Max Cleland

Obviously you are a secretary or an admin assistant commonly known in the military as a comma momma. I used to write more on this site but the normally less educated comma momma's had nothing to do with their time but make grammatical and spelling corrections, therefore diluting individuals comments and thoughts by belittling them for their typo and minor grammatical errors.

I will have more to say about Max, but will save it for tomorrow.....after I hear all of your complaints about my comments on all of the Comma Mamma's.

I can't believe no one caught my typo.....comma momma vs comma mamma! Shame on you or should I say I am proud of you..

I am truly amazed. I made a short post telling folks that Max Cleland had been interviewed on NPR and release a book and ...well wow. There is an atomic level of frustration built up and looks to me like a lot of it has to do with health care. I think we all need to open a window take some deep breathes and calm ourselves. That is before you contact your congressmen and tell them to do something. Our polital process has grown so burdened with polls, money from various groups you don't want to irritate, and special interests it appears unable to act, what they were elected to do. Bye, the way, over all a good discussion. Now if the ones with the power will just DO SOMETHING.

southern

not a southern woman, no. thats a first for me though. mam, ive learned so much about health reform its not funny. trust me on this one, expand your mind for just one week. and im not saying i dont listen NPR at all anymore, its just very limited mainly for music these days. there is no comparison on health coverage, absolutely no comparison. just looking out for you thats all i promise. its all about the educational value of it all, not party line worship.

I could tell. Let me refer you to an expert on southern language and humor, Roy Blount, of New York and formerly of Georgia. His book Dispatches from Up South is not only hysterically funny but also highly informative for anyone not raised in the South or who otherwise never learned to speak the language. You really should know how to communicate with the natives.

so many things to discuss

your right, but tax money is still used regardless. thats just wrong. that said, ive written checks during those drives. its been a long time, but i believe it was just before 911 when i last contributed. like i said, im not talking out of my butt. ive travled both roads and ones much more educational and thats what im after. playing the political game doesnt teach anyone anything.

and dont get me started on coulter. you cant argue with her, but shes a big mouth. and no she didnt lie about his record. again, thats the effect of a irresponsible news network that spewed that. ive heard her taken out of context a million times, but they wont invite her back after they smear her. thats what mslsd prides themselves on these days.

when your running for office, the gloves come off on both sides and sometimes against eachother. just look at bush vs mccain in my home state of NH. thats politics. in the end they are one party-period.

its unfortunate you have such hatred for rove. and its no doubt driven by bias news like mslsd. driven by aggenda driven outlets and outlets that spew hate like mslsd. notice how i single them out. you would do yourself a service by actually listening to his words for more than a edited segment. theres always something to learn by listening to all voices...

Everytime I hear Coulter's name I think of the line from Wizard of Oz..you know the scarecrow's "If I only had a brain" Don't know it just comes to me and I can't get it out of my head. You just flipped the switch. Oh and FYI folks from our area REALLY don't like it when people advise us to admire or "do things" like they do up north. It is you who must adapt to our mores and traditions. If we wanted to act as northerns do, we would move up north. My brother lives in Fairhope and that beautiful town has lots of northern transplants. They also have tee shirts, sold locally, that read "We don't care how you do it up North!!!"

Obviously you are a secretary or an admin assistant commonly known in the military as a comma momma. I used to write more on this site but the normally less educated comma momma's had nothing to do with their time but make grammatical and spelling corrections, therefore diluting individuals comments and thoughts by belittling them for their typo and minor grammatical errors.

I will have more to say about Max, but will save it for tomorrow.....after I hear all of your complaints about my comments on all of the Comma Mamma's.

Trust me that's not my only problem with his mindless ramblings.

and yet another respectful leftist being so respectful. got nothing to contribute to the debate so you use personal smears. speaks volumes and is exactly what modern day liberalism is all about. enjoy not knowing what you could know. nuff said

No, it really doesn't/isn't...

One person (whaddyasay) jabbed you because you don't like NPR. This really says nothing about what liberalism is all about. I consider myself liberal (gasp). If one conservative tells me I am a moron because I don't like to watch Glenn Beck does this speak volumes about conservatism???

Obviously you are a secretary or an admin assistant commonly known in the military as a comma momma. I used to write more on this site but the normally less educated comma momma's had nothing to do with their time but make grammatical and spelling corrections, therefore diluting individuals comments and thoughts by belittling them for their typo and minor grammatical errors.

I will have more to say about Max, but will save it for tomorrow.....after I hear all of your complaints about my comments on all of the Comma Mamma's.

I'm none of those things you mention. Rather obnoxious of you to take the time to diss a profession though with your elitist jibber jabber.

Medicare

It is terrible - that's what I think. I don't think you brought being sick on yourself.

I always thought that if your provider accepts Medicare you would never owe more than the "allowable amount." So, if Medicare denied the entire thing (no amount allowed) and your other insurance doesn't cover anything not allowed under Medicare, you are off the hook. Obviously, I know very little about insurance and how it works.

If you are having this much trouble with Medicare, I would think you would really be opposed to a public option for the rest of us!

We need reform without a public option! I hope that is what we get.

Here's the slick part. Medicare never actually has denied one of my claims, they simply don't pay them. the MD, lab, etc bills and after a long period of time they get a letter from Medicare saying they need some more things to process the billing. Thus begins a back and forth between Medicare and my provider. The other day when I went in for my initial radiation assessment. I med with the woman who bills their medicare first. She was a wonderful, funny woman who remined me of retired military, a woman who takes care of things. I described my experience to her and she laughed and said she knew exactly what I was talking about, before telling me not to worry that she would get the money. She told me she had fought with Medicare for a long time before convincing the clinis( I go to Bruno's Cancer Clinic in Bham) to hire a collection agency experienced with Medicare. She told me she gives Medicare a 30 day turn around for billing. If she has not recieved payment in 30 days the bill is turned over to an attorney. She evidently had medicare lawyers in court on so many cases she got their attention and now bills are paid within 30 days. I loved it she was a hoot.

Anybody listening to the interview with Max Cleland on NPR. I just bought his book Heart of a Patriot: How I Survived Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove. He is on Fresh Air with Terry Gross and it is a very interesting interview.

A-hem! Getting back to the subject--thanks, once again, so much for the original posting jensieblue--Max Clelan epitomizes a real American patriot to me personally. It really was just a wonderful interview on NPR, no matter what anyone else here on SoWal sthinks! Bravo!

Here's the slick part. Medicare never actually has denied one of my claims, they simply don't pay them. the MD, lab, etc bills and after a long period of time they get a letter from Medicare saying they need some more things to process the billing. Thus begins a back and forth between Medicare and my provider. The other day when I went in for my initial radiation assessment. I med with the woman who bills their medicare first. She was a wonderful, funny woman who remined me of retired military, a woman who takes care of things. I described my experience to her and she laughed and said she knew exactly what I was talking about, before telling me not to worry that she would get the money. She told me she had fought with Medicare for a long time before convincing the clinis( I go to Bruno's Cancer Clinic in Bham) to hire a collection agency experienced with Medicare. She told me she gives Medicare a 30 day turn around for billing. If she has not recieved payment in 30 days the bill is turned over to an attorney. She evidently had medicare lawyers in court on so many cases she got their attention and now bills are paid within 30 days. I loved it she was a hoot.

That's great news! I'm so glad to hear you don't have to worry!
I think it's reprehensible that Medicare gives that extra aggravation to people with health concerns. It's enough just to take care of your health.

Thanks for the update.

I'm none of those things you mention. Rather obnoxious of you to take the time to diss a profession though with your elitist jibber jabber.

I did not diss (ms) a profession. The comma mamma saved me many times. It is a term of endearment for your secretary or AA.

I must of gotten your original comment out of context. I thought you were giving someone a hard time for misspelling a word. Sorry, my mistake. Do you really not know what agenda means?

I did not diss (ms) a profession. The comma mamma saved me many times. It is a term of endearment for your secretary or AA.

I must of gotten your original comment out of context. I thought you were giving someone a hard time for misspelling a word. Sorry, my mistake. Do you really not know what agenda means?

I apologize too if I got worked up about your comment. Yes I know what agenda means. He's spelled it "aggenda" so many times that it became comical to me. I rarely comment on spelling, typos, grammar etc., but I find this poster to be obnoxious to boot. I'm sure he feels the same way about me, but as far as I'm concerned that's inconsequential.

You know I have to often hear Sean Hannity's audience tell him "he's a Great America." If he likes his guests he also calls THEM Great Americans...yada, yada.

But....Max Cleland is really a great American you'all.


I have met Max Cleland--he wheeled up in his wheelchair to our group and chatted while we were "all" waiting to get a seat in a popular ATL restaurant ( I think that says a lot right there). When I think of the bad Karma surrounding Karl Rove, and all the people that he has tried to destroy in the past, uncluding, among others, Max Clelan, the late Anne Richards of Texas, and Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson, the definition of a "horrible American" actually comes to mind.

PS. Let's get this out of the way NOW...I listen to MSNBC, NPR, olby, I voted for Obama, I drink kool aid as often as I can--I am all of those things--and-- I am a great American also!

Dug this old one up. Bet the restaurant was Petite Auberge.....Yes or No?

Dug this old one up. Bet the restaurant was Petite Auberge.....Yes or No?

Nope..The Colonnade on Piedmont Rd-good try though!

Nope..The Colonnade on Piedmont Rd-good try though!

I have eaten at the Colonnade for years. Live pretty close. Deborah is my favorite waitress. Still see her when I am up there and have to get my fried chicken fix. Before the last year and half we ate there probably once a week and never ran in to Max. Eat at Petite Auberge about once a month and have run into him a few times. As socially liberal as I may be I don't care for the man. I now call Petite when I want to dine there to see if he happens to be there. If so, I don't go.

Sorry. Just my opinion.