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"being american means voting conservative 100% of the time."
"They want to dictate pay, credit card products, the cars you manufacture."then later in the day:
"Obama wants the jobless rate to get over 10% so that then he can take over all these companies like Ford."i could go on, but it gives me a headache...
"Typical liberal ideology that I’m smarter than you, you don’t realize that this is good for you. I will make the right decisions for you and for the environment and this is going to be an optimal society."this is after hearing the same guy say this about an hour earlier in the day:
“I’m not even sure they’re very smart.”
“They don’t say you have to own a car AND pay for insurance.”and then on his way to the printer, still upset with liberals:
“they should fucking be all shot.”
"Liberals cannot accept that in an optimal society there will be losers. You can’t protect everybody."i mentioned this to cake boss in boston and he said, "you're only as good as your weakest player." which i think is the same for society.
“She’s going to fuck up America.”here is a made up statistic on the health reform bill that must be from fox news, which rachel maddow did an interesting piece on how inaccurate their reporting is and people are misquoting figures because of it:
"70% of Americans against it."and then this one:
"They’ve voted to ban the bills from being put online so people can’t read them."
"Obama is a slick guy trying to divert attention away from everything else."
Published October 08 2009as stoked and proud as i am about this, i find it a bit ironic... see, i've been meaning to write my own editorial for a long time. i was going to, and still hope to, write to senator conrad about my experiences being denied healthcare coverage (can you believe that??!!), but since i am a well-known procrastinator, i have not gotten around to it just yet. in the meantime, i got an email from brave new world foundation talking about health care in rural america (i think from brave new world, but i viewed it from work, so i can't find the direct link for you right now). you watched a very poignant video on health care affecting rural america. then, you have the option to put in your zip code, so i put in 58102, and up pops a listing of local newspapers (the forum in fargo). it gave you a sample text you could use to write an editorial to the paper. i didn't have a lot of time, so i clicked send and off went my pre-written editorial. i just thought i should come out clean with all the details. don't get me wrong, i believe in the everything the editorial says. and i'm happy to put my name by it. but if you see the same words somewhere else, that is why.Rural Americans need reform bill
I am disappointed that when rural people have been shown in the health care reform debate, when they’ve been shown at all, it’s mostly been screaming and shouting against reform.By: DLE, Fargo
I am disappointed that when rural people have been shown in the health care reform debate, when they’ve been shown at all, it’s mostly been screaming and shouting against reform. The truth is the silent majority of rural Americans want and need health care reform that is inclusive, affordable and includes a strong public option.
Rural Americans are more likely to be uninsured or underinsured and have fewer choices of private insurance and health care providers while having more health care needs. While all Americans stand to gain from health care reform, arguably rural Americans have the most to gain. Please make sure this side of the story is heard.
Tags: health care reform, public insurance option, rural americans, opinion, letters
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“he doesn’t know what a lefty is. I think he’s one of those lefties that wants to sit around and smoke pot all day.”