"At this point, all that stands in the way of universal health care in America are the greed of the medical-industrial complex, the lies of the right-wing propaganda machine and the gullibility of voters who believe their lies." Paul Krugman
That’s as well said as it can be said.
The argument is being lost by all these televised town hall meetings. No matter HOW these Wingnuts get outside and inside these meetings with their guns and lies is multi-faceted. The Republicans have successfully made the HOW the argument by making the silly claim it is all spontaneous grassroots democracy. That lie has worked as it changes the subject from issues concerning health care to politics concerning health care. BTW, as you may have noticed all the rancor at these meeting is caused by unions (working stiffs) and ACORN (Negros). And it works!
The argument should be WHY this minority of right-wing extremists with their guns, their hate and their lies have been able to destroy health care reform. And why are guns so central to the issue?
It’s a matter of a WORLD VIEW pushed by talk radio, Fox News and the religious right who love guns and hate the unWhite, despise liberals and detest the American government. IT IS WHAT THE GUNS ARE FOR! It works because politicians, no matter what they may say in public, in private know just how mud dumb stupid the American voter is.
We went through this exact same thing 15 years ago which is NO different than what is going on today. Back then all America was pointing their fingers at DEM DAMN NON CHRISTIAN FERINGERS. A very few of us – who had been on internet forums and debate areas way back then- before the dust even settled in Oklahoma City knew what the MO would be. WHITE, CHRISTIAN, RIGHT-WING, NRA, GUN NUT. Has anything changed in 15 years? Only one thing. That these ignorant wingnuts are even angrier these days because the stinking gun grabbing liberal in the White house isn’t even White!
I took a lot of heat last year sticking by Hillary for too long. But this was my only issue for that support. That Obama did not understand how disgusting, dishonest, deranged and powerful the Right-wing is in this country, while Hillary having suffered it everyday for a decade understood it all too well and could better deal with it. The President is afraid to even mention the NRA and is now squeezing the public option out the door.
I rest my case…
Sadly it now seems the only hope is one of these nitwits will pull a McVeigh and wake everyone up to what this is all really about.