Paul Krugman dispatches the canard that the anti-health care mobs are anything remotely like those of us who were opposed to George W. Bush privatizing social security and giving it to the likes of Lehman Brothers.
Indeed, activists made trouble in 2005 by asking Congressmen tough questions about policy. Activists are making trouble now by shouting Congressmen down so they can’t be heard.
It’s exactly the same thing, right?
Seriously, I’ve been searching through news reports on the Social Security town halls, and I can’t find any examples of the kind of behavior we’re seeing now. Yes, there were noisy demonstrations — but they were outside the events. That was even true during the first month or two, when Republicans actually tried having open town halls. Congressmen were very upset by the reception they received, but not, at least according to any of the report I can find, because opponents were disruptive — crowds booed lines they didn’t like, but that was about it.”
If you look at the videos of these meetings, its not like they disagree with what the members of congress say – they don’t want them to say anything at all. They’re like the teabaggers, they’re just pissed they lost the election last year.
Keep trotting out the same tired arguments from the same irrelevant tools. In the mean time, America became $304 billion dollars more indebted to China (and Itself compliments of monetization), since July 24. That’s a almost a third of a trillion in new debt issued in under a month.
America became $304 billion dollars more indebted to China (and Itself compliments of monetization), since July 24.
Sniff. Sniff.
Does anyone else smell fish? Let’s see your cards, Willie.
This false equivalency is the new talking point all over the radio. It cracks me up.
Royal Flush:
http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/July%20-%20August%20Combined.jpg
In addition, it looks like the ticking time bombs that are Freddie & Fannie will be “wound down”. In other words, the taxpayers are gonna be left holding the bag on trillions in bad mortgages –
http://www.housingwire.com/2009/08/05/moodys-says-us-may-wind-down-fannie-freddie/
A jobless, recoveryless “recovery” is in the works and all the Dems can do is spend.
Read ‘em and weep my friend.
Like I said in the other post, I’m waiting for proof that what’s happening now is exactly what happened then. As Krugman points out, there is no proof.
The Paul Krugman standard of proof: I read it somewhere.
First I wrote it down, and then I read it.
Therefore it’s true.
The Oliver Willis standard of proof: Paul Krugman said so.
Keep trotting out the same tired arguments from the same irrelevant tools.
I think you’re thinking of William Kristol.
Paul Krugman forgets 2005:
NW Progressive Institute, March 2005: “a boisterous crowd which frequently interrupted the discussion with shouts and hard nosed questions. … Democrats in the audience who were interrupting the panel…. the crowd erupted in anger… Democrats in the audience started shouting him down again.”
Savannah Morning News, March 2005: “By now, Jack Kingston is used to shouted questions, interruptions and boos. Republican congressmen expect such responses these days when they meet with constituents about President Bush’s proposal to overhaul Social Security.”
USA Today, March 2005: “Shaken by raucous protests at open “town hall”-style meetings last month … Santorum was among dozens of members of Congress who ran gantlets of demonstrators and shouted over hecklers at Social Security events last month. Many who showed up to protest were alerted by e-mails and bused in by anti-Bush organizations such as MoveOn.org and USAction, a liberal advocacy group. They came with prepared questions and instructions on how to confront lawmakers.”