Comments on: Alan Grayson Talks Health Care On The Situation Room

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:08:37 +0000

Although I have great respect for Grayson, especially in his superior efforts to Audit the Federal Reserve, I see “grandstanding” in this interview…

He never defines his version of “Universal” Health Care, nor does he innumerate any of the actual planks of the Dems bill.

His attitude is not one of bipartisan cooperation in this interview.

Indeed the Repubs are standing firm against a socialistic health care plan, especially one that requires IRS participation. I know as I call and email my Rep and Senators regularly in opposition of the Dems plan.

By: Duros62

Duros62 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:40:19 +0000

judging by how Borger, Blitzer and Castellanos attempted to deride his message, he obviously hit a nerve.

Four against one hardly seems balanced.
“Apologize, Wolf? Fuck you too.”
I’m just surprised to see this type of backbone coming from a Floridian Rep.

By: Danton

Danton — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:56:05 +0000

Someone needs to take Blitzer by the hand, sit him down, and have a good long talk with him about irony.

By: Buzz Killington

Buzz Killington — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:49:03 +0000

I agree with you fully, Indeed. It’s just usually a pointless exercise, and gets wearisome. Perhaps it is worth the effort, though.

By: Indeed

Indeed — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:24:43 +0000

The popular thing now is to call disagreement one or more of: hatred, racism, or lying. I usually stop listening to the speaker once that is done.

I dig what you’re saying, but it’ OK to stay vigilant and call out real hatred, racism, and lying (the Palin rallies from last year, on the Youtubes, is a great example). And it’s nearly as important to call out the bullshit accusations of hatred, racism, and lying which are mere disagreement. But just tuning it out, as tempting as that may be, leads to, well, more of the same.

By: Buzz Killington

Buzz Killington — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:11:44 +0000

The popular thing now is to call disagreement one or more of: hatred, racism, or lying. I usually stop listening to the speaker once that is done.

By: Rory Is Freedom

Rory Is Freedom — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:57:21 +0000

About this “hate” -

I’m trying to trace back to some point in time when the term “oppose” was replaced by the term “hate”. It would seem that hatred has been truly dumbed down and bandied about to such a degree that we might call ourselves a society of haters….and yet I refuse to believe that.

By: buma

buma — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:27:23 +0000

I’m glad someone is calling the repubs on their hate for real health care reform, you know, the kind that is actually for improving public health and not just CEO wealth.
But again, there are enough Dems to make this happen without one GOP vote. It could be so simple — even the teabaggers among us could wrap their neanderthal brains around it — enacting Medicare for all would involve only changing the age range of those covered, not 1400 pages of legislation.

By: Buzz Killington

Buzz Killington — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:02:41 +0000

Well, it was nice while it lasted…

By: Indeed

Indeed — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:58:39 +0000

Passive Aggressive Hypocrite Trolls are being passive aggressive and hypocritical.

By: fafaroo

fafaroo — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:55:22 +0000

Thanks, Quibs. Good catch.

Would it have killed you to stop there, Dennis?

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:51:00 +0000

What you have described, Dennis, conjures an image that is terrifying to even comtemplate.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:50:28 +0000

Den, the word you want is “bawling.” What you have described is something entirely different.

Thanks, Quibs. Good catch. I was wondering where all the intellectual heavyweights were the last couple days now that we can’t just hurl insults at each other anymore and were turning away the deep thinkers. And you were here all along.

By: Indeed

Indeed — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:41:00 +0000

Den, the word you want is “bawling.”

As in Wahmbulance.

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:31:26 +0000

Den, the word you want is “bawling.” What you have described is something entirely different.

By: mambochicken23

mambochicken23 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:40:13 +0000

She must be balling her eyes out right now.

Sounds painful.

By: Wilbur

Wilbur — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:30:55 +0000

sic semper tyrannis, Dennis.

By: durablend

durablend — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:27:39 +0000

While basking in the “amens” eminating from the left, he continues to demonstrate grotesque political stupidity in a barely purple district.

Yeah, cause we know what “real Americans” want to hear about is “death panels”, and “socialisms”, and “how Obama wants to kill grandma”

Keep it classy guys!

By: I'm a Hick

I'm a Hick — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:52:58 +0000

Me tu.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:47:22 +0000

It’s kinda cute the way Republicans squeal like baby kittens getting a fleabath when they get a taste of their own medicine.

Et tu, Wilbur?