Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (On DVD, 2009). Trailer. 
Sometimes (most of the time??) stereotypes are accurate. This film follows the "legendary" White family from rural West Virginia and their triumphs, addictions and travails. The films is alternately funny, sad and informative. The family is famous in their area for being 'crazy' and they live up to the billing. The affects of addiction, low expectations and the welfare state are on full display. Worth every second of your time.
There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane (On HBO, 2011). Trailer. In the summer of 2009 a normal mother of 2 drove the wrong way on the Taconic Highway in New Jersey and had a horrific crash that killed 8. Initially, the public was very sympathetic, then the lab tests came back showing she was drunk and possibly high on marijuana. The fallout is fascinating and the filmmakers do a good job of letting the facts and characters speak for themselves. Worth your time.
Hot Coffee (On HBO, 2011). Trailer. A well-made film that studies the urban legend that is the McDonalds coffee spill lawsuit and other media concoctions. It then goes on to attack tort reform and provide quite a bit of frustrating arguments against tort reform. Doctor's blood pressure will not survive this one. I found that the film did enlighten me on the McDonalds suit and reminded me to be super-cynical all the time because nothing is that it appears. Further, it reminded me that there is another side to the tort reform argument and that 'absolute caps' are something that is immoral and not something that belongs in our justice system. Damage caps on punitive damages make sense as do some other caps. This one is very thought-provoking and interesting. Worth your time.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
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Look, I'm sorry she got 3rd degree burns and required skin grafts. McDonalds is wrong for telling their franchises to serve the coffee at such a high temperature. But are people going to be responsible for their own actions ever again? It's not like the McDonalds CEO, CFO, and COO broke into the lady's house and scalded her with hot coffee. Coffee is f@cking hot. Don't put it between your legs and open the lid, Einstein.
Every doctor I know wastes thousands of dollars every day for fear of a lawsuit. Every doctor I know practices defensive medicine. Democrats are in denial of this fact. Republicans don't care. When you get named in a lawsuit where you did absolutely nothing wrong, you get bitter real quick. When you have to cancel a week of patients and lose thousands of dollars because some lawyer wants to depose you (then they cancel, only to force you do the same thing next week), you regret your choice to become a doctor. It costs much less money to settle.
The trial lawyer game is nothing but legalized extortion.
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