Posted on 10/07/2009 2:53:00 PM PDT by Syncro
WOULD YOU OR YOUR COMPANY LIKE TO SPONSOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF 'LIBERAL LIES ABOUT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE'? SEE MY WEB SITE FOR DETAILS! PART 7
October 7, 2009
(18) America's lower life expectancy compared to countries with socialist health care proves that their medical systems are superior.
President Obama has too much intellectual pride to make such a specious argument, so instead we have to keep hearing it from his half-wit supporters.
These Democrats are all over the map on where precisely Americans place in the life-expectancy rankings. We're 24th, according to Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Barbara Boxer; 42nd, according to Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell; 35th, according to Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson; and 47th, according to Rep. Dennis Kucinich. So the U.S. may have less of a "life expectancy" problem than a "Democratic math competency" problem.
But also, as described in last week's column, the citizenry's health is not the same thing as the citizenry's health care system.
Besides America's high rate of infant mortality -- based on biology and lifestyle choices, not medical care -- Americans are also more likely to overeat or smoke than people in other developed nations. And the two biggest killers in the Western world are obesity and smoking.
Liberals shouldn't have to be reminded how fat Americans are, inasmuch as they are always chortling about it. A 2004 New York Times article leeringly quoted a foreign doctor, saying: "We Europeans, whenever we came to America, we always noticed the enormous number of obese people on the streets." I note that these are the same people who openly worship Michael Moore.
Somewhat surprisingly to those of us who have long admired France for its humanitarian smoking laws, until the mid-1980s, Americans had had the highest rate of smoking in the developed world. This makes patriotic Americans like me wonder if there's a way to get Michael Moore to start smoking. (You know, just to keep his weight down or whatever.)
To be fair, the French are still being exposed to large amounts of smoke due to all the cars being set on fire by Muslims.
In 2003, America led the world in smoking-related deaths among women -- followed by Hungary. Simply excluding all smoking-related deaths from the World Health Organization's comparison of life expectancies at age 50 in 20 developed nations would raise U.S. women's life expectancy from 17th to 7th place and lift American men from 14th to 9th place.
Americans are also more likely to die in military combat than the whimpering, pant-wetting cowards our military has spent the past 70 years defending -- I mean, than "our loyal European allies." This is a health risk Europeans have managed to protect themselves against by living in a world that contains the United States military.
These are risk factors that have nothing to do with the health care system. To evaluate the quality of our health care, you have to compare apples to apples by looking at outcomes for specific medical conditions.
Although the United States has a higher incidence of heart disease, cancer and diabetes compared to Europe -- because of lifestyle choices and genetics -- it also has better survival rates across the board for all these medical problems.
The most revealing international comparisons look at cancer survival rates, because of the universally extensive record-keeping for this disease.
Read more at AnnCoulter.Com
Read the rest at AnnCoulter.ComTo get to the comparison they like (America is not as good as Sweden!), liberals have to slip in the orange of "life expectancy," and hope no one will mention monster truck races, Krispy Kremes and Virginia Slims. As the old saying goes: Life doesn't last longer in socialist countries; it just feels like it.
WOULD YOU OR YOUR COMPANY LIKE TO SPONSOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF 'LIBERAL LIES ABOUT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE'? SEE MY WEB SITE FOR DETAILS! PART 7It wouldn't fit in the window for title here at FR, so I had to shorten it.
"...Americans are also more likely to die in military combat than the whimpering, pant-wetting cowards our military has spent the past 70 years defending -- I mean, than 'our loyal European allies.'OUCH!This is a health risk Europeans have managed to protect themselves against by living in a world that contains the United States military." - Ann Coulter
Ann would know from personal experience, though -- having spent some time in Europe -- shown here outside Grateful Dead concert in the land of "whimpering, pant-wetting cowards."
WOULD YOU OR YOUR COMPANY LIKE TO SPONSOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT...Well, since you asked, YES!
Sort of. :o)I was trying to find a way to "gracefully" plug an event tonight (and tomorrow night) in New York City -- featuring a good FRiend (and "Ann fan") - on today's "high traffic" Ann Coulter thread.
And, the title of Ann's column this week provides me with the PERFECT excuse to do so!So. from a previous thread:
CONSERVATIVE comedian EVAN SAYET in NEW YORK CITY
Underground Comedy Festival, 10/7 and 10/8
10/02/2009 11:03:17 AM PDT · by RonDog · 18 replies · 367+ viewsNYC Underground Comedy Festival ^New York area FReepers!
Please support fellow CONSERVATIVE [and "Ann Coulter fan"] Evan Sayet as he ventures into the belly of the beast -- starting TONIGHT!
Evan Sayet's "Right To Laugh" (Conservative Comedy Show) -- TWO SHOWS!!On a more SERIOUS note, Ann herself is NOT scheduled to attend either of these events, but she **has** said nice things about Evan previously.Wednesday, October 7th -- 8:30 PM (Comic Strip LIVE)Thursday, October 8th -- 7:00 PM (Broadway Main Room)
End of shameless plug for fellow L.A. conservative activist and FRiend of this forum, EVAN SAYET.CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread
Ann, your sponsorship check (from EVAN) for this week's installment is in the mail. ;)
From www.evansayet.com:
Would you please EDIT this thread title to include "Ann Coulter" -- so that this does not get RE-posted a dozen times?I will Freep-mail Syncro to get his blessing since he posted this -- but for now, how about changing the thread title to:
Ann Coulter: LIBERAL LIES ABOUT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE, PART 7 (WANT TO SPONSOR THE NEXT ONE?)
That would be consistent with the title of her last few weekly columns, and SHOULD help prevent multiple re-posting of this same column.
Ann's original title this week is too long to fit, even WITHOUT using her name.
See, from: www.anncoulter.com
WOULD YOU OR YOUR COMPANY LIKE TO SPONSOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF 'LIBERAL LIES ABOUT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE'? SEE MY WEB SITE FOR DETAILS! PART 7
"...Besides America's high rate of infant mortality -- based on biology and lifestyle choices, not medical care -- Americans are also more likely to overeat or smoke than people in other developed nations.That would be, from patdollard.com:And the two biggest killers in the Western world are obesity and smoking.
Liberals shouldn't have to be reminded how fat Americans are, inasmuch as they are always chortling about it. A 2004 New York Times article leeringly quoted a foreign doctor, saying: 'We Europeans, whenever we came to America, we always noticed the enormous number of obese people on the streets.'
I note that these are the same people who openly worship Michael Moore. - Ann Coulter
Thank you!
Good idea RonDog, thanks!
Yes, thanks Admin Mod!
So far Obama's presidency seems like an eternity.
"...Most disturbingly, many cancers in Europe are discovered only upon the victim's death -- twice as many as in the U.S.Wow.Consequently, the European study simply excluded cancers that were first noted on the death certificate, so as not to give the U.S. too great an advantage." - Ann Coulter
Like Johnny Carson used to say, "I did not know that."
"These are risk factors that have nothing to do with the health care system.From clickmailmarketing.com:To evaluate the quality of our health care, you have to compare apples to apples by looking at outcomes for specific medical conditions...
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...To get to the comparison they like (America is not as good as Sweden!), liberals have to slip in the orange of "life expectancy," and hope no one will mention monster truck races, Krispy Kremes and Virginia Slims." - Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter on Larry King live right now 6pm Real Time, 9pm Eastern!
Promo says “Ann Coulter vs. Kiki McLean”, whoever she is LOL.
Actually a Clinton/Gore/Lieberman aide.
Probably later in the hour, McCain on now.
Ann Coulter on Larry King live right now...Thanks!
I'll watch for it to be posted on popmodal.com:
She shoots - She scores!
Americans are also more likely to die in military combat than the whimpering, pant-wetting cowards our military has spent the past 70 years defending -- I mean, than "our loyal European allies." This is a health risk Europeans have managed to protect themselves against by living in a world that contains the United States military.
Let me know if you'd like to be added to the Ann Coulter ping list.
Diggin’ the pic, but not the digg
GREAT picture!
Thanks for the post Syncro!
As the old saying goes: Life doesn't last longer in socialist countries; it just feels like it.
BULLSEYE!
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