“On August 14, 2013, Brian Wilson of Scotch Plains, N.J. confronted Gov. Chris Christie over his delay in signing a law that would make it possible for Wilson’s two-year-old daughter to receive the medical marijuana she was prescribed under state law. The testy exchange was quickly picked up by numerous media outlets. Although medical marijuana has been legal in New Jersey for three-and-a-half years, Christie’s Department of Health has made it nearly impossible for patients to obtain medical marijuana in the Garden State. Is the former federal prosecutor simply pandering to the national Republican base in preparation for a 2016 run for president?”
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IRS Finalizes Penalty for ObamaCare Mandate

“Last week, federal tax collectors finalized a rule to penalize individuals who do not obtain health insurance under ObamaCare. The regulation from the IRS formally codifies the fine charged to people without insurance under the health care law’s individual mandate, says The Hill. Under the law, most Americans must either be covered by health insurance or pay a penalty. For the first year, the charge for not obtaining health insurance is $95 or 1 percent of household income. The penalty will increase, though, to $695 per person or 2.5 percent of household income in 2016 and then according to a cost-of-living formula for following years.”
ObamaCare Was Sold To American Voters On Deceptive Terms
“In 2008, Barack Obama made it sound as though his health reform was only designed to help people who couldn’t afford health insurance afford it. Everyone else was going to be left alone. (‘If you like the health plan you have you can keep it.’) Then, on the eve of passage of the legislation, the focus changed to those few people (very few, it turns out) who are denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. But it very recently, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and others have been in print explaining that ObamaCare won’t work unless the government controls the premiums paid by everybody in the entire country! As far as the general public is concerned, this is a brand new idea.”
Man rescued to death by Australian ambulance helicopter
“The 68-year-old man was bushwalking with a group at Macs Cove, near Mansfield in Victoria’s north-east, when he broke his ankle about 10:30am AEST yesterday. The ambulance helicopter was sent in to rescue the man about midday because of the terrain. However, Ambulance Victoria chief executive Greg Sassella says at about 12.30pm he fell approximately 30 metres to his death while he was being winched into the helicopter with a paramedic. Mr Sassella says Ambulance Victoria has suspended all winch rescues while the equipment is tested and an investigation is completed. Mr Sassella says the winch equipment will be thoroughly tested.”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-31/man-dies-in-chopper-mishap/4926894
Tennessee to roll out “No Refusal” blood-draw DUI checkpoints for Labor Day

“The new law now mandates blood be drawn from citizens in a variety of circumstances. No longer limited to vehicular assault cases, police are [now] required to take the blood of any DUI suspect who has ever had a DUI conviction in their life, according to WBIR. The other requirement is that blood be drawn from any suspect who has a person under the age of 16 in the car. The rest of the blood-draw cases are done upon seeking a readily available warrant. In light of these new powers, the latest fad in Tennessee law enforcement is setting up ‘no refusal’ checkpoints, having a judge or a judicial commissioner on call to churn out blood warrants on demand.”
http://www.policestateusa.com/2013/tennessee-roll-refusal-blood-draw-dui-checkpoints-labor-day/
5 Horrifying Truths About Being a Medical Doctor

“#5. Doctors Hate You, and They Hate Their Lives; #4. Your Doctor Might Be Drunk; #3. The Deaths — Oh Loooord the Deaths; #2. Your Doctor is Probably Obese; #1. Going on Vacation is a Death Sentence (For Other People).”
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-horrifying-truths-about-being-medical-doctor/
Parents from faith-healing church charged in diabetes death of daughter

“On Thursday, authorities in Albany, Oregon arrested the parents of a 12-year-old girl who died because they withheld treatment for her type 1 diabetes. Syble Rossiter, the daughter of Travis and Wenona Rossiter, died at her home from complications related to untreated type 1 diabetes. It is unknown to what degree the couple embrace the doctrine of prayer healing, but as of this moment, they are facing first- and second-degree manslaughter charges in the death of their daughter. The Department of Human Services will look after their two surviving children while the couple awaits trial in jail.”
School & Experts Put Genius Boy In Special Ed, Now On Track For Nobel Prize
“Numbers were his passion and he was getting bored of early grades of elementary school as they did not come close to challenging him. Finally, his parents made the decision to take him out of public school and special ed programs regardless of the fact doctors had diagnosed him with ASD. Jacob’s incredible memory and mind allowed him to attend university classes after he taught himself all of high school math in just two weeks. He is currently on track to graduate from college by the age of 14 and it is believed his research into math and physics may begin to challenge some of the established theories in physics.”
Deadly Contradictions: Patent Privilege vs. “Saving Lives”
“Entrenching patent monopolies contradicts Obama’s stated goals of ‘saving the world’s children from preventable deaths’ and ‘realizing the promise of an AIDS-free generation.’ This contradiction between the TPP and the U.S. government’s stated commitment to public health has been apparent for a while. Back in 2011, Doctors Without Borders executive director Sophie DeLaunay said that the TPP would create ‘a fundamental contradiction between U.S. trade policy and U.S. commitments to global health.’ Contradictions like this are nothing new for the state.”
A Funny Look at How Obamacare Screws Young People
“I’m reluctant to give favorable attention to anything associated with Rove, but this new video from one of his organizations is too good not to share. The Department of Health and Human Services has a video contest to sucker gullible young people into signing up for Obamacare, and here’s the satirical gem put together by Crossroads GPS. In conclusion, let’s remember that young people are suffering for reasons other than Obamacare. Here’s a video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation that looks at four examples of how Obamanomics is especially bad news for those under age 30.”
http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2013/08/30/a-funny-look-at-how-obamacare-screws-young-people/




