Today in Nashville: "Remarks by the President in a Conversation on...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

...Health Care Information Technology"

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/05/20040527-5.html

"I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. (Applause.) You're doing a heck of a job. You cut your teeth here, right? That's where you started practicing? That's good. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. (Laughter.) Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me. We both married above ourselves, didn't we, Senator? (Laughter.) But Karyn, thank you for coming. I'm proud you're here."

"See, the great hope for America is neighbor loving neighbor. The hope for this country is when somebody who is hungry, or needs shelter, or needs love can find it when a fellow citizen says, what can I do to make your life better. I appreciate, Phuong, you serving as such a great example for the folks here in this community. I call on others to love your neighbor just like you'd like to be loved yourself. And you can join the army of compassion, which is changing America for the better one heart, one soul at a time. Thanks for coming. (Applause.)

One of the important subjects in America is, how do we make sure health care is affordable and available. Part of making sure health care is available is for medicine to use information technology. And that's what we're here to discuss."

[teach1st]

1. "A West Texas girl, just like me"

His little secret is out.

[Fridays Child]

2. Sez the chimp: Bill Frist's wife is a "...West Texas girl, just like me."

What a dork.

[aldian159]

3. " Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me."

To paraphrase C.J. from "The West Wing:" 1 in 40 American men wear women's clothing, and we've had more than 40 Presidents, so someone's been prancing around the Oval Office wearing heels.

[aldian159]

4. you both beat me to it

n/t

[Lou_C]

5. Bush has a boyfriend in TN so maybe it wasn't a mistake

:shrug:

[soggy]

6. he lied, he's not a west texas girl...

he's from the northeast.

[VolcanoJen]

7. The proof is always in the pudding.

I've been away from the news for most of the day, but what an amusing, charming little health care speech the Chimp-In Chief gave today.

I enjoyed this part, just for the humor:

And the cards are out. They're heading out right now. Unlike most government programs where they say, the check's in the mail, actually, the cards are in the mail -- (laughter) -- and people will be able to use those cards to their benefit. They'll also be able to get on the Internet and comparatively shop for drugs. In other words, you can get on the Internet, put in your zip code, and you'll be able to see the price of retail drugs in drug stores close to you and in your community. And that in itself will serve as a -- as a way to put pressure, downward pressure through the market, not through government edict, or government declarations, but through the market for the benefit of consumers. This is a major -- the beginning of a major reform to the benefit of our seniors.

Is he high? My grandmother could barely use an ATM, let alone contemplate getting on the mystical Internet. Even if she could get on the internet, she'd only be crushed to learn that Canadian seniors receive a much, much better deal. C'mon, Chimpy... we know that your own mother would never have to worry about paying for her prescriptions, but that doesn't make you exempt of thought.

Another way to save money is to introduce information technology into the health care world. One of the amazing discrepancies in American society today is, we're literally changing how medicine is delivered in incredibly positive ways. And yet, docs are still spending a lot of time writing things on paper, and sometimes it's hard to read their handwriting -- (laughter) -- and therefore, sometimes it's difficult to have the spread of accurate information so that doctors can make good decisions.

This is one whopper of a thoughtful health-care initiative, Mr. Chimp!! Let's allow seniors to Google the price of their prescription medicines (because they can't yet, even if they're plugged into the internet generation? what in the f...?), and then, let's make it easier for pharmacists to translate prescriptions. You have got to be fucking kidding me. That's all you got?? That's your health care plan!!??!??!!

Beating this guy should be easier than it seems, shouldn't it??

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

8. My favorite part of the Bush transcripts is always...

"...(laughter)..."

Because otherwise I'd NEVER know where I was supposed to be laughing.

:evilgrin:

[MisterP]

9. what's with the gesture in the clinic picture?

it's utterly irrelevant to the situation. He looks a LOT like Tory Blair from the back in the last pic.

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10. Wait - where is the secret service in that last pic? -

They just searched 9*11 commissioners before they questioned bushcheney - searched them for weapons. But a facility of happy medical professionals is secure?

Just thinking out loud.

[allalone]

11. He's a west Texas girl!

that explains a lot like his use of "fabulous" to describe things and his "three little maids from school" poses when he thinks he's being cute. Umm, isn't he from back east?