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Subscribe to commentsEmmaAug 2nd 2009 7:04PM
wow! I wouldn't have expected Bill Gates to have been on any social networking site. He's too well known for that. I can see how he decided to shut it down to avoid being pestered by so many groupies. LOL
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JonBellAug 3rd 2009 3:13AM
The greatest benefit of Facebook is that it has many groups on the site that you can join. So if you are interested in Chicago Cubs you can research Chicago Cubs in the groups section and you will be able to find friends on there that like the Cubs. This is just one example, I know that you can join groups of your favorite football team, television show, or whatever you want for the most part! If you can't find a group for your interest, you can simply create one!
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minrodrAug 4th 2009 9:54AM
i do not give a hoot whether gates in on facebook or not! i want to know why gates is not on national television fighting for our seniors? where is he when 10 million seniors are being sent to an early death so obama can get what he wants at the price of our seniors? all the hot shots in this country...business, movie industry, sports are not saying a word...their silence makes them part of mein obama's marching seniors to their death tune just as hitler marched the people he did not like to the ovens!
but since no one from the white house on down do not seem capable of reading this bill and understanding it...we seniors are and we know there is nothing good in it for us! we hear obama, rangel, schumer, pelosi bad mouth the insurance company but they will not answer our emails when we ask them which private sector insurance company are you using? they know this is a duty to die bill and as long as they do not have to embrace it they are happy!
if anyone would please google "what bills are facing the house now" and click on 3200 you can read this bill and ask yourselves "we have 9.5 Americans out of work...why does the house want acorn, americorps, etc to sell individuals this plan instead of the 9.5 Americans"? you might ask yourselves "why do members of unions and acorn, etc., get to discuss their level of care why the rest of us have to accept what some jerk in dc tells us is good enough for us"? you might ask yourselves (and this is the one that has me telling our seniors to cash in all of their banking accounts) why does this bill give the federal government authority to remove funds from individuals banking accounts electronically on a real/time basis"? come on gates....read the bill and if you have any backbone get out there and fight for the American seniors!
Leila BrillsonAug 4th 2009 9:57AM
Yeah, that rumor is circling the Internet. It's not a "duty to die" bill, but it ensures that you have proper counseling when you are cogent enough to decide whether you want heroic measures when you are nearing the end of your life. I just went through this with my mother -- its not covered by insurance, and Obama's bill makes sure that it will be. Consultation, etc. Its a great idea, and one that, already in effect under some plans, makes sure that the wishes of the elderly are honored.
The "duty to die" is a horrible rumor and a false approximation. You do understand that this was a man who loved his grandmother above all things, right?