Hey,
This is incredible. Many said that if the government would just control litigation and abuse in the medical world, we didn’t need Obamacare. Of course the new legislation passed. And now everything medical will be controlled and monitored, including every citizen’s activity. So hang on for this report from The Week Magazine this week:
A single Florida ophthalmologist was reimbursed nearly $21 million for Medicare services in 2012, according to the most detailed data released in the federal program’s 50-year history.
In the same year, just 100 doctors received a total of $610 million in reimbursements, while fewer that 1,000 radiation oncologists received payments totaling $1.1 billion.
The payment data was released after a court order lifted an injunction requested by the American Medical Association, which has fought to keep it secret since 1979. “There’s going to be a lot of litigation over this,” said lawyer Steven F. Grover, who represents various medical whistleblowers who have sued doctors and hospitals for committing alleged fraud against the Medicare program. Holy Moly!
Let’s hit the news, quick.
OBAMACARE WARNING —
DO NOT USE CORN-ON-THE-COB AS A VIBRATOR
–from Jim Waggaman
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CINCO BIKE SHOW TROPHIES — Our trophies for the Cinco de Mayo Bike show and Run.
–Rudy E. Alba
Security and Compliance Section
Infrastructure Services Division, EDD
WATCH FOR MOTORCYCLES — Motorcycle awareness is such an important issue helping to make the roadways safer for bikers that Hupy and Abraham, S.C. is continuing its campaign of distributing Watch For Motorcycles bumper stickers and placing this important message on billboards strategically located in Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.
We hope this awareness message will help reduce crashes caused by inattentive motorists. The selected billboards will receive millions of views from May through July.
The Watch For Motorcycles campaign is in conjunction with other initiatives Hupy and Abraham, S.C. is involved in to reduce injuries to motorcyclists, bicyclists, pedestrians and all highway users.
Postride Party
After the giant group ride and memorial and awareness ceremonies at the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin on May 10, 2014, there will be a postride party at Milwaukee Harley-Davidson, 11310 W. Silver Spring Road.
The party is hosted by Snack Shop MC and Milwaukee Harley-Davidson and sponsored by Hupy and Abraham, S.C. It will be a fun way to end the weeklong activities and will also serve as a preview to the upcoming Wednesday Night Bike Nights at the dealership, starting June 4, which promise to be the best bike nights offered in the area.
BANDIT’S CANTINA SOUP OF THE DAY—Just ask your waitress.
–Chinaman
OBAMA CALLS FOR HELMET LAWS — This week President Obama released his ideal version of a transportation bill. The proposal has a specific provision that would allow the federal government to push a mandatory helmet law, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) reports.
Buried in the 350 page document is language that would amend current United States code, which provides the motorcycle safety money that would allow the Secretary [of transportation] or the Secretarys designee [to] engage in activities with States and State legislators to consider proposals related to motorcycle helmet use laws.
This provision is unacceptable to the MRF, and its safe to say, the United States House of Representatives. Labeled as Support Activity in the draft legislation, its a thinly veiled stab at a mandatory national helmet law.
The draft is titled Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America, or GROW AMERICA Act. You can read the whole document here:
http://www.dot.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/DOT_surface_reauth-FINAL.pdf
The draft legislation also has incentive grants for graduated auto licensing.
The MRF urges you to contact your Representative in the House and both of your Senators. You can reach the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. In addition, the MRF asks that you contact the White House directly and let them know you are not pleased with the helmet use provisions of President Obama’s GROW AMERICA Act. You can reach the White House several different ways from this website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact.
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation urges you to join your fellow freedom fighters in Washington on May 15th to lobby Congress and help stop this legislation. Please register for the event on the MRF website. If you have any questions about attending this most important day for motorcyclists, please call the MRF Washington D.C. office.
The MRF is committed to preserving your freedoms in every possible way.
GOOD MORNING FROM THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY–A man doing market research for the Vaseline Company knocked at the door and was greeted by a young woman with three small children running around at her feet.
“I’m doing some research for Vaseline.
Have you ever used the product?”
She said, “Yes. My husband and I use it all the time.”
“If you don’t mind my asking,” he said, “what do you use it for?”
“We use it for sex,” she said.
The researcher was a little taken aback.
“Usually people lie to me and say they use it on
a child’s bicycle chain or to help with a gate hinge.
But, in fact, I know that most people do use it for sex.
I admire you for your honesty.
Since you’ve been so frank so far,
can you tell me exactly HOW you use it for sex?”
The woman said, “I don’t mind telling you at all.
My husband and I put it on the doorknob
and it keeps the kids out.”
–from Jim Waggaman
HANG ON FOR THIS–The ‘jiggle test’
Cheerleaders sue the NFL for subjecting them to a test of how firm their bodies are — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
By The Week Staff
Five former Buffalo Bills cheerleaders are suing the NFL team for subjecting them to a “jiggle test” to see how firm their bodies were. The women said they had to do jumping jacks in front of a coach, who would send them a checklist indicating what body parts — “butt, thighs, back, stomach” — they needed to work on.
FROM THE BIKERNET BUY AMERICAN RESEARCH STUDY–Why We Must Go To Yard Sales
Sometime this year, we taxpayers will again receive another ‘Economic Stimulus’ payment (aka Tax Refund).
This is indeed a very exciting program, and I’ll explain it by using a Q & A format:
Q. What is an ‘Economic Stimulus’ payment ?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
Q.Where will the government get this money ?
A. From taxpayers.
Q. So the government is giving me back my own money ?
A. Only a smidgen of it.
Q. What is the purpose of this payment ?
A. The plan is for you to use the money to purchase a;high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
Q. But isn’t that stimulating the economy of China ?
A. Shut up.
Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the U.S. Economy by spending your stimulus check wisely:
* If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China or Sri Lanka .
* If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs.
* If you purchase a computer, it will go to India , Taiwan or ; China …
* If you purchase fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala …
* If you buy an efficient car, it will go to Japan or Korea .
* If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan .
* If you pay your credit cards off, or buy stock, it will go ;to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore.
Instead, keep the money in America by:
1) Spending it at yard sales, or
2) Going to ball games, or
3) Spending it on prostitutes, or
4) Beer or
5) Tattoos.
(These are the only American businesses still operating in the U.S. )
Conclusion:
Go to a ball game with a tattooed prostitute that you met at a yard sale and drink beer all day!
No need to thank me, I’m just glad I could be of help.
THE MAD EDITOR WROTE TO THE WEEK MAGAZINE—It’s my news source and offers various sides to each story. Here’s what I wrote:
Topic: News Story Notions
To me electing Obama represents a major stride for Freedom and equality in America. So why is he attempting to enslave all Americans behind the NSA, the TSA, and Obamacare. Now he wants to push for a national Helmet Law. We’ve proven over and over, helmets are beneficial is some circumstances, in others they can cause accidents and permanent neck injuries.
Are we living through several McCarthy eras. What if Marijuana become legal across the country. How many lives were destroyed. The EPA wants to rule everything with a spark plug, when it was once an advisory agency. What if climate change is just that? And gun laws. How many folks are jailed and messed with when we really should be training and educating like the Swedes. Crazy.
All the best, and make Freedom a priority. You want Freedom of the Press, right? What if Bloomberg came after the pen?
BIKERNET INTERNATIONAL EDITOR IN Melaka Malaysia.– One nite in KL and on to the bike show. This town is very historical conquered by the Portuguese first, then the Dutch, then the British, while somewhere the Chinese got a foothold and are the predominant group in town.
The bike show was great. Lots of old British stuff around here left behind by vacating armies. Well done production and very impressive first show here. Beats the LA Calendar show by miles.
The historical section is quaint with lots of old shops and houses popular during high ship trading days. Big destination for locals and tourists as well.
Now at Mixx disco for after party. Huge, loud, DJs and lights.
Monday head to Singapore for two days.
–Art Hall
Bikernet Supreme International Editor
NEW MOTORCYCLE COMPANY TO COMPETE WITH HARLEY– Harley Davidson Faces Stiff Competition From Johnson Marine Who Introduces New Line
At a press conference late Monday, the CEO of Johnson Marine, makers of Johnson outboard marine engines and other recreational equipment, unveiled a new line of heavyweight cruiser style motorcycles designed to compete head to head with industry leader Harley-Davidson.
Peter Long, Johnson’s Brands Marketing Manager said, “We have studied the market and determined that Harley, while highly successful, has narrowly missed the mark when targeting motorcycle buyers.” Long added, “We at Johnson are convinced that our product hits the target dead center and promises to draw sales away from Harley Davidson in a way no other motorcycle has been able to accomplish.”
The new line of bikes, marketed under the name Big Johnson Motorcycles, will, according to Long, deliver what Harley has only promised. “Our research show that this, a Big Johnson, is what Harley buyers are really after.”
At the unveiling of the new line Monday, several current Harley owners agree. “When I bought my Harley, what I really needed was a Big Johnson,” said one Harley owner. “But I see now that riding a Harley is no replacement for having a Big Johnson.”
“We realize that not every guy can have a Big Johnson,” said Long, “But image is very important to people. If they don’t have a Big Johnson, they at least want to project the image of having one.”
Asked if he anticipated Big Johnsons showing up in the hands of Harley owners, Long said it was unlikely. “I just don’t see the need to have a Harley if you have a Big Johnson,” he said. “And I can’t imagine someone who spends all their resources to acquire a Harley having a Big Johnson. I think it boils down to this – You either have a Harley, or you have a Big Johnson, but you are not likely to have both.”
“Given the choice,” said Long, “I think most guys will opt for the Big Johnson.”
Another force driving sales for the company will come from women. A survey of the wives and girlfriends of nearly 1,000 potential motorcycle buyers indicates less than 5% would approve of their partner spending $20,000 on a Harley Davidson. But, when asked if they would be willing to pay the same amount of money to get their partner a Big Johnson, nearly 4 out 5 thought that would be money well spent.
One female present at the product unveiling was quoted as saying, “There is no way I will let Lonnie drop 20 grand on another one of those Harleys, but 20 grand to get him a Big Johnson? Well, that’s something we could both enjoy, and it’s something he really needs.”
Carla Roundheel, manager of the dealership network now being established, said her motto is simple. “I service what we sell.”
SUNDAY GUN NUT REPORT– MAIG Honcho Cuts His Losses, Quits Bloomberg Gun Control Cabal.
Mark Glaze, the head of Michael Bloomberg’s ever-morphing anti-gun empire, has announced his departure from Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the group he helped form and steer since 2011.
For the last three years, Glaze labored to build an organization off the wealth of a billionaire who, while mayor of New York City, also exploited public resources to pursue his own nationwide antigun agenda. Despite the assets at its disposal, the group has so far accomplished little of note, other than incessant press coverage of its wealthy benefactor.
Indeed, Bloomberg’s anti-gun effort has, in its short life, seen public embarrassments, high-profile defections, and repeated attempts at rebranding. It even stooped to bullying similar groups after the Newtown tragedy to assure its own prominence. Now, with the group poised to make its biggest, most-publicized push yet for relevance, its creator and chief architect leaves it to its own devices. What does that say about the movement Glaze was supposed to create? What does that say about the group he formed? We don’t know, frankly, other than this latest development is entirely consistent with how things have gone for Bloomberg’s gun control efforts to date.
Ironically, Glaze now plans to work as a consultant. If any more evidence of the American character for forgiveness, generosity, and support for the underdog were needed, the fact that Glaze can expect to make a comfortable living in his new profession should provide it. He’s obviously the man to call when you need to leverage astronomical wealth and the unconditional support of the media, academic, entertainment, public health, and Coastal political establishments into colossal failure.
But, hey, none of this is personal. We know Glaze had a tough job in transforming a defining characteristic of American liberty into something people were supposed to consider hateful, sinister, and dangerous. His attempts to slander ordinary, law-abiding gun owners as having the blood of innocents on their hands were probably more indicative of desperation than of malice. He tried. And his failures, though considerable, were consistent with others who came before him, distinguished mainly by the fact that he had virtually unlimited resources at his disposal.
John Feinblatt, a former city hall staffer under then-Mayor Bloomberg, will step in as leader of Everytown for Gun Safety, the new umbrella organization for Bloomberg’s gun control front groups.
While Glaze may have been short on actual policy accomplishments during his tenure, his gun-hating former boss is doubling down with a $50 million pledge to bring his New York state of mind on gun control to the rest of the country. Gun owners should take seriously this well-funded assault on their rights and remember that only by standing together can they assure that Bloomberg’s newest antigun mastermind leaves as empty-handed as his last one.
THE REALLY BAD JOKE LIBRARY OPEN ON SUNDAY–A man from Kuala Lumpur tells his wife he has a business appointment in Beijing for the weekend. He informs her that he will fly home on Malaysia Airlines flight 370.
Now he’s been stuck for weeks at his girlfriend’s house and doesn’t have the faintest idea how to get home.
Now THAT is a real problem.
“Hot rod builder and award winning filmmaker Brian Darwas talks about the making of “This is Long Beach” in a brand new video just released by Atomic Hot Rods. In his latest film, Hot rod historian Brian Darwas shadows three generations of custom car & hot rod aficionados, The Long Beach Cavaliers.
Each generation, from the 1940s to present, recounts detailed memories and pays homage to the cars that bonded them in a lifelong brotherhood all while chopping a 1947 Ford in Brad Masterson’s Kustom’s car shop in historic Lynwood, California.”
Film maker’s bio: “Brian Darwas is a well know fixture in the Hot Rod community, and the Award Winning Director of “A Sweet Sickness”, “The Devil at Your Feet”, and “The Road to Bonneville”. Building traditional hot rods since around the age of eighteen, Brian has been digging up old steel and turning it into traditional hot rods over on the East Coast for over a decade.
During this time Brian has turned out a number of cars, none of which have ever failed to impress even the most jaded Hot Rod Aficionado. He has certainly developed his own build style. The stance is always perfect and everything just seems to fit together. A lot of people can build a car using parts from many different sources, but taking those parts and making them work and fit as if they were meant to go together is something only few people can accomplish. Brian Darwas is one of those few.
Aside from building traditional hot rods as member of The Rumblers Car Club in New York City, Brian has also traveled the world as a musician.”
MRF MOVES TO NEW OFFICES IN WASHINGTON D.C. — On Wednesday evening, the MRF moved to our new office location on G Street N.W. I have now fully unpacked and am back to doing business as usual. The phone (202) 546-0983 is now ringing to my desk and we are connected to the internet.
The mail is being forwarded but we should still be trying to mail directly to the new address to avoid delays.
The new address:
1325 G Street N.W. Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20005
I am sure some of you were familiar with the old location on the hill but we have moved across town right across the street from the Metro Center station (Use the 13 & G street Exit) on the red, blue and orange lines.
–Tiffany Cipoletti
Office Administrator
Motorcycle Riders Foundation
236 Massachusetts Ave NE #204
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202)546-0983
Fax: (202) 546-0986
www.mrf.org
BRAND New Bikernet Reader Comment!– Ultimate Builder Show in Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11520
I would like to see more creativity especially with the paint work on the motorcycles.What about engraving?Maybe one detail photo of each bike.
— Donald Branscom
Guerneville, CA
I think he talking about the coverage, and we can generally work on improving our photo essay quality level.–Bandit
How to install a home security system in the south
1.. Go to a second-hand store and buy a pair of mens used work boots, size 14-16.
2.. Place them on your front porch, along with a copy of Guns & Ammo and NRA magazine.
3.. Put a giant dog dish next to the boots and magazine.
4. Leave a note on your door that reads: Hey Bubba: Big Mike, Slim, Tiny and I went for more ammo. Back in an hour. Don’t mess with the Pit bulls. They attacked the mailman this morning and messed him up pretty bad. I don’t think Killer took part in it but I locked all four of them in the house. Better wait outside.
–from Rogue
QUICK AND DIRTY New Bikernet Reader Comment!–BANDIT MISSING! — NO REWARD OFFERED THURSDAY NEWS for April 24,2014
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=11672
When the Bandit is away, the rest are gonna play……
— RD
Fargo, ND
QUICK, LET’S RIDE—Each week is a scramble. I have three bike features to write, quick. We tried to make a connection with Andrew about his magnificent Sportster, and Matt Hotch about his Vincent custom for Bikernet. Ron from MetalSport recently bought this classic from a Church. The last owner donated the Bonneville run scooter to his Church. So this magnificent TV bike is back in the news.
It was featured a couple of years ago, but we will produce a magnificent story of the build and the bike’s history along with photography from Ray Gutierrez, and Scooter (Bonneville shots). It will all come together shortly, if I can reach Matt Hotch?
We have event coverage coming from Japan, Malaysia, from down the street, Texas, Wisconsin, you name it. We have a major story coming to Bikernet Baggers on dresser high speed wobbles and the options available to our esteemed editor as he rebuilds the Bikernet Evo Bagger. So hang on.
Ride Free Forever,
–Bandit
