Comments on: AUDIO Of Jim DeMint Saying Health Care Will Be Obama’s “Waterloo”

By: Tina R. Bridges

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By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:05:16 +0000

MediaCurves.com just conducted a study with 615 viewers of a recent pro health care reform ad by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) discussing statements from Senator Jim DeMint. Results showed that the ad failed to increase favorability levels across all political parties. Democrats, Republicans and Independents all reported “skepticism” as the emotion they felt most while watching the ad. For more in-depth results, please visit http://www.mediacurves.com/HealthCare/J7499-ProReformAd/Index.cfm
Thanks,
Ben

By: Spitzerx2

Spitzerx2 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:13:31 +0000

Well the economy is broken already ! if the republicans had not taken the country into several pointless wasteful wars, ignored the warnings about the national deficit for years, not regulated the financial markets which have destroyed peoples pensions and investments, there would be more money to provide a health system for ALL and not the rich and employed which would be consistent with the equality values espoused in the Constitution !

By: ray

ray — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:59:09 +0000

Yes, I stand with Barack Obama in his reforms for the health care system. There are many reasons why his reforms must be be quickly implemented, firstly more than 47 million U.S. residents have no health insurance, and the numbers keep growing. Secondly our Working families are experiencing double-digit increases in the costs of their health insurance, more out-of-pocket costs for doctor visits and skyrocketing prices for prescriptions, forcing many to delay getting needed medical care or worse…last but not least the failure of the previous health care systems will demand for new reforms such as this, playing politics at the time when millions of citizens life is at stake will certainly hamper the well-being of the country.
Interesting report below:
Link :http://en.oboulo.com/the-failure-of-america-s-health-care-system-65187.html
Fingers crossed!

By: Burt Hopkins

Burt Hopkins — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:46:43 +0000

Did you notice the pause between “we can” and “and along with the American people”? Very telling. The American people are an afterthought to this guy.

By: Frank Smithson

Frank Smithson — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:07:37 +0000

They’re giving away chapter 13 of DeMint’s book at http://www.SavingFreedomBook.com — where he goes into detail about his ideas for health care.

By: Dave Jensen

Dave Jensen — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:52:59 +0000

The goverment is not good at runnig anything. Would you like to stay at a government hotel? Would you like to go to a government hospital? Senetor DeMint has introduced legislation that would give you a better choice. S.1015 Health Care Choice Act. Check it out.

By: Marilyn Gulesian

Marilyn Gulesian — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:55:20 +0000

Senator, with all due respect, your “waterloo” comment resonates loud and clear. At 77 and having voted in a number of elections it is perfectly clear to me you don’t give a tinker’s damn about people who cannot afford health care. Your remark reeks of partisan politics pure, plan, and simple. I am ashamed to say that I EVER voted for a republican (small letter ‘r’ intended); for you are very small minded.

By: RationalNotRhetoric

RationalNotRhetoric — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:42:29 +0000

In any situation I look to who opposes legislation and how much they are spending to oppose as a quick indication of the validity. Pharm and Insurance companies putting up $60M to help defeat Universal Health care tells me a lot, as does the fact that the American Medical Association supports…

So who do you trust and believe is concerned about your Medical treatment, your Doctor or your Insurance Company?

The U.S. already pays DOUBLE per capita what the EU Countries spend, yet we are no better than middle of the road in Cancer, Heart Disease, Life Expectancy etc. The only medical measures we rank #1 in besides per capita spending is Teen Pregnancy, Obesity and Plastic Surgery!

Countries like France pay per capita what the U.S. spends per capita now on Medicare and Medicaid, so I am at a loss as to how we can’t find a way to provide Universal care.

It is lunacy that I can’t leave my job for fear of losing my Insurance…And if I happen to have a preexisting condition, forget about moving to a new job!

The real irony is the GOP is backing the Insurance industry, of course, when in reality what better Stimulus package is there than telling every Company in America, those billions of dollars you have tied up in Employee health care, that money is now yours for Capital! Tens and tens of billions of dollars put into the hands of Business to spend!!

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:02:57 +0000

Read up people. Read the details, not just the twitters, the newsbites and the rumors. Find out the details for yourself. Take the time to read the proposal start to finish. Put pressure on your congressman, regardless of their affiliation, to come up with a solution. This is in your hands, not your politicians or your Presidents. The work will get done when the people will it.

By: batman

batman — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:30:12 +0000

Alberta,

I sympathize – I lost my wife to cancer last November. I know exactly.

However – what is this going to cost me?
Will I have a copay?
Will I be paying 20%
Who pays the Dr’s?
What about their Malpractice Insurance?(skyrocketing)
Can I see my current Dr’s?
Can I have elective procedures?
Can my Dr. order more that one test?
Can I get a 2nd opinion?
Can I get a 3rd opinion?
Can I travel to a better hospital? See a specialist?
Can my Dr order the tests he’d like done, or only the test’s the government plan approves?

There are a hundred questions like this – I’d like real answers to.

Also – who pays for this? The cbo projects quite a different forecast than the adminstration’s numbers…

By: Alberta Treadway

Alberta Treadway — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:07:05 +0000

Take my word for it, Health Care is breaking our buget and destroying our deficit. How do I know? My husband just died from Cancer! The cost in the last 18 months he lived through 5 surgeries,radiology, an chemo. would have given Health Care to a small army. It throw families into proverty, and once that’s done the state and Federal medicaid/medicair take over and it breaks the camels back, in medical cost just for that one person. You have millions on medicair and medicaid! For decades this system has been tanking, and no one has the guts to do anything.Reduce medical cost by 25% and it will pay for this Health Care Reform. One ambulance ride four blocks cost us $800.! A ride to the city 50 miles to the city Hosp. Cost us $2,800! They spent a $100 probally on gas if not less and paid two workers for 3 hrs to and from and that totalled up to $2,800.

By: oddjob

oddjob — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:57:38 +0000

It will always feel rushed because there will always be thouse who want status quo. Despite sbj’s assertion that I’m using a strawman argument, I don’t think so.

I also submit that Sen. Rockefeller doesn’t think so:

“There is a very small chance any Republicans will vote for this health-care plan. They were against Medicare and Medicaid [created in the 1960s]. They voted against children’s health insurance.

“We have a moral choice. This is a classic case of the good guys versus the bad guys. I know it is not political for me to say that,” Rockefeller added.

“But do you want to be non-partisan and get nothing? Or do you want to be partisan and end up with a good health- care plan? That is the choice.”

Since the days of Rutherford Hayes the GOP has been first and foremost the Party of Big Business. They always oppose damaging big business. They have dependably done so for well over a century.

That the health insurance industry isn’t interested in insuring everyone or lowering costs as long as they themselves maximize their profits concerns the GOP not at all. The only thing that worries them is that the insurance companies might be harmed by this legislation.

By: Alberta Treadway

Alberta Treadway — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:57:11 +0000

It echo’s why so many of us GOP has jumped ship this year, and probally won’t return. We don’t send our senators or politicians to washington to play polotics with our lifes or that of our children. We want them to cover us under a uniformed/affordable health care! They have talked about it for decades, and the poloticians are to darned scared to do it! Now that one of our prez. has the guts and means to pass a Health Care reform, we have idiots like this who plays politics with it, and be damned what it does to the children and adults of this Nation. It’s time to fire Republicans/Demacrates who is doing this. It’s time we stand together as a united Country, an not on party! Period!