From: Dinosaur_Sr on
On Mar 10, 9:33 am, bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:58:42 -0500, BAR <sc...(a)you.com> wrote:
> >In article <i3jcp5dsccn4ake2u7vil3j2bqiicpg...(a)4ax.com>,
> >bkni...(a)conramp.net says...
> >> You and Rob should hope that nothing like what Clark's, or John B's
> >> families experienced will never happen to yours.  If it did I doubt
> >> that he would make political use of it here.
>
> >Let's see, undiagnosed esophageal cancer, Colon cancer, Lymphoma, Breast
> >cancer requiring a radical bi-lateral mastectomy. And we, my sisters and
> >I, all have the genes that produce blood clots, got that from both
> >parents.  And this is just my parents and siblings. If you want to talk
> >about Alzheimer's and the devastating effects that has on people lets
> >get started.
>
> No you idiot, let's NOT get started.  I guarantee you that neither
> Clark nor John wilt make political hay out of your family's problems,
> nor be callous enough to suggest that you may have made mistakes in
> their treatment.
>
>
>
> >Everyone's families experience hardships and setbacks. It's how you
> >choose to deal with them that is at issue. Singling out a specific
> >illness or diseases is just the desire of someone to sit on the pity-
> >potty for a while.
>
> Have you no shame????  Leave remarks about family out of these posts.
>
> BK

Don't bring them up then.
From: William Clark on
In article
<fe369845-c688-43d3-8cb7-08f72dc9f4d0(a)u9g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2002(a)att.net> wrote:

> On Mar 9, 10:51�pm, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:13:08 -0700, Howard Brazee wrote:
> > > On 10 Mar 2010 00:00:19 GMT, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com>
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >>> Here in the US we put laws into place so that people, like Billy
> > >>> Clark's father, with means would have to spend those means on
> > >>> themselves before they dipped into the community pot.
> >
> > >>Earth to Bert: William's father paid for his healthcare ahead of time,
> > >>with taxes. That's how it works in the rest of the first world.
> >
> > > Heck, that's how insurance works as well. � We don't get exactly what
> > > we pay for, sometimes getting less, sometimes getting more.
> >
> > Healthcare in the US is an enormous, profit-based industry that has been
> > specifically exempted from antitrust oversight, with completely
> > predictable results. It's inefficient. Despite being the most expensive
> > healthcare system on the planet, it provides demonstrably poor outcomes
> > for patients.
>
> Really, so a person has cancer in the US vs a person has cancer in the
> UK. On average, what happens?

Their chances are survival are pretty much the same. The life expectancy
of a person in the US is shorter, though.
From: William Clark on
In article
<b0491635-a081-4557-be8c-0d9030af3d0e(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2002(a)att.net> wrote:

> On Mar 10, 9:33�am, bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:58:42 -0500, BAR <sc...(a)you.com> wrote:
> > >In article <i3jcp5dsccn4ake2u7vil3j2bqiicpg...(a)4ax.com>,
> > >bkni...(a)conramp.net says...
> > >> You and Rob should hope that nothing like what Clark's, or John B's
> > >> families experienced will never happen to yours. �If it did I doubt
> > >> that he would make political use of it here.
> >
> > >Let's see, undiagnosed esophageal cancer, Colon cancer, Lymphoma, Breast
> > >cancer requiring a radical bi-lateral mastectomy. And we, my sisters and
> > >I, all have the genes that produce blood clots, got that from both
> > >parents. �And this is just my parents and siblings. If you want to talk
> > >about Alzheimer's and the devastating effects that has on people lets
> > >get started.
> >
> > No you idiot, let's NOT get started. �I guarantee you that neither
> > Clark nor John wilt make political hay out of your family's problems,
> > nor be callous enough to suggest that you may have made mistakes in
> > their treatment.
> >
> >
> >
> > >Everyone's families experience hardships and setbacks. It's how you
> > >choose to deal with them that is at issue. Singling out a specific
> > >illness or diseases is just the desire of someone to sit on the pity-
> > >potty for a while.
> >
> > Have you no shame???? �Leave remarks about family out of these posts.
> >
> > BK
>
> Don't bring them up then.

There we go - the wingnut blame game again.
From: William Clark on
In article
<3299ea08-3513-449c-b660-e350496bd766(a)t41g2000yqt.googlegroups.com>,
Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2002(a)att.net> wrote:

> On Mar 9, 8:25�pm, "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mar 9, 8:06�pm, William Clark <wcla...(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > In article <p5idp5looaunc3gkv7la2sls5k4m02o...(a)4ax.com>,
> >
> > > �bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:59:51 -0800 (PST), Dinosaur Sr
> > > > <frostback2...(a)att.net> wrote:
> > > > <clip>
> > > > >I am in no way sorry that I don't buy your sanctimonious BS. Some
> > > > >nurse is just that. When one has a serious chronic, degenerative
> > > > >disorder like ALS, a nurse is not qualified to deal with problems that
> > > > >come up. You need a specialist MD, and if you don't know, and you
> > > > >sound like you don't, ALS patients can have a variety of very serious
> > > > >issues develop at any time. You need specialized, qualified people to
> > > > >deal with this, and such care is in fact available in the US to
> > > > >anyone...of course they have to pay for it...and if you have a problem
> > > > >with that then perhaps you should lead the way by providing your
> > > > >relatively worthless service free of charge!
> >
> > > > <clip>
> >
> > > > Good God Rob. �How can you, with any degree of integrity, question a
> > > > man who has had ALS in his family? �How can you question a man's
> > > > dedication to his father with such a disease? �Do you not have a
> > > > scintilla of embarrassment in being such a know-it-all? � Are you
> > > > aware that you come off as a callous prick?
> >
> > > Easily (for him), easily again, no, and no.
> >
> > > > In short, this is one of the �typical Frostback �situations where
> > > > you're caught blowing wind and then attack the person who is much more
> > > > qualified than you in a subject. �It never flies.
> >
> > > Next he will be telling us that he has published and attended
> > > conferences in the field of ALS. Just wait.
> >
> > It's truly incredible. I'd like to strangle him.
>
> Typical leftist! Kill people who disagree with you!

As opposed to you wingnuts, who favor letting them die in the streets?
From: William Clark on
In article
<ca87b3b0-fc1b-4fff-98d4-ed27c946fabb(a)u9g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2002(a)att.net> wrote:

> On Mar 9, 8:06�pm, William Clark <wcla...(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com>
> wrote:
> > In article <p5idp5looaunc3gkv7la2sls5k4m02o...(a)4ax.com>,
> >
> >
> >
> > �bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote:
> > > On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:59:51 -0800 (PST), Dinosaur Sr
> > > <frostback2...(a)att.net> wrote:
> > > <clip>
> > > >I am in no way sorry that I don't buy your sanctimonious BS. Some
> > > >nurse is just that. When one has a serious chronic, degenerative
> > > >disorder like ALS, a nurse is not qualified to deal with problems that
> > > >come up. You need a specialist MD, and if you don't know, and you
> > > >sound like you don't, ALS patients can have a variety of very serious
> > > >issues develop at any time. You need specialized, qualified people to
> > > >deal with this, and such care is in fact available in the US to
> > > >anyone...of course they have to pay for it...and if you have a problem
> > > >with that then perhaps you should lead the way by providing your
> > > >relatively worthless service free of charge!
> >
> > > <clip>
> >
> > > Good God Rob. �How can you, with any degree of integrity, question a
> > > man who has had ALS in his family? �How can you question a man's
> > > dedication to his father with such a disease? �Do you not have a
> > > scintilla of embarrassment in being such a know-it-all? � Are you
> > > aware that you come off as a callous prick?
> >
> > Easily (for him), easily again, no, and no.
> >
> >
> >
> > > In short, this is one of the �typical Frostback �situations where
> > > you're caught blowing wind and then attack the person who is much more
> > > qualified than you in a subject. �It never flies.
> >
> > Next he will be telling us that he has published and attended
> > conferences in the field of ALS. Just wait.
>
> You are not qualified, so who is this other person who is more
> qualified? What you know about genetic disorders could be written on
> the head of a pin with a crayon.

Alongside everything you know about materials science and major
universities. There should be plenty of room.