tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post2978626674024332155..comments2024-03-27T19:57:30.869-04:00Comments on Springfield Vermont News: 'They killed him': As a Vermont inmate suffered from untreated cancer, officials delayed careSpringfield VT Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845498364686334900noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-66854278785827559432017-11-20T08:07:02.887-05:002017-11-20T08:07:02.887-05:00Nah, I restrict my social circle exclusively to pe...Nah, I restrict my social circle exclusively to people who jacked up a house by themselves when they were 68.chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-13706285704104512222017-11-19T20:46:09.041-05:002017-11-19T20:46:09.041-05:00Chuck doesn't actually know anybody that works...Chuck doesn't actually know anybody that works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-29064229672911513342017-11-19T05:33:45.021-05:002017-11-19T05:33:45.021-05:00Not surprised that you have an unemployed buddy tr...Not surprised that you have an unemployed buddy trying to scam workmans comp...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-77614672314824800572017-11-18T20:51:46.288-05:002017-11-18T20:51:46.288-05:00No, Reagan went to Iran and convinced the Iranians...No, Reagan went to Iran and convinced the Iranians to keep the hostages until AFTER the election to deny Carter the credit (they sat on the tarmac at the Teheran airport until Reagan was sworn in.) In return, Iran was illegally given weapons. (Iran-Contra) In 1980, I was making the modern equivalent of about $35 an hour as a busboy at the Drake Oakbrook. As I recall, Trump was a running joke Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-21052079960475027322017-11-18T20:04:09.940-05:002017-11-18T20:04:09.940-05:001:53, the dying non-vets who are on no waiting lis...1:53, the dying non-vets who are on no waiting list would rather have a government-run universal health care program than have to endure their wait for treatment because they have no money. The VA might have waiting lists, but it is ranked as inarguably-- that's inarguably-- the best health care system in the country. Just ask an acquaintance of mine who got sick, lost his job because of itchuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-51507852531884860202017-11-18T19:39:44.847-05:002017-11-18T19:39:44.847-05:00Carter got the hostages released only to wait unti...Carter got the hostages released only to wait until AFTER the election for it to happen so Reagan got the credit?! You have got to be in the end stages of dementia! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-21042364962437430472017-11-18T19:38:01.205-05:002017-11-18T19:38:01.205-05:00The economy was in pretty good shape in 1980 under...The economy was in pretty good shape in 1980 under CARTERS admin?! How much weed did you smoke in the 70s? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-48409267456196245312017-11-18T19:36:32.317-05:002017-11-18T19:36:32.317-05:00Old part of the pipeline. I assume you drive a car...Old part of the pipeline. I assume you drive a car and heat your home with petroleum products? Yeah thought so. If you want to sit in the dark wearing a hair shirt eating mud go for it. Hypocrite. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-87602827642500598132017-11-18T19:33:20.641-05:002017-11-18T19:33:20.641-05:00False. You sound a bit homoerotic with all of this...False. You sound a bit homoerotic with all of this ass talk. I’ll bet you like the WWE. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-53790567470417790582017-11-18T19:31:35.033-05:002017-11-18T19:31:35.033-05:00Here’s an idea: don’t commit crimes.
If you do go...Here’s an idea: don’t commit crimes. <br />If you do go to jail don’t expect an uplifting experience. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-58116099207622324102017-11-18T13:53:14.149-05:002017-11-18T13:53:14.149-05:00Capiche. Thanks for the clarification Chuck. I gue...Capiche. Thanks for the clarification Chuck. I guess, services administered by the government must be far superior to all others... I wonder if the dying vets on the VA waiting lists would agree?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-8847735545676383002017-11-17T21:27:26.362-05:002017-11-17T21:27:26.362-05:00The article said he was in an Arizona prison. We ...The article said he was in an Arizona prison. We ship our prisoners to for-profit prisons. If their prisoner is sick and shipped to another prison, they can't charge for housing him. If the prisoner gets medical treatment, it costs them money. They had no more incentive to do more than house him. Capiche? as they used to say in WWII.chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-26178097392785860972017-11-17T20:21:51.712-05:002017-11-17T20:21:51.712-05:00Chuck, based on your reasoning, I fail to understa...Chuck, based on your reasoning, I fail to understand how a deceased prisoner will provide financial gain for the prison. This logic that every entity needs to be operated by the government meshes well with a place called North Korea. I'd gladly pay to ship your bike over to you....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-34986476717958872322017-11-17T18:13:31.912-05:002017-11-17T18:13:31.912-05:00Not cool, Trump says it is now legal to bring Elep...Not cool, Trump says it is now legal to bring Elephant Heads into the US. Hope Donald Jr has one stuffed, no not the head, but up his a@@.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-75722912525657030362017-11-17T17:27:10.508-05:002017-11-17T17:27:10.508-05:00Free oil in SD. The keystone pipeline, the one the...Free oil in SD. The keystone pipeline, the one the JERK had go thru, just dumped 210000 gallons. Yours, just go there and mop it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-69271963348846924162017-11-17T16:37:23.230-05:002017-11-17T16:37:23.230-05:00It was a for-profit prison in Arizona. They don&#...It was a for-profit prison in Arizona. They don't get paid for sick prisoners who are removed, and it cuts into the profit if they treat them. As both incarcerated and untreated, he was an asset to them. They had no incentive to do more than they did.chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-82194368043020819432017-11-17T16:10:43.031-05:002017-11-17T16:10:43.031-05:00But isn't Trump trying to "take us back&q...But isn't Trump trying to "take us back" to those days, hence the "again" in MAGA? If not, just what "again" is he talking about? The Robber Baron days, or maybe the Antebellum South? PROBABLY BOTH! Yes, Kennedy pushed tax cuts, but not nearly as low as today, and it was the REPUBLICANS who disagreed, saying it would hurt the economy! My how things have changed! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-16686653795323425712017-11-17T15:58:15.711-05:002017-11-17T15:58:15.711-05:00Your memory will become less selective if you read...Your memory will become less selective if you read a couple of books: 1) The Reckoning," by David Halberstam, which tells how Big Auto never bothered to innovate in the 60's, setting itself up for failure in the 70's. 2) "The Triumph of Finance and The Decline of America," by Jeff Madrick, which tells how Wall Street pinned America's economic future on the creation ofchuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-51902841981048466102017-11-17T12:32:53.657-05:002017-11-17T12:32:53.657-05:00Those days are gone and they aren’t coming back. T...Those days are gone and they aren’t coming back. The US was the only functioning economy after WW2 with little industrial competition. Once other first world countries recovered by the 1970s the advantage was gone. Carter presided over runaway inflation and 21% mortgage interest rates, gas shortages, and a hostage crisis. Kennedy who liberals LOVE despite the fact he was a serial womanizer, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-58929450467269498922017-11-17T08:04:28.279-05:002017-11-17T08:04:28.279-05:00No, I'd prefer the days under Jimmy Carter, Ly...No, I'd prefer the days under Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Johnson, or Kennedy, even Eisehower, when the top tax rate was about 90%, half the workforce was Union, and most people did very well. (I'm old enough to remember those days) At least Obama didn't make a fool of himself, as well as America, every time he opened his mouth. Get a clue idiots, Trump is a sick joke! Supply side economics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-85335478103946737252017-11-17T07:03:33.054-05:002017-11-17T07:03:33.054-05:00Oh you must be thinking about the good times under...Oh you must be thinking about the good times under Obama when the streets were paved with gold and everything was free! Economically it was so much better with the 1% growth, stagnant wages, promises of cheaper health care that wasn’t, abdication of a coherent foreign policy. Man those were the days! Let’s hurry up and elect Bernie so we can be like Venezuela!<br />Puhleeze....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-34497550459109563862017-11-16T20:26:11.754-05:002017-11-16T20:26:11.754-05:00Well, you can just keep right on dreaming about th...Well, you can just keep right on dreaming about that pay raise and that vacation, because under the Trump/GOP tax plan, your taxes will go up. CEO's aren't going to give workers a raise, either. They've admitted as much. But don't worry, Trump's kids will inherit an extra billion dollars. MAGGOT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-72578101775965512017-11-16T07:44:56.970-05:002017-11-16T07:44:56.970-05:00Why was he in prison? He belonged there. Why did h...Why was he in prison? He belonged there. Why did he die? He had cancer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-71943388578378541432017-11-16T07:40:19.646-05:002017-11-16T07:40:19.646-05:00Very well put!Very well put!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-3782185831050748672017-11-16T07:24:39.564-05:002017-11-16T07:24:39.564-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com