First, Stephen Hawking "wouldn't have a chance" under Britain's National Health

[ellid]

Now little gem from Fox News, which evidently is showing Rupert Murdoch's kindly nature by employing people who failed fifth grade geography.....

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[fitzw.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't recall learning locations of countries in the Middle East in fifth grade geography, but it was an awful long time ago.

But you would think, all things considered, that the News media (even Fox News) would know the difference between Egypt and Iraq.

I mean, c'mon, Moses and his people had to cross the Red Sea to get to Israel...

[ellid.livejournal.com]

I think Fox News has been too busy covering the latest pronunciamentos about death panels from Sarah Palin....

[rwday.livejournal.com]

Um, I believe that Stephen Hawking is English. Apparently 'wouldn't have a chance' doesn't mean what I think it does. Sheesh.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Even better, they forgot that Stephen Hawking is very much alive, and attributes the fact that he's outlived his diagnosis by over forty years to the National Health...

And that he reads the Internet.

*grins*

[samantha-vimes.livejournal.com]

I didn't know he's actually praised the system. And found out about their stupid. This just gets better and better.

Yeah, I know it's awful that some people believe the lies, but part of me just can't focus on that when there's so much to laugh at.

[westernredcedar.livejournal.com]

*dies in writhing agony* The stupid! It burns!
However, the punny comment extravaganza on that post almost made up for the pain.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

It would be even funnier if, y'know, I didn't LIVE in the same country as these morons....

[meneathiel.livejournal.com]

That was a spit take comment, seriously. I was stunned.

If all I knew about America was what I see on TV news I would be much more scared of you guys then I am. ;) I am very lucky to know actual American people who aren't odd.

The guy with the gun at the town hall totally creeped me out.

I have to believe all the weirdos are in a minority with the health care thing though. I mean real people don't really believe the death camps idea.

Hate to tell you, but...

[bookuniverse.livejournal.com]

"I am very lucky to know actual American people who aren't odd."

Er... Hate to break it to you, but WE are the "odd" ones: weird, geeky and nerdly, intellectuals who read(!) for FUN(!!) in "weirdo" genres like "sci-fi"(!!!). And the most noticeable promoter of the "weirdo" idea of medical "Death Panels" came THIS close to being our vice-president, for a presidential candidate who, statistically, had about a 50% chance of living through his term of office.

I'd have been a LOT more scared during the reign of Shrub and Dickless if I weren't an easy day's drive from a really nice part of Canada...

As it is, I'm glad I'll be attending next week's Town Hall with my housemate "Skaarl", who's 6'4", moonlights as a "roadie" hauling 200-lb. sound-equipment cases, and LOOKS like a Viking warrior (his SCA persona) even in jeans and an Obama t-shirt.

[tree_and_leaf]

Stephen Hawking "wouldn't have a chance" under Britain's National Health

Who the hell said that, and what were they smoking at the time?

*pets her socialised medical system*

[samantha-vimes.livejournal.com]

And who don't have the Google-fu to find out what nationality their chosen example actually is.

[persevero.livejournal.com]

What I find bizarre about this report is that Stephen Hawking lives in Cambridge and has received medical care from the local teaching hospital for at least the last thirty years. I've even seen him motoring along a hospital corridor. Sure looked as if he was getting NHS treatment to me - and why wouldn't he? Addenbrooke's is world class.