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Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec
Date: 04/09/2013 10:35:10
Good Morning.
Today is our 4,202nd day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualties from our ongoing war, courtesy of antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,192
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,081
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
$ 1, 441, 215, 850, 000 .00
Let's talk about honor and dishonor today. These are often curious things. As a society, we've set standards for ourselves surrounding these two things. We tend to think that soldiers are automatically "honorable" simply by virtue of the uniform, but unfortunately this is often not the case.
Like you and me, soldiers are mortal men and women, with all the fragilities and uncertainties that are always present in the human race. I think the disconnect is where some soldiers have the internal mechanism to look at a thing and declare it wrong, and to "do the right thing", where others do horrible and hateful things. Whether or not it's a "coping mechanism", as their lawyer insists, I have to wonder at any soldier, indeed any human being, that could look upon a dead fellow-creature, enemy or not, and decide that it's OK to urinate on the corpse?
But indeed, for every bad apple, there's an entire bushel of good ones to make up for it. At least I can still be heartened that no matter how horrific the ugly stories of war can be, there are at least as many stories of honor and sacrifice. Of course, it's the media that often skews things; after all, soldiers doing the right thing doesn't necessarily drive ratings.
When an old soldier dies, at the family's choice, they are entitled to a funeral with military honors. My own dear great-uncle was buried with a Coast Guard honor guard and bugler last June when he went to join his shipmates. But thanks to the increasing pace of veteran's deaths, and coupled with budget cutbacks and now the sequester....there isn't enough money to go around to pay for these things. You may have heard about Bugles Across America, but they're just the tip of the iceberg.
All across these United States, there are small, but loyal, corps of volunteers that make sure any family that wants a military honor guard can have one.
I think this may be another casualty of our war-based society. When war is a rare and unusual thing, it's much easier to find honor and nobility. When it's an everyday occurrence, and has been for now almost a generation, it's easy to get complacent, and indeed blase about the entire thing. I try my hardest to teach young men what some of these things mean, but I fear we may be losing what has become a battle of attrition.
Today is our 4,202nd day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualties from our ongoing war, courtesy of antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,192
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,081
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
Let's talk about honor and dishonor today. These are often curious things. As a society, we've set standards for ourselves surrounding these two things. We tend to think that soldiers are automatically "honorable" simply by virtue of the uniform, but unfortunately this is often not the case.
Like you and me, soldiers are mortal men and women, with all the fragilities and uncertainties that are always present in the human race. I think the disconnect is where some soldiers have the internal mechanism to look at a thing and declare it wrong, and to "do the right thing", where others do horrible and hateful things. Whether or not it's a "coping mechanism", as their lawyer insists, I have to wonder at any soldier, indeed any human being, that could look upon a dead fellow-creature, enemy or not, and decide that it's OK to urinate on the corpse?
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — The defense attorney for a sergeant facing punishment for his role in the incident in which Marines filmed themselves urinating on Taliban corpses called the action “black humor,” likening it to jokes police officers might make after seeing a horrific crime scene.
The Marines’ decision to urinate on the corpses was in poor taste, said retired Lt. Col. Guy Womack, but not desecration. In fact, it was more a coping mechanism, he said.
Sgt. Robert Richards, who served as a team leader of the sniper platoon with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, during their 2011 deployment to Afghanistan, did not testify during his Article 32 hearing on Tuesday and declined to provide a statement. He was one of four Marines shown urinating on enemy fighters in a 39-second video that surfaced online Jan. 10, 2012. The video was filmed during a counterinsurgency operation near Sandala in Helmand province on July 27, 2011.
A platoon sergeant with 3/2, Sgt. Edward Deptola, who was reduced in rank from staff sergeant following a court-martial here in January, was called by the prosecution as a witness in the case. When asked why the scout snipers urinated on the corpses, he said killing them just wasn’t enough.
“Not for what they had done to us for the past 10 years, and what all terrorists have done to us in the past 30 years,” he said.
Several more videos were shown during Richards’ hearing, including one in which he threw a grenade over a 10-foot wall and another in which he rode on top of a tank with the three bodies on which he’d urinated earlier.
At one point, Richards can be heard on a video telling his Marines that “for the next five minutes, every military age male south is hostile.” The battalion commander on the deployment, Lt. Col. Christopher Dixon, now with 2nd Marine Division, said during his testimony that he questions whether someone at his rank could make such a declaration, let alone a sergeant.
Also discussed during the hearing was an interpreter firing a weapon while under no clear immediate threat, something Maj. Michael Libretto, one of the prosecutors in the case, said Richards should have stopped as team leader on that patrol.
But indeed, for every bad apple, there's an entire bushel of good ones to make up for it. At least I can still be heartened that no matter how horrific the ugly stories of war can be, there are at least as many stories of honor and sacrifice. Of course, it's the media that often skews things; after all, soldiers doing the right thing doesn't necessarily drive ratings.
When an old soldier dies, at the family's choice, they are entitled to a funeral with military honors. My own dear great-uncle was buried with a Coast Guard honor guard and bugler last June when he went to join his shipmates. But thanks to the increasing pace of veteran's deaths, and coupled with budget cutbacks and now the sequester....there isn't enough money to go around to pay for these things. You may have heard about Bugles Across America, but they're just the tip of the iceberg.
All across these United States, there are small, but loyal, corps of volunteers that make sure any family that wants a military honor guard can have one.
With little of the solemnity of the real thing but with all the seriousness, a handful of soldiers and a group of Minneapolis cops practiced in an isolated corner of Fort Snelling National Cemetery on a recent morning. They removed a flag-draped wooden casket from a hearse, and marched it to a pavilion. They folded the flag into a perfect triangle (nothing but the field of blue and the white stars showing).
Over and over again, they presented the folded flag to a make-believe spouse sitting next to a casket with no one in it.
There were no tears and no mourners. No one would be buried. The cops were in their civilian clothes. The soldiers were wearing their informal battle dress uniforms. But the drill had its purpose: to train for a coordinated and dignified presentation for what has turned into a growth industry: military honor guard funerals.
About 4,800 Minnesota veterans are expected to want funerals with military honor guards this year, up by more than 400 from last year. That number is only expected to rise in the coming years as demographic realities hit. The average age of Korean and World War II veterans is above 70, and there are approximately 140,000 Vietnam-era veterans in Minnesota alone.
Despite the steady rise in demand, money for honor guards from veteran service organizations like the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars has been sporadically allocated in the past from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. State funding was eliminated in 2009 when state budgets were tightened. Federal funding for an Minnesota Army National Guard team has also been cut as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have wound down. The Minnesota Guard laid off seven soldiers from its honor guard squads this year.
This year, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has proposed $400,000 in his budget over the next two years to provide stable funding for the veteran organizations' honor guards. It's hoped the greater attention to training and the added funding will attract a younger group of veterans to perform the ceremonies.
"We just want to be able to say, 'If you have the time, we will help you with the training and help reimburse some of your expenses -- and that can be your way as a veteran to give back to all veterans,'?" said Minnesota VA Commissioner Larry Shellito.
Dayton's proposal has proceeded with little debate. The provision is part of a $124.6 million budget request for the state VA that is scheduled for a key legislative committee hearing this week.
I think this may be another casualty of our war-based society. When war is a rare and unusual thing, it's much easier to find honor and nobility. When it's an everyday occurrence, and has been for now almost a generation, it's easy to get complacent, and indeed blase about the entire thing. I try my hardest to teach young men what some of these things mean, but I fear we may be losing what has become a battle of attrition.
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Comment by 
Raine on 04/09/2013 13:11:50
Good morning!
Raine on 04/09/2013 13:11:50
Good morning!
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 13:14:11
Raine on 04/09/2013 13:14:11
Breaking: Preliminary reports indicate a 6.3 magnitude earthquake 55 south of Bandar, Iran; site of a nuclear power plant, NBC News reports.
Comment by 
wickedpam on 04/09/2013 13:22:15
wickedpam on 04/09/2013 13:22:15
Morning 
Comment by 
BobR on 04/09/2013 13:40:34
BobR on 04/09/2013 13:40:34
Thanks TriSec - that whole "peeing on corpse" thing reeks of ghetto and bad gangster movies. Their justification is the same mindset that gets a secret thrill from torture. As bad apples go - they are rotten to the core.
Comment by wickedpam on 04/09/2013 13:45:33
wickedpam on 04/09/2013 13:45:33
dude isn't getting Rude's point.
Comment by wickedpam on 04/09/2013 13:48:15
wickedpam on 04/09/2013 13:48:15
Hyperbole much?
Comment by wickedpam on 04/09/2013 13:56:05
wickedpam on 04/09/2013 13:56:05
um isn't Romans in the Old Testament? If so, then its nothing Jesus said.
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 13:56:44
Glad my itunes is kicking in and out.
Raine on 04/09/2013 13:56:44
Quote by wickedpam:
Hyperbole much?
Glad my itunes is kicking in and out.
Comment by wickedpam on 04/09/2013 14:00:12
scratch that - it is in the New Testament. And its my understanding that its Paul speaking not Jesus.
wickedpam on 04/09/2013 14:00:12
Quote by wickedpam:
um isn't Romans in the Old Testament? If so, then its nothing Jesus said.
scratch that - it is in the New Testament. And its my understanding that its Paul speaking not Jesus.
Comment by wickedpam on 04/09/2013 14:06:02
and (granted I'm not at Theologian and I'm getting this from The Google) its about the expressions of idolatry.
wickedpam on 04/09/2013 14:06:02
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by wickedpam:
um isn't Romans in the Old Testament? If so, then its nothing Jesus said.
scratch that - it is in the New Testament. And its my understanding that its Paul speaking not Jesus.
and (granted I'm not at Theologian and I'm getting this from The Google) its about the expressions of idolatry.
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 14:18:42
Raine on 04/09/2013 14:18:42
April 9, 1865
The end of the official Civil War.
The end of the official Civil War.
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 14:19:45
Raine on 04/09/2013 14:19:45
Quote by wickedpam:I think I came in at the end of that Woman.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by wickedpam:
um isn't Romans in the Old Testament? If so, then its nothing Jesus said.
scratch that - it is in the New Testament. And its my understanding that its Paul speaking not Jesus.
She was really not getting it at all.
and (granted I'm not at Theologian and I'm getting this from The Google) its about the expressions of idolatry.
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 14:29:34
Raine on 04/09/2013 14:29:34
/oh caller.
another one missing the point and actually proving yourself WRONG.
another one missing the point and actually proving yourself WRONG.
Comment by 
Scoopster on 04/09/2013 15:09:40
Scoopster on 04/09/2013 15:09:40
Mornin' all.. 
Comment by 
TriSec on 04/09/2013 15:32:41
TriSec on 04/09/2013 15:32:41
Morning, comrades!
Running late today; had my therapy appointments this morning.
In the plus column, my hands have responded well to treatment and I have been officially discharged! (My tired old dogs are another matter entirely.)
Not sure what the discussion about Paul and the Romans was about here, but you'll find that Mohammed had much to say about idolatry, too.
Running late today; had my therapy appointments this morning.
In the plus column, my hands have responded well to treatment and I have been officially discharged! (My tired old dogs are another matter entirely.)
Not sure what the discussion about Paul and the Romans was about here, but you'll find that Mohammed had much to say about idolatry, too.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 04/09/2013 15:34:02
Outside of the Books of Matthew, Luke, Mark and John, Jesus of Nazareth says nothing directly as a living person in the Christian Scriptures. Some theologians argue that Paul had at least as much influence on the development of Christianity as Jesus.
Good morning, bloggers!! I am prepping for my interview. TriSec, I think that you hit the nail on the head about honor. When we are in a state of constant war, people often demonize the "enemy" and expand the scope of the people that they call enemies.
Will in Chicago on 04/09/2013 15:34:02
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by wickedpam:
um isn't Romans in the Old Testament? If so, then its nothing Jesus said.
scratch that - it is in the New Testament. And its my understanding that its Paul speaking not Jesus.
Outside of the Books of Matthew, Luke, Mark and John, Jesus of Nazareth says nothing directly as a living person in the Christian Scriptures. Some theologians argue that Paul had at least as much influence on the development of Christianity as Jesus.
Good morning, bloggers!! I am prepping for my interview. TriSec, I think that you hit the nail on the head about honor. When we are in a state of constant war, people often demonize the "enemy" and expand the scope of the people that they call enemies.
Comment by wickedpam on 04/09/2013 15:36:56
being as Paul seemed to be the person who set up the Catholic church he had a ton on influence on a part of it.
Good Luck with your interview
wickedpam on 04/09/2013 15:36:56
Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by wickedpam:
um isn't Romans in the Old Testament? If so, then its nothing Jesus said.
scratch that - it is in the New Testament. And its my understanding that its Paul speaking not Jesus.
Outside of the Books of Matthew, Luke, Mark and John, Jesus of Nazareth says nothing directly as a living person in the Christian Scriptures. Some theologians argue that Paul had at least as much influence on the development of Christianity as Jesus.
Good morning, bloggers!! I am prepping for my interview. TriSec, I think that you hit the nail on the head about honor. When we are in a state of constant war, people often demonize the "enemy" and expand the scope of the people that they call enemies.
being as Paul seemed to be the person who set up the Catholic church he had a ton on influence on a part of it.
Good Luck with your interview
Comment by wickedpam on 04/09/2013 15:38:49
someone called the show and read from Romans chapter 1 in support of their argument against homosexuality
wickedpam on 04/09/2013 15:38:49
Quote by TriSec:
Morning, comrades!
Running late today; had my therapy appointments this morning.
In the plus column, my hands have responded well to treatment and I have been officially discharged! (My tired old dogs are another matter entirely.)
Not sure what the discussion about Paul and the Romans was about here, but you'll find that Mohammed had much to say about idolatry, too.
someone called the show and read from Romans chapter 1 in support of their argument against homosexuality
Comment by TriSec on 04/09/2013 15:52:57
*buzz* They lose, then.
As I've said for years...."I'm so glad you believe this way. Good for you. Now tell me why YOUR beliefs need to be the law of the land?"
TriSec on 04/09/2013 15:52:57
Quote by wickedpam:
someone called the show and read from Romans chapter 1 in support of their argument against homosexuality
*buzz* They lose, then.
As I've said for years...."I'm so glad you believe this way. Good for you. Now tell me why YOUR beliefs need to be the law of the land?"
Comment by 
clintster on 04/09/2013 15:58:30
clintster on 04/09/2013 15:58:30
The screaming goat is over now; NOW it's all about screaming Brock Lesnar:
Comment by clintster on 04/09/2013 16:03:38
clintster on 04/09/2013 16:03:38
Hmmm... remember when I was talking about moving to Tennessee if the Georgia job possibility fell through? Yeah, about that:
Tennessee Politician Arrested for Indecent Exposure
A former Tennessee politician "who was investigated on indecent exposure allegations while in office more than two years ago has been arrested... after a new complaint was filed," the Kingsport Times-News reports.
William Lee Blakely "is charged with one count of indecent exposure as a result of allegations made by a female motorist who claimed that he 'fondled himself' and made obscene gestures while they drove beside each other on Interstate 26."
A witness told WJHL-TV that Blakely was masturbating out of his open car window while speeding down the highway at 90 miles per hour.
Comment by TriSec on 04/09/2013 16:07:59
TriSec on 04/09/2013 16:07:59
*non sequitir*
Say folks, does anybody know what to do with random camera lens filters? I've cleaned out my father in law's stash recently, but I have no idea what to do with any of them. (This is for an actual film camera.)
Say folks, does anybody know what to do with random camera lens filters? I've cleaned out my father in law's stash recently, but I have no idea what to do with any of them. (This is for an actual film camera.)
Comment by clintster on 04/09/2013 16:16:38
Do you mean "what to do" as in what their purposes are? 'Cause I can help you with that. What filters do you have?
clintster on 04/09/2013 16:16:38
Quote by TriSec:
*non sequitir*
Say folks, does anybody know what to do with random camera lens filters? I've cleaned out my father in law's stash recently, but I have no idea what to do with any of them. (This is for an actual film camera.)
Do you mean "what to do" as in what their purposes are? 'Cause I can help you with that. What filters do you have?
Comment by 
livingonli on 04/09/2013 16:18:32
livingonli on 04/09/2013 16:18:32
Good day, folks. It's getting close to 80 here and I feel like I am getting a cold.
Comment by livingonli on 04/09/2013 16:18:58
livingonli on 04/09/2013 16:18:58
And I think I am getting a cold.
Comment by TriSec on 04/09/2013 16:29:26
TriSec on 04/09/2013 16:29:26
Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 04/09/2013 16:37:52
Many of the SLR type digital cameras (with removable lenses) will still take those filters. So let clintster know what you have.
trojanrabbit on 04/09/2013 16:37:52
Quote by clintster:Quote by TriSec:
*non sequitir*
Say folks, does anybody know what to do with random camera lens filters? I've cleaned out my father in law's stash recently, but I have no idea what to do with any of them. (This is for an actual film camera.)
Do you mean "what to do" as in what their purposes are? 'Cause I can help you with that. What filters do you have?
Many of the SLR type digital cameras (with removable lenses) will still take those filters. So let clintster know what you have.
Comment by TriSec on 04/09/2013 16:51:03
Well, I could just stick one on the camera, but I don't want everyone coming out looking like Smurfs, either.
TriSec on 04/09/2013 16:51:03
Quote by clintster:
Do you mean "what to do" as in what their purposes are? 'Cause I can help you with that. What filters do you have?
Well, I could just stick one on the camera, but I don't want everyone coming out looking like Smurfs, either.
Comment by Scoopster on 04/09/2013 17:01:19
Scoopster on 04/09/2013 17:01:19
Mitch McConnell and his campaign handlers are a bunch of fucking hypocrites.
Digging into someone's PRIVATE MEDICAL HISTORY. Watergate-style tactics indeed.
Digging into someone's PRIVATE MEDICAL HISTORY. Watergate-style tactics indeed.
Comment by clintster on 04/09/2013 17:18:04
OK, let me see what I can do here...
You have a few different classes of filters:
Brightly colored filters are primarily used in black and white photography to emphasize or mute certain colors. For example, a 25 Red filter used with black and white film will make red colors look white or very light gray; a PO1 (green) filter does the same with green colors. For black and white portrait work, a green or yellow is quite handy in bringing out skin tones. In color photography, you can also use these brightly colored filters for special effects.
Next, you have "protective" filters; these are filters that have a basic effect on the incoming image. Their most valuable asset, however, is that they offer protection to the opening of your lens from dirt, debris, and accidents. Usually labelled "SKY" or "UV", they enhance the image by filtering out ultraviolet light. This has the effect of brightening colors in the final image. BTW, if you have an SLR or DSLR and don't have a protective filter on each lens you have, GET ONE/SOME! I know from experience, if you drop your camera or lens, it's much cheaper to replace a $10 UV filter than a $300 lens.
Then you have the polarizers. These are two-piece filters that can be rotated for maximum efficacy. There are two types of polarizers: linear polarizers (labeled PL) made for manual focusing SLRs, and Circular PLs made for auto-focus SLRs. Very handy filters; they reduce glare and reflections where you don't need them and create much deeper blues in sky and water photos.
Finally, you have effects filters. These are usually things like screens (which add stars, crosses, and halos to photos), soft focus filters (which blur everything or specific areas just enough to create a romantic or nostalgic effect) and graduated filters (which fade a color either into another or to no-color clarity).
Anyway, hope this helps you a little.
Clintster
The official photo-dork of 4F (gling!)
clintster on 04/09/2013 17:18:04
Quote by TriSec:Quote by clintster:
Do you mean "what to do" as in what their purposes are? 'Cause I can help you with that. What filters do you have?
Well, I could just stick one on the camera, but I don't want everyone coming out looking like Smurfs, either.
OK, let me see what I can do here...
You have a few different classes of filters:
Brightly colored filters are primarily used in black and white photography to emphasize or mute certain colors. For example, a 25 Red filter used with black and white film will make red colors look white or very light gray; a PO1 (green) filter does the same with green colors. For black and white portrait work, a green or yellow is quite handy in bringing out skin tones. In color photography, you can also use these brightly colored filters for special effects.
Next, you have "protective" filters; these are filters that have a basic effect on the incoming image. Their most valuable asset, however, is that they offer protection to the opening of your lens from dirt, debris, and accidents. Usually labelled "SKY" or "UV", they enhance the image by filtering out ultraviolet light. This has the effect of brightening colors in the final image. BTW, if you have an SLR or DSLR and don't have a protective filter on each lens you have, GET ONE/SOME! I know from experience, if you drop your camera or lens, it's much cheaper to replace a $10 UV filter than a $300 lens.
Then you have the polarizers. These are two-piece filters that can be rotated for maximum efficacy. There are two types of polarizers: linear polarizers (labeled PL) made for manual focusing SLRs, and Circular PLs made for auto-focus SLRs. Very handy filters; they reduce glare and reflections where you don't need them and create much deeper blues in sky and water photos.
Finally, you have effects filters. These are usually things like screens (which add stars, crosses, and halos to photos), soft focus filters (which blur everything or specific areas just enough to create a romantic or nostalgic effect) and graduated filters (which fade a color either into another or to no-color clarity).
Anyway, hope this helps you a little.
Clintster
The official photo-dork of 4F (gling!)
Comment by TriSec on 04/09/2013 17:32:21
TriSec on 04/09/2013 17:32:21
All my lenses have skylights on them already; this is the only filter that I know what it's really for.
There's a few dark ones, I suppose those are the polarizing ones, and at least one filter that looks kind of purplish.
I'll pull them out and look closer (of course they're 40 miles away from me here.)
I"ve only shot a handful of rolls of B & W film. I was not impressed with the C-41 process one, it came out more sepia toned, but that wasn't the effect I had in mind. (Netwonville still carries the good stuff.)
There's a few dark ones, I suppose those are the polarizing ones, and at least one filter that looks kind of purplish.
I'll pull them out and look closer (of course they're 40 miles away from me here.)
I"ve only shot a handful of rolls of B & W film. I was not impressed with the C-41 process one, it came out more sepia toned, but that wasn't the effect I had in mind. (Netwonville still carries the good stuff.)
Comment by TriSec on 04/09/2013 17:47:39
TriSec on 04/09/2013 17:47:39
I"m thinking that staying up late to watch the title game may not have been the best idea.
<-- dies.
<-- dies.
Comment by TriSec on 04/09/2013 17:54:34
TriSec on 04/09/2013 17:54:34
Right from Mohammed's mouth (via Hadith of the Day):
I wonder how extremists can read this and say, "Yeah, let's oppress women and girls and fly planes into buildings." Because that's so what the Prophet had in mind when he wrote this stuff down.
Of course, I still wonder what book of the Bible the Wetboro folks are reading, but I digress.
‘Whoever has oppressed another person concerning his reputation or anything else, he should beg him to forgive him before the Day of Resurrection when there will be no money (to compensate for wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will be taken from him according to his oppression which he has done, and if he has no good deeds, the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on him.’
I wonder how extremists can read this and say, "Yeah, let's oppress women and girls and fly planes into buildings." Because that's so what the Prophet had in mind when he wrote this stuff down.
Of course, I still wonder what book of the Bible the Wetboro folks are reading, but I digress.
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 18:39:38
I just saw this on Tamron Halls on MSNBC.
I don;t know about private history as Judd has spoken of this herself, but what I find incredibly ironic is that Mother Jones called the campaign prior to publishing the article for comment and they didn't return calls.
I'm fairly confident that no wiretapping law was broken here. They got caught with their pants down and now they go crying to the FBI for no other reason than they are embarrassed.
Good on Corn and Mother Jones.
Raine on 04/09/2013 18:39:38
Quote by Scoopster:
Mitch McConnell and his campaign handlers are a bunch of fucking hypocrites.
Digging into someone's PRIVATE MEDICAL HISTORY. Watergate-style tactics indeed.
I don;t know about private history as Judd has spoken of this herself, but what I find incredibly ironic is that Mother Jones called the campaign prior to publishing the article for comment and they didn't return calls.
I'm fairly confident that no wiretapping law was broken here. They got caught with their pants down and now they go crying to the FBI for no other reason than they are embarrassed.
Good on Corn and Mother Jones.
Comment by Scoopster on 04/09/2013 18:57:09
Scoopster on 04/09/2013 18:57:09
omg it's WAY too nice outside to be in the office.. 
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 19:11:00
Raine on 04/09/2013 19:11:00
How the f*ck does one stab 14 people in one incident?
(btw, no one seems to have died, I hope it remains so)
(btw, no one seems to have died, I hope it remains so)
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 19:12:48
Klassy
Raine on 04/09/2013 19:12:48
Quote by clintster:
Hmmm... remember when I was talking about moving to Tennessee if the Georgia job possibility fell through? Yeah, about that:
Tennessee Politician Arrested for Indecent Exposure
A former Tennessee politician "who was investigated on indecent exposure allegations while in office more than two years ago has been arrested... after a new complaint was filed," the Kingsport Times-News reports.
William Lee Blakely "is charged with one count of indecent exposure as a result of allegations made by a female motorist who claimed that he 'fondled himself' and made obscene gestures while they drove beside each other on Interstate 26."
A witness told WJHL-TV that Blakely was masturbating out of his open car window while speeding down the highway at 90 miles per hour.
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 19:14:46
Come to think of it (no pun intended) I hope no one ever bought one of his used cars. I could hear the buyer now:
'The steering is kinda sticky'
Raine on 04/09/2013 19:14:46
Quote by Raine:KlassyQuote by clintster:
Hmmm... remember when I was talking about moving to Tennessee if the Georgia job possibility fell through? Yeah, about that:
Tennessee Politician Arrested for Indecent Exposure
A former Tennessee politician "who was investigated on indecent exposure allegations while in office more than two years ago has been arrested... after a new complaint was filed," the Kingsport Times-News reports.
William Lee Blakely "is charged with one count of indecent exposure as a result of allegations made by a female motorist who claimed that he 'fondled himself' and made obscene gestures while they drove beside each other on Interstate 26."
A witness told WJHL-TV that Blakely was masturbating out of his open car window while speeding down the highway at 90 miles per hour.
'The steering is kinda sticky'
Comment by TriSec on 04/09/2013 19:17:14
Finally reading the whole thing...
Members of Congress are not considered "covered entities" under the HIPAA act of 1996, so this would not seem to be a violation of anyone's PHI.
Whether it's "right" or not is another matter entirely.
TriSec on 04/09/2013 19:17:14
Quote by Scoopster:
Mitch McConnell and his campaign handlers are a bunch of fucking hypocrites.
Digging into someone's PRIVATE MEDICAL HISTORY. Watergate-style tactics indeed.
Finally reading the whole thing...
Members of Congress are not considered "covered entities" under the HIPAA act of 1996, so this would not seem to be a violation of anyone's PHI.
Whether it's "right" or not is another matter entirely.
Comment by TriSec on 04/09/2013 19:19:11
+1 gun = 14 dead.
TriSec on 04/09/2013 19:19:11
Quote by Raine:
How the f*ck does one stab 14 people in one incident?
(btw, no one seems to have died, I hope it remains so)
+1 gun = 14 dead.
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 19:25:24
I was thinking the very same thing.
Raine on 04/09/2013 19:25:24
Quote by TriSec:Quote by Raine:
How the f*ck does one stab 14 people in one incident?
(btw, no one seems to have died, I hope it remains so)
+1 gun = 14 dead.
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 19:27:10
:confused: Ashley Judd's PHI?
Or, are you saying that an elected person can investigate a person's PHI? (if so, does that extend to staff?)
Raine on 04/09/2013 19:27:10
Quote by TriSec:Quote by Scoopster:
Mitch McConnell and his campaign handlers are a bunch of fucking hypocrites.
Digging into someone's PRIVATE MEDICAL HISTORY. Watergate-style tactics indeed.
Finally reading the whole thing...
Members of Congress are not considered "covered entities" under the HIPAA act of 1996, so this would not seem to be a violation of anyone's PHI.
Whether it's "right" or not is another matter entirely.
Or, are you saying that an elected person can investigate a person's PHI? (if so, does that extend to staff?)
Comment by Scoopster on 04/09/2013 19:29:42
Scoopster on 04/09/2013 19:29:42
There seems to be a rash of politicians behaving badly behind the wheel lately..
"I ran for fucking Congress you asshole!!"
"I ran for fucking Congress you asshole!!"
Comment by TriSec on 04/09/2013 19:30:50
TriSec on 04/09/2013 19:30:50
There is a loophole; PHI can be released to any legal authority for the purposes of a legitimate investigation. (A point Law & Order consistently gets wrong, much to my chagrin.) A congressional investigation for political purposes would have no legal backing, so therefore any covered entity should not release any records.
There is also a "necessary to do business" loophole for the insurance industry. (meaning if I need a piece of PHI to process a claim, you have to give it to me.)
There is also a "necessary to do business" loophole for the insurance industry. (meaning if I need a piece of PHI to process a claim, you have to give it to me.)
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 04/09/2013 19:32:20
Mondobubba on 04/09/2013 19:32:20
Hello all. Welcome to season allergies, how to cope. Take fist fulls of antihistamines, decongestants (in needed) and then crawl into a ball and die.
:weakly: Help me. :passes out:
:weakly: Help me. :passes out:
Comment by Mondobubba on 04/09/2013 19:42:35
Mondobubba on 04/09/2013 19:42:35
Comment by TriSec on 04/09/2013 19:51:00
Yeah, and I've had major surgery, colon cancer, and six months of chemotherapy. I've run for public office too, can I use that to cover a multitude of sins? (let me think of something bad to do, wait.)
TriSec on 04/09/2013 19:51:00
Quote by Scoopster:
There seems to be a rash of politicians behaving badly behind the wheel lately..
"I ran for fucking Congress you asshole!!"
"He's a good and honorable man not in good health. He's had three heart attacks and a pacemaker," Gescheidt said.
Yeah, and I've had major surgery, colon cancer, and six months of chemotherapy. I've run for public office too, can I use that to cover a multitude of sins? (let me think of something bad to do, wait.)
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 20:19:35
Raine on 04/09/2013 20:19:35
REad this article about a new restaurant in our neighborhood,-- you see it seems as tho Del Ray is becoming the new Park Slope and the baby carriage wars... and then, PLEASE read the comments. (the first 12 or so are pertinent)
Bob was out mowing the lawn this afternoons and got kudos from our neighbors. One neighbor got out of his car and gave him a thumbs up and said *great comment*
Bob was out mowing the lawn this afternoons and got kudos from our neighbors. One neighbor got out of his car and gave him a thumbs up and said *great comment*
Comment by Mondobubba on 04/09/2013 20:27:47
Some of your Del Ray neighbors have a problem understanding apartheid, don't they?
Mondobubba on 04/09/2013 20:27:47
Quote by Raine:
REad this article about a new restaurant in our neighborhood,-- you see it seems as tho Del Ray is becoming the new Park Slope and the baby carriage wars... and then, PLEASE read the comments. (the first 12 or so are pertinent)
Bob was out mowing the lawn this afternoons and got kudos from our neighbors. One neighbor got out of his car and gave him a thumbs up and said *great comment*
Some of your Del Ray neighbors have a problem understanding apartheid, don't they?
Comment by wickedpam on 04/09/2013 20:28:11
oh wow! I love the equating no kids under 18 to Apartheid.
wickedpam on 04/09/2013 20:28:11
Quote by Raine:
REad this article about a new restaurant in our neighborhood,-- you see it seems as tho Del Ray is becoming the new Park Slope and the baby carriage wars... and then, PLEASE read the comments. (the first 12 or so are pertinent)
Bob was out mowing the lawn this afternoons and got kudos from our neighbors. One neighbor got out of his car and gave him a thumbs up and said *great comment*
oh wow! I love the equating no kids under 18 to Apartheid.
Comment by trojanrabbit on 04/09/2013 20:52:45
trojanrabbit on 04/09/2013 20:52:45
Just came back from having my retinal scan done. Everything fine. Won't be able to see much for a while - everything's so bright.
In my room where the only light is an LCD monitor. Ahhhh.
In my room where the only light is an LCD monitor. Ahhhh.
Comment by wickedpam on 04/09/2013 20:57:21
wickedpam on 04/09/2013 20:57:21
oof Randi's in a pessimistic mood today
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 21:16:33
That person went on to equate her precious to blacks and the civil rights movement.
I called her out.
Raine on 04/09/2013 21:16:33
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
REad this article about a new restaurant in our neighborhood,-- you see it seems as tho Del Ray is becoming the new Park Slope and the baby carriage wars... and then, PLEASE read the comments. (the first 12 or so are pertinent)
Bob was out mowing the lawn this afternoons and got kudos from our neighbors. One neighbor got out of his car and gave him a thumbs up and said *great comment*
oh wow! I love the equating no kids under 18 to Apartheid.
I called her out.
Comment by Raine on 04/09/2013 21:20:41
Ya think?
Keerist. Itis ONE restaurant ONE that is saying no kids under 18. Everyfluckingplace in this area -- which I love -- is family friendly. I would actually like on place to eat out without kids.
and that is apartheid, apparently. Oh and Jim Crow, duncha know.
(as bob said, you baby einstein doesn't have to be a part of my dining experience.
Raine on 04/09/2013 21:20:41
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
REad this article about a new restaurant in our neighborhood,-- you see it seems as tho Del Ray is becoming the new Park Slope and the baby carriage wars... and then, PLEASE read the comments. (the first 12 or so are pertinent)
Bob was out mowing the lawn this afternoons and got kudos from our neighbors. One neighbor got out of his car and gave him a thumbs up and said *great comment*
Some of your Del Ray neighbors have a problem understanding apartheid, don't they?
Keerist. Itis ONE restaurant ONE that is saying no kids under 18. Everyfluckingplace in this area -- which I love -- is family friendly. I would actually like on place to eat out without kids.
and that is apartheid, apparently. Oh and Jim Crow, duncha know.
(as bob said, you baby einstein doesn't have to be a part of my dining experience.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 04/10/2013 01:02:03
Will in Chicago on 04/10/2013 01:02:03
I think that my interview went well. I will know tomorrow afternoon if I have a second interview with the principal and assistant principal. (I saw the English Department Chairman and another teacher today.)