Kamala Harris ‘ready’ to debate JD Vance

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Vol8188 said:
Doctors prescribe a lot of opiates because people want opiates. The desire for opiates isn’t coming from the doctor but rather from the patient. It’s a backwards way of looking at to problem to believe the issue started with doctors.

That narrative exists because it’s easier to blame your doctor for your problems than admit the truth.
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Maryville pill-mill providers 'willfully blind' to role in opiate epidemic

The money was good in pill mills - $500 to $1,000 a day.
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Opioids is very profitable which leads to some doctors becoming nothing more than drug dealers. The person seeking pain medication is obviously the person harboring the majority of the blame.
 
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OrangeTsar said:
I don’t know your geographic background; but as a native of a small rural East Tennessee coal town that has fallen into poverty and unemployment; this book rings home to me. It isn’t even really all that political. It does examine the helplessness and poverty cycle that Appalachia and the rust belt have fallen into and why that made Trump so appealing.
Some reviewers at the time called him the „Trump Whisperer“ because he really seemed to get it. His recommendations were for both parties; but unfortunately for the Democrats, they still don’t „get“ Trump and his appeal.
Trump’s actual policies aren’t really all that far right. But a lot of people see him as giving hope. Populism can come from the left Just as it can from the right. But except for Bill Clinton, I can’t think of any prominent Democrat who has really made an extended effort to connect to the people receptive to it.
Not in terms of policy; but in terms of the way he makes people feel hope; Trump is actually closer to FDR than just about anyone else.
Just my two cents from where I come from.
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Thanks, I may get it. I've read some reviews really panning it so it would be good to see for myself.
Speaking of Trump, I suppose you've seen Dave Chappelle's explanation for his popularity.
 
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volbeast33 said:
www.knoxnews.com

Maryville pill-mill providers 'willfully blind' to role in opiate epidemic

The money was good in pill mills - $500 to $1,000 a day.
www.knoxnews.com

Opioids is very profitable which leads to some doctors becoming nothing more than drug dealers. The person seeking pain medication is obviously the person harboring the majority of the blame.
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I’m not seeing the problem here. Someone came in requesting a product. They received the product. The desire for the product existed here prior to the prescription being written.

So it’s disingenuous to proclaim this is an example of a problem made by the doctor
 
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volbeast33 said:
www.knoxnews.com

Maryville pill-mill providers 'willfully blind' to role in opiate epidemic

The money was good in pill mills - $500 to $1,000 a day.
www.knoxnews.com

Opioids is very profitable which leads to some doctors becoming nothing more than drug dealers. The person seeking pain medication is obviously the person harboring the majority of the blame.
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Not so obviously, sometimes yes and sometimes no. Pharma companies incentivized doctors to prescribe opiates when they weren't really necessary, to boost profits. There's a lot out there about Purdue Pharma and other opiate manufacturers and their shady practices.
 
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McDad said:
I can see why you like the choice.

Any idea why so many on the R (R-ish) side seem to not like him?
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Real Repubs fear the long term damage a second Trump term will cause. And that Vance will prove to be an enabler to the worst side of trump. Pence was basically, an elf on the shelf. Meaning, he just sat back quietly and stayed out of Trump's way. Least until Trump went one step beyond. Vance will be a vocal and overt enabler. Trump is a loose cannon who doesn't really listen to anyone, Having two loose cannons, even Repubs realize it could set the foundation for being almost expunged from Congress in future elections.
 
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McDad said:
Forgive me for pressing, but he can't be without issue. No one else has been able or willing to explain their beef with JD. So if you can, since you know of him pretty well, what do you think are the issues which turn people off from him?
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Are you talking about real issues or I didn't get my way so I am going to take my ball and go home issues:)
Seriously, probably his biggest weakness is firing off before thinking thru the entire subject. That comes as a combination of very quick intelligence and youth, but he has shown the ability to own up to his brash decisions and move toward a more thought thru decision or position. Personally I find it refreshing to not have a d@#% career politician on the ticket and someone who was able to lift themselves out of the family cycle that he was raised in, should be admired. He is a very intelligent person who will put that on full display in apperances and debates to come.
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
Real Repubs fear the long term damage a second Trump term will cause. And that Vance will prove to be an enabler to the worst side of trump. Pence was basically, an elf on the shelf. Meaning, he just sat back quietly and stayed out of Trump's way. Least until Trump went one step beyond. Vance will be a vocal and overt enabler. Trump is a loose cannon who doesn't really listen to anyone, Having two loose cannons, even Repubs realize it could set the foundation for being almost expunged from Congress in future elections.
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This is hilarious. You're so in-touch with Real Republicans.
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
Real Repubs fear the long term damage a second Trump term will cause. And that Vance will prove to be an enabler to the worst side of trump. Pence was basically, an elf on the shelf. Meaning, he just sat back quietly and stayed out of Trump's way. Least until Trump went one step beyond. Vance will be a vocal and overt enabler. Trump is a loose cannon who doesn't really listen to anyone, Having two loose cannons, even Repubs realize it could set the foundation for being almost expunged from Congress in future elections.
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LOL
 
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Vol423 said:
You're as clueless about "Real Republicans" as you are about every other subject you discuss.
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Well, you failed your psychiatrist license exam. So, why should I pay attention to your unlicensed and quack assessment of me?
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
Real Repubs fear the long term damage a second Trump term will cause. And that Vance will prove to be an enabler to the worst side of trump. Pence was basically, an elf on the shelf. Meaning, he just sat back quietly and stayed out of Trump's way. Least until Trump went one step beyond. Vance will be a vocal and overt enabler. Trump is a loose cannon who doesn't really listen to anyone, Having two loose cannons, even Repubs realize it could set the foundation for being almost expunged from Congress in future elections.
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Here’s the thing. It is a gamble but IF Trump/Vance win in November, Vance establishes a firm bond with Blue Collar voters, and Trump actually manages to not be crazy for his second term (especially if he does truly try to appear a unifier by not prosecuting Biden officials, then the Republicans lock up the White House for the next 20 years. The next several national elections will all hinge on Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio. Vance could be a generational game changer.
I am still in shock that a freaking TEAMSTER’S President just spoke at a REPUBLICAN convention. I never thought I would see that in my lifetime.
The rust belt and working Americans have been abandoned by the Democrat Party (or at least that is their perception). A lasting coalition between the South, Great Lakes States, and the Midwest always would beat the NE and the West Coast in the electoral college. Trump is playing the long game here. Don’t underestimate the populist appeal he continues to produce.
 
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OrangeTsar said:
Here’s the thing. It is a gamble but IF Trump/Vance win in November, Vance establishes a firm bond with Blue Collar voters, and Trump actually manages to not be crazy for his second term (especially if he does truly try to appear a unifier by not prosecuting Biden officials, then the Republicans lock up the White House for the next 20 years. The next several national elections will all hinge on Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio. Vance could be a generational game changer.
I am still in shock that a freaking TEAMSTER’S President just spoke at a REPUBLICAN convention. I never thought I would see that in my lifetime.
The rust belt and working Americans have been abandoned by the Democrat Party (or at least that is their perception). A lasting coalition between the South, Great Lakes States, and the Midwest always would beat the NE and the West Coast in the electoral college. Trump is playing the long game here. Don’t underestimate the populist appeal he continues to produce.
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Well, you got your pinion, and I got pinion. So we just wait and see what hairpins.
 
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OrangeTsar said:
I checked with my Psychiatrist, Sarah Tonin. She agreed that you are as nutty as a fruitcake 😉
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She was obviously talking about you instead of me. She can't give an accurate diagnosis unless she sees the patient herself. Since I never have, or ever will visit her office, it's you she speaks of, not me. The proof of your defective mental situation is you admit you checked with her, whereas I did not. Obviously, it was you she evaluated. And trust me, you...are...not...me.
 
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BernardKingGOAT said:
Not sure of Vance's substance on the matter. I was quoting him. My view on it goes all the way back to his presidency, starting with his Sunday 1-4 am unhinged tweets spewing petty and immature insults to the SNL cast for their skits about him
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He does need someone on staff in charge of just removing his phone from him.. I do that with my husband too..it’s like I tell him ‘only say snarky things when you are anonymous, so people will like us’ 😂
 
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LadyVolette said:
He does needs someone on staff in charge of just removing his phone from him.. I do that with my husband too..it’s like I tell him ‘only say snarky things when you are anonymous, so people will like us’ 😂
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No other way to describe it other than hypersensitive and immature. There are no legitimate rationalizations of it
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
Well, you got your pinion, and I got pinion. So we just wait and see what hairpins.
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I wouldn’t really call what I wrote an opinion as much as a description of an OPPORTUNITY. I don’t think anyone would disagree that the rust belt will be the key battleground going forward. All I am saying is that IF the Republicans play it right and be gracious winners, they could flip the electoral map for decades to come. That is why I think Trump made the pick he did
 
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OrangeTsar said:
I wouldn’t really call what I wrote an opinion as much as a description of an OPPORTUNITY. I don’t think anyone would disagree that the rust belt will be the key battleground going forward. All I am saying is that IF the Republicans play it right and be gracious winners, they could flip the electoral map for decades to come. That is why I think Trump made the pick he did
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