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date: 2006-11-03 00:16:50
subject: Re: GOP blocks flu shots

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So, if the local jungle master/medicine man runs out of extracted jungle =
berry juice/cactus extract, to use with his postmark stamp, the GI = should
have his vote thrown out?=20

Your assumption seems to be that of a country of 300M people, that every =
single one of the votes of the fraction of a percent that are in the =
military protecting the right to vote of everyone (and the even smaller =
percent that are deployed) are fraudulent? I don't think so.
  "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message =
news:454acdce{at}w3.nls.net...
  Er the lame claim had to do with following US and State  LAWS which =
SHOULD apply to all under the appropriate jurisdiction. And there are =
valid non partisan concerns about the setup which should be addressed.=20
    "Mark"  wrote in message =
news:454ac4b7{at}w3.nls.net...
    It does take all kinds. Like trying to cancel out military votes =
because of some lame claim that because they weren't postmarked properly =
in some jungle or desert somewhere, they should be thrown out; then when =
a program is put in place to negate that specious argument, start up a =
new argument -- ostensibly to "protect" the serviceman from ID
theft -- = to continue to try and prevent the most important people in our
country = from having their vote counted.
      "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:454ab6e4{at}w3.nls.net...
      It takes all kinds to cheapen the vote - from the million dollar =
Arizona lottery to those who seek to limit minorities as in Houston.

      I do agree that voting is a privilege, a right and a =
responsibility 


        "Mark"  wrote in message =
news:454ab5da{at}w3.nls.net...
        I know you're asking Gary, but I don't approve of it, not one =
bit. What the hell is it with all these wackos cheapening our democracy =
with their various nut-job schemes? Run for office and take your = medicine
if you lose, don't whine about it for weeks (or decades) on = end, just
shut the fuck up until/if you run again.
          "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:454ab2ea{at}w3.nls.net...
          So I take it you do not approve of the Arizona million dollar =
lottery vote?

            "Gary Britt"  wrote
in message =
news:454aa54b{at}w3.nls.net...

            Its still ILLEGAL.  The county clerk said there was no =
problem IF it was not against the law.  The Mayor rightly determined it =
IS against the law.

            Then you quote this bullshit from someone else:

            Polls are an ideal place to access large numbers of people =
who need the vaccine."I'm disappointed this has happened,"he said.

            So is the local grocery store, church, liquor store.  In =
fact much more likely to get MORE people at those places than a single =
day polling place event.  If it was really about serving the poor flu =
shots, they wouldn't be REQUIRED to do it ONLY at polling places on =
election day.  How are the drunks who don't vote supposed to get their =
flu shot????   Don't they deserve a flu shot?  In fact aren't they more =
in need of a flu shot than people with enough sense to vote?  Want to = get
the poor drunks set up outside the local liquor store or 7-eleven.

            Its obvious this doesn't have a damn thing to do with flu =
shots for the poor from the perspective of the people paying for the =
program.  Hence the "funds only for polling place flu shots".

            Gary


            Robert G Lewis wrote:=20
              During early voting ,NOT  on election day and apparently =
cleared by the REPUBLICAN County Clerk and the REPUBLICAN Secretary of =
State. NO REQUIREMENT TO VOTE in order to get the shots. Just have to =
over the age of 50.

              =
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Nov02/0,4670,VoteandVaccinate,00.html

              Dr. Douglas Shenson, the director of the flu-shot program =
for the foundation, said he does not know of problems with the program = in
any other city.

              "It's an entirely nonpartisan and nonpolitical =
activity,"Shenson said."It's not a get-out-the-vote campaign.
It's a = get-out-the-vaccine campaign."

              Polls are an ideal place to access large numbers of people =
who need the vaccine."I'm disappointed this has happened,"he said.


              http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/4298775.html


              The "Vote and Vaccination" clinics are in Hispanic and =
black neighborhoods because studies show these ethnic groups are less =
likely to get flu shots, said Porfirio Villarreal, a spokesman for the =
city's health department.

              "This has nothing to do with politics," he said.
"It's an =
initiative to reach people who are at high risk and would not go to a =
doctor and clinic, but do take advantage of voting."


              I expect you would also object to giving people rides to =
the polls , or handing out absentee ballots.


              Why do you object to the local government setting up free =
flu shots in poor areas ? Why do you object to free flu shots for the = poor ?


                "Gary Britt"  wrote in =
message news:454a8cda{at}w3.nls.net...

                You quoted the part that makes it illegal Robert:


Stephen Williams, the city health chief, and White said the terms of the =

Amerigroup grant required a tie to polling places in medically = undeserved=20
areas where populations are less likely to get vaccinations.

So the "private" funding REQUIRED that the flu shots be given out
ONLY = on election day, and
ONLY at polling places.  Yeah that's a real intent to serve the poor =
there.  Nothing to do with people canvassing neighborhoods and telling =
people come on down to vote, will drive you, and if you do come down and =
vote you can get a free flu shot.

What if a "private" group wanted to fund some "fun"
into the lives of = the poor neighborhoods where there isn't a lot of
"fun" and set up = funding for people to vote at a local liquor
store and get a free pint = of whiskey of their choice.  Would you see any
problems with that?  = Because that is EXACTLY the same as this bullshit
flu shot vote fraud = scheme.

Are you and Rich against poor people having some free fun and voting at =
liquor stores?

Gary





                Robert G Lewis wrote:=20
From the article

Before launching the program, Williams' staff consulted with Republican=20
Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman, the county's top election official, =
who=20
offered support provided that the initiative complied with applicable = laws.

Kaufman's spokesman, David Beirne, said erroneous media reports might = have=20
fueled the perception that voting was related to receiving something of=20
value, which could violate the law. "It's not tied to the voting =
practice,=20
which is a critical element," he said. "We did not see anything
on its = face=20
to indicate that it would be a clear violation of election law."

Scott Haywood, a spokesman for Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams, = also=20
a Republican, said in an e-mail that "there is nothing wrong with a = health=20
clinic being located at the same site that voting is taking place," =
provided=20
that people weren't required to vote to get the service.

Stephen Williams, the city health chief, and White said the terms of the =

Amerigroup grant required a tie to polling places in medically = underserved=20
areas where populations are less likely to get vaccinations.


"Gary Britt"  wrote in
message=20 news:454a79b3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  Its the law.  Giving somebody booze, cigarettes, money, gold, or a flu =

shot is paying for somebody to vote and violated a very specific statute =

applicable to that region.

Its also bullshit they were trying to reach medically undeserved areas.=20
They were trying to pay people to come vote.

Gary


Phil Payne wrote:
    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/4304540.html

"Mayor Bill White ordered a halt Wednesday to the city health=20 department's
privately funded drive to offer flu vaccinations at early voting sites = in
predominantly Hispanic and black neighborhoods, amid conservative=20 criticism
that the effort would boost Democratic turnout.

About 1,300 flu shots were given to people age 50 or older in the past=20 three
days under the program, which didn't require the recipients to vote.=20 Health
officials said they were only trying to reach people in medically
underserved communities."


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So, if the local jungle
master/medicine =

man runs out of extracted jungle berry juice/cactus extract, =
to use=20
with his postmark stamp, the GI should have his vote thrown out?=20

 
Your assumption seems to be that of a =
country of=20
300M people, that every single one of the votes of the fraction of a = percent=20
that are in the military protecting the right to vote =
of everyone (and=20
the even smaller percent that are deployed) are fraudulent? I don't = think=20
so.
"Robert G Lewis" <r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net>">mailto:r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net">r.g.lewis{at}comcast.net> = wrote in=20 message news:454acdce{at}w3.nls.net... Er the lame claim had to do with following US and = State=20 LAWS which SHOULD apply to all under the=20 appropriate jurisdiction. And there are valid non partisan = concerns=20 about the setup which should be addressed.
"Mark" <nomail{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:nomail{at}hotmail.com">nomail{at}hotmail.com> wrote = in message=20 news:454ac4b7{at}w3.nls.net... It does take all kinds. Like trying = to cancel=20 out military votes because of some lame claim that because they = weren't=20 postmarked properly in some jungle or desert somewhere, they should = be=20 thrown out; then when a program is put in place to negate that = specious=20 argument, start up a new argument -- ostensibly to "protect" the = serviceman=20 from ID theft -- to continue to try and prevent the most important = people in=20 our country from having their vote counted.
"Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com> = wrote in=20 message news:454ab6e4{at}w3.nls.net... It takes all kinds to cheapen the = vote - from=20 the million dollar Arizona lottery to those who seek to limit = minorities=20 as in Houston. I do agree that voting is a = privilege, a=20 right and a responsibility <as is military = service>
"Mark" <nomail{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:nomail{at}hotmail.com">nomail{at}hotmail.com> = wrote in=20 message news:454ab5da{at}w3.nls.net... I know you're asking Gary, but = I don't=20 approve of it, not one bit. What the hell is it with all these = wackos=20 cheapening our democracy with their various nut-job schemes? Run = for=20 office and take your medicine if you lose, don't whine about it = for=20 weeks (or decades) on end, just shut the fuck up = until/if you=20 run again.
"Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com> wrote in = message news:454ab2ea{at}w3.nls.net... So I take it you do not = approve of the=20 Arizona million dollar lottery vote? "Gary Britt" <glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com=">mailto:glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com">glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com= >=20 wrote in message news:454aa54b{at}w3.nls.net...Its=20 still ILLEGAL. The county clerk said there was no = problem IF=20 it was not against the law. The Mayor rightly = determined it IS=20 against the law.Then you quote this bullshit from = someone=20 else:Polls are an ideal = place to=20 access large numbers of people who need the vaccine."I'm=20 disappointed this has happened,"he said.So is the = local=20 grocery store, church, liquor store. In fact much more = likely=20 to get MORE people at those places than a single day polling = place=20 event. If it was really about serving the poor flu = shots, they=20 wouldn't be REQUIRED to do it ONLY at polling places on = election=20 day. How are the drunks who don't vote supposed to get = their=20 flu shot???? Don't they deserve a flu = shot? In=20 fact aren't they more in need of a flu shot than people with = enough=20 sense to vote? Want to get the poor drunks set up = outside the=20 local liquor store or 7-eleven.Its obvious this = doesn't have=20 a damn thing to do with flu shots for the poor from the = perspective=20 of the people paying for the program. Hence the "funds = only=20 for polling place flu=20 shots".GaryRobert G = Lewis=20 wrote:=20 During early voting ,NOT on = election day=20 and apparently cleared by the REPUBLICAN County Clerk and = the=20 REPUBLICAN Secretary of State. NO REQUIREMENT TO VOTE in = order to=20 get the shots. Just have to over the age of = 50. http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Nov02/0,4670,VoteandVaccinate,00= ..html">http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Nov02/0,4670,VoteandVaccinate,00= .html Dr. Douglas Shenson, the director of = the=20 flu-shot program for the foundation, said he does not know = of=20 problems with the program in any other city. "It's an entirely nonpartisan and = nonpolitical=20 activity,"Shenson said."It's not a get-out-the-vote = campaign. It's=20 a get-out-the-vaccine campaign." Polls are an ideal place to access = large numbers=20 of people who need the vaccine."I'm disappointed this has=20 happened,"he said. http:/" target="new">http:/=">http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/4298775.html">http:/= /www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/4298775.html The "Vote and Vaccination" clinics are = in=20 Hispanic and black neighborhoods because studies show = these ethnic=20 groups are less likely to get flu shots, said Porfirio = Villarreal,=20 a spokesman for the city's health department. "This has nothing to do with = politics," he said.=20 "It's an initiative to reach people who are at high risk = and would=20 not go to a doctor and clinic, but do take advantage of=20 voting." I expect you would also object to = giving people=20 rides to the polls , or handing out absentee = ballots. Why do you object to the local = government=20 setting up free flu shots in poor areas ? Why do you = object to=20 free flu shots for the poor ? "Gary Britt" <glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com=">mailto:glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com">glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com= >=20 wrote in message news:454a8cda{at}w3.nls.net...You=20 quoted the part that makes it illegal = Robert:Stephen Williams, the city health chief, = and White said the terms of the=20 Amerigroup grant required a tie to polling = places in medically undeserved=20 areas where populations are less likely to get vaccinations. So the "private" funding REQUIRED that the flu = shots be given out ONLY on election day, and ONLY at polling places. Yeah that's a real intent to serve the poor = there. Nothing to do with people canvassing neighborhoods and telling = people come on down to vote, will drive you, and if you do come down and = vote you can get a free flu shot. What if a "private" group wanted to fund some "fun" into the lives of = the poor neighborhoods where there isn't a lot of "fun" and set up = funding for people to vote at a local liquor store and get a free pint = of whiskey of their choice. Would you see any problems with that? = Because that is EXACTLY the same as this bullshit flu shot vote fraud = scheme. Are you and Rich against poor people having some free fun and voting at = liquor stores? Gary Robert G Lewis wrote:=20
From the article Before launching the program, Williams' staff consulted with Republican=20 Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman, the county's top election official, = who=20 offered support provided that the initiative complied with applicable = laws. Kaufman's spokesman, David Beirne, said erroneous media reports might = have=20 fueled the perception that voting was related to receiving something of=20 value, which could violate the law. "It's not tied to the voting = practice,=20 which is a critical element," he said. "We did not see anything on its = face=20 to indicate that it would be a clear violation of election law." Scott Haywood, a spokesman for Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams, = also=20 a Republican, said in an e-mail that "there is nothing wrong with a = health=20 clinic being located at the same site that voting is taking place," = provided=20 that people weren't required to vote to get the service. Stephen Williams, the city health chief, and White said the terms of the = Amerigroup grant required a tie to polling places in medically = underserved=20 areas where populations are less likely to get vaccinations. "Gary Britt" <glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com=">mailto:glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com"><glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com= > wrote in message=20 news:454a79b3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
Its the law.  =
Giving somebody booze, cigarettes, money, gold, or a flu=20 shot is paying
for somebody to vote and violated a very specific statute =

applicable to that region.

Its also bullshit they were trying to reach medically undeserved areas.=20
They were trying to pay people to come vote.

Gary


Phil Payne wrote:
    
                    
http:=">http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/4304540.html">http:=
//www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/4304540.html

"Mayor Bill White ordered a halt Wednesday to the city health=20 department's
privately funded drive to offer flu vaccinations at early voting sites = in
predominantly Hispanic and black neighborhoods, amid conservative=20 criticism
that the effort would boost Democratic turnout.

About 1,300 flu shots were given to people age 50 or older in the past=20 three
days under the program, which didn't require the recipients to vote.=20 Health
officials said they were only trying to reach people in medically
underserved communities."


      

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