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sheshe2

(83,744 posts)
Fri May 5, 2017, 05:19 PM May 2017

Illustrator Holds Nothing Back Depicting The Horror Of Trumpcare



House Republicans passed legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Thursday and replace it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA). If passed in the Senate, the proposed bill, described as a “moral travesty,” would gut health care coverage for millions, ax Medicaid expansions, and allow for discrimination against individuals with a lengthy list of pre-existing conditions that disproportionately affect women.


“I was surprised,” artist Edel Rodriguez told HuffPost, upon hearing the bill was voted through the House. “Because of what happened a month ago, I figured it wouldn’t pass. But these guys seem to be really intent on ruining lives. They kept at it.”


Rodriguez is a Cuban-born, New York-based artist whose illustrations collapse the details of Trump’s alarming rise to power into stark, urgent graphics that are as easily digestible as they are scathing. The day after AHCA was announced, Rodriguez uploaded two new images to his Facebook, again translating the nation’s angst and horror into imagery that pops and burns.


“It makes it easier,” he explained, “if you have something you want to say right away. And you have an audience right away, too. People are angry, they are looking for something to hold on to, share and talk about. I want to help people realize they are not alone.”




More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/edel-rodriguez-trump-illustration_us_590cbdede4b0104c734eb8d9?1m&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

The pictures tell the story.
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Illustrator Holds Nothing Back Depicting The Horror Of Trumpcare (Original Post) sheshe2 May 2017 OP
Tell it! KT2000 May 2017 #1
You are correct! sheshe2 May 2017 #3
I just can't understand WTF Republicans are so proud of. world wide wally May 2017 #2
Not a clue.. sheshe2 May 2017 #5
They had a win, and a big party on the White House lawn gratuitous May 2017 #7
K&R... spanone May 2017 #4
The GOPCare Chainsaw Massacre hvn_nbr_2 May 2017 #6
Movie enid602 May 2017 #9
K & R Mountain Mule May 2017 #8
Nice hat! keithbvadu2 May 2017 #10

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
7. They had a win, and a big party on the White House lawn
Fri May 5, 2017, 07:09 PM
May 2017

They know their supporters are far more tuned in to what they see than what they hear. All those white men guzzling Bud Lights and taking selfies while smiling their biggest shit-eating grins is what they'll remember long after their health insurance goes bye-bye.

hvn_nbr_2

(6,486 posts)
6. The GOPCare Chainsaw Massacre
Fri May 5, 2017, 07:05 PM
May 2017

Republican Werewolves in Congress
A GOP Nightmare on Main Street
Rosemary's Republican Baby
The Slaying of 24 Million Lambs
Trumpian Psycho Jaws

keithbvadu2

(36,774 posts)
10. Nice hat!
Fri May 5, 2017, 07:44 PM
May 2017

Make sure to mention this --- OFTEN

(Republican Congressman) voted for special benefits/treatment for himself and his family.

https://www.vox.com/2017/4/25/15429982/gop-exemption-ahca-amendment

Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal

Republican legislators want to keep popular Obamacare provisions for themselves and their staff.
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