Elizabeth Edwards on Countdown with Keith Olberman: 4.09.08!

[ultraist]

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Elizabeth Edwards is continuing to speak out for Universal Health Care.

Go Elizabeth!

[Bumblebee]

1. and Keith had her on -- even though she prefers Hillary's plan to Obama's?

Amazing!

[ultraist]

5. Yep!

He's no fan of Hillary's, that is for sure. At least he's less of a fan of McCain's.

Sadly, the corporate MSM has far too much influence on our elections.

Between the shoddy reporting, something Elizabeth discussed today at Harvard (she slammed the corporate MSM) coupled with the exorbitant amounts of money being spent in this campaign, the process is corrupted.

We need public financing and the MSM needs to be held accountable.

[ashlarah]

6. Elizabeth is so right

Both on health care and on corporate media's coverage of elections. I think, however, that their dismal performance goes well beyond incompetence to outright hijacking. And we let them get away with it.

I haven't read the details of McCain's health care proposal. It sounds like he is trying to transform our already dysfunctional system into our worst nightmares.

I hope there is a transcript somewhere of what Elizabeth said at Harvard. I am grateful to her for speaking out. Certainly, she doesn't have to and she deserves a long and thorough rest after the campaign.

[ultraist]

11. Well said, ashlarah!

I have a video of Elizabeth's speech at Harvard that I will try to get uploaded to YouTube today.

I haven't seen a transcript though.

[dk2]

2. good for Elizabeth

Thanks for the video.

[bettync]

7. Yes! She speaks clearly about this important issue!

Elizabeth always makes her points, even when the interviewer is fishing for endorsement news or other side issues. Elizabeth is very good in interviews!

[Catchawave]

3. Thanks ultraist K&R for Elizabeth !

KO probably thought he was going to get a "scoop" endorsement tonight, he seemed annoyed :mad:

[ultraist]

4. lol! Probably so

He fumbled a bit with his opening statement, "a semi endorsement."

Elizabeth made it clear, that she is not endorsing any one candidate, but speaking out on universal health care.

It's no surprise she prefers Hillary's plan, seeing as Hillary basically replicated John's UHC plan.

It is superior to Obama's healthcare plan, which leaves at least 18 million without coverage. But, as Elizabeth pointed out, both Dem Presidential candidates healthcare plans are far better than McCain's so called plan.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

8. Elizabeth knows

[Divine Discontent]

9. may this dispel the silliness that KO will do anything to keep good press against HRC from happening

I'm sick of seeing the attacks on KO, he's one of our only true TV commentators that gives a damn about speaking the truth.

[Berry Cool]

10. Yeah, and he has been fond of Elizabeth for a long time.

He's never gotten over her telling him about how she and Wade used to watch him and Dan Patrick on SportsCenter together before Wade died, and how the memory of those days is what she thinks of whenever she talks to Keith.

[Beaverhausen]

12. I hope whoever is the next Pres. puts her in charge of Healthcare

She is a great voice for the change we need in Healthcare in this country.