[above: We were staying right on a trolley line, and the buzzing of the overhead power lines was incessant. I doubt that it’ll make a record, as we had better songs this time out, but this fact gave rise to our loudest endeavor of the session, a number called Stray Voltage.] The weekend of November […]
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FOX News edits out the insanity in coverage of healthcare foes
If you watched the television news or picked up a paper today, you likely saw the image of an older man, pushing a wheelchair, yelling into the face of Michigan Congressman John Dingell. The scene took place last night in Romulus, Michigan, during a town hall meeting on healthcare. So far, I’ve seen this particular […]
Posted in Health, Observations, Politics Also tagged Ann Coulter, Birthers, cerebral palsy, Communism, Debbie Schlussel, euthanasia, euthanasia of seniors, FOX, FOX News, Glen Beck, guns, healthcare, healthcare reform, John Dingell, Mike Sola, Milan, Obama, Obama's birth certificate, Rush Limbaugh, Socialism, teabaggers, town hall 67 Comments
Tea-Baggers Gone Wild: taking back healthcare town halls
Every year at this time, when Congress goes into recess, our elected officials travel back to their home districts and engage their constituents. And, this year, as you can imagine, most of them are talking primarily about healthcare reform. The problem is, Republican operatives have made it their mission to disrupt such town hall meetings, […]
Posted in Health, Politics Also tagged accusations of socialism, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, astroturf, Austin, Birthers, Bush administration, fear mongering, Free Speech Zones, freedom hounds, H.R. 3200, health insurance, healthcare reform, John Dingell, Kenya, Lloyd Doggett, loyalty oaths, Monroe, NPR, Obama, Obamacare, Operation Urgent Fury, Republican National Committee, Romulus Athletic Center, Swiftboating, teabagging, Think Progress, Wall Street run healthcare 53 Comments