Nora O'Donnell (MSNBC) DESTROYED Rep. Thornberry on "Pledge to America"

[jenmito]

She had this Repub. on who was at the "Pledge to America" unveiling today and asked him, point for point, which parts of "Obamacare" they would repeal (the platform says they'll "repeal and replace 'Obamacare'"), She listed some of the parts of the new healthcare law that go into effect today, asking him "just yes or no" whether he wants those parts repealed.

She asked him if he wants to get rid of the part that covers pre-existing conditions for children. He said he likes that part but he (they) would repeal the WHOLE thing. She said, "So that's a yes," and then she asked if he wants to get rid of the part that allows children to be on their parents' insurance up to age 26 and he said he likes THAT part, too, especially because he has children in college now, and she said, "So that's a no?" He said, paraphrasing, "You're not listening to me. We want to repeal the whole thing and then replace it.

She trapped him over and over by listing things that go into effect today which would go away if they repealed it. He had NO answers for her other than to say that this is not a detailed plan, but a pledge of carrying out what "the people" want. It was great to watch.

[Beetwasher]

1. I Hope They Shot Themselves In The Foot With This Idiotic "Pledge", Because The Dems

Don't seem to want to throw them an anvil with a vote on tax cuts. Grrrrrr.

[jenmito]

4. It's clear that they HAVE.

I hope this type of questioning continues and the Repubs. continue to tie themselves in knots with their answers. I HATE that the Dems. won't take up tax cuts now!

[golddigger]

2. Yeah and then she apologized to him after the interview.

[jenmito]

5. She destroyed him nonetheless.

[DailyGrind51]

52. A sledge hammer rapped in a velvet glove!

[SpiralHawk]

27. So-called 'reporters' apologizing for doing their job? WTF?

They are supposed to be public watchdogs. Supposed to ask tough questions.

This is the crap you get when republicons own the media, as they do...reporters timid about getting up off their knees.

The Rep. is the one who owes America an apology for backing a 'pledge' he cannot in any way defend.

[DailyGrind51]

31. So, she is wrong for having class? Marc Antony praised assassin Brutus after the traitor was slain.

[bluestateguy]

3. Somehow I have a feeling the Repeal part is much more important that the Replace part

And anything that they were to pass as part of the Replace part would just be a meaningless bandaid that wouldn't actually help anyone.

[jenmito]

6. Not to mention that the repeal part is IMPOSSIBLE unless there's a Repub. president. n/t

[Beartracks]

9. Yes. That's their only interest. n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

26. The bottom line is that they can't "REPEAL" a damn thing. The president will VETO, VETO, VETO!!

That's the point that Nora should have been making!!

[Sheepshank]

30. ok now, that offers all sorts of possibilities for a public smack down...me likey n/t

[Jokinomx]

42. Yes... you are correct...:-)

Of course they could say they will take the WH back in 2012 and then they would repeal. Even though Pres. Obama's ratings are down,I don't feel the Democratic base could stomach taking a chance of him losing. There will be a large turnout again and he will win. So they are just saying anything and everything to keep people in fear of losing everything that is dear to them. It's all to "energize" the base and get them to the polls to vote this fall.

:toast:

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

44. It's so frustrating that the so-called Media Talking Heads refuse to hit back!

The Republicans cannot repeal ANYTHING!!!

There are three fucking branches of government!!!

[4lbs]

7. She should have asked what specifically they would replace it with.

The GOPpers never say what exactly what the replacement would look like.

[jenmito]

8. She tried. She asked what THEY would do to which he answered that the "pledge"

is just a reaction to what "the people" want (yeah, right) and they don't have specifics yet.

[LiberalFighter]

32. And that is a lie. Because the people did not include Democrats and everyone else they didn't ask.

Just like those town hall meetings the dirtbag Republicans had for health care. They were rigged in opposition to health care reform.

[Cosmocat]

11. Cue meaningless, do it all talking points ...

"common sense, free market principles ..."

But, what specifically would that be?

"Less regulation and free market answers ..."

But, what specifically would that be?

"Get government off the people's back and let them choose ..."

But, what specifically would that be?

"common sense, free market solutions ..."

[LiberalFighter]

33. Their should be a carousel with these pictures and labeled "The face of Republicans".

[flpoljunkie]

10. I caught most of it. She really nailed the Rethug!

[jenmito]

12. Yup. I loved how she named some VERY popular things going into effect today and

watching him squirm to try to explain why he's against them. Same with the tax cuts. She asked why all of the Repubs. were AGAINST tax cuts for the middle class and he had no answer to that, either.

[Cha]

20. Wow, that doesn't sound like the Nora

O'Donnell of the past..what's changed her?

[Control-Z]

45. Really.

I'm wondering the same.

[jenmito]

47. Maybe it's because she now has children and is doing this in her self-interest? n/t

[theothersnippywshrub]

13. Republicans want to replace "Obamacare" with "Obamacare Lite."

I don't like the word "Obamacare" but I think the Tea Baggers will be pissed if they ever realize what the Republicans want to do. For that reason I think "Republicans want to replace Obamacare with Obamacare Lite" might be a useful slogan.

[jenmito]

14. No-they want to replace it with NOTHING but tax cuts, I'm sure. n/t

[flpoljunkie]

18. What they want is unregulated Health Savings Accounts sold across state lines, catastrophic coverage

Surprise, surprise! They have been huge moneymakers for insurance companies!

[jenmito]

19. True. n/t

[Cha]

21. They want to replace it with tax cuts for the top2%, bomb Iran,

and destroy America in anyway possible.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. More like taking a Plunger to America

Screw these GOP morans.

[pennylane100]

16. every once in a while Norah O'Donnell surprises me.

I hope they replay it later today.

[vaberella]

23. She tends to be good at what she does. n/t

[LiberalFighter]

34. Not often enough for me.

[bushisanidiot]

17. Good for her! Nora always seems to have a right wing slant, but she asked important questions

of a republicon this time. She and the rest of the MSM usually save the hard questions for democrats and throw soft balls to the pukes.

I hope voting americans were listening to Thornberry say YES, the republican tea party WILL not just GUT the Health Care Reform bill, but they will remove it altogether.. and replace it with what? <crickets>

[CLANG]

22. Pledge to America

We pledge to fuck things up even more than we did the first time. Oh, I almost forgot, then we'll blame it all on the Democrats AGAIN!

[Clio the Leo]

24. And if you can catch the press conference at the event do so...

.... good times. (check CSPAN)

[jenmito]

25. Here it is:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295625-1 :hi:

[BlueIdaho]

28. Republicans... same shit, different decade...

[catgirl]

29. That guy from CA made me shudder (C-Span)

And that pathetic speech. We really need to beat these idiots in November.

[golfguru]

35. If HCR bill is so good as Nora says why no democrats are touting it?

I have not seen many democratic political commercials with
candidates boasting about their vote on HCR. Why is that???

[jenmito]

36. Do you disagree that those things taking effect today are NOT good and

should be repealed? That's what the Repubs. think.

[golfguru]

39. Overall this HCR bill is bat shit ugly

For profit private insurers (FPPI) win 40 million additional paying
customers, courtesy of middle class workers who will pay higher premiums
and higher taxes.

There is not a single restraint on premium hikes by FPPI in the bill.
The FPPI's are free to increase your premiums as high as necessary until
their profit goals are met. Annual rate hikes as high as 34% are already
showing up in this year with majority to reset higher on January 1st 2011.
Note that the average premium increase has been under 9% per year over last 10 years.

No competition to FPPI from public option to keep rate hikes under control.
This was the only effective means of restricting run away rate hikes.

Competition to FPPI from across the state lines by other FPPI's is missing in bill.
So each state has it's FPPI operating as a monopoly without outside competition.

Nothing in the HCR bill to restrain frivolous malpractice suits which end up
costing all consumers of health care more.

No wonder democrats all over the country running for election are running away
from it and I can't blame them one bit. I have not seen any democratic political
ads from candidates running in 2010, touting the HCR bill.

However I am happy Nora made minced meat of the repub.

[Arkana]

38. Because a lot of the Dems running for reelection are cowards?

[golfguru]

40. Not really those dems are realistic n/m

[Arkana]

37. They're over a barrel.

They like parts of the bill, but they can't repeal it because if they ever somehow got a repeal through both houses of Congress the President would smack it down without a second thought.

They could defund it if they got a majority, but this is looking increasingly unlikely.

[progressoid]

41. Well, of course Republicans should actually like the HCR bill.

They only bitch about it because their opponents passed it. And when pressured, they have to admit they like it. That's because in reality, it's just a re-hash of Nixon's plan back in 1974.

It's not surprising that a Republican would like a Republican bill. The bigger question is why Democrats decided this Republican bill was a good thing and signed onto it.

[flyarm]

43. You mean the same Nora O'Donnell ilk that shoved a war and the Bush crimes and crime family down

our throats for 8 years with almost glee on her face?????? And her smarmy little smirk while she helped lie some of the dumbest or ignorant of politics and media capitulation in this nation into a war of lies and war crimes.

Fuck Nora the Whora.

I have had it with these assholes trying to re-invent themselves now..

Now after 1 million Iraqi's human beings are dead.

Fuck Nora Whora now that so many of our soldiers are dead for her lies and the lies of the Bush murderers that she helped kill with her fucking propaganda!

Maybe some people around here are stupid enough to let these fuckers re-invent themselves..but I am not ..

Fuck her!

Where was that nasty smarmy little ------ for 8 years when she pushed a fucking war of lies on the American people..oh yeah..collecting her huge paycheck..while families lost their children to her propaganda and lies!

She doesn't get any kudos from me ..ever ever ever! for any fucking thing!

Remember these are some of the same politicians and their types that she gave fellatio to for 8 fucking years!

[jenmito]

46. Yup, but she should get credit where credit is due. n/t

[flyarm]

48. the only credit that smarmy woman will get from me, is credit for the murder of our soldiers and

1 million Iraqi citizens because of her lying propaganda ass! And for the protection of war criminals.

She deserves No good credit for anything. period!

How soon the ignorant forget !

The deaths of human lives is what she is responsible for and the only damn thing she will get credit from me for!

[jenmito]

49. Who are you calling "the ignorant"?

I'm VERY aware of her usual RW bias which is why I was pleasantly surprised with her attack on the RWer yesterday.

[flyarm]

50. anyone who cheers on this nasty propaganda ass of a woman who couldn't suck ass enough

for the murderers and liars in our government! Anyone who would cheer this woman on, who sold her soul and the souls of our soldiers and 1 million Iraqi Human beings lives that were killed/murdered for greed and lies..bold fucking faced lies! her lies!

remember this..the day Bush started his war of lies more than 50% of Iraqi citizens were under the age of 15!

That means, many of the 1 million murdered were children!

Nora Fucking Whora is responsible for most of those deaths!

The ignorant are those who would forgive that Lying sack of horse crap who calls herself a journalist!

the saying goes..if the shoe fits..wear it.

[jenmito]

51. I don't think you know the definition of "arrogant."

You can call me arrogant all you want. That does NOT describe someone who's AWARE of her past reporting still giving her credit where credit is due, such as in the interview of the RWer yesterday.

[flyarm]

53. so do you give credit to a bold faced murderer because he/she gives candy to children?

or decides today they will be nice person and tell the truth after they were proven to have lied a few minutes prior to murder?

You can't buy back credibility.

Hers is shit!

As I said I don't give murdering liars credit for anything.

That is how we got in this mess to begin with.

Oh and as for arrogant..I ran campaigns of democrats that spend endless days and weeks and months emailing Nora Whora everytime she lied about the war of lies..she would send back emails ..laughing WITH THE WORDS.."haaha"..or with the simple word.. "YAWN"......

THE WAR CRIMINALS COULD NOT HAVE A BETTER OR MORE COMPLICIT CHEERLEADER! Or partner in fellatio!

ARROGANT????????? YOU WANT TO TALK ARROGANT???????

Perhaps you enjoy re-inventing murderers and those complicit in murder..I on the other hand do not and will not!

And I have a very long memory.

[jenmito]

55. I give credit WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.

She DID destroy that RWer yesterday and that she gets credit for. I have a very long memory, too. She was a cheerleading anchor for the war and that was wrong. She wasn't a "murderer." She was a cheerleader.

And re: "arrogant," I meant "ignorant" since that's what you called me. You never called me "arrogant." I typed the wrong word. Replace "arrogant" for "ignorant" and I stand by the rest.

[ProSense]

54. Good

Republicans never expect to have to justify their claims. If the media did that more often, they'd all come off as the hypocrites and liars they are.

[jenmito]

56. Exactly...

we need ALL anchors to challenge their "guests" when there are clearly things to point out.