Michelle Malkin » The smell of desperation: White House unleashes on Internet critics

The smell of desperation: White House unleashes on Internet critics

By Michelle Malkin • August 4, 2009 11:00 AM

The White House is using your tax dollars to go after the Drudge Report for linking to the Naked Emperor News video compilation of Obama and other Dems telegraphing how their “health care reforms” will lead to single payer.

Take a whiff of the White House bashing of Internet opponents: This is the smell of desperation.

Their lead attack dog? Former ABC News correspondent Linda Douglass.

Douglass is identified as the communications director for the White House Office of Health Reform.

That’s the office of the interest-conflicted White House health czar, Nancy DeParle, whose industry ties have received little scrutiny as the administration convenes secret meetings with health care execs.

Distraction!

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#101

On August 4th, 2009 at 2:10 pm, MarcoPolo said:

The government will be one of the players, and sometimes one of the payers — one among many.

The exact same they said about the student loan market. Over the course of 10 short years they intentionally legislated the private lenders out of business.

Legislated. Not undercut them, legislated.
#102

On August 4th, 2009 at 2:10 pm, MarcoPolo said:

The government will be one of the players, and sometimes one of the payers — one among many.

The exact same they said about the student loan market. Over the course of 10 short years they intentionally legislated the private lenders out of business.

Legislated. Not undercut them, legislated.
#104

On August 4th, 2009 at 2:21 pm, California Red said:

so she cherrypicks and assembles soundbites favroable to her viewpoint to prove that cherrypicking soundbites is bad?

I beleive Barack expressed his true feelings on the campaign trail and in front of the SEIU.

His current language about the public option is an attempt to hide his extreme liberal views.

At the very least, the video has proven that he is nothing but a say anything talk out both sides of your face politician. There is no change there.
#106

On August 4th, 2009 at 2:28 pm, Reg.conservative said:

LGM, Whatever Obama’s personal feelings might have been, single payer is not on the table.

As long as any Gov plan is on, it will end up single payer.
#109

On August 4th, 2009 at 2:44 pm, Socky said:

There are two ways to find out what’s in the health care reform proposals. One is to have Republican operatives comb through old video. The other is to look at the proposals.

Unfortunately for Little Gay Marxist, someone did look through the proposal:

* Pgs 16-19: States that if you have insurance at the time of the bill becoming law and change, you will be required to take a similar plan. If that is not available, you will be required to take the Government option!

* Pg 22: MANDATES the Government will audit books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self insure!!

* Pg 30 Sec 123: THERE WILL BE A GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get (and, unlike an insurer, there will be no appeals process).

* Pg 29 lines 4-16: YOUR HEALTHCARE IS RATIONED!!!

* Pg 42: The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your Healthcare Benefits for you. You have no choice!

* Pg 50 Section 152: Healthcare will be provided to ALL non US citizens, illegal or otherwise.

* Pg 58 lines 5-13: Government will have real-time access to individual finances and a National ID Health card will be issued!

* Pg 59 lines 21-24: Government will have direct access to your banks accounts for electronic funds transfer.

* Pg 65 Sec 164: Is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in Unions and community organizations. Taxpayers will subsidize all union retiree and community organizer health plans (example: SEIU, UAW and ACORN).

* Pg 72 Lines 8-14: Government is creating a Health Insurance Exchange to bring private health care plans under Government control.

* Pg 84 Sec 203: Government mandates ALL benefit packages for private healthcare plans in the Exchange. All private healthcare plans must participate in the Healthcare Exchange (i.e., total government control of private plans).

* PG 85 Line 7: Specs for Benefit Levels for Plans = The Government will ration your Healthcare!

* PG 91 Lines 4-7: Government mandates linguistic appropriate services. Example – Translation for illegal aliens.

* Pg 95 Lines 8-18: The Government will use groups (i.e., ACORN & Americorps) to sign up individual for Government Healthcare plan.

* PG 85 Line 7: Specs of Benefit Levels for Plans. AARP members – Your health care WILL be rationed.

* -PG 102 Lines 12-18: Medicaid Eligible Individuals will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. There will be NO choice allowed.

* pg 124 lines 24-25: No company can sue Government on price fixing. No “judicial review” against Government Monopoly. Put simply, private insurers will be crushed.

* pg 127 Lines 1-16: Doctors/ AMA – The Government will tell YOU what you can make.

* Pg 145 Line 15-17 An Employer MUST auto enroll employees into public option plan. NO CHOICE!

* Pg 146 Lines 22-25 Employers MUST pay for healthcare for part time employees AND their families.

* Pg 149 Lines 16-24 ANY employer with payroll $400k and above who does not provide public option pays 8% tax on all payroll.

* Pg 150 Lines 9-13 Businesses with payroll between $251k & $400k, who do not provide public option, pays 2-6% tax on all payroll.

* Pg 167 Lines 18-23: ANY individual who doesn’t have acceptable healthcare according to the Government will be taxed 2.5% of income.

* Pg 170 Lines 1-3: Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from individual taxes. (Americans will pay)

* Pg 195: Officers and employees of Healthcare Administration (Government) will have access to ALL Americans financial and personal records.

* Pg 203 Line 14-15: “The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax.” Yes, it says that.

* Pg 239 Line 14-24: Government will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors, low income, and the poor are affected.

* Pg 241 Line 6-8: Doctors, doesn’t matter what specialty you have, you’ll all be paid the same.

* PG 253 Line 10-18: Government sets the value of Doctor’s time, professional judgment, etc. Literally the value of humans.

* PG 265 Sec 1131: Government mandates and controls productivity for private healthcare industries.

* PG 268 Sec 1141: Federal Government regulates rental and purchase of power driven wheelchairs.

* Pg 272 Sec 1145: TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS – Cancer patients – welcome to rationing!

* Page 280 Sec 1151: The Government will penalize hospitals for what Government deems preventable re-admissions.

* Pg 298 Lines 9-11: Doctors – treat a patient during initial admission that results in a re-admission – the Government will penalize you.

* Pg 317 L 13-20: PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. Government tells doctors what/how much they can own.

* Pg 317-318 lines 21-25,1-3: PROHIBITION on expansion – Government is mandating hospitals cannot expand.

* pg 321 2-13: Hospitals have opportunity to apply for exception, BUT community input required. Can you say ACORN?!!

* Pg335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339: Government mandates establishment of outcome based measures. Also known as rationing.

* Pg 341 Lines 3-9: Government has authority to disqualify Medicare Adv Plans, HMOs, etc. Forcing everyone into Government plan.

* Pg 354 Sec 1177: Government will RESTRICT enrollment of special needs people.

* Pg 379 Sec 1191: Government creates more bureaucracy – Telehealth Advisory Committee. Healthcare by phone.

* Pg 425 Lines 4-12: Government mandates Advance Care Planning Consultant. Counseling for Senior Citizens to prepare for end of life.

* Pg 425 Lines 17-19: Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney. Mandatory!

* Pg 425 Lines 22-23, 426 Lines 1-3: Government provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding you in death.

* Pg 427 Lines 15-24: Government mandates program for orders for end of life. The Government dictates how your life ends.

* Pg 429 Lines 1-9: An “Advanced Care Planning Consultant” will be used frequently as patient’s health deteriorates.

* PG 429 Lines 10-12: “Advanced Care Planning Consultant” may include an ORDER for end of life plans. AN ORDER from the Government.

* Pg 429 Lines 13-25: The Government will specify which Doctors can write an end-of-life order. This can include an ORDER for end-of-life plans. An ORDER from the GOVERNMENT.

* PG 430 Lines 11-15: The Government will decide what level of treatment you will have at end of life.

* Pg 469: Community Based Home Medical Services = Non profit organizations. Hello, ACORN Medical Services here!!?

* Page 472 Lines 14-17: PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION. One monthly payment to a community-based organization. Like ACORN?

* PG 489 Sec 1308: The Government will cover Marriage and Family therapy. Which means they will insert Government into your marriage.

* Pg 494-498: Government will cover Mental Health Services including defining, creating, rationing those services.
#110

On August 4th, 2009 at 2:44 pm, AlohaGuy said:

If a video is shown of an individual, any individual, on any particular subject, why not show it in it’s entirety? Why only show the video cut and spliced? Do you agree, or disgree?

The author’s words were incomplete allowing the viewer to draw an incorrect conclusion. Nope. The lie is in not telling the complete story, and thus the editor is suspect and calls into question their honesty and motives.

This is EXACTLY how the media operates. If you have ever watched C-SPAN, or been to an event live, then watched the news, you know the networks all cut and paste their sound bites to fit their agenda.
#111

On August 4th, 2009 at 2:55 pm, Regulus said:

There are two ways to find out what’s in the health care reform proposals. One is to have Republican operatives comb through old video. The other is to look at the proposals.

Translation: “History began when I woke up this morning!”
#112

On August 4th, 2009 at 3:13 pm, Ragspierre said:

* People who want Congress to take more time debating healthcare are shutting down debate.
* Pres. Obama says the time for talk on healthcare is over, but his critics are trying to shut down debate.
* Harrassing and threatening the families of AIG employees is awesome; razzing Representatives and Senators is totally bogus!
* Asking Representatives and Senators to read bills before voting on them is killing democracy.
* Sen. Specter saying “we have to make judgments very fast” is awesome. Booing him for saying so is shutting off debate.
* Healthcare protesters are thugs shutting off debate; antiwar protesters are “rowdy.”
http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/08/04/handy-left-wing-talking-points-for-demonizing-obamacare-protesters/

These Political Class idiots can’t deal with an active, informed grass-roots opposition.
#113

On August 4th, 2009 at 3:24 pm, Tazed and Confused said:

No debate from Obama… let his sockpuppets snarl… smears and innuendo…

… typical mad dog leftist response when cornered …
#114

On August 4th, 2009 at 3:29 pm, angryoldfatman said:

On August 4th, 2009 at 1:50 pm, zyzzyg said:

Am I correctly understanding you? Do you accept that as long as the “splicing and dicing” isn’t significant, it is OK?

Here is an extensive examination of the video tape. What was used and how it was used.

http://mediamatters.org/research/200908030046

LOL! They completely ignored the 2003 clip. Great obfuscation and sleight of hand there, Soros-funded Media Matters!

That certainly convinced me.

Presidential Candidate Obama appending his professed desire to eliminate private insurance with the Republican idea of personal healthcare accounts? Disingenuous triangulation while leaving the door open to do exactly what he said he wanted back in 2003. Imagine that.
#115

On August 4th, 2009 at 3:34 pm, DagneyT said:

This is hilarious! I posted BO on video in which he said exactly THAT! These folks really believe we are stupid!
#117

On August 4th, 2009 at 3:39 pm, jsr said:

From the White House web site

For the record, the President has consistently said that if you like your insurance plan, your doctor, or both, you will be able to keep them. He has even proposed eight consumer protections relating specifically to the health insurance industry

Either Dems are completly oblivious of all laws of economics (entirely possible) or they think everybody else is as oblivious as most of their supporters. Those protections will effectively increase premiums to a price no individual or business will be able to afford. No, Obama does not want to prohibit private insurance. He just wants to make it completely unaffordable for anybody except the very rich and the govt. employees who will have unlimited public funds at their disposal to pay for their insurance since they are selfless public servants. ObamaCare for everybody else.
#118

On August 4th, 2009 at 3:41 pm, ScottyDog said:

Hitler had Joseph Goebbels who became Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister in 1933, which gave him power over all German radio, press, cinema, and theater.

Obama has Linda Douglass who is nothing but a propaganda minister just like Joseph Goebbels.
#119

On August 4th, 2009 at 3:53 pm, Ragspierre said:

Baskin Becomes 13th MSM Journalist to Spin Through Revolving Door for Obama

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2009/08/04/baskin-becomes-13th-msm-journalist-spin-through-revolving-door-obama

Independent

press???
#120

On August 4th, 2009 at 3:53 pm, Flyoverman said:

“I happen to be a proponent of a single payer universal health care program. I see no reason why the United States of America, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, spending 14 percent of its Gross National Product on health care cannot provide basic health insurance to everybody. And that’s what Jim is talking about when he says everybody in, nobody out. A single payer health care plan, a universal health care plan. And that’s what I’d like to see. But as all of you know, we may not get there immediately. Because first we have to take back the White House, we have to take back the Senate, and we have to take back the House.”

If anyone in the MSM was anything other than an enabler, they would read this direct quote from Obama’s 2003 video and ask him if that is his plan.

It was his voluntary statement made when he was running for the U.S. Senate. Everything in this bill points toward that as his objective. Barney Frank in a comment the other day confirmed single payer is the objective.

When in the H@11 is this guy going to be held accountable?
#121

On August 4th, 2009 at 3:53 pm, corkie said:

What did I miss?

Drudge seems to use an uncut video. Did he swap it out?
#122

On August 4th, 2009 at 3:59 pm, gitarfan said:

I’ve seen 2 vids where Obama states his preference for single payer, 2003 and 2007. There was no editing. If you read the bill, as it stands, you can keep your health plan that you like as long as the carrier makes the changes the government mandates. Of course it won’t be the plan you like after that. lgm and the other Obamabots don’t seem capable of anything other than blind obedience.
#123

On August 4th, 2009 at 4:10 pm, Ragspierre said:

As Doug Powers pointed out…

Hitler didn’t outlaw Jewish delicatessens.
#127

On August 4th, 2009 at 5:06 pm, Veretax said:

Right, he’s not going to touch employer provided plans? Baloney, how about taxing them to the hilt that they’ve been talking about? Man how do these people sleep in the morning
#128

On August 4th, 2009 at 5:14 pm, Ragspierre said:

Man how do these people sleep in the morning

Don’t they have to be back in their coffins before sunrise…????
#129

On August 4th, 2009 at 6:05 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

On August 4th, 2009 at 11:52 am, b-cat said:

….
Why does any criticism of Obama automatically make one a Republican? Are you that shallow?

b-cat, I’m afraid it’s true. lgm really is that shallow. I think he would respond to more of our questions, but he ruins a lot of keyboards with the spittle drooling down his chin.
#130

On August 4th, 2009 at 6:47 pm, Dennis D said:

I do not see what was taken out of context. The Obama video is as clear as it gets. His ministers of propaganda think they can lie without anyone knowing.
#131

On August 4th, 2009 at 6:50 pm, infidel4life said:

This administration really needs a WHAAAAMBULANCE! Czar.
#132

On August 4th, 2009 at 7:17 pm, rambler said:

I guess Bagdad Bob wasn’t available for the position.
#133

On August 4th, 2009 at 7:30 pm, joao1960 said:

The “Mechanical Hound” has been programmed and released.
#134

On August 4th, 2009 at 7:31 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

I just sent this to my Congressman, Chet Edwards (Dem-TX) using his new website: http://edwards.house.gov/

Of course, I’ll get a blah-blah form letter back from him, but if enough of us write maybe it’ll make a difference.

Congressman Edwards,
The U.S. Constitution does not allow the Federal Government to implement any kind of health care program. The Tenth Amendment underscores this. The States and their citizens retain the right to decide for themselves what kind of legislation, if any, to implement in regards to health care issues.

Regards,
…
#135

On August 4th, 2009 at 7:35 pm, happyscrapper said:

So, he was FOR single payor before he was AGAINST it. That used to be called flip-flopping. Apparently, the media thinks Obama is incapable of such things. When is this treasonous media going to pay for their actions? This is such a disgrace!
#136

On August 4th, 2009 at 7:36 pm, Speakup said:

Its over for the Democrats.

In just six months of radical left Presidency the bought and paid for, artificial, progressive re-volution has done itself in.

Obamacare has gone beyond being a Waterloo if it fails, its now a Waterloo for the left. if the left dares to force it through.

An unprecedented liberal regime and an unprecedented destructive agenda has a majority of Americans hoping mad, if the Conservatives stay out of it and keep conservative principles front and center, the left will spend a lot of time back peddling and losing elections.

Which ever course Reid, Pelosi and Obama chooses, its no better than vindictiveness from now on.

Conservatives. the ball is in your court, conservatism first and foremost, RINOs need not apply.
#137

On August 4th, 2009 at 7:41 pm, El_Guapo said:

If this old broad is trying to hypnotize me, it’s not working.
#138

On August 4th, 2009 at 7:44 pm, happyscrapper said:

I hope the Republicans in Congress are not stupid enough to be sucked into a “compromise” that takes single payer off the table, but leaves in a lot of other junk. Single payer can be snuck back in or added later very easily. They have to fight the ENTIRE bill!! We don’t need to overhaul the whole system just to insure a few who don’t have it. Take care of them and leave my healthcare the he11 alone.
#140

On August 4th, 2009 at 8:06 pm, Tazed and Confused said:

“Political Transparency”… two words that characterize the Obama regime…

Their real meaning? … amoral, unscrupulous, deceitful, sophomoric, corrupt, Machiavellian, untrustworthy…

and it appears to be a growing global issue…

… read on…
#141

On August 4th, 2009 at 8:35 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

Ok Michelle, I just ratted you out.

These folks really don’t understand the web. They make it so easy for us.
#142

On August 4th, 2009 at 8:40 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

Linda Douglas hahaha what a joke.

From nobody on a low rated evening echo chamber

to

a nobody doing white house echo about the evil internets

Next she will be wearing a tin foil hat and screaming she mad as hell and ain’t gonna let anyone extract her bodily fluids

What a nitwit
#143

On August 4th, 2009 at 8:42 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

On August 4th, 2009 at 7:44 pm, happyscrapper said:

Don’t hold your breath. Romney is vocally opposing Obamacare by pushing for his Romneycare version.

You really must abandon the notion of the GOP as a separate party. There is only one party. The GOP is the Assistant Democratic Party wing. You will feel much better once you abandon the GOP and commit to being an independent conservative. We don’t need Republicans and they don’t hate us more than the Dems do.
#144

On August 4th, 2009 at 8:42 pm, sbw999 said:

Democrats to the American people: Who do you believe…us, or your own lying ears???

Democrats continue to easily meet and exceed the lowest expectations that normal moral people have of elected officials.
#145

On August 4th, 2009 at 8:43 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

correction:

We don’t need Republicans, they ~~don’t~~ hate us more than the Dems do.
#148

On August 4th, 2009 at 9:07 pm, fulldroolcup said:

On August 4th, 2009 at 2:21 pm, California Red said:
so she cherrypicks and assembles soundbites favroable to her viewpoint to prove that cherrypicking soundbites is bad?

Heh.

Kinda undercuts zz’s “argument”, doesn’t it — as do the soundbites, clips and money quotes all journalists use to compress the news into digestible form.

I wonder if zz remembers the Dem attack ads of the last election — when they went after McCain, did they spend three minutes on everything he said, ina 30-second ad? Of course not. (neither did the GOP when going after Obama). zz’s being disingenuous or just plain obtuse.

Oh and btw: that “clip they won’t show you” in both the one the MSM shows us all the time, AND is demonstrably false, from a straightforward reading of the bill.

EPIC FAIL.
#150

On August 4th, 2009 at 9:19 pm, RetFireman said:

I hope Obama has had that glass navel installed. Otherwise, how else will these people be able to see where he is going?
#152

On August 4th, 2009 at 9:37 pm, TacitEagle said:

The 0bama administration is nothing but a desperate bunch of Marxist fools.
#153

On August 4th, 2009 at 9:38 pm, Milwaukee Mike said:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Sorry I have arrived late!

Just watched that 3 minute comedy. What a hoot!

It looks like were about to see a “Health Insurance Discipline Czar”, hey Obama?!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
#154

On August 4th, 2009 at 9:41 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

More proof that there is only one political party and that it is desperate:

A spokesman for Team Bush stated that town halls should be discontinued due to having been hijacked by special interest groups (yeah, local citizens).

Lamar Alexander today made the incredibly presumptuous call for those protesting at the town halls to “be polite”. As if he is on our side and is our leader. We need to make a show at HIS town hall to educate him.

Republicans are so out of touch with voters these days that every time they speak, it sounds like a scripted farce. Are they in for a rude surprise in 2010.

Go Sarah!!!
#155

On August 4th, 2009 at 9:51 pm, zorro said:

Michelle, excellent coverage of the Chicago Thug’s Brown Shirt tactics. Question, how long will he get away with this sort of assault on the First Amendment?
#156

On August 4th, 2009 at 9:52 pm, T-Bone said:

On August 4th, 2009 at 1:50 pm, zyzzyg said:
I am all for a civil and reasonable discussion on any issue.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha whew!, ha ha ha. ROFL
#157

On August 4th, 2009 at 10:19 pm, ent said:

Hey, LINDA! If these quotes are out of context, then why don’t you show us the original context so that we can be convinced? Good luck with that.

Simply showing clips of Obama saying the opposite thing, when he’s a well-documented serial liar, is hardly a convincing line of argument.
#158

On August 4th, 2009 at 10:20 pm, RetFireman said:

He will get away with it for as long as the people who are supposed to be watching out for such things remain in his back pocket. So long as the MSM is working for him, he can do no wrong and can do whatever he wants. Anyone who questions him or holds what he says up to scrutiny will be ridiculed, mocked, name called, and whatever other tactics of intimidation and bullying that comes to their shrivled little minds.

Once you demonize and dehumanize your opponent, then anything you do to or about them becomes second nature and no one questions it. Never before have I seen such an effort for the Left and their co-horts in the Media to demonize, ridicule, belittle and befoul Conservatives like they are and have been doing fince Obama announced his intention to run for office.

While they all wring their hands and cluck their tongues at the made-up “thuggery” of Conservatives, their actual bullying and thuggery goes on at full tilt boogie, unabated and uninterrupted.
#160

On August 4th, 2009 at 11:25 pm, shooter said:

6:47 pm, Dennis D said:
I do not see what was taken out of context. The Obama video is as clear as it gets. His ministers of propaganda think they can lie without anyone knowing.

Sadly, that is their M.O.
They say these lies and deceive the public KNOWING that half of America, maybe more, will NEVER check to see the truth. And with the MSM in their pockets, or on the payroll, the truth won’t hit TV in over 200 million homes.
Way too many people get their entire news in 30 minutes, from the obama-3 (nbc/cbs/abc)and cnn.

That’s why we must pass this around, to everyone.
#161

On August 4th, 2009 at 11:54 pm, Ignatius Reilly said:

In response to this threat against the internet, I am tonight ordering all patriots to Defcon 3.

Continue to monitor this channel for future instructions.

(Disclaimer: The above post was created as a bit of dark humor. I am pretty bold in mouthing off but felt the need to label it as “humor.” The need to say that, though, says something about the extent of true edginess, which is no joke whatsoever.)
#162

On August 5th, 2009 at 12:00 am, Jason L. said:

You’d think that if the President (or any Democrat, for that matter) would want to be convincing, he’d hire some pretty, young thing to get it done. Ms. Douglass may be a great communicator and probably was an adequate journalist, but truthfully, she is a sore for sight eyes.

You’d think that President O. wold have an endless supply of beauties to choose from, seeing how 94% of Hollywood is leftist-liberal-left leaning….
#163

On August 5th, 2009 at 12:06 am, ErinF said:

Heh! Heh! Heh! Here’s what I emailed to flag@whitehouse.gov:

I, an American citizen and voter, have several questions:

1. Why does freedom of speech scare you marxists so much?

2. Didn’t Hillary Clinton say “dissent is patriotic”?

3. Why are liberal women (example: Linda Douglas) so damn homely? (And, I mean that from the inside out.)

4. Why won’t our elected representatives, including our esteemed agitator in chief, be required to adhere to the same Obamacare for Clunkers health”care” system that us pee-on taxpaying Americans have to?

5. Why won’t my Representative Mike Michaud come home and face his constituents during his “recess”, instead of going to his brand new house in the Bahamas?

6. Why do you want to cover illegal immigrants completely while (a) denying chemo treatments to cancer patients, (b) paying for unlimited abortions for unlimited people, and (c) giving “end of life counseling” to the elderly?

7. Wasn’t it Obama himself that instructed people to “get in their faces” when it comes to dissention? Hmmmm???? I can do that!

If my being angry at the abomination that is “Obamacare for Clunkers” Healthcare is “unruly”, then I’m happy to call myself unruly. I await patiently the day when my elected reps and senators dare show their faces in my state. I’ll be there, and they will most definitely hear me.

(PS… have a nice day.)
#164

On August 5th, 2009 at 12:14 am, BOB said:

Hey ErinF,

Love your letter, hope you don’t mind if I borrow it!!
#165

On August 5th, 2009 at 12:18 am, ErinF said:

BOB, go for it!
#166

On August 5th, 2009 at 12:18 am, mattm said:

Imagine if Bush had posted a “report you fellow citizens link for misinformation.” The MSM/ACLU/NAACP would not let that go.
#167

On August 5th, 2009 at 12:21 am, ErinF said:

Did y’all see that stupid photo on Drudge of the painting of obama in front of the white house? My God! I couldn’t be sicker of seeing this dufus’s ugly face!
#168

On August 5th, 2009 at 12:21 am, mattm said:

OT

Now you brand new 2010 Honda Insight hybrid is eligible for destruction in Cash for Clunkers along with numerous other 09/10 model year cars, including hybrids.

http://www.edmunds.com/cash-for-clunkers/new-car-candidates.html
#170

On August 5th, 2009 at 1:01 am, mattm said:

On August 5th, 2009 at 12:21 am, mattm said:

OT

Now you brand new 2010 Honda Insight hybrid is eligible for destruction in Cash for Clunkers along with numerous other 09/10 model year cars, including hybrids.

http://www.edmunds.com/cash-for-clunkers/new-car-candidates.html

I misread this. It is a list of cars than can replace you clunker. They include F-150/250, Suburban, V8 Chevy Trucks, and the H3 HUMMER. So much for helping the environment.
#175

On August 5th, 2009 at 6:59 am, rplatt said:

Deny this Linda . . . under Obama’s healthcare plan the elderly will be subjects of cost-effectiveness decisions by the government and can be denied life saving care. Not only that, neither they or their family will be allowed to personally buy the care. Isn’t this a wonderful country? We’re going to kill of our old people to save money and the families are helpless to do anything about it. Obama’s propaganda is irrelevant . . . the only thing that matters is what’s in the legislation that will ultimately become law. So no more obfuscating BS Linda, answer the question.