According to a recent poll, 39% of Americans think "the government should stay out of Medicare."
Mal: You know, you ain't quite right. River: It's the popular theory.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Sep 28, 2009 3:34:29 pm PDT #11241 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Polter-Cow - Sep 28, 2009 3:47:25 pm PDT #11242 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That's a very poorly worded survey question. The options were Yes, No, and Not Sure. But there's no right answer. An answer of "Yes" could mean that the government should not interfere with Medicare, which you believe is not a government program, or it could mean that you understand that it is a government program but you believe it should not be.
If the question were "Is Medicare a government program?" then we would actually be learning something.
tommyrot - Sep 28, 2009 3:55:37 pm PDT #11243 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
amych - Sep 28, 2009 4:05:17 pm PDT #11244 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Well thank doG we don't have an Equal Rights Amendment, then.
Signed,
Yes, still bitter.
tommyrot - Sep 28, 2009 4:08:56 pm PDT #11245 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I wonder if those people make any distinction between socialism and naziism.
Hil R. - Sep 28, 2009 4:11:07 pm PDT #11246 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Or even between Communists and Nazis.
DebetEsse - Sep 28, 2009 4:13:21 pm PDT #11247 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
You mean there's more than one kind of bad people we disagree with?
sarameg - Sep 28, 2009 4:21:12 pm PDT #11248 of 30001
Yes, still bitter.
My mother really needs to send me my ERA onesies and baby blankets. Not like I'll ever have girlchildren to put them on, but still.
Kathy A - Sep 28, 2009 5:00:34 pm PDT #11249 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The only thing that the defeat of the ERA did for me was to win me four tickets to Les Miz (the news trivia question was "What year did the Illinois state legislature defeat the ERA?" and 1982 popped into my head, so I went with it).
Lee - Sep 28, 2009 5:13:41 pm PDT #11250 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
My cats do not seem to have realized that today is not a good day for them to act like ginourmous freaks.
I'm actually kind of glad of that, because they are making me laugh.