Europe is watching; and laughing at the American health care debate

[newmac]

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They have a wonderful systm; and are perplexed at America. You may not understand the language; but pay attention to the rotted teeth and smokers cough that these backwater rethugs have. When they get their lung cancer it'll wipe out all their meager savings no doubt and their Chinese SKS won't do much for their lungs. And who the hell are they protecting themselves from, with all that firepower; in empty open rural America? Attack Deer?

[Kerrytravelers]

1. My French is slow, so some of it was a bit hard for me to translate, but the overall message is:

What the hell is wrong with these people? We sure do look stupid to the rest of the civilized world.

[timeforpeace]

2. Not sure this one woman can be considered "Europe"

[cooolandrew]

3. Up until now most of Europe......

.. hasn't really been aware that Republicans have been running down their health care system for years and really, in all fairness are not happy about it. As mostly it's the pride and joy of most European nations, UK the least impressed being an ally as well. There not blaming President Obama though, they've got to understand what Republicans are like very well over the last 8 years. It's just a prime example how Republicans don't know how to handle the people of the world and create enemies where they're need not be any, even if it's just this mild disagreement. This is where President Obama got the Nobel peace prize, because simply the world couldn't handle the disrespect from the previous administration anymore, and Obama is a breath of fresh air in that regard.

[RC]

4. L'Amérique qui ne digère toujours pas l'élection dObama

Translation: America which still doesn't stomach the election of Obama.

[enid602]

8. rednecks

But we don´t have a monopoly on toothless, chain-smoking rednecks. One trip to Montreal will prove that.

[Diclotican]

5. newmac

newmac

Im from Europe, and for the good of my life can't understand why someone docent want to have a decent public option to health care. It is a right most europeans take for granted to have the possibility to get the healtcare we need, when we need it.. Okay we pay a lot of taxes to get it, and not everything is okay in our healtcare system. But compared to the US I would say most europeans healtcare system is like coming to the heavens in comparison...

I can for myself say that I would far more rather pay the taxes and get decent healtcare when needed. As I have been in need of some times the last 5-6 year. Hospitalized twice, and for the moment have a bad knee who need MR, and possible a surgery to fix what is wrong in my knee.. The surgery will not cost me a dime because I already have paid for it by my taxes, but I'm not sure when the surgery Will go ahead... In the meantime I have painkillers on receipt, and it was on "blue receipt" so it doesn't cost me a lot of money to have it get out, think it all cost NKR 144, or like 25,44 US dollar.. Im not sure what the surgery in my knee would have cost me, but more than posible far more than I can afford at present...

And can I say that I get my dental for free?

I'm somewhat mind blowing when people who really are in need of healtcare is crying out as the health care is communism, and that is a danger to what US is all about. They sees to doesn't have a clue what is the reality of a public option and is brainwashed to believe it to be communism... If all they who fight this really know how good it had been for them,to have a public option....

And it is not that the private companies loose out of this. Even in Scandinavia where I am living, the private companies whose profession is to get some of us to pay to private institutions is pretty well living. But compared to US they are small, and strictly regulated. They cant even be aggressive in commercials, and for the most part, they who want a private insurance get it on their own, by insurance companies or by given it by the company they are working for...

Diclotican

[canadianbeaver]

6. They aren't the only ones laughin.....

I just can't process what is going on to the south of me....STUPID STUPID STUPID....that person who had a heart attack in DC while protesting..says it all! I wonder if any of the networks will interview him and ask how he liked the socialized response he was given....and does it change his crazy mind...or does he even get it???
USA is becoming a laughing stock again(regarding Healthcare)...thanks again to your Republican party and their base of crazies.

[ej510]

7. Reagan began the dumbing down of America and some democrats are continuing the process.

We needed Universal health Care 100 years ago.

[Kerrytravelers]

9. The behavior of the less than 20% in this country is embarrassing to the over 80% of the rest of us.

Can't someone else take them? Even just for a little while? You can have my in-law rw idiots. Just tape their mouth shut and they're real pleasant, I promise. And they seem to enjoy being an economically poor person in financial enslavement to the wealthy, so they won't complain if you don't pay 'em much.

No takers?


Shocker.

[canadianbeaver]

10. Yup.....I realize its a small percentage of people....

but when they are propped up by your fabulous liberal media(sarcasm), Becks and Limpballs...and then shown to the world, what else are we to do but laugh...cause I am tired of cryin'...and no we won't take them...and all the lies they spew...seriously...no one calls them on it, Maddow and K.O.(D.shuster sometimes) are the only ones in National media who act like the old media...the media that actually asked the hard questions and had follow ups for the lies that come out of the mouths of your polititions..dem and repub alike.

so now the Tom Ridge idea about duck tape makes sense...it was for your protection alright...protection from all the lies and propaganda...Tape your fellow crazies mouth shut..or place the tape over your own ears...
There was a (photo-shopped)pic of an older gentleman that had his bullshit protectors on while listening to Bush a few years back...we need more of those...

[Kerrytravelers]

12. I think most of the international audience realize it's a small percentage.

But it is still embarrassing.

And I don't blame you at all for laughing. It's all so stupid, you have to either laugh or cry. Or just be relieved it's not you!

[JDPriestly]

11. My translation of the French. Missed a couple of words, but otherwise pretty

accurate, I think.

Going to the source of the anti-Obama movement means first of all to getting away from the big cities and plunging into rural America.

We are now in eastern Virginia in the heart of the Appalachian mountains. Ronald (?) is a former Marine and he exhibits his firearms proudly, a nine-shot revolver and a carbine made in China. (I do not transcribe the English comments but rather the French translations of them.) Ronald fought in Viet Nam. His buddies also, his former military pals. In his little, dusty house, he spends hours (thinking about) reforming (recreating) the world.

In their universe, Barack Obama was not born in the United States and should, therefore, never have been elected president. He is a Kenyan national and was born in Kenya. In my opinion, if one wants to take responsibility for this country, one should be able to produce a birth certificate. If not, I say you are an imposter.

That’s not the only reason that Ron and his friends have not been able to stomach Obama’s election. He has never been able to produce his birth certificate. These men are, for example, persuaded that the president is a Muslim and, worse yet in their eyes, a socialist. Ron says, “If you look at his health care insurance program, it’s socialism from the beginning. So, what do you want us to think?”

The welcoming committee is rather rude. The visitors are militant Democrats sent to this rural corner of American to explain and defend the reform lead by the White House. The task is difficult. In this area, Obama made a short speech last November. Ron and his friends are there to sabotage the event. The Democratic side minimizes the popularity of the opposition . “55% of Americans want reform right now.” People are really supportive (not sure I can hear and understand the French here) in the rest of the country.

Tom Comstock, this fierce opponent of Obama is convinced that the wind is turning, so convinced that he has decided to enter politics.

Here he is as a candidate for a congressional seat in 2010. “Here we are. It is here that I began to get in contact with the other conservatives in the area (upon entering an office) and since then I started my campaign.” Because the extreme-conservative movement was accused of racism, this new entrant into politics avoids all personal attacks. “It has nothing to do with his religion or his skin color, nothing at all or any of those things. But I am against the fact that Obama is trying to impose on our lives an increasing number of decisions by the government, and that, against our wills”. A year after his election, Barack Obama remains relatively popular, but Comstock is convinced that the large majority is at the beginning of a conservative revolution.

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[Kerrytravelers]

13. Thanks for the translation. It was very helpful, indeed.

I read it while watching the clip again. Great job! I never would have done such a good job. :applause:

[Blue_Tires]

14. what a jerk-off..

he is an embarassment to the commonwealth...

[JDPriestly]

15. Who are you talking about Blue_Tires?

[Blue_Tires]

16. the "Ronald" mentioned in your translation

[JDPriestly]

18. Thanks.

[DuaneBidoux]

17. My impression isn't one of humor as much as one of total puzzlement.

Virtually no one, not even their "conservative" parties, can understand why this is even a debate. And I mean literally cannot understand it.