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gabeana

(3,166 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2015, 08:09 PM Jan 2015

There were Death Threats on Andy Griffith because of ACA!

Remember those commercial that he made supporting ACA?
I was reading his Bio on IMDB and said they had to take the commercials down because of Death threats, did not know this

the right wing in our USA is batshit crazy

"In 2010, he appeared in a series of TV commercials advocating for the Health Care Reform bill proposed by President Barack Obama. The commercials were withdrawn after Griffith received hundreds of death threats from opponents of the bill."

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341431/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

Newshounds when covering Griffiths death in 2012, has a screenshot of some the responses from fox news viewers regarding Griffiths passing, it's not pretty

http://www.newshounds.us/fox_nation_readers_smear_andy_griffith_07042012

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There were Death Threats on Andy Griffith because of ACA! (Original Post) gabeana Jan 2015 OP
I don't see that paragraph at your link. mn9driver Jan 2015 #1
It's in the trivia section of the biography gabeana Jan 2015 #3
Citizen's arrest! Citizen's arrest! KamaAina Jan 2015 #2
Classic!!! johnp3907 Jan 2015 #9
sick and sad lunasun Jan 2015 #4
Fucking terrorists. nt SunSeeker Jan 2015 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #6
The republican hate machine is breeding their own version of Hitler's Brown Shirts thanks to Elwood P Dowd Jan 2015 #7
There are elements of the right wing in this country that have nothing on radical Islamists Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #8
They're just freaking scaredy rats.. so scared of a little health care that all they can think of Cha Jan 2015 #10
Watch "Face in the Crowd"... czarjak Jan 2015 #11
Yes! LiberalElite Jan 2015 #13
So they hate the ACA because it's "socialist." Ed Suspicious Jan 2015 #12
Lock 'em all up and let this guy torture them. Elwood P Dowd Jan 2015 #14

gabeana

(3,166 posts)
3. It's in the trivia section of the biography
Wed Jan 14, 2015, 08:17 PM
Jan 2015

right below the highlighted area where it list who he was friends with

Response to SunSeeker (Reply #5)

Elwood P Dowd

(11,443 posts)
7. The republican hate machine is breeding their own version of Hitler's Brown Shirts thanks to
Wed Jan 14, 2015, 08:51 PM
Jan 2015

Fox News, over 1,000+ hate radio stations, the Tea Party racists, and the so called "Christian Churches". Fascism has arrived.

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."

Sinclair Lewis

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
8. There are elements of the right wing in this country that have nothing on radical Islamists
Wed Jan 14, 2015, 09:02 PM
Jan 2015

Do you want me to repeat that, Mr. Militiaman?

Cha

(297,154 posts)
10. They're just freaking scaredy rats.. so scared of a little health care that all they can think of
Wed Jan 14, 2015, 09:22 PM
Jan 2015

is wanting to kill Andy Griffith because he's promoting it. How sick are they?

Would they benefit from Obamacare? LOL

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
12. So they hate the ACA because it's "socialist."
Wed Jan 14, 2015, 11:08 PM
Jan 2015

I get the feeling they don't even really know why they hate that concept. It's just weird to me, their fanatical opposition to everyone being better off.

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