WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please donate to keep ReaderRant online to serve political discussion and its members. (Blue Ridge Photography pays the bills for RR).
Current Topics
Trump 2.0
by pdx rick - 03/16/25 02:19 AM
2024 Election Forum
by rporter314 - 03/11/25 11:16 PM
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 4 guests, and 0 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
Agnostic Politico, Jems, robertjohn, BlackCat13th, ruggedman
6,305 Registered Users
Popular Topics(Views)
10,261,132 my own book page
5,051,297 We shall overcome
4,251,051 Campaign 2016
3,856,698 Trump's Trumpet
3,055,888 3 word story game
Top Posters
pdx rick 47,431
Scoutgal 27,583
Phil Hoskins 21,134
Greger 19,831
Towanda 19,391
Top Likes Received (30 Days)
Irked 1
Forum Statistics
Forums59
Topics17,128
Posts314,547
Members6,305
Most Online294
Dec 6th, 2017
Today's Birthdays
There are no members with birthdays on this day.
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Page 31 of 41 1 2 29 30 31 32 33 40 41
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,473
Likes: 38
T
member
Offline
member
T
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,473
Likes: 38


Originally Posted by pondering_it_all
Quote
was associated with

Major problem with drawing the conclusion that marijuana use caused the increased risk, which of course the study did not do. It is just as likely that the people were using pot to self-medicate because they felt sick! So it's just as valid to say that increased risk for stroke, heart failure, coronary artery disease and sudden cardiac death cause medical marijuana use.

More and more sick people are using it: It is only normal that some of those sick people get sicker and die. Most marijuana use only alleviates symptoms. It does not cure the underlying problem.

The stats dont support your analysis, for the following reasons.

Although we dont have the raw data or statistical analytical methods, from this description, it looks like marijuana use remained an independent risk factor in multivariate analysis after correcting for smoking, hypertension, and other known risk factors.

Just like we know smoking tobacco is dangerous, but possibly not due to nicotine, pot smoking may be dangerous just due to the smoking delivery system. Smoking almost anything is likely damaging from a pulmonary standpoint. With the much more potent pot around now, I expect a drop in pulmonary problems just due to the decreased amount of smoke, for a constant dose of the active substances. Edible preparations should also be preferable, with the elimination of all smoke. I hear that they cant keep edibles on the shelves in Colorado.

Tat


There's nothing wrong with thinking
Except that it's lonesome work
sevil regit
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 12,129
Likes: 257
Pooh-Bah
Offline
Pooh-Bah
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 12,129
Likes: 257
Yep, if I was to take it up again (after 40 years!) I would definitely grow it and make cana-butter for edibles. But for now, my brain seems relatively intact. My MS makes my feet numb but generates no pain.

If it advances to a painful state, then I would certainly get a card and try it.

Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 18,003
Likes: 191
Moderator
Carpal Tunnel
OP Offline
Moderator
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 18,003
Likes: 191
Trump fires Surgeon General
Quote
Murthy had been surgeon general since 2014 and his sudden departure surprised employees at HHS, The New York Times reported.
Murthy called gun violence a health threat to the United States, however, which had won him opposition from the NRA.
Oh, that explains it?


A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 18,003
Likes: 191
Moderator
Carpal Tunnel
OP Offline
Moderator
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 18,003
Likes: 191
More disqualifying info on Murthy, from USA Today:
Quote
Murthy, 39, was the 19th surgeon general of the United States. He was a native of the United Kingdom and a graduate of Harvard College as well as the Yale University schools of medicine and business. A vice admiral and research scientist, he is known for his concerns regarding emotional well-being. At a recent conference on behavioral health in Seattle, he said, "We forget some of the oldest medicines are love and compassion." On his web page, he describes himself as a "physician, entrepreneur, grassroots organizer, mango aficionado, dreamer."
Of course, you could tell he was unacceptable just by looking at him: [Linked Image from rawstory.com]


A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 8,085
Likes: 134
veteran
Offline
veteran
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 8,085
Likes: 134
He failed to say, I swear: I will be faithful and obedient to the leader of the Make America Great Again administration, Donald J Trump, to observe the law, and to conscientiously fulfill my official duties, so help me God.

Fealty to Mr Trump is the quintessential component for all advisors.


ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions



Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 18,003
Likes: 191
Moderator
Carpal Tunnel
OP Offline
Moderator
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 18,003
Likes: 191
Murthy just had too many strikes against him: He was an Obama appointee; he's dark-skinned (of Indian descent); he wasn't born in the United States; he actually believes in science; he created an organization, Doctors for America, "with a stated goal of improving affordable health care access." Good, GOD we have to keep people "like him" away from government! He has crazy ideas, like "TrialNetworks, a cloud-based Clinical Trial Optimization System for pharmaceutical and biotechnology trials that improves the quality and efficiency of clinical trials to bring new drugs to market faster and more safely." (Wikipedia)


A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,473
Likes: 38
T
member
Offline
member
T
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,473
Likes: 38
NWP, It seems you have misplaced your cynicism colored reading glasses! grin

Its really quite easy to explain. What could he do, within the 100 day window, for the gun base?

Its just that he hasnt done anything lately for the NRA and gun lobby, and this is a trump freebie that costs him nothing!

Tat

Trump abruptly asks pro-gun control surgeon general to resign

Quote
But employees at the Department of Health and Human Services told the Times they were surprised by the unusually abrupt departure. While it’s not unprecedented, Murthy’s four-year term would have normally ended at the end of this year.

The full reasons for the Trump administration’s request that he step down aren’t clear. But one clue may lie in Murthy’s views on gun control.

These views were immediately apparent after President Obama nominated him to the post and the National Rifle Association circulated a letter opposing his confirmation. The NRA was incensed by a 2013 letter from health professionals that Murthy signed that called “for Congress to pass stronger gun legislation immediately and for us to develop a comprehensive national plan to stop gun violence.” The letter proposed a goal of cutting gun deaths in half by 2020 and laid out some policy proposals to get there. The Senate blocked his nomination for more than a year, which meant the country had no surgeon general during the Ebola crisis.

More recently, in an interview with STAT during the presidential campaign, Murphy reiterated the view that gun violence is a public health issue and said “far too many people die from gun violence,” adding, “And in my book, every single death from gun violence is a tragedy because it was preventable.”


There's nothing wrong with thinking
Except that it's lonesome work
sevil regit
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 18,003
Likes: 191
Moderator
Carpal Tunnel
OP Offline
Moderator
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 18,003
Likes: 191


A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 18,003
Likes: 191
Moderator
Carpal Tunnel
OP Offline
Moderator
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 18,003
Likes: 191
Predictably, a decision contrary to his wishes causes D.Trump to throw a temper tantrum - via Twitter - exposing his deep ignorance of the judiciary. But, given his deep ignorance of everything, no surprise there... White House, Trump Attack Judicial Branch Again By Misconstruing ‘Sanctuary City’ Ruling - HuffPo.


A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 12,129
Likes: 257
Pooh-Bah
Offline
Pooh-Bah
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 12,129
Likes: 257
This is just getting embarrassing to watch. Can't Trump hire a lawyer who can advise him on these things before he does them? I mean sure, every such bungle is music to the ears of us anti-Trumpsters but the US is starting to look like a third world pest-hole run by a megalomaniac.

It's not that hard. You find a good, highly-successful lawyer and follow his advice. NOT Rudy Giuliani or some shyster representing the WWF!

Page 31 of 41 1 2 29 30 31 32 33 40 41

Link Copied to Clipboard
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5