Video of Obama to the French.

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I have visited and used both the British and French national healthcare system and I must say I was treated very_well in both countries.....and I think it is a great idea for THIS country now, having had first-hand experiences in Europe.. 

JMHO, of course.

reality rears its ugly head....

French healthcare is 'badly run'

Plans for spending cuts have drawn protests from health workers France must make big changes to its health system in order to cut waste and increase efficiency, a government-commissioned report is warning. The report says citizens must pay more and doctors must alter their behaviour. Failure to do so could add 66 billion euros a year to France's public budget deficit by 2020, it adds. The warning comes after thousands of health workers protested on Thursday over staff shortages and the "creeping privatisation" of the health system. 'Badly regulated' The report was written by the High Council for the Future of Health Insurance, an advisory body set up by the government as it prepares to introduce healthcare reform legislation in June. PRESCRIPTION BILL Average French GP prescribes drugs worth 260,000 euros a year The French use three times as many antibiotics as Germans They use twice as many anti-cholestorol drugs as Britons A fifth of health spending goes on pharmaceuticals It includes representatives from the health insurance industry, trade unions and medical professionals. The report was given to the Health Ministry on Friday, but details were leaked by the Reuters news agency which saw a copy. The standard of care provided by French doctors is ranked among the best in the world, but the report says the system is "badly regulated and badly governed". "The High Council believes that general confusion over who is in charge of what partly explains the excesses," it says. "Everyone - institutions, healthcare professionals and social security contributors - will have to change their behaviour." Higher insurance payments? The report says French general practitioners prescribe on average 260,000 euros' worth of drugs a year. BUDGET STRAINS Health spending nearing 9% of GDP Projected healthcare deficit this year - 10.9 billion euros Deficit in 2010 if nothing is done - 29 billion euros Healthcare deficit to account for 20% of total public deficit this year It says the French consume three times as many antibiotics as the Germans, and more than twice as many anti-cholesterol drugs as the British. The council also highlights the CSG welfare levy - a charge paid by workers, the unemployed and pensioners - as an area for possible reform. "The High Council is unanimous in its refusal to turn to massive indebtedness to cover the growth in health insurance expenditure," the report said. "The CSG, with its large base and the principle of proportionality that underpins it, could seem like a possible answer," it said. The council said even a structural shake-up of the system would not necessarily rule out the need to raise further revenues. Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, which set up the council last October to advise the government on healthcare reform, said last week the government had not been planning a rise in the CSG as part of the healthcare reforms. Growing deficit The report says an ageing population and the high cost of advanced treatments will help push health spending past 9% of gross domestic product - one of the highest levels in the world. Number of doctors per 1,000 people Italy - 4.1 France - 3.3 Germany - 3.3 UK - 2.0 Japan - 1.9 Source: British Medical Association. Figures for 2000 Experts have already warned that a projected healthcare deficit of 10.9 billion euros this year could rise to 29 billion euros by 2010, unless action is taken. Looking further ahead, the report says the deficit could rise to 66 billion euros by 2020. Health Minister Jean-Francois Mattei has already put forward a plan known as "Hospital 2007" proposing management reforms and a new emphasis on cost assessment. Problems in the French health system were exposed last year, when a heat wave killed around 15,000 mostly elderly people. There was also a bed shortage in hospitals in December, when a nationwide flu and bronchitis epidemic broke out.

Les enfants israeliens meurent aussi.

And yes, Israeli children die, as well.  But many more Lebanese children died at your hands.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15364953.htm

Citing U.N. statistics, the IMC said more than 300 children were killed in Lebanon and 1,000 wounded while a further half million youngsters were displaced by battles between Hizbollah guerrillas and Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry names eight Israeli children killed by Hizbollah rockets, including two 18-year olds. The total Israeli death toll is estimated at more than 150. It is unclear how many Israeli children were wounded.

the scenes of the candidate that has been romanced by the mainstream media for so long.  Very insightful.  Thanks for posting.

BTW:  Any bashers out there, flame away, but I won't respond.  You guys are despicable lately.  All you want to do is snuff out those not on your bandwagon, and I ain't getting into it with you because I have better things to do with my time.  I was pretty interested in your guy too, at first, but the more I learn about him and his policies, as well as who he is as a person, the more educated of a voter I am to know that he is not the right candidate to lead this country.  Try watching this video - it just might make you think twice.  And, no, I am not into FEAR tactics, just FACTS. 

As an American, I wish all of my fellow American MTs a great day!

There was a video of the reporter asking the people and that was the answers they gave. I can't remember the station, but I don't think it was Fox.

pretty clearly showed MO initiating the contact, and QE slightly shying back, before stopping. 

There is an endearing story told about Queen Elizabeth.  A dinner guest unfamiliar with the custom mistook his finger bowl for soup, picked up a spoon and started to eat it.  QE, also picked up her spoon and began to eat hers. 

Moral:  It wasn't really soup.  The guy was still an oaf.  The queen was simply being gracious.

or don't if you want to keep spreading lies. Now he's trying to blame his own words on saying he was using liberal lingo.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Seymour_Hersh__U.S._involved_in_0813.html

I found it very interesting, and you're right, he's yet to get it wrong.

nm

Whether you like him or not, this bush video clip is hilarious.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir9TqjGxrec

It appears the video that is the subject of this post was pulled from YouTube after Warner Music filed a copyright infringement claim against its producer.  Hopefully, it will reappear soon with no music or different music.  We’ll see.  In lieu of the video, the links that appear below this graphic are well worth your time to review, so scroll down now…

Below are links to news sources cited throughout the video shown in the order in which they appeared in the video:

• The Housing Enterprise Regulatory Act of 2005, www.govtrack.us;

• Barack Obama advisor Jim Johnson quits under fire ,Los Angeles Times, 6-12-08;

• Obama, Education, and Accountability, The New Republic, The Plank, 6-14-08;

• Kids’ protest highlights rich-poor schools gap in Illinois, Christian Science Monitor, 9-4-08;

• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac blind to bubble, KansasCity.com, 9-6-08;

• 4 Fannie Mae senior execs resign, CNNMoney.com, 9-20-08;

• Nancy Pelosi says Democrats accept no responsibility, The Hill, 9-16-08; and

• Obama Ridicules McCain’s Economic Response, The Washington Post’s THE TRAIL, 9-16-08.

The video was much better and the music was good.  It sucks they took it off, but at least here are the links that this person used to make the video.

Found interview with REAL PEOPLE about this.  Click link below for story, then video next to story.  I had a hard time getting vid to play, but viewed another story's video then went back to this one and it worked.

The FBI is investigating and Obama's camp had no comment.

Click below.

I didn't take too kindly to it. I debated opening it, but I did. Another O supporter who doesn't look at the facts.

Jon Stewart

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=216984&title=qatar-hero