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The Fenwick-Sugden Healthcare Plan

Posted on | November 27, 2013 | 22 Comments

by Smitty

Whittle describes it with his usual polished delivery:
The full transcript of Bill’s video is here. A taste:

The Fenwick-Sugden plan is very simple, really, and it has one goal: keep the money in the hands of the patients, because if it’s your money, you’re going to care whether that aspirin tablet you get billed for is going to come in at two cents or twenty dollars per pill.

Rather than paying a traditional insurance company, your employer would put that same amount of money into an Insured Contingency Escrow, or ICE account, with your name on it. It is nothing more or less than a personal savings account, held in escrow by a Savings & Loan. It can only be used for clearly defined contingencies, such as healthcare, disability and retirement. You would pay into the account too, as you do today for private insurance.

Individuals would then be able to chose and join a “chapter:” a collection of other people pooling their money so that they collectively get the best rates on procedures and bulk discounts. Included in these chapters are “co-pilots”: professionals who know the ropes, do the negotiating and help you make your own decisions about what to do with your own money. These people don’t work for the hospitals; they don’t work for the insurance companies; and they don’t work for the government – they work for you.

Any small items: a sprained wrist, sore throat, etc, would be paid for, in cash and at cash rates, from that individual ICE account. And any money you don’t use at the end of the year gets rolled over into the next.

Interestingly, the only other link to this Fenwick-Sugden plan is at Idaho Reporter, presumably because that’s where Fenwick lives.

The outline given smacks of so much common sense that it’s clear that the intrenched interests will fight it every step of the way. As with all other needed reform, it will only come at the tip of the public boot against an official backside.

Category: Health Care

Be Thankful for Bill Schmalfeldt

Posted on | November 27, 2013 | 47 Comments

The biggest laughingstock on the Web  has been providing hours of entertainment, thanks to “Kimberlin Unmasked” — my co-defendant in the Maryland lawsuit Kimberlin v. Walker, et al. — who has been turning Bill Schmalfeldt’s ridiculous rants into a series of comics. Among my favorites in the series are “Oedipal Bill #22: Internet Detective,” and “Oedipal Bill #23: Play It Again, Sam!”

Kimberlin Unmasked offers this mission statement:

Kimberlin Unmasked mocks Breitbart Unmasked, which was originally about defaming Andrew Breitbart, and has over 90 posts about Brett Kimberlin and even posts pictures Brett Kimberlin himself took. Brett Kimberlin claims he doesn’t want people talking about his criminal past, or his present-day activities. But his lawsuits have given rise to the Streisand effect. If you want to know more, follow @bombersues on twitter and sign up for updates at bombersuesbloggers.com.

In recent days, Schmalfeldt has been relentlessly harassing Kimberlin Unmasked, to whom Schmalfeldt paid little attention until . . . ?

Kimberlin Unmasked was sued by Brett Kimberlin!

Why does it seem that the targets of Bill Schmalfeldt’s harassment overlap Brett Kimberlin’s enemies list with such exactitude?

We might get an answer to that question if the Maryland lawsuit Kimberlin v. Walker, et al., goes to trial, but that seems unlikely.

One of the things Bill Schmalfeldt, Neal Rauhauser and other members of the Brett Kimberlin Internet Fan Club (BKIFC) have been doing the past couple of months is anticipating all the awesome consequences of Brett Kimberlin’s future courtroom victories.

Unlikely.

And by “unlikely,” of course I mean, “Dream on, dancing bear.”

Ain’t gonna happen.

Tuesday I met with my lawyer, Patrick Ostronic. Schmalfeldt and the BKIFC have spent a lot of time mocking my lawyer lately. Very amusing, if you understand that (a) Brett Kimberlin is litigating pro se, as his own lawyer, and (b) Patrick Ostronic is a real lawyer.

Graduated from law school, passed his bar exams, stuff like that.

Hypothetical Question: Would it count as “intentional infliction of emotional distress” to humiliate Brett Kimberlin in court?

Anyway, there is a hearing today in Montgomery County Circuit Court, a strictly procedural affair that is unlikely to produce any actual news, although we can expect Bill Schmalfeldt and the BKIFC to pronounce it a legal triumph for the pro se Perry Mason.

Enjoy the laughs, and be sure to shop our Amazon Black Friday Week Specials, because the bottom line is this: We win, they lose.

And then we laugh at their loser asses.

Good people love me. And that’s all that really matters, isn’t it?

 

BomberSuesBloggers.com

 




 

Category: Bill Schmalfeldt, The Kimberlin Files

LIVE AT FIVESEVEN: 11.27.13

Posted on | November 27, 2013 | 13 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
B-52s Challenge Disputed PRC Air Defense Zone

One of the Senkaku Islands, disputed between Japan and the PRC; also claimed by Taiwan

Pair of heavy bombers overfly Senkaku Islands in defiance of Chicom ADIZ

Reuters/Ipsos: Americans Back Iran Deal 2-1
Little trust in Iran but lots of war fatigue


Supremes To Hear Challenge To Obamacare Contraception Mandate
Lower courts split 2-2 on whether Abominable Care Act violates First Amendment freedom of religion guarantee



POLITICS
California Judge Slams Brakes On High-Speed Rail Boondoggle

Artist’s conception of the California train

Judge cuts off state funding for project after state fails to comply with funding rules


IRS Pushes To Rein In Tax-Exempt Political Groups


Obama Name-Drops At Dreamworks, Raises Money For Dems

Judge Orders Cool-Down At California Hot Sauce Factory

HHS Accused Of Giving Unions Special Treatment Under Obamacare

Tea Party Groups Urge Wisconsin’s Governor Walker To Reject Common Core

Texas Enroll America Official Resigns After Proclaiming Loyalty To Obama In Video



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Mixed On Expectation Of US Inventory Increase: NYMEX $93.50, Brent $111.00
Men’s Wearhouse Takes On New Look As Hunter Not Target
NASDAQ Closes Above 4000
Burger King Takes On McDonald’s With New Joint Venture In France
Warren Buffett Calls Detroit Land Of “Huge Potential”
HP Sales Top Estimates On Corporate Demand
“Grand Theft Auto” Maker Take Two Buys Out Carl Icahn
NSA May Have Penetrated Internet Cable Links
Google Brings Automatic Voice Search To Computers Running Chrome
BlackBerry’s BBM Goes Social
“Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” Hits Mobile Phones Next Month



SPORTS
Wizards Snap Lakers’ Win Streak As Kobe Looks On

John Wall on offense

Wall scores 31 as Wizards prevail, 116-111

Maddux, Glavine, Thomas Now On Hall Of Fame Ballot

Stars Score Three Goals In 53 Seconds To Beat Ducks

Yanks, Cano Still Far Apart On Deal

#18 Northern Illinois Finishes Season 12-0 After 33-14 Crushing Of W. Michigan

Joe Flacco Blasts Ravens’ Use Of Wildcat Offense

Nyets Hold Off Raptors, End Skid

Penguins Lose Bennett, Glass To Injuries

Rogers, NHL Reach $5.2B Canadian TV Deal

Magic End 17-Game Road Skid With Win In Atlanta

Onus On India’s Middle Order Against West Indies

Lehmann Rejects Flowers’ Offer Of Ashes Peace Talks

Pakistan Eyes Maiden Series Win Against South Africa

Nationals Want DC To Pay For $300 Million Retractable Roof



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Does Don Cherry Still Have A Job?

Iconic “Coach’s Corner” host doesn’t know any more than his fans

CBC will still be carrying “Hockey Night In Canada” but loses editorial control

Julia Roberts: Jennifer Lawrence Too Cool To Be America’s Sweetheart

Frankie Muniz Recovering From Second Mini-Stroke

Joan Rivers Defends Alec Baldwin

Britney Unfiltered On “Passionate” BF And New Music

Jennifer Love Hewitt: It’s A Girl! Also, Secret Marriage!

Vince Gilligan: GQ’s Kingpin Of The Year

Tom Cruise Dating Fellow Co$ Dupe Laura Prepon

Spice Girls At War

Elizabeth Olsen Loves Shocking People With “Oldboy”



FOREIGNERS
Beijing Wages War On Barbecues To Fight Air Pollution
Rouhani: Iran Will Never Stop Enriching
Thai Protesters Keep Up Anti-Government Push
Grand Coalition In Germany: Merkel’s CDU Reaches Deal With SPD
Pakistan Picks Apolitical Brother Of Dead War Hero As Next Army CinC
Aussie PM Seeks Security Dialogue With Indonesia After Spy Row
Pope Francis Lays Out Blueprint For Reformed Church
EU Commissioner Warns Migration Plan Could Make UK Look “Nasty”
Afghan Security Pact In Jeopardy As Karzai Makes New Demands
Berlusconi Faces Expulsion From Parliament Over Tax Sentence



BLOGS & STUFF
Dead Republican Party: Has America Lost Its Testicular Fortitude?
First Street Journal: The Economic And Social Conservatives Are The Same People!
Doug Powers: Following Up On Joe Biden’s Fisker Auto Promise
Twitchy: Katie Pavlich Thrashes NH “NoH8” Democrat For Sexist Attack; Democrat Whines About “Twitchy Swarm”
American Power: Obama In Complete Electoral Freakout Mode, Issues Regs To Crush Conservative 501c Groups
American Thinker: America As The Protector Of Putin, Assad, And Khameinei
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: #Obamacare As Community Organizing Tool
The Necropolitan Sentinel: Obamacare Watch – Predictable Result Of Removing Pre-Existing Condition Restrictions
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, November 26
Jammie Wearing Fools: Crack-Smoking Mayor Rob Ford Calls Obamacare “Crazy” In Hilarious Interview
JustOneMinute: Munich Revisited
Pat Dollard: Texas Ends The Left’s War On Christmas
Shot In The Dark: Who Told You This?
The Jawa Report: The FBI Censors Consider The Koran Too Offensive To Present In Counter-Terror Training
The Lonely Conservative: “Knockout Game” Thugs Pick Wrong Grandma To Mess With
Megan McArdle: Should We Bail Out Cities?


There will be no Live At Five tomorrow or Friday, but the FMJRA and Rule 5 Sunday will appear as usual this weekend.
I may do some In The Mailbox posts. Or some more burger blogging, this time without the post-modernism. Stay tuned.


Category: Live at Five

Alec Baldwin MSNBC Show Cancelled, Disappointing Dozens of Viewers

Posted on | November 26, 2013 | 56 Comments

Those c*cksucking f*gs at the low-rated liberal network have cancelled the low-rated show of the obnoxious blowhard, and it’s important that I report this, because otherwise nobody would notice.

 


Category: Celebrities, MSNBC

What #FreeKate and Brett Kimberlin Have in Common (Besides the Obvious)

Posted on | November 26, 2013 | 68 Comments

‘Speedway Bomber’ Brett Kimberlin was sentenced to 50 years in 1981

“It is very easy to decide ‘this isn’t any of my trouble’ and permit vicious behavior.
“Who wants to get involved? Easier, and surely safer, just to duck one’s head and hide, and hope the danger visits someone else. . . .
“And why should you stick your neck out?
“Hey, it’s not like the Conservative Media is supposed to cast a spotlight on injustice, stick up for the common man abused by bullies, or fight leftist outrages.
“It’s not as if we’re supposed to fight the fights that others shy away from, right?”
— Ace of Spades, May 22, 2012

“The problem is, you’re not angry enough.
“The problem is, we have lost the sense of decency that should be outraged when the innocent are made to suffer, when selfish cruelty is tolerated, when evil flourishes, when liars have no shame.”
— Robert Stacy McCain, Oct. 17, 2013

At some point in the past half-century, our decadent elite got so concerned about “rights” as to become hopelessly confused. This confusion eroded the fundamental basis of a free society. Ancient distinctions between good and evil evaporated in a fog of moral relativism, undermining the rule of law in such a way that criminals were encouraged to believe that punishment for their crimes was social injustice, so that the law itself — and the free society protected by law — is impugned, and law-abiding citizens are deprived of peace and safety.

A sane society understands that criminals are not victims:

In May, high school senior Kaitlyn Hunt could have quietly accepted a plea bargain offered by Florida prosecutors and avoided imprisonment. Instead, with the encouragement of her parents, the former cheerleader claimed that her prosecution for having sex with a 14-year-old girl was motivated by homophobia. . . .
Last month, Hunt finally accepted a plea bargain — a deal noticeably harsher than the offer she rejected in May — pleading no contest to multiple felonies, and was sentenced to remain in the Indian River County Jail until Dec. 20, when she will be released under strict terms of community supervision. . . .
You might think this would end the “Free Kate” story, except that Hunt’s fanatical supporters have continued to promote the gay-rights victimhood narrative of the case — some have actually compared her to civil rights icon Rosa Parks — and vowed an ongoing campaign to make sex with 14-year-olds legal in Florida. . . .

Please read the whole thing at The American Spectator.

Immoral monsters have demonized Jim and Laurie Smith, parents of the minor victim in that case, and the “Free Kate” freaks are a shining example of a deviant antisocial mentality that is dangerously widespread in America today. Criminals are emboldened and honest citizens are intimidated, because the Left has determined to destroy our nation’s traditional Judeo-Christian culture.

On May 25, 2012, John Hoge published “Who Is Brett Kimberlin?” This is composed almost entirely of citations from court documents:

On October 23, 1983 a Marion County, Indiana jury awarded $360,000 to Sandra DeLong for her injuries, and $1,250,000 for the wrongful death of Carl DeLong. …
Sandra DeLong attempted to collect on her judgment by obtaining a writ of attachment against petitioner’s prison commissary account after a United States Probation Officer informed her that petitioner regularly transferred money to someone outside the prison. Petitioner promptly sued Mrs. DeLong, her lawyer, the probation officer, and various Bureau of Prisons and Department of Justice officials for money damages. …
On February 13, 1994 petitioner was released on supervised parole in this district.  Petitioner inherited $155,147 from his father’s estate. Additionally he developed business deals (including an oil project, a prefabricated housing project, a power plant project, a flower mill project, a tire contract and others) in Ukraine through a partnership known as LADA; entered into a recording contract; and entered into a book contract in favor of BKE, Inc., a corporation petitioner established and controlled. The book contract, an agreement between BKE, Inc., writer Mark Singer, and Knopf Incorporated (a subsidiary of Random House), centered around allegations petitioner had made in the 1988 federal election campaign concerning his sale of marijuana to Dan Quayle, and petitioner’s subsequent treatment by the Bureau of Prisons. As of February 10, 1997 BKE, Inc. had received $339,000 in proceeds from that book, with another $225,000 in “guaranteed income” from the contract expected later that year. …
Despite a healthy income, petitioner continued to resist paying the DeLong judgment, which had been reinstated on June 13, 1994. In a July 12, 1994 letter to Probation Officer Koehler, he threatened to go into bankruptcy if enforcement of the judgment was to occur, and claimed that he was personally judgment-proof, with his assets and income protected under “corporate veil.” … Petitioner then proceeded with further unsuccessful appellate litigation attempting to set aside the judgment. Following the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari, petitioner continued to ignore the outstanding judgment. On May 16, 1996 he submitted a mortgage loan application denying that he had any “outstanding judgments” against him. A $308,000 mortgage loan was approved for the purchase of a house in Bethesda, Maryland. . . .

You really should read the whole thing and then think about what a shocking thing it is that Brett Kimberlin — the World’s Worst Pro Se Litigant™ who has done everything he can to deprive his victim’s widow of the $1.6 million judgment he was ordered to pay as a result of his bloody and reprehensible crimes — should then file a million-dollar lawsuit claiming that he is a victim.

Tomorrow there will be a hearing in Montgomery County Circuit Court about this lawsuit, and today I must meet with my attorney about the case. You may be angry about this deplorable situation, but you are probably not as angry as you should be.

 

BomberSuesBloggers.com

 




 

Category: Crime, Kaitlyn Hunt, The Kimberlin Files

Steubenville Superintendent Indicted

Posted on | November 26, 2013 | 34 Comments

This is shocking:

Four school employees, including the superintendent and an assistant football coach, were indicted by a grand jury investigating a possible coverup in the Steubenville rape case. . . .
Superintendent Michael McVey, 50, was charged with tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice in the aftermath of the incident at the center of the case: the sexual assault of a drunken 16-year-old girl by two high school football players after a booze-fueled party in August 2012.
An assistant coach, Matthew Belardine, 26, was charged with allowing underage drinking, obstructing official business and making a false statement.
Two school employees, strength coach Seth Fluharty, 26, and elementary-school principal Lynnett Gorman, 40, were charged with failure to report child abuse.

Think back to when you were in school. Can you even imagine the school superintendent being indicted for obstruction of justice? 

When I was a sophomore in high school, the President of the United States resigned in disgrace, but the school superintendent? This beloved figure, Dr. Robert S. Alexander, was a pillar of the community, a paragon of integrity. They later named a high school after him:

“I went into education to try to form better citizens
from my students. I was hard, but fair.”

To think about Dr. Alexander (who gave me more than one paddling when he was principal of Turner Middle School) and what he meant to our community, my mind boggles at what a horrifying thing it must be for parents in Steubenville to try to uphold standards, when their school superintendent is charged with this crime.

 


Category: Crime, Education, Ohio

LIVE AT FIVE: 11.26.13

Posted on | November 26, 2013 | 14 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Obama Defends Iran Nuke Deal Against Critics

US “cannot close the door on diplomacy”

Senators writing new sanctions in case Iran cheats

Susan Rice Tells Karzai: Sign Or Else
National Security Adviser tells Afghan President alternative is complete US pullout

Thai PM Shinawatra Invokes Security Law As Protests Continue
Facing vote of no confidence?



POLITICS
Administration Launches Program To Let Users Avoid Healthcare.gov

“We’ve tried A! We’ve tried B!”

Pilot program would allow people to deal directly with insurance companies


Florida GOP Tells Radel “Quit Immediately”


Supremes To Decide On Review Of Obamacare’s Conraception Mandate

NYC Debates Plastic Foam Food Container Ban

Judge Sets Date For Detroit Bankruptcy Decision

Army Opts To Cut/End Special Duty Assignment Pay For Many Troops

Obama Heckled Over Immigration



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Oil Up On Uncertainty Over Iran Exports: NYMEX $94.48, Brent $110.78
Dow Ends At Record High, NASDAQ Slips From 4000
Fiat Punts Chrysler IPO To 2014
Walmart CEO To Step Down In February
BlackBerry Shakes Up Senior Management
Duke Building 30 Megawatts Of Solar Power In North Carolina
How To Dump Your iPhone: Google’s Schmidt Offers Instructions
The XBox Family Album
Eight Best Tablets Under $300 For This Holiday Season
Barnes & Noble Releases New Nook
Nokia’s New Windows Tablet Picks On The iPad Air



SPORTS
Kobe Bryant Gets $48M Worth Of Respect From The Lakers…

Home court advantage

…but is he still worth it?

Blazers Keep Rolling Against Knicks For 11th Straight Win

Questions Mount For RG3 And Redskins After Loss To 49ers

Jazz Beat Rose-less Bulls For Second Win Of Season

Bruins Snap Skid Against Pens In OT

Crawford, Wallace Lift Celtics Over Bobcats

Cardinals GM Defends Peralta Signing

Nats Trade Abad To Oakland For Prospect John Wooten



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Malin Akerman, Roberto Zincone Split

“Trophy Wife” star and new mom goes solo

In the midst of motherhood, divorce

Kelly Rowland Engaged To Manager Tim Witherspoon

Angelina Jolie: Brad, I Love You THIS Much!

Brittany Murphy’s Mother Disputes Poison Claim

Francesca Eastwood Getting An Annulment

Miley Cyrus’ 21st Birthday Party: Strippers, Booze, And The Lorax

Katie Couric Leaving ABC For Yahoo! News

Kim Zolciak – It’s Twins!

Jack Gleeson Ditching Acting After “Game Of Thrones”

Jason Patric, John Cusack Join Bruce Willis In Ensemble Thriller “The Prince”

Taylor Swift Snubs Harry Styles, One Direction At AMAs



FOREIGNERS
Qualcomm Faces PRC Antitrust Probe
Free Syrian Army Won’t Stop Fighting For Geneva Talks
Indian Court Finds Parents Guilty Of Honor Killing
France Sending 1000 Troops To Central African Republic
Fresh Chaos As Bangladesh Opposition Protests Poll Date
Singapore, ROK Revealed As Five Eyes Spying Partners
English Jobs At Risk If Independent Scotland Booted From Sterling, Scottish DFM Says
Ukraine President Defends Decision To Scrap EU Deal
London Slavery Suspects Former Maoist Activists
Australia Summons PRC Ambassador Over Air Defense Zone Announcement



BLOGS & STUFF
Proof Positive: Democrats Running For Reelection Run From Obamacare
Dead Republican Party: A Response To Professor Neil Ignatiev
Doug Powers: Latest Obama Strategy? “Sorry I Can’t Help You, But As You Know I’m Constrained By The Constitution”
Twitchy: Bless Donna Brazile’s Heart – Hackiest Obamacare Hack Tweet In All Of Hackdom?
American Power: Obama Heckler Is Illegal Alien
American Thinker: Black Mob Violence – New Denials…And New Violence
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Why Rob Ford Is Still Popular
The Necropolitan Sentinel: Obamacare Watch – Checking Out The States
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, November 25
Jammie Wearing Fools: If There’s One Thing I’m Certain Of, It’s That There Was Absolutely No Coordination On This “Berate Your Family” Thanksgiving Initiative
Pat Dollard: NYC Waitress Who Claimed She Wasn’t Tipped Because She Was Gay Faked The Receipt
Protein Wisdom: Obama Personally Lobbied On Filibuster Rule Change
Shot In The Dark: Priorities
The Jawa Report: Gurkha Who Beheaded Taliban Cleared
The Lonely Conservative: Now Obama Wants To Ruin Your Thanksgiving
Megan McArdle: The Post-Antibiotic World Would Have Fewer Miracles


Category: Live at Five

Because It’s Cute, That’s Why

Posted on | November 25, 2013 | 29 Comments

Do I need an excuse to post something this cute?

Meanwhile, my earlier hunch that the report of a gunman at Yale was a hoax turns out to be correct:

Yale’s New Haven, Conn., campus was put on lockdown after an anonymous male called 911 this morning to say his roommate was on his way to the campus with the intention of shooting people, according to officials.
New Haven Police Chief Dean Esserman said there was “malicious intent” behind the call. However, after a search of the campus did not reveal any threats, he said authorities are “leaning toward this being a hoax.”
Esserman said once police identify the caller, that person “will face every charge possibly imaginable.”

Good luck with that. Patterico got SWATted more than two years ago and police have proven absolutely incompetent at solving it.

 

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