I hate the press. I should just leave it at that because it is all encompasing. But I can't.
Once again they stepped on their own tail when covering the mine accident. Press is supposed to be hard facts. Not presumptive speculation and hear say. There is a concept called confirming information that most news agencies fail to grasp. When the press reported the miners were alive, and then a few hours later reported the real news they were dead. That is completely irresponsible. They didn't even hear it from the mining company, they just heard it through the grapevine like everybody else in the area. The word of mouth was strong in terms of the news spreading to those physically there, even if it was unoffically heard from the company. But it was the media that hyped it to the entire country and was who truely spread the word. The fact is they mining company did not make any official statement, only one about the miners being dead. One of the families is going to sue because of the false information (see post on tort reform). But they are sueing the mining company, not the media. I think they are sueing the wrong people.
Saturday, January 07, 2006
Blueberry Tort Reform...And...Birds?
I have got to tell you, I have been wanting to write this for a while. It's just finding the time. The problem is that with all the time I had to write it and think about it, it probably should be excellently writen. Probably not though.
It was a few months back when Bush started pushing a 7 million dollar budget to prepare for the global pandemic (god that sounds scary) of Asian Bird Flu. Everybody knows that name because the press has been trying to freak everybody out. Anyway. When President Bush asked for the 7 million, songs of "It's not going to matter anyway, It's to late to prepare," and "We won't have enough vaccines, we should have started years ago," began to be heard So now if everybody in America gets Asian Bird Flu, who will people start pointing a finger at? What a hint? It begins with a "B" and ends with an "ush." Granted someone could run over a cat in Cranksport, Nebraska and it would be Bush's fault.
What they (they being the blame Bush crowd) don't want you to know is that it is really the trial lawyer's fault. That's right. There have been some many lawsuits against companies that make vaccine, that serveral have gone out of business or will not make vaccine because there is to much of a risk of being sued. Therefor we do not have the producing capacity to supply the potential demand. In fact, lawyers were lobbying to hold up passing that money for one reason or another. Congress ended up only passing 3 million under the shadow of a Defense Spending bill. If there is an outbreak, there will be shouts that that "wasn't enough." Tragic isn't it? Only in America. Now please not, if something goes wrong medically and there is a reason to sue, go for it. But there need to be limits. The interesting things is that problem is mainly in America. Liberal lawyers play the "victim" card and press for millions of dollars.
I saw a story on a German citizen who is sueing because we was wrongly retained as a terrorist suspect and was tortured for a little over a year. Do you know how much he is sueing for? $75000 for lost wages and that is it. If it was an American, it would be in the millions. And there would be lawyers lined up around the block for a piece of the action. The sad part is it doesn't have to as drastic as torture to get sued for millions. Congress had to pass the Hamburger Bill that prevents people from sueing fast food chains to making people fat. Why? The last time I checked, we had a choice as to what we could eat and not eat. That a bill like this is even necessary is outragous.
We all have heard it. A lady sueing McDonalds because spilled coffee was to hot. The commercial on TV from some ambulance chasing lawfirm that advertises to join a class action lawsuit against some drug company (current the crosshairs are on Merc who makes Viox). If you're wondering why health costs are going up, you have the trial lawyers to thank. It's sad. There is a county (Jefferson Country just outside of St. Louis) that is down to only 1 gynocologist. Why? Because melpractice insurance is so high, doctors can't afford to have a practice. Something needs to be done.
As mentioned, there need to be limits. If people are going to sue for matters where they had a choice or where they are trying to make up for their own stupidity, there needs to be a cutoff for how much they can get. Tort reform. Only then will health costs go down. Only then will people start taking responsebility for their actions. Only then will be stop the false state of mind called victimhood (I have wanted to write something strickly about that topic for a long time). So everybody, the next time you see a commie liberal trial lawyer, ask for a couple of bucks they won for a single person on a junk lawysuit for french fries being to cold. That way you can pay to have the winds cut off you developed when you caught Asian Bird Flu.
Jokes aren't funny when you have to explain them but Blueberry (blue states=liberals) and Tort (sounds like a taste pastry treat).
It was a few months back when Bush started pushing a 7 million dollar budget to prepare for the global pandemic (god that sounds scary) of Asian Bird Flu. Everybody knows that name because the press has been trying to freak everybody out. Anyway. When President Bush asked for the 7 million, songs of "It's not going to matter anyway, It's to late to prepare," and "We won't have enough vaccines, we should have started years ago," began to be heard So now if everybody in America gets Asian Bird Flu, who will people start pointing a finger at? What a hint? It begins with a "B" and ends with an "ush." Granted someone could run over a cat in Cranksport, Nebraska and it would be Bush's fault.
What they (they being the blame Bush crowd) don't want you to know is that it is really the trial lawyer's fault. That's right. There have been some many lawsuits against companies that make vaccine, that serveral have gone out of business or will not make vaccine because there is to much of a risk of being sued. Therefor we do not have the producing capacity to supply the potential demand. In fact, lawyers were lobbying to hold up passing that money for one reason or another. Congress ended up only passing 3 million under the shadow of a Defense Spending bill. If there is an outbreak, there will be shouts that that "wasn't enough." Tragic isn't it? Only in America. Now please not, if something goes wrong medically and there is a reason to sue, go for it. But there need to be limits. The interesting things is that problem is mainly in America. Liberal lawyers play the "victim" card and press for millions of dollars.
I saw a story on a German citizen who is sueing because we was wrongly retained as a terrorist suspect and was tortured for a little over a year. Do you know how much he is sueing for? $75000 for lost wages and that is it. If it was an American, it would be in the millions. And there would be lawyers lined up around the block for a piece of the action. The sad part is it doesn't have to as drastic as torture to get sued for millions. Congress had to pass the Hamburger Bill that prevents people from sueing fast food chains to making people fat. Why? The last time I checked, we had a choice as to what we could eat and not eat. That a bill like this is even necessary is outragous.
We all have heard it. A lady sueing McDonalds because spilled coffee was to hot. The commercial on TV from some ambulance chasing lawfirm that advertises to join a class action lawsuit against some drug company (current the crosshairs are on Merc who makes Viox). If you're wondering why health costs are going up, you have the trial lawyers to thank. It's sad. There is a county (Jefferson Country just outside of St. Louis) that is down to only 1 gynocologist. Why? Because melpractice insurance is so high, doctors can't afford to have a practice. Something needs to be done.
As mentioned, there need to be limits. If people are going to sue for matters where they had a choice or where they are trying to make up for their own stupidity, there needs to be a cutoff for how much they can get. Tort reform. Only then will health costs go down. Only then will people start taking responsebility for their actions. Only then will be stop the false state of mind called victimhood (I have wanted to write something strickly about that topic for a long time). So everybody, the next time you see a commie liberal trial lawyer, ask for a couple of bucks they won for a single person on a junk lawysuit for french fries being to cold. That way you can pay to have the winds cut off you developed when you caught Asian Bird Flu.
Jokes aren't funny when you have to explain them but Blueberry (blue states=liberals) and Tort (sounds like a taste pastry treat).
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
A New Movie For Your Viewing Pleasure
My talented sister is at it again. Check out the sidebar for a link to her latest musings. Not bad if you ask me.
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