I really wish Bush would stick to being a Republican.
Simple really. Are they voting for Kerry or Nader ?
bttt
So long as they start in Congress, and the courts.
I do not like the sound of that.
Thank God for drug companies. Without them, many would have died needlessly. I'm glad they're on our side. Pro-life is a good thing.
What's my prize when I win?
:)
"The plan promises to integrate mentally ill patients fully into the community"
I thought that had already been done. Aren't they called Democrats?
THIS would be very much a reason for the Second Amendment, mr bush.
I doubt it. The UK "Socialist medical establishment" is not what I'd call "a Bush supporter".
A little too close to National Socialist Germany for my tastes.
Depressed Man Diagnosed as "British"
Mon Jun 28, 2004 06:57 AM ET
By Darren Mackenzie
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Farthing, an expatriate British man living
in America, was recently diagnosed as clinically depressed, tanked up on
anti-depressants and scheduled for controversial Shock Therapy when
doctors realised he wasn't depressed at all - only British.
'Not depressed, just British' Mr Farthing, a British man whose
characteristic pessimism and gloomy perspective were interpreted as
serious clinical depression, was led on a nightmare journey through the
American psychiatric system.
Doctors described Farthing as suffering with Pervasive Negative
Anticipation - a belief that everything will turn out for the worst,
whether it's trains arriving late, England's chances at winning any
international sports event or even his own prospects to get ahead in
life and achieve his dreams.
"The satisfaction Mr Farthing seemed to get from his pessimism seemed
particularly pathological," reported the doctors. "They put me on
everything - Lithium, Prozac, St John's Wort," said Mr Farthing. "They
even told me to sit in front of a big light for an hour a day or I'd
become suicidal. I kept telling them this was all pointless and they
said that it was exactly that sort of attitude that got me here in the
first place."
Running out of ideas, his doctors finally resorted to a course of
"weapons grade MDMA", the only noticeable effect of which was six hours
of speedy repetitions of the phrases "mustn't grumble" and "not too bad,
really". It was then that Mr Farthing was referred to a psychotherapist.
"Suicidal?" Dr Isaac Horney explored Mr Farthing's family history and
couldn't believe his ears. "His story of a childhood growing up in a
gray little town where it rained every day, treeless streets of
identical houses and passionately backing a football team who never won,
seemed to be typical depressive ideation or false memory. Mr Farthing
had six months of therapy but seemed to mainly want to talk about the
weather - how miserable and cold it was in winter and later how
difficult and hot it was in summer. I felt he wasn't responding to
therapy at all and so I recommended drastic action - namely ECT or shock
treatment".
"I was all strapped down on the table and they were about to put the
rubber bit in my mouth when the psychiatric nurse picked up on my
accent," said Mr Farthing. "I remember her saying 'Oh my God, I think
we're making a terrible mistake'."
Nurse Alice Sheen was a big fan of British comedy giving her an
understanding of the British psyche. "Classic comedy characters like
Tony Hancock, Albert Steptoe and Frank Spencer are all hopeless cases
with no chance of ever doing well or escaping their circumstances," she
explained to the baffled US medics. "That's funny in Britain and is not
seen as pathological at all."
Identifying Mr Farthing as British changed his diagnosis from 'clinical
depression' to 'rather quaint and charming' and he was immediately
discharged from hospital, with a selection of brightly coloured leaflets
and an "I love New York" T-shirt.
This might be a good idea. Consuming preschool children was banned long ago.
Where do the people come from who buy into this stuff?
(a) Implementation of the Screening tests.
(b) A whistleblower who was fired for exercising the First Amendment.
(c) An argument about whether they should scrap the old medicines and go big time with the new, more expensive medicines, and
(d) Kick-back scandals and how much more the pharmaceuticals donated to the Republicans than they did to the Dems.
But I see another story here that hasn't been touched on. If the entire population is going to be screened, ostensibly to optimize the quality of life for all, this means that everyone will be blood sampled and their genetic codes will be in a master data base.
This worries me for several reasons, one of which opens up old fears concerning population pruning and maximizing the potential (future) tax base to keep up with interest payments and cost of government and its socialistic programs.
No, I don't believe they are going to open the ovens again . . . not when they can chemically pin-point and reduce what has been described as 'useless eaters' groups, either by age or by measure of usefulness and/or productivity.
But those are only the beginning of my fears if this screening actually is implemented. Consider how easy it would be to rule over a zonked-out population.
Also consider that under current gun-control laws (not sure if state or federal), you will be unable to own a gun if you are being chemically treated for an unbalanced mental condition. Correct me if I'm wrong about that.
Well, this should be enough food for thought. Someone tell me I'm mentally ill for stating the above and you'll make my day.
Happy Fourth of July to all. But I fear the fireworks haven't begun yet.
What might seem like a ridiculous possibility is that say, a first grader that likes to play cowboys and indians could be considered potentially violent and possess a fascination with guns. What type of "treatment" will they provide for him? Then, it becomes part of his permanent health record and what would that do for potential future job opportunities, especially if the only notation is "potentially violent and a fascination with firearms"?
Mr. Conservative is at it again.
How much is this compassion going to cost?