Discussion: Louisiana Could Become First State in Deep South To Expand Medicaid

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That is good news for LA residents.

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Truly. Even if Edwards is terrible, he isn’t any worse than the third-most terrible person in Louisiana, ahead of Bobby Jindal and David Vitter. So this is a victory for Louisiana, even if many of them don’t know it.

And there’s hope that Edwards won’t even be terrible. Nice job, LA! Now get back to dealing with this LSU football coach thing.

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Voting matters; lives will be saved.

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A note to Jindal: not expanding medicare and leaving people without insurance is its own form of government control.

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Excellent point. (One correction, though. It’s Medicaid.)

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I was going to say the same thing: Voting has consequences. Hope LA residents remember this.
You’ve been voting for people who have been practicing a form of genocide by keep 100 thousand from getting health care.

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Health care for people in need?!? I thought we were a Christian nation!!

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Go, Go, John Bel !!!

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   an opportunity to finally close the door on a time when a quarter million Louisiana residents didn't have access to health care.

Hooray for these people ! ! —

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Because, for the love of god, never stop genuflecting at the altar of college athletics.

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Nice going, LA…

Which Neanderthalic states are left?

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I just don’t see how people can hate their citizens so much (sometimes even themselves when they vote against their own interests), that they want them to go without food, shelter, and healthcare. It’s unfathomable.

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Nativism is very ugly. And has always been.

The difference here is the increased capability of the organs of Hate: FOX, Talk Radio, blogs, more sophisticated hate groups.

Just 22 years ago, TIME magazine had a wonderful cover-story issue about America’s multiracial future…with little backlash and reaction…proving what I have always suspected about the United States (as well as other “advanced” societies):

It is vulnerable to well financed, ubiquitous, message-driven, non-stop, prolonged dissemination of Hate.

Deep Pockets and repitition overcomes what we in the academy call “folkways” and “mores”.

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Don’t worry – I expect we will not!

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I don’t see how you can see your ‘fellow man’ suffering and not open up your life and your heart to help. It chokes me up even now. My 13YO son and I were discussing compassion yesterday. I told him that it’s easy to empathize with those you like. The true test of your compassion is being able to set aside your personal beliefs and prejudices and give generously to those you don’t like.

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Your son is a very lucky young man.

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Not so fast. The state house is still Rethuglican and the new Gov. will have to get by them first. I doubt they will, esp. in an election year.

Virginia is in the same boat. A Dem. Gov. who wants Obamacare, and a lock-step Republican Senate and House that do not.

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It’s the Republican dream - a combination of sports and exploited workers who aren’t adequately compensated for putting their lives at risk.

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…if FauXians win, it will be a TeaOcracy and thus become a Chri$harian nation , by doG! or bigot.

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