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catscradle Feb. 5th, 2004 03:51 pm)
catscradle Feb. 5th, 2004 03:51 pm)In fact, it was root canal. On two teeth. And on the 20th I get to have my lower wisdom teeth pulled. And then crowns. And then I file for bankruptcy.
Originally there was a long rant here on how our healthcare system totally sucks and how insurance companies blow, but I'm too fucking drugged up, in pain and tired right now to get into that. We all know it sucks.
The good thing was that the doctor I saw was wonderful. I've never been to a dentist that was THAT into keeping his patients calm. The lights on the ceiling were made to appear as a blue sky with big fluffy clouds and hot air balloons. Rachmaninoff was piped in (Rhapsody on the theme of Paganini, I think) and he had the voice of one that has lulled many a child to sleep at night. He told me everything he was doing, step by step. Kept asking how I was doing. Gave me three shots of novacaine, which I think was the worst part of the procedure, but left me painfree for the duration of root canal and perhaps 5 hours later.
I bit my tongue though. It's all bruised up.
This just in - remember how CBS wouldn't air the MoveOn.org Bush ad because it was "too contraversial"? They claimed CBS had a blaket policy against playing "issue" type ads. Well, apparently they make some exceptions. Here's an e-mail I just received from MoveOn.org:
Dear MoveOn member,
We didn't think the hypocrisy at CBS headquarters could get any worse. But it just did.
As you know, CBS refused to run MoveOn Voter Fund's "Child's Pay" ad -- perhaps the most tasteful and uncontroversial advocacy ad in history -- during the Super Bowl. CBS executives claimed they had a blanket policy against all so-called "issue" ads.
Yesterday, we learned that the network plans to broadcast an ad promoting the Bush Medicare prescription drug law. This is part of a $13 million taxpayer-financed TV campaign to take the heat off the White House for pushing through a drug plan that benefits drug companies and insurance companies more than Medicare recipients.
The White House ad features the tagline "Same Medicare. More Benefits." But a report by Consumers Union last month said that most people covered by Medicare will wind up spending more for prescription drugs, as a result of the provisions in the law which favor drug companies. According to the Washington Post, the campaign is intended "to counteract Democratic criticism that changes to the (Medicare) program will harm older Americans."
If that isn't a controversial issue ad, we don't know what is. But since CBS appears to be changing its policy, our Voter Fund has submitted our own Medicare ad which exposes the facts behind this spin campaign to run on CBS. So far, we haven't heard back. Please give CBS a call today to let them know that they need to either pull the White House ads or run ours.
You can reach CBS at:
Phone:
Les Moonves, President of CBS
(323) 575-2345
Email:
newmediasales@cbs.com
Web form:
http://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/fb_global_form.shtml
After you've called or emailed, please help us track the number of calls and emails that are pouring in by going to:
http://www.moveonvoterfund.org/cbs.html?id=2300-1556752-6wrzdWTYRhrsCcjUv6qqHQ
We're spreading out the calls across a number of relevant CBS numbers, so hopefully you won't get a busy signal. Also, we have no quarrel with CBS News or any CBS journalists, who have actually given fair coverage to CBS Corporate's unfair decision. Please don't call the CBS news desk.
There's another issue involved here that needs to be taken very seriously: if Bush's Medicare ad is intended to function as a campaign ad (and that clearly appears to be the case) then this may constitute a criminal election law violation. In fact, the ad company which made the ad which will air on CBS also works for the Bush/Cheney re-election committee. We've put in a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Health and Human Services to begin the process of establishing the facts in this case.
For now, help us hold CBS accountable by asking them to stop running the Bush Medicare ad -- or to accept ours.
Sincerely,
--Adam, Carrie, Eli, James, Joan, Laura, Noah, Peter, Wes, and Zack
The MoveOn.org Team
February 5th, 2004
Originally there was a long rant here on how our healthcare system totally sucks and how insurance companies blow, but I'm too fucking drugged up, in pain and tired right now to get into that. We all know it sucks.
The good thing was that the doctor I saw was wonderful. I've never been to a dentist that was THAT into keeping his patients calm. The lights on the ceiling were made to appear as a blue sky with big fluffy clouds and hot air balloons. Rachmaninoff was piped in (Rhapsody on the theme of Paganini, I think) and he had the voice of one that has lulled many a child to sleep at night. He told me everything he was doing, step by step. Kept asking how I was doing. Gave me three shots of novacaine, which I think was the worst part of the procedure, but left me painfree for the duration of root canal and perhaps 5 hours later.
I bit my tongue though. It's all bruised up.
This just in - remember how CBS wouldn't air the MoveOn.org Bush ad because it was "too contraversial"? They claimed CBS had a blaket policy against playing "issue" type ads. Well, apparently they make some exceptions. Here's an e-mail I just received from MoveOn.org:
Dear MoveOn member,
We didn't think the hypocrisy at CBS headquarters could get any worse. But it just did.
As you know, CBS refused to run MoveOn Voter Fund's "Child's Pay" ad -- perhaps the most tasteful and uncontroversial advocacy ad in history -- during the Super Bowl. CBS executives claimed they had a blanket policy against all so-called "issue" ads.
Yesterday, we learned that the network plans to broadcast an ad promoting the Bush Medicare prescription drug law. This is part of a $13 million taxpayer-financed TV campaign to take the heat off the White House for pushing through a drug plan that benefits drug companies and insurance companies more than Medicare recipients.
The White House ad features the tagline "Same Medicare. More Benefits." But a report by Consumers Union last month said that most people covered by Medicare will wind up spending more for prescription drugs, as a result of the provisions in the law which favor drug companies. According to the Washington Post, the campaign is intended "to counteract Democratic criticism that changes to the (Medicare) program will harm older Americans."
If that isn't a controversial issue ad, we don't know what is. But since CBS appears to be changing its policy, our Voter Fund has submitted our own Medicare ad which exposes the facts behind this spin campaign to run on CBS. So far, we haven't heard back. Please give CBS a call today to let them know that they need to either pull the White House ads or run ours.
You can reach CBS at:
Phone:
Les Moonves, President of CBS
(323) 575-2345
Email:
newmediasales@cbs.com
Web form:
http://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/fb_global_form.shtml
After you've called or emailed, please help us track the number of calls and emails that are pouring in by going to:
http://www.moveonvoterfund.org/cbs.html?id=2300-1556752-6wrzdWTYRhrsCcjUv6qqHQ
We're spreading out the calls across a number of relevant CBS numbers, so hopefully you won't get a busy signal. Also, we have no quarrel with CBS News or any CBS journalists, who have actually given fair coverage to CBS Corporate's unfair decision. Please don't call the CBS news desk.
There's another issue involved here that needs to be taken very seriously: if Bush's Medicare ad is intended to function as a campaign ad (and that clearly appears to be the case) then this may constitute a criminal election law violation. In fact, the ad company which made the ad which will air on CBS also works for the Bush/Cheney re-election committee. We've put in a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Health and Human Services to begin the process of establishing the facts in this case.
For now, help us hold CBS accountable by asking them to stop running the Bush Medicare ad -- or to accept ours.
Sincerely,
--Adam, Carrie, Eli, James, Joan, Laura, Noah, Peter, Wes, and Zack
The MoveOn.org Team
February 5th, 2004
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The endodontist was great - but he's a specialist and I can't go back to him 'cept for more root canals =-O The current dentist is a total flake - I hate him. I got assigned to him by the insurance company, the bastards. I have to go back to that guy for the oral surgery and I"m scared to death. I can't change dentists till March and I need the surgery on the 20th of Feb. If it didn't insanely hurt, I think I'd wait. . . ARGH! I hate dentists *worried*
But the endodontist should be sainted. I think all dentists should have shrines to him in their office and make offerings to him on a regular basis. Jesus - he's even got awards for being involved in the Denistry for Kids program for underpriviledged children. Why can't they all be lie him? Why?
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Oh, and his name is George Michaels (note the S) and he's a handsome Greek fag who likes to talk about the trips he's gone on with his boyfriend. Awww.
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She was so freaken mean I stopped her, pull all the equipment out of my mouth and told her not to touch me again. When you're struggling to just get by, it's hard enough to afford a dentist with insurance. Without it, there's no damn way. My root canals were like $800 with my insurance. $2100 without. I asked her where she got off being mean to me because I didn't make enough money to go to the dentist AND pay rent and stock the fridge and god help me if I have any other medical emergency. "You want to make me feel like a piece of trash, well here's turn about you elitist bitch. Go away. Send the dentist in. I'm not letting a cent of my money go to the likes of you."
So my last dental experience was bad - wasn't looking forward to this one. Was very pleasantly surprised :)