BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

I am glad Obama's hypocrisy and his hellfire & damnation preacher, Rev. Wright are being shown for what they are. How in the world can Obama and the Missus say they were churchgoers but that they never 'heard these sermons' by Rev. Wright? He married them, he baptized their kids... are they that blind? And do we really want someone who is a lousy judge of character in the White House? But let's turn to McBlame and his latest preacher BFF, John Hagee. John Hagee is exactly the sort of minister that really turns my stomach. Devisive and full of hot air. And these are the people McLame is aligning himself with. Sorry - the country's had a bellyfull of that religious-right claptrap for 8 years now. The All-White Elephant in the Room By FRANK RICH Bored by those endless replays of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright? If so, go directly to YouTube, search for “John Hagee Roman Church Hitler,” and be recharged by a fresh jolt of clerical jive. What you’ll find is a white...

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THE BROKEN LEVEE-MAKER Seen the movie THE RAINMAKER? Unfortunately that movie was more truth than fiction. How do I know? I have been through something similar with the insurance industry. When I became disabled in 1995 the first thing that happened was my employer at the time did everything to try to fire me and get rid of me. Everything. But I guess they didn't know who they were dealing with. Without a lawyer but the help of my physician, they were unable to fire me. In fact, I believe the head of Personnel got quite an upbraiding for what he and my department supervisor attempted to do. This isn't unique. Many big businesses will do whatever they can to get a disabled person off their rolls before the insurance hit. Oh and my disability insurer? Was one of their clients. The disability insurer usually picks a few people to try to discredit. First they tried to say I was mentally ill, which has a 2-year limit. ( please see my prior posts on the Wellstone Bill for...