Henrietta Lacks’ contributions to medical research are amazing but were unknown to her when she died in Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951. Taken without her permission, her cancer cells or HeLa cells have growth in lab settings better than any cell lines and are central to many medical breakthroughs while her family is uninsured. “The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’
Henrietta Lacks: Unwitting Medical Pioneer
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, black history, Blacks, cancer, education, healthcare, Henrietta Lacks on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Obama and Cameo: Don’t Be Lonely
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, albany, Black college, Blacks, blue dogs, Cameo, Conservatives, Georgia, healthcare, Martha’s Vineyard, Obama on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
President Obama should listen to the jam band Cameo during his Martha’s Vineyard vacation. Of course, he must hit the Black Dog Tavern and cop a t-shirt and cap. An old friend sent me a Black Dog hat and people in south Georgia wonder if the “Black Dog” is an African-American sub-group inside the Blue [...]
Murphy, Honeycutt, and Scott On Trail In Georgia
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged blue dogs, Congress, Conservatives, democrats, healthcare, Obama, republicans on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 13th District congressional race in Georgia is interesting because Dr. Deborah Honeycutt is again facing Democrat Rep. David Scott. Former Honeycutt campaign manager Michael Murphy is also in the race but as a Democrat. When Murphy decided to move from the GOP to the Democrats, I was surprised and disappointed that a comfortable place did not [...]
Free Credit Report Guy is French Canadian and Angry Protesters
Posted in politics, tagged albany, anger, healthcare, NPR, tea party on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
While listening to Marketplace on National Public Radio this week, I was surprised to learn that the guy from the Free Credit Report T.V. ad campaign is French Canadian. He sounds nothing like the All-American voice of the person who actually singing in the ads. That situation got me thinking about the “grassroots” of political [...]
Pivot: NCAA Basketball, Gettysburg, and Congressional Politics
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged basketball, Congress, democrats, GOP, healthcare, NCAA on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I watched NCAA basketball, Ken Burns’ Civil War and the healthcare reform debate on T.V. yesterday. Options and strategy came to mind involving all three. At Gettysburg, General Robert Lee called for Pickett’s Charge when everyone could see that a second plan of action or inaction was needed. An officer in the field must assess [...]
Back Stabbers: Obama, Republican Leadership and the Blue Dogs
Posted in Conservative, Georgia, politics, tagged blue dogs, healthcare, Obama, republicans on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I think the congressional Republican leadership team has been reading this old blog in the cloakroom because they recently did exactly what I have been recommending to my Black GOP friends for years. At the health care summit, they tried like crazy to be nice and smile while seriously expressing their concerns. “And the Best [...]
Thanksgiving
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Congress, elderly, healthcare, senior citizens, Thanksgiving, troops on November 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The health care debate dances around the idea that people are obese and unhealthy from lack of exercise and poor eating habits. The public policy question is how much money should be spent saving someone from themselves. There was a pastor down here who said when he was in “the world” he knew he was [...]
Former Senator Bob Dole: Getting them told..for old and new
Posted in politics, tagged Bob Dole, healthcare, Obama on October 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Former Senator Bob Dole recently said what needs to be said about deep partisans on both sides of the political divide; people who want to kill issues not on the merits but because they don’t want the other side to get credit for an achievement. These old school guys did it with grace and style [...]
Tardy For the Party: President Obama, Michael Steele, Blue Dog Democrats
Posted in politics, tagged blue dogs, Georgia, healthcare, Limbaugh, Michael Steele, Obama, Olympics on September 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq4JAUz-cYs&feature=related With a nod to the ladies of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, “Don’t Be Tardy For the Party” should apply to some folks in the political arena also. First, Kim should understand that the song is as much her tune as the GOP is Michael Steele’s operation. Kandi is the wizard behind the curtain [...]
Blue Dog Democrats: Do The Right Thing
Posted in African Americans, Georgia, politics, tagged blue dogs, democrats, Georgia, healthcare, Obama, republicans, spike lee on August 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Spike Lee’s film “Do The Right Thing” drove compelling discussions about cultural and race in my circle of friends. In the book Lee wrote about making this movie and in interviews, he refused pointing the finger of blame at any one character for the riot that erupted in the plot. Film-making is an art and [...]
CNN: A Trillion in Healthcare Waste In America
Posted in politics, tagged CNN, Fox News, healthcare, msnbc, tort reform, waste on August 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
CNN has me thinking with an open mind about all sides of the healthcare debate. Everyone has a study about this and an analysis about that but I personally turn to CNN for balance reporting and to FOX and MSNBC for commentary. The following story exemplifies the type reporting I prefer. If you only listen [...]
Palin, Isakson and the Healthcare Reform Debate, Part New
Posted in politics, tagged healthcare, Isakson, palin on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I tried to catch the Isakson Town Hall at ABAC/UGA Tifton but arrived at the end. Clearly, the event went smoothly and was informative. When I flipped on MSNBC a few hours later, Tamron Hall reported that Senator Isakson considered it “nuts” to misconstrue the “end of life” counseling provisions in the health care debate [...]
Town Hall Protest, the Boston Massacre and Prince Hall
Posted in politics, tagged Egypt, healthcare, Masons, Obama, town hall on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The debate over health care reform has turned into a debate over debate techniques and tricks. The opponents of the White House and Democrats proposals just scored again because the nation’s attention is focused on debate methods rather than the issues; which is surprising since they might have won anyway by sticking to the actual [...]
Congress, Town Hall Protests and Norman Rockwell
Posted in politics, tagged blue dogs, Congress, healthcare, protests, town hall on August 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
http://washingtonindependent.com/54172/gop-sees-opportunity-with-white-voters-after-gates-saga The drama begins. Someone from D.C. emailed me this article about the GOP’s chances for 2010 in the aftermath of the Gates arrest situation and other matters. When that former colleague calls to chew the political fat this weekend, I will say what I say everyday: until the Red Team produces a moderate division, [...]
Henry Louis Gates Arrest, Healthcare and the 80/20 Rule
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, healthcare, Henry Louis Gates on July 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If the Gates arrest is a “teachable moment,” we must remember that not everything needs to be said and discussed in front of everyone; like the Congressional Black Caucus’s real talks about real problems and real solutions behind closed doors. What we studied in high school about Jim Crow, de facto and de jure still [...]
Foil and Political Parties
Posted in politics, tagged healthcare, saxby on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just received an email about a tab on the side of aluminum foil that allows you to hold the roll during tearing. Who knew that reading the box and thinking outside the box could be so helpful. Foil is also device in literature that allows one character to make another look better or smarter. [...]
Blacks Who Actually Vote
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, healthcare, Michael Steele on July 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »
On Meet the Press this weekend, NPR’s Michele Norris made an interesting point about Americans and the Healthcare debate. MS. NORRIS: But outside of the Beltway there’s an interesting data point here that people involved in the process talk about, the fact that some 90 percent of the people who voted actually have health insurance [...]
Real Obama Change and Black Professionals
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, education, healthcare, Obama, teachers on June 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Be careful what you wish for because real problems and real solutions might cause a dramatic change in your professional and financial life. But, good Americans want what is best for the nation—right. President Obama is a great guy but you know he really is balancing hard solutions with the grim reality that some core [...]
Healthcare Debate: Misinformation
Posted in politics, tagged health, healthcare on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here we go again, advocates on both sides of the healthcare system reform debate are posturing with untruths and misinformation. To be clear, there is a difference between being mistaken and knowingly lying to protect your personal financial interests. It’s a dirty game. Despite the talking points, there is no way in Hades that people [...]
Healthcare: Real Talk
Posted in politics, tagged health, healthcare, insurance on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The American healthcare system needs repair, stat. While I am no expert on the subject, several points should be considered as we enter this vital national debate. Like auto insurance, the government must require or provide very basic healthcare coverage because people using the expensive emergency room as a doctor’s office must ended. The idea [...]
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