Taylor Rooks is an amazing talent and she worked/works very hard to be in the position she is in. There is another thing she carries with her that is not mentioned in the piece, and it's that she LOOKS like a professional, acts like a professional, IS a professional. I worked in football for 25 years, watching the likes of Tracy Wolfson, Pam Oliver, Erin Andrews, Hannah Storm, Leslie Visser and more do their thing with utmost professionalism and knowledge of a game they never played. Then suddenly there was this push for women to be everywhere in the sport, hosting their own shows on ESPN, joining the desk with the rest of the talent for pregame shows and halftime; and the one thing I noticed was that so many were dressed like they were going clubbing. I worked a game one time where the sideline reporter wore a one-sleeve gold satin blouse and leather pants. She may have gotten the players to stop and talk, but I can guarantee that not many took her seriously as a journalist. I know it, I spoke with a few of the veterans about it. One threw his hands up and said, "the network wants what the network wants".
The sad part is, these women do have knowledge of the game, the majority have studied very hard to be where they are, but real sports enthusiasts don't take them seriously because the networks don't. If they did, wardrobe wouldn't put them out there looking like hootchie mamas. They'd be dressed like Taylor Rooks, Tracy Wolfson, Erin Andrews, Pam Oliver and the rest, so it's not a distraction and people actually hear what they're saying. Rooks has everything she needs to be successful for the rest of her career and she looks like she belongs there too.
What bothers me is the actual attention this disturbed murderer is receiving, the kudos & adoration he's getting - his manifesto will become biblical when in fact it's not truth. It's his ramblings. Now those who are adoring him will accept this as what should be & not do any research. Not actually compare health care providers, here or in other countries. I know there are people who support socialized medicine but there are a lot of those who don't. ASK WHY. Of course, we do have single-pay coverage: Medicaid; Medicare. Instead they'll bake cakes, join look-alike contests, propose marriage. He apparently had some physical problems, but not connected to the particular HC Insurance of Thompson. He should have met w/ some veterans to talk to them about some of their war injuries. Maybe get a little perspective, instead of his rich kid go off into nature, into Japan to hike & have ZEN days, come back to Hawaii... My husband had a stroke a few yrs ago, touch & go, I joined an on-line group of women w/ husbands who had strokes. There were soooooooo many young men, w/ young families, no future hope. My husband recovered - great dr!! Great insurance!!! Anyway, I wonder how his back will feel in prison? I bet his insurance coverage will be GREAT!!!
Everyone in European countries I know loves national healthcare. I know doctors in some of those countries receive bonuses for how healthy they keep their patients, now how much they cut costs.
“ Despite spending nearly twice as much per capita on healthcare compared to similarly large and wealthy nations, the United States has a lower life expectancy than peer nations and has seen worsening measures of health outcomes since the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“ Despite spending the highest proportion of its gross domestic product on health care compared with 10 other high-income nations, the United States ranks last overall in providing equitably accessible, affordable, high-quality health care, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund.
The US health care system “delivers too little of the care that’s most needed—and often delivers it too late—especially for people with complex chronic illness, mental health problems, or substance use disorders, many of whom have faced a lifetime of inequitable access to care,” the report notes.
The report compares the health care systems of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.”
It’s a shame medical care isn’t focused on prevention—- I venture to say US spends so much because of unhealthy lifestyles —- obesity, diabetes now reaching down to children not just teens, lack of exercise, lack of mental stimulation for all ages, lack of regular sleep, no smoking of anything, no drug use, minimal alcohol use, many more car accidents because we depend on our cars which I think is the hardest of the previous issues to deal with
I’m 74 - my dr focuses on prevention. Not on pills.
Taylor Rooks is an amazing talent and she worked/works very hard to be in the position she is in. There is another thing she carries with her that is not mentioned in the piece, and it's that she LOOKS like a professional, acts like a professional, IS a professional. I worked in football for 25 years, watching the likes of Tracy Wolfson, Pam Oliver, Erin Andrews, Hannah Storm, Leslie Visser and more do their thing with utmost professionalism and knowledge of a game they never played. Then suddenly there was this push for women to be everywhere in the sport, hosting their own shows on ESPN, joining the desk with the rest of the talent for pregame shows and halftime; and the one thing I noticed was that so many were dressed like they were going clubbing. I worked a game one time where the sideline reporter wore a one-sleeve gold satin blouse and leather pants. She may have gotten the players to stop and talk, but I can guarantee that not many took her seriously as a journalist. I know it, I spoke with a few of the veterans about it. One threw his hands up and said, "the network wants what the network wants".
The sad part is, these women do have knowledge of the game, the majority have studied very hard to be where they are, but real sports enthusiasts don't take them seriously because the networks don't. If they did, wardrobe wouldn't put them out there looking like hootchie mamas. They'd be dressed like Taylor Rooks, Tracy Wolfson, Erin Andrews, Pam Oliver and the rest, so it's not a distraction and people actually hear what they're saying. Rooks has everything she needs to be successful for the rest of her career and she looks like she belongs there too.
What bothers me is the actual attention this disturbed murderer is receiving, the kudos & adoration he's getting - his manifesto will become biblical when in fact it's not truth. It's his ramblings. Now those who are adoring him will accept this as what should be & not do any research. Not actually compare health care providers, here or in other countries. I know there are people who support socialized medicine but there are a lot of those who don't. ASK WHY. Of course, we do have single-pay coverage: Medicaid; Medicare. Instead they'll bake cakes, join look-alike contests, propose marriage. He apparently had some physical problems, but not connected to the particular HC Insurance of Thompson. He should have met w/ some veterans to talk to them about some of their war injuries. Maybe get a little perspective, instead of his rich kid go off into nature, into Japan to hike & have ZEN days, come back to Hawaii... My husband had a stroke a few yrs ago, touch & go, I joined an on-line group of women w/ husbands who had strokes. There were soooooooo many young men, w/ young families, no future hope. My husband recovered - great dr!! Great insurance!!! Anyway, I wonder how his back will feel in prison? I bet his insurance coverage will be GREAT!!!
Everyone in European countries I know loves national healthcare. I know doctors in some of those countries receive bonuses for how healthy they keep their patients, now how much they cut costs.
“ Despite spending nearly twice as much per capita on healthcare compared to similarly large and wealthy nations, the United States has a lower life expectancy than peer nations and has seen worsening measures of health outcomes since the COVID-19 pandemic.”
https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/quality-u-s-healthcare-system-compare-countries/
“ Despite spending the highest proportion of its gross domestic product on health care compared with 10 other high-income nations, the United States ranks last overall in providing equitably accessible, affordable, high-quality health care, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund.
The US health care system “delivers too little of the care that’s most needed—and often delivers it too late—especially for people with complex chronic illness, mental health problems, or substance use disorders, many of whom have faced a lifetime of inequitable access to care,” the report notes.
The report compares the health care systems of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.”
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2783405
It’s a shame medical care isn’t focused on prevention—- I venture to say US spends so much because of unhealthy lifestyles —- obesity, diabetes now reaching down to children not just teens, lack of exercise, lack of mental stimulation for all ages, lack of regular sleep, no smoking of anything, no drug use, minimal alcohol use, many more car accidents because we depend on our cars which I think is the hardest of the previous issues to deal with
I’m 74 - my dr focuses on prevention. Not on pills.