Would you donate blood to an unrelated ignorant right wing bagger if it meant saving their life?

[NNN0LHI]

I would. Wouldn't even hesitate.

How about you?

This is not a trick question.

Don

[treestar]

1. Yes

[dionysus]

2. yes

[Sienna86]

3. Yes

[PDJane]

4. Yes.

[mitchtv]

5. yes,

[notadmblnd]

6. yes

[Joe the Revelator]

7. For sure...

Politics does not make me wish death on others

[Riley18]

8. Yes

[Bluerthanblue]

9. absolutely yes-

[Arkansas Granny]

10. Yes.

[kiva]

11. Yes, no doubts.

[BlueJazz]

12. Yes, but I'd still like to add a smart pill to the mix.

(That way their IQ would increase to 95)

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Of course. Remember Michael Moore's story?

Michael Moore Pays Medical Bills of Conservative Critic’s Wife

Jim Kenefick has had an obsession with Michael Moore for years, even setting up Moorewatch.com, which boasts it's “Watching Michael Moore’s every move”. On his blog he recently wrote about the difficulty he was having paying his wife’s medical bills.

Kenefick then received an email from an anonymous donor asking to pay his premiums of $12,000. He accepted. Now the NY Daily News has revealed from a third source that the generous donation came from Michael Moore himself who couldn't be reached.

A friend of Moore's seemingly confirmed by saying, “We sure are happy Jim’s wife received the care she needed.” Kenefick admits the money turned his life around, but is still outraged at the filmmaker whom he believes is using him to promote "Sicko".

http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=62549

[Control-Z]

14. Absolutely.

Without question.

[monmouth]

15. Yes, guaranteeing a good nights sleep...n/t

[LeftishBrit]

16. Yes.

[riderinthestorm]

17. Yes. I already do since I donate regularly and never ask who my blood is going for

Its going to save a fellow human being. That's the only thing that matters

[Taverner]

18. Sure. As long as I can kick him in the balls after he heals.

[NNN0LHI]

21. Well, yea. That goes without saying

[hlthe2b]

28. You can save your trans-fat loaded doughnut for them afterward...

especially if their name is "Limbaugh"...

[wandy]

30. I wasn't going to comment, then I saw you're post.........

Yup; that would be about right.
I could follow my basic instincts.
Then after the dumb bastard recovered...
I could follow my basic instincts.

[Ikonoklast]

146. "Is that absolutely necessary?"

"He said, 'Yes, he's afraid it is.'"

[Ship of Fools]

19. Of course.

[yewberry]

20. My office has scheduled Bloodmobile visits.

So yeah, our blood goes wherever it's needed.

[11 Bravo]

22. Yeah, (But PLEASE tell me they are not named "Hannity"!)

[cherokeeprogressive]

23. Absolutely. Without hesitation.

To say otherwise makes one less than human.

[NNN0LHI]

29. How do you think this question would go on freerepublic if they were asked to do the same for a Dem?

Or do I need to even ask?

Don

[arcane1]

32. It would result in mass zotting of anyone who said "yes"

[Woody Woodpecker]

119. Then I dare you ask that question *over* there...

[cherokeeprogressive]

49. I don't live my life based on that website's opinion because I don't read it.

That's not so hard to understand, is it?

I would give my blood to anyone who needed it, without qualification of any kind. That's not so hard to understand either.

I'll stick by my opinion that anyone who would willingly cause harm to another is less than human. I can understand how that puts you on the defensive, but it is what it is.

[NNN0LHI]

59. Good enough

Can't say it was nice knowing you.

Have a great day.

Don

[cherokeeprogressive]

62. Gee. That's going to leave a mark...

And you don't know me.

[Aerows]

83. Ask them there if they would accept it

And ask if they would donate it.

People with generous hearts are people with generous hearts, and also tend to be those most willing to accept from others that are generous.

See what happens if you ask there. It would be a fascinating sociological experiment.

[handmade34]

24. of course: mostly like do...

everytime I give blood!!

[krawhitham]

25. no

[NNN0LHI]

37. I admire your honesty

And I am not going to try and change your mind or try and shame you either.

You must have your reasons.

Don

[hlthe2b]

26. Yes... it isn't a question for me. No hesitation

[Journeyman]

27. Reminds me of a the M*A*S*H episode where a bigoted soldier asked for "white" blood. . .

so they painted him with a chemical that darkened his skin, then pretended he'd received the "wrong" blood. It was a humorous take with a poignant ending.

Perhaps that would be the best result. "So tell me, Bubba: Feel like voting Obama in November? How ya gonna resist?"

[Bluenorthwest]

72. Funny, it reminds me of the way the entire straight world has behaved since the 80's...

The entire USA is that bigoted soldier and it is just now starting to notice the harm they are doing.
http://www.kens5.com/news/national/Ban-on-gay-blood-donors-gets-a-closer-look--161682395.html
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/06/health/gay-men-blood-ban/index.html

[JesterCS]

31. Yes

[Lionessa]

33. No, but not for a Dem either.

I am the only person I know who feels this way, and it's based solely on my life.

I was born dead, severe heart condition, open heart surgery as a tot, etc., so I had lots of blood and lifesaving measures. Unfortunately, I was saved, to live a life of severe abuse by my parents and brother. Yeah, I outgrew a lot of that, outgrew the hatred, outgrew most of the PTSD, but I've never changed my mind about not giving body parts or pieces to save another.

Their lives, even in my case my life, might have been worth saving, but I question whether the world deserves every saved life.

It's weird though, if I see someone harming, beating, degrading another, I have to butt in and end it, been beaten a few times for doing such and continue to do it anyway. But ask me to donate blood or sign up for organ donation, not happening.

I get this will annoy many, but don't get too pissy with me, I'm doin' the best I can, and even if I was willing, I'm too slender, I'm not allowed to give blood, I did try once just to try to force myself out of this mindset, and they sent me home.

[Maraya1969]

38. Hey you're OK just the way you are.

[NNN0LHI]

39. Your view on this doesn't annoy me in the least

I can tell you are a good person from reading your post.

No one is going to get pissy with you here.

I promise.

Don

[Aerows]

85. I'm robust enough

that I'll do it for you, Lionessa , and I'm hardly that robust at all. We do what we can, and what we can't, we don't do, and no one should make you feel badly about that .

[Lionessa]

103. Thank you. I'll do something I can for someone who can't to pass it along as soon as I see an

opportunity to do so.

[Aerows]

106. You are the best sort of person

One that passes it on. That's all anyone asks, and even though I can only do it twice I year, I will pass it on. When one barely weighs over 110, one can only donate so often, even for loved ones that have issues.

I do it faithfully, though, because I had a bad car accident and people had already done it for me . I'm incredibly healthy now, and it is my duty.

[permatex]

96. Your views are your views

and I highly respect that. It doesn't annoy me in any way.

[Woody Woodpecker]

121. Hey...

I admire your courage and your decision. I respect that 100%

I have given my blood many times, and have no qualms about it - I donate at the local blood place even though I haven't done it in awhile. I am due, so I'll probably do it this week

[Spazito]

34. Yes, without a second thought n/t

[Maraya1969]

35. Of course.

[Tikki]

36. Yes..and have, I am sure.

I donate on a regular schedule. Bet you I have donated to a sick person without insurance.


Tikki

[hedgehog]

40. Yes

[Vinca]

41. Yes and there's an "up" side for us.

Leftie blood in him would haunt him every day.

[JHB]

42. Yep, but I'd be damn tempted to keep reminding him of it...

...every time he went Teahappy after that.

[Ian David]

45. Fuck yeah. n/t

[JHB]

48. "Hey, friend, remember how you're always saying the French should remember...

...who saved their bacon back in WW2? How's your blood pressure these days?"

[Avalux]

43. Yes I would, without hesitation.

I'm not sure they'd do the same but that doesn't matter; I choose to live my life differently than they do.

[Ian David]

44. Yes, but I'd make sure they know what kind of person donated it. n/t

[StopTheNeoCons]

46. Never

nt

[BumRushDaShow]

47. There was a TNG episode ("The Enemy") with the same theme

Worf's blood can be made compatible with an injured Romulan's blood. Worf considers it after much consternation but then the Romulan-in-need insults the hell out of him, and Worf changes his mind and refuses. The Romulan then dies.

[GreenPartyVoter]

65. I remember that one, and I still refuse to believe that Vulcan blood wouldn't have worked. I think

they just wanted to go with that storyline, so never mind about Vulcans and Romulans being related.

[Ian David]

50. Can we tell them we went out and did heroin right before donating? n/t

[BlueCaliDem]

51. Yes. eom

[geckosfeet]

52. Tough choice.

Guess I would.

[southernyankeebelle]

53. Yes. Maybe it would make them a better person and losen up.

[sandyshoes17]

54. I would

thats the difference between us.

[PCIntern]

55. Before or after this election?

Just kidding...yeah but I don't have to like it. Do I?

[liberal N proud]

56. When one is donating, they do not ask who it is for.

[tularetom]

57. I probably already have

I just donate blood. I don't ask where it's going. Somebody else can make that decision and that's good because I'd rather not know.

[Still Blue in PDX]

58. I probably have.

I donate whole blood and platelets regularly. If I was selective about who it went to, I would be as bad as the ignorant right wing baggers.

[etherealtruth]

60. Yes

[Baitball Blogger]

61. If they needed our blood, I doubt that they would bother to wait for our permission.

[bbgrunt]

69. so true.

[CakeGrrl]

63. Yes

[madrchsod]

64. yes

[GreenPartyVoter]

66. I can't donate due to my being on meds, and it makes me very sad. I would love to help people (any

people) in such an important way.

[flobee1]

67. In a heartbeat

I would also hope my leftwing blood infects them with a little common sense and compassion!

[annabanana]

68. Sure. Want to keep the idiot around long enough to change his mind, don'tcha know. . .n/t

[Bluenorthwest]

70. Nope, gay men are not allowed to give blood.

So it is not a concern of mine.

[permatex]

102. Are you serious?

Why the hell not?

[panader0]

157. I saw a guy on TV the other day, a Dem in Congress, can't remember his name

and he was urging the repeal of the anti-gay blood donation rules. He said the rules were put in place over 30 years ago during the height of the AIDS epidemic scare and that science has evolved since then. He said that many gay people, especially those in a commited relationship are less of a risk than straights that have multiple partners. He said lifting the ban would mean a lot more blood in the blood banks. Soon, perhaps.........

[onestepforward]

71. Yes

[Odin2005]

73. Yes.

[demosincebirth]

74. Yes.

[hobbit709]

75. They won't take mine so no worries on my part.

[HopeHoops]

76. Yes.

[renate]

77. sure!

I would be kind of bummed if it saved certain people's lives--Dick Cheney's or Rush Limbaugh's--but there are only a few people I would afterwards regret saving (although I'd do it for anybody who wasn't currently in a position of power; I'd have had to think twice about saving Cheney's life in the leadup to the Iraq war, for example, because of the lives that would have been saved had he not been around). For most right wingers, I would do so gladly. I would be genuinely curious about what their answers would be for the likes of us. I hope it would be the same.

[MrSlayer]

78. Nope.

Wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire. These are people that would happily kill us if they could. And that is no exaggeration. I take them at their word.

[Aerows]

79. Yes

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And I donate blood regularly since I am a much wanted type, even though I am pretty small, and it takes a lot out of me. I can only give twice a year due to my weight and size.

O- is in demand. I'm a petite woman, but I give as often as I am able.

[lpbk2713]

80. Reluctantly.

I wouldn't want to be contacted by them later on. I don't care how appreciative they may be.

[Ezlivin]

81. Yes

But I would bitch the whole time.

[MichaelMcGuire]

82. Yes.

[Douglas Carpenter]

84. it would be evil to consider political leanings when it comes to humanitarian needs

[JustAnotherGen]

86. Yes

[doc03]

87. Yes if he paid me enough n/t

[aquart]

88. We don't get to stipulate. It goes to matching blood type, not matching politics.

Which ought to remind us that we aren't so damned different.

[hack89]

89. Yes. nt

[Marrah_G]

90. of course

[wendylaroux]

91. yes

what kind of person wouldn't?

[juxtaposed]

92. No, Let him Die

[permatex]

93. Emphatically YES

no matter their politics, they are still fellow human beings.
I donate as often as possible as I am AB- which is quite rare.

[SoutherDem]

94. Yes, but I am gay. I am not allowed. If I were would he want it?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

95. Ignorant and insensitive question.

You don't donate blood because the person dying or in need voted for Obama.

[loyalsister]

97. Definitely

healthcare is a right for everyone. If it means I am asked to participate with a tiny contribution for anyone, I will.

[TransitJohn]

98. Of course. eom

n/t

[Zalatix]

99. Yes. I'd go beat my head into a wall afterwards, though.

[JoePhilly]

100. I may have already done so.

And hopefully my liberal germs are now swimming and reproducing throughout their system!

[Robb]

101. Blood, yes.

Sperm, no.

[TeamPooka]

104. yes but I'd tell him it came from a black man just to mess with him.

[d_r]

105. of course

[pwhtckll]

107. Yes

[backwoodsbob]

108. yes

easy question...yes yes yes

[Prophet 451]

109. I probably already have

These days, I'm not allowed to donate due to meds but I was a blood donor for years and I'm sure that some of my blood ended up going to people I despised.

[spin]

110. Yes. (n/t)

[emsimon33]

111. Yes, I donate blood regularly and probably have already donated to such a person.

[Tom Ripley]

112. Yes! I have Hepatitis C.

[brewens]

113. I'm sure I already have. I donate platelets about every other week.

Being a big guy with a high platelet count, they can usually get three units out of me per donation. I think I've donated 82 times plus a couple gallons of whole blood along the way. There had to have been a few real assholes receiving my blood.

I don't know if he ever received any of my blood, but we had a real asshole hospitalized getting transfusions a couple years ago. He was the plant manager at a local mill for years. My job is registering donors at blood drives and sometimes our local fixed site. We had some of this guys family and Elks Club cronies come in and donate on his behalf. You can donate and give a patient a credit that amounts to a small rebate off the cost of a unit they receive.

That bastard had actually stepped in years ago to screw me out of a job at a local business the mill did a lot of business with. He wanted that job for his son. His son was a little arrogant jr prick until he scrambled his brains in a motorcycle wreck. It turned out he really didn't want that job anyway. It was just something for him to do while dad found somewhere to hide him at the mill. He had to be babysat for months until the place he got hired at got rid of him.

It was kind of tough doing my job, knowing a prick like that was being helped by it. In the case of someone like that getting my blood I'd at least like to be able to send a little note along with it. Something like, "you don't deserve it but I'll help save your life ASSHOLE!"

[Mz Pip]

114. Yes

I am not consumed by so much hate as to allow someone to die

[Iggo]

115. Of course!

[Fire Walk With Me]

116. Of course. They'd soon begin Occupying against their will.

But their signs would be mis-spelled. Watch for them!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

117. His brain would stroke out from the normal level of oxygen in my blood.

[alittlelark]

120. I'm O-neg, universal donor, so I probably have....

[rurallib]

122. sure -

like others I probably have over the years
45 years of donations - one pint probably went to some peckerhead

[noel711]

123. If you've donated blood in the past, then you have done so.

Of course, yours is a hypothetical quesion;

When we donate blood (or any of our post-mordem organs)
we have absolutely no say in the identity of the recipient.

All those news stories about people stepping forward to donate
a kidney to a stranger, or bone marrow to a dying child are rare;
only in the case of relatives.. or close friends do you know the recipient.

But.. in most cases.. the donor has no say at all.
We step forward, give our blood to an organization,
and the blood is used ..... when in need.

And that is how it should be.
I don't want to know..

Do you think that everyone is so gracious?
I am sure there are some folks who would stipulate
who and where their blood (etc) should be used.

In the past years, the support of the public for
public services has sadly diminished.
And seeking the public good has gone the way of the Edsel.

People are brainwashed into individualism...
and that is a sore tragedy.

[petronius]

124. Of course (nt)

[dembotoz]

125. pretty sure i have

donated for some time now
odds would be yes i have

[blm]

126. Yes. Have even driven some GOP voters to the polls when they needed a ride.

I wish they didn't vote the way they did, but, I cared enough about democracy to make sure they were able to vote.

[rug]

127. Sure, if they pay for it.

[libodem]

128. Of course

Even though the favor would likely not be returned.

[matt819]

129. Are you all really that altruistic? nt

[Godhumor]

135. Giving blood is a no-brainer

It is a relatively easy task that can lead to helping a lot of others. The answer should be yes for pretty much everyone, I would hope.

Now if the question was giving a lung or kidney or similar, you might start seeing some different answers.

[AJTheMan]

130. No.

I am not a donor. It's simply something I am not comfortable with. If a close relative of mine were in danger of dying, I would strongly consider it. But not for a stranger.

[applegrove]

131. Of course.

[underseasurveyor]

132. I'd like to be able to just say yes,

and I probably would but I'm not entirely sure. More than likely you're not going to know what their politics are. But I swear if they're part of the, 'home scholers for perry' crowd, absolutely not

[GoneOffShore]

133. Yes, but remember

They'd eat you if they could.

(Which is the same argument I'd use for NOT being a vegetarian).

[Omaha Steve]

134. The Red Cross has started telling donors what area their blood goes to

I'm O+ and CMV virus negative: http://www.springhillems.org/files/bloodbank/BabyBlood.pdf

My donations to go the elderly, babies, those with lowered immune systems, etc.


Dear Steven:

Thank you for giving blood with the American Red Cross on 5/18/2012. After first ensuring local needs were met, your double red cell donation was sent to Boone County Health Center in Albion, NE and Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE to help patients in need. Your donation is on its way to changing lives!

Every day, patients like Tim receive blood for a variety of conditions including life-threatening illnesses, blood disorders and traumas. Your blood donations are critical to helping save patients' lives.

On behalf of the hospitals and patients we serve, thank you for being a Red Cross blood donor.

Sincerely,

David C. Mair, M.D.

David C. Mair, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Mid-America Blood Services Division
American Red Cross

[guardian]

144. Me too.

I'm O Neg (universal donor) and CMV negative. The people at the blood bank tell me they reserve my blood exclusively for preemies. If I forget to go down the will often call me on the phone asking me to come donate.

[slipslidingaway]

164. Interesting and thank you very very much ...

my husband had a bone marrow transplant, he and his donor, are both CMV negative. We do no need to worry about anything else

His wrist band, in case of an accident, lists CMV negative blood ... among other things.

[GarroHorus]

136. When it comes to something like blood donations, I don't give a shit about the person's politics.

I wouldn't be friends with them, but I would donate blood for them.

[Great Caesars Ghost]

137. Big NO!!!!!

[TCKnight]

138. "No human is illegal"

One of the things that I hear over and over again from the left when discussing illegal immigration is that "no human is illegal." With that, not sure why folks would refrain from donating blood if the person did not meet some criteria. I'm proud to have recently surpassed 10 gallons in donations. Undoubtedly, the blood has gone to folks that both look like me, and look a bit different. I'd even say that more than 75% of it has gone to someone that does not meet all of my "attributes."

[Ganja Ninja]

139. I want to see his birth certificate first.

[WilliamPitt]

140. Yes.

[snooper2]

141. how old are they?

[Comrade_McKenzie]

142. No. nt

[Hell Hath No Fury]

143. Of course I would.

Any real Democrat should answer "yes".

[HughBeaumont]

145. It's kind of like when RWs say "Why shud I have to pay fer someone ELSES helth care??"

And I reply "Because I'd pay for yours."

It really separates what kind of morality works and what's keeping us in the shitter.

[Javaman]

147. This is a trick question...

when I donate blood I have no idea who is the recipient.

it could be a right wing racist or a left wing liberal.

I have no idea.

do you not donate blood?

it's not a trick question.

Java

[nadinbrzezinski]

148. I would if I could

for the record, until they said no... cocktail of medications, I was a regular at your local blood bank.

[pinto]

149. Yes. I can't, but if I could, yes.

In a heartbeat.

[lumberjack_jeff]

150. Blood? Yes. Kidney? No. n/t

[bitchkitty]

151. My blood would kill them, so reluctantly, no. n/t

[JaneQPublic]

152. Yes, hoping my liberal blood will pump sense into his teabag-addled brain. (nt)

[get the red out]

153. Of course

I wouldn't want anything on my conscious, their conscious is their own concern.

[GoCubsGo]

154. I probably already have--multiple times.

I used to give 3-4 times a year for at least 25 years. Twenty of those years were here in the land of ignorant rightwing baggers. So odds are, at least a few pints went into some of these idiots. Would I do it again? Sure, if they could get the blood out of me. The main reason I quit giving was because it got too difficult for most of the bloodmobile staff to find a good vein without digging for 10 minutes.

[coalition_unwilling]

155. Of course - n/t

[FBaggins]

156. Doing so right now.

A double... So one is bound to go to my right.

[Warpy]

158. Sure. I seroconverted to Hep B years and years ago

I'd also want them to know the blood wasn't 100% "white."

However, yes, if I could give blood I would give blood and I wouldn't care who got it. My type is relatively rare and always in demand. Unfortunately, they don't want my blood.

I know a couple of teabaggers who had enough horrible stuff happen to them that they finally woke up and aren't baggers any more. While there is life, there is hope, so helping someone extend it is not a waste of resources.

[BeeBee]

159. Yes, if they would take my blood. n/t

[1StrongBlackMan]

160. Absolutely n/t

[HappyMe]

161. Yes, I would.

It's the right thing to do.

[phleshdef]

162. Yes. I'm a liberal and that would be part of walking the talk.

[graywarrior]

163. Yes, because then they'd be tainted with liberal blood ha ha

[upi402]

165. I'm gonna say yes

But!
They would kill you for your gold teeth if they were sure they'd get away with it. Jesus. They have the collective conscience of a Ted Bundy. Look around!

Actually... No, hell no.

[Zorra]

166. I'd make her/him swear to vote straight (D) in every election for the rest of her/his life first.

After all, these are people that believe health care should come at a price.