ownership–is actually going to solve that?
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Andy in Agoura Hills on September 27, 2007 at 2:47 PM
I haven't watched this show since the day after the '04 election, and I haven't missed it.
Jim Treacher on September 27, 2007 at 3:00 PM
Excellent defense of socialism, Blaise. It's "for his people". Unfortunately, what you seem to be willing to ignore is that it doesn't work, and that he has aligned himself with crooks and dictators, despite the mitigating rhetoric.
Have you deluded yourself into thinking that Chavez is improving the lives of Venezuelans, because he has nationalized some private industry that had corrupt leaders? This might be fun rhetoric for college classes, but it's factually incorrect.
Evo is another domino in the chain of leftists south of the border, and when they all collapse, and the bidding goes out for a new sugar daddy, you'll want to be high bidder then, too, right?
Jaibones on September 27, 2007 at 3:00 PM
Jaibones: My comment may have been many things, but it was NOT a defence of "socialism". I'll not defend socialism. Socialism destroys…destroys freedom, destroys families, destroys economies and, most of all, it destroys the soul.
But, you are operating under a misapprehension if you think that Bolivia (or, for that matter, Colombia, Peru etc) operate as "capitalist" economies. Capitalism is about the circulation of capital…reinvestment of profits in order to gain, hopefully, more profits. As capital is reinvested, more money is in the economy, more people are employed, more people spend money, more business grow etc. etc. etc. The multiplier effect allows capitalism to be the greatest engine for the creation of broad-based prosperity ever devised.
But that is not how it works in Bolivia, and other countries in this region. Profits are not reinvested. They are accumulated. They are diverted out of the economy. They are used to buy more lands and larger properties, usually at depressed values. They are used to buy condominiums, frequently in Florida, or are placed in foreign bank accounts.
You as an American, and I as a Canadian, come from societies in which there is some relation between our work and our pay. If we work hard we will earn more and probably be successful. Here it isn't like that. Trickle down doesn't apply. For example, why do you think that ,here, a Big Mac (or any other McDonald product) costs EXACTLY THE SAME (accounting for the exchange rate) as it does in Toronto, or Washington D.C.? The wages paid here (minimum wage here, if they get that, works out to about $220.00/month…yet the Big Mac still costs about $5.00 in a combo) bear no relation to what McDonald's workers get in Canada and the US, yet the price is the same. Nothing is given back into the system…it's not capitalism. There is no concept that if the McDonald's staff got more money they might buy more stuff and, if this happened across the economy, the economy might grow and everyone would become more prosperous. The object, across the economy, is to squeeze as much out of the employees and pay the least. And, with the profits, buy a condo in Orlando.
The banking systems make it worse. Banks are supposed to be the engine of the economy…the means by which money is injected into the economy. Yet, in this region, capital is extremely difficult to get through the banks. As a result, even though the people are highly entrepreneurial, they cannot get working capital to open, or expand small businesses. In Colombia, which I know about, the official interest rate is 9.5%; in reality, after various surcharges and taxes, the lowest rate really available is close to 21%. Try running a business with that kind of interest rate…it would be like using your credit card for working capital (by the way, credit card interest here is around 29%)
I agree that these countries need more capitalism…that's not what they have now.
As for the comment by See-Dubya above (and I enjoy your blog, by the way) there is no difference, essentially between Quiroga, Banzer and Sanchez. You can't go by parties down here the way we do in Canada and the US…they're a different breed of cat. They come from the same sector of society. (Just so you know: in the next Colombian election there is going to be a lot of concern in the US about the Polo party…a group of socialists. Relax. They won't win but, even if they do, it won't change anything).
Furthermore, the operation of the Bolivian constitution hamstrings anyone who tries to make changes from the top…that is why it is so difficult to get anything done through their Congress…the Congressmen have the same vested interests or are bought and paid for. And it's a tragedy. It's a tragedy that, in order to get change, people had to resort to an avowed socialist…but in the end it was better than the alternatives. And in the end, before being a socialist, Morales is a nationalist and indigenous.
So, See Dubya, I believe in capitalism and have had various small businesses in my life (from law firms to small schools here).I agree that, under our concept, private ownership should lead to better management. It should lead to a growing economy. But it hasn't in Bolvia (things in Colombia are vastly better and are improving daily). But there has to be redistribution or something there will explode.
Remember: national ownership of resources is not a problem…Canada, Australia and I think even the United States (though I stand to be corrected on that) have national ownership of the resources in the ground. What developers own is a license. I think Morales will be selling licenses…let Bolivia have the same system that we allow ourselves.
Regards to all,thanks for replying, and sorry for having gone on at such length.
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400lb Gorilla on September 27, 2007 at 5:48 PM
Guess we'll have to disagree on this. Banzer, Quiroga, Sanchez de Lozada were all "neoliberal" reformers trying to bring the countyr out of the 1980s' narco-dictator chaos. Evo's partisans were nationalist and atavist–"El Gas, No Se Vende!" was their rallying cry. They want to keep all the natural gas in the ground where the Pachamama put it. Some of them want to re-create the Aymara empire. They're basically Chavez (and Castro)-backed ghost dancers.
BTW I'm not sorry Stewart had him on the show. That's an interesting "get". I just think if there was ever a case for some hard questions instead of that tongue-bath, Evo deserved it.
I am surprised that anyone is surprised about this?? As funny as Stewart can be at times, his radical left wing ideology has always been most transparent!
I hope to God that not many people take him seriously???
Shocking isn't it!!!
Albertanator on September 27, 2007 at 9:56 PM
see-dubya, if there were any hard questions asked, they would have been greeted by silence.
blaise, you seem earnest and well-intentioned but I gotta tell you, I hear the exact same words from idiot American leftists about the U.S. economy. Only the rich benefit, the gap between the haves and have-nots, the condo in Orlando, the "real" cost of investment.
It all ends up sounding like empty rhetoric after a while. Of course Bolivia is bereft of opportunity and hope and investment and true capitalism by comparison to the U.S., so is Ireland. But how does that change by the election of an ignorant socialist who nationalizes the largest private industries in the country?
Of course, it will not, any more than Hugo Chavez is helping Venezuela's poor.
Jaibones on September 27, 2007 at 10:29 PM
And Albert, I have never watched this dickeater's show in my life. A couple of clips here at HotAir cured me of any interest.
He's a tool.
Jaibones on September 27, 2007 at 10:30 PM
Karl on September 27, 2007 at 11:37 PM
I was on a roll. Care to compare their economy with ours?
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The average age of farmers in Kentucky is increasing, and over the next several years, many farm families will consider transitioning their farm to the next generation. The decision of when and how to begin the farm transition process can be a difficult topic to discuss.
It is important to realize that at some point every farm business will experience a transfer of ownership, either with or without owner participation. The farm business can transfer in one of two ways: either as a viable farm business or as a set of assets.
With summer coming and school being out soon, there will be more and more traffic on the roads. Being aware of drivers around you and being extra careful will help cut down on accidents and could save your life.
It is estimated that one in four car crashes involve cell phone use. There are many myths regarding cell phone use and driving. Many people know that using cell phones to text while driving is dangerous, but many underestimate the danger that is still present when using the cell phone for a conversation while driving.
As you know, Andrea Searcy wrote a grant to market 4-H as well as downtown Carrollton businesses.
So far, the businesses that have supported 4-H with this grant have been Artful Gifts, Glauber's Sporting Goods and Down on Main. The clues below describe this week's business. There are three clovers hidden in this business. If you find a clover, the prizes are a $25 gift certificate for you to spend in the business, a 4-H camp scholarship (value $200), or a pass to the Carroll County Fair which includes rides.
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The Carroll County Senior Center is located at 110 Sixth St., Carrollton, Frances Steurer, Center Manager, (502) 732-7026; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Breakfast is served 8:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday, call to make a reservation, lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. each day, please call to make reservation to eat lunch the following day.
Thursday, May 11: Cards, games and color therapy, 8:30 a.m.; nutrition sponsored by Cooperative Extension Service, 9:30 a.m.; lunch, 11:30 a.m.; chair volleyball, cards and games, 12:30 p.m.
Summer Reading Program Kick-off Party, May 15-June 30 offering lots of games, prizes and entertainers. It's time to sign up for the summer reading program: Build a Better World. Inflatable bouncy houses, Sno-cones, Cotton candy and more surprises. Dinner will be provided to families who are signing up. Drop in Monday, May 15 from 4-7 p.m. All ages welcome.
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Do you know your risk for stroke, diabetes or osteoporosis? Find out your risk for these conditions as well as talk to medical professionals at a free Community Health Fair on Friday, May 19, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Baptist Health La Grange. Registration is not required.
Free screenings include:
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Teachers are always learning — student names, classroom management routines, educational standards and more. However, 18 elementary teachers from Cartmell Elementary and Kathryn Winn Primary took their learning to a new level this year. With help from Bellarmine University, the teachers all earned six graduate credits toward a reading specialist credential.
Technology Student Association State Conference was held at the Crown Plaza Hotel April 24-26, 2017.
The iLEAD Academy had 42 students compete in 30 categories that focused on areas of technology in biomedical, engineering or design. This is the first year that the iLEAD Academy has competed in the TSA events, and 26 students are now eligible to compete at the National TSA competition June 21-25 in Orlando, Fla. iLEAD received six first place, six second place, and three third place awards. The winners are the following:
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I love movies, and many of my life mantras come from John Hughes' movies. I am not sure what that says about me except my age! But one mantra that has stuck with me lately comes from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
Ferris reminds us that "life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."
While 2016 could not end fast enough, 2017 is on fast-forward! Believe it or not, it is time to kick off the Summer Reading Program.
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Key figures in the Sandusky trial
The former defensive coordinator for Penn State is charged with sexually abusing 10 young boys over a 14-year period. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier.
Penn State's former athletic director has been charged with perjury and failing to report an alleged 2002 sexual assault of a child by Sandusky. He testified that he was aware of the 2002 incident, but did not report it to the police. The grand jury found Curley's testimony not credible. He is currently on administrative leave.
The retired senior vice president and treasurer who oversaw university police was charged with covering up abuse allegations. His statement was found to be not credible by the grand jury, and has been charged with perjury and failure to report an alleged 2002 sexual assault of a child by Sandusky.
The former graduate assistant reported to Paterno that he witnessed Sandusky abusing a boy in a shower in a Penn State locker room. McQueary then met with Curley and Schultz, as well as reiterated his statement to the grand jury. He was placed on administrative leave on November 11, 2011.
Until the judge issued a gag order, Amendola was outspoken in his defense of Sandusky and believes in his innocence. He has been the leading vocal defense for Sandusky.
A Carlisle-based lawyer, Rominger is a member of Sandusky's legal team.
Senior Deputy Attorney General McGettigan is the lead prosecutor in the Sandusky case.
The Pennsylvania Attorney General overseeing the prosecution in the Sandusky case.PHOTO: Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Gricar was the Centre County district attorney from 1985-2005. He chose not to prosecute Sandusky in 1998 after allegations of inappropriate contact with young boys surfaced. He disappeared in April of 2005 and was declared legally dead in July of 2011.PHOTO: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sandusky started the charity for underprivileged boys. It had close ties to the Penn State football program, and Sandusky often brought participants to athletic games and camps at Penn State. At least six of the alleged victims in the grand jury presentment say they met Sandusky through the Second Mile.
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Because there's only downside. If you are a CEO of a big company, it's far too easy to say something that can be misconstrued and have a negative financial effect. Even worse, if you start twittering about trivial things, some people might think the emperor might not have any clothes.
On June 6, Larry Ellison--CEO of Oracle, one of the largest and most advanced computer technology corporations in the world--tweeted for the very first time. In doing so, he joined a club that remains surprisingly elite. Among CEOs of the world's Fortune 500 companies, a mere 20 have Twitter accounts. Ellison, by the way, hasn't tweeted since.
Zuckerberg and Marissa Mayer tweet rarely.
Twitter is mostly for sports stars and celebrities.
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Trump, Endorsements & Racism
It has become something of a truism that everyone is a little bit racist. If this is true, then a meaningful accusation of racism requires showing that a person has crossed a threshold in regards to her racism. As might be suspected, there is no precise line—to require one to exist would be to fall into the line drawing fallacy. It suffices that clear cases of racism can be recognized and that less-clear cases can be rationally debated.
While Trump has not donned a white hood or burned crosses, it has been claimed that he has a track record of racism. During his run to be the Republican nominee, he routinely said things that certainly appear racist and that would have been career ending for almost any other American politician. In June, 2016 Trump accused Judge Gonzalo Curiel of being biased against him because of Curiel's Mexican ancestry. While this sort of attack is a standard Trump maneuver, the Republican establishment believes they need the Hispanic vote and they are aware that attacking Hispanics for being Hispanic is not a winning strategy. As such, it is not surprising that Paul Ryan criticized Trump, saying that his remark was "the textbook definition of a racist comment." Other Republican leaders also condemned the remark. Such overt racism is certainly not approved by the Republican establishment.
While Ryan and others have condemned Trump's remark, they have also endorsed him for President. Other Republicans have refused to do so and some have even embraced a "never Trump" view. While the opposition to Trump seems quite rational, those who condemn him while still endorsing him present a more interesting situation that is worth some consideration.
On the face of it, two sensible explanations for the simultaneous condemnation and endorsement would be pragmatic politics and party loyalty. Trump is the anointed Republican Presidential candidate and backing him would seem to both the practical choice and the choice of a party loyalist. Condemning him would be a way of maintaining some moral distance; thus this would be a case of wanting to praise the cake and condemn it, too. This can be a risky strategy: if Trump wins, he will certainly remember the condemnations. If Trump loses in a spectacular sinking of his political ship, the endorsements could serve as tethers dragging others down along with the wreck.
Those more cynical than I might venture that those who endorse Trump while disavowing his racist remarks are condemning not his racism, but his overt and clumsy racism. This is a rejection of style and not content. But, suppose that the condemnation is actually of the racism. This would seem to raise a moral concern for those that are endorsing Trump.
If Paul Ryan and others have disavowed Trump because they regard racism as wrong, they face the challenge of morally justifying endorsing someone who engages in immoral behavior. One way this could be done is by arguing that Trump's relentless racist remarks are a minor flaw relative to his other virtues, thus he can be endorsed in good conscience. Given the revelations about Trump University (which have resulted in an upcoming trial with Curiel as the judge) and other facts about Trump, this seems like a problematic answer.
Another way this could be done is to argue that although Trump is to be morally condemned, he is still morally superior to Hillary. That is, Trump is the lesser of two evils and endorsing him increases the odds that the lesser evil will win. I am not sure how Trump would feel about being cast as a lesser evil—presumably he would want to be the greatest evil. This view would require establishing that Hillary Clinton is morally worse than Trump—something that could certainly be argued.
A third way is to argue that the terrible consequences of electing Hillary (whether she is morally better or worse than Trump) justify backing Trump. That is, backing him would result in a lesser evil in regards to consequences. This is different from voting for someone who is lesser in evil, although the two can obviously be connected. The greater a person's evil, the greater evil they are likely to try to bring about. But, a person who is less evil might bring about worse consequences than someone who is a worse person.
A final way is to contend that the moral obligation of party loyalty requires a Republican leader to endorse the nominee, even if the nominee engages in behavior that must be condemned on moral grounds. To use the obvious analogy, this is similar to how the obligations of family can require standing up for a morally problematic relative.
Mental Illness or Evil?
When a person does terrible things that seem utterly senseless, like murder children, there is sometimes a division in the assessment of the person. Some people will take the view that the person is mentally ill on the grounds that a normal, sane person would not do something so terrible and senseless. Others take the view that the person is evil on the grounds that a normal, non-evil person would not do something so terrible and senseless. Both of these views express an attempt to explain and understand what occurred. As might be imagined, the distinction between being evil and being mentally ill is a matter of significant concern.
One key point of concern is the matter of responsibility and the correct way to respond to a person who has done something terrible. If a person acts from mental illness rather than evil, then it seems somewhat reasonable to regard them as not being accountable for the action (at least to the degree the person is ill). After all, if something terrible occurs because a person suffers from a physical illness, the person is generally not held accountable (there are, obviously, exceptions). For example, my running friend Jay told me about a situation in which a person driving on his street had an unexpected seizure. Oddly, the person's foot stomped down on the gas pedal and the car rocketed down the street, smashing into another car and coming to a stop in someone's back yard. The car could have easily plowed over my friend, injuring or killing him. However, since the person was not physically in control of his actions (and he had no reason to think he would have a seizure) he was not held morally accountable. That is, he did nothing wrong. If a person had intentionally tried to murder my friend with his car, then that would be seen as an evil action. Unless, perhaps, the driver was mentally ill in a way that disabled him in a way comparable to a stroke. In that case, the driver might be as "innocent" as the stroke victim.
There seem to be at least two ways that a mentally ill person might be absolved of moral responsibility (at least to the degree she is mentally ill).
First, the person might be suffering from what could be classified as perceptual and interpretative disorders. That is, they have mental defects that cause them to perceive and interpret reality incorrectly. For example, a person suffering from extreme paranoia might think that my friend Jay intends to steal his brain, even Jay has no such intention. In such a case, it seems reasonable to not regard the person as evil if he tries to harm Jay—after all, he is acting in what he thinks is legitimate self-defense rather than from a wicked motivation. In contrast, someone who wanted to kill Jay to rob his house or just for fun would be acting in an evil way. Put in general terms, mental conditions that distort a person's perception and interpretation of reality might lead him to engage in acts of wrongful violence even though his moral reasoning might remain normal. Following Thomas Aquinas, it seems sensible to consider that such people might be following their conscience as best they can, only they have distorted information to work with in their decision making process and this distortion results from mental illness.
Second, the person might be suffering from what could be regarded as a disorder of judgment. That is, the person's ability to engage in reasoning is damaged or defective due to a mental illness. The person might (or might not) have correct information to work with, but the processing is defective in a way that causes a person to make judgments that would be regarded as evil if made by a "normal" person. For example, a person might infer from the fact that someone is wearing a blue hat that the person should be killed.
One obvious point of concern is that "normal" people are generally bad at reasoning and commit fallacies with alarming regularity. As such, there would be a need to sort out the sort of reasoning that is merely bad reasoning from reasoning that would count as being mentally ill. One point worth considering is that bad reasoning could be fixed by education whereas a mental illness would not be fixed by learning, for example, logic.
A second obvious point of concern is discerning between mental illness as a cause of such judgments and evil as a cause of such judgments. After all, evil people can be seen as having a distorted sense of judgment in regards to value. In fact, some philosophers (such as Kant and Socrates) regard evil as a mental defect or a form of irrationality. This has some intuitive appeal—after all, people who do terrible and senseless things would certainly seem to have something wrong with them. Whether this is a moral wrongness or health wrongness is, of course, the big question here.
One of the main reasons to try to sort out the difference is figuring out whether a person should be treated (cured) or punished (which might also cure the person). As noted above, a person who did something terrible because of mental illness would (to a degree) not be accountable for the act and hence should not be punished (or the punishment should be duly tempered). For some it is tempting to claim that the choice of evil is an illusion because there is no actual free choice (that is, we do what we do because of the biochemical and electrical workings of the bodies that are us). As such, people should not be punished, rather they should be repaired. Of course, there is a certain irony in such advice: if we do not have choice, then advising us to not punish makes no sense since we will just do what we do. Of course, the person advising against punishment would presumably have no choice but to give such advice.
Responding to the Cheater
If you determine that your partner has been cheating on you, there arises the question of how to respond to this revelation. The following are some suggestions.
Get Tested
It is an extremely good idea to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases. While people often worry they will be ridiculed or humiliated, this is almost certainly not the case. Health care professionals are trained to be professional about such matters and often tend to be sympathetic towards people who have been betrayed by their partners.
Even if you and your partner practiced safe sex, it is still a good idea to get tested. Even with due precautions it is still possible to become infected. You owe it to yourself and any future partners to be sure that you are not infected.
Some people believe that a cheater will always be a cheater and hence can never be trusted. While some people might be incorrigible cheaters, it seems unlikely that every cheat is beyond redemption and incapable of changing their ways. After all, people do change in the face of experience and some people do change for the better. Think of wrongs that you have committed in the past and ask yourself if you have been able to become a better person and not repeat your mistakes. Think of wrongs that you have done that you hope will be forgiven or, even better, wrongs that have been forgiven. If you can think of such things, then you might be able to forgive the cheat.
If you think that forgiving the cheat is about doing something for them, keep in mind that such forgiveness is mainly for your benefit. Bearing a grudge and refusing to forgive a person can wear on you-causing stress and perhaps even making you a worse person. This is not to say that the cheater should be pardoned completely, just that letting the anger go can be good for the heart and the soul. Holding onto the anger can have terrible effect on your next relationship by impairing your ability to trust others.
Because of the possibility of forgiveness, reconciliation can sometimes occur. Sometimes the person who has been betrayed is able to forgive the cheater and the relationship can be restored to a semblance of its previous state. Some people do learn and are able to change from a cheater to a loyal partner. While this can happen, it is a good idea to be wary of people who merely pretend to be reformed cheaters. While people can and do change, people also tend to stick with established patterns of behavior.
When you are wronged it is natural to want to wrong the person who harmed you in return. On one hand, there are good reasons to punish the cheater. On the other hand, there are good reasons not to do so.
One reason to punish a cheater is the psychological need for revenge. You might, it could be reasoned, feel better after punishing the person and thus be better able to move on. Of course, not everyone has this need and it can be argued that this need shows a character defect. However, the need is understandable. One reason not to punish for revenge is that doing so can make you a worse person-a vengeful human being.
A second reason to punish the cheater is that they deserve punishment. Some might argue that punishing the cheater is like punishing a criminal-the punishment is needed to set things right. This has a certain appeal. After all, we do owe others for the good they do us, so it would seem (by analogy) that we owe them bad for the evil they do us. Of course, doing wrong for wrong seems to merely double the wrong being done, thus providing a reason not to do this.
A third reason to punish the cheater is to deter them from doing it again. As philosophers such as Hobbes and Glaucon (in Plato's Republic) have argued, if people can commit their misdeeds without fear of punishment, then they will continue to commit those misdeeds. But, if they are punished, then they will be much less inclined to commit their injustices in the future. One reason not to do this is that it is not clear that cheaters will learn to be more loyal from being punished.
If you decide that the cheater needs to be punished, then there is the question of the nature of the punishment. Before considering what action to take, it is very important to be aware that law enforcement officials generally do not consider cheating to justify taking action against a person.
People often entertain the idea of doing physical harm to the cheater or his/her property. For example, every time cheating is discussed in my ethics classes someone (for some reason it is always a woman…) brings up keying the cheater's car. Laying aside the immorality of such deeds, harming a person or his/her property is generally illegal and doing so can end with criminal prosecution. In the past, courts were often lenient in such cases-even acquitting men who killed their spouses for cheating. However, those days seem to have fortunately passed and vengeance for cheating is much less well regarded in the courts. While fantasizing about torching the cheater's prized Trans Am can have some psychological benefit, actually doing so would probably result in a law suit or even jail time.
People sometimes entertain the idea of exposing the cheater to the world thus shaming them and warning others. Of course, doing so will also reveal to the world that you have been cheated on and might cause you some embarrassment.
Some people say that the cheater is punished by not having them as a partner anymore. While this does reveal a certain degree of arrogance, it is certainly a peaceful and legal approach. Of course, the cheater might or might not consider this a punishment-they might simply move on to a new relationship (or, more likely, relationships) without any suffering on their part.
Perhaps the best way to "punish" the cheater is to move on and create a loyal, healthy and loving relationship with another person. A true cheater will never be able to have such a relationship and although the cheater might believe s/he is happy, this is almost certainly self delusion. In a sense, by denying themselves loyal and healthy relationships, the cheaters are punishing themselves.
Darwin & Cameron
Kirk Cameron, formerly of Growing Pains, has lent his skills to the defense of creationism against Darwinism. He is currently involved in handing out a version of Darwin's book with a new introduction. Not surprisingly, the introduction is highly critical of Darwin.
While there are some reasonable criticisms of evolution and it is quite possible to give reasonable arguments in favor of teleology (see, for example, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas), this introduction seems to focus primarily on ad homimen attacks against Darwin. To be specific, the main criticisms seem to be allegations that Darwin's theory influenced Hitler, that Darwin was a racist and that Darwin was a misogynist.
The logical response to these charges is quite easy: even if these claims were true, they have no bearing whatsoever on the correctness or incorrectness of Darwin's claims. After all, these are mere ad homimen attacks.
To see that this sort of reasoning is flawed, simply consider this: Adolf Hitler believed that 2+2=4. Obviously the fact that Hitler was a wicked man has no bearing on the truth of that view. Likewise, even racists believe that fire burns and to say that this makes the claim about fire untrue is obviously false.
To use another example, it has been argued that Hitler was influenced by Christianity. However, it would be a logical error to infer that Christianity is flawed because a wicked person was influenced by it (or believed in it).
Interestingly enough, certain atheists attack religions in the same manner that Darwin is being attacked here: by noting that people who did terrible things were Christians/influenced by Christianity (such as the impact of Christian antisemitism on the Holocaust). Obviously, this sort of tactic is based on a fallacy whether it is used against Darwin's theory or against a religious view.
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When people are critical of using certain methods against terror suspects, one reply is that to accept limits on our actions will make us unsafe. This is because accepting limits will impede our chances of winning and if we do not win, then the terrorists will harm us.
The usual justification for this is that we do not want to be harmed and we want to win. Of course, the terrorists can say the same thing-they also want to avoid harm and achieve victory. They can, of course, help themselves to the same argument used above. After all, if doing whatever it takes to win is morally acceptable, then the terrorists are acting in ways that are morally acceptable. They are just doing what they think it will take to win.
To argue that our side should win, we need something that distinguishes us from the terrorists. We could just be pragmatic and say that we should win because it is us and we are not them. They can, of course, say the same. In this case, both sides are morally equally and whoever wins, wins. If we take this approach, we have to lay aside all moral language when trying to justify what we do or why we should win. After all, such moral talk would be meaningless.
However, few people want to take this approach. Rather, it is common for the defenders of the "do whatever it takes to win" approach to argue that we are justified in acting without moral limits on the basis of (ironically enough) moral grounds. For example, Ralph Peters argues that we should do whatever it takes to win because an American victory would be better for the world. It is also common to present the view that we are morally superior to the terrorists we fight and being better than them justifies the claim that we should win rather than them.
This approach creates what seems to be a bit of a problem: how do we reconcile rejecting moral limits on our actions with the claim that we are morally correct?
The stock approach is the ends justify the means. The usual line is that since our goals are noble and good, we are morally justified in accepting any means to achieve those goals. This view is, of course, a utilitarian approach. The main worry here is that the actions we take to achieve our goals might morally outweigh our goals. In other words, the moral evil generated by our means might exceed the good of achieving are goals.
This can be illustrated using a simple economic analogy. If achieving a goal generates $500, then it is profitable if we spend $499.99 or less in achieving the goal. If our goal is profit, then any means that bring us to our goal for $499.99 or less would be acceptable. Obviously, the less the means cost, the better.
In the case of a moral goal, the same logic applies. If reaching our goal (beating Al Qaeda, for example) would generate 500 Good Points (just to make up an imaginary measure), any means that reached that goal for 499.99 or less Evil points would be acceptable. Naturally, reaching it with less Evil Points would be better because we'd end up with more Good.
So, if we argue that our side should win because we are in the right or because our victory would be a moral good, then we would need to avoid generating too much evil. Otherwise, we would be taking actions that would undercut our justification and prevent us from achieving our stated goal.
A variant on this is the view that if we are good, then we can do whatever it takes to win. A variant on the above argument counters this: if we do enough evil, then we are no longer good. This is because being good means that you do good rather than evil.
So, we have to accept some limits. If we do not, then it would be a matter of luck that we would win and still be good or achieve a greater good. By luck, I mean that we would win before we had done enough evil to make us evil or outweigh the good of achieving our goals.
Naturally, some might reply that we must do what it takes to stay save, because survival is what matters.
That is, of course, a practical approach. One moral reply is that given by Socrates in the Apology. Another moral reply is that, as noted above, if we take survival to justify our actions, then the terrorists can take the same option. As they see it, they need to kill us to survive. In this case, we'd need to lay aside the moral talk and be honest about it. We have no justification beyond wanting to live-just the same as them. We just happen to be us. Of course, if we take this approach to ethics, it would apply across the board. In short, we'd be embracing egoism. Or, if we wanted to toss ethics altogether, we could be moral nihilists.
My view is this: Americans, as a whole, are better than Al Qaeda and their fellows. This is because our general goals are morally superior and we generally accept moral limits that they reject They, for example, intentionally murder children and non-combatants. We, in contrast, put ourselves at risk to avoid hurting civilians. We think women are people and deserve full rights. They do not. When we do wrong, we take ourselves to task for it. They behead journalists. See the difference between good and evil?
Moral battles are not won by being evil. They are won by being good and defeating evil.
Why Be Good? III
As mentioned in a previous post, philosophers seem to assume that an answer is needed to the question of why one should be good. This seems to be based on the assumption that people need to be motivated to be good and hence default to evil or at least to being non-good. As a change of pace, I thought I'd turn this question around and ask "why be evil?"
So, how about a case for being evil…
First, if you ask people what they want, the most common answers, at least in my experience, involve material things-money, jobs, power, cars and so on. Of course, this is based on my experience, which might be unusual. Hence, there is a need for a broader base of evidence. This brings me to a second category of evidence-the media.
A quick glance at the leading magazines of today clearly shows what people prefer. Business magazines, such as Business Week, extort the value of wealth and success in business. Celebrity magazines, such as People glory in the fame and wealth of the stars. Turning to television, channels such as VH1 and MTV show the houses, cars, fame and wealth of celebrities and, of course, these things are all held up as being of great value. Many of the music videos, a defining art form of the 21st century, present the glory of wealth, fame and power. Given that art tends to reflect the values of a culture, it seems evident that wealth, fame and power are valued and preferred in this culture. If additional evidence is needed, a survey of the rest of the media will reveal that the general glorification of wealth, success and material goods is common. Thus it may be safely concluded that the media provides ample evidence that material success is preferable.
Third, there is the fact that many people pursue material goods at the expense of non-material goods. For example, people are willing to engage in degrading activities for material gain or fame. Reality television shows such as Fear Factor, Flavor of Love, the various versions of Survivor and similar shows make this quite evident. Magazines such as Maxim, Playboy, Playgirl, Penthouse and Hustler also make it clear that people are willing to engage in degrading behavior for the sake of money and fame. As another example, people are willing to sacrifice their physical and mental health in order to acquire money. In Japan, for example, people have been known to work themselves to death. In the United States, people are willing to work long hours and focus on their careers at the expense of their personal relationships in order to achieve material success. As a final example, people are quite willing to engage in immoral behavior for material success. People lie, cheat, steal and murder in order to gain material goods. Dictators throughout history ranging from Caesar through Hussein have been willing to employ the most terrible methods to secure their material power. These facts indicate that people greatly value material goods and, given the above argument, it would follow that these goods are preferable.
Fourth, people are willing to risk punishment in order to acquire material goods. Prisons are full of people, ranging from former corporate officers to petty thieves, who committed crimes in the attempt to make material gains or in search of material pleasures. Given that people will risk terrible punishments in order to gain material goods, it seems reasonable to believe that these goods are preferable.
Overall, given the arguments presented above, it seems eminently reasonable to accept that material goods are what people prefer and hence are preferable. What remains is showing how being unjust enables one to better acquire such goods. If it can, then that provides a rational motivation to be evil.
Consider, if you will, two people who are each starting their own software companies. One, Bad Bill is unjust. The other, Sweet Polly is just. Now, imagine a situation in which both Bill and Polly stumble across a lost laptop at a technology expo. This laptop of course, contains key trade secrets of another competing company. Polly will, of course, return the laptop to the rightful owners and will not look at any of the details- the information does not belong to her. Bill will, of course, examine the secrets and thus gain an edge on the competition. This will increase his immediate chance of success over the competition.
Now imagine what will happen if Sweet Polly continues along the path of justice. She will never take unfair advantage of her competition, she will never exploit unjust loopholes in the tax laws, and she will never put people out of work just to gain a boost to the value of her company's stock. She will always offer the best products she can provide at a fair price.
In direct contrast, if Bad Bill follows his path of injustice, he will use every advantage he can gain to defeat his competition and maximize his profits. He will gladly exploit any tax loophole in order to minimize his expenses. He will put people out of work in order to boost the value of the company stock. His main concern will be getting as much as possible for his products and he will make them only good enough that they can be sold.
Given these approaches and the history of business in America, it is most likely that Sweet Polly's company will fail. The best she can hope for is being a very, very small fish in a vast corporate ocean. In stark contrast, Bad Bill's company will swell with profits and grow to be a dominant corporation.
In the real world, Bad Bill's unjust approach could lead him to a bad end. However, even in reality the chance is rather slight-provided that Bill is smart and knows how to buy all the right people.
Naturally, more than a story is needed to make the general point that injustice is superior to justice. Fortunately a more formal argument can be provided.
The advantages of injustice are numerous but can be bundled into one general package: flexibility. Being unjust, the unjust person is not limited by the constraints of morality. If she needs to lie to gain an advantage, she can lie freely. If a bribe would serve her purpose, she can bribe. If a bribe would not suffice and someone needs to have a tragic "accident", then she can see to it that the "accident" occurs. To use an analogy, the unjust person is like a craftsperson that has just the right tool for every occasion. Just as the well equipped craftsperson has a considerable advantage over a less well equipped crafts person, the unjust person has a considerable advantage over those who accept moral limits on their behavior.
It might be objected that the unjust person does face one major limit-she cannot act justly. While she cannot be truly just, she can, when the need arises, act justly-or at least appear to be acting justly. For example, if building an orphanage in Malaysia would serve her purpose better than exploiting those orphans in her sweat shop, then she would be free to build the orphanage. This broader range of options gives her clear edge-she can do everything the just person can do and much more. With her advantage she can easily get the material goods she craves-after all, she can do whatever it takes to get what she wants.
Turning to the real world, an examination of successful business people and other professionals (such as politicians) shows that being unjust is all but essential to being a success. For example, it is no coincidence that Microsoft is not only a top software company but also often regarded as being one of the most unjust. Now I turn to the just person.
If a person, such as Polly, is just then she must accept the limits of justice. To be specific, insofar as she is acting justly she must not engage in unjust acts. Taking an intuitive view of injustice, unjust acts would involve making use of unfair tactics such as lying, deception, bribes, threats and other such methods. Naturally, being just involves more than just not being unjust. After all, being just is like being healthy. Just as health is more than the absence of illness, being just is more than simply not being unjust. The just person would engage in positive behavior in accord with her justice-telling the truth, doing just deeds and so forth. So, the just person faces two major impediments. First, she cannot avail herself of the tools of injustice. This cuts down on her options and thus would limit her chances of material success. Second, she will be expending effort and resources in being just. These efforts and resources could be used instead to acquire material goods. To use an analogy, if success is like a race, then the just person is like someone who will stop or slow down during the race and help others. Obviously a runner who did this would be at a competitive disadvantage and so it follows that the just person would be at a disadvantage in the race of life.
In light of the above arguments it is evident that the life of evil is the preferable life. That is probably why evil is a growth industry and is always hiring.
No doubt, many people would read this and say: "Hey, that is not being evil! That is just doing what it takes to be a success!" Or, if you happen to be a Cheney fan : "Hey, that is not evil! That is just doing what it takes to stay safe!" But, consider this: the most seductive evil of all is the evil that people think is not evil at all.


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...Rubio skated into office without much of his past being vetted in the media."" s/b Obama skated into..
Well, you know the rest.
Rubio skated?! Please. 0bama lowered the bar so far in that regard that no one should be complaining about any conservative getting elected to anything.
And how exactly did Rubio "skate" into the US Senate? It isn't as easy for a Republican in FL as it is for a lefty Democrat in IL! Rubio started out way behind against an incumbent governor. He managed to come on so strong that Crist dropped out of the primary race, as I recall. Then Rubio faced 2 opponents in the general election. They had several debates so it's not as if the job got handed to Rubio on a silver platter.
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Activase is indicated for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
Exclude intracranial hemorrhage as the primary cause of stroke signs and symptoms prior to initiation of treatment [see CONTRAINDICATIONS]. Initiate treatment as soon as possible but within 3 hours after symptom onset.
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Activase is indicated for use in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for the reduction of mortality and reduction of the incidence of heart failure.
Limitation Of Use
The risk of stroke may outweigh the benefit produced by thrombolytic therapy in patients whose AMI puts them at low risk for death or heart failure.
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Activase is indicated for the lysis of acute massive pulmonary embolism, defined as:
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Administer Activase as soon as possible but within 3 hours after onset of symptoms.
The recommended dose is 0.9 mg/kg (not to exceed 90 mg total dose), with 10% of the total dose administered as an initial intravenous bolus over 1 minute and the remainder infused over 60 minutes.
During and following Activase administration for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, frequently monitor and control blood pressure.
In patients without recent use of oral anticoagulants or heparin, Activase treatment can be initiated prior to the availability of coagulation study results. Discontinue Activase if the pretreatment International Normalized Ratio (INR) is greater than 1.7 or the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) is elevated [see CONTRAINDICATIONS].
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Administer Activase as soon as possible after the onset of symptoms.
The recommended total doses for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is based on patient weight, not to exceed 100 mg, regardless of the selected administration regimen (accelerated or 3 hour, described below).
There are two Activase dose regimens (accelerated and 3-hour) for use in the management of AMI; there are no controlled studies to compare clinical outcomes with these regimens [see Clinical Studies].
Accelerated Infusion
The recommended accelerated infusion dose consists of an IV bolus [see Administration] followed by an IV infusion as set forth in Table 1.
Table 1: Accelerated Infusion Weight-Based
Doses for Patients with AMI
|Patient weight
|Intravenous Bolus
|First 30 min
|Next 60 min
|> 67 kg
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|50 mg
|35 mg
|≤ 67 kg
|15 mg
|0.75 mg/kg
|0.50 mg/kg
The safety and efficacy of accelerated infusion of Activase have only been investigated with concomitant administration of heparin and aspirin [see Clinical Studies].
3-Hour Infusion
For patients weighing ≥ 65 kg, the recommended dose is 100 mg administered as 60 mg in the first hour (6-10 mg administered as a bolus), 20 mg over the second hour, and 20 mg over the third hour. For smaller patients (< 65 kg), a dose of 1.25 mg/kg administered over 3 hours may be used. Weight-based doses are shown in Table 2.
Table 2: 3-hour Infusion Weight-Based Doses for
Patients with AMI
|Patient weight
|Rest of 1st hour
|2nd hour
|3rd hour
|≥ 65 kg
|6-10 mg
|50-54 mg
|20 mg
|20 mg
|< 65 kg
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|0.675 mg/kg
|0.25 mg/kg
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Institute parenteral anticoagulation near the end of or immediately following the Activase infusion when the partial thromboplastin time or thrombin time returns to twice normal or less.
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Reconstitute using aseptic technique. Do not add other medication to solutions containing Activase. Reconstitute Activase no more than 8 hours before use, as it contains no antibacterial preservatives [see HOW SUPPLIED/Storage and Handling].
Slight foaming is not unusual; let stand undisturbed for several minutes to allow large bubbles to dissipate. Inspect parenteral drug products for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration whenever solution and container permit.
Activase may be administered as reconstituted at 1 mg/mL or further diluted immediately before administration in an equal volume of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, or 5% Dextrose Injection, USP, to yield a concentration of 0.5 mg/mL, using either polyvinyl chloride bags or glass vials.
Avoid excessive agitation during dilution; mix by gently swirling and/or slow inversion.
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Using a large bore needle (e.g., 18 gauge) and a syringe, reconstitute by adding the contents of the accompanying 50 mL vial of SWFI to the 50 mg vial of Activase, directing the SWFI stream into the lyophilized cake.
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Using the transfer device provided, reconstitute by adding the contents of the accompanying 100 mL vial of SWFI to the 100 mg vial of Activase.
- Use aseptic technique.
- Remove the protective flip-caps from one vial of Activase and one vial of SWFI.
- Open the package containing the transfer device by peeling the paper label off the package.
- Remove the protective cap from one end of the transfer device and keeping the vial of SWFI upright, insert the piercing pin vertically into the center of the stopper of the vial of SWFI.
- Remove the protective cap from the other end of the transfer device. DO NOT INVERT THE VIAL OF SWFI.
- Hold the vial of Activase upside down, position it so that the center of the stopper is directly over the exposed piercing pin of the transfer device, and push the vial of Activase down so that the piercing pin is inserted through the center of the Activase vial stopper.
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- Remove the transfer device and the empty SWFI vial from the Activase vial and discard.
- Swirl gently to dissolve the Activase powder. DO NOT SHAKE.
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- Prepare the bolus dose in one of the following ways: Remove the appropriate volume from the vial of reconstituted (1 mg/mL) Activase using a syringe and needle. If this method is used with the 50 mg vials, the syringe should not be primed with air and the needle should be inserted into the Activase vial stopper. If the 100 mg vial is used, the needle should be inserted away from the puncture mark made by the transfer device.
- Remove the appropriate volume from a port (second injection site) on the infusion line after the infusion set is primed.
- Program an infusion pump to deliver the appropriate volume as a bolus at the initiation of the infusion
Following bolus dose, if indicated [see Acute Ischemic Stroke, Acute Myocardial Infarction]:
- 50 mg vials - administer using either a polyvinyl chloride bag or glass vial and infusion set.
- 100 mg vials - remove from the vial any quantity of drug in excess of that specified for patient treatment [see Acute Ischemic Stroke, Acute Myocardial Infarction]. Insert the spike end of an infusion set through the same puncture site created by the transfer device in the stopper of the vial of reconstituted Activase. Peel the clear plastic hanger from the vial label. Hang the Activase vial from the resulting loop.
Activase is for intravenous administration only. Extravasation of Activase infusion can cause ecchymosis or inflammation. If extravasation occurs, terminate the infusion at that IV site and apply local therapy.
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Dosage Forms And Strengths
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- 100 mg lyophilized powder per single use vial with 100 mL SWFI USP for reconstitution
Storage And Handling
Activase is supplied as a sterile, lyophilized powder in 50 mg vials containing vacuum and in 100 mg vials without vacuum.
Each 50 mg Activase vial (29 million IU) is packaged with diluent for reconstitution (50 mL Sterile Water for Injection, USP): NDC 50242-044-13.
Each 100 mg Activase vial (58 million IU) is packaged with diluent for reconstitution (100 Ml Sterile Water for Injection, USP), and one transfer device: NDC 50242-085-27.
Stability And Storage
Store lyophilized Activase at controlled room temperature not to exceed 30°C (86°F), or under refrigeration (2-8°C/36-46°F). Protect the lyophilized material during extended storage from excessive exposure to light. If stored between 2-30°C (36-86°F), Activase may be used within 8 hours following reconstitution. Discard any unused solution after administration is complete.
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"Two bags of mushrooms." The faerie in the cloak offered.
Neammie shook her head, staring at the cloaked faerie incredulously.
"That? I steal flour for two bags of mushrooms! Something bigger."
"No. I'm not risking my life for ten bags of mushrooms."
The faerie paused for a moment. He reached up and unclipped a pendant from around his neck.
"How about all of my power in the Seelie Court?"
Neammie looked at it hungrily, but shook her head.
"Mercenaries don't take power as payment. Too risky. Don't you know that? Do you have anything precious?"
The faerie sighed before slowly taking a ring off his hand.
"How about this?"
Neammie grabbed it and inspected it closely, before dropping it in her pouch. She nodded at the faerie.
"You got a deal."
The faerie quickly turned and left.
Neammie tossed the ring into the sky, watching it glisten in the light. A ring for infiltrating a dungeon, wasn't that bad of a trade. She whistled a small tune as she strolled through the forest. She would start tomorrow. Tonight, she would sell this ring first. Just in case is was cursed.