tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post5884942458090973992..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-74626039536566613122007-10-03T06:22:00.000-05:002007-10-03T06:22:00.000-05:00See how easy it is to report medical conditions to the public.<BR/><BR/>CNN - Influential Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia was hospitalized Tuesday with a heart condition, according to a statement from the senator's office.<BR/><BR/>Doctors at Inova Fairfax Hospital performed a procedure to correct atrial fibrillation, the statement said, and a follow-up, routine procedure is scheduled for Wednesday.<BR/><BR/>----<BR/><BR/>Now see how easy that is. It is reported by the STAFF soon after it happens and they tell you the exact condition he has.<BR/><BR/>None of this wait a week and lets be vague about what is happening now and down the road.Mike Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425476328666354532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-90542699792245566502007-10-02T23:35:00.000-05:002007-10-02T23:35:00.000-05:00Citing health, Carson requests two more weeks of leave<BR/><BR/>The Indy Star now reports that Julia Carson has been moved from Methodist Hospital to a rehabilitation facility to get her walking.<BR/><BR/>-----<BR/><BR/>We get the information not from her staff but from Andy Jacobs ?<BR/><BR/>It seems her staff is keeping everyone else out of the loop - even the Marion county Democratic party chairman Michael O' Connor did not know she was in the hospital when Norman Cox from Chan 6 called to verify his information last Friday.Mike Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425476328666354532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-47786623389997635822007-10-02T22:19:00.000-05:002007-10-02T22:19:00.000-05:00Hmm - Chan 13 just reported the same old story - nothing new about her leaving and or going anywhere else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-71340632227803308872007-10-02T21:48:00.000-05:002007-10-02T21:48:00.000-05:00Mr. Wilson - If you can find the video clip on Chan 8 web site that talks about her leaving and going into rehab please let me know.<BR/><BR/>Chan 6 has a longer story today - but nothing about her leaving or going anywhere else ?<BR/><BR/>http://www.theindychannel.com/politics/14252307/detail.html<BR/><BR/>Same type AP Story on Chan 13.<BR/><BR/>Nothing about leaving or going to a rehab place . . .<BR/><BR/>Pike VoterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-88469467493087260182007-10-02T20:39:00.000-05:002007-10-02T20:39:00.000-05:00Mike B: you are just seeing the AP wire story. Chad Chitworth was on a video clip explaining our Congresslady had left the hospital....Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-78181130399876088032007-10-02T20:25:00.000-05:002007-10-02T20:25:00.000-05:00Actually Mr. Wilson.<BR/><BR/>On the chan 8 web site the report just her 2 week extension.<BR/><BR/>Carson Absent from Congress for 2 More Weeks<BR/><BR/>Oct 2, 2007 01:02 PM<BR/><BR/>INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis Congresswoman Julia Carson will be absent from Capitol Hill for two more weeks.<BR/><BR/>Carson received a second leave of absence that lasts until October 15th. <BR/><BR/>Carson, a Democrat, entered Methodist Hospital last month for treatment of an infection in her leg. <BR/><BR/>Representative Carson is in her fifth term in Congress and plans to seek a sixth term next year. <BR/><BR/>----<BR/>No word about her still being at methodist or that she moved somewhere else ?<BR/><BR/>Not the additional information Jen posted about where she might have gone to "I believe she is being moved to a rehabilitation facility to recover from her leg infection."<BR/><BR/>Pike VoterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-76218714789280123192007-10-02T20:24:00.000-05:002007-10-02T20:24:00.000-05:00Heart ailment or leg infection, Congresswoman Carson is not at work. The citizens of the 7th District are without representation. Whatever the reason.<BR/><BR/>We shouldn't punish people for their ill-health, but the voters shouldn't be punished for her ill-health, either.<BR/><BR/>BTW, Wilson, bring up Dave McIntosh all you want - I never voted for him, and never would.<BR/><BR/>ARAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-83648493005701033352007-10-02T19:38:00.000-05:002007-10-02T19:38:00.000-05:00Hey Wilson. Can't you get your friend Jen to post anything about your dear lady. Whassup with that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-12949556327994380142007-10-02T19:34:00.000-05:002007-10-02T19:34:00.000-05:00"Being a tad closer to Ms. Carson than you, I'm a tad better informed than the wild speculations and theorizing this blog is notorious for"<BR/><BR/>Yes, Wilson, you are closer to her, but you know what I said is true as embarrassed as you are to admit it.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-90640067848140133622007-10-02T19:30:00.000-05:002007-10-02T19:30:00.000-05:00Lets see . . .<BR/><BR/>http://juliacarson.house.gov/<BR/>( Nothing new )<BR/><BR/>9/28/07 Statement from Representative Julia Carson<BR/>Washington DC- Congresswoman Julia Carson (IN-07) was admitted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN on Friday, September 21st complaining of leg pain and fatigue and was subsequently treated for an infection in her leg near the area where a vein was removed pursuant to a surgical procedure performed in 1996. The infection is now under control and Ms. Carson reports that she is “very anxious to get back to work.” Click here <BR/><BR/>And<BR/><BR/>http://www.juliacarson.org/<BR/><BR/>Nothing on the home page.<BR/><BR/>http://www.juliacarson.org/pages/news.asp<BR/><BR/>The news page is empty . . <BR/><BR/>I am glad her and her staff are keeping her constituents up to date.<BR/><BR/>Maybe they need to re-hire Wilson to work on the web pages ?<BR/><BR/>I think I did find the little girl she was talking about last year.<BR/><BR/>http://www.juliacarson.org/images/welcome1.jpg<BR/><BR/>Pike VoterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-80617516718946481312007-10-02T19:27:00.000-05:002007-10-02T19:27:00.000-05:00Gary, you can believe the moon is made of green cheese but I'll never ask you to make me a toasted cheese sandwich...<BR/><BR/>Being a tad closer to Ms. Carson than you, I'm a tad better informed than the wild speculations and theorizing this blog is notorious for...Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-19526156185865351132007-10-02T19:20:00.000-05:002007-10-02T19:20:00.000-05:00Sorry, Wilson, but if that were the case there would have been a statement from Methodist Hospital. Carson has not permitted the hospital to release any information about her condition. We have no reason to believe what her staff is saying. They withheld the fact that she was hospitalized for more than a week. Their credibility is shot. And you, Wilson, don't know her true condition. You haven't been permitted to visit her at the hospital, and her staff isn't sharing information with you.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-78609167421284298622007-10-02T19:12:00.000-05:002007-10-02T19:12:00.000-05:00The wording on the original official statement about Congresslady Carson's medical condition was vetted by her doctor. He's seen the patient and the blood tests - the anonymous nobodies here are just speculating wildly and ignorantly...Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-19834206604619811172007-10-02T18:56:00.000-05:002007-10-02T18:56:00.000-05:00Scuttlebutt at Methodist Hosp is that she is dealing with heart problems. Will we ever know for sure?<BR/><BR/>Wilson knows, but the truth will never pass his lips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-30717216487606536022007-10-02T18:03:00.000-05:002007-10-02T18:03:00.000-05:00Since a few Republicans are getting all hysterical about absenteeism in Congress, I just wanted to reassure those flighty folk that David McIntosh skipped voluntarily almost all his votes and the Republic didn't collapse! <BR/><BR/>At this point, I think Steve Buyer still holds the 2007 Hoosier absenteeism record.Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-75867400738808481652007-10-02T17:38:00.000-05:002007-10-02T17:38:00.000-05:00Deflecting the criticism with a lame McIntosh reference. <BR/><BR/>HE'S NOT IN CONGRESS NOW, WILSON. JULIA IS.<BR/><BR/>Can you try to stick to the subject, please? I know it's painful, and difficult...you're close to her, and that's understandable. She's declining, and no one here wishes her bad health.<BR/><BR/>But this is not a typical citizen. It's a member of Congress, on whom we depend to reflect our views in DC. <BR/><BR/>If you think the current bruhaha is bad--just wait until Julia leaves office. Katie bar the door.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-76087684652356718032007-10-02T17:27:00.000-05:002007-10-02T17:27:00.000-05:00Mike B: I just saw Chad Chitworth, Ms. Carson's <I>official</I> spokesperson, say the same information on Channel 8... Evidently TDW was repeating that info.Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-45723963638527887842007-10-02T17:23:00.000-05:002007-10-02T17:23:00.000-05:00Lest it be forgotten: when GOP Congressman David MacIntosh was running for Governor against Frank OBannon, he skipped <B>75%</B> of Congressional votes that year to campaign. That set a modern record for Congressional absenteeism. <BR/><BR/>But it's OK if you're a Republican!Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-53852515482253522432007-10-02T17:17:00.000-05:002007-10-02T17:17:00.000-05:00TDW just posted this comment about Julia.<BR/><BR/>Is Carson still in the hospital or resting at home ?<BR/><BR/>Posted by: Pike Voter | Oct 02, 2007 at 03:40 PM <BR/><BR/>I believe she is being moved to a rehabilitation facility to recover from her leg infection.<BR/><BR/>Posted by: TDW | Oct 02, 2007 at 03:43 PM <BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>Too bad we get this information 2nd / 3rd hand instead of from her or her staff.<BR/><BR/>Pike VoterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1497028738093457952007-10-02T16:22:00.000-05:002007-10-02T16:22:00.000-05:00Wilson wrote:<BR/>"She lives frugally and thriftily anyways..."<BR/><BR/>Judging by the way she kept up her property/properties (as depicted on the news a few years back), I think Wilson is more than 100% correct.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I wish her good health - it is terribly unfortunate that she's going through this. I may disagree with her politics (and I do), but I don't wish her ill.<BR/><BR/>But her absence affects more than just the citizens of the 7th district - it affects all citizens of Indiana. Out of 440 seats in Congress, Indiana has NINE. Now, with her absence, we have 8. And she's not been there to vote on important legislation as of late, and as appropriations bills are working through the process, she may not be there for some of the conference reports.<BR/><BR/>It's just terrible, but if she is no longer able to do the job, then perhaps it's time she leaves of her own volition. She owes that much not only to her specific constituents, but all citizens of Indiana.<BR/><BR/>ARAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-78171480389718651902007-10-02T13:32:00.000-05:002007-10-02T13:32:00.000-05:00Two more weeks of medical leave. <BR/><BR/>And still her office persists witih the medically unsound "leg infection" story.<BR/><BR/>If any of the media had any gumption at all, they'd interview a specialist in these diseases. <BR/><BR/>And if they didn, they'd be told what WedMD.com says, and what many of us who've had relatives go through this, know:<BR/><BR/>A leg infection near a vein harvest site, 11 years later, is not only unusual, it's damned near medically impossible.<BR/><BR/>But hey, no need for the truth here...we're just the masses, feed us shit and keep us in the dark...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-14827802647911348572007-10-02T12:39:00.000-05:002007-10-02T12:39:00.000-05:00Hailstone at 8:23am is absolutely correct. Ms.Carson worked as a staffer for 8 years which'll be also credited too if she retires for a very decent pension. She lives frugally and thriftily anyways...Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-52845902477076058672007-10-02T10:32:00.000-05:002007-10-02T10:32:00.000-05:00Carson has asked that two more weeks be tacked on to her leave of absence.<BR/><BR/>How long her leave of senses will continue is to be determined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-83199251030121059002007-10-02T08:48:00.000-05:002007-10-02T08:48:00.000-05:00The e-mails have gone out in the Carson camp. NO COMMENTS on the blogs or to the press about Carson's health.<BR/><BR/>Wilson must have gotten in line with the restAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-44177984544118995002007-10-02T08:23:00.000-05:002007-10-02T08:23:00.000-05:00"Three grand a week is tough dough to walk away from. But if she had any honor, she would."<BR/><BR/>She's earned a congressional pension which isn't too shabby. As I recall there's also a lifetime health benefit in there for her.<BR/><BR/>She'll do alright after she leaves Congress.Sir Hailstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301073859882785758noreply@blogger.com