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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/07/reid-compares-health-care-reform-foes-slavery-supporters/

I'm hopeful shoes and chairs will start ebing thrown shortly. We need a more entertaining Congress. Chop chop!

Is there any chance that someone in your country could discuss this issue in a rational manner? Not so much Americans on Dakka, just people who hold jobs in the media or government.

George Spiggott wrote:Is there any chance that someone in your country could discuss this issue in a rational manner? Not so much Americans on Dakka, just people who hold jobs in the media or government.

I've been asking that for a while.

No, of course not. Only Godless Commie Pinkoes do that sort of thing.

Frazz, we're already in a corrupt corporate theocracy, this sort of talk is nothing more than reminding us peons that we, are in fact little more than slaves. By the way, FOX news is EVIL!!!

Politics as usual. The GOP set the low blows by comparing healthcare to Hitler and having a potential VP and her friends spread misinformation about death panels even though we already have death panels aka insurance companies. Then you've got "YOU LIE!" and just general TFG behavior from the Repubs and now the Dems are starting to 'fight back'.

About time the Democrats start to fling more mud towards the GOP; you can't lose the battle of crazy headlines in this unfortunately polarized and media-crazed era we live in. Although it could be argued that this behavior is just the norm in the American system; its not like Thomas Jefferson and the other founding fathers didn't have to deal with similar occurrences.

warpcrafter wrote:Frazz, we're already in a corrupt corporate theocracy, this sort of talk is nothing more than reminding us peons that we, are in fact little more than slaves. By the way, FOX news is EVIL!!!

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Its time honored tradition. Back when men were men Congress emembers would occasionially beat each other with sticks. Good to see they are starting to Man Up.

When I first read this title I thought it was saying that the Republicans were saying that supporting healthcare reform was like supporting slavery.

The story is pretty much the same either way.

In fairness, those who supported slavery weren't all that keen on black muslims from Kenya either so...*scarpers quickly*

Death panels? Don't you have a carousel yet?

George Spiggott wrote:Is there any chance that someone in your country could discuss this issue in a rational manner? Not so much Americans on Dakka, just people who hold jobs in the media or government.

Not while the GOP still exists in it's current form.

George Spiggott wrote:Is there any chance that someone in your country could discuss this issue in a rational manner? Not so much Americans on Dakka, just people who hold jobs in the media or government.

Nope. Far too much money to make fear-mongering.

I like how most of the criticism on this thread is directed against the GOP, and this has nothing to do with them. To add insult to injury, the GOP is the party that ended slavery.
@Cane and others: Your willful ignorance is disturbing.

ShumaGorath wrote:

George Spiggott wrote:Is there any chance that someone in your country could discuss this issue in a rational manner? Not so much Americans on Dakka, just people who hold jobs in the media or government.

Not while the GOP still exists in it's current form.

I guess you missed that whole (D) following Harry Reid President of the Senate thing.

JEB_Stuart wrote:I like how most of the criticism on this thread is directed against the GOP, and this has nothing to do with them. To add insult to injury, the GOP is the party that ended slavery.
@Cane and others: Your willful ignorance is disturbing.

Cane's willful ignorance? I thought he pretty well summarized the progression of crazy rhetoric surrounding healthcare. The Democrats have, for the most part, avoided the mudslinging game.

JEB_Stuart wrote:I like how most of the criticism on this thread is directed against the GOP, and this has nothing to do with them. To add insult to injury, the GOP is the party that ended slavery.
@Cane and others: Your willful ignorance is disturbing.

Both parties have created an atmosphere of fear and hatred, so both are at fault.

I remember watching the news, and the biggest arguement against the healthcare reform was that the graph looked complicated, comparing it to Candyland...

JEB_Stuart wrote:I like how most of the criticism on this thread is directed against the GOP, and this has nothing to do with them. To add insult to injury, the GOP is the party that ended slavery.
@Cane and others: Your willful ignorance is disturbing.

Yeah, but that was a long time ago. Perhaps you're taking your avatar too seriously.

I was trying to find a compilation of all the crazy stuff the GOP has said from the start of this whole 'debate'.... hmmm... can't find it though. It. Was. Hilarious.

Does the fact that the Dems are actually throwing punches now astound me? Umm... is this a trick question? Sure, both sides have been stifling actual progress, but the GOP has been particularly loud and ranty, throughout. The Dems however, have been strangely quiet...

Anyway though, since I could not find that beautiful compilation of all that serious, serious, (totally serious) politicin', I will just have to settle for this rather appropriate picture. Look at it for longer than five seconds and you eyes will melt... or, you will see why I find this picture appropriate.

Let me outline this as simply as I know how:

PARTY POLITICS IS AS STUPID A REASON FOR 'US' VERSUS 'THEM' AS MOST PLAYGROUND ARGUMENTS!

You're not 5 people. Our citizens having healthcare is good. Find a way to make it happen, not a way to make someone else the bad guy. How hard is this?

I find it more offensive that people are blaming political parties for stalling rather than calling all our representatives to account for failing us as a people.
Need more tax money? Fine.
Need people to provide the infrastructure? Glad to work on the telecom part!

Its shameful. Plain and simple.

ShumaGorath wrote:

George Spiggott wrote:Is there any chance that someone in your country could discuss this issue in a rational manner? Not so much Americans on Dakka, just people who hold jobs in the media or government.

Not while the GOP still exists in it's current form.

Because clearly, the Dems aren't lowering the level of discourse...

:eyeroll:

dogma wrote:

JEB_Stuart wrote:I like how most of the criticism on this thread is directed against the GOP, and this has nothing to do with them. To add insult to injury, the GOP is the party that ended slavery.
@Cane and others: Your willful ignorance is disturbing.

Cane's willful ignorance? I thought he pretty well summarized the progression of crazy rhetoric surrounding healthcare. The Democrats have, for the most part, avoided the mudslinging game.

Crimson Devil wrote:

JEB_Stuart wrote:I like how most of the criticism on this thread is directed against the GOP, and this has nothing to do with them. To add insult to injury, the GOP is the party that ended slavery.
@Cane and others: Your willful ignorance is disturbing.

Both parties have created an atmosphere of fear and hatred, so both are at fault.

Its an inconvenient truth if you will; play me off Johnny...

I think that recent south park episode with the smurfs actually did a fairly accurate job of summing up American politics right now.

Alexander Hamilton will destroy the nation! Politics is always the same. You compare your foes to the worst thing you can imagine and when it happens to you then you go and cry that they are being mean and making that horrible thing less horrible by comparing you to that horrible thing when you aren't really. Rinse, repeat, rake in cash.

Oldgrue wrote:
Let me outline this as simply as I know how:

You're not 5 people (I beg to differ on this part actually, I could very well 'be' a hundred thousand people). Our citizens having healthcare is good. Find a way to make it happen, not a way to make someone else the bad guy. How hard is this?

I find it more offensive that people are blaming political parties for stalling rather than calling all our representatives to account for failing us as a people.
Need more tax money? Fine.
Need people to provide the infrastructure? Glad to work on the telecom part!

It is simple, I'll give you that. I did chuckle at the 'offended' part though, that was quite nuanced.

All it takes is a call folks, up and at em', shake and bake cookie mix. Only 9.99

Its shameful. Plain and simple.

New to the Arena eh? GET DOWN, THE HORDE IS COMING!!!

Goddam editing...

Wrex, you might be. But i thought that was a Dollhouse gag.

What is a Dollhouse gag? Not sure I get the meaning.

Dollhouse. Mediocre but cute actress plays a new protagonist every week. Some of the supporting cast are just genuinely better...but infinitely more entertaining than 'the vampire diaries'

Aye, she's a cutie.

Almost worth watching the show for.

JohnHwangDD wrote:Almost worth watching the show for.

Nowhere near enough.

It's too bad Wheddon skipped his usual formula of 2 seasons of decent writing and 4-5 seasons of garbage and went straight for the garbage with this one(just like he did on his run on X-men).