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    Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
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    Image of NefariousNewt NefariousNewt
    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    I wouldn't call the missile defense system "star wars," or you might have a fight with George Lucas on your hands. As I remember, he wasn't enamored of Reagan using the phrase.
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    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    Ed Rendell: good guy generally, not very bright sometimes. Ed, you've got to be smart enough to know that when there are microphones around, they might be on...
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    Image of SisterMaryMartha SisterMaryMartha
    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    Rendell is a good governor, but he is also a creepy hardcore -old school grift machine kind of guy. The number of women who have been known to service him is kind of sick. Equally sick? He is damn charming- in a greasy Philly way.
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    Image of Brigit Brigit
    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    Also, my husband didn't have access to dental care until he started dating me - a couple of my aunts and uncles are dentists. Auntie had to remove 4 teeth and finish taking the root out of an uncompleted root canal, which he started by going to the dentist on his own but his dad refused to pay for it.

    I must add that his dad is a fucking wealthy lawyer and obviously an asshole.


    We need to at least provide adequate accessible dental care to every kid.

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    Image of arodriguez.romero arodriguez.romero
    12/04/08

    @Brigit: preach it brigit.


    I am so proud of NY because we have reasonable health care for the poor, especially compared to other states. BUT even here, try to find a dentist who will accept Medicaid.

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    Image of Brigit Brigit
    12/04/08

    @arodriguez.romero speaks java: I'm in upstate right now and on that respect I love it (freezing -not so much, lol). Also it's the first time I like a governor. Seriously, Paterson rocks.
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    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    We've been having patients with drug-resistant TB- usually poor, addicted, or immunocompromised- in Puerto Rico.

    We have the largest percentage of people under the poverty line in the US and on top of that, the lowest amount of Medicare benefits in the States.

    We started feeling the coming of the recession years before it was felt in the mainland, and thus lots of us had to emigrate yet again to the States to be able to find jobs.

    We're US citizens, it's a poverty matter, not just a border matter.
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    Image of J.D.Regent J.D.Regent
    12/04/08

    @Brigit: it's also important to realize that at least half of people who have drug resistant TB contracted it primarily, like they contracted a drug resistant strain rather than becoming drug resistant by being nonadherent to drugs.
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    Image of arodriguez.romero arodriguez.romero
    12/04/08

    @J.D.Regent: good point
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    Image of badmutha badmutha
    12/04/08

    @J.D.Regent: I was exposed to TB when I worked for a hospital and am now what they call "reactive." I took some kind of pills for 6 months and they say I won't get it. Our cleaning staff at the Zoo has to be immunized because otherwise they will get it too. It is not necessarily a poverty issue. Sometimes it is a workplace issue.
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    Image of J.D.Regent J.D.Regent
    12/04/08

    @badmutha: definitely. especially for healthcare workers. don't worry, you're in good company. about a third of the world has the latent TB infection.
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    Image of arodriguez.romero arodriguez.romero
    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    also, the dental care thing, that has been my hobby horse for a while now: that poor child had zero 0 zero access to dental care in a city of millions


    Less end of life care for oldsters,

    more dental care for children

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    Image of braak braak
    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    Also: we always fight this year's war with last year's weapons. This has been the history of warfare since the beginning of time.
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    Image of Kilotwat Kilotwat
    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    Ed Rendell may have been taking a shot at Tom Ridge, the incompetent moron who retired from the position citing his need to be with his family. He may not have meant it in a sexist way at all. Was it still insensitive towards Napolitano? Sure, and that's not nice. The insensitivity towards Tom Ridge, though, I could care less.
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    Image of PilgrimSoul PilgrimSoul
    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    Yes, why doesn't Napolitano find herself a partner who will subordinate their own ambitions and handle the kids while she's off doing her "life's work"? The "wife as indentured servant" model has worked so damn well in many political marriages.
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    Image of rosasparks rosasparks
    12/04/08

    @PilgrimSoul: Sure, but more importantly, I enjoy the assumption that without those things, she has no life. Because clearly a woman without a partner & rugrats is a woman without a life.


    FUCK ME.

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    Image of Eeva Eeva
    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    I love how informative and wide-ranging Crappy Hour is these days. Nice work!


    Somewhat related, in an international-affairs way: has there been any US media coverage of the cluster bomb ban signed the other day by 100 countries...which didn't include Russia or the US? [www.guardian.co.uk]


    Fingers crossed Obama will sign it as soon as he takes office. This is a no-brainer, people.

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    12/04/08

    @Eeva: i.am.OBSESSED with this!!!! can you fucking BELIEVE the GALL of the United States? I'll bet you a THOUSAND BUCKS (the biggest number I can get myself to say)the US never signs it, Obama or no.
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    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    Also, thank fuck for Crappy Hour. I need a place to vent my extreme rage this morning and it didn't seem appropriate to start ranting during a Snap Judgment. So to sum up the shit pissing me off (in no particular order): Rendell is a dick, we live in a country where a child died of a tooth abcess, no women were nominated to the NY Court of Appeals, and I am now single again.
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    12/04/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): All of those things suck.


    Are you ok?

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    Image of angelheadedhipster angelheadedhipster
    12/04/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): And you can't even drink away your problems! Thank God for Crappy Hour!


    ps - hope you feel better/the venting helps!

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    Image of stacyinbean stacyinbean
    12/04/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): Hugs!
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    12/04/08

    @morninggloria: @angelheadedhipster...thinks your last comment was offenseful: @stacyinbean: Thanks. The venting does help. Anger is my friend at the moment, and it's far more fun than self-pity!
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    Image of ucelluccia ucelluccia
    12/04/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): Jezehugs! That sucks, I'm sorry.
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    Image of J.D.Regent J.D.Regent
    12/04/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): oh shit that sucks mama!!! you know we got your back.
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    Image of PilgrimSoul PilgrimSoul
    12/04/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): my anger is still intact this morning, FWIW.
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    Image of sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit) sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
    12/04/08

    @ucelluccia: Thanks. The world is full of suckitude today!


    @activearchivist has seen Fidel Castro's business card.: Oh hell, you should have seen me plow through a pile of cookie last night!


    @PilgrimSoul: As is my gratitude for your support last night.

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    Image of hellosunshine hellosunshine
    12/04/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): Ah crap. Big ol' hugs, sugarplum. And hey! You can always PM me or one of the many lovely NYC Jezzies should you require ice cream, et cetera.
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    Image of danielly37 danielly37
    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    I know i'm going to get crap for this, but as a Pennsylvanian, I don't think Rendell's statement was all that offensive. I thought he was insinuating more about Tom Ridge (his R predecessor in office) than anything.
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    12/04/08

    @danielly37: He's a smart man. If that's what he meant, he should have said it. "Unlike the individuals who have held this office during the outgoing administration..."


    That little phrase would have saved him some spittle filled emails.

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    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    We should not respond to problems by building walls. We should respond to problems by building giant twisty slides and tire swings and tree forts.
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    Image of braak braak
    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    Oh, god damn it, Ed!


    He's a good governor in other respects, really.


    Ah, crap.

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    12/04/08

    @braak: I liked him after reading A Prayer for the City. Bummer.
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    Image of braak braak
    12/04/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): Man, I'll take what I can get. The guy grew up in the fifties, and yeah, he's sexist and kind of a jerk. But he's a good fucking governor. Even if Lynn Swan had been a non-sexist option (which I'm not sure is even true), I don't know that it would have been worth it.
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    Image of SarahMC SarahMC
    12/04/08

    @braak: Nobody is criticizing his governing skills.
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    Image of braak braak
    12/04/08

    @SarahMC: I know, but I'm also not criticizing any imaginary people that are. I'm trying to reconcile my appreciation for his governing skills with my disappointment in his sexism.
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    12/04/08

    @braak: OK, but it sure is coming across as "He's a good governor so his sexism doesn't matter."
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    Image of braak braak
    12/04/08

    @SarahMC: Really? I was hoping that the "ah, crap," and the "god damn it," and the "I'll take what I can get," indicated that I was unhappy about it, but that practical circumstances had made other options impossible.
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    Image of J.D.Regent J.D.Regent
    12/04/08

    @braak: I love Eddie. He's like my uncles except smart and a good governor. I totally forgive him for all the stupid shit he says. I would say ALL KINDS OF STUPID SHIT into mics i didn't know were on if I were governor.
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    12/04/08

    In reply to Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't
    Gail Collins had a nice piece about Rendell's idiocy in the New York Times and the phenomenon of "singlism" today: "But it's unmarried women at the top who often wind up portrayed as vestal virgins who live only to serve their chief executive. (Condoleezza Rice's public image is so extreme that people must be wondering if she plans to immolate herself on the White House lawn during the inauguration.) Instead of being celebrated for their achievements, they wind up regarded as slightly fanatic." [www.nytimes.com]
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