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draft_mario_cuomo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 08:15 PM Original message |
GOP's Huckabee implies obese people are to blame for our health care crisis |
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uberblonde (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. And yet, he still has that fat head. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. If we had adequate healthcare and follow-up |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. Oh yeah, obesity causes all the problems |
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vanramp (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Oh |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 06:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
29. You missed the point |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 08:02 AM Response to Reply #14 |
33. if I want medical advice, I'll see a doctor.. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 08:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
64. funny how hateful f***s like you are always trolls |
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lisby (254 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 07:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
32. He's not overgeneralizing, he's playing the "it's still ok to hate fat people" card. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. As someone who has been teased about this their whole life |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-13-07 02:07 AM Response to Reply #44 |
62. Hypothyroidism is quite common and undiagnosed. |
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R_M (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. Does he blame women who don't stay home and cook all day also? |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 10:27 AM Response to Reply #4 |
42. Or how about leaders in corporate America, who insist on longer and longer work days |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. Wow, what a waste of good oxygen he is! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. Mr Huckabee you are aware that |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. Huckabee is right that Obesity is a problem... |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. he just lost the nomination.. |
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LBJDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Freepers hate him for it |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. you can't admit he has a point at all? |
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LordJFT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. he does definitely have a point |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
53. This is where I'd normally say "welcome to DU" |
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LordJFT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 06:42 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. Give me a break |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 11:18 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Try to stay on topic next time. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. He has a point, but it's part of a blame-the-victim mentality. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 05:35 AM Response to Reply #11 |
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DeeDeeNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 08:15 AM Response to Reply #26 |
34. Looks like Huck's a hypocrite |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Obesity is a problem |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. And this contests my point how? |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 09:01 AM Response to Reply #13 |
38. that's a myth -- food is more plentiful and cheaper than it has ever been |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #38 |
54. Look at all the growth hormones and drugs in the foods we eat. |
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LBJDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Agreed. It's more a cultural issue than anything else. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
55. "It is fucking wrong to live like a pig"? |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. are you sure? |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. You are correct sir, there are multiple problems with health care... |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 06:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
30. Agreed and Well Said. |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
48. I doubt it.. |
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trashcanistanista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
46. And that 43 million AMericans have no health insurace. n/t |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 03:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Not being able to make it up the stairs has nothing to do with being fat |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 04:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Maybe because he doesn't actually have a point? |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 09:18 AM Response to Reply #24 |
40. you can induce obesity regardless of genetics |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #40 |
50. Cattle are also fattened by fasting them occasionally |
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draft_mario_cuomo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
49. He, like a typical Repuke, is scapegoating 1 group for a complex and large problem |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
52. You contradicted yourself right in your own post, |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 06:35 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. It's just astounding that you can't admit |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 11:19 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Oh, so all the "fatties" are just out at McDonald's and Pizza Hut every night? |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 12:33 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. OK, you're right |
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getmeouttahere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
19. Just like so many things that are backwards in this country... |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
56. "Some people are just gluttons"? What a disgusting thing to say. |
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ArkySue (647 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
20. Huck needs to "get the plank out" out of his own eye first |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 03:40 AM Response to Original message |
21. If it's so bad for us, why has life expectancy improved a great deal right along with more obesity? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 04:27 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Come to think of it, the above data tells you all you need to know-- |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 05:58 AM Response to Original message |
27. I blame the children. They keep getting sick, need all sorts of shots, and don't even work. |
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dbt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
28. The Huckster's weight loss began with phen-phen |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
31. There's nothing worse than a "reformed" anything. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
35. And this is what the anti-smoking (to the extreme) campaign |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
36. And Dumb Fucks like Huckabee are the root of our education problem? |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
37. Pay no attention to high-fructose corn syrup in freakin' everything! |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 10:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
43. bingo. Wouldn't want to get the food industry all riled up, now would we? |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
39. Actually, the problem is diaper-wearing republicon sex perverts |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
41. The zeal of the convert |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
45. gee, I wonder if he says the same thing to his wife and sons |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
47. There is no one more insufferable than a "former " anything! |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
51. Michael Moore agrees! |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
57. Gee, what else are "obese" people to blame for? The war? Ruining Plame's life? |
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