"HEALTH CARE Question too hard!!" (Mon 21 & Tue 22 Sept 2009) - I called in to the Sean Hannity program, to return a message from one of their producers, Lynda McLaughlin, who was "looking for liberal callers." Initially, she was OK with my question, but at some point she deemed the question too hard and freaked out on me. In all fairness to the call screener, I think it was more than just the question: When I was on hold the last time she called me, I asked if, on a future program, I could discuss my lawsuit re Terri Schiavo, and when she found out I was pro-life, she totally flipped out and hung up on me -but not before saying "I hate people like that." I'm not sure if it was a latent hatred of Terri Schiavo or her dislike of my taking Sean Hannity to task for not giving my pro-life lawsuit coverage, but whatever it was, she deemed my Healthcare question too hard. Some suspect that she thought I was going to go 'off-topic' in my call-in, but since *she* had been the one to call *me* out of the blue (she got my number on a prior call-in), she knew me better than that. All I can deduce is one of 3 things: (1) She thought my healthcare question was too hard for Sean; (2) She hates Terri Schiavo; or (3) Lynda is just plain weird. Your guess is as good as mine here. "I report -You decide." I hope to post more clarification on this soon.
*** In the mean time, I want to state my position on this matter:
I am not trying to embarrass Sean Hannity or his staff.
"I didn't come here to start no trouble -I just came to do the 'call-in' shuffle." (Sung to the same tune as 'Super Bowl Shuffle')
In short, I wanted to ask Sean Hannity why he would support America's current health care system and oppose 'Socialized' Healthcare, when *Japan* and *China* have Socialized healthcare -and live longer, have less cancer, etc. ~And (in Japan) pay only 6.6% per capita income -much less than we pay.
Hannity, in the past, has said that the 'average' life-spans are not the meaningful figures, but rather, the survival after cancer surgery. I will admit that America excels other countries in certain areas, but Mr. Hannity, the *meaningful* figures *ARE* the average figures -since *they* encompass *all* the people and lifestyle factors.
I am surprised I support 'socialized' ANYTHING, since I'm generally conservative; however, I am honest first and conservative second. Perhaps, an honest Communist or Socialist is better than a dishonest Capitalist -and therein may lie America's problem.
IN CONCLUSION: I'm not trying to cause Sean Hannity any grief or embarrassment -I just want some feedback on this healthcare question -and no conservative friends are any help. (Even my Representative, Adam Putnam, could not answer me!) THEREFORE, I would ask all my buds to call in 1-800-941-SEAN -and ask him to clarify how he could ignore the average life-spans as the meaningful figures -or the lower costs as relevant here.
PS: Its not illegal to tape record a phone call to Hannity's program:
Florida courts have consistently held that the constitutional protections of a reasonable expectation of privacy do not extend to an individuals place of business. Morningstar v. State, 428 So. 2d 220 (Fla. 1982); Cohen Bros., LLC v. ME Corp., S.A., 872 So. 2d 321 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); Jatar v. Lamaletto, 758 So. 2d 1167 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); Adams v. State, 436 So. 2d 1132 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983). An expectation of privacy in a business is not one which society is willing to protect. Morningstar, 428 So. 2d at 221 (citing Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967); Hill v. State, 422 So. 2d 816 (Fla. 1982)).
--Gordon Wayne Watts
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barlowbrice2127783 1 year ago
@Brettwbeyer14 -I agree that it's probably unconstitutional for the US (& might've been a good answer for Sean) but my question to him was on the more general question of the merits of socialised healthcare in general -while somewhat moot, nonetheless the general concept of socialised healthcare is a good point to consider when discussing that topic, for it answers some of the critics with a well-rounded response.
GordonWayneWatts 1 year ago
@GordonWayneWatts It is fundamentally wrong and more importantly unconstitutional to enforce something that funds government without public option that goes beyond the governments enumerated rights. America is a mixed bag for everything. that's apart of the beauty. Where we have lessor healthcare, we have businesses that have better. the american dream is taht we can work our way up to getting the best especially when we are older and are at greater risk for disease.
Brettwbeyer14 1 year ago
@Brettwbeyer14 -yes yr right that Cancer Rates/Life Span r probably more privatly influenced & less due to public policy but be that as it may Japan's model DOES cost about half as much than our model and gives better care, so the opinions on the public are moot. Just for the record, Japan does incorperate some 'conservative' principles -such as socialising only hospitals but allowing free market to private doctor offices & capping MedMal lawsuits, but that does not exonerate the callscreener
GordonWayneWatts 1 year ago
@GordonWayneWatts i haven't looked at your link yet, but what you are saying does not make any sense. lower cancer rates? Im sorry but you can not control the amount of people getting or not getting cancer in a given time. that has to do with external factors. Longer life span? that's more likely due to lifestyle and can't be measured directly by healthcare. It's very arbitrary. and you claim it costs less, but most people in this country are happy with their own healthcare.
Brettwbeyer14 1 year ago
@Brettwbeyer14 -- one more thing - their program was so desperate for 'liberak' callers that they called ME -and several others -as I document on that section of my website.
What happend here can only be explained by them thinking I was 'smart' and would embarass Sean -especially in light of the fact that they go looking for liberal callers to 'balance out' the show and give Sean easy targets to make him look good.
GordonWayneWatts 1 year ago
@Brettwbeyer14 - Thx 4 replying - at least you try 2 defend yr point. -Actually, I WAS unsure of my point, and that is why I called in -to ask Sean to make the case AGAINST Socialised Healthcare -Since Japan's Socialised healthcare program (1) CO$Ts less, (2) Has LOWER cancer rates, and (3) LONGER life-span than America -which, on my personal website, I explain in detail (click on the 'Hannity' link on my front page news) --but the Screener got chicken. That's not my fault.
GordonWayneWatts 1 year ago
@GordonWayneWatts The call screener had a problem with the question because she knew that sean was probably tired of debating the same topic over and over again with another caller. It's boring when you say "I want to talk about health care with Sean." it just makes you come across as another redundant caller that has nothing new to say that's any different than any of the other callers. finally, you came across as being unsure of yourself to the caller making you seem like a waste of time.
Brettwbeyer14 1 year ago
'clique' question, Brett? Healthcare *is* a topic of interest & very much on-topic. * Tired of debating with listeners? Well, maybe Mr Hannity needs to get another line of work. Actually, I think it was the call screener who had the problem with my question, not Sean, so let's not blame him -he's dumb enough as it is -than for you to go off on him without justification LOL * First, it's spelled too 'tough' -but hey, we all make typos. Yes, it *was* too tough: Her actions speak louder than words
GordonWayneWatts 1 year ago
you just asked a very clique question that he's probably tired of constantly debating with listeners. and the call screener just plainly didn't like you because you asked an anoying question in an annoying voice. and there's no time during your conversation with her where she said it was too touch of a question for sean hannity. get over it and move on.
Brettwbeyer14 1 year ago