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Bush to screen population for mental illness
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | June 21, 2004

Posted on 06/21/2004 10:19:15 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

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To: Mockingbird For Short

As a Christian, I am instructed to show mercy and kindness to the least among us. If that means part of my tax dollars go to helping someone 'control their demons' (either real or imaginary), I can deal with it. I think that's the compassionate part. I do hope they get the funds from our disastrous foreign aid program, however. I am tired of helping to line the pockets of two-bit dictators.


121 posted on 06/21/2004 11:27:26 PM PDT by Az. Mike
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To: AntiGuv

Reagan GREW the government, including entitlements, he blew up the deficit, he granted MASS BLANKET amnesty to illegals, and worst of all, he COMPROMISED -- kryptonite to you people -- with the Democrats on a CAMPAIGN promise he made to cut taxes!


122 posted on 06/21/2004 11:27:33 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: AntiGuv

I am over it; you're the one who cannot accept the fact that WorldNet Daily kited somebody else's article and put their own name on it.


123 posted on 06/21/2004 11:29:09 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin
This is idiotic.

Agreed!

But let's wait 'til next month to see if it's true...

124 posted on 06/21/2004 11:29:38 PM PDT by k2blader (My parents are borderline Bushbots, but I love 'em anyway. :-)
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To: ETERNAL WARMING

Uh huh.


125 posted on 06/21/2004 11:29:49 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: JohnHuang2
This is the liberal spin on the truth. It addresses all disabilities, not mental illness alone.

The largest expense is educating the special needs children. I am not sure how this affects school monies for different programs, but this is not a pill pushing agenda that it has been construed to be.

126 posted on 06/21/2004 11:29:58 PM PDT by Kate of Spice Island ('Effin the ineffible since '91." (Still wearing the kilt with VS white with hearts.))
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To: Howlin

Uhh, that is what I said. You are the one who implied otherwise. They just modified it primarily by removing a lot of the quoted parts in the BMJ article and rearranging things accordingly.


127 posted on 06/21/2004 11:32:06 PM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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To: tessalu
I think that they will only drug the Democrats.

I could use some drugs myself on these threads. :-)

128 posted on 06/21/2004 11:32:24 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: AntiGuv

And that, my friend, is plagiarism.


129 posted on 06/21/2004 11:33:47 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Az. Mike
As a Christian, I am instructed to show mercy and kindness to the least among us. If that means part of my tax dollars go to helping someone 'control their demons' (either real or imaginary), I can deal with it. I think that's the compassionate part.

No doubt the Left would approve of your thinking it's "compassionate" to force taxpayers to fund "controlling people's demons".

130 posted on 06/21/2004 11:34:01 PM PDT by k2blader (My parents are borderline Bushbots, but I love 'em anyway. :-)
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To: Howlin

Well, he tried. That is what you said. TRIED. Perhaps you should reread your own comment. I even quoted it for your benefit since I know you have a tendency to forget your imprecise language...

Anyhow, I'm outta this thread!


131 posted on 06/21/2004 11:35:27 PM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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To: Howlin
"in WorldNet Daily (to put the WORST possible spin on it, you see?)"

They both say essentially the same thing. WND's version is just slightly more compact. You are the one trying to spin this by discrediting WND.
132 posted on 06/21/2004 11:35:42 PM PDT by monday
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To: JohnHuang2
more info

It appears that he plans a commission to look at the delivery of mental health care. Right now there are more problems than you can stick a shake at.

There were bounty hunters in Texas that kidnapped people out of corporate parking lots and tapped out the mental health insurance while destroying lives. These people are now on SSD and Medicare because of the corrupt MH system.

This should fix some of the corruption.

133 posted on 06/21/2004 11:35:52 PM PDT by Kate of Spice Island ('Effin the ineffible since '91." (Still wearing the kilt with VS white with hearts.))
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To: Howlin

So what? I could care less if WND gets sued for plagiarism. LOL

Now I really am outta here!


134 posted on 06/21/2004 11:36:02 PM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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To: NotQuiteCricket

Don't you realize how this would help our country ??

Once someone is "diagnosed" with a "mental illness", you can
NO LONGER purchase a firearm (or in some cases, never be allowed to own one) because that question is on the form you have to fill out to purchase one.

Falsifying info needed on the form?=JAIL....FELONY .....Get charged with a FELONY??...NO FIREARM PURCHASES OR OWNERSHIP !!


Since a lot of "diseases" are "hereditary", a discovery of this illness might require a "family check"(say mother,father,grandparents) for the disease.
You wouldn't want anyone in their family "perpetuating" a
"mental illness" for generations would you?...That person could marry somebody who doesn't have it, but if they have children, they would probably have to be checked THROUGHOUT
their life to makie sure they are "disease free"....

...kinda like when your doc asks:"Does heart disease,cancer,diabetes etc,run in your family?"......kinda like an INNOCENT question like that, only they don't have to ask cuz it would be on a FED GOVT RECORD.

See, those "DOPERS" who get a felony, can't own a gun , and now anyone who has EVER had to be "medicated" to make their personality "NORMAL",(i.e. to relieve a case of depression or something)won't be able to own a gun also.

Dopers without guns, and now "CRAZIES" (and possibly their families, AND THEIR FUTURE FAMILIES) with out guns...

Do see that as a "PROBLEM"??....

What's so wrong with that??


(scarcasm off thingee DEFINATELY goes in this spot)...


135 posted on 06/21/2004 11:36:28 PM PDT by musicman
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To: AntiGuv

I noticed you skipped my post about Reagan. Interesting.


136 posted on 06/21/2004 11:36:29 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin
You noticed incorrectly.

Bye!

137 posted on 06/21/2004 11:37:35 PM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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To: k2blader

I didn't say anyone should be 'forced' to pay for it. I'm a Conservative (note the capital 'C') and I'm also a Christian who believes, verbatim, the teachings of my Lord and Savior of helping the least among us, whenever possible. I don't see an oxymoron in that. I would hope that you didn't either.


138 posted on 06/21/2004 11:40:15 PM PDT by Az. Mike
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To: monday
They both say essentially the same thing. WND's version is just slightly more compact. You are the one trying to spin this by discrediting WND.

Well, let's see:

WorldNet Daily's article went up on:

Posted: June 21, 2004 5:00 p.m. Eastern

And the bmj.com article went up on:

BMJ 2004;328:1458 (19 June)

written and credited to Jeanne Lenzer in New York.

Nowhere do I see where WorldNet Daily has given ANY credit to the author or the publication.

And you yourself say they both say the same thing, only WND is "slightly more compact," meaning, of course, they didn't copy ALL OF IT!

I'm not trying to discredit WND. I AM discrediting them with their own web site.

139 posted on 06/21/2004 11:41:59 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: DCPatriot

"By mocking President Bush's motives, "you" all look petty."

We aren't "mocking Bush's motives". I am sure he has only the best motives. That doesn't make it a good idea though. This is just wrong on so many levels. I am pretty sure no such widespread screening will ever be announced. Even a guy as brain dead as Karl Rove can see the political fallout from proposing something like this.

At this point it is only a recommendation by a commission set up by Bush. I am sure he won't follow it. If he does all hell will break loose.


140 posted on 06/21/2004 11:43:06 PM PDT by monday
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