RE: Edward Nuget (Pure Deaf) Whether We Should Trust Democrats or Not?

Within your "Pure Deaf" vlog posting, there is no comment log for anyone to leave comment.

You asked us whether we should trust Democrats (the Democratic Party) or not due to the Early Hearing Intervention Detection (EDHI) on the federal level (Sen. Hillary Clinton, the leading sponsor of this federal bill for the re-authorization of EDHI) and Wisconsin Democratic
Party legislative majority voted for the legislation to make the mandatory requirement for private health insurance to cover the expense of cochlear implant surgery for deaf youngsters below age of 18.

No matter what the political affiliation or party what the Deaf America ought to embrace. At least, the Wisconsin Democratic establishment leave the sour tastes among deaf Americans.

We could do several things like taking the press conference to display our party affiliation switch
to Republicans and Independents to show the Democratic Party how we, the Deaf America really feel about the Democratic Party so far.

Tear out our voter registration paper with "Democrat" on it in very public way (televised press conference) across the United States and the commonwealth as a symbolic action to show real disgusts with the Democratic Party for taking the dignity and well-being of deaf people.

Deaf youngsters below the legal age of 18 really have no sayings or much choice in the matter of inhumane and forced cochlear implant surgery. Does the parents of deaf youngsters know best for their deaf offspring? Nope!

We must send letters to the National Democratic Party and the media outlets about our own
feelings toward Democrats for violating the human rights within deaf babies and youngsters.

We could publicly root for Republican and independent candidates against Democrat candidates to teach the Democrats the big-time lesson!

Deaf people could run for the public offices. I also think about running for the Florida gubernational office (Governor) or U.S. Senate for the vacancy seat of Republican Martinez. I have not ruled it out yet.

I would urge more and more deaf people switch their party affiliations to "Independent" for the real movement within Deaf America to protect our own linguistic and cultural identity from being further compromised.

Cochlear implant surgery on deaf babies and youngsters without their consents or permission are clearly the human rights violation in many ways. Every children should be not treated as some kind of private property or accessory.

The Democratic Party have played the games with the gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual (GLBT) community for many years which the GLBT voters are very feeble to cast the ballots for Democratic candidates.

I am not saying that the Republican Party is the best option for the Deaf America or the GLBT community.

We would be better off with the multi-party political system in the United States of America than the party duopoly! Ralph Nader is absolutely right about the appalling state of our elected representative.

Governor Doyle and the Wisconsin Democratic Party just ride off the most popular issue on the health care for political reasons. They will dearly pay the cost for screwing up the Deaf America especially deaf Wisconsin youngsters and babies. Let's make them sweat, squeal and beg for our votes by overturning the recent passage of legislation on CI surgery.

Why deny any deaf adult (latened deaf) such an option to restore their precious hearing abilities? Those deaf adults do pay their health insurance, not deaf children! That is real looney tunes on the part of the Wisconsin Democratic Party and Governor Doyle!

Mike McConnell and Robert Underhill of "Deaf Republicans" must join our Deaf America battles against the Wisconsin Democratic Party and national Democratic Party since the Democrats infringed on the free market's right to assess and decide the cost of provided service.

Or Mike McConnell and Robert Underhill will be seen as the untrue Republicans if they do not done anything to support our causes against the Wisconsin and national Democratic Party.

We must tar and feather (rhetoric) the likes of Jamie Berke and other CI proponents' blogs and vlogs to show our displeasure with those individuals.

ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog

American Deaf-Blind Association Need Your Help!!!

 We must root for the American Deaf-Blind individuals according to the legislative proposal in recognizance of the necessity of Special Services Provider (SSP) - tactile and close-by interpreters and visual equipments. 

Just read the enclosure below from the Center for Disability Rights (CDR) - 

 

Urge Your Senator to Recognize Service Support Providers as a Needed Service for the Deaf-Blind Community!	Take Action!
The American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB) needs your help! We are asking you to call your Senators in Congress to recognize the concept of Support Service Providers (SSPs) as a needed service for the deaf-blind community. SSPs relay visual and environmental information, act as sighted guides and facilitate communication for people who are deaf-blind, using the deaf-blind person's preferred language and communication mode. SSPs enable deaf-blind persons to access their communities and connect with other people, reducing communication barriers that otherwise would result in social isolation, incapability to live independently, and inability to participate as citizens within mainstream society.   Click on the Take Action link in this Alert and enter your ZIP code. This will take you to a pre-written letter to your senator. Feel free to personalize the letter. ASLize yours, Robert L. Mason (RLM) RLMDEAF blog

Deaf Captioned Film Listers Often Overlook ....

Many deaf people would be surely love to view the captioned Hollywood blockbuster film(s) on the IMAX giant "40 stories tall" movie screen, BUT the Deaf Captioned Film Listers (Finders) often overlook the captioned film being shown at museums or art houses or embassies showing major Hollywood films.

After reading today's New York Times newspaper about the "Night at the Museum" film being shown at the Smithsonian Institution's Johnson IMAX theatre (Natural History of Museum, Washington, DC). I called to the Johnson IMAX theatre general manager to inquire whether the "Night at Museum" film is captioned shown at the theatre or not. The manager said "Yes" I notified the manager and theatre staff that not many deaf people realize about the Hollywood blockbuster film being shown captioned (Rear Window Captioning - RWC) at that IMAX theatre.

Same thing with the "Star Trek" film being shown with RWC at the Airbus Theatre at the Steve F. Udvar Hazy Lockheed Museum (annexation of Air and Space Museum) in Chantilly, VA near the Dulles Airport. 

CaptionFish (http://www.captionfish.com/) and Fomdi (http://www.fomdi.com/) often overlook captioned films being shown at museums, art houses, embassies and other places. That also include subtitled films shown at art houses, too.

Deaf people could tap into either CaptionFish and Fomdi, captioned film ISP finder to find out where and what time for any captioned films being shown. Real perfect for deaf traveler or deaf family traveling across the USA. 

The general manager of Samuel C. Johnson theatre promised that he will find the way to let the DC-area deaf community know about any Hollywood films being shown with captions at either museums. Will he do that?

Please check out your IMAX theatres including museums to see if any Hollywood films being shown with captions.

I rather view any films with open captions or yellow subtitles at theatre, not RWC. Embassies are not only present in Washington, DC, but also in NYC or California. I always look up "Diplomat" publication to find out whether subtitled films being shown at various DC embassies.

Many films shown at embassies cost nothing. Any of you could take your date to the embassy for film viewing without paying anything. That would definitely impress your date that he or she is taken to the embassy and have intellectual conversations.

Embassies often screen their own home country's prestigious films which are not available for home viewing market. So you could have your chance to view the rare films being seen.

ASLize yours,

Robert L. Mason (RLM)                 BONUS MATERIAL BELOW -
RLMDEAF blog

The National Air and Space Museum is currently displaying the model of the original "Star Trek" spaceship from the television production. Just click on the enclosed link for more info.

Model, Starship Enterprise, Television Show, "Star Trek"

Guess What? Very Deaf-Friendly TV Actor

Guess what? I happened to be at the Starbucks coffeehouse in the Los Olas, weatlhy enclave within the downtown Fort Lauderdale area this Sunday morning, 5/23.

I simply asked the blond gentleman with eyeglasses to see if he could loan me the Sunday local newspaper section to read and return it promptly. This gentleman was more than gracious and pleasant by loaning me several newspaper sections. I returned them which I found the gentleman's face to be very familar.

I wrote down "Are you an actor from ABC-TV's "General Hosptial"? This gentleman nodded yes. He was very deaf-friendly individual by willing to communicate with me thru notepad and pen. The very same gentleman gave me all his Sunday newspaper sections. I offered him $1 dollar for the Sunday newspaper. He shook his head in nay. I felt somewhat bad about blowing up his anonymonity.

I really do not know the name of well-known soap opera actor. I recently look up the Internet to find his name by matching photo of his. That is Kin Shriner living in Fort Lauderdale, FL, too.

Here is the pic of Kin Shriner - http://www.weblo.com/celebrity/avaiable/asset_image/33615516229763/KinShriner/

I am not much a star-gazing person, but never expect to bump into this actor. I never watch the ABC-TV's "General Hosptial" except "Days of Our Lives" (DOOL) tv programming. I always remind my deaf mother why she would waste such a time on the pointless and endless soap opera tv show since I was a teenager. In the end, my deaf mother told me how right I was about the mindless soap opera tv shows. She got real bored with the DOOL show.

I always bump into celebrities in unexpected places most of time which we ended up having good chats. I usually treat celebrities as anyone else. Celebrities are just like us, human beings. I always respect their privacy.

I have the regular contacts with four celebrities which they like me for who and what I am. Other celebrities always embrace me whenever they see me.

I was surprisingly approached last month by one of major celebrities in North Miami Beach area which I haven't seen him for more than 15 years . This celebrity instantly recognized me out of blue. Whoa! We chatted for more than a hour along with his wife. This celebrity looked for the latte drinking and ended up spotting me.

I miss John Kennedy Jr (JFK Jr.) very much. We did have a great time together on several occasions. His death surely devastated me for weeks after finding out about the unforunate plane crash. I met JFK Jr back in 1980. then late 1980s and early 1990s.

I just learned that actor Matt Damon lives in Aventura area of Miami, FL.

ASLize yours,

Robert L. Mason (RLM)

L'Chaim, Please Do Not Pander to SEE/PSE

L'Chaim, you are one of real ASL users on the DVTV. Please do not pander to the use of SEE/PSE like signing "dentist" in "D" handshape sign. Okay? Smile!

If you feel that you have to clear up what the ASL sign is all about. Just fingerspell "DENTIST" which will be very helpful for non-ASL viewers to understand your ASL signings.

The Deaf America is cleaning up its messy signings from the years of infliction from the SEE/PSE or Language Contact.

That's why the real importance of standing up to our ideal ASL signings than pandering to the non-ASL users.

I am still struggled with the use of ASL signings in despite of my deaf parent and cousins and residential school of the deaf and Gallaudet University. I do sign ASL profoundly, but sometimes catch myself using partially SEE/PSE.

Back to the early 1990s, one of my Gallaudet University male friend blasted me - "YOU DEAF PARENT AND INSTITUTION (SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF)! WHY YOU USE MIXED SEE/PSE? on the way to the Safeway store at the Hechinger Mall (Northeast DC).

Of course, I was somewhat defensive and denied such claim like using mixed SEE/PSE to ASL. I went home after shopping and signed in front of the mirror. My Gallaudet friend was absolutely right about my f**ked up signings. I was repulsive with myself for letting the Gallaudet University and WV School for the Deaf (WVSD) infected my pure ASL signings. I occassionally cleaned up my signings to more appropriate ASL signings.

I realized that many and many deaf West Virginians' tendency of using heavily SEE/PSE signings than ASL signings as compared to much older deaf generation using purely beautiful and flawless ASL signings.

Damn the hearing and deaf audists for messing up our beloved ASL signings!

Real important to use our natural ASL language and stay with it! Smile!

I always enjoy viewing your vlog postings and fascinate with your thick hair mane and non-reserved personality and worn-out conference/office chair.

Remember that you are also a role model to the Deaf America and everywhere with your ASL signings. Smile! Ruth Gordon and other deaf people surely have very eloquent ASL signings.

I wish that I could leave the video comment. I do not have an access to the webcam. My friend still have my laptop computer in Washington, DC area. Always take care, L'Chaim!

ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog

Anti-CI Deafies, This is NOT really a DEFEAT at all!

This is NOT really a DEFEAT at all for us, anti-CI supporters when Governor Doyle recently sign the legislation to require the health insurance companies to cover the expenses of cochlear implant surgery on deaf babies and youngsters. 

The beginning of REAL VICTORIES for the anti-CI deaf supporters on behalf of deaf babies and youngsters which clueless and emotionally vulnerable and idiotic parents do to their offspring without deaf babies and youngsters' own consents. 

That is clearly a HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION of deaf babies and youngsters' right to their own existence without being inflicted to the lifetime pain and sufferings from the questionable cochlear implant surgery. 

Let's look up to the fine example of the so-called medical miracles of the mid-20th century - lobotomy on mentally compromised individuals. The latest formal definition of lobotomy is to be found most real cruel and inhumane method to correct the given human flaws. 

  PBS-TV's "American Experience" have the excellent television documentary on America's real past shame of lobotomy treatments - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lobotomist/program/ 

  Governor Doyle and Rep. Cullen's political careers and lifetime futures will be in real smoke before the re-election of 2010. Keep watch out for the upcoming scandals within the Doyle administration and the office of Re. Cullen! 

 NAD is clearly responsible for NOT giving any resources or legal assistance to the deaf activists of Wisconsin! What good NAD is all about??  Should we not renew our NAD membership?? Let it be!

ASLize yours,

Robert L. Mason (RLM)

RLMDEAF blog

What You Really Think of This Panetene Video?

Is that form of audism urging deaf people to embrace the use of musical instruments or show the beauty of defiance and persistence among deaf people?

Just view the Patenene hair care products television commerical for the Thai (Thailand) marketplace.

Here is the video enclosure - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um9KsrH377A&feature=related

Thanks to Doug Godfrey for sending me this enclosure from his ASL interpreter. I truly appreciate it very much.

ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog