New Health Care Bill is Racist - My Head Just Exploded!

Mar. 30th, 2010 07:49 pm
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According to Doc Thompson a guest host on Glenn Beck's radio show the new health care bill is blatantly racist. You see the act includes a 10% tax on tanning salons. From the Doc himself:

For years I’ve suggested that racism was in decline and yeah, there are some, you know, incidents that still happen with regards to racism, but most of the claims I’ve said for years, well, they’re not really real. But I realize now that I was wrong. For I now too feel the pain of racism. Racism has been dropped at my front door and the front door of all lighter-skinned Americans. The health care bill the president just signed into law includes a 10 percent tax on all indoor tanning sessions starting July 1st, and I say, who uses tanning? Is it dark-skinned people? I don’t think so. I would guess that most tanning sessions are from light-skinned Americans. Why would the President of the United States of America — a man who says he understands racism, a man who has been confronted with racism — why would he sign such a racist law? Why would he agree to do that? Well now I feel the pain of racism.  

More here: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/03/30/thompson-tanning-racism/

Oh the angst! You're kidding right? Cause nobody could actually be this stupid. Right? No really...you think a tanning booth tax is racist because more whites use tanning booths.

Uh...Ok...Doc, have you ever heard of skin cancer? Can you say and spell melanoma? Uh guess not. What kind of Doctor are you? Where is your degree from?  Do you prescribe cigarettes for nervous people? How about encouraging people to drink and drive as a way to relieve tension?

You know Doc I think you should show your contempt for the Health Care Reform Act by tanning the crap out of yourself. Until your skin is like shoe leather and your are as brown as..uh..  hmmm.   Doc? If you hate dark skinned people so much why do you want to artificially darken your skin. I be so confused.
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Yeah, this is what the right wing loonies are reduced to criticizing. Taxes on cancer-causing tanning booths.  Not cause it disproportionately affects stupid people, but because its racist.

 

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New Health Care Bill is Racist - My Head Just Exploded!

Mar. 30th, 2010 07:49 pm
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According to Doc Thompson a guest host on Glenn Beck's radio show the new health care bill is blatantly racist. You see the act includes a 10% tax on tanning salons. From the Doc himself:

For years I’ve suggested that racism was in decline and yeah, there are some, you know, incidents that still happen with regards to racism, but most of the claims I’ve said for years, well, they’re not really real. But I realize now that I was wrong. For I now too feel the pain of racism. Racism has been dropped at my front door and the front door of all lighter-skinned Americans. The health care bill the president just signed into law includes a 10 percent tax on all indoor tanning sessions starting July 1st, and I say, who uses tanning? Is it dark-skinned people? I don’t think so. I would guess that most tanning sessions are from light-skinned Americans. Why would the President of the United States of America — a man who says he understands racism, a man who has been confronted with racism — why would he sign such a racist law? Why would he agree to do that? Well now I feel the pain of racism.  

More here: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/03/30/thompson-tanning-racism/

Oh the angst! You're kidding right? Cause nobody could actually be this stupid. Right? No really...you think a tanning booth tax is racist because more whites use tanning booths.

Uh...Ok...Doc, have you ever heard of skin cancer? Can you say and spell melanoma? Uh guess not. What kind of Doctor are you? Where is your degree from?  Do you prescribe cigarettes for nervous people? How about encouraging people to drink and drive as a way to relieve tension?

You know Doc I think you should show your contempt for the Health Care Reform Act by tanning the crap out of yourself. Until your skin is like shoe leather and your are as brown as..uh..  hmmm.   Doc? If you hate dark skinned people so much why do you want to artificially darken your skin. I be so confused.
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Yeah, this is what the right wing loonies are reduced to criticizing. Taxes on cancer-causing tanning booths.  Not cause it disproportionately affects stupid people, but because its racist.

 

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UPDATE: Health Care Reform Bill Signed by President - Followed by Even More Teabagger Nutfuckery

Mar. 23rd, 2010 10:00 pm
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Update (10:00 pm local time): 

And on Monday, a former Alabama militia leader took credit for instigating the actions (vandalism).

“We can break their windows,” he said. “Break them NOW. And if we do a proper job, if we break the windows of hundreds, thousands, of Democrat party headquarters across this country, we might just wake up enough of them to make defending ourselves at the muzzle of a rifle unnecessary.”

Kristallnacht?  No, but don't kid yourselves.  This is how it starts.  And every decent person, Republican or Democrat or Independent or whatever, should condemn these acts and call for the vigorous prosecution of these criminals. 
 
That means you Beck, Limbaugh, Bennett, O'Reilly, Hannity, Drudge, Neugebauer, and the Republican National Committee .  Are you on the side of violence and intimidation or not?  Do you believe in the rule of law or the rule of the mob? Do you think threats toward people's children are OK or not?

Its time to stand up and be counted.


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Vandals hit at least five Dem offices nationwide, threaten to ‘assassinate’ children of pro-reform lawmakers.

It wasn't enough to yell racial and gay slurs at black and gay members of the congress.  It wasn't enough to leave messages with swastikas for a Jewish member of Congress. It wasn't enough to send faxes with a noose on it to a black member of Congress.

It wasn't enough to stand outside the Congress with signs which read "If Brown doesn't change it, Browning will" along with a picture of a handgun.

It wasn't enough to scream 'baby-killer' at a staunch pro-life Congressman who actually had the courage to realize that you can take care of the already born and avoid using Federal funds for abortion.

No, it wasn't enough.  Now you threaten children.

YOU THREATEN CHILDREN - REALLY WHAT THE FUCK IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?  HOW CAN YOU CALL YOURSELF PRO-LIFE AND THEN THREATEN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN.

Go look up hypocrite and sociopath in the dictionary.  Just don't be surprised if you find your picture there as well.

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UPDATE: Health Care Reform Bill Signed by President - Followed by Even More Teabagger Nutfuckery

Mar. 23rd, 2010 10:00 pm
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Update (10:00 pm local time): 

And on Monday, a former Alabama militia leader took credit for instigating the actions (vandalism).

“We can break their windows,” he said. “Break them NOW. And if we do a proper job, if we break the windows of hundreds, thousands, of Democrat party headquarters across this country, we might just wake up enough of them to make defending ourselves at the muzzle of a rifle unnecessary.”

Kristallnacht?  No, but don't kid yourselves.  This is how it starts.  And every decent person, Republican or Democrat or Independent or whatever, should condemn these acts and call for the vigorous prosecution of these criminals. 
 
That means you Beck, Limbaugh, Bennett, O'Reilly, Hannity, Drudge, Neugebauer, and the Republican National Committee .  Are you on the side of violence and intimidation or not?  Do you believe in the rule of law or the rule of the mob? Do you think threats toward people's children are OK or not?

Its time to stand up and be counted.


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Vandals hit at least five Dem offices nationwide, threaten to ‘assassinate’ children of pro-reform lawmakers.

It wasn't enough to yell racial and gay slurs at black and gay members of the congress.  It wasn't enough to leave messages with swastikas for a Jewish member of Congress. It wasn't enough to send faxes with a noose on it to a black member of Congress.

It wasn't enough to stand outside the Congress with signs which read "If Brown doesn't change it, Browning will" along with a picture of a handgun.

It wasn't enough to scream 'baby-killer' at a staunch pro-life Congressman who actually had the courage to realize that you can take care of the already born and avoid using Federal funds for abortion.

No, it wasn't enough.  Now you threaten children.

YOU THREATEN CHILDREN - REALLY WHAT THE FUCK IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?  HOW CAN YOU CALL YOURSELF PRO-LIFE AND THEN THREATEN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN.

Go look up hypocrite and sociopath in the dictionary.  Just don't be surprised if you find your picture there as well.

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OMG - Biden used the "F" Word - We Must Kill Health Care!

18 Mar. 23rd, 2010 11:59 am
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OMG - Biden used the "F" Word - We Must Kill Health Care!

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Health Care Reform Bill Passed by Congress Last Night & the Sun Still Rose This Morning...

Mar. 22nd, 2010 01:13 pm
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..and the sky didn't fall!  I am sooo amazed.  The initial health care reform bill had passed both houses of Congress and will be signed by the President. If nothing else Insurance companies can't go back and deny you a knee replacement because you fell off your bike and got a boo-boo when you were 8 years old.

I'm not too worried about the insurance companies - with 35 million more insurance policies to write - you can bet they won't be losing money on the deal. They never do.

Bart Stupak called 'baby killer' on House floor

But the final passage didn't come without some additional nuttfuckery not only from the Teabaggers but within the halls of Congress as well.  When Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) a staunch anti-abortion advocate finally agreed that the Executive Order promised by President Obama was sufficient protection that federal funds wouldn't be used to pay for abortions one of the Republicans shouted out "Baby Killer" as he explained his reasoning.  So glad those Republicans are engaging in the same type fo civilized discourse that their surrogates the Teabaggers had been responsible for all weekend.

For some reason, though, no one wants to own up to who it was. I can't understand why.

From Think Progress:
GOP lawmaker shrieks ‘baby killer’ at pro-life Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak.

Congressional Representative Calls for Health Care Dissenters to Secede from the Nation.

And at least one Republican thinks he knows how to deal with this problem.

Rep. Steve King floats secession as possible response to health care reform.

Rep King (R-IA) said that secession should be considered.

Bu-bye - Mr. King - don't let the door hit you on the way out!
In fact, I'll pay for a one-way ticket to anywhere on planet earth as long as you promise to go and never come back. Ok?

 

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Health Care Reform Bill Passed by Congress Last Night & the Sun Still Rose This Morning...

Mar. 22nd, 2010 01:13 pm
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..and the sky didn't fall!  I am sooo amazed.  The initial health care reform bill had passed both houses of Congress and will be signed by the President. If nothing else Insurance companies can't go back and deny you a knee replacement because you fell off your bike and got a boo-boo when you were 8 years old.

I'm not too worried about the insurance companies - with 35 million more insurance policies to write - you can bet they won't be losing money on the deal. They never do.

Bart Stupak called 'baby killer' on House floor

But the final passage didn't come without some additional nuttfuckery not only from the Teabaggers but within the halls of Congress as well.  When Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) a staunch anti-abortion advocate finally agreed that the Executive Order promised by President Obama was sufficient protection that federal funds wouldn't be used to pay for abortions one of the Republicans shouted out "Baby Killer" as he explained his reasoning.  So glad those Republicans are engaging in the same type fo civilized discourse that their surrogates the Teabaggers had been responsible for all weekend.

For some reason, though, no one wants to own up to who it was. I can't understand why.

From Think Progress:
GOP lawmaker shrieks ‘baby killer’ at pro-life Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak.

Congressional Representative Calls for Health Care Dissenters to Secede from the Nation.

And at least one Republican thinks he knows how to deal with this problem.

Rep. Steve King floats secession as possible response to health care reform.

Rep King (R-IA) said that secession should be considered.

Bu-bye - Mr. King - don't let the door hit you on the way out!
In fact, I'll pay for a one-way ticket to anywhere on planet earth as long as you promise to go and never come back. Ok?

 

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You Go Sisters!

Mar. 18th, 2010 01:20 pm
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The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has come out against health care reform due to the coverage of  abortion, Historically, the Catholic Church in the US has been one of the strongest supporters of universal health care - but they can't seem to acknowledge the fact that abortion is legal in the United States.. And they are willing to abandon millions of Americans who desperately need health care (the already born) in order to protect what they call the unborn.

Likewise, the Church has also taken a much more active role lately in its supporting actions that strips the GLBT community of rights that straight people take for granted. Not just marriage, but again access to health care. Catholic Charities in Washington D.C. is ending health care coverage of spouses because they might have to cover gay spouses as gay marriage became legal in the D.C.. If you think its morally appropriate that everyone have access to health care, why would you care how the person got coverage? They are willing to forgo covering straight spouses to make sure that human beings, who happen to be gay, will not have access to health care.

What next? Will you be dropping coverage for single employees because some of them might be gay? And what about children? Are you going to drop coverage for families because someone's child might be gay. Hello Catholic Charities; are you too stupid to realize that you are already covering lots and lots of gay people whether you acknowledge it or not?

And don't even get me started on the ever increasing child rape scandals.  Let's call it what it is. Members of your male hierarchy raped children. Plain and simple. It is against the law and it is repugnant to any decent human being. And yet you continue to work to withhold rights from people who are in loving consensual relationships while at the same time you are hiding crimes against children and protecting rapists. Shame on you!

There is one piece of good news. From Think Progress: 

Catholic nuns break with bishops and urge passage of health care reform.

How can this be? My guess - the nuns run the hospitals where they get to see the consequences that the lack of health insurance and access to health care bring about.  The Bishops are too busy trying to preserve their power and cover up scandal.
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You Go Sisters!

Mar. 18th, 2010 01:20 pm
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The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has come out against health care reform due to the coverage of  abortion, Historically, the Catholic Church in the US has been one of the strongest supporters of universal health care - but they can't seem to acknowledge the fact that abortion is legal in the United States.. And they are willing to abandon millions of Americans who desperately need health care (the already born) in order to protect what they call the unborn.

Likewise, the Church has also taken a much more active role lately in its supporting actions that strips the GLBT community of rights that straight people take for granted. Not just marriage, but again access to health care. Catholic Charities in Washington D.C. is ending health care coverage of spouses because they might have to cover gay spouses as gay marriage became legal in the D.C.. If you think its morally appropriate that everyone have access to health care, why would you care how the person got coverage? They are willing to forgo covering straight spouses to make sure that human beings, who happen to be gay, will not have access to health care.

What next? Will you be dropping coverage for single employees because some of them might be gay? And what about children? Are you going to drop coverage for families because someone's child might be gay. Hello Catholic Charities; are you too stupid to realize that you are already covering lots and lots of gay people whether you acknowledge it or not?

And don't even get me started on the ever increasing child rape scandals.  Let's call it what it is. Members of your male hierarchy raped children. Plain and simple. It is against the law and it is repugnant to any decent human being. And yet you continue to work to withhold rights from people who are in loving consensual relationships while at the same time you are hiding crimes against children and protecting rapists. Shame on you!

There is one piece of good news. From Think Progress: 

Catholic nuns break with bishops and urge passage of health care reform.

How can this be? My guess - the nuns run the hospitals where they get to see the consequences that the lack of health insurance and access to health care bring about.  The Bishops are too busy trying to preserve their power and cover up scandal.
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