Right Wingers - Government Wants to Kill Old People - Really? (The Snuffers)

[Joanne98]

The right wing of American politics, the wing of the Republican party that is in bed with health care lobbyists is desperate to defeat health care. They are so desperate they are pulling out all the stops. What are they doing now you may ask? They are trying to promote the idea that the government is going to have a government worker visit every senior at home and inquire of them how they want to die. I'm not making this up. President Obama attended a town hall meeting with AARP members and the question came up.

Other Republicans are taking to the floor of the House of Representatives and telling Americans that if the country adopts the Democratic health care plan, seniors all across America will be put to death by their government because they cost too much. It's all over right-wing talk radio too, including my favorite (not) Rush Limbaugh.

This is really sick, that the right wingers and the insurance lobby has to go to this extent to scare people into thinking that a public option will include provisions to kill old people.

Republicans and the health insurance lobby will stop at nothing to stop meaningful health care reform. Polls have shown though that 72% of Americans want a public option, 50% of Republicans want a public option. I hope when Congress heads home for their summer break, they get an earful from their constituents and go back to Washington and pass a bill with a strong public option and coverage for all Americans.


http://opfealk.blogspot.com/2009/07/right-wingers-government-wants-to-kill.html

[old mark]

1. I just heard about this, and I agree this is really out of hand even for

Republican pinheads.


mark

[eilen]

2. I've actually heard some people saying this

they start out with "you know what they are doing now..." and go into the spiel about dehydrating elderly on purpose.

[sam sarrha]

3. my mother was talking about this a while back....

[POAS]

4. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) (certifiable)

had this to say about the "Republican Plan (which, apparently, is classified top secret) in contrast to the Democratic plans:

"is pro-life because it will not put seniors in a position of being put to death by their government."

[zbdent]

5. amusing ... since the Repug health care plan appears to be giving everybody a gun

and saying "Hey ... vigilantism is great!"

[opihimoimoi]

6. No matter rhe color of the lipstick...its still the GOPig...try as they might,..the smell still same

[patrice]

7. High Costs of Treatment, Low Staffing Ratios - THAT'S what kills Elders. nt

[patrice]

8. P.S. That's not enough Nurses and NOT ENOUGH CNAs . . . now, guess why Repuglicans don't want to tal

k about

WHY?

there aren't enough nurses and

WHY?

there aren't enough CNAs.

The current Repuglican line of argument is VERY proactive on several other problems that are not that deeply buried in the care systems and that line of argument is a re-deployment of their nearly universal tactic of accusing others of what you yourself are doing.

:grr: :grr: :grr: . . . to infinity.

[Myrina]

9. ... because frightened oldsters are the only block the GOP has left ...

... they gotta try to rile them and their pick 'em up truck drivin, shotgun totin' chilluns into action, since the Birther and the "He's a socialist" strategies didn't work.

Anything but come up with a platform and be honest about what you really are, right GOP?

[Butch350]

10. A "Soylent Green" processing plant opening near you soon!

[bemildred]

11. Their only hope is to spook the herd. nt

[patrice]

12. If they keep it up, SOME of these Elders are going to be dying in the STREETS

THAT ought to spook the herd real good.