Boehner: Health Care 'Greatest Threat To Freedom I've Seen In Last 19 Years'

[babylonsister]

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Boehner: Health Care 'Greatest Threat To Freedom I've Seen In Last 19 Years'
Rachel Slajda | November 5, 2009, 1:03PM


House Minority Leader John Boehner addressed the tea party crowd on Capitol Hill today, telling them that health care reform is "the greatest threat to freedom" he's seen as a congressman.

"This bill is the greatest threat to freedom that I've seen in the 19 years I've been in Washington," he said.

Which freedom?

"The freedom to buy health insurance on your own," and choose your own doctor, he said.

He also called town hall protests this August a "rebellion."

"The town hall rebellion wasn't about one political party or another. It was a simple statement by Americans that they love our country," he said.

[AndyA]

1. Yeah, lying to start two unnecessary and illegal wars wasn't a threat to freedom.

Neither was outing a covert CIA agent.

Or spying on Americans, an obvious breach of their civil liberties.

Boehner, you are a fucking fool. Other than the 10 percent who would wipe your dirty butt for you, no one else believes what you're saying.

Hand out any campaign donation checks on the House floor before a vote lately, you corrupt piece of crap?

[Christa]

2. This makes me so angry!

I wish he would overdose on fake tanning :mad: :mad: :mad:

[EOTE]

3. What happened in 1990 that was such a great threat to freedom?

Wasn't that around the time that papa Bush puked on the Japanese Prime Minister?

[LeftishBrit]

15. Thatcher was kicked out of office - though probably that's not what he means!

Or maybe he means 'since the collapse of the Soviet Empire'? Because health care for the poor is obviously just the same thing as Stalinism!

[EOTE]

21. So he thinks the end of the Cold War is a bad thing?

Perhaps he's thinking that we've gone soft since we no longer have the commies to kick around.

[LeftishBrit]

26. I thought it might mean something like..

'the nearest thing to the Soviet dictatorship, since that dictatorship ended'.

But I admit that I am not all that fluent in Republicanese!

[EOTE]

27. My local community college is having classes in Republicanese.

I attended the first few, but when I saw the DVD explaining what a "youthful indiscretion" is, I became nauseated and had to leave.

[FlyByNight]

4. Bo(eh)ner projecting again

The Rs are nothing but well-dressed sociopaths. What about the republic haven't they fucked up the past 30 years or so?

:puke:

[bdamomma]

5. boy, these jerks are really for insurance companies aren't they?

treasonous bastards!!!!!

[hobbit709]

6. Boner wouldn't know freedom if it bit him on his fake tan ass.

[BrklynLiberal]

11. Yup. THAT'S the truth.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Yeah, HCR certainly trumps the PATRIOT Act.

[fascisthunter]

8. ah... the Freedom of the greedy criminal... that's who he represents

whereas, he doesn't want ordinary Americans to have a choice.

[Festivito]

24. By George! You've got it! The freedom to steal from ordinary people.

Now that's freedom for ya.

[Maestro]

9. What utter stupidity!

Seriously, though, people on the far right love this. He's their next hero even though what is says is pure garbage!

[DearAbby]

10. What is with this

health care is the greatest threat meme of the GOP? having health care for all Americans is more scary than Osama Bin Laden?? Are these people nuts??? (don't answer that question)

[BrklynLiberal]

12. lolololol

[LeftHander]

13. Cry me a river you ass hat carpet tea- bagger...

My freedom to purchase expensive insurance is being undermined by Obama!!

WAAAAAAHHHHHHHH HAHAHHHHHAAH HHHHHAAAAA HHAAAAAAAAA......BBlllllluurrrbbbb.

[LeftishBrit]

14. First of all, no conceivable bill would *prevent* people from buying health insurance on their own

Even in evil socialist countries like the UK, people can and do buy health insurance.

What he is really saying is that any government guarantee of health care for those who cannot afford it is tyranny; that freedom should mean the freedom to trample on the poor and the weak; that loving one's country means supporting the iron fist against the helping hand (see my sig line).

I consider people like that to be monsters of pure evil. And I realize that monsters don't exist, and I don't believe in 'evil' in the religious sense. Nevertheless, the hard-right are monsters of pure evil!

[DearAbby]

16. Off to the greatest page with ye

[clu]

17. ...

mmmm platitudes

[librechik]

18. Helpful definition from Dictionary of Pukespeak: Freedom=Republicans

In case you didn't know after having that shoved down our throats for 8 years--they are the REAL Americans--Dems are Stalinist commies. (er--and don't mention Medicare--funded by God, not taxpayers))

[emulatorloo]

19. Sounds like the tanning chemicals are messing up Boehner's Brain even more n/t

[Paper Roses]

20. This man offends me to no end. I don't think he has an ounce of brains.

Why does he open his stupid mouth. It makes him sound even more dumb.

[quiet.american]

22. Man-Tan speaks! And says absolute drivel! Get thee to thy tanning bed, Boehner!

The Republican Party is the greatest threat to freedom. Get it right.

[Vickers]

23. A bigger threat than the PATRIOT Act?

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh, riiiiiiiiiight.

[Joe the Liberal]

25. No Johnny.......

Republicans are the greatest threat to freedom I've seen in the last 19 years.

[Cleita]

28. Are the boneheads like him and Michelle Bachman not aware of

the fact to talk in terms of freedom and rebellion could be very close to treason. Inciting people to rebellion to fight for freedom implies overthrowing the government. Are they aware of this? And why aren't their colleagues in Congress explaining that to them? When "patriots" start showing up at town halls meetings with weapons strapped to them, it appears that they have gotten the message about what they are supposed to do.

[LSK]

29. Im sure he was saying the same thing about Saddam in 2003

[GreenPartyVoter]

30. What. An. Idiot. n/t

[Odin2005]

31. Senator Orange Skin needs to STFU.

[Blue_Roses]

32. what a crock of bullshit...

"boner" is pandering ...while, dreaming of his next drink.