$220.00 to See Sarah Palin? WTF?

[Baz]

Ok, it has been well known in Edmonton that Calgary is full of toothless inbreeds. Over 1200 of them paid $220 bucks to see Sarah Palin.

I wonder what sort of knowledge that little rogue lady was able to instill in them? Will her Rogue views infiltrate the wild rose party?  

I am speechless.  

Me thinks Calgarian's have way too much money, or no life (or possibly both  )


http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100307/CGY_sarah_palin_100307/20100307/?hub=CalgaryHome

[Mr.Black]

Naked?

[spd2918]

It's too bad there isn't a political section for this kind of stuff.

[birdrunner]

It's too bad there isn't a political section for this kind of stuff.

Sorry,  but in Canada,  and most of the world,  Sarah Palin stories do not rate as Poitics.

[buls4evr]

   She thinks Calgary is IN the US and those people will VOTE for her!

[Kootenanny]

   She thinks Calgary is IN the US and those people will VOTE for her!

No, I think many Calgarians think THEY'RE in the US, and can vote for her...



"There'll be colour television
Social Security
Racial Segregation
And the Birch Society
You can vote for Jimmy Hoffa
You can join the Clan today
You can even be a Commie
When we're Canada-USA"

[Baz]

Naked?

I would pay maybe $22.00 for that, as long as I could be assured she did not speak.  

Oh and she is no longer a politician so not really a political discussion.

No, I think many Calgarians think THEY'RE in the US, and can vote for her...

  You kill me Kootenay.

[The Shepherd]

The only way I'd pay money to see her is if she's the special feature at The Brass Rail and I have a seat on perverts row.  

[Baz]

The only way I'd pay money to see her is if she's the special feature at The Brass Rail and I have a seat on perverts row.  

And they would need to throw in a lamb hand puppet.

[alphabet man]

No, I think many Calgarians think THEY'RE in the US, and can vote for her...

  best one yet Geoff

[buls4evr]

     1. I wouldn't pay $22 either.

     2. She can't even run Alaska much less Calgary!

     3. Be considered for US President? She can't control her own household....pitiful thing is that trailer trash America actually thinks her "life experiences" are an asset. WOW.

[ajf]

Over 1200 of them paid $220 bucks to see Sarah Palin.

Well, lots of good people will spend real money to watch a freak show.  And, in Calgary, $200 is pocket change for a lot of people.

This must explain some of the attendance.  Maybe not all, or even most.  But surely a few, at least  . . .  I hope.

[bubba zanetti]

[Mr.Black]

I would pay maybe $22.00 for that, as long as I could be assured she did not speak.  

Oh and she is no longer a politician so not really a political discussion.



  You kill me Kootenay.

Cant talk with yer mouth full.

[Mookie]

Well, it ain't the first time she's crossed the border

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/palin-crossed-border-for_n_490080.html

"We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada,"

[spd2918]

Well, it ain't the first time she's crossed the border

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/palin-crossed-border-for_n_490080.html

Up to the age of six, Palin lived in a remote town near the closest Canadian city, Whitehorse.

Though poorly written, the article made it appear that the closest place to get any type of medical attention was in Whitehorse.  Now go back to your hating.










(More applicable story:)
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/759760---danny-millions-williams-heads-south-for-heart-surgery

[Kootenanny]

The irony, one guesses, is that Palin now views Canada's health care system as revolting: with its government-run administration and 'death-panel'-like rationing.

Hmmm..."death-panel rationing?"  I've heard that boogeyman used before to decry Canadian health care, but...I've never actually seen it...

On the other hand, we don't have doctors combing through our medical histories for "pre-existing conditions" they can use to deny a claim, after we've paid  privately for health care for decades.

[ajf]

Hmmm..."death-panel rationing?"  I've heard that boogeyman used before to decry Canadian health care, but...I've never actually seen it...

I much prefer our health care system over what the Americans have.  But, ours is far from perfect.  For example, about 10 years ago I was on a hospital ethics panel, and one day we had a presentation from an ethicist from another hospital.  The main messages were how proud they were of putting a "Do Not Resuscitate" order on a patient's chart and making it stick despite strenuous objections from the patient, and how courageous they all were for doing it.  Their reasons were:  no chance of recovery to the point of leaving the hospital, refusal to quit smoking, and no dependents.  I was disgusted and said so, to the amazement of all the medical types on the committee.  Apparently they all thought it was just fine.

[motrhead]

  I was disgusted and said so, to the amazement of all the medical types on the committee.  

 

[Baz]

I much prefer our health care system over what the Americans have.  But, ours is far from perfect.  For example, about 10 years ago I was on a hospital ethics panel, and one day we had a presentation from an ethicist from another hospital.  The main messages were how proud they were of putting a "Do Not Resuscitate" order on a patient's chart and making it stick despite strenuous objections from the patient, and how courageous they all were for doing it.  Their reasons were:  no chance of recovery to the point of leaving the hospital, refusal to quit smoking, and no dependents.  I was disgusted and said so, to the amazement of all the medical types on the committee.  Apparently they all thought it was just fine.

On the subject, what happens to that same patient in the US that shows up at the hospital with no medical insurance.

I believe 60 minutes a while ago had some nice footage of little old ladies being punted to the street from emergency rooms because of lack of insurance.  

My wife is in the medical profession here and one year at a house party hosted by a group of doctors, I observed a discussion about euthanasia, and the 5 doctors in that group all stated they would consider passive euthanasia. (Of course none would admit to actually practising it.)

We just had a sad case here in Alberta where a couple had to remove their child from a respirator (after a lengthily court reprieve). The child was deprived of oxygen at birth because the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck during birth. The doctors pronounced the baby brain dead, the parents saw improvement over the period of a month. (The child very recently was allowed to die)

It was a very sad case but as the hospital pointed out, they only had two infant respirators, and in this case, do you deprive a child that can be saved use of the respirator, because of a sense of false hope that maybe a miracle might happen?  


Ethics committee's have been around for a long time.

In the case of someone needing an organ transplant you're status on the wait list very much depends on your lifestyle. An alcoholic gets placed on the bottom of a liver transplant list for instance. This occurs on both sides of the border. Even in the USA, a large bag of money will not get you moved up that list. (In China yes)