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Hyperbole Much?
Author: Raine
Date: 07/05/2012 16:09:49
This morning, CBS news published an article titled:
Ann Romney: Obama's whole campaign strategy is "let's kill this guy"
Some interesting snippets: We are four months away from election day. Four Months. Time is running out for Rmoney.
But let's get back to this *killing idea*. CBS suggests that this meme came from last August. So it's like, you know, a meme that Ann Romney is repeating from an un-named source that Politico says are closely aligned with the White house: I think we are all smart enough to know that the phrase he will have to kill Romney is a political metaphor. In sports, we like to use the phrase, We have to slaughter the other team, etc., you know the gist. . Here we are, 11 months later and Ms. Rmoney is saying: 'Let's kill this guy'?
I would say at this point, politically, the only political killing that is happening here is by Mitt Rmoney himself. After the SCOTUS ACA ruling, Mitt Romney himself said that the mandate was not a tax-- and then he flipped that statement: Then there was the Outsourcing = Offshoring moment: There was this humorous gaffe: 
$ 4 (sorry bad typo...) months away from the election is probably a bad time to start over, and yet the Romney campaign is actually using something the Obama campaign said 11 months ago and -- without a hint of Irony -- proving the Obama campaigns strategy completely correct. He has shown himself to be just that from the Politico article mentioned above: Then there is this image/inforgraphic released by the Obama campaign. it's too big to show here, but this is the title: Has Mitt Romney avoided U.S. taxes by investing millions in U.S. tax havens? The source of this information is this article from Vanity Fair: Read the entire scribe if you haven't already. Please note that candidate Romney has no plans on changing the laws that allow him to offshore his money. He actually wants to loosen those regulations.
That's not killing - that is politics, and Romney has certainly proven this to be true all by himself. This is a presidential campaign where we as citizens are SUPPOSED to see the media vet the candidates. We have that responsibility as Americans to do so as well. This is vetting both politically and personally, and that is the essence of politics.
People want to LIKE who they are going to vote for, from a personal as well as a policy point of view. That has long been a political reality. The Romney's keep telling us to wait and see how awesome Mitt is, and we still aren't seeing it. So instead, they are choosing to project upon others a strangely hyperbolic spin from the Obama campaign. To say that Obama is trying to kill Romney is ridiculous. I suspect that some people will take this term literally...and perhaps that's why Ms.Romney chose to use that phrase. It helps to further inflame a portion of the conservative base. Maybe she was speaking to that.
That's just wierd.
and 
Raine
Ann Romney: Obama's whole campaign strategy is "let's kill this guy"
Some interesting snippets:
"I feel like all he's doing is saying, 'Let's kill this guy," she said, seated next to her husband, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, in an exclusive interview with CBS News chief political correspondent Jan Crawford. "And I feel like that's not really a very good campaign policy. (snip)
Ann Romney said it's all part of a plan to portray her husband "in a light that is just completely wrong... they don't' get him at all." Pressed by Crawford on what qualities in her husband she sees most misrepresented, she said, that "he's not as approachable as I am or something like that. That's like, really kind of funny to me because it's all - it's all backwards."
"That'll change," Mitt Romney assured her. "That'll come with time."
But let's get back to this *killing idea*. CBS suggests that this meme came from last August.
...some Democratic strategists let leak to the press that Obama's top aides were looking at a massive character takedown of Romney in light of a deterring economy; "kill Romney" was a phrase used by one. "That was their memo that came out from their campaign," Ann Romney said. "And it's like, 'not when I'm next to him you better not."
“Unless things change and Obama can run on accomplishments, he will have to kill Romney,” said a prominent Democratic strategist aligned with the White House.
The onslaught would have two aspects. The first is personal: Obama’s reelection campaign will portray the public Romney as inauthentic, unprincipled and, in a word used repeatedly by Obama’s advisers in about a dozen interviews, “weird.”
I would say at this point, politically, the only political killing that is happening here is by Mitt Rmoney himself. After the SCOTUS ACA ruling, Mitt Romney himself said that the mandate was not a tax-- and then he flipped that statement:
Earlier this week, senior Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom told NBC’s Chuck Todd that the governor “disagrees with the Court’s ruling that the mandate was a tax.”
In a Wednesday interview with CBS, Romney reiterated his support for the Court’s dissenting opinion, which opposed the individual mandate, but added that “the majority of the court said it’s a tax, and therefore it is a tax.”
On Friday, Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul quickly criticized the Post for not adequately defining the two trends. "This is a fundamentally flawed story that does not differentiate between domestic outsourcing versus offshoring," Saul said.
On Sunday, Romney campaign strategist Eric Fehrnstrom advanced the outsourcing versus offshoring distinction, providing perfectly adequate definitions of both phenomenons. "There’s a very simple difference between outsourcing and offshoring,” Fehrnstrom said on CBS' "Face the Nation." "(Outsourcing) is done by companies every day. They take functions and they allow vendors to do it rather than handling it in-house. Offshoring is the shipment of American jobs overseas."
But to distance Romney from offshoring, Fehrnstrom ends up giving implicit approval to domestic outsourcing.
"I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. Everything changes," Fehrnstrom responded. "It's almost like an Etch A Sketch. You can kind of shake it up, and we start all over again."
“First, they’ve got to like you, and there’s not a lot to like about Mitt Romney,” said Chicago Democratic consultant Pete Giangreco, who worked on Obama’s 2008 campaign. “There’s no way to hide this guy and hide his innate phoniness.”
A senior Obama adviser was even more cutting, suggesting that the Republican’s personal awkwardness will turn off voters.
“There’s a weirdness factor with Romney, and it remains to be seen how he wears with the public,” the adviser said, noting that the contrasts they’d drive between the president and the former Massachusetts governor would be “based on character to a great extent.”
Romney manages this low rate because he takes his payments from Bain Capital as investment income, which is taxed at a maximum 15 percent, instead of the 35 percent he would pay on “ordinary” income, such as salaries and wages. Many tax experts argue that the form of remuneration he receives, known as carried interest, is really just a fee charged by investment managers, so it should instead be taxed at the 35 percent rate. Lee Sheppard, a contributing editor at the trade publication Tax Notes, whose often controversial articles are read widely by tax professionals, is nonplussed that the Obama campaign has been so listless on the issue of carried interest. “Romney is the poster boy, the best argument, for taxing this profit share as ordinary income,” says Sheppard.
In the face of such arguments, Romney’s defense is that he never broke the rules: if there is a problem, it is in the laws, not in his behavior. “I pay all the taxes that are legally required, not a dollar more,” he said. Even so. “When you are running for president, you might want to err on the side of overpaying your taxes, and not chase every tax gimmick that comes down the pike,” says Sheppard. “It kind of looks tacky.”
That's not killing - that is politics, and Romney has certainly proven this to be true all by himself. This is a presidential campaign where we as citizens are SUPPOSED to see the media vet the candidates. We have that responsibility as Americans to do so as well. This is vetting both politically and personally, and that is the essence of politics.
People want to LIKE who they are going to vote for, from a personal as well as a policy point of view. That has long been a political reality. The Romney's keep telling us to wait and see how awesome Mitt is, and we still aren't seeing it. So instead, they are choosing to project upon others a strangely hyperbolic spin from the Obama campaign. To say that Obama is trying to kill Romney is ridiculous. I suspect that some people will take this term literally...and perhaps that's why Ms.Romney chose to use that phrase. It helps to further inflame a portion of the conservative base. Maybe she was speaking to that.
That's just wierd.
and Raine
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Comment by 
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 13:26:57
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 13:26:57
Yeah you were out until the cows came home. 
Me, I am excited today! Why? SCIENCE, BITCHES! Those wacky cats and kittens at CERN seem to have found the Higgs Boson!
Me, I am excited today! Why? SCIENCE, BITCHES! Those wacky cats and kittens at CERN seem to have found the Higgs Boson!
Comment by 
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 13:27:55
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 13:27:55
Morning 
Comment by 
TriSec on 07/05/2012 13:52:23
TriSec on 07/05/2012 13:52:23
Morning, Comrades!
I'm off to get my staples out soon - we'll hopefully have a report from the pathology lab to share later as well. I'll see if I can get a staple or two as a memento.
I'm off to get my staples out soon - we'll hopefully have a report from the pathology lab to share later as well. I'll see if I can get a staple or two as a memento.
Comment by wickedpam on 07/05/2012 13:57:57
Happy UnStapling Day
Good Luck on the other stuff
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 13:57:57
Quote by TriSec:
Morning, Comrades!
I'm off to get my staples out soon - we'll hopefully have a report from the pathology lab to share later as well. I'll see if I can get a staple or two as a memento.
Happy UnStapling Day
Good Luck on the other stuff
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:02:01
Already? Lucky! Have fun being unzipped, or zipped. On the other stuff, all the best.
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:02:01
Quote by TriSec:
Morning, Comrades!
I'm off to get my staples out soon - we'll hopefully have a report from the pathology lab to share later as well. I'll see if I can get a staple or two as a memento.
Already? Lucky! Have fun being unzipped, or zipped. On the other stuff, all the best.
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:10:06
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:10:06
The reason I say lucky about Tri getting his staples out so soon: BroMo had surgery about 2 weeks ago and got a wound vac. He had to have that thing sucking fluid out of him for the past couple of weeks. Most unpleasant.
Comment by 
Raine on 07/05/2012 14:10:39
Raine on 07/05/2012 14:10:39
Did they use one of these? 
Comment by wickedpam on 07/05/2012 14:13:56
I bet its one of these...
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 14:13:56
Quote by Raine:
Did they use one of these?
I bet its one of these...
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:21:14
I'm thinkin' both.
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:21:14
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
Did they use one of these?
I bet its one of these...
I'm thinkin' both.
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:28:19
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:28:19
Ennui sucks.
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:30:38
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:30:38
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:33:56
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:33:56
In other earth shaping events from today happy 75th to SPAM!
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:42:43
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:42:43
Happy 64th birthday to the National Health Service (Great Britan)
Comment by wickedpam on 07/05/2012 14:47:25
liberal confession - I like SPAM, especially when it cut thin, cooked crispy and put on either soft bread or toast
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 14:47:25
Quote by Mondobubba:
In other earth shaping events from today happy 75th to SPAM!
liberal confession - I like SPAM, especially when it cut thin, cooked crispy and put on either soft bread or toast
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:48:47
Nothing to be ashamed of. SPAM is the state processed meat product of out 50th state, doncha know.
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:48:47
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Mondobubba:
In other earth shaping events from today happy 75th to SPAM!
liberal confession - I like SPAM, especially when it cut thin, cooked crispy and put on either soft bread or toast
Nothing to be ashamed of. SPAM is the state processed meat product of out 50th state, doncha know.
Comment by 
BobR on 07/05/2012 14:49:00
vacuums suck
BobR on 07/05/2012 14:49:00
Quote by Mondobubba:
Ennui sucks.
vacuums suck
Comment by wickedpam on 07/05/2012 14:53:02
makes me feel all American now
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 14:53:02
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Mondobubba:
In other earth shaping events from today happy 75th to SPAM!
liberal confession - I like SPAM, especially when it cut thin, cooked crispy and put on either soft bread or toast
Nothing to be ashamed of. SPAM is the state processed meat product of out 50th state, doncha know.
makes me feel all American now
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:59:23
Spam musubi. How fusion-y can you get? Another thing common in Hawai'i, Spam fried rice.
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 14:59:23
Spam musubi. How fusion-y can you get? Another thing common in Hawai'i, Spam fried rice.
Comment by wickedpam on 07/05/2012 15:14:09
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 15:14:09
yeah, you may have lost me at spam sushi
Comment by 
Will in Chicago on 07/05/2012 15:18:13
Will in Chicago on 07/05/2012 15:18:13
Good morning, bloggers!!
On the way back from a friend''s house yesterday, one of the radiator hoses in my car sprung a big leak. Duct tape worked as a temporary patch and my brother and I replaced the hose this morning.
So, I am staying in today. We may beat the all time heat record of 105 in Chicago. I plan to do some job hunting, and work on rewriting a story for my sister-in-law's mom. So, I will look forward to today's blog.
On the way back from a friend''s house yesterday, one of the radiator hoses in my car sprung a big leak. Duct tape worked as a temporary patch and my brother and I replaced the hose this morning.
So, I am staying in today. We may beat the all time heat record of 105 in Chicago. I plan to do some job hunting, and work on rewriting a story for my sister-in-law's mom. So, I will look forward to today's blog.
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 15:24:55
It is tasty! I never got the nerve up to have Spam fried rice.
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 15:24:55
Quote by wickedpam:
yeah, you may have lost me at spam sushi
It is tasty! I never got the nerve up to have Spam fried rice.
Comment by wickedpam on 07/05/2012 15:27:00
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 15:27:00
okay - so I did my first Manassas Dems booth at the local 4th of July event(?). Comparing our table to the repubs, we looked sad. I volunteered to do it again in August for the fair - this time I'm going to craft a few things and upcycle some others. I mean how can we send out positive vibes if we look like the little matchgirl of politics?
Comment by BobR on 07/05/2012 16:02:22
There used to be a "pacific"-themed deli restaurant in Atlanta owned by an ex-vet who was apparently stationed in Hawaii and fell in love with the cuisine. Lots of spam and pineapple pork BBQ on the menu.
BobR on 07/05/2012 16:02:22
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by wickedpam:
yeah, you may have lost me at spam sushi
It is tasty! I never got the nerve up to have Spam fried rice.
There used to be a "pacific"-themed deli restaurant in Atlanta owned by an ex-vet who was apparently stationed in Hawaii and fell in love with the cuisine. Lots of spam and pineapple pork BBQ on the menu.
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 16:09:49
Pineapple pork BBQ is so not part of the cuisine.
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 16:09:49
Quote by BobR:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by wickedpam:
yeah, you may have lost me at spam sushi
It is tasty! I never got the nerve up to have Spam fried rice.
There used to be a "pacific"-themed deli restaurant in Atlanta owned by an ex-vet who was apparently stationed in Hawaii and fell in love with the cuisine. Lots of spam and pineapple pork BBQ on the menu.
Pineapple pork BBQ is so not part of the cuisine.
Comment by wickedpam on 07/05/2012 16:16:44
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 16:16:44
who's sitting in for Ed?
Comment by 
Scoopster on 07/05/2012 16:20:31
Scoopster on 07/05/2012 16:20:31
Afternoon all.. Hoooo boy what a wild holiday break!
Had anyone else been doing this kinda thing before you?
Hoooo boy what a wild holiday break! Quote by wickedpam:
okay - so I did my first Manassas Dems booth at the local 4th of July event(?). Comparing our table to the repubs, we looked sad. I volunteered to do it again in August for the fair - this time I'm going to craft a few things and upcycle some others. I mean how can we send out positive vibes if we look like the little matchgirl of politics?
Had anyone else been doing this kinda thing before you?
Comment by BobR on 07/05/2012 16:28:02
BobR on 07/05/2012 16:28:02
Blog posted
Comment by BobR on 07/05/2012 16:31:51
I may be mis-remembering the pineapple part, but there was definitely pork BBQ
BobR on 07/05/2012 16:31:51
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by BobR:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by wickedpam:
yeah, you may have lost me at spam sushi
It is tasty! I never got the nerve up to have Spam fried rice.
There used to be a "pacific"-themed deli restaurant in Atlanta owned by an ex-vet who was apparently stationed in Hawaii and fell in love with the cuisine. Lots of spam and pineapple pork BBQ on the menu.
Pineapple pork BBQ is so not part of the cuisine.
I may be mis-remembering the pineapple part, but there was definitely pork BBQ
Comment by BobR on 07/05/2012 16:34:18
I remember going to a county fair in the Atlanta suburbs, which is the heart of white bread Republicanism in GA. The Republican party table had balloons, yard signs, and all kinds of shwag. The Democrats table looked like stale bread by comparison - some handouts, a couple bumperstickers, tiny buttons, and two people who looked scared to death.
BobR on 07/05/2012 16:34:18
Quote by Scoopster:
Afternoon all..Quote by wickedpam:
okay - so I did my first Manassas Dems booth at the local 4th of July event(?). Comparing our table to the repubs, we looked sad. I volunteered to do it again in August for the fair - this time I'm going to craft a few things and upcycle some others. I mean how can we send out positive vibes if we look like the little matchgirl of politics?
Had anyone else been doing this kinda thing before you?
I remember going to a county fair in the Atlanta suburbs, which is the heart of white bread Republicanism in GA. The Republican party table had balloons, yard signs, and all kinds of shwag. The Democrats table looked like stale bread by comparison - some handouts, a couple bumperstickers, tiny buttons, and two people who looked scared to death.
Comment by Raine on 07/05/2012 16:35:13
Raine on 07/05/2012 16:35:13
NEw Blog isup!
Comment by wickedpam on 07/05/2012 16:39:56
The lady that heads the Manassas Dems - she apparently saves every scrap of paper and every torn sign. I don't mind reusing and upcycling but it was really sad. We had 1 small table - the repubs had 2. We had small local stuff and nothing Obama (which people kept asking for) and the repubs had shiny new Rmoney signs. I just want us to look sharp and get some eyeballs turning our way
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 16:39:56
Quote by Scoopster:
Afternoon all..Quote by wickedpam:
okay - so I did my first Manassas Dems booth at the local 4th of July event(?). Comparing our table to the repubs, we looked sad. I volunteered to do it again in August for the fair - this time I'm going to craft a few things and upcycle some others. I mean how can we send out positive vibes if we look like the little matchgirl of politics?
Had anyone else been doing this kinda thing before you?
The lady that heads the Manassas Dems - she apparently saves every scrap of paper and every torn sign. I don't mind reusing and upcycling but it was really sad. We had 1 small table - the repubs had 2. We had small local stuff and nothing Obama (which people kept asking for) and the repubs had shiny new Rmoney signs. I just want us to look sharp and get some eyeballs turning our way
Comment by wickedpam on 07/05/2012 16:41:10
except for the people scared to death - that was use yesterday
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 16:41:10
Quote by BobR:Quote by Scoopster:
Afternoon all..Quote by wickedpam:
okay - so I did my first Manassas Dems booth at the local 4th of July event(?). Comparing our table to the repubs, we looked sad. I volunteered to do it again in August for the fair - this time I'm going to craft a few things and upcycle some others. I mean how can we send out positive vibes if we look like the little matchgirl of politics?
Had anyone else been doing this kinda thing before you?
I remember going to a county fair in the Atlanta suburbs, which is the heart of white bread Republicanism in GA. The Republican party table had balloons, yard signs, and all kinds of shwag. The Democrats table looked like stale bread by comparison - some handouts, a couple bumperstickers, tiny buttons, and two people who looked scared to death.
except for the people scared to death - that was use yesterday
Comment by Raine on 07/05/2012 16:45:51
Raine on 07/05/2012 16:45:51
Comment by TriSec on 07/05/2012 16:49:07
TriSec on 07/05/2012 16:49:07
Hi folks...back from my de-stapling. Healing is progressing nicely, and doc was impressed by how I looked today. Lost about 12 pounds, all told.
You all sitting down?
We got the path lab back - It's the Big C. A polyp grew into a tumor, then there were about 18 lymph nodes affected, 3 of which showed further growth.
That's why they took out as much colon as they did - they also got all the affected areas they could see.
Once the surgery heals, I'll be needing chemo, to hopefully chase down and get any stray things they may have missed, then a colonoscopy too to check what's left of my gut for any more polyps.
For the short term....I'm OK. Really. But the next phase is out of my hands here, methinks.
You all sitting down?
We got the path lab back - It's the Big C. A polyp grew into a tumor, then there were about 18 lymph nodes affected, 3 of which showed further growth.
That's why they took out as much colon as they did - they also got all the affected areas they could see.
Once the surgery heals, I'll be needing chemo, to hopefully chase down and get any stray things they may have missed, then a colonoscopy too to check what's left of my gut for any more polyps.
For the short term....I'm OK. Really. But the next phase is out of my hands here, methinks.
Comment by wickedpam on 07/05/2012 16:54:38
wickedpam on 07/05/2012 16:54:38
Quote by TriSec:
Hi folks...back from my de-stapling. Healing is progressing nicely, and doc was impressed by how I looked today. Lost about 12 pounds, all told.
You all sitting down?
We got the path lab back - It's the Big C. A polyp grew into a tumor, then there were about 18 lymph nodes affected, 3 of which showed further growth.
That's why they took out as much colon as they did - they also got all the affected areas they could see.
Once the surgery heals, I'll be needing chemo, to hopefully chase down and get any stray things they may have missed, then a colonoscopy too to check what's left of my gut for any more polyps.
For the short term....I'm OK. Really. But the next phase is out of my hands here, methinks.
Comment by 
livingonli on 07/05/2012 17:02:00
livingonli on 07/05/2012 17:02:00
Struggling to get up today. But then again, I have west coast games the next two nights at work so it means the late shifts. I feel like sleeping for a week especially since I don't have the money to do much else.
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:17:53
Pork BBQ in Hawaii is a pig stuck in a hole and cooked really slowly with heated rocks. It is massively yummy. Moist, falling of the bone tender, smokey flavor due to the cooking method. It can be replicated in the oven using a couple of pork butts and liquid smoke flavoring. I'm sure you do the same thing on smoker too.
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:17:53
Quote by BobR:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by BobR:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by wickedpam:
yeah, you may have lost me at spam sushi
It is tasty! I never got the nerve up to have Spam fried rice.
There used to be a "pacific"-themed deli restaurant in Atlanta owned by an ex-vet who was apparently stationed in Hawaii and fell in love with the cuisine. Lots of spam and pineapple pork BBQ on the menu.
Pineapple pork BBQ is so not part of the cuisine.
I may be mis-remembering the pineapple part, but there was definitely pork BBQ
Pork BBQ in Hawaii is a pig stuck in a hole and cooked really slowly with heated rocks. It is massively yummy. Moist, falling of the bone tender, smokey flavor due to the cooking method. It can be replicated in the oven using a couple of pork butts and liquid smoke flavoring. I'm sure you do the same thing on smoker too.
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:22:03
Well shit.
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:22:03
Quote by TriSec:
Hi folks...back from my de-stapling. Healing is progressing nicely, and doc was impressed by how I looked today. Lost about 12 pounds, all told.
You all sitting down?
We got the path lab back - It's the Big C. A polyp grew into a tumor, then there were about 18 lymph nodes affected, 3 of which showed further growth.
That's why they took out as much colon as they did - they also got all the affected areas they could see.
Once the surgery heals, I'll be needing chemo, to hopefully chase down and get any stray things they may have missed, then a colonoscopy too to check what's left of my gut for any more polyps.
For the short term....I'm OK. Really. But the next phase is out of my hands here, methinks.
Well shit.
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:23:58
let me amplify my last response.
Well shit. You know we totally have your back. You needs anything support wise we are here for you my friend.
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:23:58
Quote by TriSec:
Hi folks...back from my de-stapling. Healing is progressing nicely, and doc was impressed by how I looked today. Lost about 12 pounds, all told.
You all sitting down?
We got the path lab back - It's the Big C. A polyp grew into a tumor, then there were about 18 lymph nodes affected, 3 of which showed further growth.
That's why they took out as much colon as they did - they also got all the affected areas they could see.
Once the surgery heals, I'll be needing chemo, to hopefully chase down and get any stray things they may have missed, then a colonoscopy too to check what's left of my gut for any more polyps.
For the short term....I'm OK. Really. But the next phase is out of my hands here, methinks.
let me amplify my last response.
Well shit. You know we totally have your back. You needs anything support wise we are here for you my friend.
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:49:22
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:49:22
Okay I am going to be that guy. Let the hate begin!
Colon cancer stunned the blog?
Colon cancer stunned the blog?
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:49:38
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:49:38
Yes it was in bad taste!
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:59:15
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 17:59:15
Comment by Raine on 07/05/2012 18:00:26
We got your back, My friend.
Raine on 07/05/2012 18:00:26
Quote by TriSec:
Hi folks...back from my de-stapling. Healing is progressing nicely, and doc was impressed by how I looked today. Lost about 12 pounds, all told.
You all sitting down?
We got the path lab back - It's the Big C. A polyp grew into a tumor, then there were about 18 lymph nodes affected, 3 of which showed further growth.
That's why they took out as much colon as they did - they also got all the affected areas they could see.
Once the surgery heals, I'll be needing chemo, to hopefully chase down and get any stray things they may have missed, then a colonoscopy too to check what's left of my gut for any more polyps.
For the short term....I'm OK. Really. But the next phase is out of my hands here, methinks.
We got your back, My friend.
Comment by Scoopster on 07/05/2012 18:21:24
Oh goodness.. Well at least it sounds like they caught enough of it and early enough where it can be treated effectively.
Still no matter what we're here for ya!
Scoopster on 07/05/2012 18:21:24
Quote by TriSec:
Hi folks...back from my de-stapling. Healing is progressing nicely, and doc was impressed by how I looked today. Lost about 12 pounds, all told.
You all sitting down?
We got the path lab back - It's the Big C. A polyp grew into a tumor, then there were about 18 lymph nodes affected, 3 of which showed further growth.
That's why they took out as much colon as they did - they also got all the affected areas they could see.
Once the surgery heals, I'll be needing chemo, to hopefully chase down and get any stray things they may have missed, then a colonoscopy too to check what's left of my gut for any more polyps.
For the short term....I'm OK. Really. But the next phase is out of my hands here, methinks.
Oh goodness.. Well at least it sounds like they caught enough of it and early enough where it can be treated effectively.
Still no matter what we're here for ya!
Comment by BobR on 07/05/2012 18:30:07
Aw man, that sucks. My mother beat breast cancer when she was in her 70s, so I'm sure you can beat this, especially since they were able to get all of it that they could see.
BobR on 07/05/2012 18:30:07
Quote by TriSec:
Hi folks...back from my de-stapling. Healing is progressing nicely, and doc was impressed by how I looked today. Lost about 12 pounds, all told.
You all sitting down?
We got the path lab back - It's the Big C. A polyp grew into a tumor, then there were about 18 lymph nodes affected, 3 of which showed further growth.
That's why they took out as much colon as they did - they also got all the affected areas they could see.
Once the surgery heals, I'll be needing chemo, to hopefully chase down and get any stray things they may have missed, then a colonoscopy too to check what's left of my gut for any more polyps.
For the short term....I'm OK. Really. But the next phase is out of my hands here, methinks.
Aw man, that sucks. My mother beat breast cancer when she was in her 70s, so I'm sure you can beat this, especially since they were able to get all of it that they could see.
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 18:31:46
Your mom is tough old lady like mine? She had breast cancer in her 70s as well.
Tri, you are gonna beat it.
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 18:31:46
Quote by BobR:Quote by TriSec:
Hi folks...back from my de-stapling. Healing is progressing nicely, and doc was impressed by how I looked today. Lost about 12 pounds, all told.
You all sitting down?
We got the path lab back - It's the Big C. A polyp grew into a tumor, then there were about 18 lymph nodes affected, 3 of which showed further growth.
That's why they took out as much colon as they did - they also got all the affected areas they could see.
Once the surgery heals, I'll be needing chemo, to hopefully chase down and get any stray things they may have missed, then a colonoscopy too to check what's left of my gut for any more polyps.
For the short term....I'm OK. Really. But the next phase is out of my hands here, methinks.
Aw man, that sucks. My mother beat breast cancer when she was in her 70s, so I'm sure you can beat this, especially since they were able to get all of it that they could see.
Your mom is tough old lady like mine? She had breast cancer in her 70s as well.
Tri, you are gonna beat it.
Comment by TriSec on 07/05/2012 20:33:05
TriSec on 07/05/2012 20:33:05
Aw, skip the cancer. We're going right to the delicious roast pig.
I'll see your Hawaiian pig in a hole, and raise you a Cuban pig box.
I'll see your Hawaiian pig in a hole, and raise you a Cuban pig box.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 07/05/2012 20:59:05
TriSec, I am going to keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. (I mentioned you in the Mi Sheberiach prayer at temple on Friday, the traditional Jewish prayer for healing.) In that spirit, I present the following video featuring the late Debbie Friedman.
TriSec, as Mondo said, we have your back. I hope that all goes well with your treatment.
Will in Chicago on 07/05/2012 20:59:05
Quote by TriSec:
Hi folks...back from my de-stapling. Healing is progressing nicely, and doc was impressed by how I looked today. Lost about 12 pounds, all told.
You all sitting down?
We got the path lab back - It's the Big C. A polyp grew into a tumor, then there were about 18 lymph nodes affected, 3 of which showed further growth.
That's why they took out as much colon as they did - they also got all the affected areas they could see.
Once the surgery heals, I'll be needing chemo, to hopefully chase down and get any stray things they may have missed, then a colonoscopy too to check what's left of my gut for any more polyps.
For the short term....I'm OK. Really. But the next phase is out of my hands here, methinks.
TriSec, I am going to keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. (I mentioned you in the Mi Sheberiach prayer at temple on Friday, the traditional Jewish prayer for healing.) In that spirit, I present the following video featuring the late Debbie Friedman.
TriSec, as Mondo said, we have your back. I hope that all goes well with your treatment.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 07/05/2012 21:05:05
Will in Chicago on 07/05/2012 21:05:05
Raine, thanks for a great blog. Concerning Ann Romney's statements, let me quote from Hamlet: Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.
I think that it is fitting that the Obama campaign challenges Romney on his record at Bain Capital. The former governor of Massachusetts has run from his record of that state, indeed, run from any association with the Commonwealth. Perhaps he realizes that his only accomplishment of note in the state is now something that he must attack when implemented on a national scale.
As for the taxes, I agree with Thom Hartmann: repeal the Reagan tax cuts. We have tried the economics of Milton Friedman and his disciples for three decades. The policies are failed and unfit, worthy to be assigned to the same ash heap of history as blood letting, the theory of humors in medicine, and sacrificing humans to make the crops grow.
As for Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., I have no additional knowledge. I suspect that he must be gravely ill.
I think that it is fitting that the Obama campaign challenges Romney on his record at Bain Capital. The former governor of Massachusetts has run from his record of that state, indeed, run from any association with the Commonwealth. Perhaps he realizes that his only accomplishment of note in the state is now something that he must attack when implemented on a national scale.
As for the taxes, I agree with Thom Hartmann: repeal the Reagan tax cuts. We have tried the economics of Milton Friedman and his disciples for three decades. The policies are failed and unfit, worthy to be assigned to the same ash heap of history as blood letting, the theory of humors in medicine, and sacrificing humans to make the crops grow.
As for Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., I have no additional knowledge. I suspect that he must be gravely ill.
Comment by Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 21:35:30
We will have to have a cook off!
Mondobubba on 07/05/2012 21:35:30
Quote by TriSec:
Aw, skip the cancer. We're going right to the delicious roast pig.
I'll see your Hawaiian pig in a hole, and raise you a Cuban pig box.
We will have to have a cook off!