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Talk:Steven Fletcher (politician)

objection to wording in article
I object to the wording in the following sentence about Steven Fletcher: "He is the first quadriplegic to sit in the House of Commons." That is a particularly cruel joke: he can't exactly "stand" in the House of Commons, or "stand" for re-election, can he? :) Seriously though, I can't think of an alternative term. Are there any less offensive terms than "sitting" in parliament? Graham 06:58, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I have hopefully fixed that problem. The sentence now reads:

"He is the first quadriplegic parliamentarian in the House of Commons." I have also changed "permanently disabled" to "having a permanent disability". Note: My comments above were not meant to show any opinion I have about Steven Fletcher: I know nothing more about him than what is presented in the article. Graham 08:40, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Graham,

The phase "to sit in the House of Commons" was meant as a generic reference to membership in the house. It wasn't meant to refer to Fletcher's condition, although I can see how the phrase could cause offense. Thanks for catching this. CJCurrie 18:36, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

CASA
I've corrected the CASA reference: although the source says "the director" (not president), he was one of five elected members of the board. I've also deleted the gratuitous reference to CFS -- we don't say that he's a CPC member, "a conservative rival to the NDP," for example.

Thank you for the correction. I don't agree that the CFS reference was gratuitous, though I also don't believe it's important enough to start an edit war over. CJCurrie 03:57, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Picture Gallery
I'm somewhat concerned about this section, which seems unduly promotional. Do other readers think that it should be retained? CJCurrie 01:10, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The picture gallery really ought to go. Watchsmart 08:01, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * No one seems to object. It's gone, unless someone really wants to put it back in. Watchsmart 03:33, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I REALLY want to put it back is that claims enough to do so. OVMoney14:44, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I think you might need to present a more convincing argument. CJCurrie 20:00, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Well these are pictures marking significant events in his career and deserve the justice of Wikipedia. One would not fail to upload a picture of President Nixon and Chairman Mao on the Nixon page or a picture of Trudeau and Fidel Castro on Trudeau's page. Therefore I resolve to place these elements back on this page. OVMoney17:08, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

 * I don't think that the images from Fletcher's photo gallery are of quite as much significance as Nixon's visit to China. This really doesn't seem like sufficient grounds to return the images.

 * Btw, I think "Chairman Moa" went extinct quite some time ago. CJCurrie 22:41, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

 * (The error in the original post has since been corrected.) CJCurrie 23:52, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

The pictures serve the purpose of representing the extent of the work that the individual is doing of has done which provides information to the reader about the individuals significance. However, I understand your position and request that you allow the presence of the pictures accompanied by a few sentences explaining their relevance. OVMoney 14:24, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

 * The problem is that the Fletcher images were clearly intended as promotion. All MPs attend public ceremonies on a regular basis, yet we don't have galleries on their pages.  I'm sorry, but I still can't allow this.  CJCurrie 23:52, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm afraid you misunderstood me. My intent is not to repost the gallery rather to use the same pictures in a topical format. These pictures are not just of Fletcher at ceremonies, these are pictures that have significance to the work that Fletcher is doing for Canadians and are of importance on issues such as Canadian foreign relations and Canadian policy on disabilities. Being the first quadriplegic MP_also makes it important to acknowledge Fletchers achievements to help breakdown barriers and eliviate social tabboos. On fear of sounding rude, this is not a simple suggestion it is a demand. OVMoney

 * I understand your motivation for wanting to return the images, but I don't believe the matter is quite as straightforward as this. Fletcher is an important figure in the quadriplegic community, to be sure, but he's also a partisan political figure.  I fear that including too many images in this page would constitute a more of promotion.

 * It's possible, however, that some reasonable middle ground could be achieved on this front. CJCurrie 17:52, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

On that note, I propose the disregard of the picture of Fletcher and the Australian Prime Minister, disregard the picture of Fletcher and the prime Minister but include the picture of Fletcher and Rick Hansen, the Champion of Health award picture and the picture of Fletcher in Brazil. All pictures will be accompnied by short paragraphs to explain to the reader the relevance of the pictures as they apply to the parliamentary processes of Canada. OVMoney 16:52, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

I must support OVMoney's desire to put up a few photos of MR. Fletcher. While Wikipedia might be an innapropriate place for a photo gallery, it still makes sense to include certain photo inserts throughought the article as they relate to the article's content. This would be in line with general practice found everywhere on Wikipedia. itzikapter 08:48, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree that photos should be added to the article, as they relate to the content of the article. As such, we would not be including pictures of Fletcher and Rick Hansen, as there is nothing in the article to do with Rick Hansen. We would probably also not include a picture of Fletcher in Brazil, as the only mention of Brazil in the article is that he was born there. Appoproiate pictures would be along the lines of Fletcher advocating for community living, Fletcher in the HOC, Fletcher being inducted into the Terry Fox HOF or Fletcher visiting the Burgess shale. This content is already in the article, and a visual aide is appropriate. DigitalC (talk) 23:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

2008 Federal Election results
I wouldn't know how to go about doing it myself, but the results of the most recent election should certainly be added.Katvin (talk) 08:18, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Page moved. Unanimous support with valid reasoning. — Amakuru (talk) 08:59, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

– Steven Fletcher (footballer) is visited more often than the Canadian politician, despite the politician currently having the prime location. I don't think the politician is clearly the primary topic. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 13:49, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Steven Fletcher → Steven Fletcher (politician)
 * Steven Fletcher (disambiguation) → Steven Fletcher

 * Support - there's no clear primary topic between the two. Let them both have the descriptive names, and change the Steven Fletcher article to a disambiguation. --Rushton2010 (talk) 02:35, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Red Slash 04:07, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
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The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield

The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield is an adventure video game developed by Digital Evolution, published by Fox Interactive and distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for Windows and Macintosh computers in 1997. The objective of the game is to explore a virtual representation of the fictional town Springfield featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. Throughout the town, there are various character cards that the player collects. It features dialogue performed by the cast members of the series. Critics have given Virtual Springfield mixed reviews. The plot and gameplay have been the target of criticism, while the game has been praised for its humor.

Gameplay
Virtual Springfield is a first-person adventure game that allows players to explore a 3D simulation of Springfield, the fictional town featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and the home of the Simpson family. Many of the familiar locations from the show are present, including Moe's Tavern, Springfield Elementary School, the Kwik-E-Mart, Krustylu Studios, and the Simpsons' house. Players can interact with Simpsons characters such as Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner and Ned Flanders in the game.

Virtual Springfield has the overall goal of collecting an entire set of character cards throughout Springfield. To fully do so, the player must unlock hidden areas by obtaining secret items. A map of the town is featured that gives instructions to players on where to go so that they can progress through the game. Various minigames can be played at certain locations in the game. These include some video games that have previously been seen on The Simpsons, such as the boxing game Slugfest that Homer and Bart played in the season one episode "Moaning Lisa".

Development
Virtual Springfield was published by Fox Interactive for Windows and Macintosh computers in 1997. It was developed by Digital Evolution.

Cast members of The Simpsons, including Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell, and Phil Hartman, provided their voices for the dialog in the game. Bonita Pietila, who has worked on the show, directed the voice actors.

Promotion
When the designers were working on the 3D-visualizations of Springfield at Fox Interactive for the game, they conceived of the project to construct a real-life replica of the Simpsons' house and gave it away in a contest. This replica was constructed in Henderson, Nevada in collaboration with Kauffman and Broad, and it has been popular with tourists and YouTubers to visit.

Reception
Critics have given the game mixed reviews. Billboard's Doug Reece called the game ambitious, though feeling its high level of detail can cause it to become "somewhat tedious." Nancy Basile of About.com gave the game a three out of five rating, criticizing the lack of a plot but praising the humor. She wrote that Virtual Springfield "isn't so much a game as an interactive tour of Springfield and The Simpsons characters. Though your task is to collect trading cards around town, it doesn't offer any difficulty in finding them. The game controls make it difficult, however, to pick up the cards and collect them. The real fun of Virtual Springfield is browsing the Kwik-E-Mart, visiting Krustylu Studios or hangin' on Evergreen Terrace with the Simpson family. The entire cast lent their voice to this game, so meeting the characters and hearing their quotes is a lot of laughs."

Mark Kanarick of All Game Guide also gave Virtual Springfield a three out of five rating. He praised the game for its references to the television series, noting that "The inside jokes and story-lines alone make the game worth it for those that are fans. For casual viewers and non-viewers, however, there is not enough here to warrant purchase of The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield." Kanarick further wrote that while exploring Springfield was fun at times, "it is also very tedious. Reading the map can be a problem, especially for younger kids. If you do not utilize the map to its full extent, you will most likely find yourself lost in the town and unsure of where to go next. Although it is a full town, you do at times feel very constricted, as you can only change directions at certain corners. The rest of the time you are just moving where the computer is telling you to."

Joe Toledo of Animation World wrote in his review that "While the software has game-like elements, it is lacking the depth of a true game. The individual objectives to get into each location are very easy to achieve. Once you've been around town a few times, traveling in real time between locations starts to get a bit long. [...] Plus, even though there are 17 great locations to visit, once you've been to them several times, the novelty starts to wear off. [...] Virtual Springfield would have benefited from having a better gaming element incorporated into it, slowly revealing more locations around town and introducing the characters one by one to extend playing time and add an extra layer of depth."

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Talk:Thriller (song)

Song in Super Mario media
I heard this song was covered by Maxdown in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! NoahAlexanderJohnson101 (talk) 03:07, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

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Talk:Otokichi

A couple of questions
I must say this is a very interesting and well-organized article. However, there are a couple of things I'm curious about. The article mentions of course three surviving castaways; was Otokichi simply the most prominent in later accomplishments? Also, it is rather unclear how the three circled the world, given the direct and sudden transition in the text from British Columbia to Macao.--Pharos 07:01, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The transition from Washington State to China needs a lot of work but I'm unfamiliar with the story. I had to re-read it several times just to fill in what I thought had happened. Did they get shipped to China by the US or other means?
 * Comment by User:JShultz

 * Someone had erased the "Travel to Europe" paragraph. It's back in. Hope it's clearer now. PHG 11:47, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Another thing: the article states he died in 1967, but the cemetery (Japanese Cemetery Park) it says he was buried in was established in 1891. What is it really?Geosultan4 (talk) 03:31, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Ranald MacDonald
There's no indication in any biographical material I've seen that Ranald MacDonald was American - he was born of a Scottish father and a Chinook mother in what was then Hudson's Bay Company territory, so his nationality is not clear, though most of his life was spent in Canada. Therefore I changed his description to "westerner" rather than American, in the section on his teaching in Japan.156.34.53.0 21:29, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

 * While this is a popular myth, historical records show that a meeting between Ranald MacDonald and Otokichi would have been impossible. He had probably heard of their story, but couldn't have met them.  MightyAtom 03:15, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Lin Ah Tao listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Lin Ah Tao. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. signed,Rosguill talk 04:59, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Three castaways? -or seven?
Under the heading "Biography: Drift to America" it states that there were three survivors. However, under the heading "Biography: Macau and attempt to return to Japan" it states that there were seven. Can anyone explain? Bricology (talk) 01:17, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The article states that the other four were castaways from a different shipwreck.—Myasuda (talk) 02:44, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

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Toora, Victoria

Toora is a small farming town in Victoria, Australia whose main industry is dairy farming. It is located at the top of Corner Inlet opposite Wilsons Promontory National Park. In the the population was 681.

History
The Post Office opened on 18 August 1882.

Located on the South Gippsland Highway east of Wilsons Promontory, Toora was first named Muddy Creek in the 1860s when a timber mill was set up on a 640-acre Mangrove Pre-emptive Right to supply much needed hardwood for the colony. The gold boom had led to a building surge in Melbourne when blue gum sleepers were used in the first piers constructed at Port Melbourne while railway sleepers were sent to India when the British Government were constructing hundreds of miles of railway lines.

George Buchanan built a sawmill at Sealers Cove on Wilsons Promontory but the supply of timber was too limited and in 1853 he arranged for it to be relocated first to Agnes River and then across to Muddy Creek. Situated on the east bank of Muddy Creek, Buchanan's Mill had contracts for many types of sawn timber which was transported across the mangrove swamp to Swan Bay where it was loaded onto barges which carried them to larger boats anchored in deeper water in Corner Inlet. Parts of the old tramlines and loading facilities still remain.

More mills were established in the thickly forested hills and the timber was transported on tramlines across swamps and taken to seaports by barges.

Not far from the old mill site, still on the coastal plain, during the depression of the 1890s the government of the day encouraged settlement of the area as farming land under the Village Settlement Scheme but the blocks were too small and the scheme failed. The abandoned land was taken up for dairying and the fattening of cattle. These are the main industries of the area today.

The Toora Magistrates' Court closed on 1 July 1981, not having been visited by a Magistrate since 1971.

Surrounding area
Further inland, the spectacular countryside continues to offer new views at every turn. North of Toora beyond Mt. Best and Mt. Fatigue is the beautiful Gunyah Gunyah Forest which is home to huge mountain ash, colourful beeches, wattles and magnificent tree ferns. The sounds of the lyre birds are always present. This timber reserve of 2,000 acres backs onto the scenic Grand Ridge Road which meanders across the full length of the Strzelecki Ranges.

Nearby Agnes Falls are the tallest in Victoria and easily accessible to the thousands of visitors who each year come to the Strzelecki Ranges and Wilsons Promontory.

A round trip along the scenic route from Toora brings you down to the sea again via Welshpool to Port Welshpool where the Long Jetty has recently been added to the Heritage List.

The district is rich in maritime history with small fishing fleets operating from Port Welshpool, Port Franklin and Port Albert while cray boats work from Walkerville.

A boat ramp at Toora gives access to Corner Inlet and is a short drive from Port Franklin, Yarram, Waratah Bay and many ports off the South Gippsland Highway.

Turtons Creek north of nearby Foster, once rich in alluvial gold, is now a naturalist’s paradise of tree fern gullies and lyrebirds.

The town today
It has recently become known for the Toora Wind Farm, consisting of 12 large wind-powered turbines above the town. The Great Southern Rail Trail bike trail also passes through Toora from Leongatha.

The town has an Australian Rules football team (Toora and District) competing in the Alberton Football League.

Toora has a number of local facilities including a caravan park and heated swimming pool.

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Novaya Zemlya effect

The Novaya Zemlya effect is a polar mirage caused by high refraction of sunlight between atmospheric thermal layers. The effect gives the impression that the sun is rising earlier than it actually should, and depending on the meteorological situation, the effect will present the Sun as a line or a square — sometimes referred to as the rectangular sun — made up of flattened hourglass shapes.

The mirage requires rays of sunlight to travel through an inversion layer for hundreds of kilometres, and depends on the inversion layer's temperature gradient. The sunlight must bend to the Earth's curvature at least 400 km to allow an elevation rise of 5° for sight of the solar disk.

The first person to record the phenomenon was Gerrit de Veer, a member of Willem Barentsz's ill-fated third expedition into the north polar region in 1596–1597. Trapped by the ice, the party was forced to stay for the winter in a makeshift lodge on the archipelago of Novaya Zemlya and endure the polar night.

On 24 January 1597, De Veer and another crew member claimed to have seen the Sun appear above the horizon, approximately two weeks prior to its calculated return. They were met with disbelief by the rest of the crew — who accused De Veer of having used the old Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar introduced several years earlier — but on 27 January, the Sun was seen by all "in his full roundnesse". For centuries the account was the source of skepticism, until in the 20th century the phenomenon was finally proven to be genuine.

Apart from the image of the Sun, the effect can also elevate the image of other objects above the horizon, such as coastlines which are normally invisible due to their distance. After studying the Saga of Erik the Red, Waldemar Lehn concluded that the effect may have aided the Vikings in their discovery of Iceland and Greenland, which are not visible from the mainland under normal atmospheric conditions.

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Lumsk

Lumsk is a Norwegian folk metal band from Trondheim. The band combines traditional Norwegian folk music and folklore with rock, progressive rock and metal. The group has both male and female vocals with violin, guitar and drums.

History
After having released a self-produced demo, the band released an EP called Åsmund Frægdegjevar in 2001 under contract with the record company Spinefarm Records. The next year, the band moved to Tabu Recordings and released their debut album, which had the same title as the previously released EP. The album was characterized by its blend of classical instruments and heavy metal. The songs make up a narrative about the saga of Åsmund, who in Lumsk's interpretation sails from Ireland to rescue a king's daughter from a group of trolls.

Several years later, and with a new vocalist, the band released its second album, called Troll. The album was a departure in many ways from its predecessor - the band had gotten a new vocalist and guitarist, and as a whole the music was not as heavy or dark as on the debut album. There were also fewer songs, and together they did not compose one narrative, but were rather stories in and of themselves; stories which were based on Nordic mythology and were written by the saga author Birger Sivertsen and his wife Kristin.

The same year the band released the single Nidvisa, which, in addition to the song Allvis from Troll, contained a song written for the action group Give Us Back Christmas (Gi oss jula tilbake in Norwegian) in protest against department stores' early Christmas decorating. The profits from the sale of the single also went to the group.

On February 26, 2007, Lumsk released their third full-length album, entitled Det Vilde Kor. On this album, Lumsk have added music to Det Vilde Kor, which is a collection of poems written by the famous Norwegian poet Knut Hamsun. With this album the music departed from its folk metal sound and incorporated a calmer and slightly more progressive nature.

In July 2007 Espen announced on Lumsk's website that Ketil and Siv Lena would be leaving the band due to a baby being born. They were replaced by Swedish musicians Håkan Lundqvist and Jenny Gustafsson. In 2009 Annelise Ofstad Aar joined the band, as a replacement for vocalist Stine Mari Langstrand, who also left in 2007.

On March 10, 2023 Lumsk released a double single for their upcoming album Fremmede toner, under their new label Dark Essence Records.

Current

 * Espen Warankov Godø - keyboards (2000-)
 * Eystein Garberg - guitar (2001-)
 * Espen Hammer - bass guitar (2002-)
 * Roar Grindheim - guitar (2012-)
 * Vidar Berg - drums (2005-)
 * Mari Klingen - vocals (2020-)
 * Siv Lena Laugtug Sæther – violin (2001–2007, 2021 -)

Former

 * Snorre Hovdal - bass guitar and backing vocals
 * Bjørnar Selsbak - guitar
 * Øyvind R - guitar
 * Vibeke Arntzen - vocals
 * Sondre Øien - bass guitar
 * Steinar Årdal - male vocals
 * Alf Helge Lund - drums (1999–2005)
 * Ketil Sæther - guitar (2004–2007 - 2009–2012)
 * Stine Mari Langstrand - vocals (2004–2007)
 * Håkan Lundqvist - guitar (2007)
 * Jenny Gustafsson - violin (2007)
 * Annelise Ofstad Aar - vocals (2009-2019)

Albums

 * Åsmund Frægdegjevar (2003)
 * Troll (2005)
 * Det Vilde Kor (2007)
 * Fremmede Toner (2023)

Demos and singles

 * Demo 2001 (demo, 2001)
 * Nidvisa (single, 2005)
 * Det Døde Barn/Das Tode Kind (single, 2023)

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Talk:Clinton health care plan of 1993

Bias
This article has subtle but visible bias that favors the plan and the Clinton administration and discounts any efforts made by Republicans in Congress since it's failure to pass. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.177.1.174 (talk • contribs) 07:06, 13 June 2005

 * If you've got some specific complaints, that'd be great. If you're just trying to get back at me for nominating your vanity articles for deletion, please stop disrupting Wikipedia. RadicalSubversiv E 10:48, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, you haven't seen fit to respond here, but taking on your edits:

 * The plan did not "quickly stall" -- it was initially expected to pass Congress easily, as there was huge political momentum behind health care reform in the early 90s.
 * The plan's leading opponents were conservatives and the health insurance industry, and there's no reason for the article not to name them.
 * It's simply a fact that Congress hasn't seriously looked at universal coverage since, and that too should be reported.

 * I look forward to your response these points, and I'm not looking for an edit war, but your changes to the article are not acceptable as they stand. RadicalSubversiv E 10:08, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * I agree with Radicalsubversiv. I don't see anything particularly POV in the article. I only wish it detailed more of the nuts and bolts of the plan. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the 1000 page document? MoodyGroove 21:21, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

 * How about the POV of not-so-subtle connection between this article which is supposed to discuss the 1993 Bill Clinton plan and the 2008 Presidential campaign of Hilary Clinton? There are two pictures on this page - 1 of the Surgeon General and Hilary and the other of Hilary and an unknown person.  Two pictures of Hilary and none of Bill on a page dedicated to a major Bill Clinton plan?   16:25, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

 * May I please know why you view the connection as problematic? I'm assuming you are aware that Hillary was in charge of the health care plan. The partnership with Newt Gingrich is notable, considering their differences with regard to the health care plan, and the similarity between "HillaryCare" and "RomneyCare" is both interesting, relevant, and well referenced. "HillaryCare" does have ramifications for the 2008 presidential election. How could it not? The photos were uploaded from the National Institute of Health Medical Library and the National Archives, and are both related to the Clinton health care plan. Feel free to click on the photos are and their associated URLs and captions. I tried to find a photo of Bill from the 1993 or 1994 State of the Union address, but I was unable to find one in the public domain. MoodyGroove 17:48, 21 June 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove

 * You raise all valid points, but one key distinction between Hillary and Romney is that Romney wants more control at the state level (http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/politics/view.bg?articleid=1031977). This is a difference you might expect between a Democrat and Republican; please know that I'm not trying to engage a hostile debate, but I did feel that this is worth noting.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.53.176.235 (talk) 23:53, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Certain word usage shows bias. Take universal health care. Commonly accepted term or not, it is actually government health care. The former describes the often unattained goal; the latter the reality. Likwidshoe (talk) 10:12, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

"Socialized medicine?"
It seems like a loaded phrase. They have socialized medicine in Europe, where the government actually pays for healthcare right down to the salries of medical professionals, but I don't see Clinton's healthcare plan as resembling that. This needs fleshing out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hashslinger (talk • contribs) 03:26, 3 November 2005

Moving us towards socialism?
"Many political commentators believe the success of the Republican Party in that election was the result of a backlash towards the Clinton Administration for the attempt to move the country more towards socialism and restrict health care choice."

Obvious bias since in this country those words are often used by people against any kind of public assistance. It is possible that the original author meant that these were preceived notions in 1994 but they should not be passed off as fact here on Wikipedia in 2005. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.123.85.201 (talk • contribs) 02:04, 18 November 2005

 * The comment should be referenced, but this article isn't about health care, it's about the Clinton health care plan. There must be some reason it failed, whether it deserved to or not. Certainly it was a move toward nationalized health care. Was it not? MoodyGroove 21:21, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm striking this because I can see where it looked like I agree with the sentiment. Whether or not nationalized health care represents a movement toward socialism is quite beside the point. The comment contains a weasel phrase (Many political commentators believe...) and is unsourced. As such, it can be deleted by anyone. MoodyGroove 14:36, 8 June 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove

 * This is clearly a biased, and by itself not a suitable reference, but it gives a place to start: http://www.gargaro.com/healthcare.html. - (Unsigned comment left by 06:20, 8 June 2007)

 * I must disagree. I can't even bring myself to use a blatently POV pushing source as a starting point. There's just too much of this on the Wikipedia, and I can't protest the use of such sources if I utilize them myself. We should strive to present the Clinton health care plan from a neutral point of view and with fairness of tone. MoodyGroove 14:36, 8 June 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove.

 * One of the things I learned in debate is that the best way to have a good discussion and learn the truth is to have both sides present their strongest case. Just because wikipedia is neutral doesn't mean the process to get there and all of the sources must be. That's why wikipedia exists: because both Hillary clinton, and her opponents, and the media, are not likely to present a complete picture. We need to sort through all of this mess. Note if a source has a number of inaccuracies like claiming Hillarycare was created to appease Martians, then such an article is not a good discussion, and is not presenting a strong case. In this case, while the article is against Hillarycare, I thought it passed my sniff test: it references Heritage Foundation analysis, CBO, etc. KeithCu 00:44, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I understand the point you're trying to make, but the entire spirit of the Wikipedia is not to be partisan, with the reader left in the position of sorting it all out, but rather to present both sides responsibly from a neutral point of view. It's not meant to be an adversarial process, which is bad for the project. In the best case, both sides of a given controversy mean well, and appeal to the common good and our intellect, rather than their partisan interest and emotion. The link you provided seems very narrow and simplistic to me. With so many legitimate sources in the mainstream media, I just don't think sources like this are necessary or helpful. As I said, there are enough POV pushers here already, who are more interested in scoring points for their side than writing an encyclopedia. Best, MoodyGroove 03:16, 9 June 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove

 * Yes, wikipedia should not be partisan, but it might use partisan sources. The adversarial process is part of making wikipedia, just check out every talk page and all the edit wars, etc! I find the media partisan; lots of things are partisan, even those that pretend not to be. I agree the article is simplistic, but it is a source, and the article doesn't have much info on specifics. Part as well is that there isn't much info on hillarycare because it is pre-Internet. Anyway, I'm sure we'll find more. KeithCu 09:50, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes, often articles in the mainstream media have a subtle bias. Articles on the editorial page in particular often have an obvious bias. I would go so far as to say that you're last comment contains bias, as you refer to the Clinton Health Plan as Hillarycare, which is a stigmatizing term that gets in the way of finding out what the Clinton Health Plan actually was. I prefer a collaborative process to an adversarial process. Two editors can have different perspectives and share the same goal of writing a high quality encyclopedia. In my opinion, low quality sources diminish the credibility of the Wikipedia. Can a source be partisan and still reliable? Sure. For example, the Weekly Standard is a conservative publication, but I'd still consider it a reliable source for criticism of the Clinton Health Plan, especially since Bill Kristol appears to have come up with the political catchphrase "there is no health care crisis." There's no need to use a self published website of any kind. Regards, MoodyGroove 14:13, 9 June 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove

missing link
The article should have a link to the actual proposal. It's online somewhere. Then the points and counter points could be backed up by citations of the actual work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Z07 (talk • contribs) 15:32, 5 February 2007

 * You would think it would be online, but I have not been able to locate it. But by no means do I think this article should be deleted! It's historically significant (although it might have to be renamed 'Clinton health care plan of...' as I'm sure Hillary has a new health care plan since she is running for president. MoodyGroove 16:11, 5 February 2007 (UTC) wallah hadang

Removing weasel tag
We need references, but there's nothing egrecious left here. Chris Cunningham 08:41, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Lawsuits
One of the things I heard about HillaryCare is that there were lawsuits against it because they had secret meetings. I found a link, which excerpts a book, which discusses this topic. I cannot find links to the lawsuit and decisions, etc. however.

http://www.nlpc.org/hctf/tfl-09.htm.

I know this wikipedia is DIY, and I may get to it later, but I'll put this here in case someone beats me to it.

Delete
Look at this whole article and the discussion page. This article should be information about the plan. The section on 2008 is much bigger than the information about the plan itself. There is a blurb about background, information about the debate, and defeat. There is nothing of value in this whole article to warrant keeping it in Wikipiedia. Is it still true that no one here has a copy of the plan?

I recomend deletion until there is something of substance. 21:14, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Nothing of value in this whole article to warrant keeping it in Wikipedia? That's a bold statement, considering how well referenced the article is now. You're welcome to tag it for deletion, but I'm guessing it will be a speedy keep. MoodyGroove 21:45, 15 July 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove

 * The article is not about the plan. It is about the spin about the plan.  00:56, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Could you give some specifics please? MoodyGroove 16:05, 27 July 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove
 * The three main sections Debate, Defeat, and Implications for '08 are not about the plan. There is nothing in this article that spells out what exactly the plan was.  You asked for specifics.  I'm asking you for specifics about the plan not what the vote was or who said this or that about it.  Please explain why the largest section is about the implications for '08.  Why isn't the biggest section about the plan itself? Go to any online health insurance broker like eHealth and look at any plan.  Look at the very detailed list of benefits.  Nothing like that is here at all.  If you look at any health plan online you will find detailed information about the plan.  Where is this type of information for this plan?  This article should be retitled "Spinning The Clinton Healthcare Plan" because it is certainly NOT about the plan.Z07 02:34, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

 * The article is well referenced and tells both sides of the story. Are you aware of some sources online that give specific details about the plan? If you could supply the relevant links, I'd be happy to expand a section. The current article is based on what the media reports about the plan. Feel free to do your own research and see what you come up with. But there has been no conscious effort to spin anything. MoodyGroove 16:19, 8 August 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove
 * See? there are in your mind two sides of the story. That is proof that this article is not about the plan.  There are no "sides" to a factual account of what the plan would and would not cover. Did you even look at any other plan? Do you even understand what I'm saying?  Ok spin may be the wrong word.  This article is about the "politics of" and the "events surounding" but it is NOT about the plan.  Can you tell me any of the following information about this plan?

Formulary

Formulary Excluded

Procedures

Procedures Excluded

Deductible

Co-pay

Annual maximum benefit

Lifetime maximum benefit

Specialists non-referral

Specialists referral required

PCP required

That is a scratch of the surface of what people expect to know about a plan weather it is paid for directly or indirectly. Z07 17:40, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

 * You are mistaken. It is perfectly acceptable, and encouraged, to explore the topic an article fully, from every possible angle. It does not have to be limited to the nuts and bolts of the plan, which by the way I have never read, and had no luck finding detailed information about. The "politics of" and the relevant "events surrounding" the plan are fair game. As for your wish list about the plan, I have already challenged you to find reliable sources about it, and I have offered to expand a section on it. What more do you want? Find me some reliable sources and I will cover your list to the best of my ability. Or you can do so yourself. MoodyGroove 18:37, 8 August 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove

Content of Plan
This article is quite weak, but its subject is notable; thus, it should be improved rather than deleted. My suggestions:
 * Provide more information about the actual plan:
 * original House bill
 * Gather lists of amendments, counter-proposals, etc. Thomas can help with that;  so can contemporary news articles, once you've established familiarity with the original proposal.
 * Re-organize the article:
 * Background isn't really background; it's the early history of the plan.  Background should include information like:
 * What was the American health-care system at the time?
 * Why did people think there was a health-care crisis?
 * What earlier proposals had been made, and what happened to them?
 * Debate is mostly a laundry list of quotes and references. Split it into paragraphs on each point/counterpoint:  was there really a health-care crisis?  How bureaucratic was the proposal?  Was the plan realistically implementable?  Wikipedia obviously can't answer these questions definitively, but it can give a better picture of who was asking the questions, who was responding to them, and how they were answered.
 * Defeat doesn't really tell us why the plan was defeated. Did it make any progress at all?  How close was it to passing in either house?  Was Congress just too uncertain about the plan?  Did the White House do a poor job of convincing legislators and the public of the plan's merits?    Again, Thomas can give you legislative history, and contemporary news articles can give you context.
 * Implications etc. is entirely about Hillary Clinton and how her views have changed/matured since the original proposal; that's not really quite appropriate, and it should be reworked.
 * In particular, the article should note that the health care plan is noteworthy because it remains the most prominent national proposal associated with Hillary Clinton, and it should discuss how popular conceptions of Clinton continue to be affected by the plan and its failure.
 * The contemporary views of any other candidates would be nice to note.
 * A comparison with Mitt Romney's successful plan in Massachusetts might be enlightening.

I'm sorry that I don't have time right now to read the original plan and carry out these suggestions, but maybe in a week or so. In the meantime, I think this provides a nice roadmap for improving the article. Rjmccall 20:38, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I have beefed up the article a bit. If people want further details, plenty of references are provided.  If we put too many details in the article, then that would obscure the big picture for those people who aren't looking for details.Ferrylodge 00:12, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

 * The article could definitely still use a lot more coverage of what was actually in this plan. -- Beland (talk) 19:53, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Definitely, definitely agreed. That is what this article should focus on: what the plan proposed. Amazingly there is nothing in the article saying what it would do. Harksaw (talk) 15:41, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I added more details. It could still use further fleshing out. dweinberger 13:15, 15 October 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dweinberger (talk • contribs)

Quid pro quo
Some material was recently removed from this article, with the following edit summary: “deleted libel that was accidentally reinserted during subsequent edit.” Here is the deleted material, in bold italics:

This unusual decision by President Clinton to put his wife in charge of the project has been attributed to several factors, including the President's desire to emphasize his personal commitment to the enterprise,[1] and also including a quid pro quo in which she would "defend him from sex-related charges."[2]

[1] Bok, Derek. "Political Leadership in the Great Health Care Debate of 1993-1994" in Public Discourse in America: Conversation and Community in the Twenty-First Century by Stephen P. Steinberg, Judith Rodin, page 96 (2003): "the President took the unprecedented step of naming his wife."

[2] Phillips, Kevin. "All in the Family; Two books attempt to get at the real Hillary Clinton", Washington Post (2007-06-10): “Hillary's influence over policy and personnel peaked when her husband needed her to defend him from sex-related charges, especially in 1992, 1993, 1998 and 1999. Dick Morris and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin both confirm the chronology. This helps to explain how Ms. Clinton could race ahead, unbridled, in 1993-94 with her disastrous health reform program.” Philips was reviewing a book by Carl Bernstein titled, A Woman in Charge.

This seems like legitimate material to include in the article, given that the article does not endorse or oppose the attribution of this motivation to President Clinton. The references cited in footnote [2] are reputable sources. Many articles at Wikipedia include descriptions of controversial theories, and this is such an instance. This assertion about the Clintons appeared in the Washington Post. Likewise, the New York Times recently had a news article asserting that Mrs. Fred Thompson is a "trophy wife", and that assertion is included in the Wikipedia article about her. The Wikipedia article about Ms. Thompson does not endorse or oppose that assertion about her. If Wikipedia can include the latter assertion about Ms. Thompson, I do not see why the former assertion about Ms. Clinton should be off limits. Certainly, the bare argument that Ms. Clinton was libelled is insufficient to censor this material from Wikipedia (and there has been no legal action against the Washington Post or Carl Bernstein or Doris Kearns Goodwin or Dick Morris for libelling Ms. Clinton).Ferrylodge 23:37, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

 * When I first read this, it came across to me as a clear WP:BLP violation, so it didn't surprise me that other users similarly found the text problematic. I think part of the issue is undue weight. We say that Clinton trying to butter up his wife to support him during sex scandals is equally a valid reason why Clinton got the position as "the President's desire to emphasize his personal commitment to the enterprise". The sourcing is a bit sketchy as well, we have a conservative reviewer saying, without citing pages, that Carl Bernstein posits a theory. I believe the way we are presenting this in the article is giving too much credit to these speculations. At the very least, we should cite Bernstein and not just the review. I think it's best to leave it out until we can get the sources and wording straight.-Andrew c [talk] 02:11, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

 * I've edited this to eliminate the undue weight problem. It is now made clear that the quid pro quo is a controversial idea. Multiple sources are cited. If this is deleted, why not delete stuff at Jeri Kehn Thompson about how she's a "trophy wife"?  I think this material in the Health Care Article is much more relevant and notable and interesting than the "trophy wife" stuff.Ferrylodge 02:20, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

 * I tweaked this sentence to make it clearer that this is speculation; goodwin and morris may have confirmed the coincidence of timing, but Bill Clinton did not confirm what was in his mind at the time, so it is merely speculation on the part of the writer. But  I agree with Andrewc and those who think we'd be better off without that part of the sentence, or at least with what's actually in  the Bernstein book, not the review of it.   The "trophy wife" mention regarding Jeri Kehn Thompson is completely different, and the NYT article did not say she was a trophy wife: it was considering whether an image of her as such could become an issue in the campaign.  No one speculated on Fred's motives for marrying her, or suggested that he thought or thinks of her as a trophy wife.  So it's not the same thing. Tvoz | talk 07:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Clinton Health Plan Part II?
I came here looking for the details on the new health care package proposed by the presidential hopeful HRC, but little info is available. Is it time for a new article/link? Thanks. Mwlin1 21:19, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes, that's a good point -and accordingly I have re named this one "1993 Clinton health care plan" to distinguish it from the plan being proposed by Hillary Rodham Clinton as part of her presidential campaign.  A new article (or perhaps a section in her main article or her presidential campaign article or her political positions article) is in order for her plan.  I'll mention it on the main article talk page. Tvoz | talk 07:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Further - to answer your question, see here for a short description of the new plan which will presumably be expanded, perhaps into a separate article, but not into this one. Tvoz | talk 07:21, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Tvoz, I respectfully disagree with your decision to rename this article. I believe it's premature to do so until and unless HRC becomes President and introduces her health care plan as legislation (i.e., eligible for Category:United States proposed federal legislation).  And until then, there is no way that her current proposal would become a separate article; it will stay as material in the political positions article and the campaign article.  In other words, there is no need to rename this article until the newer health care plan becomes commensurate with the 1993 one, which it is not yet.   Wasted Time R 10:54, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

 * But if the renaming does stick, there are some double redirects that still need fixing, especially from U.S. health reform under Clinton. Wasted Time R 10:56, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Misleading article
The article, "Don't Fall Prey to Propaganda: Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality are Unreliable Measures for Comparing the U.S. Health Care System to Others", cited as #33 in the version I am about to alter, appears to be of low quality. The author claims, for example, that "there is little a health care system can do about the rate of cancer": this is simply false, as shown by numerous successful measures aimed at curbing smoking. The author also claims life expectancy is a poor measure of the quality of a health care system because it includes people who have, in his words, "no interaction with the health care system", and goes on to cite as an example people who die "of some medical ailment before an ambulance ever arrives." Isn't the speed of the ambulance a factor in the quality of care? These are just two examples: the author uses outright falsehoods to support flawed reasoning throughout his article. -- 71.138.142.176 02:04, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I am challenging this new section
 == Problems which led to the Plan's defeat ==

''- People who earned over $50,000 per year did not offer majority support, so it was unpopular with the middle-class - Restructured Medicare, so it was unpopular with the elderly  - The public expected costs to be high and did not believe that a cigarette tax would be sufficient financing  - The public disliked direct government involvement, but strongly supported regulation  - The public disliked Managed Care Organizations  - The public associated national health spending limits with rationing, and it was unpopular  - There was not enough public transparency for people to get behind the plan  Please provide a reliable source if you wish to salvage this content. Best, MoodyGroove (talk) 22:23, 5 December 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove

"Hillarycare"
The original statement attributed this term to a "Elton Bordonave" who is not actually a living person. There is an Elton Bordenave, however the internet reveals no mention of that name with the term "hillarycare". Therefor we are left with the original reference source, an article from the Weekly Standard which is a Rupert Murdoch owned "leading neo-conservative magazine" according to it's Wikipedia entry. It also has a circulation of less than 85,000 people and posts millions in losses anually (also from it's wikipedia article). It smacks me as a pejorative term that cannot be attributed to an actual individual source, just self-proclaimed "neo-conservative" propaganda outlets. Surely this at least requires a better source, if not further text to describe the derogatory slant to the term. -->Btl (talk) 06:35, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I have no idea who Elton Bordenave is, and that has been removed. But there are many, many references to opponents of the plan (then and later) referring to it as Hillarycare, not just "neo-conservatives".      I've added a few cites, but if you look at a Google Books search, there are many others.  And yes, it's a pejorative term; that's the whole point, that the debate over the plan was tied into denigration of an individual.  You can't discuss the plan's history and legacy without describing that.  Wasted Time R (talk) 14:21, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Article title again
I remain unsatisfied with this article title. It recently got changed by User:Prowler08 from "1993 Clinton health care plan" to "Clinton health care plan (1993)". But that looks a lot like our disambiguation scheme, suggesting that there are other articles with "Clinton health care plan" in the title. But there aren't; HRC's 2007-2008 campaign plan is properly located at Political positions of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Maybe "Clinton administration health care plan" would be the best choice? It's unambiguous now and at least for the next several years; if there's ever another Clinton administration, we can worry about further modifying the title then. Wasted Time R (talk) 13:29, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

No mention of the debate or votes in the House of Representatives?
Just one of many ways this article is lacking and unbalanced I guess.204.128.230.1 (talk) 18:10, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Don't just complain, add it yourself. Wasted Time R (talk) 01:08, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Medicare - "universal???"
(From the section "Background")

"Before President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in March 2010, the United States was the only wealthy, industrialized nation that did not provide some form of universal health care, other than Medicare.[1][2]"

It seems to me that the words "other than Medicare" should be deleted. Medicare isn't universal - far from it. Am I missing something here? 174.111.242.35 (talk) 07:26, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

I think the whole thing should be removed. As the law is being phased-in, the US does not have universal coverage as of yet. I'm not sure what milestone should be considered "universal healthcare" however, so I will leave it as in.

96.233.33.140 (talk) 23:27, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Supreme Court PPACA decision
Other than a cross reference, is it appropriate for this article to describe the 2012 Supreme Court decision? Someone should truncate it, if for no other reason that it is easier to dispassionately maintain facts in one article on that subject, rather than salt them into related articles such as this, requiring redundant review. Also, it seems that this is incorrect: "The medicare [sic] expansion also initiated by the administration of President Obama was found unconstitutional in a 7-2 vote." For now I will defer to someone who has the facts more fully at their fingertips, but my understanding is that the Medicare expansion itself was not found unconstitutional, the court objecting only to the threat of withholding all Federal Medicare funds from states not participating in the expansion. Also, I would not say that the liberal justices "joined" the Chief Justice in the decision; reports suggest it was more the other way around. Eplater (talk) 19:48, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

 * I agree that the decision, and references to the Act itself are in general off-topic for this article and should be removed. Also, your interpretation of the Medicare expansion is correct, and any attempt to naval-gaze over who joined who invites bias and should be removed even if the rest of the comments are kept.  72.145.131.147 (talk) 21:45, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Litigation subsection
I removed the below "Litigation" subsection, added by:
 * • 20:59, 15 August 2007 Snowdog26 (talk | contribs) ( → Debate )
 * • 16:01, 19 August 2007 Anythingyouwant (talk | contribs) ( → Debate: Footnoting appeals court decision.)
 * • 14:09, 21 August 2007 Snowdog26 (talk | contribs) ( → Debate )
 * • 14:17, 21 August 2007 Snowdog26 (talk | contribs) ( → Debate )
 * • 01:35, 4 January 2008 Wasted Time R (talk | contribs) ( → Task Force: make litigation a separate subsection; add AAPS action)

which appears to be undue trivia:"Litigation The First Lady's role in the secret proceedings of the Health Care Task Force also sparked litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in relation to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) which requires openness in government. The Clinton White House argued that the Recommendation Clause in Article II of the U.S. Constitution would make it unconstitutional to apply the procedural requirements of FACA to Hillary's participation in the meetings of the Task Force. Some constitutional experts argued to the court that such a legal theory was not supported by the text, history, or structure of the Constitution.[ J. Gregory Sidak (Apr 3, 1993). Amicus brief in AAPS v. H.R. Clinton ] Ultimately, Hillary Clinton won the litigation when the D.C. Circuit ruled narrowly that the First Lady of the United States can be deemed a government official (and not a mere private citizen) for purposes of not having to comply with the procedural requirements of FACA.[ U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (Jun 22, 1993). Decision, AAPS v. H.R. Clinton ] In 1997, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, along with several other groups, filed a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and Donna Shalala over closed-door meetings related to the health care plan. The AAPS sued to gain access to the list of members of the task force. Judge Royce C. Lamberth found in favor of the plaintiffs and awarded $285,864 to the AAPS for legal costs; Lamberth also harshly criticized the Clinton administration and Clinton aide Ira Magaziner in his ruling.[ Pear, Robert (Dec 19, 1997). 'Judge rules government covered up lies on panel.' The New York Times, p. A37 ] Subsequently, a federal appeals court overturned the award and the initial findings on the basis that Magaziner and the administration had not acted in bad faith.[ Lewis, Neal A. (Aug 25, 1997). 'Court clears Clinton aide in lying case.' The New York Times, p. A16 ]" Apatens (talk) 16:21, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

 * I disagree with the removal. On what basis do you consider this trivia?  The Hillary health care plan was very controversial on both substance and process grounds and these were two lawsuits launched over the process.  The FACA one is definitely notable; consider this AP story about the ruling and this one leading up to it and this one about the debate on the issue and so forth.  And the AAPS one is also certainly notable; the New York Times published two fairly long stories covering each of the rulings.  And it received lots of other news coverage, including Associated Press stories like this 1993 one and this one a week later and this one a year later and this one later in 1994 and this one when the District Court ruling came out in 1997 and so on - a lot of press coverage.  And if you do a Google Books search you'll find references to the cases in retrospect, especially in books about Hillary or about communication law, such as here and here and here and here and so on.  As for undue weight, these were 2 paragraphs in a 24 paragraph article; doesn't seem undue to me. I thereby request that you restore this material to the article.  Wasted Time R (talk) 01:02, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
 * There having been no response for a week, I have now restored this material, with a few clarifications as to dates and an AP story as an additional source. Wasted Time R (talk) 02:38, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Controversy in Retrospect and Perspective isn't about that
The first four paragraphs (especially 2-4) are a seemingly random recounting of Hillary Clinton's positions on health care after the plan failed to be accepted. They might be at home in an article about HRC's record as national health care advocate, but they seem out of place in an article about the 1993 plan. Plus, those paragraphs seem politically charged. I suggest that they be removed.

Paragraphs 5 and 6 ("Until the Obama health care plan..." and "The Clinton health care plan remains...:") offer perspective on the plan.

Paragraph 6 again focuses on HRC, questioning her role in formulating the bill. That might be worth including in the article, but not in a section that, by its title, promises to look at the significance of the plan with the benefit of some temporal distance. Unfortunately, I don't see exactly where Paragraph 6 could go in this article. Perhaps it belongs in the HRC article?

I myself don't know enough to be able to add to this section. Perhaps it could more usefully be turned into a comparison of the 1993 bill and the ACA, a topic that many readers would probably find helpful and interesting. dweinberger 20:46, 15 October 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dweinberger (talk • contribs)

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WFSU-TV (channel 11) is a PBS member television station in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is owned by Florida State University alongside NPR members WFSU-FM (88.9) and WFSQ (91.5 FM). The three stations share studios at the Public Broadcast Center on the Florida State campus; WFSU-TV's transmitter is located near Bloxham, Florida.

WFSG (channel 56) in Panama City operates as a full-time satellite of WFSU-TV; this station's transmitter is located near Ebro. WFSG covers areas of northwest Florida that receive a marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from WFSU-TV, although there is significant overlap between the two stations' contours otherwise. WFSG is a straight simulcast of WFSU-TV; on-air references to WFSG are limited to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly station identifications during programming. Aside from the transmitter, WFSG does not maintain any physical presence locally in Panama City. Although Panama City is in the Central Time Zone, all schedules are listed in Eastern Time.

History
WFSU-TV went on the air for the first time on September 20, 1960, on channel 11. The FCC had allocated only one VHF channel (channels 2-13) to the Tallahassee marketplace. After the Tallahassee market was expanded to include a large portion of southwest Georgia, Florida State persuaded the FCC to make channel 11 a noncommercial license. Channels 14-69 in the UHF spectrum were available, but were not as easily accessible to television viewers, and were not seen as viable at the time. While this move assured north-central Florida and southwest Georgia of PBS service, it also meant that Tallahassee would have a long wait for full service from all three major commercial networks, since the VHF channel was already allocated, and the available UHF channels were seen as undesirable. A commercial station wouldn't sign on in the Tallahassee market until WECA-TV (now WTXL-TV) opened in 1976.

WFSG signed on July 22, 1988, replacing a low-powered translator on channel 22 that had served Panama City since the late 1970s.

Today in the Legislature
In 1973, "Florida Public Broadcasting" (FPB), a joint venture between WFSU-TV and WJCT in Jacksonville, and under the aegis of the Florida Public Broadcasting Service, began program coverage of the Florida Legislature, which was transmitted to and broadcast by the eight affiliated PBS television stations in Florida, from a mobile facility located on the grounds of the State Capitol. The program was called Today in the Legislature, and was the first of its kind in the United States, preceding legislative programs in other states, and U.S. Congressional coverage by C-SPAN.

Reaction to the first year of the program was positive. The state legislature dedicated funds to expand the program, managed exclusively by WJCT. Production facilities migrated into the (old) Capitol building, with engineering and studio facilities constructed on the third floor. The first broadcast from the new facility was on April 2, 1974. Today in the Legislature expanded into an hour-long weekday program during the legislative session, with a one-hour Spanish language summary, Hoy en la Legislatura produced on Fridays as well as a sign language program. It was hosted by veteran broadcaster Jim Lewis, with additional commentary by Elizabeth "Bib" Willis. Research, engineering, and production crews were composed chiefly of recent graduates from the Florida State University Department of Communications (now the Florida State University College of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts), nearly all under the age of 25, including producer Elliott C. Mitchell and director John P. Leu, as well as future Georgia legislator Chesley V. Morton, who worked as a still photographer and camera operator for the program. Today in the Legislature was described as a "unique blend of television of record and more conventional news coverage." A research study concluded that the program generated more positive attitudes about the legislature and increased political knowledge in adolescents who viewed the broadcast, although only 12% found the programming to be "interesting".

Subchannels
The stations' signals are multiplexed:

Analog-to-digital conversion
WFSU-TV and WFSG shut down their analog signals on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital channel allocations post-transition are as follows:
 * WFSU-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 11; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 32, using virtual channel 11.
 * WFSG shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 56; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 38, using virtual channel 56.

Other services
WFSU-TV operates a statewide public affairs network, The Florida Channel, that covers the state legislature, a local version of C-SPAN. This network is seen on selected cable TV systems and government-access television (GATV) channels throughout the state of Florida.

4FSU
WFSU-TV also operated "4FSU", which carried simulcasts of The Florida Channel and programming related to the university community, including a half-hour weather-focused program produced by students; it also provided a training ground for students studying for careers in the broadcasting field.

The channel began on Comcast cable channel 47 in 1995, then as "FSU6" on channel 6 in 2000 before finally settling down on channel 4 as "4FSU" in 2002. After 28 years in operation, WFSU shut down the channel on March 31, 2023.

Controversy
In June 2011, it was revealed that WFSU-TV will receive $2.8 million in funding for various services related to Florida government, including The Florida Channel. This is despite the $4.8 million of funding to other public radio and television stations vetoed by Governor Rick Scott in May 2011.

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