MooPig Health and Human Re-Sources Department :: "The ACA"

Here it is for your Reading Enjoyment
snagged by Pat Darnell  |  Oct 22, 2013  |  Bryan TX

'via Blog this'

It is 907 pages long. You will never read it, probably, you might flip through it.. but many will not ever go to this page online and see what it is. The Affordable Care Act, ACA, is like any government act in that it goes through many stages to become a law. First, it must be read, no?

[Picture LINK]

Maybe if we posted the pages of our ACA on walls of buildings and on lampposts, people would read it. That's it, ACA has no street credit:

“ ... Nancy Pelosi waxed rhapsodic in 2010 as she imagined the benefits of Obamacare: “Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance.”( BEN SCHACHTER. Tuesday, September 9, 2013. LINK) ... "

SUMMARY
Insurance companies have read it, or at least their in-house lawyers have. " ... Insurance providers are reporting cancellations. The Entertainment Industry Group Insurance Trust (TEIGIT) website posts the following notice: “All individual and/or Sole Proprietor Health Insurance will terminate January 1, 2014. This includes plans acquired as Members of our Affiliated Associations and their groups.” Those affiliated associations include the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the Dramatists Guild, the Graphic Arts Guild, NY Women in Film and Television, and many others. (BEN SCHACHTER. Tuesday, September 9, 2013. LINK)..."

CONCLUSION
Collusion between insurance companies and health care providers, that is, between doctors and lawyers, has been interrupted. ACA will take the middle man out of the picture, maybe.

To most of us middle Americans and lower earning Americans Health Care has been un-affordable all our natural born lives. Probably, under ACA rules, some people who never even had healthcare will now receive some, and the rich will go ahead with self-insured models. For the middle class it will be business as usual.

"...Pelosi’s vision of a world full of carefree artists, musicians, and writers is a mirage and becoming fainter the closer we get to January 1. The unfortunate freelancers out there who are losing their insurance because of Obamacare now have one more thing to worry about. They may want to start looking for a day job.(BEN SCHACHTER. Tuesday, September 9, 2013. LINK)..."

__________________Reference
http://www.ncsl.org/documents/health/ppaca-consolidated.pdf
http://thelastembassy.blogspot.com/2013/09/art-for-arts-sake-aca-for-acas-sake-aca.html
http://thelastembassy.blogspot.com/2013/09/art-for-arts-sake-aca-for-acas-sake-aca.html
http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/creative-destruction_751425.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/22/obamacare-scary-blue-cross/3149299/
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57608456/obama-no-sugar-coating-problems-with-healthcare.gov/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/21/verizon-hhs-healthcare-site-fix/3144761/

MooPig Government Shutdown Department :: "Follow Us into the Breach"

Knick Knack Paddy Whack, Give the Dog a Bone ...
Mashed articles by Pat Darnell  |  Oct 6-7, 2013  |  Bryan TX


October 1, 2013 -- "Lines in the sand have been drawn: Senate Democrats and the president won’t accept changes to Obamacare as part of a government funding deal, and House Republicans are refusing to pass anything that doesn't give them some concessions on the health care law they've been fighting since taking over the majority. (Kate Nocera and Evan McMorris-Santoro BuzzFeed Staff. October 1, 2013. LINK) ..."

 U.S. Service Academies Prepare For Government Shutdown: "Administrators and faculty at the five United States service academies are bracing themselves for the impending government shutdown, which stands to disrupt the education of thousands of cadets and midshipmen across the country. Mandatory across-the-board spending cuts imposed by sequestration have already taken a toll on the academies so far this year, forcing cutbacks to student services, extracurricular activities, and, in the case of the Naval Academy, classes."

'via Blog this'

At an accounting career fair.

Austin, TX

In our Military -- “USNA has an approximate 50/50 military to civilian instructor ratio and there will be circumstances where military instructors are not able to substitute for civilian professors in the classroom,” Erickson said in an emailed statement. Arabic and Chinese language classes will be canceled, as will chemistry, engineering and physics laboratories. As far as other classes taught by civilians, Erickson explained, “Many instructors were able to pre-package 4-5 days’ worth of classes in order for one of their military counterparts within the department to substitute and instruct the class in the event of the government shutdown. (September 30, 2013. Ellie Hall. LINK) ... ”

CONCLUSION
It’s an outrage that they are playing these types of games with the American people. And I think at the end of the day [Boehner and Cruz] will rue this day because they side with a minority in their caucus and Boehner is not running the House. A minority is.

SUMMARY
This Sunday morning, Tailgunner Ted Cruz went on CNN’s State of the Union to give his take on why it’s OK to hold the United States hostage. Cruz’s ship has been sinking for weeks now, but even weighed down with a billion tons of political self-interest, he plunges boldly ahead into waters that, according to him, aren’t exactly uncharted. According to him, taking hostages is just business as usual — and sad to say, these days, isn’t completely wrong. Ted Cruz Thinks Extortion is Politics as Usual in D.C.

But, cite all the historical precedent you want, Ted … what your little group of terrorists are doing is NOT what we do in America. But, don’t worry, Ted … you may sink, but your legacy is secure. Because if there’s one thing America loves to say about terrorists, it’s this … We will never forget.

_________________________Reference
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/us-service-academies-prepare-for-government-shutdown
http://www.buzzfeed.com/katenocera/government-shutdown-how-we-got-here
http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/minnesota-government-shuts-down
http://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/the-funniest-government-shutdown-signs
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseamarshall/dogs-who-long-to-go-to-their-nonessential-government-jobs
https://aattp.org/check-super-funny-government-shutdown-signs-photos/
https://aattp.org/called-out-tea-party-causing-taxation-without-representation-via-shutdown/
https://aattp.org/truth-gop-congressman-govt-shutdown-cruzs-mess/
https://aattp.org/ted-cruz-thinks-extortion-is-politics-as-usual-in-d-c-video/
http://aattp.org/watch-devastating-new-ad-rips-crybaby-boehners-temper-tantrum-video/

Moopig's Hard News to Swallow Department :: "Texas on the Brink"

If I were an Academician, I'd be Frustrated
Mashed Reports by Pat Darnell  |  Aug 20, 2013  |  Bryan TX

[Picture LINK]

This may look like a sideways mashing of three articles, but bear with it. While Texans dilly dally about their penis sizes by over-compensating with bigger and bigger trucks, and with more and more guns and cross-bows, and less and less brain-power ... there is good reason for that.

I am a Texan; third generation. I was here in Houston during Hurricane Carla. I remember Mayor Louie Welch, Lady Bird, and LBJ. I'm a yellow tail Texas Democrat from the 60's. My favorite toy was a stick and the concrete gutter.

You can't out bullshit me about Texas. And I mourn for Texas, wasted on floating turds like Rick Perry, Dubya Bush, and all their collection of heathens.

But first ...

World Penis Size Map Is Hard News to Swallow | The Stir:
Laws of averages are not lying. Americans's girth size is over-compensation for diminished penis size. Texas is no exception. Why have one dualie truck in your driveway, when you can have three? And a trailer with a couple of 4-wheelers on it?

'via Blog this'


Everything is bigger in Texas, including this world's biggest prick: that is why we have tea-sippin' offspring like Rick Perry soaking up the cash and spewing out the bullshit. His generation of Texan must have been conceived by seepage through the sheets.

Texas ranks out of 51 …
46th in tax revenue raised per capita
47th in tax expenditures per capita
15th in sales tax per capita
33rd in Average Salary of Public School Teachers
2nd in public school enrollment
45th in SAT scores
43rd in High School graduation rate
2nd in Birth Rate
1st in Percentage of uninsured children
4th in Percentage of children living in poverty
1st in Percentage of population uninsured
1st in Percentage of non elderly uninsured
49th in Percent of low Income population covered by Medicaid
48th in Percent of population with employer based healthcare
49th in per capita spending on Medicaid
4th in percent living below the poverty level
2nd in overall birth rate
7th in teenage birth rate
50th in percent of non elderly women with health insurance
6th in percent of women living in poverty
9th in percentage of homes that are sub prime
10th in foreclosure rates
49th in average credit score
47th in median net worth of households
1st in carbon dioxide emissions
1st in volatile organic compounds released into the air
1st in amount of toxic chemicals released into the water
1st in amount of recognized cancer causing carcinogens released into the air
1st in amount of hazardous waste generated
41st in amount of unionized workforce
9th in income inequality between rich and poor
5th in income inequality between rich and middle class
45th in percentage of voting population that votes

CONCLUSION
One man's junk is another man's treasure.



____________________Reference
http://m.thomhartmann.com/forum/2011/02/dont-let-right-wing-callers-fool-you-things-are-bad-texas#sthash.kVd1pgHZ.dpuf
http://texaslsg.org/texasonthebrink
http://texaslsg.org/    "Texas on the Brink"
http://thestir.cafemom.com/love_sex/118279/world_penis_size_map_is?fb_ref=post_top&fb_source=home_oneline
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/06/it-s-too-big-meet-jonah-falcon-the-man-with-the-world-s-largest-penis.html
http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=3073
http://www.8-lug.com/events/1209_8l_lone_star_throwdown_inaugural_texas_truck_show/photo_13.html

MooPig's Famous Last Words Department

[PHOTO LINK]  Governor Rick Perry suspended his campaign today for president. (Drudge Report. Jan 19, 2012)

In other News :: Mad man !
Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  Jan 8 thru 21, 2012  |  Bryan TX

http://mad.blog.dccomics.com/files/2011/09/Rick-Perry-Calendar.jpg
mad.blog.dccomics.com
Unlike · · Share
You, Dave Darnell and Jenna Marie Hughes like this.

Matt Van Vleet Is he? I thought all Texans would be behind him for sure.
January 8 at 6:52am · Unlike · 1
Patrick Darnell Rick P is a Putz... but many are blind foollowers of his.. yes. Good morning Matt, full moon last night or almost. Hope you have a GREAT SUNDAY!
January 8 at 6:54am · Like

Dave Darnell Truly a schlemiel disguised as a putz.
January 8 at 8:03am · Unlike · 1
Patrick Darnell In Yiddish and Judeo-English parlance, a schmuck is not haplessly inept like a schlemiel, an inveterate blunderer like a schlimazel or a pathetic sad sack like a schmendrik — all types one feels sorry for without being tempted to help them, since un-helpability is one of their salient traits.

Read more: http://www.forward.com/articles/127941/#ixzz1isNVF23Y

Etiquette for Schmucks, Schlemiels, Schlimazels and Schmendriks
www.forward.com
Last week’s column, a reply to a reader’s query about the Yiddish word mentsh, i...See More
January 8 at 8:13am · Unlike · 2 ·
Patrick Darnell Truly a resounding hit of the nail on the head.
January 8 at 8:13am · Like

Dave Darnell My Yiddish is of the Tex-Meh variety. In my earlier tea sippin' days I would have been inclined to chalk it all up to being an Aggie. However, since my real life experience actually has been to call some of my closest associate Aggies that common four letter word, boss, one never knows which way the wind blows.
January 8 at 8:34am · Unlike · 1

Dave Darnell TAO wanted a new, cutting edge replacement term for "dumbing down". How'za 'bout "Perry's cranial paresis"?
January 8 at 12:33pm · Like
Patrick Darnell Patrick Darnell @Paula :: Did you know that Karl Rove convinced Rick Perry early on to change from TX Democrat to Republican and run against Jim Hightower for TX commissioner of Agriculture?
Karl Rove has a semi for Rick Perry.... who served as Texas Commissioner of Agriculture for two terms ... back when Dubya was fooling around in the oil fields and running for Congress... oh, well.
about an hour ago · Like?
2 minutes ago · Like

[Pictures LINK]

Patrick Darnell http://www.bushsbrain.com/

Bush's Brain - A Documentary About Karl Rove
www.bushsbrain.com
Many Washington insiders believe that the strength of the Bush machine lies not ...See More


___________________Reference
http://www.liberalswin.com/O_Humor_200710.php
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/01/rick-perry-drops-out/
http://www.salon.com/2011/09/08/elite_debate_review/

*

*

*

Is Texas Gov Perry a Mover-Shaker? :: "Texans say NO!"

Texas poll: Obama 47, Perry 45 « Hot Air: "Only 33% of voters in the state think he should make a bid for the White House compared to 59% opposed to him running. More surprising than that? Perry actually trails Barack Obama 47-45 in a hypothetical match up in the state.

Perry’s trailing Obama certainly has nothing to do with the President being popular. Only 42% of voters in the state like the job he’s doing to 55% who rate him poorly. Texas is a Republican state to begin with him and Obama has a lot more Democrats (14%) who disapprove of him than GOP voters who approve (6%) and beyond that he’s on negative ground with independents at 46/47.

Perry, however, is almost as unpopular. Only 43% of voters approve of him with 52% giving him bad marks. Most striking in Perry’s numbers is a horrible 33/62 standing with independents. He also has 21% of Republicans disapproving of him while only 12% of Democrats cross over to give him good marks. Perry may prove to be a strong Presidential candidate but his numbers in Texas are nothing to write home about."


_________________Reference
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/29/texas-poll-obama-47-perry-45/