Just remember that AARP pushed Obama care and screwed the old folks bad.
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I don't see either of those issues as liberal, so if that's why people were against it, I don't get it. I had listened to something on the radio years ago that AARP had endorsed someone on the left, and donated to campaigns. If that was a lie, and it wouldn't surprise me now, I hope the people that put the story out choke on their martini olives.
You are right on that Bert, but wrong that AARP supported Democratic candidates. It would be illegal to do so. Absolutely never happened. If any Conservative group could identify one dollar of AARP money getting anywhere near a Democratic candidate, they'd blow it up into a huge story.
So much of "science" now is akin to the reliability of a PCR test as a diagnostic tool.
AARP has 38 million members while AMAC has 2.4 million and growing. One of the articles I read said that AARP did give money to both political parties (8 million more to the left somehow not sure how) and that they have been in trouble legally before because of it (validity?). AARP while having a larger base was losing members according to the article and that AMAC was growing. Because of the losses in members they (AARP) have opened up eligibility to everyone but not necessarily all of the elderly benefits. Benefits all told favored AARP but probably because they have been around a lot longer. AMAC was formed around 2006 or so I believe and took a boost in membership since 2016. Some replies in the article talked about how both were not informative enough on some of their numbers when coming to discounts on areas like medical, dental, and other types of supplementary insurance for Medicare. It also stated that they don't explain about doing your own search for benefits that could be cheaper than the services they provide i.e. car rentals and hotel stay discounts which through them often times cost more since they use some of the higher priced services. I was just wondering about D-league experience as an added information venue since most here if not all are old enough to be members.
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Yes, that was a lie, Girthang. Period.
It would be illegal under AARP's tax status as a non-partisan, non-profit advocacy organization. They'd never risk that status by donating to ANY candidate, endorsing ANY candidate or giving money to ANY organization that did endorse or fund a candidate. I can asure you taht never happened. Lawyers go over every word we write to make sure we don't violate our status as non-partisan.
Now, did AARP endorse Obamacare? Yes. and millions of members quit over it. It was before my time, but the rationale was that it helped poor old people get better health care. I don't personally hold that view, and have no quarrel with anyone who disagrees.
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Morning folks. It is a sunny 50.9°F here. At 7:00 am it was 44° which ain't bad for the 19th of October. We have not had a frost yet and sometimes it will frost around the middle of the month.
A bunch of Sherry's classmates got together for diner. It was a good time. I stuffed my self and had two beers which is rare for me but beer goes good with Tex Mex food.
You all have a good day and don't hate me for the anti-AARP stuff, but I recall some of the lies that they told to help get Obama care passed.
A bunch of Sherry's classmates got together for diner. It was a good time. I stuffed my self and had two beers which is rare for me but beer goes good with Tex Mex food.
You all have a good day and don't hate me for the anti-AARP stuff, but I recall some of the lies that they told to help get Obama care passed.
The link below from Sciencetimes seems to debunk the global warming people.
Expert Says the Earth is Actually Cooling
Interesting conclusions come out of the seventh International Climate Change Conference. Climate change itself is already in the process of definitively rebutting climate alarmists who think human use of fossil fuels is causing ultimately catastrophic global warming.
www.sciencetimes.com
I never stated that they supported Democratic candidates. My gripe is Obama care.
Still miss you over on the nat’l board. I understand your stance, but I love how your presence sends people into overdrive.
Bert, I can only speak for myself: I'd think less of you or any of the D-Leaguers who didn't speak their mind on their beliefs. All I'll ever do here by way of my job is correct things I know to be false. As we all know, thewre is lots of bad info floating around out there.
On a lighter note ...
tied the knot with the missus 58 years ago today.
Note: I still have a card from the Kennedys apologizing for not being able to attend (we sent an invitation). He would be dead less than a month later.
tied the knot with the missus 58 years ago today.
Note: I still have a card from the Kennedys apologizing for not being able to attend (we sent an invitation). He would be dead less than a month later.
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Congrats. That is wonderful. You have me by three years.On a lighter note ...
tied the knot with the missus 58 years ago today.
Note: I still have a card from the Kennedys apologizing for not being able to attend (we sent an invitation). He would be dead less than a month later.
Hate that Dick has cancer. Helped him at a UK game in Rupp about 30 years ago and from then on, he always made a point of coming to see me anytime he was broadcasting there. A lot of people don’t care for him and I could do without a lot of his schtick, but it’s mostly an on camera act. He is a really nice guy in person.
Yep, he drives me crazy but he is a good guy.
Another thing is that most folks in Florida don't understand that Florida is full of UK and UL Doctors.
The doctor who did my spinal surgery down in Tampa was a UK fan and donor. He wore a UK pin on his medical jacket and we had a lot of fun talking UK sports when he visited me and during my appointments. It actually eased my pain.
Congrats on 58 you did good. Real good.On a lighter note ...
tied the knot with the missus 58 years ago today.
Note: I still have a card from the Kennedys apologizing for not being able to attend (we sent an invitation). He would be dead less than a month later.
Well done Chief!On a lighter note ...
tied the knot with the missus 58 years ago today.
Note: I still have a card from the Kennedys apologizing for not being able to attend (we sent an invitation). He would be dead less than a month later.
Yes because just about anyone can right a review these days on Google and other forums.
Very handsome looking couple. are you sure you are in that picture?On a lighter note ...
tied the knot with the missus 58 years ago today.
Note: I still have a card from the Kennedys apologizing for not being able to attend (we sent an invitation). He would be dead less than a month later.
I tried to catch up this morning but I didn't want to be late for tee time. Now it has taken me a half hour to catch up with what I didn't catch up with earlier. I read the link about global warming. When are you people going to accept that humans influence the entire universe? it's like some of you refuse to accept that the Sun revolves around the Earth. Bottles my mine.
Was that article peer reviewed? Why would our government lie to us? Didn't think about that, did you?The link below from Sciencetimes seems to debunk the global warming people.
Expert Says the Earth is Actually Cooling
Interesting conclusions come out of the seventh International Climate Change Conference. Climate change itself is already in the process of definitively rebutting climate alarmists who think human use of fossil fuels is causing ultimately catastrophic global warming.
There is no O'bama care! It is the AFFFORDABLE CARE ACT! I estimate, based on government estimations, that it is saving each and every one of us about $2400 per year! It must be awesome!
Who are you by the way? Some Random UK fan?
You have got to write a book. Don't leave anecdotal evidence behind. The stories you have to tell need to be told. I need to read them because I know you have truth running out of your ears. I will donate my services as an editor and bring to the table my A+ in phonics I received in grade school.
@wildcatdonf Hey buddy, call me! After you called me last time my phone shit the bed. I've lost all my contacts.
Just curious, why would you want him to call you again?😕
So I can get his phone number in my phone again. You can call me too, unless you're skeered.
It's terrible when they do that in the bed. It is a mess to clean up because they "dump" all of that information too.
My nephew turns 16 tomorrow and isn't all that excited about getting his driver's license. In fact he's putting it off until a date to be determined. What the hell? The day I got my license was one of the best days of my life. Kids these days. Thank God I grew up when I did.
In case anyone is unfamiliar with the "year without a summer" it came in 1816 and followed a few years of major volcanic eruptions culminating with Tambora in 1815. Humans caused these eruptions. Well, humans and cow farts.
Tambora kicked Krakatoa's ass.
My daughter will be 16 in December and she has not started studying for the test. I told her it is time the other day and she said she was not ready. I did not take that answer and told her that she needs to anyway.
Yep, be careful when you tip those cows over when they are all gassed up because they might explode.
When I turned 16 I was supposed to get my license on that Thursday. I had been driving since I was 10 on the road going to Grandma and Grandpa's house in the country. At 12, my father let me drive all the way home to Louisville and it was kinda hard because my mother was bitching the entire way. My father told her he drove at 12 and she said because your father was drunk and it was 1943.
Anyway, my father said something about me getting my license tomorrow and I told him it was a no go because I was going out of town to play softball. Wow! He lost his shit and told me if I didn't get my license the next day that he wouldn't sign for it and I wouldn't drive any of his vehicles until I was 18!
I got my license the next day.
Don’t want to say my post flew over your head, so I won’t. I ain’t skeered of nuttin but snakes. What else ya got? 🤪
Your father was a good man!
My little sister has been putting her name in the UK basketball season ticket pool for the past 10 years. Today was the day! New season ticket holder.
The ice cores are a source of evidence. So is biogeography. Our present plant distribution reflecting present zoonotic distributions of climating microhabitats. We've lost lots of info. Still our knowledge of western forests ecosystems contain amazing amounts of zoonotic inforamation of detailing climatic information for who care to investigate and make it their business to know the history. When combined with overlapping anthrplogical investigations we have some good stuff. Plant distribution migrations followed climate. Temporal and seastonal fluctuations somewhat irrelavent. We have strong evidence the climate has gotten warmer and drier for the last 10,000 years. The biomes of isolated Arizona's "Sky Islands" stand as millions of acres of evidence. There is some evidence of recent cooling. Whether it's significant remains to be seem.
Obviously a terrific decision . . .
Congratulations!
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