Comments on: A Chebby In The National Driveway & Lesson In Healthcare Messaging http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:48:32 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: ferrarimanf355 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182981 ferrarimanf355 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:11:56 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182981 <p>Damn, and I was hoping that the NASCAR bashing would stay out of this…</p> Damn, and I was hoping that the NASCAR bashing would stay out of this…

]]> By: PeorgieTirebiter http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182928 PeorgieTirebiter Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:15:55 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182928 <p>Perhaps he knows what Jimmy Johnson knows. The real race starts on the last few laps. I’d say Obama has been wisely holding back and he’s just now making his move.</p> Perhaps he knows what Jimmy Johnson knows. The real race starts on the last few laps. I’d say Obama has been wisely holding back and he’s just now making his move.

]]> By: WordBloom http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182820 WordBloom Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:44:00 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182820 <p>I would argue that this White House’s attempt at Health Care reform is a-lot like NASCAR. It just goes around and around and around while a bunch of half-wits watch, mouth agape and slack jawed– say stupid things and hope something crashes and blows up. All that is missing is a banner on the White House lawn that says “Get Er’ Done” or “Mission Accomplished.”</p> I would argue that this White House’s attempt at Health Care reform is a-lot like NASCAR. It just goes around and around and around while a bunch of half-wits watch, mouth agape and slack jawed– say stupid things and hope something crashes and blows up. All that is missing is a banner on the White House lawn that says “Get Er’ Done” or “Mission Accomplished.”

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182814 TheLurkingMod Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:26:42 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182814 <p>emptywheel is upstairs!<br /><a href="http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/20/scahill-on-the-blackwater-rent-an-assassin-service/" rel="nofollow">Scahill on the Blackwater Rent-an-Assassin Service</a></p> emptywheel is upstairs!
Scahill on the Blackwater Rent-an-Assassin Service

]]> By: Hmmm http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182812 Hmmm Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:21:47 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182812 <p>Thanks for the good thought. I’m feeling much better today now that we have the unions arriving like the cavalry.</p> <p>(BTW if you click “reply” your comments will say which previous comments they’re responding to.)</p> Thanks for the good thought. I’m feeling much better today now that we have the unions arriving like the cavalry.

(BTW if you click “reply” your comments will say which previous comments they’re responding to.)

]]> By: redX http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182809 redX Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:14:28 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182809 <p>He brought people that been there for decades - big suprise they are doing the same thing.</p> <p>Oh, and ”looney lefties” are not allow at the ”grownup table” (aka business rules proles drool).</p> He brought people that been there for decades – big suprise they are doing the same thing.

Oh, and ”looney lefties” are not allow at the ”grownup table” (aka business rules proles drool).

]]> By: redX http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182807 redX Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:11:16 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182807 <p>Santa does come that year. I hope you get your wish (or answer to prayers) this year.</p> <p>Sorry thats as optimistic as I can muster.</p> Santa does come that year. I hope you get your wish (or answer to prayers) this year.

Sorry thats as optimistic as I can muster.

]]> By: redX http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182806 redX Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:08:09 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182806 <p>I mean health insurance industry, not care industry</p> I mean health insurance industry, not care industry

]]> By: redX http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182804 redX Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:05:17 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182804 <p>I know it would be tough and in some ways sad to destroy thr HII (congressional health care industry now) - but I did not see any tears shed for:</p> <p>Union destruction<br /> Manufacturing job destruction<br /> IT job destruction</p> <p>What makes everyone pissing mad is how one sided it all is - and that we get raped coming, going, and several times between.</p> I know it would be tough and in some ways sad to destroy thr HII (congressional health care industry now) – but I did not see any tears shed for:

Union destruction
Manufacturing job destruction
IT job destruction

What makes everyone pissing mad is how one sided it all is – and that we get raped coming, going, and several times between.

]]> By: redX http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182802 redX Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:01:31 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/08/19/a-chebby-in-the-national-driveway-lesson-in-healthcare-messaging/#comment-182802 <p>Why sell something ya don’t want to sell, or consider not worth it.</p> <p>I guess the charitable view might end up being that leaving 50 million people uninsured, and nearly everyone else in the lurch is better than losing a few ”blue” dog seats.</p> <p>The alternative is that he is bought and paid for.</p> <p>As for 9-11, Obama has a huge gaping hole in the economy to point to.</p> Why sell something ya don’t want to sell, or consider not worth it.

I guess the charitable view might end up being that leaving 50 million people uninsured, and nearly everyone else in the lurch is better than losing a few ”blue” dog seats.

The alternative is that he is bought and paid for.

As for 9-11, Obama has a huge gaping hole in the economy to point to.

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