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TDS: The 11/3 Project

xxovercastxx (http://animation.videosift.com/member/xxovercastxx) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:34:09 -0800

>> ^gwiz665:
3/11... the day we all will remember.

How dare you use your elitist, liberal, European, Fascist, Nazi, Communist date format on our great American website!
- xxovercastxx

Bumped from 1st Class for Wearing a Jump Suit

garmachi (http://animation.videosift.com/member/garmachi) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:28:22 -0800

>> ^Ryjkyj:
Wow, they took away his free upgrade. How terrible. Boo hoo.

Who wants to ride in first class anyway with all the worthless douchebags who have a thousand extra dollars to blow on a wider seat and a glass of champagne?

I fly first class a lot, and I've never once paid for it. In fact, I'd wager that 95% of the people sitting in the front of the plane were given those unsold seats as upgrades.
- garmachi

If you get the joke in this, it probably means you are old

spawnflagger (http://animation.videosift.com/member/spawnflagger) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:27:45 -0800

this reminded me of this 24 parody - http://www.videosift.com/video/24-The-unaired-1994-pilot
- spawnflagger

Congressman Alan Grayson Lists Number Of Dead Per District

spawnflagger (http://animation.videosift.com/member/spawnflagger) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:20:57 -0800

LordOderus is right - the problem that Winstonfield_Pennypacker doesn't seem to realize is that in an ER, they cannot refuse you care, but that doesn't mean it's free. YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT (or declare bankruptcy). Now, a social worker (either gov't employed or working for the hospital) will reduce certain fees and setup a payment plan, but it can be an astronomical debt.

My brother lives in a rural area, is a self-employed small business owner, and cannot afford health insurance. A few years ago, he had a cyst in his throat that required surgery, otherwise he would suffocate and die within a day. The local hospital did not have the facilities to do the surgery so he had to be taken to the city. 100-mile ambulance ride was > $10,000. (the helicopter ride would have been triple that, so he opted for ambulance). The surgery (not that complicated, probably took the actual surgeon 15 minutes, 2 hour total with setup/prep by the techs in the OR) was > $70,000. You can buy a house for that.

So, with some bad luck, you can get sick and get yourself into a lot of debt, or you can choose the republican plan - TO DIE QUICKLY.

If he had health insurance, he could have gone earlier (at the point where it wasn't an emergency situation), or if not preventable with earlier treatment, at least the insurance would cover most of that $80k of expense.

And people also seem to think that "the public option" would be free - it wouldn't. you still have to pay for it. It's simply cheaper than private insurance for the same coverage. I don't think it would ever be as efficient as a single-payer system (such as in Canada), but it would help millions of people financially.

Honeestly, I don't think congress is doing enough. Just put in the public option, but don't make it mandatory to have health insurance, and all the naysayers (people like QM and WP) will have the FREEDOM to choose the plan they want. If they want to spend $500/month instead of $100, that's entirely up to them. Or they can spend $0, cross their fingers, and if there is a major problem go to the ER and get in debt.

(I just hope I never see a 1-800-SAFE-BODY commercial, starring Justin Case.)
- spawnflagger

Truly horrifying self-made music video

Hybrid (http://animation.videosift.com/member/Hybrid) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:17:10 -0800

Yep, I think the sift should be made to suffer this once again. *promote
- Hybrid

Dennis Kucinich Raises a Valid Point on Health Care

xxovercastxx (http://animation.videosift.com/member/xxovercastxx) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:08:57 -0800

>> ^quantumushroom:
Because providing for a common defense is written into the Constitution, while taking care of citizens' every need (and want) is not.

Quill42 already addressed this issue but I wanted to put an exclamation point on it:

welfare: Health, happiness, and good fortune; well-being

There's a lot of shit the government is involved in that I don't think it has any business being involved in, and I don't know how I feel about all of the ideas floating around as part of healthcare reform, but the idea that the government shouldn't have any interest in the health of its citizens is pretty stupid.

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States

Not only is promoting the general welfare (ie. health, happiness and good fortune) of the citizens a power granted to the congress in the Constitution, but it's in the same fucking sentence as the one that grants funding a common defense, that you like so much.
- xxovercastxx

Shaquille O'Neal & Brendan Adams (7'4 feet tall 12 yrs. old)

silvercord (http://silvercord.videosift.com) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:02:33 -0800

*dead
- silvercord

Middle School Wide Receiver checks in at 7'4"

silvercord (http://silvercord.videosift.com) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:59:28 -0800

More here on Brendan: http://www.videosift.com/video/12-year-old-Giant

and here: http://www.videosift.com/video/Shaquille-O-Neal-Brendan-Adams-7-4-feet-tall-12-yrs-old
- silvercord

China Likes Bigger Boobs, Air Bewbs

Hybrid (http://animation.videosift.com/member/Hybrid) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:56:24 -0800

Dupe: http://www.videosift.com/video/Japan-s-take-on-the-push-up-bra
- Hybrid

Randy Newman Political Science live whistle test

EndAll (http://jollyollie.videosift.com) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:52:24 -0800

*dead
- EndAll

Everything is everything

gtjwkq (http://animation.videosift.com/member/gtjwkq) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:50:56 -0800

I kept wondering who's going to clean up all of that.
- gtjwkq

Whistles of Death

EndAll (http://jollyollie.videosift.com) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:48:59 -0800

Quite interesting. Certainly did give me a tingle up the spine..
- EndAll

Neil Tyson: The world will NOT end in 2012

thegrimsleeper (http://animation.videosift.com/member/thegrimsleeper) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:46:00 -0800

*dupeof=http://www.videosift.com/video/Neil-deGrasse-Tyson-Doomsday-2012
- thegrimsleeper

cc5alive (Member Profile)

thegrimsleeper (http://animation.videosift.com/member/thegrimsleeper) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:38:39 -0800

Unfortunately the video you sifted was a dupe of this one.
- thegrimsleeper

Swat Team vs. Wall

thegrimsleeper (http://animation.videosift.com/member/thegrimsleeper) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:33:41 -0800

*dupeof=http://www.videosift.com/video/SWAT-Meet-Gate
- thegrimsleeper

Awesome way to eat a chicken wing: de-bone it first!

spawnflagger (http://animation.videosift.com/member/spawnflagger) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:33:24 -0800

cartilage (and all kinds of other crap) is what McDonalds chicken nuggets are made from. Yes it is edible, but the reason I don't eat cartilage is not because of what it's made from, but because of the texture. I agree with sme4r, I'm not gonna chomp on something that feels like a squishy rock. Call me wasteful...

Oh, and I don't eat chicken feet either.
- spawnflagger

Dennis Kucinich Raises a Valid Point on Health Care

gtjwkq (http://animation.videosift.com/member/gtjwkq) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:29:24 -0800

^ that's a great video. I of course don't approve of 9/11, but I think the terrorists should've thrown all the planes at the Pentagon, wouldn't be as dramatic, but they deserve most of the blame.

So Kucinich's argument is "if government is wasting so much money on wars and bailouts, why can't it waste just a few more on healthcare?". Two wrongs don't make a right.
- gtjwkq

Mr. Debt (wants to get you out of debt)

Fade (http://animation.videosift.com/member/Fade) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:25:26 -0800

http://www.justice.gov/usao/vt/case_information/law_centers_for_consumer_protection.html
Dude was a huckster after all.
- Fade

Bumped from 1st Class for Wearing a Jump Suit

spawnflagger (http://animation.videosift.com/member/spawnflagger) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:23:40 -0800

Why wasn't he wearing his blue Best Buy polo and khakis?
come on people, he doesn't work for puma - represent!
know wot um sayin?
- spawnflagger

Don't Be A Jerk To Horses

residue (http://animation.videosift.com/member/residue) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:15:58 -0800

To see the rest of the video, visit www.hothorsehumping.com
- residue