10 More People Killed By Plavix

     CHICAGO (CN) - Ten people died from the blockbuster blood-thinner Plavix, which is no better than aspirin against stroke but costs 100 times more, dozens of family members claim in two complaints.

    
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis reaped annual U.S. sales of $3.8 billion from Plavix, pushing the drug in TV, magazine and Internet ads, while they "knew or should have known that when taking Plavix, the risk of suffering a heart attack, stroke, internal bleeding, blood disorder, or death far outweigh any potential benefit," lead plaintiff Geraldine Jackson says.
    
At least 561 lawsuits have been filed over Plavix, according to the Courthouse News database. Rose Creighton is the lead plaintiff in the other most recently filed case. Both were filed in Cook County Court.
    
Quotations in this article are from Jackson's lawsuit, though the dozens of plaintiffs make similar claims in both cases - that Bristol-Myers and Sanofi-Aventis deceived the public by misrepresenting the risks of Plavix, which they knew about from their own studies.
    
"Plavix was heavily marketed directly to consumers through television, magazine and Internet advertising," the complaint states. "It was touted as a 'super-aspirin,' that would give a person even greater cardiovascular benefits than a much less expensive, daily aspirin while being safer and easier on a person's stomach than aspirin. Those assertions have proven to be false.
    

"The truth is, that BMS and Sanofi always knew, or if they had paid attention to the findings of their own studies, should have known, that Plavix was not more efficacious than aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes. More importantly though, defendants knew or should have known that when taking Plavix, the risk of suffering a heart attack, stroke, internal bleeding, blood disorder, or death far outweigh any potential benefit."
   

 Plavix is the sixth best-selling drug in the United States, with annual sales of $3.8 billion, although it works no better than aspirin in many cases, according to the complaint. A dose of Plavix costs $4, 100 times more than aspirin, at 4 cents a dose.
    
"Defendants' nearly eight-year run of lying to physicians and to the public about the safety and efficacy of Plavix for the sole purpose of increasing corporate profits has now been uncovered by scientific studies that reveal that not only is Plavix not worth its high price - it is dangerous," the complaint states.
   
 A recent study "uncovered another truth about Plavix," the complaint adds. "It found that Plavix plus aspirin (dual therapy) is only minimally more effective than aspirin plus placebo at preventing atherothrombotic events. But more importantly, it found that in patients who do not have peripheral arterial disease (PAD) or acute coronary syndrome (ACS), Plavix plus aspirin (dual therapy) poses a 20 percent increased risk to the patient of suffering bleeding injuries, heart attacks, stroke and death. In other words, in those patients without ACS or PAD, dual therapy with aspirin and Plavix does more harm than good.
    
"Despite a growing body of scientific knowledge that the four-dollar ($4.00) Plavix pill was not much better than a four-cent-a-day aspirin, Defendants kept promoting it to the public and to physicians, using hyperbole and outright falsification in the process."
    
Three people died because they took Plavix, according to Jackson's lawsuit. Creighton's lawsuit, filed the same day, claims that seven people died from the drug.
    
"Defendants failed to fully, truthfully and accurately communicate the safety and efficacy of Plavix drug products and intentionally and fraudulently misled the medical community, physicians, plaintiffs' physicians and ingesting plaintiffs and decedents about the risks associated with Plavix," Jackson's complaint states.
    
The families seek punitive damages for products liability, manufacturing defect, failure to warn, negligence, loss of consortium and wrongful death.
    
All plaintiffs are represented by Steven Aroesty with Nafoli, Bern, Ripka, and Shkolnik, of Edwardsville, Ill.
    
Plavix has been prescribed to prevent stroke after operations, which may be caused by blood clots breaking loose and traveling toward the brain. It has been a drug of choice for conditions such as those being suffered by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Merry XXXmas From Fat Bastardo and the Staff at Bigger Fatter Politics

I give December 25th a XXX rating because Christmas has become such a vulgar and obscene event. I, Fat Bastardo, will join in the Christmas debauchery and eat like a fucking pig and drink like a fish and if I can find a hooker I'll let her ride my sleigh of blubber tonight. Like they say, the thicker the hide the better the ride.

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Phil Robertson Was Right

biblically speaking... God really does hate homosexuals. In fact God hates homosexuals so much that he actually wants us to put them to death as per Leviticus 20:13. He also finds guys ass fucking each other an abomination as well as eating shrimp and pork. When Westboro Baptist church says that, "God Hates Fags" they aren't lying. God hates a lot of thing and loves very little other than himself.


What did Robertson say? Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men,” he says. Then he paraphrases Corinthians: “Don’t be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers—they won’t inherit the kingdom of God. Don’t deceive yourself. It’s not right. -Phil Robertson-

What else did Phil Robertson say?


The New Testament also condemns homosexuality in no uncertain terms, most notably in writings ascribed to Paul.

Romans
With his usual Christly ignorance and intolerance, Paul condemns homosexuals (including lesbians). This is the only clear reference to lesbians in the Bible. 1:26-28

1 Corinthians
Paul lists ten things that will keep you out of heaven, including homosexuality and being "effeminate." 6:9-10


1 Timothy
Homosexuals (those "that defile themselves with mankind") are included on the list of lawless, disobedient, unholy, and profane people. 1:10

Phil Robertson may or may not be a fucking asshole but without a doubt his God most certainly is.

Was Jesus gay?
"There was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved." 13:23-25
"The disciple standing by, whom he loved" 19:26
"The disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper" 21:20
Acts

Federal Judge Vindicates Edward Snowden.

A federal court just vindicated Snowden's patriotic actions. Tell President Obama it's time to grant him immunity. Please note: If you forward or distribute, the links will open a page with your information filled in. Dear Fat Bastardo, Edward Snowden is a great American who deserves full immunity for his patriotic acts. And we’re proud to serve as his legal advisors. When Snowden blew the whistle on the NSA, he single-handedly reignited a global debate about government surveillance and our most fundamental rights as individuals. And on Monday, a federal judge vindicated Snowden’s actions by declaring unconstitutional the NSA’s spying program, labeling it “Orwellian”—adding that James Madison would be “aghast.” This could be the key tipping point for the American public to fully realize the service Snowden provided to all of us by exposing the NSA’s illegal spying program, if we act now and together. Because the truth is, NONE of the progress in this fight—yesterday’s court decision, the legislation working through Congress, the presidential review of the NSA—would have happened if Snowden had kept silent about the government’s illegal activity. That’s why today—in the wake of this groundbreaking court decision—we’re calling on President Obama to provide full immunity for Snowden, so he can come back home to the country he loves, free from persecution. Let’s stand together and tell President Obama to grant Snowden immunity for his patriotic acts exposing the NSA’s illegal activities. For more than 12 years, the ACLU has been fighting to end government surveillance that invades the rights and lives of millions of Americans with virtually no oversight. But when our years-long case against mass surveillance finally reached the Supreme Court, it was dismissed for lack of evidence of the secret programs. Snowden provided that evidence, at great personal risk. Right now, Snowden still lives under threat—exiled in Russia far from his home and his family, and the victim of ongoing public attacks by the NSA and its surveillance allies. Just yesterday, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said that Snowden “ought to swing from a tall oak tree” for exposing the NSA’s illegal programs. Despite all this, in a recent CBS News interview, a top NSA official opened the door to offering Snowden immunity, under certain conditions (though we firmly believe it should be unconditional). And this latest court decision gives us the opportunity to fully turn the tide on public opinion and protect Snowden from further threats of persecution. If tens of thousands of us stand together and tell President Obama to grant Snowden immunity, we have a real chance of bringing him home. Let’s make the most of this historic opportunity together. Thank you, Anthony for the ACLU Action team P.S. In a statement following the court ruling, Snowden had this to say: "Today, a secret program authorized by a secret court was, when exposed to the light of day, found to violate Americans’ rights. It is the first of many." Let’s make sure that after raising his voice to better our democracy, Snowden can come home.

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Republican Pedophiles Republican Child Molesters

It's a fact, Republicans are over 100's of times more likely to molest kids than Democrats. I, Fat Bastardo had my staff scour data bases is search of pedophiles  by party membership and all they could find for Democrats was 3 convicted Democrats who were pedophiles and they had to go back over 40 years to find them. We found 100's of  convicted Republican pedophiles.

Here's a list of Convicted Republican Pedophiles.

As near as we can tell, Republicans out molest Democrats by over 100 to 1.

Here is a tiny portion of what we found.

Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

Republican advertising consultant Carey Lee Cramer was charged with molesting his 9-year old step-daughter after including her in an anti-Gore television commercial.


Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.

Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.
 
Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.

Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.

Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.

Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.

Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.

Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.

Republican Judge Ronald C. Kline was placed under house arrest for child molestation and possession of child pornography.

Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.

Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.

Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.

Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.

Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.

Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
 
Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.

Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.

Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.

Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.

American Police State Strikes Again: Arrests and Strip Searches Female Indian Diplomat.

The "diplomatic nightmare" touched off by the arrest in New York of an Indian consular official is all a big mistake, a defense attorney told ABC News even as the prosecutor issued a strongly-worded defense of the arrest.

Devyani Khobragade, her attorney Dan Arshack said, did nothing wrong, is entitled to immunity from prosecution and believes the State Department will make her case disappear before her next court appearance in January.

"From the beginning this was a diplomatic nightmare," Arshack said.

Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Khobragade "clearly tried to evade U.S. law designed to protect from exploitation the domestic employees of diplomats and consular officers."

Khobragade, 39, was accused of submitting falsified documents to obtain a work visa for a nanny, promising to pay $4,500 per month but in reality paying just $573 per month, little more than three dollars an hour.

She faces one count of visa fraud and one count of making a false statement.

Arshack said the Diplomatic Security Service agent who reviewed the visa application misread it. He said the monthly $4,500 is Khobragade's salary. According to the attorney the nanny was to be paid $9.75 per hour. She was paid $3.31 per hour because she had asked the balance be sent directly to relatives in India.

Khobragade was arrested outside her daughter's Manhattan school after she dropped off her daughter for class. Indian officials have complained she was strip-searched and held in a cell with common criminals, procedures in line with the policies of the United States Marshals Service.

The crisis has reached the highest levels of American government. Secretary of State John Kerry has tried to smooth things over by "expressing regret."

"As a father of two daughters about the same age as Devyani Khobragade, the secretary empathizes with the sensitivities we are hearing from India," the State Department said in a statement.
But Bharara gave no indication he would back down.

"One wonders why there is so much outrage about the alleged treatment of the Indian national accused of perpetrating these acts, but precious little outrage about the alleged treatment of the Indian victim and her spouse," he said.

The Indian Embassy issued a statement in response to Bharara's comment saying, "We need to keep in mind the simple fact that there is only one victim in this case. That victim is Devyani Khobragade - a serving Indian Diplomat on mission in the United States."

According to sources familiar with the case the nanny disappeared in June after she told the family she was going shopping. Khobragade tried to file a missing persons report with police. The nanny surfaced in July at the nonprofit Safe Horizons where an attorney asked Khobragade to pay money, let the nanny out of her job and arrange a new visa that would allow her to stay in the country on her own, requests the diplomat refused. Khobragade then called the State Department because the terms of the nanny's visa required her to work as a domestic employee or return to India.

Khobragade was released last week on $250,000 bail. Defense attorney Arshack said she is immune from prosecution.

Fat Bastardo's Op Ed:

Strip searched?  CNN called he treatment at the hands of the American Gestapo BARBARIC! Read more here. 

Can anyone guess why this woman was strip searched? Could it be because she's hot? It's no secret that the TSA perverts generally only body scan attractive young women.

The Christian Science Monitor is also reporting on the American Gestapo tactics used on Devyani Khobragade.


People in India a fucking pissed off and rightfully so. Not only should the US change its attitude toward Indians but the fascist US should change its Nazi attitude about all humans.

The US throws more people in jail than China whose population is 1.351 billion (2012). The United States has a total resident population of 317,281,000.

Another Bat Shit Crazy Republican Opens His Pie Hole and Shit Comes Out

You can't make this stuff up.


This likely pedophile (most pedophiles are Republicans) reached another all time low even for a Republican. I can't say if suspected pedophile Bob Rucho has ever been convicted of molesting children but  many many Republicans like Bob Rucho molest children. If you wish to Twitter this twit here's his Twitter account. https://twitter.com/SenatorBobRucho



If you would like to call or contact this asshole:

Office:	300-A Legislative Office Building
Phone:	(919) 733-5655
Email:	Bob.Rucho@ncleg.net
Legislative Mailing Address:	NC Senate 300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 300-A Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
Terms in Senate:	7+     (0 in House)
District:	39
Counties Represented:	Mecklenburg
Occupation:	Dentist
Address:	Room 300-A, Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
Phone:	(919) 733-5655