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JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
11. OK ... what was I supposed to learn there?
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 05:11 PM
Jan 2013

If Obama has to "fix" every person's specific problem, then he clearly can never do enough. Its not possible.

If you disagree ... walk with me and my family.

My niece at 2 had what is usually a deadly cancer. She survived, but after doing so, no insurance company would cover her for anything more than child colds and sports injuries. Which means the Kidney stones she suffered (side effect of the treatment) from were part of a PRE-EXISTING condition. My sister had to figure out how to pay to treat those.

My niece, now 16, has full coverage. She still has the stones. Now they are covered. And, if she has issues EVER AGAIN, including a new cancer, she is covered. It is very likely that Obama has saved her life.

That's my anecdote.

Obama has not fixed your situation, but he did fix one for my niece.

Here's the thing ... neither one really addresses the donations from big pharma.

I do not pretend to know your life situation, and you should not pretend to know mine, or to suggest that yours gives you some special insight into anything.

Obama hates us. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #1
thank you for being sensible warrprayer Jan 2013 #2
Who drinks Muscatel? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #4
It's an Abilify side-effect sharp_stick Jan 2013 #12
Ahhh ...so it was simply part of a personal attack. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #15
"if I had a dollar" ... zbdent Jan 2013 #3
DING DING DING!!!! You just activated the strawman alert system. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #6
DING DING DING!!!! warrprayer Jan 2013 #8
Oh no ... I've been called a member of the Third Way ... what's next, JoePhilly Jan 2013 #9
take a walk with me for a minute warrprayer Jan 2013 #10
OK ... what was I supposed to learn there? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #11
My situation warrprayer Jan 2013 #13
Fine ... but still ... what does that have to do with the topic of your OP? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #17
as someone mentioned on another thread warrprayer Jan 2013 #20
Yes, you did "veer" ... JoePhilly Jan 2013 #22
This guy has some interesting things to say green for victory Jan 2013 #5
That's what I have!!!! warrprayer Jan 2013 #7
Demonizing people on medications Union Scribe Jan 2013 #14
Not calling for any demonizing warrprayer Jan 2013 #16
Bullshit, you just portrayed them as ticking time bombs Union Scribe Jan 2013 #18
How is thinking people should be protected warrprayer Jan 2013 #19
gotta run people! warrprayer Jan 2013 #21
Bullshit warrprayer Jan 2013 #26
Kick woo me with science Jan 2013 #23
Deflection is fun! blogslut Jan 2013 #24
deflection? warrprayer Jan 2013 #25
Blaming mass shootings on psychiatric drugs = deflection blogslut Jan 2013 #27
O.K. warrprayer Jan 2013 #28
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