17 Responses to Your Enbrel, Herceptin, and Epogen Dollars at Work

1. libbyliberal November 23rd, 2009 at 9:41 pm «

   Fortunately, prospective attendees can avail themselves of a range of affordable generic antiemetic medications, which they would be well advised to take prophylactically.

   Well said, ralphbon. So do we laugh or cry? I guess both, eh?
• bluebutterfly November 24th, 2009 at 4:20 am «

  Both. This is one more example of the revolving money making door via the White House. Greenwood’s speech at the second link is sort of funny. He slams the previous government in such areas as the blocking of stem cell research and funding. So, what on earth is Bush getting paid to talk about? Global thought is a favorite of Greenwood’s. He wants to quickly own all technology rather than to share with other researches for the betterment of all earth’s people. It is beginning to look like Clinton insists his little buddy be part of any speaking engagement. Poppy is likely paying him high daycare fees to keep Junior occupied. Greenwood mentions the financial mess..hmmm..Clinton might have something to do with the bank deregulation that helped cause it and Bush’s wars have proven rather costly. Their fees are lobbyist fees.

  One of the things discussed in Greenwood’s speech is data exclusivity and patents. The industry has attempted to patent the human genome. They want to own all cures found through this research for a long long time. Contrary to original thought, few diseases are genetic. But, they sure want control over the ones that are. Only the very rich will be able to afford any cure these vampires find. Under bio tech, falls GMO aka frankenfoods. As Hillary helped push this filth upon the world, I can see why they are paying Bill. Alternate fuel..ie..converted corn, led to increased food costs and starvation in third world countries. Iraq, Afghanistan, Mexico, Sudan, Indian farmers, etc. cannot afford the sterile seed and fertilizer. Monsanto is planning to increase the cost of their seed by 42% next year. Bio tech means cloned animals and drugs placed in these animals to make them grow faster. Antibiotics are then needed because they are not healthy animals. It is done for no reason other than to increase profit and to eventually literally own all of the animals and force fees from ranchers.
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  http://bio.org/speeches/speeches/20090519_Greenwood.pdf
  http://www.bio.org/aboutbio/biography.asp?sp=00078503
  http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aLW8VZBkP3PA
• bluebutterfly November 24th, 2009 at 5:01 am «

  oops..I forgot to say that the first link is to a PDF.
• KarenM November 24th, 2009 at 1:43 pm «

  No, I think I’d just let myself throw up [...something I haven't done in decades]. ;~) Hoping that I might hit one of the dignitaries who is being obstructive. Lieberman, maybe? Surely, he’ll be there.

  On question: Can GWB even pronounce biotechnology properly?

  I just hope someone either tweets or live-blogs this event.
• KarenM November 24th, 2009 at 1:52 pm «

  Libby: I kept trying to edit my previous comment, but the changes would not stick.

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  No, I think I’d just let myself throw up ;~) [something I have not done in decades]. Hoping that I might hit one of the dignitaries present who is being obstructive. Lieberman, maybe? Surely, he’ll be there.

  On question: Can GWB even pronounce biotechnology properly?

  I just hope someone either tweets or live-blogs this event.
• ralphbon November 25th, 2009 at 5:52 am «

  The edit function has been doing weird things of late. Edits don’t always show up immediately on preview.
• bluebutterfly November 25th, 2009 at 6:54 am «

  And it gets rid of paragraphs, too. Not once have I managed to get cancel to work. It ignores me every time.
• ralphbon November 25th, 2009 at 7:41 am «

  Only temporarily. Publish the edit and the site stets the paragraph spacing in short order.
• bluebutterfly November 25th, 2009 at 9:25 am «

  Thank you very much. What is the secret to making cancel work? Is it the same in that it eventually happens?
• ralphbon November 25th, 2009 at 12:16 pm «

  I don’t have experience with the Cancel button. Once I’ve decided to pontificate, it’s pretty much Launch Commit.
• bluebutterfly November 25th, 2009 at 4:00 pm «

  Haha..ok.
2. libbyliberal November 24th, 2009 at 2:25 am «

   ralph, thanks for saying something about the amendment! I made a new diary. Hope it helps. :) libby
3. selise November 24th, 2009 at 5:05 am «

   i do feel sick. thanks though ralphbon for the diary and for the news. wish i knew about it when clinton was being defended as too busy to go to arkansas.
4. Jason Rosenbaum November 24th, 2009 at 7:09 am «

   I’d rather see the debate:

   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/04/bush-clinton-debate-at-ra_n_345175.html

   But it was canceled…
• ralphbon November 24th, 2009 at 7:24 am «

  BIO knew better than to present this as a celebrity death match. Instead, it will be a well-compensated industry love-fest, and the only real contest will be between articulate and inarticulate shilling.
5. montanamaven November 24th, 2009 at 1:24 pm «

   Shameful. No…worse…criminal.
6. Synoia November 25th, 2009 at 9:29 am «

   Fortunately, prospective attendees can avail themselves of a range of affordable generic antiemetic medications, adminsitered rectally, which they would be well advised to take prophylactically,

   There, fixed the little omission.