The Rat Has A Bad Republican On Who CAN'T ANSWER!

[KingOfLostSouls]

they have no plans, he asked the guy what their plan is

we spend 1/6th our GDP and this guy has NO SOLUTIONS!

NONE!

keeps saying, "we're going to spend more."


just keeps yelling about liberals and how we have the best health care in the world


THIS IS THUGGERY AND NO SOLUTIONS

[Canuckistanian]

1. Thanks for your highly specific post

Consider me enlightened now.

[Richardo]

3. The rat, you know, that guy on TV...

He was talking to that guy in the hat, who was standing next to the other guy in the hat.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

18. You mean the guys located under the sun?

[dhpgetsit]

2. Who are you sputtering about?

Make your posts intelligible.

[dhpgetsit]

4. Jinx

[KingOfLostSouls]

6. ok freeper junior

if you're not aware of who the usual people ranted around about here, lemme give you a bit of tips


joe schmoe, joey scars = joe scarborough

the rat = dylan rattigan

tweety = chris matthews.



I'm sorry you don't keep up on current events, commentators, and the usual sources of scorn around here. welcome to the 21st century

[Richardo]

8. This is why those stupid nicknames are the opposite of witty

Just give the names as they are and stop behaving like Michael Savage and Rush Limbaugh.

[KingOfLostSouls]

9. survey says...

kiss my ass

thanks.


sincerely

the management.

[Hutzpa]

11. Survey says iggy the foo n/t

[Bunny]

16. +1

What a ridiculous OP.

[sharp_stick]

13. Freeper Jr.?

I guess you would be one of those with "don't play well with others" on the report card. Tweety has been around awhile however rat could probably mean just about anybody. As someone who doesn't watch a lot of daytime TV I've never seen Ratigan, perhaps I should stay home on weekdays more.

[Blaukraut]

5. Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC? He's pretty good to watch on any

day. Today is a beauty, however.

[KingOfLostSouls]

7. yeah he really went off

it was pretty funny as hell watching him embarrass that jackass

[SoCalDem]

15. The guy he had on is the guy from THIS group

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8572759


too bad he did not ask him why a SENIOR POLICY ANALYST FOR THE AMA, was the communications director of his "little grassroots group"..

[Hutzpa]

10. Saw that

and the fool kept going back top his talking point and he could not let him,
good job from the Rat.

[davsand]

12. if you are trying to dumb down the conversation do it on some other show...

That is not an exact quote, but it was something to that effect. I about fell off my chair laughing.

Typical straw-man bullshit arguments from the GOP operative, and it was the usual Ratigan behavior. Don't get me wrong--I agree with Ratigan on this (and several other subjects) but he really IS just obnoxious as hell to his guests sometimes.


Laura

[KingOfLostSouls]

14. yeah he can piss me off

but holy cow, he really put that guy in his place

[davsand]

17. Well, if he pisses YOU off--how do you think that the GOP folks who sent that operative are feeling?

Not only did Ratigan make him look like a tool, but he also cut the legs out from under the entire GOP spin machine by making the discussion about free market competition.

I've not seen that bill Ratigan was waving around, but it is a brilliant bit of work if it actually does bring the discussion around to forcing insurance companies to compete for business. Imagine-if you can--one bill forcing the GOP and the Blue Dog stooges to not only admit they are whores for the insurance industry, AND it cuts the legs out from under the "scared grannies" they have put out front who don't want "gubment" messing in their Medicare program.

:puke:


Laura

[SoCalDem]

19. Wyden Bennett is bunk

SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed Aug-05-09 08:05 AM
Original message

The Wyden/Bennett option is not being explained properly
He's (Wyden) been on tv for days now, calmly laying out the plan, and he's apparently having some success, but NO ONE is pressing him for the most important part.

His plan (as near as I can tell) is :

mandated (okay by me, IF the price is fair)
"just like what HE has"..

I would like a few things addressed..(has anyone got the inside skinny on this?)

How much is the US government ponying up for insuance coverage. It's pretty useless to know what the senator/congresscritter/govt.employee's share is, if we do not know what the TOTAL cost is.

getting "access" to a marketplace of insurance options, just like the government people have, is of little use, if the individual has to pay the total cost.. (That's COBRA, by another name)

For a person working for $10 an hour, at a place with no coverage, this means they either have to convince their bos to pick up the same amount that the government does, or they have to pay it all on their own,. I have heard the figure $10K tossed around; If that's correct (for a family plan), and the employee pays $200 a month, who's going to pay the other $7600.00? a boss with 4 or 5 other employees? (that's $38K). Can a $10 an hour person afford to pay $200 a month AND co-pays?

I think Ole Ron is showing us apples & charging us for oranges.