Yes, they are, going crazy on many of the nation's college campuses. We are raising (more like pampering & coddling) a generation of wussified, entitled, lazy malcontents who possess zero abilities to enact the very tolerance they hypocritically demand, as well as compete with their foreign counterparts. Our colleges are no longer about teaching skills for life, they're all about PC, victimhood and liberal indoctrination. This is the first generation of Americans who will under achieve the accomplishments attained by their parents. Sadly, I've seen this achievement shortfall in the kids of some of my friends & colleagues, though none of those kids are anarchists or rabble rousers. We have precious snowflakes who believe the nation has wronged them and owes them from cradle to grave. They are right about one thing, we do owe them a swift kick in the glutes. They place their feelings and sensitivities above all else, as if the real world and life were that accommodating.
Here's a great satire on the insanity gripping our society- reader warning: 2-3 "bad words" are used.
http://www.theonion.com/article/parents-dedicate-new-college-safe-space-honor-daug-50851
It's one thing to protest unfairness but to shut down a campus because someone may have said something mean, is total BS. These spoiled brats feel they can even demand what curriculum is offered. Then, of course, their next step will be to demand we provide them jobs for useless degrees consisting of useless, touchy feely, PC curriculum. Enter OWS. Mizzou is a particular joke, seems they were held hostage by a crappy football team who can't win the Toilet Bowl, Pasta Bowl or Salad Bowl. If Mizzou had suspended the entire team, evicted them from their varsity dorms and taken back their "footballship" $, this would have ended soon. Reagan dealt with this anarchy decades ago, as Gov. of CA with radicals at UC Berkeley, the mecca of dysfunctional, militant liberalism. He called out the Natl. Guard and put the lice infested, unbathed miscreants in their place. The Pres. & Chancellor of Mizzou who stepped down in the face of these punks are spineless, they need gonad injections, stat! Meanwhile, the graduates of these schools rank far lower than their counterparts in other, often far poorer, nations. This is a cumulative deficiency that starts in grade school and piles up as they proceed to be dumbed down. If we don't get a firm handle on this fast, we're gonna see mass chaos in a majority of our campuses, as this cancer metastisizes. Make no mistake, my friends, this is all about advancing a socialist agenda and encroaching on our freedoms. The left knows they can't win the argument in the open arena of ideas and discourse, so they can only attempt to silence dissent. These useful idiots are puppets for people like Soros and like minded anti-Americans. See for yourselves if you doubt me, we are in a civil war, folks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duBPRi2GdOU
Here's the student body turned mob, along with one of the cackling faculty harpies basically incite a riot when faced with, of all things, the 1st amendment. She may have resigned her courtesy appointment but still works there. Why isn't she in jail?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPG43X7SDB8
I wanna switch to illegal dentistry. A colleague of mine recently asked me for ULA (Unlicensed Activity) info. He saw a pt. who'd been to an illegal dentist who placed an acrylic fixed bridge which soon came loose. He also charged the man as if it was ceramic, LOL. But the kicker is, he refused to refund the patient's $. When the pt. contacted ULA, he was given every run around, barrier and made to jump through every hoop conceivable. Then we wonder why people won't come forward or follow through? They finally opened a case against this guy, who turned out not to even be a dentist. He's a hack lab tech, called "mecanico dental" in the Republic of Miami, He "practices" in a shopping center on a busy street, no hidden apt. or garage here. He's also on govt. handouts, gotta love America! Those of you around the state who might laugh at our banana republic need to remember illegal practice tends to grow wherever minorities live, especially Hispanic. That means we're no longer in Miami, Toto. If we don't get ULA to be more victim and rule of law friendly, it will only empower illegality and discourage proper action to be taken by the rest of us.
Let's close with ADA stuff. This week, our own Irene Marron won the election for ADA Vice-President!! I don't remember the last time FL was so highly represented at the ADA level, and I've been an FDA delegate since 1994. I know there was some controversy about Irene's decision to run. Some in the delegation felt it was premature, that it might hurt our chances to elect an ADA Pres. in the near future. I never did see the logic against a hard working ADA veep doing a great job, making FL proud and setting the table for another FL holder of higher office to be elected in a favorable atmosphere. The only reason that wait & see mindset would compute would be if the rest of the ADA delegation also felt the same way our FL naysayers did. Well, it's obvious the conventional wisdom was proven wrong, since no one from any state can win without adequate support from the rest of the nation. I certainly hope Irene had the votes of ALL our 17th District ADA delegates. We need to worry less about who colors outside the lines or when they do it, and focus on who can win. For those of you who may not like my take, or think I'm wrong, let me remind you our own Cesar Sabates was once told "you're not ready" in reference to his run for FDA Pres. Any questions? In the past, FL has run 2 highly qualified candidates for ADA Pres. who lost big. Call me loco, but doesn't that bear an eerie resemblance to the GOP's problems in presidential elections? Let's stop making the same mistakes.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
"Cirque du DC"
Hi folks, it's been 2 months-those pesky vacations are a distraction. So much has happened, yes DC is now in full circus mode. But, let's start with dentistry. If any of you saw the last issue of TFDA, you know my piece on LECOM (previous TFDA) truly hit a nerve. Some of my colleagues warned me that if I stabbed the sacred cow of some, there'd be a backlash. Well, there was. Most of the wagon circling reponse was from my panhandler (geographic adjective, not suggesting any of them are hobos) colleagues. Of course, it's no coincidence De Funiak Springs ( LECOM's FL based extramural clinic) is in the panhandle. They made some salient points, as did the LECOM student, it's just that so much of what they told me is there somehow escaped the eyes of our ADA Delegation who went there. Look, I don't wanna close them down, I just want what's best for students, who are the future of our profession. I know the former Nova Asst. Dean went from angrily barking into the mic at the BOD hearing after I testified, "those claims are all blatantly false and totally unsubstantiated!" to "look, if we're doing anything wrong let's sit down, talk about it and fix it" His epiphany took place in 2 short months, from Feb. ( BOD meeting) to when I next saw him at DDOH in April of 2014. I hope some of my ADA delegate pals will step up and weigh in if they also find inconsistencies. It gets tiring, fighting the fights of others who report but decline commenting. Any of you who know me also know I'm an ardent supporter and defender of dental students. I've stood up for them in the past and will do so again. I hope LECOM really does create and sustain a truly exceptional program, it's the only reason a school should open and operate, IMO. BTW, we have a real mess in Community Smiles, a topic for future discussion. To quote Forrest Gump, that's all I have to say about that.
Now, about that circus. We have a Pres. who's in such retreat, he's running faster than Air Force 1 can keep up! I know he'll get away with it, short term, because the Middle East is such an irreparable toilet and Americans are beyond war weary. They don't care who gets massacred, burned alive, beheaded etc. as long as we don't get dragged into it. Until we have another Boston bombing or bigger mass attack, no one will care or demand action. The Left gives only a "we do nothing or it's war" farce, as if there aren't a multitude of ways to fight terrorism and Putin's lust for a renewed USSR that don't involve ground troops. Never mind the fact we can arm opposition in Arab nations and/or E. Europe. Obama won't intervene (nor should he) when Putin takes chunks of Ukraine but he also refuses to arm them for self defense. As far back as 2nd grade, my dad always told me to grab a rock or my belt if someone bigger threatened. He didn't know I also had a Cub Scout knife I'd found in the schoolyard, LOL.
It's humiliating to see Putin strutting around like a fighting rooster, while our Ditherer-in-Chief caves repeatedly and keeps sounding weaker than Neville Chamberlain. I look at how the USSR's demise was greatly accelerated by the words & actions of Reagan, Lady Thatcher & Pope John Paul II. Then I see the pathetic resets, red lines, supplications and capitulations of Obama, Kerry & the new socialist Pope. It's truly sickening to see the greatest nation on earth, with the most powerful military, get slapped around by Vlad the Runt. Our so called Middle East allies are scared to death and have no respect or confidence in us, whatsoever-why should they? Even Bibi has found himself going to Putin for dialogue. Western Europe is reaping what they sowed when they refused to lift a finger. The tsunami of refugees is staggering and they will lose their identity & sovereignty the more they get inundated with unskilled Muslim hordes who will not assimilate but will drain their economies.
Then we move to the 2016 race and the feckless GOP "leadership". Boo Hoo, McRINO and their sycophants still don't get it. They refuse to see that their base does not want Jeb Bush, Graham or Kasich in the WH. The top 2 polling are glaringly non-politicians and voters are more than willing to put them in power vs. the so called "professionals". I sincerely hope we also have a house cleaning in both legislative chambers. If the last 2 GOP presidential contenders were weak, the majority in House & Senate are beyond pathetic. On the other side we have Her Thighness, Comrade Sanders & Bite Me, who still hasn't taken a bite of the presidential sweepstakes apple. I have to LOL when I hear the liberal pundits gushing over how well HRC did in her debate debut. It was a totally rigged suckupfest where the men agreed to go easy on her, Sanders might as well have been her seat cushion! This sham reminds me elections in the old USSR, Cuba, PRC, or N. Korea. The dictator in power is certain to stay there but they mock up rivals, much like the Washington Generals, who always managed to lose to the Globetrotters. Nevertheless, the fact these others are running, and the Dem Establishment wants Bernie, is proof they're scared that HRC will choke again, as she did in 2008. When you're begging a moronic dolt like Biden to run, it's clearly desperation. The idea that Sanders is an outsider is ridiculous. He's been in govt. his entire life and is a de facto Democrat in all his votes, socialist moniker aside. Ck. out SNL's parody of Bernie & the exophthalmic Hillary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXm3giVUsDk
How about that race for Speaker? The Establishment is scrambling to find another RINO like Boo Hoo, who can cave to Obama and use the will of the voters for Charmin. Boo Hoo thought his butt boy, Kevin McCarthy, was in the bag-until the imbecile opened his mouth and gave Hillary a temporary free pass on Benghazi. Are the hearings political? Of course they are, just like Watergate and Iran-Contra were. 7 investigations where no evidence was put forward are irrelevant. If HRC calls it Benghazi & Emailgate witch hunts, she's certainly doing her best as the witch. BTW, if the people care so little ("at this point, what difference does it make?!") about Benghazi, why were Hillary's poll numbers affected? I think it was that but mostly the fact she's totally inept, corrupt, nasty and not charismatic. The TV debate ratings were not good for the Dems, they had half the numbers the GOP got. Yes, they offer up bigger streaming numbers for Dems as a leveling factor, but who does that the most? You got it, millennials, aka the young & stupid. They are not happy to be forced to live in mom & dad's house and not finding jobs. They aren't signing up for Obamacare, despite the best efforts of Pajama Boy, and I really don't see them turning out big for HRC. As always, we must never underestimate the GOP's talent for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Any way we slice it, the next 12 months are gonna be a hoot!
Now, about that circus. We have a Pres. who's in such retreat, he's running faster than Air Force 1 can keep up! I know he'll get away with it, short term, because the Middle East is such an irreparable toilet and Americans are beyond war weary. They don't care who gets massacred, burned alive, beheaded etc. as long as we don't get dragged into it. Until we have another Boston bombing or bigger mass attack, no one will care or demand action. The Left gives only a "we do nothing or it's war" farce, as if there aren't a multitude of ways to fight terrorism and Putin's lust for a renewed USSR that don't involve ground troops. Never mind the fact we can arm opposition in Arab nations and/or E. Europe. Obama won't intervene (nor should he) when Putin takes chunks of Ukraine but he also refuses to arm them for self defense. As far back as 2nd grade, my dad always told me to grab a rock or my belt if someone bigger threatened. He didn't know I also had a Cub Scout knife I'd found in the schoolyard, LOL.
It's humiliating to see Putin strutting around like a fighting rooster, while our Ditherer-in-Chief caves repeatedly and keeps sounding weaker than Neville Chamberlain. I look at how the USSR's demise was greatly accelerated by the words & actions of Reagan, Lady Thatcher & Pope John Paul II. Then I see the pathetic resets, red lines, supplications and capitulations of Obama, Kerry & the new socialist Pope. It's truly sickening to see the greatest nation on earth, with the most powerful military, get slapped around by Vlad the Runt. Our so called Middle East allies are scared to death and have no respect or confidence in us, whatsoever-why should they? Even Bibi has found himself going to Putin for dialogue. Western Europe is reaping what they sowed when they refused to lift a finger. The tsunami of refugees is staggering and they will lose their identity & sovereignty the more they get inundated with unskilled Muslim hordes who will not assimilate but will drain their economies.
Then we move to the 2016 race and the feckless GOP "leadership". Boo Hoo, McRINO and their sycophants still don't get it. They refuse to see that their base does not want Jeb Bush, Graham or Kasich in the WH. The top 2 polling are glaringly non-politicians and voters are more than willing to put them in power vs. the so called "professionals". I sincerely hope we also have a house cleaning in both legislative chambers. If the last 2 GOP presidential contenders were weak, the majority in House & Senate are beyond pathetic. On the other side we have Her Thighness, Comrade Sanders & Bite Me, who still hasn't taken a bite of the presidential sweepstakes apple. I have to LOL when I hear the liberal pundits gushing over how well HRC did in her debate debut. It was a totally rigged suckupfest where the men agreed to go easy on her, Sanders might as well have been her seat cushion! This sham reminds me elections in the old USSR, Cuba, PRC, or N. Korea. The dictator in power is certain to stay there but they mock up rivals, much like the Washington Generals, who always managed to lose to the Globetrotters. Nevertheless, the fact these others are running, and the Dem Establishment wants Bernie, is proof they're scared that HRC will choke again, as she did in 2008. When you're begging a moronic dolt like Biden to run, it's clearly desperation. The idea that Sanders is an outsider is ridiculous. He's been in govt. his entire life and is a de facto Democrat in all his votes, socialist moniker aside. Ck. out SNL's parody of Bernie & the exophthalmic Hillary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXm3giVUsDk
How about that race for Speaker? The Establishment is scrambling to find another RINO like Boo Hoo, who can cave to Obama and use the will of the voters for Charmin. Boo Hoo thought his butt boy, Kevin McCarthy, was in the bag-until the imbecile opened his mouth and gave Hillary a temporary free pass on Benghazi. Are the hearings political? Of course they are, just like Watergate and Iran-Contra were. 7 investigations where no evidence was put forward are irrelevant. If HRC calls it Benghazi & Emailgate witch hunts, she's certainly doing her best as the witch. BTW, if the people care so little ("at this point, what difference does it make?!") about Benghazi, why were Hillary's poll numbers affected? I think it was that but mostly the fact she's totally inept, corrupt, nasty and not charismatic. The TV debate ratings were not good for the Dems, they had half the numbers the GOP got. Yes, they offer up bigger streaming numbers for Dems as a leveling factor, but who does that the most? You got it, millennials, aka the young & stupid. They are not happy to be forced to live in mom & dad's house and not finding jobs. They aren't signing up for Obamacare, despite the best efforts of Pajama Boy, and I really don't see them turning out big for HRC. As always, we must never underestimate the GOP's talent for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Any way we slice it, the next 12 months are gonna be a hoot!
Saturday, August 22, 2015
"100% Dental Issue: Frank & Carlos"
Hello, my friends, you may recall that last post was sent as my usual issue, along with a link to a purely dental post re: LECOM's dental program. That same letter was just featured in TFDA (pg. 62), the FDA's monthly publication, and has already received backlash from members who disagree. Apparently they disagree so strongly that they upbraided the editor for publishing my piece! Funny how liberals will extol the virtues of the 1st amendment, until it's used to express any dialogue that does not fit their narrative. If you missed it, the piece I'm referring to is titled "Is Dentistry Already Succumbing to the New Normal?", you can look it up and check it out. I've been a reader of TFDA for decades and don't ever recall an editor feeling the need to mass email the entire membership with a list of the guidelines which determine what gets printed and what does not, as well as defend his decision. Most of you probably saw that email, several emailed me, asking what was the big deal with my piece? I just received a strong rebuttal from former UFCD Dean, Dr. Frank Catalanotto. I'll reprint it below, then give you my take.
I had some comments about Dr. Sanchez’s recent Letter to the
Editor in the July/August 2015 Today’s FDA. My comments should in no way
imply endorsement of his comments about LECOM dental school; I do not know
enough about LECOM to agree or disagree with his comments. However, I do
question his equating the LECOM dental student’s statement that “she had no
aspirations of ever having her own practice, was fine with being an employee
and readily accepted dental therapists as part of the dental team” with the conclusion
that “the (dental) schools should aim high, not for the lowest common
denominator”. That disparaging comment makes no sense to me and is unkind
to dental schools and to students who think that way. Maybe Dr. Sanchez
has not read the reports for the ADA Policy Center
What also bothered me was the implication that “dental therapists”
are equated with “the lowest common denominator”. Maybe this student read
the extensive literature about dental therapists being safe, high quality and
cost effective members of the dental team? Maybe this student
attended the UFCD ASDA organized day of learning this past spring about
alternative dental workforce models including dental therapists and found
the arguments of the proponents intellectually honest and convincing.
Maybe this student found out that Minnesota
The most offensive statement in Dr. Sanchez’s letter was in point
# 5, implying (but not actually stating this) that encouraging dental students
to become Medicaid providers was somehow reaching for the “lowest common
denominator”. That is truly offensive to both dentists who do treat
Medicaid patients and to Medicaid patients. That kind of statement correlates
with our team’s recent finding of a “social stigma” associated with being a
Medicaid provider in Florida
Sincerely,
Frank Catalanotto, DMD
Let me begin by pointing out how many times Dr. C (for brevity, not disrespect) cites implication. Most of you have known me for years, read B-L, seen me in the HOD, and know I never imply- I say what I mean and mean what I say. Not once in my letter do I make the correlation of lcd (lowest common denominator) tied to my opinions about DHATs or dental students. If anything, I've devoted most of my advocacy energies to fighting the onslaught of unfair obstacles our future dentists face. Dr. C should ask our GAO team how many years and with what intensity I've been speaking out for loan forgiveness, removing clinical instructors who can't even pass NB 1&2, or stopping 50+ Cuban dental grads (in CA) from coming to FL and sitting for ADEX without any US dental training. That dental instructor issue was made a FL law, thanks to my advocacy in both House & Senate, with the help of dedicated legislators. That happened after a BOD member asked me to testify before them, much to the consternation of those who really didn't wanna hear it. I quickly realized the system was not interested in fixing itself and went the legislative route.
Maybe Dr. C thinks I'm unaware of the "choice" many new dentists make to practice in the corporate model. Sadly, I'm all too aware and know this is less a choice and more a necessity. It's what happens when a student gets minimal clinical experience, along with the lack of confidence that brings, and faces staggering debt that can easily range from $350,000 to half a $million! Tuition debt, in general, increased 46% from 2001-2012 and has doubled under Obama to $1.2 trillion. Imagine dental tuition? We have older, established programs graduating dentists with 2 anterior endos, do we wonder why so many feel the need to enter GPR programs? No bank will lend any $ to these young, indebted, high risk borrowers. I left USC in 1984 and plunged right into a full time satellite office in Indio, CA, with an in-house denture lab and 30 pts. per day. When I left to return to FL, in 1986, they had to hire 2 youngsters to do my job. What pre-dental student applies with the "dream" of making $70,000 working for McDentist? If you look at their loan debt vs. earnings, no bank would approve the same amount for a home loan. It's ironic that LECOM talks about self instruction and motivation but produces graduates who will work with someone looking over their shoulder. We bring the best, brightest and most gifted dental clinicians to our local, state and national meetings to share their talents and impart their wisdom, not to have few options aside from assembly line workers with no self determinism. That, my friends, is where the lcd lies. The deck is rigged against these new dentists from day one.
As for the UFCD/ ASDA Day, the report I got from colleagues who attended and FDA staff was that the students were none too pleased to be lectured to by proponents of the nationalist dental concept. Among them was one from CO who pounded home the "DHATs are here to stay" message as well as "we need to do something about the under served who don't trust providers who don't look like them", talk about offensive and disparaging!
Dr. C speaks lovingly of the DHAT model, one that has yet to reduce the incidence of dental disease, merely offering a cheaper way to drill it out. He also admits the real agenda behind DHATs, let them tackle the poor with lower skills than a dentist, then have the dentist do the big $ stuff. The only ones who "make more $" in McDentist are the bosses who run the youngsters and often own many practices, a scam they pull off via crony capitalism and a permissive dental practice act. The DHAT concept is not new, if it were so great, we'd have it everywhere. BTW, Dr. C's views on DHATs are at odds with most of his colleagues, including the current ADA President. He erroneously infers what I did not imply, that Medicaid providers are inferior or the lcd. My question #5 reads "since when did it become the primary mission of dental programs to train students to become employees of Medicaid or corporate masters?" Note to Dr. C, the biggest stigma to working for the govt. is not social, it's financial and regulatory. If that weren't the case, they'd have a waiting list of dentists wanting to sign up, wouldn't they? One way the DHAT option is made more attractive is by graduating dentists with little clinical experience, that blurs the distinction.
In closing, I realize Dr. C and I come from very different dental backgrounds and will probably never agree on most of these points. But I'll bet Frank dinner at Bern's most FDA members agree with me, not him. That would be a good poll to take, via email blast.
Maybe Dr. C thinks I'm unaware of the "choice" many new dentists make to practice in the corporate model. Sadly, I'm all too aware and know this is less a choice and more a necessity. It's what happens when a student gets minimal clinical experience, along with the lack of confidence that brings, and faces staggering debt that can easily range from $350,000 to half a $million! Tuition debt, in general, increased 46% from 2001-2012 and has doubled under Obama to $1.2 trillion. Imagine dental tuition? We have older, established programs graduating dentists with 2 anterior endos, do we wonder why so many feel the need to enter GPR programs? No bank will lend any $ to these young, indebted, high risk borrowers. I left USC in 1984 and plunged right into a full time satellite office in Indio, CA, with an in-house denture lab and 30 pts. per day. When I left to return to FL, in 1986, they had to hire 2 youngsters to do my job. What pre-dental student applies with the "dream" of making $70,000 working for McDentist? If you look at their loan debt vs. earnings, no bank would approve the same amount for a home loan. It's ironic that LECOM talks about self instruction and motivation but produces graduates who will work with someone looking over their shoulder. We bring the best, brightest and most gifted dental clinicians to our local, state and national meetings to share their talents and impart their wisdom, not to have few options aside from assembly line workers with no self determinism. That, my friends, is where the lcd lies. The deck is rigged against these new dentists from day one.
As for the UFCD/ ASDA Day, the report I got from colleagues who attended and FDA staff was that the students were none too pleased to be lectured to by proponents of the nationalist dental concept. Among them was one from CO who pounded home the "DHATs are here to stay" message as well as "we need to do something about the under served who don't trust providers who don't look like them", talk about offensive and disparaging!
Dr. C speaks lovingly of the DHAT model, one that has yet to reduce the incidence of dental disease, merely offering a cheaper way to drill it out. He also admits the real agenda behind DHATs, let them tackle the poor with lower skills than a dentist, then have the dentist do the big $ stuff. The only ones who "make more $" in McDentist are the bosses who run the youngsters and often own many practices, a scam they pull off via crony capitalism and a permissive dental practice act. The DHAT concept is not new, if it were so great, we'd have it everywhere. BTW, Dr. C's views on DHATs are at odds with most of his colleagues, including the current ADA President. He erroneously infers what I did not imply, that Medicaid providers are inferior or the lcd. My question #5 reads "since when did it become the primary mission of dental programs to train students to become employees of Medicaid or corporate masters?" Note to Dr. C, the biggest stigma to working for the govt. is not social, it's financial and regulatory. If that weren't the case, they'd have a waiting list of dentists wanting to sign up, wouldn't they? One way the DHAT option is made more attractive is by graduating dentists with little clinical experience, that blurs the distinction.
In closing, I realize Dr. C and I come from very different dental backgrounds and will probably never agree on most of these points. But I'll bet Frank dinner at Bern's most FDA members agree with me, not him. That would be a good poll to take, via email blast.
Monday, July 27, 2015
"Southern Discomfort & Sanctuary Cities"
Hello, my friends, what a tumultuous summer we're having! Just when the remnants of the Charleston church massacre were fading, we have another white trash scumbag shooting innocents in a LA movie theater. I think this had some copycat aspect, given the 3-year (July 20) anniversary and sentencing of the other homicidal savage from the Aurora, CO, who killed so many in a movie theater there. None of this is a surprise, this loser had vandalized a home he was to be evicted from, even booby trapped it to explode, but, nah, he wasn't dangerous!
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2015/07/24/3827672/columbus-man-daughter-say-louisiana.html
There were many other warning signs and arrests, but the bureaucrats just failed to connect the dots and provide red flags to prohibit his gun purchase. I thought after the infamous Jamie Gorelick Wall that kept the CIA & FBI from inter-communicating and enabled 9-11, this nation had learned its lesson. Okay, I guess not. Inter agency ego and rivalry are much more important than public safety.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2008/09/mistress_of_disaster_jamie_gor.html
Until this nation takes some of the $ wasted on social engineering (hint: black poverty rate is unchanged after $ trillions on Great Society & War on Poverty) and builds more prisons & nut houses, we will simply have to learn to live with this Sword of Damocles over our heads. Letting loose the mentally ill, especially those who are criminally inclined, while hoping they'll take their meds and behave, is delusional and pure folly. Nearly every mass murderer has this common thread, look them up if you doubt me.
We also got a chance to see liberal policies at their most disastrous in SF, the city by the bay where singers used to leave their hearts. But this time, a lovely 32-year-old woman left her life on the Embarcadero Pier #14. Folks, that's the SF equivalent to our Bayside. At least this sub human troll didn't buy the pistol legally, what a relief! No, it was stolen in a car burglary from a Federal agent. Of course, the agent's not permitted to talk about it. If it was one of us, the incompetent alphabet agencies would be probing our every nook & cranny, along with the media hounding us 24/7. Why would anyone leave a firearm in a car, especially a Fed who's licensed to carry?! There are conflicting accounts as to whether it was his service pistol or a back up, as if that even matters.
Sanctuary cities are just that, refuge for the vermin, lawless and predators among the illegal aliens. Yes, most of them come here to do the "jobs Americans won't do" and send much of their earnings back home. But when you let in the dog, flies will follow. That was the case in the 1980 Mariel boat lift, thank you Peanut Brain! In order to let Cubans bring their loved ones, Jimbo had to bend over and let Fidel send the real life casts of Scarface & Cocaine Cowboys. Carter must be breathing a sigh of relief, Obama is even more inept in the face of evil and makes worse deals than Mariel or the Panama Canal, by a long shot. This issue is already causing a stir and supporting Kate's Law has become a litmus test that scares the RINOs and terrifies the Dems. If the GOP can muster the nads to make Luis Sanchez the new Willy Horton, it could really help them in 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Horton
The only thing more sickening than this murder was the way the so called "authorities" in SF circled the wagons and arrogantly refused to accept any complicity, given their very policies allowed this to monster to enter at will and kill the innocent. This one's my favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4PrN8YIEe8
Here's supreme arrogance by those who feel they are above the very people who elect them, on full display.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0daUPAAE6E0
I guess the fact FNC is the undisputed #1 is irrelevant to Scotty, the only thing not real here is the idea he's part of the city's leadership. God, I'd love to have 5 minutes alone in an alley with this Pajama Boy! See Wiener & the original Pajama Boy, side by side, below. It's painfully clear the sanctuary city mentality is that an occasional murder of someone whose only crime was to walk outside is completely acceptable, in order to get the votes of the perpetual Hispanic underclass. In the end, I'll bet all these twerps in SF get reelected. The only problem with people getting the govt. they deserve is it often hurts those who deserve it the least. I wonder if the person shot had been the sister or daughter of one the SF Supervisors, would they be so flippant or evasive? With liberals, the answer is probably YES, it's a mental disorder and trumps all else, in the minds of its minions. At least Obama is consistent in his actions, which are the only way to really know what his priorities are. He went to visit the parents of thugs like Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin, but won't go anywhere near Kate Steinle's parents. In other words, never waste a tragedy that can advance your agenda, but ignore any that exposes and hinders it.
Say what you will about Iran, but at least I believe they'd probably flog these two weenies in a soccer stadium before cheering throngs.
I won't waste much space on Cuba, it's as good as any Obama deal to date. Between the Putin reset, the vanishing red line in Syria, the Bergdahl capitulation, and 5 top Cuban spies for an old man whose own attorney flies the Che Guevara flag above his desk, I guess Barry saved the best for last. Let's facilitate Iran going nuclear, why don't we? Then they'll be poised to bomb the only nation Obama loathes more than Great Britain- Israel. Of course, he'll be long gone when the inevitable STHF, as will be the case with most of the dire consequences that will follow his failed presidency.
On the dental front, we missed twice with the FL lawmakers. They not only got nothing done re: funding our bills during the regular session, they also failed us in special session. It's really hard to ask our members and students to go to DDOH when these folks can't even manage to move beyond one-party gridlock. The next DDOH is in Feb., maybe the colder weather will slap them into action. I urge any of you who are LCDs or otherwise in touch with the state House & Senate to tell them how disappointing and inexcusable their inaction was. Then we wonder why so many people don't even bother to vote?
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2015/07/24/3827672/columbus-man-daughter-say-louisiana.html
There were many other warning signs and arrests, but the bureaucrats just failed to connect the dots and provide red flags to prohibit his gun purchase. I thought after the infamous Jamie Gorelick Wall that kept the CIA & FBI from inter-communicating and enabled 9-11, this nation had learned its lesson. Okay, I guess not. Inter agency ego and rivalry are much more important than public safety.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2008/09/mistress_of_disaster_jamie_gor.html
Until this nation takes some of the $ wasted on social engineering (hint: black poverty rate is unchanged after $ trillions on Great Society & War on Poverty) and builds more prisons & nut houses, we will simply have to learn to live with this Sword of Damocles over our heads. Letting loose the mentally ill, especially those who are criminally inclined, while hoping they'll take their meds and behave, is delusional and pure folly. Nearly every mass murderer has this common thread, look them up if you doubt me.
We also got a chance to see liberal policies at their most disastrous in SF, the city by the bay where singers used to leave their hearts. But this time, a lovely 32-year-old woman left her life on the Embarcadero Pier #14. Folks, that's the SF equivalent to our Bayside. At least this sub human troll didn't buy the pistol legally, what a relief! No, it was stolen in a car burglary from a Federal agent. Of course, the agent's not permitted to talk about it. If it was one of us, the incompetent alphabet agencies would be probing our every nook & cranny, along with the media hounding us 24/7. Why would anyone leave a firearm in a car, especially a Fed who's licensed to carry?! There are conflicting accounts as to whether it was his service pistol or a back up, as if that even matters.
Sanctuary cities are just that, refuge for the vermin, lawless and predators among the illegal aliens. Yes, most of them come here to do the "jobs Americans won't do" and send much of their earnings back home. But when you let in the dog, flies will follow. That was the case in the 1980 Mariel boat lift, thank you Peanut Brain! In order to let Cubans bring their loved ones, Jimbo had to bend over and let Fidel send the real life casts of Scarface & Cocaine Cowboys. Carter must be breathing a sigh of relief, Obama is even more inept in the face of evil and makes worse deals than Mariel or the Panama Canal, by a long shot. This issue is already causing a stir and supporting Kate's Law has become a litmus test that scares the RINOs and terrifies the Dems. If the GOP can muster the nads to make Luis Sanchez the new Willy Horton, it could really help them in 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Horton
The only thing more sickening than this murder was the way the so called "authorities" in SF circled the wagons and arrogantly refused to accept any complicity, given their very policies allowed this to monster to enter at will and kill the innocent. This one's my favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4PrN8YIEe8
Here's supreme arrogance by those who feel they are above the very people who elect them, on full display.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0daUPAAE6E0
I guess the fact FNC is the undisputed #1 is irrelevant to Scotty, the only thing not real here is the idea he's part of the city's leadership. God, I'd love to have 5 minutes alone in an alley with this Pajama Boy! See Wiener & the original Pajama Boy, side by side, below. It's painfully clear the sanctuary city mentality is that an occasional murder of someone whose only crime was to walk outside is completely acceptable, in order to get the votes of the perpetual Hispanic underclass. In the end, I'll bet all these twerps in SF get reelected. The only problem with people getting the govt. they deserve is it often hurts those who deserve it the least. I wonder if the person shot had been the sister or daughter of one the SF Supervisors, would they be so flippant or evasive? With liberals, the answer is probably YES, it's a mental disorder and trumps all else, in the minds of its minions. At least Obama is consistent in his actions, which are the only way to really know what his priorities are. He went to visit the parents of thugs like Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin, but won't go anywhere near Kate Steinle's parents. In other words, never waste a tragedy that can advance your agenda, but ignore any that exposes and hinders it.
Say what you will about Iran, but at least I believe they'd probably flog these two weenies in a soccer stadium before cheering throngs.
I won't waste much space on Cuba, it's as good as any Obama deal to date. Between the Putin reset, the vanishing red line in Syria, the Bergdahl capitulation, and 5 top Cuban spies for an old man whose own attorney flies the Che Guevara flag above his desk, I guess Barry saved the best for last. Let's facilitate Iran going nuclear, why don't we? Then they'll be poised to bomb the only nation Obama loathes more than Great Britain- Israel. Of course, he'll be long gone when the inevitable STHF, as will be the case with most of the dire consequences that will follow his failed presidency.Saturday, June 27, 2015
Is Dentistry Already Succumbing To The "New Normal"?
At this weekend’s HOD, we heard reports from the deans of
FL’s 3 dental schools, beginning with the dean of LECOM. Since there was no
time set aside to ask them any questions, here are the ones I would have loved
to have asked LECOM’s Dean, Dr. Anton Gotlieb.
1)
Where are the indispensable
specialist instructors to teach subjects like endo, perio, OMS, pedo and
implant dentistry?
2)
Why was so much invested in a
“state of the art facility” that still necessitates farming out your students
to numerous places, including Erie , PA
3)
What type of real world experience
do students get when they depend on a mannequin (however “bionic” it may be)
for the lion’s share of clinical procedures?
4)
How is a period of “intensive
training” for D-1s to make dentures for patients any better than denturism,
something FL roundly rejected in the 1990s and sent packing, never to return
until LECOM rebranded and repackaged it?
5)
Since when did it become the
primary mission of a dental program to train students to become employees of
Medicaid or corporate masters?
While it was good to know LECOM grads had an excellent pass
rate on ADEX, there’s a lot more to successfully practicing dentistry than
passing an exam. I’ve taken issue in the past with schools for cutting corners
with clinical faculty that haven’t even passed Natl. Boards Part 1. What we
heard from LECOM isn’t merely cutting corners, it’s knocking down foundations!
I truly feel for the unsuspecting graduates who don’t know what they don’t
know, especially the fact the marketplace will sort them out without mercy or
compassion. One of my colleagues spoke to a LECOM student who told her, in no
uncertain terms, she had no aspirations of ever having her own practice, was
fine being an employee and readily accepted DHATs as part of the dental team.
While it’s the right of any dentist to decide where they work and what kind of
professional life they will pursue, the schools should aim high, not for the lowest
common denominator. While I speak strictly for myself, I can assure you my
opinion was shared by every single delegate and trustee I asked. Meanwhile, we
have an ADA that has only 2 seats
on CODA and is unable to stop this downward spiral afflicting our profession.
The FTC has made it clear they will go after us if we press the issue, but Big
Ins. has the protection of McCarran-Ferguson and can collude, profile, exclude,
price fix, etc. to their heart’s content. Every HOD we hear how ADPAC has been
trying to repeal it for many years. So far, all we’ve gotten from Washington
is a combination of lip service and Lucy pulling away the football from Charlie
Brown. Big Govt. is hell bent on doing to dentistry what they’ve already done
to medicine, optometry and pharmacology. We also heard from the ADA ’s
1st Vice-Pres., Dr. Jonathan Shenkin, who told us the news on
membership numbers is not good across the entire nation. Must we ask ourselves
why? The AMA has a well deserved 20% market share, how much longer before we
end up there? Our ADA has taken on
insurance carriers in court, maybe we need to take on the FTC. Now, that would
really skyrocket our membership numbers!
Carlos A. Sanchez, DDS
Coral Gables, FL
"Say Hello The SCOTUStution, Dixie & Rama Lama Ding Dong"
Hi, everybody, so much to report on! I saw many of you at our recent FDC and wanna start by commenting on the reports from the 3 deans of our FL dental schools. I found UF & NSU to be programs that are stable and advancing in very positive directions. I also found LECOM to be the biggest snow job and papering over I've ever heard from any program. There was so much wrong with the things, Dr. Gotlieb told us it made me and every other colleague I asked feel that they had some "splaining to do", something the format did not allow time for. So, in the interest of brevity, I'm attaching a piece I sent TFDA and want them to publish in the next issue, especially since most FDA members don't get this blog.
http://buccallingo.blogspot.com/2015/06/is-dentistry-already-succumbing-to-new.html
Now to the SCOTUStution. This week the SCOTUS decided that 9 unelected, lifetime nominees have the power to supplant our Constitution, alter language in any law they deem "ambiguous" and negate the majority votes of any state they consider too backward, along with the rights of said states to determine their destiny. I realize it's not their job to protect us from bad legislation or ignorant voters. But Obamacare was passed by one party, pulling every stunt and chicanery possible. Chief Justice Roberts has turned out to be an unapologetic tyrant who's seen fit to save this highly unpopular law twice, something unprecedented in our nation's history. Thank you G.W. Bush, you moron! For those who might be cheering this abuse of power and accusing me of sour grapes, remember this. A future GOP Pres. can load the SC with true conservatives, not stealth progressives like Roberts and Kennedy. It may not be too long before Ruth Buzzy Ginsberg either croaks or becomes incoherent and Brier could be in ALF Pampers faster than you can say "screw we the people". Then that court can be just as activist and go after things like Roe Vs. Wade or other liberal darlings of law. If and when that happens, the Left will be shrieking in protest and turn out their mostly unemployed voter base to clog our streets and mob shopping centers. As for the gay "marriage" decision, this issue is not about what it claims. If a same sex couple wants to redefine an institution that exists between 1 man & 1 woman, to feel like they're receiving equal status, so be it. Even traditional marriage, by its true definition, has taken a real beating in our increasingly self serving, irresponsible culture of nano second attention span and zero commitment. So, what's my problem with this movement? It's the fact they don't really believe in inclusion or tolerance. When the LGBT Gestapo or their sycophant news media show up to a Muslim bakery, tailor, caterer, photographer, florist, wedding planner or reception hall and do the same ambush interview they did to the Christian pizzeria in IN, I'll give them credibility. When a CEO or other executive can say they believe marriage to be the union of 1 man + 1 woman and isn't fired, I'll declare the LGBT movement to have the same tolerance they lecture us about 24/7. But the far Left is never content to debate or have a real discussion on facts or merits. They cry tolerance but offer none to those who disagree with their views. Imagine if we ran our HOD that way? I realize all of us (myself included) have gay friends, colleagues, pts. and relatives, most of whom do not support militance. Speaking for myself, I've always felt I can have these types of discussions with any of them without it getting extreme, threatening or vindictive. I hope that never changes.
So, what am I referring to by Rama Lama...? It's the so called "holy month" of Ramadan. This period is so sacred and dear to its followers that they've been reminded by their clerics to make sure they kill as many infidels as possible during Rama Lama Ding Dong. No doubt this will earn them a seat closer to Allah and maybe even younger, hotter virgins to defile in paradise. The bonus points coupon clippers wasted little time, they've already pulled off attacks at a Tunisian beach resort, Kuwaiti mosque and French oil facility.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33287978
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/06/26/bomb-strikes-shiite-mosque-in-kuwait
http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-chemical-factory-targeted-by-suspected-terror-attack-interior-ministry-says-1435311044
I'm sorry to sound like I'm blaming the victims, but why the hell would any European vacation in the Middle East, are they insane?! The mosque attack is yet another example of the "religion of peace", so peaceful they blow each other up in a manner not unlike Baptists blowing up a Catholic mass. Both of these mass atrocities were the work of Obama's famous J.V., aka ISIS. But he doesn't care and won't say much, let alone do much. Obama's made it clear his plan is to run out the clock and let the next Pres. deal with this, as well as all the other piles of dung he's created. The USA cannot be the world's police, to be fair, and nations like Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia & Jordan are gonna have to form a coalition and exterminate this vermin, or forever live in fear. It remains to be seen if they can overcome their own dysfunction, corruption and cowardice in the face of a truly vicious enemy. The third incident may be smaller in body count but a clear shot at American oil interests abroad and a reminder no European should hire Muslim employees. Let's end with Dixie.
The mindless barbarism of Dylann Roof was nothing but what we'd expect from racist, ignorant, hate-filled white trash. I only hope he gets a swift execution, he certainly deserves it and SC will comply. Our govt. loves to talk about gun laws, gun control and background checks, none of which apply here. But they've only prosecuted 44 of 48,000 people who illegally tried to buy a gun. Talk is cheap but action is absent!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/ted-cruzs-claim-on-gun-background-check-prosecutions/2013/04/11/e4c4fa6e-a2ed-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_blog.html
If the govt. really wants to deter some of these cases where stupid parents arm dangerous kids, they need to pass (and ENFORCE) laws that incarcerate any parent who buys a firearm for a child that would otherwise be denied that purchase. This kid had a drug arrest, the Sandy Hook shooter was a nutjob on psych meds. At least his mother paid for her sins the hard way. The Dixie angle here is that the GOP, in its usual display of spinelessness, fell all over itself to remove the Confederate flag from any public place and even any merchandise. I guess that flag was not a symbol of racism and hatred until the other day? I wonder how many low info Americans even know it was the Democrat Southerners who owned slaves, started the KKK and put Jim Crow "laws" into use across the former confederate states? The SC Confederate flag was placed there by then Gov. (later Sen.) Hollings, (D) SC in 1962. The Russell Sen. Bldg. many of us visit when we travel to the Washington Leadership Conference was named for the racist, anti-civil rights Sen. Richard Russell (D) GA. Bill Clinton's 'god' & mentor, Sen. J. Wm. Fulbright (D) AR, was also part of this group of old crackers who supported segregation and opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which gave Blacks many rights previously denied to them. You'll never see or hear this on the liberal media, and the cowardly GOP says nothing, even allowing themselves to be blamed for this church murder. This is the same GOP that has bent over at every opportunity and done all they can to snatch defeat from the jaws of the landslide victory we gave them last Nov. As things stand right now, they could easily lose back the Sen. and WH in 2016.
I'll end with some hypocrisy exposure. If the Dixie Flag has inspired so much hatred and violence, that it warrants complete removal, what about the Islamic crescent and mosques? Both have inspired and radicalized or even facilitated the planning and execution of countless acts of terror worldwide, resulting in 1000s of deaths, tortures and mutilations. So, when will politicians and the media call for removing all Muslim symbols and places?
http://buccallingo.blogspot.com/2015/06/is-dentistry-already-succumbing-to-new.html
Now to the SCOTUStution. This week the SCOTUS decided that 9 unelected, lifetime nominees have the power to supplant our Constitution, alter language in any law they deem "ambiguous" and negate the majority votes of any state they consider too backward, along with the rights of said states to determine their destiny. I realize it's not their job to protect us from bad legislation or ignorant voters. But Obamacare was passed by one party, pulling every stunt and chicanery possible. Chief Justice Roberts has turned out to be an unapologetic tyrant who's seen fit to save this highly unpopular law twice, something unprecedented in our nation's history. Thank you G.W. Bush, you moron! For those who might be cheering this abuse of power and accusing me of sour grapes, remember this. A future GOP Pres. can load the SC with true conservatives, not stealth progressives like Roberts and Kennedy. It may not be too long before Ruth Buzzy Ginsberg either croaks or becomes incoherent and Brier could be in ALF Pampers faster than you can say "screw we the people". Then that court can be just as activist and go after things like Roe Vs. Wade or other liberal darlings of law. If and when that happens, the Left will be shrieking in protest and turn out their mostly unemployed voter base to clog our streets and mob shopping centers. As for the gay "marriage" decision, this issue is not about what it claims. If a same sex couple wants to redefine an institution that exists between 1 man & 1 woman, to feel like they're receiving equal status, so be it. Even traditional marriage, by its true definition, has taken a real beating in our increasingly self serving, irresponsible culture of nano second attention span and zero commitment. So, what's my problem with this movement? It's the fact they don't really believe in inclusion or tolerance. When the LGBT Gestapo or their sycophant news media show up to a Muslim bakery, tailor, caterer, photographer, florist, wedding planner or reception hall and do the same ambush interview they did to the Christian pizzeria in IN, I'll give them credibility. When a CEO or other executive can say they believe marriage to be the union of 1 man + 1 woman and isn't fired, I'll declare the LGBT movement to have the same tolerance they lecture us about 24/7. But the far Left is never content to debate or have a real discussion on facts or merits. They cry tolerance but offer none to those who disagree with their views. Imagine if we ran our HOD that way? I realize all of us (myself included) have gay friends, colleagues, pts. and relatives, most of whom do not support militance. Speaking for myself, I've always felt I can have these types of discussions with any of them without it getting extreme, threatening or vindictive. I hope that never changes.
So, what am I referring to by Rama Lama...? It's the so called "holy month" of Ramadan. This period is so sacred and dear to its followers that they've been reminded by their clerics to make sure they kill as many infidels as possible during Rama Lama Ding Dong. No doubt this will earn them a seat closer to Allah and maybe even younger, hotter virgins to defile in paradise. The bonus points coupon clippers wasted little time, they've already pulled off attacks at a Tunisian beach resort, Kuwaiti mosque and French oil facility.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33287978
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/06/26/bomb-strikes-shiite-mosque-in-kuwait
http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-chemical-factory-targeted-by-suspected-terror-attack-interior-ministry-says-1435311044
I'm sorry to sound like I'm blaming the victims, but why the hell would any European vacation in the Middle East, are they insane?! The mosque attack is yet another example of the "religion of peace", so peaceful they blow each other up in a manner not unlike Baptists blowing up a Catholic mass. Both of these mass atrocities were the work of Obama's famous J.V., aka ISIS. But he doesn't care and won't say much, let alone do much. Obama's made it clear his plan is to run out the clock and let the next Pres. deal with this, as well as all the other piles of dung he's created. The USA cannot be the world's police, to be fair, and nations like Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia & Jordan are gonna have to form a coalition and exterminate this vermin, or forever live in fear. It remains to be seen if they can overcome their own dysfunction, corruption and cowardice in the face of a truly vicious enemy. The third incident may be smaller in body count but a clear shot at American oil interests abroad and a reminder no European should hire Muslim employees. Let's end with Dixie.
The mindless barbarism of Dylann Roof was nothing but what we'd expect from racist, ignorant, hate-filled white trash. I only hope he gets a swift execution, he certainly deserves it and SC will comply. Our govt. loves to talk about gun laws, gun control and background checks, none of which apply here. But they've only prosecuted 44 of 48,000 people who illegally tried to buy a gun. Talk is cheap but action is absent!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/ted-cruzs-claim-on-gun-background-check-prosecutions/2013/04/11/e4c4fa6e-a2ed-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_blog.html
If the govt. really wants to deter some of these cases where stupid parents arm dangerous kids, they need to pass (and ENFORCE) laws that incarcerate any parent who buys a firearm for a child that would otherwise be denied that purchase. This kid had a drug arrest, the Sandy Hook shooter was a nutjob on psych meds. At least his mother paid for her sins the hard way. The Dixie angle here is that the GOP, in its usual display of spinelessness, fell all over itself to remove the Confederate flag from any public place and even any merchandise. I guess that flag was not a symbol of racism and hatred until the other day? I wonder how many low info Americans even know it was the Democrat Southerners who owned slaves, started the KKK and put Jim Crow "laws" into use across the former confederate states? The SC Confederate flag was placed there by then Gov. (later Sen.) Hollings, (D) SC in 1962. The Russell Sen. Bldg. many of us visit when we travel to the Washington Leadership Conference was named for the racist, anti-civil rights Sen. Richard Russell (D) GA. Bill Clinton's 'god' & mentor, Sen. J. Wm. Fulbright (D) AR, was also part of this group of old crackers who supported segregation and opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which gave Blacks many rights previously denied to them. You'll never see or hear this on the liberal media, and the cowardly GOP says nothing, even allowing themselves to be blamed for this church murder. This is the same GOP that has bent over at every opportunity and done all they can to snatch defeat from the jaws of the landslide victory we gave them last Nov. As things stand right now, they could easily lose back the Sen. and WH in 2016.
I'll end with some hypocrisy exposure. If the Dixie Flag has inspired so much hatred and violence, that it warrants complete removal, what about the Islamic crescent and mosques? Both have inspired and radicalized or even facilitated the planning and execution of countless acts of terror worldwide, resulting in 1000s of deaths, tortures and mutilations. So, when will politicians and the media call for removing all Muslim symbols and places?
Sunday, May 17, 2015
"Train Wrecks & Our Do Nothing FL Legislature"
Hello, friends, it's that time again. We not only have train wrecks in the Middle East theater, we also have actual ones on our railways. Let's take them in that order. First of all, it's great that our military whacked the ISIS $ man whose name is not even worthy of mention. ISIS has been too damn vocal in trumpeting their every ghoulish "achievement" on any media they can, so it's nice to hit them in the groin, assuming they have anything down there to hit. I say that because these "brave believers" threw women & kids at our Delta Forces, as human shields, to save their own pathetic butts.
http://theolivebranchreport.com/isis-leader-abu-sayyaf-accused-of-using-women-and-children-as-shields-killed-by-u-s-delta-force/
Aside from taking the POS out, we got plenty of valuable intel that will be used to track down and kill more ISIS vermin. But let's not kid ourselves into thinking this means the end of ISIS or that they aren't restocking their commode faster than we are able to flush it with ARs and drone-fired missiles. I also hope we weren't too eager or too quick to announce this successful mission, that we give them a chance to warn any ISIS tentacles whose whereabouts the captured intel uncovered. It wouldn't be the first time Obama screwed this up, especially when he's desperate to declare a win against his infamous "J.V." that seems to be quite resourceful, for rag tag amateurs. Obama has been deservedly vocal about our big score but very silent about the losses he and DOS spin as "setbacks". The map of ISIS controlled areas, as Ramadi just fell this weekend, keeps growing and this is not a problem the US can or should be burdened with solving. Islam is a cancer and you don't cure it with just bombs or MREs. Until the more civilized nations of the Middle East join forces and take ISIS out, it'll never happen. These nations are too weak, disorganized or corrupt to do that. The so called Iraqi elite forces we trained and equipped, fled in the face of ISIS, leaving behind weaponry ISIS will turn on us. The moderate Islamic nations fear backlash from internal masses of this vermin who are either simpatico or outright participants of terror. Their unelected police states lack the moral certitude and authority to take the necessary steps for the house cleaning it would involve.
The other train wreck, here at home, is our Amtrak fiasco. If ever there were a poster child of govt. ineptitude and failure, it's Amtrak. It gets our tax revenue, has been losing $ for decades and still sucks. Whether it's sub standard equipment or incompetent personnel who have union protection and are nearly impossible to remove & replace, Amtrak is a failure. Look at the engineer who's most likely to blame for this, he immediately lawyered up and has made sure to only state that he has "no recollection" of the event. The union will go out of their way to cover for him and protect him. No train simply accelerates to 106 m.p.h. on its own. He was obviously too distracted and only tried to brake in about as timely a manner as the Titanic swerved to miss that fatal iceberg. I wonder what his cell phone will reveal at the time of the crash? Of course, the left immediately tried to blame this on the GOP and lack of $, LOL. I guess we need to pay for gigantic Whoopee Cushions all along any curve on our nation's railways, so any train that jumps the track will be stopped safely with nothing more than a harmless, flatulence sound to follow. If you wanna see how Whoopee Cushions work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x9cJWbsnOU
I realize it's absurd, but that, or sealing every mile of rail in tight tubes, would be the only way to have stopped this wreck. No amount of engineering, technology or gadgets can save us from human negligence of this magnitude. Try going twice the speed limit on a curved highway exit and see how that works out for you. This section of track has already proven to be Deadman's Curve in the past.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/05/13/amtrak_crash_in_philadelphia_it_happened_on_the_same_curve_as_one_of_america.html
This crash has taken the front page on the topic but there was another 10-car derailment in PA the same week, thank God with no injuries or fatalities. My RAV 4 seems safer than ever.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-14/another-train-derails-pennsylvania-10-cars-track-near-pittsburgh-live-feed
I hope none of you will take my use of absurdity to illustrate the absurdity currently out there as a sign I find this needless tragedy humorous, I don't! People died and were severely injured. The Capt. of the Costa Concordia went to jail, so should this engineer.
You wanna solve the Amtrak problem? Privatize it and hold the private operators to the same rigorous oversight the airlines are held. Remember, this was the infrastructure we gave Obama & the Dems $800 billion to deal with. Of course, it went to unions, reelections and other Dem slush fund "priorities". Listen to Obama, himself, seated next to his Jobs Czar toady (GE CEO, Jeff Immelt, who's outsourced 1000s of jobs to China) on the topic of those famous "shovel ready jobs":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O55aRrvXtio
Now on to our hard working FL House & Senate. We just ended the annual session in Tallahassee with nothing, no budget, none of our bills funded!
http://www.floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/2015LegislativeWrapUpFINAL.pdf
The GOP has full control of both chambers, as well as the Governor's office- and all for what? They had budget impasse issues on whether or not to take Obamacare Medicaid expansion, as well as federal $ for the low income pool (LIP) citizens. LIP service is a good analogy, that's all we got this session. Aside from GOP disorganization, I blame this lack of leadership squarely where it belongs-the so called leadership. Sen. Pres. Gardiner & Spkr. Crisafulli were unable muster their ranks and iron out any differences to do the people's business. Crisafulli ended session 3 days early, simply packed it up and went home. The last 3 Speakers have been lightweight posers. Gov. Scott also seems unable to make these folks go back to work until a budget can be passed. When people want gridlock, they usually vote for a divided govt., we got it with a one-party rule! I'm gonna find it difficult to tell any of you, especially our students, to go the Tallahassee for DDOH, it doesn't seem to have accomplished much this year. The same can be said for Capitol Hill Club $ for these folks, they simply don't deserve it. BTW, none of this can be attributed to a lack of effort by our GAO team, they did everything humanly possible to get our bills passed and achieved great support, as well as smooth sailing through all the committees. If any of you see or talk to Joe Anne, Casey or Alexandra, please thank them.
I know this can and will be used by the DHAT lobby and its supporters to justify the "urgent need" for mid-level providers, since it may seem we dentists can't tie our own shoes. If you ever hear such rhetoric, make sure you point out the work we did, the overwhelming support our bills received, and the real reason they stalled. This type of incompetence and abdication of leadership by the GOP also has presidential implications for 2016. FL is a must win state for whichever party wants to be in the WH. If the RPOF (think ripoff) can't find its way out of the front door, how are they gonna deliver FL to the GOP?
http://theolivebranchreport.com/isis-leader-abu-sayyaf-accused-of-using-women-and-children-as-shields-killed-by-u-s-delta-force/
Aside from taking the POS out, we got plenty of valuable intel that will be used to track down and kill more ISIS vermin. But let's not kid ourselves into thinking this means the end of ISIS or that they aren't restocking their commode faster than we are able to flush it with ARs and drone-fired missiles. I also hope we weren't too eager or too quick to announce this successful mission, that we give them a chance to warn any ISIS tentacles whose whereabouts the captured intel uncovered. It wouldn't be the first time Obama screwed this up, especially when he's desperate to declare a win against his infamous "J.V." that seems to be quite resourceful, for rag tag amateurs. Obama has been deservedly vocal about our big score but very silent about the losses he and DOS spin as "setbacks". The map of ISIS controlled areas, as Ramadi just fell this weekend, keeps growing and this is not a problem the US can or should be burdened with solving. Islam is a cancer and you don't cure it with just bombs or MREs. Until the more civilized nations of the Middle East join forces and take ISIS out, it'll never happen. These nations are too weak, disorganized or corrupt to do that. The so called Iraqi elite forces we trained and equipped, fled in the face of ISIS, leaving behind weaponry ISIS will turn on us. The moderate Islamic nations fear backlash from internal masses of this vermin who are either simpatico or outright participants of terror. Their unelected police states lack the moral certitude and authority to take the necessary steps for the house cleaning it would involve.
The other train wreck, here at home, is our Amtrak fiasco. If ever there were a poster child of govt. ineptitude and failure, it's Amtrak. It gets our tax revenue, has been losing $ for decades and still sucks. Whether it's sub standard equipment or incompetent personnel who have union protection and are nearly impossible to remove & replace, Amtrak is a failure. Look at the engineer who's most likely to blame for this, he immediately lawyered up and has made sure to only state that he has "no recollection" of the event. The union will go out of their way to cover for him and protect him. No train simply accelerates to 106 m.p.h. on its own. He was obviously too distracted and only tried to brake in about as timely a manner as the Titanic swerved to miss that fatal iceberg. I wonder what his cell phone will reveal at the time of the crash? Of course, the left immediately tried to blame this on the GOP and lack of $, LOL. I guess we need to pay for gigantic Whoopee Cushions all along any curve on our nation's railways, so any train that jumps the track will be stopped safely with nothing more than a harmless, flatulence sound to follow. If you wanna see how Whoopee Cushions work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x9cJWbsnOU
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/05/13/amtrak_crash_in_philadelphia_it_happened_on_the_same_curve_as_one_of_america.html
This crash has taken the front page on the topic but there was another 10-car derailment in PA the same week, thank God with no injuries or fatalities. My RAV 4 seems safer than ever.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-14/another-train-derails-pennsylvania-10-cars-track-near-pittsburgh-live-feed
I hope none of you will take my use of absurdity to illustrate the absurdity currently out there as a sign I find this needless tragedy humorous, I don't! People died and were severely injured. The Capt. of the Costa Concordia went to jail, so should this engineer.
You wanna solve the Amtrak problem? Privatize it and hold the private operators to the same rigorous oversight the airlines are held. Remember, this was the infrastructure we gave Obama & the Dems $800 billion to deal with. Of course, it went to unions, reelections and other Dem slush fund "priorities". Listen to Obama, himself, seated next to his Jobs Czar toady (GE CEO, Jeff Immelt, who's outsourced 1000s of jobs to China) on the topic of those famous "shovel ready jobs":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O55aRrvXtio
Now on to our hard working FL House & Senate. We just ended the annual session in Tallahassee with nothing, no budget, none of our bills funded!
http://www.floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/2015LegislativeWrapUpFINAL.pdf
The GOP has full control of both chambers, as well as the Governor's office- and all for what? They had budget impasse issues on whether or not to take Obamacare Medicaid expansion, as well as federal $ for the low income pool (LIP) citizens. LIP service is a good analogy, that's all we got this session. Aside from GOP disorganization, I blame this lack of leadership squarely where it belongs-the so called leadership. Sen. Pres. Gardiner & Spkr. Crisafulli were unable muster their ranks and iron out any differences to do the people's business. Crisafulli ended session 3 days early, simply packed it up and went home. The last 3 Speakers have been lightweight posers. Gov. Scott also seems unable to make these folks go back to work until a budget can be passed. When people want gridlock, they usually vote for a divided govt., we got it with a one-party rule! I'm gonna find it difficult to tell any of you, especially our students, to go the Tallahassee for DDOH, it doesn't seem to have accomplished much this year. The same can be said for Capitol Hill Club $ for these folks, they simply don't deserve it. BTW, none of this can be attributed to a lack of effort by our GAO team, they did everything humanly possible to get our bills passed and achieved great support, as well as smooth sailing through all the committees. If any of you see or talk to Joe Anne, Casey or Alexandra, please thank them.
I know this can and will be used by the DHAT lobby and its supporters to justify the "urgent need" for mid-level providers, since it may seem we dentists can't tie our own shoes. If you ever hear such rhetoric, make sure you point out the work we did, the overwhelming support our bills received, and the real reason they stalled. This type of incompetence and abdication of leadership by the GOP also has presidential implications for 2016. FL is a must win state for whichever party wants to be in the WH. If the RPOF (think ripoff) can't find its way out of the front door, how are they gonna deliver FL to the GOP?
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