"Alias" <a...@maskedandanonymous.net.invla> wrote in message
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> On 11/14/2011 05:57 PM, O'Neil's Faggy Prostate - Save America: VOTE
> REPUBLICAN IN 2012 wrote:
>> Newt Gingrich is an intelligent con man, probably the smartest guy
>> running
>> for president. Just when it looked like his political career was over,
>> HE COMES BACK! And why? BECAUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR
>> SOMEONE WITH NEWT'S VALUES, SOMEONE WITH NEWT'S EXPERIENCE.
>>
>> With Newt, here is what we will get:
>>
>> * NO FLIP FLOPPING - HE OPPOSED UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE FROM DAY ONE
>
>
He supported Cap & Trade {a Republican plan by the way, John McCain ran on
it.}
before the Repubs turned on their own idea, Dems agreed with the Repubs it
was a good plan,
He supported "Death Panels" too. here's a link to an article Newt wrote
praising them
http://views.washingtonpost.com/healthcarerx/panelists/2009/07/right-gingrich.html
"More than 20 percent of all Medicare spending occurs in the last two months
of life. Gundersen Lutheran Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin has
developed a successful end-of-life, best practice that combines: 1)
community-wide advance care planning, where 90 percent of patients have
advance directives; 2) hospice and palliative care; and 3) coordination of
services through an electronic medical record. The Gundersen approach
empowers patients and families to control and direct their care. The
Dartmouth Health Atlas has documented that Gundersen delivers care at a 30
percent lower rate than the national average ($18,359 versus $25,860). If
Gundersen's approach was used to care for the approximately 4.5 million
Medicare beneficiaries who die every year, Medicare could save more than $33
billion a year.
Another example. If the 5,500 hospitals in the country provided care at the
level of Intermountain Healthcare in Utah or the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota,
Medicare alone would save 32 percent of total spending every year -- with
better health outcomes, according to the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare.
I give President Obama high marks for his recent letter to Sens. Max Baucus
and Edward M. Kennedy which noted that health reform must entail more than
insurance coverage. He stressed the importance of finding what works and
then creating incentives for its widespread adoption. What he needs to do is
put specific policies behind his words. "
Of course the Sarahquitter came out and called them "death Panels" so all
Republicans had to be good sheeple and now oppose them.
of course the irony is Sarahquitter herself supported "Death Panels" when
she was the half term Governor of Alaska. as this decree she published
shows.
She proclaimed April 16th 2008 as Healthcare Decision Day
http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/happy-healthcare-decisions-day/
"WHEREAS, Healthcare Decisions Day is designed to raise public awareness
of the need to plan ahead for healthcare decisions, related to end of life
care and medical decision-making whenever patients are unable to speak for
themselves and to encourage the specific use of advance directives to
communicate these important healthcare decisions. WHEREAS, in Alaska, Alaska
Statute 13.52 provides the specifics of the advance directives law and
offers a model form for patient use.
WHEREAS, it is estimated that only about 20 percent of people in Alaska
have executed an advance directive. Moreover, it is estimated that less than
50 percent of severely or terminally ill patients have an advance directive.
WHEREAS, it is likely that a significant reason for these low percentages
is that there is both a lack of knowledge and considerable confusion in the
public about Advance Directives.
WHEREAS, one of the principal goals of Healthcare Decisions Day is to
encourage hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, continuing
care retirement communities, and hospices to participate in a statewide
effort to provide clear and consistent information to the public about
advance directives, as well as to encourage medical professionals and
lawyers to volunteer their time and efforts to improve public knowledge and
increase the number of Alaska's citizens with advance directives.
WHEREAS, the Foundation for End of Life Care in Juneau, Alaska, and other
organizations throughout the United States have endorsed this event and are
committed to educating the public about the importance of discussing
healthcare choices and executing advance directives.
WHEREAS, as a result of April 16, 2008, being recognized as Healthcare
Decisions Day in Alaska, more citizens will have conversations about their
healthcare decisions; more citizens will execute advance directives to make
their wishes known; and fewer families and healthcare providers will have to
struggle with making difficult healthcare decisions in the absence of
guidance from the patient.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sarah Palin, Governor of the state of Alaska, do hereby
proclaim April 16, 2008, as: Healthcare Decisions Day in Alaska, and I call
this observance to the attention of all our citizens."
Dated: April 16, 2008