William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-9-17

The livers of losing gladiators were sold in Rome as a cure for epilepsy.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-9-17

Obamacare Fix Should Be Simple

Obamacare Fix Should Be Simple — Debate rages about how to fix the Obamacare disaster.

Some Republicans understandably want to keep the program’s massive Medicaid expansion. Medicaid is the “government insurance program for those whose resources are insufficient to pay for health care“. Many now have health insurance who didn’t before. Taking it away is something that would likely come back to bite.

Of course, Medicaid is a disaster in itself so hold that thought.

Then there is the employer mandate. Employer-provided health insurance had a value of $17,545 for a family in 2015. It would be a serious blow to working people if it were to disappear. Of course, company health insurance plans were widespread before the mandate. Ironically, they may become less widespread as businesses increase the use of part-timers and independent contractors and automation to avoid the mandate so hold that thought.

And then there are the mandates to guarantee insurance for those with pre-existing conditions, and for adult sons and daughters, which President Trump has promised to keep.

The knot appears impossible to unravel and it is. That, though, makes the solution simple. Cut it off entirely and re-splice the loose ends.

Switzerland has an indisputably successful health care system. It has an individual mandate as per Obamacare but limits it to accidents, illness and pregnancy. If one wants things extra, one can pay find policies beyond the mandate and pay extra.

There are subsidies for those who can’t cover the minimum.

If the U.S. were to adopt such a system, Obamacare, Medicaid and Medicare could be abolished and the swamp-filling bureaucracies that run them could be drained. As the policies would be purchased by individuals, the government wouldn’t have the chance to play with the money.

Regarding business, don’t just end the employer mandate but treat health benefits as taxable income. Cold? Does your employer pay for your home, clothes and groceries? Once people get used to buying their own health insurance just as they do their home, clothes, groceries and other insurance, the cost will drastically drop as they shop. Employment will boom as will living standards.

Obviously, insurance should be allowed to be sold across state lines.

Obamacare Fix Should Be Simple

Obamacare Fix Should Be Simple

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-8-17

Japanese for green is midori. If you want to say “green, green grass of home” in Japanese it would be “jitaku no midori no midori no kusa”.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-8-17

Alec Baldwin H8er

Alec Baldwin H8er — Clueless Hollywood hack Alec Baldwin says he is going to stop his Saturday Night Live impersonations of Donald Trump.

“Trump just overwhelmingly lacks any sportsmanship, he remains, bitter, and angry, and you just want to look at him and go, ‘You won!’” Baldwin said. . . . “The maliciousness of this White House has people worried. That’s why I’m not going to do it much longer, the impersonation, I don’t know how much more people can take it.”

It is impossible to mock people like Baldwin. His self-centered universe inures him to being shamed for hypocrisy or cruelty or anything else that causes guilt in the normal.

In 1998, Baldwin suggested Republican leaders be stoned to death and their wives and children killed.

Really. He suggested this. On national TV.

Here it is:

The best way to treat people like this ass is to turn him off. You will be happier if you did. You don’t need him in your life.

Alec Baldwin H8erAlec Baldwin H8er

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-7-17

Daisy Greville Daisy Bell — Daisy in the 1892 hit “Daisy Bell” was Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick. The Countess will be forever part of history as her song was the first demonstration of speech synthesis when sung by an IBM 704 at Bell Labs in New Jersey in 1961.

Here is the history-making IBM version:

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-7-17 Daisy Greville Daisy Bell

Daisy Greville Daisy Bell -- Daisy in the 1892 hit "Daisy Bell" was Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick. The Countess will be forever part

Mark Levin Chastises Brian Stetler

Mark Levin Chastises Brian Stetler — CNN’s Brian Stelter merely did what he was born to do, namely defend the deep-state establishment, when he graspingly sought to defend the Obama Administration against charges that it used national security protocols in a futile attempt to stop the election of Donald Trump.

Radio host Mark Levin, who grew up in Springfield, Montco, takes him to task regarding his hypocrisy and failed journalism in this open letter:

Did you listen to my show on Thursday, before President Trump tweeted? Did you watch my appearance on Fox and Friends Sunday morning? I know you are ticked I did not appear on your show, despite your numerous requests. Your ad hominem attacks about “right wing” radio host and conspiracy theory stuff … incredible.

I simply put together the stories that YOUR profession reported, on the public record. Do you deny there were two FISA applications? Do you deny the first was turned down? Do you deny the second was approved? It’s called the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. It is about surveillance. The fact that we cannot discern all the details because of the secrecy, except for what the media have revealed and selective leaks by the government, should cause you to want to know more, not to trash those who point it out.

And yes, we can make several logical implications based on events and experience. A FISA application is a big deal. One, or two in this case, that involve campaign surrogates, or a server or computer related to a candidate or campaign, etc., is a big deal. President Obama’s statement is not a definitive statement of anything, other than he, personally, did not order a wiretap, which I never claimed. But that does not mean he was unaware of surveillance activity by several of his departments, even through routine reports to the president, such as the Daily Intel Briefing or information conveyed to him or his staff via the Justice Department re the FBI counter-intelligence activities. As for Clapper, despite his past dissembling before Congress, he may not have been aware of what was taking place since the FBI counter-intel operation reportedly sought the warrant. The Daily Intel Briefing might provide useful information in that regard as well.

Of course, the release of the FISA applications would also shed a lot of light on events, assuming YOU believe reports that they were filed.

Furthermore, Clapper has said, as recently as yesterday, that no connections between the Russians and the Trump campaign have been found. I am extremely critical of Russia, Putin, and the efforts to influence our election, although I do not believe they succeeded. That said, how would Clapper know of no connections if he, as former Director of National Intelligence, didn’t look? On what is that based?

Your lack of curiosity and dishonesty about such matters and in dealing with me demean you and your profession. You are free to circulate this communication to whomever you wish, as I am making it public.

Mark Levin Chastises Brian Stetler

Mark Levin Chastises Brian Stetler

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-6-17

Four kos make a yojan. Say what? Kos and yojan are units of distance that were used in India for about 3,000 years. A kos is equal to about two and a quarter miles.

— William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-6-17

Kudos Kyley

Kudos Kyley Hagan who is now public coordinator for TEDxUF 2017. Stay tuned for speakers if you are expecting to be down in Gainesville.

 

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-4-17

Arrests are never made in more than a third of U.S. homicides.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-4-17

Deep State Election Interference

Deep State Election Interference
Fear me, swamp dwellers

Deep State Election Interference — Federal agents raided the homes of the daughter and a supporter of Congressmen Curt Weldon three weeks before the 2006 election giving the race to Democrat Joe Sestak.

Neither the daughter, nor Charlie Sexton, the supporter, nor Weldon were ever charged. 

Weldon was in line to become House Armed Services Committee chairman and his agenda included investigating Clinton National Security Adviser Sandy Berger for the theft of national security documents from the National Archive and for arranging a retroactive presidential waiver for Loral CEO Bernard Schwartz who had illegally transferred  sensitive technology to China.

Two laters later, federal charges were brought against Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens which led to his conviction a week before the 2008 election. The race was won by just 3,953 votes by Democrat Mark Begich who provided a necessary vote for Obamacare and other expansions of the Deep State bureaucracy.

Stevens’ conviction was voided after it was learned that the FBI concealed evidence that would have led to an acquittal. No matter. He was out of power and the mission was accomplished.

Now it is found that the Obama Administration had wiretapped Donald Trump a month before the 2016 election. Shades of Watergate. Where is the outrage from the good government crowd?  Silly question. The “good government” crowd was never about good government but the advancement of the Deep State whose denizens are now desperately reaching for straws to keep the swamp from being drained.

A decade or two ago, there would be no panic. Victory would be ordained. Trump would never had even reached office much less the nomination to create the fuss in the first place.

But the world has shifted. The enablers like the Washington Post and the New York Times and the network news have but a fraction of their influence and the blanket cover they once provided is now flimsy and filled with holes.

MAGA.

Deep State Election Interference