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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 06:45 AM Original message |
Newsweek: The Five Biggest Lies in the Health Care Debate |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm shocked I tell you |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
45. Yeah... this is suprrising. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
2. do they actually explain anything about the lies or have a list?? |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 07:06 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The 3 best ways to lie |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 07:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. You are so right. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 07:18 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The GOP has #3 wrapped up with a nice little bow |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. 4. Back up your lies with statistics. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 07:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. The kernal of truth here |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 08:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The Reps/Senators themselves may not read all of a bill but I bet their staff does |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Yes, and the first congresscritter |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Well, not to offer up excuses but if they read every page of every bill, |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. That might have unintended good consequences! |
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DissedByBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. That would mean doing their jobs |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 07:45 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. And that common occurrence |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. this is actually a very well done article |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 09:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. thanks for the link. you are right, this is a very good article. very |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Thanks for that link, UIA! |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. you're welcome, Roland! |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Easier on weekends to get on the ol' PC. But, about to go out and about for... |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. is it really that difficult for you to click on the link and find out for yourself...? |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
8. America is fueled by corporate lies. No surprise. |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
11. Three cheers for Newsweek!!! |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
12. I watched one of those town halls where the lies were being repeated |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
15. Newsweek: The Town Hall Faces |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. Sad to see how successful amoral right wing PR firms have been in shaping the debate. |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. Given these lies are ALL the Teabaggers (I giggle at that name, every time) have, |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Because the M$M gives the idiots' regurgitated opinions the same weight. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
22. K&R |
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Darkhawk32 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
23. A lot of the problem is, they try to give equal weight to both arguments.... |
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windoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
27. Not even intelligent counterpoints, |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
28. NYDNews: Fear, not Facts Fuel Healthcare Forums in Florida, Country |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. And these same people have no problem with their email being monitored, phones being tapped |
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ScottLand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 05:23 AM Response to Reply #29 |
38. Yes, that's them! |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. The freedoms they claim to cherish wouldn't exist w/o liberals. |
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ScottLand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I don't think they have a good grasp of what they cherish. |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
30. Typical right wing response... |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
31. The problem is the idiots don't read so |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-30-09 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. While I know the first ones are lies I am concerned about the last one. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 05:19 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Doctors are not limited to accepting only Medicare patients |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
34. LOL @ "Town Hall Face" |
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diane in sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
35. The first three comments on the article on the Newsweek sight are full of right wing trash |
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diane in sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
36. We need to be funding people to write to news outlets and cover the sane point of view. |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
42. What is special about page 425? |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. end of life verbage? |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
44. I' amazed thet Newsweek printed something this objective. |
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