Things that made you laugh today (Political Version)

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10-24-2019, 10:06 AM
Some Rogue

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Originally Posted by Tgo01

Why don't all Republicans and the American public have access to the testimony and documents?

They will when the case is brought before the house to be voted on. And yes, this has been done before. Ken Starr's investigation was private and completed before it was brought to congress. That is when the Starr report was published for all to see. Nixon was investigated too before it was brought to congress.
10-24-2019, 10:07 AM
Methais

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Originally Posted by Annahlee

So you can't provide a source for your claims? Surprise, surprise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlmdt6yJQNw

You're a fucking dumbass. :lol:

Show us your voter card.
10-24-2019, 12:47 PM
Tgo01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Some Rogue

They will when the case is brought before the house to be voted on. And yes, this has been done before. Ken Starr's investigation was private and completed before it was brought to congress. That is when the Starr report was published for all to see. Nixon was investigated too before it was brought to congress.

Starr was appointed by the DOJ to investigate possible crimes Clinton committed. A better analogy to him would be Mueller, which we have already been through.
10-25-2019, 12:04 PM
Methais

Clapping banned at Oxford University to stop people being triggered
10-25-2019, 12:24 PM
rolfard

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Originally Posted by Methais

Clapping banned at Oxford University to stop people being triggered

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tru...n-rumor/%3famp
10-25-2019, 01:14 PM
Methais

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Originally Posted by rolfard

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tru...n-rumor/%3famp

https://i.imgur.com/icvQLPp.png

Close enough. Fragile students being triggered over clapping sounds and wanting it replaced is still true, and that's what made me laugh.

Because fragile and easily triggered people like that are always good for laughs.
10-25-2019, 03:45 PM
Tgo01

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Originally Posted by rolfard

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tru...n-rumor/%3famp

Isn’t that basically the same thing? Discouraging people from doing an action via peer pressure and implying they don’t care about their fellow students or inclusivity is basically banning said action if no one now engages in the frowned upon action.
10-26-2019, 12:34 AM
~Rocktar~

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Originally Posted by Neveragain

I don't understand either, I mean Bernie has only been in office for 29 years. You would have thought in that amount of time the Democrats could have figured out something, at least legislation that would have allowed other manufacturers to produce the medicine. Or allowed for out of country medication purchases.

I also question the "some insulin prices", what does some mean? Is this like some kind of special insulin made from some near extinct species that's required billions of dollars in research funding?

OK, so I am diabetic, I am not yet on insulin but I do know a little about it so here is the short story.

Here is a short history of it's development:

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/insulin/h...f-insulin.html

Here is what insulin really costs:

https://www.goodrx.com/blog/how-much...ompare-brands/

Short answer, people want the latest, greatest, easiest to use, least to think about insulin and to be able to not have to think about their diet when using it, so they pay through the nose for the super sophisticated stuff in the auto dispenser with the auto tester that has bluetooth connectivity and so on. People then complain about the costs and surprise, surprise, surprise, politicians make hay picking the highest cost of the newest product to make extremist claims about how unfair it is.

This doesn't address the issues with the fact that it's harder to make than almost all other drugs, it goes bad fast, there are patents that took decades and billions to develop that the owners defend and that there are only so many ways to bioengineer a medication to simulate/replace a pretty common human chemical. The best bet to ending the insuling price problem is research and development of artificial pancreas but hey, paying for research doesn't buy as much votes as welfare so you know which way the US government has gone since the 70s.

If you are willing to control your diet, test your blood and pay attention to the warning signs of being an idiot, plain old injectible insulin works well and is a lot less expensive and most companies have programs where you can get it with a discount or copay card or free.
10-26-2019, 12:56 AM
Neveragain

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~

OK, so I am diabetic, I am not yet on insulin but I do know a little about it so here is the short story.

Here is a short history of it's development:

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/insulin/h...f-insulin.html

Here is what insulin really costs:

https://www.goodrx.com/blog/how-much...ompare-brands/

Short answer, people want the latest, greatest, easiest to use, least to think about insulin and to be able to not have to think about their diet when using it, so they pay through the nose for the super sophisticated stuff in the auto dispenser with the auto tester that has bluetooth connectivity and so on. People then complain about the costs and surprise, surprise, surprise, politicians make hay picking the highest cost of the newest product to make extremist claims about how unfair it is.

This doesn't address the issues with the fact that it's harder to make than almost all other drugs, it goes bad fast, there are patents that took decades and billions to develop that the owners defend and that there are only so many ways to bioengineer a medication to simulate/replace a pretty common human chemical. The best bet to ending the insuling price problem is research and development of artificial pancreas but hey, paying for research doesn't buy as much votes as welfare so you know which way the US government has gone since the 70s.

If you are willing to control your diet, test your blood and pay attention to the warning signs of being an idiot, plain old injectible insulin works well and is a lot less expensive and most companies have programs where you can get it with a discount or copay card or free.

This is pretty much what I expected. Bernie has always reminded me of a sideshow barker.
10-26-2019, 01:38 AM
Neveragain

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Originally Posted by Methais

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlmdt6yJQNw

You're a fucking dumbass. :lol:

Show us your voter card.

There is no fucking way Biden is polling that high. I totally can't wait for January, the "progressive" (regressive) left are going to shit all over these Democrat primaries. The self destruction of the Democrats over the next 6 months is going to be astounding.