This'n'That;October 19th[H1N1;Meddling;Problem;OneMore;Media]

Gift Allows Trucker In H1N1 Coma To Fly Home A long-haul trucker who fell ill with the H1N1 flu was scheduled to return home Friday afternoon, Oct. 16, for the first time since early August. George O’Neal, a company driver from Muscatine, IA, contracted the H1N1 (swine flu) in late July or early August, and has spent more than two months in a Denver-area hospital – mostly in a coma. O’Neal’s family, including sister Jennifer Smith of Indiana, and mother Mary Bernardi of Muscatine, IA, have worked for weeks to fly George home. Because of the help of several other individuals and an anonymous donation to cover the jet fuel bill, George was scheduled to fly home Friday. “It’s been a very long, difficult ordeal,” Smith told Land Line. “He likes trucking, and has been a driver for three years. But his five kids want him home. They love their dad and they want him home now.” O’Neal called his mother seeking advice on that early August day. In Denver, CO, on a long-haul run, O’Neal, 40, had difficulty breathing and decided to call an ambulance when he couldn’t go farther. Later that day, doctors called Bernardi and told her to get to Denver immediately if she wanted to see her son. Doctors put George in a medically induced coma because his lungs were filled with fluid. George came out of the coma for about eight hours one day in mid-August, Smith said. George talked normally and seemed to be improving, but blood thinners intended to prevent clots made him bleed out of his nose before going into cardiac arrest. George ended up going for several minutes without oxygen to his brain, Smith said. “At this point, because of the serious lack of oxygen to his brain – there is no way of telling with George,” Smith said. “It’s a very slim chance of recovery.” In the meantime, Smith researched and found that an air ambulance charity called Grace on Wings, which helps people who are stranded because of medical injuries. Hal Blank, founder of Grace on Wings and the charity’s pilot, said he and his wife started the charity as a mission. The service obtains medical staffing by doctors and other workers who donate their time, and offers flights for only the cost of jet fuel. Blank said George is Grace on Wings’ 59th mission and the third trucker they’ve helped. “We get about four to six calls a day requesting help,” Blank said. “We believe we’re compelled to do this – that the Lord wants us to do it, so that’s why we’re doing it.” George’s trip cost about $8,000 in jet fuel, which was largely provided by an anonymous donor. The Swine flu, also known as novel H1N1, has affected several truckers. On Aug. 13, driver Kendall Stoner, 45, of Hagerstown, MD, died after being taken to the emergency room with swine flu symptoms. The flu’s outbreak has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a warning and guidelines for truck drivers in the spring. One guideline for cleaning truck cabs of drivers who may be infected is available here. OOIDA member Bernard Ziegenhorn, also of Muscatine, IA, said media coverage of George’s ordeal spurred him to sign up for a flu shot. “I just decided I’m getting that flu shot,” Ziegenhorn said. Smith said she’s researching the potential for a law to protect truckers who get sick or injured and become stuck on the road. Smith said the only contact her family has had from George’s company occurred when they let his mother know he was terminated and they would be picking up the truck in Denver. “My heart goes out to all those truckers out there,” Smith said. “I feel like there needs to be a law that companies are required to bring drivers home in these situations. We’ve been very resourceful, but there are people out there who don’t know how to get their loved ones home. It’s heartbreaking.”

Remember The Saying: "If You're Not Part Of The Solution;You're Part Of The Problem?"

[Remember that? Historians and economists agree: FDR's meddling in "The Great Depression" through his "New Deal" programs, increased it's length and negative affects. Rather than ending in 2 or 3 years, it lasted for 10+ years-only ending with the advent of World War Two. Remember LBJ's "War On Poverty?" The program's major 'claim-to-fame' is that now we see 17% of Americans on some social welfare program-instead of economic growth programs which would have gotten that 17% off their asses and into the workforce!! Remember"HillaryCare," "Slick-Willie" Clinton's wife's miserably failed attempt at healthcare reform? That fiasco would have added immeasurable expense to the American public [much like obamaCare will!!]!! Remember the "USA Patriot Act" signed and extended ad infinitum, by President George W. Bush? This act limited the freedoms of press and speech, and authorized roving wiretaps and "sneak-and-peek" searches among other former infractions on Constitutionally guaranteed freedoms and privileges. With too many examples to list, it should be obvious to even the obamorons that in too many cases, the government IS THE PROBLEM-NOT the solution!! Now we have more governmental meddling in the financial sector, under the guise of consumer protection, but the ultimate goal is MORE CONTROL OF AMERICANS' DAILY LIVES!!!] A top White House official called on financial institutions to accept new rules in order to help the economic system avoid future "devastating consequences for workers, consumers and taxpayers." "Financial institutions that have benefited from government support can, should, and must use this moment to think about what they can do for their country — by accepting the necessary regulation to protect the American people," White House chief economic adviser Lawrence Summers said Friday at a conference sponsored by The Economist magazine. Banks and other financial institutions must accept the Obama administration's push for the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency that would oversee mortgages, credit cards and overdraft practices. Summers said it was "a bit rich" for institutions that received billions in taxpayer money to complain that such an agency would inhibit financial innovation — such as those that developed algorithms to maximize the gains from overdraft fees on customers' bounced checks. Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and other banks recently said they would no longer automatically enroll customers for the costly overdraft protection. The House Financial Services Committee is overseeing the creation of the consumer protection agency and is expected to approve it next week. [Did'ja ever really take a look at the makeup of the House Financial Services Committee?It's chaired by Rep Barney Frank; has 41 democRAT members; 29 republicRAT members. Given that many "pocket-liners," can the public ever expect anything to acted upon that just might benefit said public?? Ain't happened yet-Ain't gonna happen now!!]

"Just One More...."

[This is kind of an addendum to the entry of October 18th]

• Did you attend a "Tea Party" earlier this year?
• Have you spoken out against the administration in general conversation with your friends and co-workers?
• Do you agree with Gov Rick Perry who advocates that Texas secede from the Union?
• Do you watch "Fox News" on television?

If you fall into any of these categories, the obama administration considers you a traitor to their fascist plans for the country!! They've downplayed the effectiveness of the "Tea Parties" claiming that they were the result of a bunch of radical rednecks!! The meetings, whether they're called "tea parties" or "tea and crumpets" or "coffee and Doughnuts"...THEY MUST CONTINUE!! Each state, county or parish, city, town, village or hamlet not only must continue meetings, "loud-and-proud," to survive they have to add to the membership. If everyone who attended a previous meeting were to bring just one more individual each time, the volume will be heard!! The volume will be heard in the bastions of the ruling class!!

• http://www.thenational912coalition.net/
• http://www.taxdayteaparty.com/
• http://www.teapartypatriots.org/

The Fascist Media Goes From Ineffectual To Dangerous!!

Not only are they the fascist media; they support the release of fake press releases involving legitimate organizations, such as the release allegedly by the US Chamber of Commerce that the chamber had switched sides and now supports the fascist position on global warming/climate change legislation. As soon as the Chamber of Commerce discovered the fake, they renounced it as a complete fabrication!!! Was Fluffy's minions involved?? Bett'cha!!!

Til Nex'Time....