Right Wing SWIFTBOATS 12 Year Old SCHIP Recipient

[kpete]

Right Wing SWIFTBOATS 12 Year Old SCHIP Recipient

Conservatives have more recently turned their targets on young Graeme Frost himself. A poster at the Free Republic propagated information alleging that Frost was actually a rich kid being pampered by the government. Among other bits of information, the post by the Freeper “icwhatudo” asserts that Graeme and his sister Gemma attend wealthy schools that cost “nearly $40,000 per year for tuition” and live in a well-off home.

The smear attack against Graeme has taken firm hold in the right-wing blogosphere. The National Review, Michelle Malkin, Wizbang, Powerline, and the Weekly Standard blog have all launched assaults on the Frost family….

Desperate to defend Bush’s decision to cut off millions of children from health care, the right wing has stooped to launching baseless and uninformed attacks against a 12 year old child and his family.

Right wing bloggers have been harassing the Frosts, calling their home numerous times to get information about their private lives. Compassionate conservatism indeed.

UPDATE: TP commenter Mr. Ed notes that Malkin visited the Frost’s home and business today. A coworker of Mr. Frost tells Malkin that the family is “struggling,” but she refuses to believe it. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/08/attacking-graeme-frost/

http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/10/09/what-is-wrong-with-you/

[southern_belle]

1. Unbelievable!!!

:rant:

[The Backlash Cometh]

9. What they're doing is absolutely criminal, and make no mistakes they're

sending a message. They will bully anyone who gets in their way, which is why many of us who are alone in our local communities, just hide and try to stay out of their way.

[abq e streeter]

14. one of the saddest parts of this is that its totally believable

[connecticut yankee]

2. What do you expect

from those bastards?

[progpen]

3. Repugs have been de-evolving before our eyes...

and will soon become the reptiles they admire and emulate.

[Tinksrival]

4. More info on Malkin and Freepe',s desperate attacks here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2001811

:puke:

[Solly Mack]

5. Bush Inc claims the right to detain and torture children

...swiftboating children is just a warm up session for that ilk

Jan. 12, 2006 "If the president deems that he's got to torture somebody, including by crushing the testicles of the person's child, there is no law that can stop him?"

"No treaty," replied John Yoo, the former Justice Department official who wrote the crucial memos justifying President Bush's policies on torture, "war on terror" detainees and domestic surveillance without warrants. Yoo made these assertions at a public debate in December in Chicago..."

[kevinmc]

6. This Story Linked here makes them look like Fools ....

Snips from it ...


A blogger on FreeRepublic.com discovered that Frost and his sister, Gemma, attend a private school where tuition costs $20,000 a year. Their father, Halsey, is a self-employed woodworker, meaning that if his family doesn’t have health insurance, it’s because Halsey Frost -- as his own boss -- chooses not to purchase it for himself.
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But Manley say conservative bloggers didn't dig deep enough. It turns out that the Frost children attend Baltimore’s Park School on near-full scholarships; they pay roughly $500 per child per year in tuition, he said.

Like many small-business owners, Halsey Frost can't even afford to provide health insurance to himself, Manley said.

"Last year, the Frost's made $45,000 combined," Manley said. "Over the past few years they have made no more than $50,000 combined depending on Halsey's ability to find work."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/10/dems-poster-chi.html

[Horse with no Name]

13. Yet they say NOTHING about Rick Santorum's kids education

being subsidized.:mad:

[Buzz Clik]

7. Malkin. Pond scum.

[WillyT]

8. Sounds Just Like The RW To Pick On A Little Girl !!!

Does not suprise me in the least.

:evilfrown:

[SteelPenguin]

10. I just don't understand their logic

Even if it were true that his family is well off, how does pointing out what obviously is an exception rather than a rule negate helping the majority? I think the answer is that it's part of their routine bag of tricks which doesn't make any logical sense, because their true reasons would be anathema to even some of the people who repeat the bullshit they vomit.

If one person exploits a government program that helps millions, right wingers use it as a reason to not have the program at all. Why help a million people, if one person is going to take advantage of it? That's just cruel and insane logic.

What should qualify for sChip anyway? If you make the average salary in this country (more than double minimum wage) and don't have health care provided by your company, health insurance will cost close to half your take home pay, and it'll be catastrophic coverage at that with a high deductable. Nobody in their right mind who makes even 40k or 50k a year can afford to pay a third of their takehome pay on catastrophic insurance. Offer these people sChip though and they might forgoe insurance for themselves, but at least their kids will be covered.

[pingzing58]

11. Does anyone know the race or ethnicity of this family? Malkin is a hateful and knows no civility.

[iheartobama]

12. race?

They are white. Why would that matter? Malkin is a minority.

[Horse with no Name]

15. Malkin is a beast, not a minority. n/t

[Tempest]

16. It's simple really

The rightwing see themselves losing more seats in the House and Senate and see the WH going to Hillary.

They're lashing out at anyone and everyone, knowing there is nothing that will turn things around for them.

They're going down fighting. What they don't realize is that they're making it harder for them to get back up.

[sakabatou]

17. Fuckers