Comments on: why are the teabaggers claiming that healthcare reform is not what the voters want?

By: kathy_is_a_nurse

kathy_is_a_nurse — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:25:59 +0000

You’re misrepresenting what the Tea Party is all about. And it’s not necessarily the Tea Party protesters who are against what is CURRENTLY being proposed for health care reform. Yes, Obama ran on health care reform… which is fine… I’m all for REFORM too. But that doesn’t mean voters wanted a total tearing down of the system and creation of a new one. Obama is trying to throw out the baby with the bathwater. The voters will NOT put up with that.
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By: gracie.barbosa

gracie.barbosa — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:48:59 +0000

Shows how connected to reality you are.

The TEA parties do want reform TORT REFORM.

Tort reform would make insurance companies competative making health care affordable. Allowing coverage to continue even if it is a pre-existing condition.

The reason you don’t hear your "Leaders" mentioning tort reform is due to trial lawyers.

Look at how many people in Congress and that were Presidential Candidates were trial lawyers at one point (John Edwards). 95% of trial lawyers donate to the Democratic Party. Tort reform would reduce frivalous malpractice suits and class action lawsuits.

Last week (maybe two weeks ago now) Howard Dean was asked why isn’t tort reform being looked at first instead of going right to the public option.

He was obviously uncomfortable and came up with a choked up answer of "Well you know you can’t just put everything in a bill…"

Now we all know that Congress does everything they can to add all sorts of items to bills. That’s why it’s called pork and that is why it was a hot item during the campaign.

Howard Dean lied to the public when he said that and he represents the party you are towing the line for.

This should make you even more pleased. I am the Director of Communications for my local TEA Party. We have had a surge of independants (that won the election for Obama) coming our way in massive numbers and now we are seeing some democrats as well.

So good luck with the next election 2012. Good luck with your party keeping control of Congress in 2010.
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By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:16:59 +0000

giving more power to the government has never been a good idea…examples Rome..USSR…NAZI Germany…not such a good direction to head
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By: How_Would_I_Know

How_Would_I_Know — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:52:59 +0000

1) Only a mindless idiot would call the last election a landslide. If you want to see what a real landslide looks like, you need to go back to carter-reagan.

2) The VAST majority of Americans do NOT want Obamacare. And they’ve let their elected representatives know it.

We don’t want Obamacare now, and we don’t want it EVER!
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By: Doc

Doc — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:04:59 +0000

As of Saturday, the Gallop and two other polls announced that 53% are against ObamaCare.
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By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:46:59 +0000

He ran as a moderate liberal and turned out to be quit a bit farther left.
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86% of Americans are happy with their healthcare
69% of Americans want no public option in the health bill
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By: Texas Patriot

Texas Patriot — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:38:59 +0000

Yes, part of his platform was health care reform but he gave no specifics. Now that people know the specifics they aren't happy. All the poll say the majority of the people don't want Obama care.
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By: Maxwell

Maxwell — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:59:59 +0000

maybe it has to do with the fact that polls show the majority of Americans are against BO's reform bill.
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By: dnafairy

dnafairy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:49:59 +0000

People voted anti_republican in 2008, not pro-democrat There's a huge difference in those two things
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By: John D

John D — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:35:59 +0000

Because its true.

Not everyone is looking for a free ride like you are.

You need to look up the definition by a landslide. Mccain got 46% of the vote.
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