gaslighting verb ruthlessly manipulating an individual, for nefarious reasons, into believing something other than the truth; manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity After a decade of gaslighting the Americans into a permanent state of anxiety over war, terrorism, economics, health, and even their very identities, the right wing media complex is moving in for the kill, …
I watched this segment live, but the ten minutes go by too fast to really let it sink in. Listen and read it to fully understand we’re dealing with a failed political party of staggeringly ignorant people. . .
Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe announced this week that he won’t even read let alone sign whatever health care reform bill emerges from the Senate. Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) has told a town hall meeting that he doesn’t need to read legislation on healthcare reform or to know any details of what’s in it, he will oppose it out of hand. …
From The California Nurses Association: California’s Real Death Panels: Insurers Deny 21% of Claims PacifiCare’s Denials 40%, Cigna’s 33% in First Half of 2009 More than one of every five requests for medical claims for insured patients, even when recommended by a patient’s physician, are rejected by California’s largest private insurers, amounting to very real death panels in practice daily …
Jaded astronomy wonks will typically tell you that with the naked eye most of us can only distinguish about 2,500 stars under ideal conditions. What nonsense.
