SodaHead - Linnaeus's Answers & Comments

Do you Feel safe as Obama as President?

2009-09-26T22:37:45Z

Do you Feel safe as Obama as President?
(Fun)

65 answers, +6 raves

None

Linnaeus answered
Yes

Why do the Democrats refuse to address honest questions about Tort reform and opening health insurance across the US, instead of only state or locally wise?

2009-09-25T19:46:40Z

Why do the Democrats refuse to address honest questions about Tort reform and opening health insurance across the US, instead of only state or locally wise?
(News & Politics)

5 answers, 0 raves

Linnaeus answered
d. your point of view..I'm a bit partial to mine ;)
and said : That is a good question, and I would like to hear an answer. But reasonable questions are easier to dodge with all of the outrageous rhetoric about government takeovers and killing grandma flying around.

What is the Craziest Census Conspiracy Theory?

2009-09-25T19:19:54Z

What is the Craziest Census Conspiracy Theory?
(News & Politics)

13 answers, +4 raves

The suspicious death of a Census worker in Kentucky has led to increased focus on whether anti-Census conspiracies that have floated since the beginning of the Obama administration could lead to violence. Some of these paranoid conspiracies been endorsed by Republican officials or prominent media figures; others only percolate on the internet. See a full overview here -- and vote for which ones are merely dubious and which ones are truly insane. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/25/crazy-census-conspir...

Linnaeus answered
Internment Camps - One of the most infamous Census conspiracy theories was spread by Rep. Michele Bachmann -- that the census would lay the groundwork for World War II-style internment camps.

Who cares if illegals buy into ObamaCare?

2009-09-25T14:45:13Z

Who cares if illegals buy into ObamaCare?
(News & Politics)

23 answers, +4 raves

I don't see the point over illegals being covered by the proposed health care plan. We're not going to let anyone die in street for lack of health care, hospitals must treat everyone, taxes pay for hospitals to treat non-payers so what the heck is the point here? These expenses have already busted State's medicaid budgets. It's illegals having free access to our limited job markets that is the real concern.

Linnaeus answered
None of the above
and said : Myopic xenophobes care. All others have more important things to worry about.

Did Jesus Christ Exist?

2009-09-24T22:50:24Z

Did Jesus Christ Exist?
(News & Politics)

172 answers, +30 raves

Linnaeus answered

and said : Probably there was a human upon whose life the gospels are very loosely based.

obama... a to f...what grade would you give the president thus far.....

2009-09-24T22:46:39Z

obama... a to f...what grade would you give the president thus far.....
(Fun)

221 answers, +51 raves

Linnaeus answered
b...fair
and said : B. A. would have been for pushing energy reform before using so much political capital on the less important healthcare reform.

Who has the best Offense in the NFL

2009-09-23T20:53:22Z

Who has the best Offense in the NFL
(Sports)

5 answers, +3 raves

Linnaeus answered
other
and said : Saints.

If Terrorism Strikes America: Would Everyone Unite Behind President Obama?

2009-09-23T20:44:18Z

If Terrorism Strikes America: Would Everyone Unite Behind President Obama?
(News & Politics)

505 answers, +66 raves

After September 11, 2001, virtually all Americans united behind President Bush despite an embittered and divisive 2000 election. Many countries also united behind Bush and his plan to fight back against the terrorists. President Obama, considered sympathetic to Muslims by some, also faces a divided country. Al Qaeda released a 106-minute video predicting President Barack Obama's downfall at the hands of the Muslim world.

Linnaeus answered
Divided We Fall: America would NOT stand behind President Obama
and said : Are you kidding?

If you could have any book signed by its author which book would you choose?

2009-09-23T20:42:18Z

If you could have any book signed by its author which book would you choose?
(Entertainment)

95 answers, +26 raves

It doesn't have to be a living author...

Linnaeus answered

and said :

Does anyone really believe Obama will be elected to a second term?

2009-09-23T14:57:35Z

Does anyone really believe Obama will be elected to a second term?
(News & Politics)

513 answers, +96 raves

I mean really has he done anything particularly well to warrant another ambush on Americans?

Linnaeus answered
Yes, Liberal Loons check here

Do you believe ISRAEL will go to WAR with Iran because Barack Obama will do nothing about Iran's Nuclear Aspirations? Read WSJ article below.

2009-09-19T05:42:51Z

Do you believe ISRAEL will go to WAR with Iran because Barack Obama will do nothing about Iran's Nuclear Aspirations? Read WSJ article below.
(News & Politics)

71 answers, +24 raves

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203917304574410...

Linnaeus answered
Your thoughts.
and said : My neighbor has a gun, I think. Should I go over to his house and kill his family before he kills me, just in case? The comments contained herein are ludicrous to the extreme. Israel should stay within its borders, as should Iran.

Have you read the Republican alternative to reform healthcare instead of nationalizing it

2009-09-19T02:02:03Z

Have you read the Republican alternative to reform healthcare instead of nationalizing it
(News & Politics)

26 answers, +10 raves

DeMint Introduces Health Care Freedom Plan Insures more Americans in half the time at no cost June 23, 2009 - WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, introduced the Health Care Freedom Plan, a plan that reduces the government’s grip on the health care market and provides every American with the ability to access and own a health plan that best meets his or her needs. According to a Heritage Foundation estimate, Senator DeMint’s bill will reduce the uninsured by 22.4 million people in just 5 years. The legislation is completely paid for by terminating the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and forcing companies to repay their bailout funds within 5 years. “All Americans should have access to health insurance that they can afford, own, and keep – and that the government can never take over or take away,” said Senator DeMint. “No American should be forced into a government-run system that limits their choices and rations their care. Democrats’ answer to every crisis is more and more government, but there is a better way that puts patients first, not bureaucrats. By giving all Americans choice and access to the same tax benefits we give to people through their employers, we can cover more uninsured Americans than the Democrat plan, in half the time, and at no additional cost to taxpayers.” “Under the Health Care Freedom Plan, Americans would be able to keep the care they have now, but if they are uninsured or unhappy with their current plan, they could access a voucher to purchase health insurance anywhere in the country. This will create a true, competitive market for health care that will lower costs and increase quality. And it levels the playing field so all Americans – regardless of their employment benefits or employment status -- have the same access to quality health care.” “The Democrat bill will cost taxpayers trillions of dollars when we can solve this problem without adding a single dime to the deficit. By repealing the failed financial bailouts, we can give every American a tax benefit that provides them with access to quality, affordable health care coverage.” “The Health Care Freedom Plan will also help bring down overall medical costs by reducing expensive malpractice lawsuits against physicians and hospitals and by adding transparency to the industry. This plan also ensures that Americans with pre-existing health conditions have access to affordable coverage through Federal block grants for state high-risk insurance programs.” The Health Care Freedom Plan: • Protects the right of Americans to keep their employer-based plan without having to pay additional taxes on those benefits. • Provides Americans without employer-based coverage with vouchers of $2000 for individuals and $5000 for families to purchase health insurance. The premium for the average private policy sold in the individual market in 2007 was $1,896 for an individual and $4,392 for a family (Source: eHealthInsurance) • Allows Americans with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to use their HSA funds to pay for insurance premiums, encouraging employers to contribute to their employees’ HSAs. • Creates a nationwide market for health insurance by allowing individuals to purchase health insurance plans in any state. • Provides block grants to states to develop innovative models that ensure affordable health insurance coverage for Americans with pre-existing health conditions. • Reduces predatory and frivolous malpractice lawsuits against physicians and hospitals. • Assures that every health care consumer has access to price information prior to treatment so they can make informed decisions about their care. • Repeals financial bailouts (TARP) to ensure that the plan does not add to the deficit. Senator DeMint concluded, “The time has come for Americans to regain control of their health care choices, and the Health Care Freedom Act empowers every American with the freedom to choose and own a plan that is best for them.” Why has the MSM been hiding this? http://demint.senate.gov/public/_files/2009-06-23_HCFPsummary...

Linnaeus answered

and said : Actually that doesn't sound so bad, except the price is clearly understated. A family can buy health insurance for $5000/year (an extremely modest plan for a single parent and 3 kids is about $400/month; I know because I tried to get one), but it does not adequately cover preventative or routine office visits. The problem with this idea is that while it may reduce costs temporarily (through x-state and tort reform), it doesn't address the bulk of the inflationary pressure on healthcare costs, so that $5000 will be $8000 in a few years, and the TARP money will be spent.

Are there any Atheist Republicans/Conservatives out there?

2009-09-19T01:52:21Z

Are there any Atheist Republicans/Conservatives out there?
(News & Politics)

3 answers, 0 raves

I've been looking around for one for a while.

Linnaeus answered
No
and said : There are plenty of atheist conservatives; it is natural. There are no atheist Republicans; all got disgusted and left the party (thank you, Ronnie).

2012 GOP Primary.

2009-09-19T01:46:07Z

2012 GOP Primary.
(News & Politics)

7 answers, 0 raves

Who would you vote for in the primary to go up against and take back the white house? List is composed of most likely candidates to run...

Linnaeus answered
Ron Paul

Will the blatant use of the race card disenfranchise the white Obama voters who overlooked his association with terrorists and racist preachers and who voted for him in 2008?

2009-09-19T00:18:47Z

Will the blatant use of the race card disenfranchise the white Obama voters who overlooked his association with terrorists and racist preachers and who voted for him in 2008?
(News & Politics)

50 answers, +13 raves

Linnaeus answered
No it will not!
and said : Is this poll an example of playing the race card?

What's your favorite classical song?

2009-09-18T22:04:16Z

What's your favorite classical song?
(Entertainment)

11 answers, +1 raves

Videos please!

Linnaeus answered

and said : It's not classical, exactly, but I love Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Some of my other favs are Mendelsohn Violin Concerto Saint Saens Organ Symphony and of course Beethoven's 9th Symphony

Why do Republicans want to kill Grandma? The truth about REAL LIFE Republican death panels. The Republican Death Machine Who's really pulling the plug on Grandma? By Jacob Weisberg

2009-09-18T22:00:11Z

Why do Republicans want to kill Grandma? The truth about REAL LIFE Republican death panels. The Republican Death Machine Who's really pulling the plug on Grandma? By Jacob Weisberg
(News & Politics)

19 answers, +9 raves

A brilliant article from Slate.com Republicans charge that Democratic health care reform would, in Sen. Charles Grassley's words, "pull the plug on Grandma." According to Sen. Jon Kyl, the bills before Congress would ration medical treatment by age. Rep. John Boehner says they promote euthanasia. Alaskan abdicate Sarah Palin has raised the specter of "death panels." Such fears are understandable. It's not preposterous to imagine laws that would try to save money by encouraging the inconvenient elderly to make a timely exit. After all, that's been Republican policy for years. It was Sen. Grassley himself who rammed the GOP's most astonishing pro-death policy through the Senate in 2001. The estate-tax revision he championed reduces the estate tax to zero next year. But when the law expires at year's end, the tax will jump back up to its previous level of 55 percent. Grassley's exploding offer has an entirely foreseen if unintended consequence: It's going to encourage those whose parents and grandparents are worth anything more than a million bucks to get them dead by midnight on Dec. 31, 2010. This would be a great plot for a P.D. James novel if it weren't an actual piece of legislation. As economists will tell you, when you tax something less, you get more of it. Various studies have shown that this logic applies to life and death as well as to more modest behavioral choices. In a 2001 paper titled "Dying To Save Taxes," Wojciech Kopczuk and Joel Slemrod examined 13 tax changes since 1917 and concluded that "for individuals dying within two weeks of a tax reform, a $10,000 potential tax savings … increases the probability of dying in the lower-tax regime by 1.6 percent." A 2006 study done in Australia, which abolished its inheritance tax in 1979, reached the same conclusion: "a statistically significant effect of the abolition of inheritance taxes on the number of deaths." More than half the people who, according to statistics, ordinarily would have paid the Aussie inheritance tax in its final week managed to evade it by living a bit longer. Here, Congress has created an incentive for Grandma to stick around through Jan. 1, 2010, then snuff it before the end of next year. Other GOP policies promote death for senior citizens with more modest incomes. Take the conservative push to privatize Social Security, which George W. Bush proposed and failed to get Congress to pass in 2005. Social Security has driven life expectancy up and death rates down since it was instituted. It has an especially pronounced impact on suicide rates for the elderly, which have declined 56 percent since 1930. Had Bush prevailed, we would now be undoing income security for the elderly. Those who gambled on the stock market and lost would be less able to afford medicine, food, and heating for their homes. In aggregate, they'd presumably die younger and commit suicide more often. Republicans continue working to shorten and sadden the lives of the elderly in more oblique ways, too. One of President Obama's first official acts was to reverse Bush's executive order limiting government funding for stem-cell research, which remains the most promising avenue for new treatments of diseases that afflict the aged, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Clean-air legislation, which the Republicans defeated in 2002, has the potential to save 23,000 lives per year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Many of those victims are elderly people, who suffer disproportionately from cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses exacerbated by air pollution. Because emissions of carbon monoxide and such are merely a contributing factor, you can't name the individuals who have died because of this policy choice. But there are tens of thousands of people who would still be elderly today if Republicans didn't value the rights and campaign contributions of polluters more highly than their lives. Why are Republicans trying to kill America's old people? After all, senior citizens are more likely to vote for the GOP than for Democrats. They were the only substantial demographic segment John McCain won in 2008. You'd think Republicans would want them to hang on as long as possible. The problem is that because of the Democratic programs Social Security and Medicare, the aged are expensive for government to keep around. Some years ago, my former colleague Jodie T. Allen suggested a reason for what she called the GOP's "pro-death" policies: Faced with an unpalatable choice between cutting benefits and raising taxes to pay for the growing costs of entitlement programs, Republicans gravitated toward a third alternative—restraining growth in life expectancy. If you want lower taxes and aren't willing to risk cutting spending, you need fewer beneficiaries. I do not wish to alarm older, wealthier readers, but you may find family gatherings becoming increasingly tense over the next year. Do not be surprised if your heirs and assigns try to sit you down for a "conversation." You may want to have a witness or security guard present. And do not be surprised if you experience something like the following nightmare: You're in a hospital bed, hovering in a state of partial consciousness. Beneath the mask, that surgeon fiddling with the IV line has a familiar face … wait, isn't that … Dr. Grassley? And coming at you with a hypodermic syringe—Nurse Palin? At which point, if you are lucky, you will wake up in a cold sweat.

Linnaeus answered
Its ok when a Republican does it...
and said :

Parents Sue Walmart: They were accused of sexual abuse after taking bath-time photos of their children and then trying to have them developed at Walmart. They are also suing the state. Who should win suit. Walmart or the Parents?

2009-09-18T21:36:50Z

Parents Sue Walmart: They were accused of sexual abuse after taking bath-time photos of their children and then trying to have them developed at Walmart. They are also suing the state. Who should win suit. Walmart or the Parents?
(News & Politics)

80 answers, +21 raves

Parents Sue Walmart After Kids' Bath Photos Fiasco Thursday, September 17, 2009 PHOENIX — An Arizona couple accused of sexual abuse after taking bath-time photos of their children and then trying to have them developed at Walmart are suing the state and the retail giant. Lisa and Anthony "A.J." Demaree's three young daughters were taken away by Arizona Child Protective Services last fall when a Walmart employee found partially nude pictures of the girls on a camera memory stick taken to the store for processing, according to the suit. The Peoria couple's attorney said Walmart turned the photos over to police and the Demarees were not allowed to see their children for several days and didn't regain custody for a month while the state investigated. Neither parent was charged with sexual abuse and they regained custody of their children — then ages 1 1/2, 4 and 5 — but the Demarees claim the incident inflicted lasting harm. The couple is seeking undetermined monetary damages from both Walmart and the state and have requested a jury trial. Richard Treon, the lawyer for the Demarees, said the images of the girls were part of a group of 144 photographs taken mostly during the family's vacation in San Diego. There were seven to eight bath- and playtime photos of the girls that showed a "portion or outline or genitalia." "There was nothing sexual about it," Treon said. "This is a parent's worst nightmare." One lawsuit names Arizona, Peoria and the state Attorney General's Office as defendants, claiming that employees from each defamed them by telling friends, family members and co-workers that they had "sexually abused" their children by taking pornographic pictures of them. A second lawsuit, naming Walmart as the defendant, says the company is at fault for not telling Anthony Demaree that it had an "unsuitable print policy" and could decide to turn any photos over to law enforcement. Calls to Arkansas-based Walmart and officials from Peoria and Arizona seeking comment on the suits were not immediately returned Thursday. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,551760,00.html?loomia_ow=...

Linnaeus answered
Undecided
and said : CPS can be a bull in a china shop; this is not uncommon. They have destroyed many lives temporarily. I guess they justify it by claiming to save many lives permanently. The question of whether they do more harm than good on the whole remains unanswered.

Will you join me in saying a prayer for Isreal and Poland?

2009-09-18T21:30:42Z

Will you join me in saying a prayer for Isreal and Poland?
(News & Politics)

4 answers, +1 raves

Obama is leaving our friends out in the cold and chooses to embrace our enemies. As an American who cares about our free allies: The polish and Isreale people, I pray for God to protect them from terrorism and attack from our enemies. Obama is leaving Isreal to stand alone against Iran who has vowed to wipe them off the face of the earth. Isreal will protect herself and within the coming months attack Iran's nuclear sites. Isreal will have no choice, this act may begin a world war. Obama's arrogance and ignorance will cause devistating consequences! Our allies need our prayers!

Linnaeus answered
Agree
and said : Dear God please protect Israel and Poland from forces which promote the misconception that building implements of destruction is the best way to keep peace.

WHY ARE LIBERALS TRYING TO START A RACE WAR IN THIS COUNTRY?

2009-09-18T19:52:45Z

WHY ARE LIBERALS TRYING TO START A RACE WAR IN THIS COUNTRY?
(News & Politics)

137 answers, +21 raves

After reading an article from the Project 21 site. With the recent race comments by liberals. It hit me these folks are trying to divide america racially. Even though they tout themselves as the group of racial unity. Which any thinking person would know is a load of crap. So folks I would like to hear your opinions on this issue that in my opinion is dividing us further then we have been in over 50 years.

Linnaeus answered
This is what I think.
and said : Roughly 75 to 80% of the polls and blogs about race on SH come from conservatives, I would guess.