My dad is still a spunky old guy
My dad, who is a Liberal from the word go, is currently in a rehab facility trying to relearn walking and lifting because he's had some problems with those things. He nearly died, lived to tell about it, and is fighting back to be at least somewhat independent.
Anyway, that is not the point of this post. In his rehab facility, they do not have private rooms except in extreme cases. They obviously have private showers and bathrooms, as well as having individual TV's. His most recent roomie was watching fox noise and had it turned up loud. My dad asked him to turn down the volume a bit and the guy, as well as his son in law refused. My dad asked him again, only a bit more forcefully. The guys again said no. Then dad started yelling to "Turn off that goddam propaganda!", which drew the attention of some of the nursing staff. Long story short, they ended up telling the two to stop their arguing and instructed both of them to put in some sort of wireless headphones while watching tv. So my ol' man watches his MSNBC block in prime time, or sports, and the other guy watches his crap and they just don't speak with each other. The nurses have assured us that 1- Dad will be well enough to go home in a couple of weeks, and 2- they will insure that the other guy doesn't blast the volume on his tv, especially when it comes to news channels.
Moral of the story- Some 84 year old working class heroes are great people and will never ever back down. And I'm as greatful as hell. Thanks dad. And thanks to the nursing staff as well. They work their tails off and often do not get the recognition they deserve.
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My beat wishes for a full recovery and a quick trip back home to his family! 
PEACE! 
and your dad is a hero of mine!!!! Put the BS right back in their face! Been doing just that since 1966. 
Your father should tell the facility that he will sue them for malpractice if that happens again.
