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Photo Of The Day
I love this photo. It was taken at the NH protest when Obama held his town hall in Portsmouth. Click on it to embiggen. Now, obviously the guy in the middle is having fun at the expense of the others. But his sign ("We have NO idea what we're talking about", with arrows pointing to the protesters) really touches on … Read More
Hawking Responds
Stephen Hawking responds to the editorial statement that if he were a citizen of Great Britain (which he is), his life would be considered worthless by the National Health Service and he wouldn't be alive: "I wouldn't be here today if it were not for the NHS. I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would … Read More
One More Scene From A Town Hall Meeting
Obama has a town hall meeting in Portsmouth New Hampshire today, and the nuts are out in full force. Get this: MSNBC this morning caught a live shot of a man with a gun in a holster. No, he is not a law enforcement person; he's one of the protesters. And the sign he's carrying? It's got that famous Jefferson … Read More
Scenes From Yesterday’s (and Today’s) Town Hall Protests
And up in Alaska… And earlier today, at Spector's rally in Pennsylvania… And here's how Fox News' Megyn Kelly interpreted what you just saw: "And there you have it. An extraordinary showing out of Pennsylvania. As we watched for the past hour non-stop, an informed, articulate, and very concerned group of American people take their questions directly to their elected … Read More
“Death Panels” Are NOT A Myth
I stand corrected. "Death panels", the kind of thing Sarah Palin was warning us about with Obama's health care reform, actually do exist. Here's Southern Beale's response to Palin: You, dear lady, are an idiot. In your free market wonderland everyone somehow manages to get healthcare, even those who are poor or live in isolated areas, though the poor and … Read More
Health Care Punditry Of The Day
From Investor's Business Daily, we find this gem. The editorial starts out by lamenting that Obama's health care plan will transform us into what they have in Great Britain: The controlling of medical costs in countries such as Britain through rationing, and the health consequences thereof are legendary. The stories of people dying on a waiting list or being denied … Read More
White House Rolls Out Website Debunking Health Care Myths
Read it here. Here's a video from that website, addressing the "deather" issue: Nice to see a little pushback. Sadly, I don't think it will change many people's minds. Those who are opposed health care reform do it, I believe, because it is coming from Obama. So they're not likely to believe a website coming from Obama. They'll believe Glenn … Read More
Health Care Opponent Asking For Donations For His Health Care (Subtitle: Beat Me In St. Louis)
Last week, there was a nasty incident where a rightwing opponent of health care reform named Kenneth Gladney was supposedly injured by SEIU members at a town hall meeting in St. Louis. You can watch the video. Gladney was clearly pulled to the ground during the fracas. But just as clearly, he bounced back up quickly, and is seen walking around soon … Read More
Palin Makes Sense (Sort Of) In Her Follow-up Facebook Post
Hey, I can give credit where credit is due. Here's what she wrote yesterday: "There are many disturbing details in the current bill that Washington is trying to rush through Congress, but we must stick to a discussion of the issues and not get sidetracked by tactics that can be accused of leading to intimidation or harassment….. Such tactics diminish … Read More
Making The Rounds
I've seen varients of this before. Apparently, it is making a resurgance: Thoughts From A Conservative Idiot This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the U.S. Department of Energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by a municipal water utility. After that, I … Read More
Conservative Reponse To Palin’s “Death Panel” Comment
Mostly, they think she's crazy. On "Meet the Press" this morning, David Brooks called Palin's attack "crazy," adding that "the crazies are attacking the plan because it will cut off granny. That is simply not true, that simply is not going to happen." Similarly, Rep. Jack Kingston (R) of Georgia, who no one has ever considered a moderate, told Bill … Read More
Sarah “Quit Making Things Up And Leave My Son Alone” Palin Makes Things Up, Using Her Son As An Example
Here's part what the former governor wrote on her Facebook page yesterday: As more Americans delve into the disturbing details of the nationalized health care plan that the current administration is rushing through Congress, our collective jaw is dropping, and we're saying not just no, but hell no! The Democrats promise that a government health care system will reduce the … Read More
Republican Congressman Gets Booed For Telling Constituents To Stop Listening To Glenn Beck
This was a townhall meeting conducted by a Republican congressman from South Carolina, Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC), who opposes Obama's general plan for health care reform, so you would think there wouldn't be anything to protest from the teabaggers. But nope — he went after the moron's sacred cow: Glenn Beck. The crowd revolted when Inglis told people to “turn … Read More
The Decibel Level Goes To Eleven
I'll let Krugman start us off, and I'll chime in: There’s a famous Norman Rockwell painting titled “Freedom of Speech,” depicting an idealized American town meeting. The painting, part of a series illustrating F.D.R.’s “Four Freedoms,” shows an ordinary citizen expressing an unpopular opinion. His neighbors obviously don’t like what he’s saying, but they’re letting him speak his mind. That’s … Read More