Day: September 14, 2011
Florida: Third in Health Care, First in Stupid
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Percentage of Floridians who do not have health insurance, ranking Florida third nationwide for uninsured residents. The state, under former Attorney General Bill McCollum (R) led the lawsuit now headed to the Supreme Court challenging the Affordable Care Act.
Good Luck, Rick
He locked up the Indian-American vote with Bobby Jindal,
And he got the Hispanic vote with Brian Sandoval.
Now Rick Perry needs an endorsement
From someone in law enforcement —
Oh, and another one from someone whose Security is Social.
Obama Campaign Launches Website to Fight Misinformation
Forming the first line of defense against a barrage of misinformation won’t be easy. Our success will depend on a team of researchers and writers to stay on the lookout for false claims about the President and his record, bring you the facts, and hold our opposition accountable.
— Obama campaign manager Jim Messina, on the launch of a new website to handle misinformation against President Obama.
Republican Tea Party is Shaking Up the GOP Base
For years I have tried to prove that the GOP isn’t the Party of elitist, stereotypical people that lack compassion. When did creativity and growth become secondary to hate? Hearing the debate crowds go crazy over things like executions and the uninsured dying makes me sick and sad for my Party that I devote my time and efforts.
— Sarah Reidy, the national director of scheduling for Jon Huntsman’s presidential campaign, quoted by The Ticket.
When Ron Paul’s Campaign Manager Became Ill and Uninsured in 2008, Dr. Paul Did ‘Let Him Die’
In Monday’s Republican presidential debate sponsored by CNN and the Republican Party front group, Tea Party Express, moderator Wolf Blitzter asked Rep. Ron Paul a hypothetical question. How would Paul and his followers handle it in their everyone-for-himself fantasy world, if a 30 year old man who had chosen not to buy insurance were to get sick and require long-term care.
Rep. Paul, a physician, dissembled for a few seconds before Blitzer prompted him, “Are you saying that society should just let him die?”
Before Paul could answer, several of his followers in the audience were heard cheering and shouting, “Yeah!”
But, as Mark Karlin at BuzzFlash/Truthout pointed out yesterday, the question was not actually hypothetical:
