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N.C. Sen. Kay Hagan on Health Care, Obama and 'Jobs, Jobs, Jobs'
North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan supports health care reform, the president and getting the job done in Afghanistan. Democrat Hagan, who ran a smart campaign to defeat Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole last year, continues to cover all the bases. On Monday, Hagan, who is years from her own re-election bid, opened an office in Charlotte. It was a timely appearance in her home state, as Republicans feel cautiously hopeful in this election cycle over discontent in a still-unsettled economy.
"Before the end of the year, we will have health care reform," Hagan said. "We've got to get down the cost of health care." She said the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, on which she serves, has come up with a public option -- the community health insurance option – which assures that people with pre-existing conditions can still get access to health insurance.
"Over the last 10 years in North Carolina, premiums have increased 98 percent, wages have increased 18 percent. We can't continue on this trajectory; people cannot afford it." Hagan supports a Senate proposal that allows states to opt out, and she favors a backstop option, "a gateway," so those without employer-sponsored coverage can go online to compare insurance plans. "I will not support something that increases the federal deficit."
On Obama, Hagan said he has a tough job, "and I think he's doing well."
Hagan, who visited Afghanistan and Pakistan in May, said she understands the president's deliberation about what America's next step should be. It's important to make sure Afghanistan's leaders are carrying out the will of the people, she said. "I don't think we ought to reduce troop levels; I think we need to be there and get the job done."
Hagan rode to her new Charlotte office – a symbolic short hop – on the Lynx light rail line, a reminder that earlier this year, she secured $24 million for the Charlotte Area Transit System in the Senate version of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. Republican N.C. Sen. Richard Burr co-sponsored the project. It's smart to work together in a state that's more purple than blue and that's still feeling the effects of a weak economy.
"When I'm looking at the unemployment rate in North Carolina hovering around 11 percent," Hagan said, "every morning when I wake up it's what I think about -- jobs, jobs, jobs." She puts a lot of faith in the green energy sector, optimism backed up by recent news that the state's two biggest power companies, Progress Energy and Duke Energy, each qualified for the maximum $200 million in federal stimulus money to upgrade power systems in the Carolinas, Florida and the Midwest.
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charlmaz2
4:51PM Nov 2nd 2009
Kay Hagan has some things right, but supporting a public option is not doing NC any good. Medicare decreases and Medicaid increases will hurt this state. I will not vote for her again if she votes for it.
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Stella
8:01PM Nov 2nd 2009
111 New Federal Bureaucracies in House Obama Care Bill:
1. Retiree Reserve Trust Fund (Section 111(d), p. 61)
2. Grant program for wellness programs to small employers (Section 112, p. 62)
3. Grant program for State health access programs (Section 114, p. 72)
4. Program of administrative simplification (Section 115, p. 76)
5. Health Benefits Advisory Committee (Section 223, p. 111)
6. Health Choices Administration (Section 241, p. 131)
7. Qualified Health Benefits Plan Ombudsman (Section 244, p. 138)
8. Health Insurance Exchange (Section 201, p. 155)
9. Program for technical assistance to employees of small businesses buying Exchange coverage (Section 305(h), p. 191)
10. Mechanism for insurance risk pooling to be established by Health Choices Commissioner (Section 306(b), p. 194)
11. Health Insurance Exchange Trust Fund (Section 307, p. 195)
12. State-based Health Insurance Exchanges (Section 308, p. 197)
13. Grant program for health insurance cooperatives (Section 310, p. 206)
14. "Public Health Insurance Option" (Section 321, p. 211)
15. Ombudsman for "Public Health Insurance Option" (Section 321(d), p. 213)
16. Account for receipts and disbursements for "Public Health Insurance Option" (Section 322(b), p. 215)
17. Telehealth Advisory Committee (Section 1191 (b), p. 589)
18. Demonstration program providing reimbursement for "culturally and linguistically appropriate services" (Section 1222, p. 617)
19. Demonstration program for shared decision making using patient decision aids (Section 1236, p. 648)
20. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicare (Section 1301, p. 653)
21. Independent patient-centered medical home pilot program under Medicare (Section 1302, p. 672)
22. Community-based medical home pilot program under Medicare (Section 1302(d), p. 681)
23. Independence at home demonstration program (Section 1312, p. 718)
24. Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Section 1401(a), p. 734)
25. Comparative Effectiveness Research Commission (Section 1401(a), p. 738)
26. Patient ombudsman for comparative effectiveness research (Section 1401(a), p. 753)
27. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for skilled nursing facilities (Section 1412(b)(1), p. 784)
28. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for nursing facilities (Section 1412 (b)(2), p. 786)
29. Special focus facility program for skilled nursing facilities (Section 1413(a)(3), p. 796)
30. Special focus facility program for nursing facilities (Section 1413(b)(3), p. 804)
31. National independent monitor pilot program for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (Section 1422, p. 859)
32. Demonstration program for approved teaching health centers with respect to Medicare GME (Section 1502(d), p. 933)
33. Pilot program to develop anti-fraud compliance systems for Medicare providers (Section 1635, p. 978)
34. Special Inspector General for the Health Insurance Exchange (Section 1647, p. 1000)
35. Medical home pilot program under Medicaid (Section 1722, p. 1058)
36. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicaid (Section 1730A, p. 1073)
37. Nursing facility supplemental payment program (Section 1745, p. 1106)
38. Demonstration program for Medicaid coverage to stabilize emergency medical conditions in institutions for mental diseases (Section 1787, p. 1149)
39. Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund (Section 1802, p. 1162)
40. "Identifiable office or program" within CMS to "provide for improved coordination between Medicare and Medicaid in the case of dual eligibles" (Section 1905, p. 1191)
41. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Section 1907, p. 1198)
42. Public Health Investment Fund (Section 2002, p. 1214)
43. Scholarships for service in health professional needs areas (Section 2211, p. 1224)
44. Program for training medical residents in community-based settings (Section 2214, p. 1236)
45. Grant program for training in dentistry programs (Section 2215, p. 1240)
46. Public Health Workforce Corps (Section 2231, p. 1253)
47. Public health workforce scholarship program (Section 2231, p. 1254)
48. Public health workforce loan forgiveness program (Section 2231, p. 1258)
49. Grant program for innovations in interdisciplinary care (Section 2252, p. 1272)
50. Advisory Committee on Health Workforce Evaluation and Assessment (Section 2261, p. 1275)
51. Prevention and Wellness Trust (Section 2301, p. 1286)
52. Clinical Prevention Stakeholders Board (Section 2301, p. 1295)
53. Community Prevention Stakeholders Board (Section 2301, p. 1301)
54. Grant program for community prevention and wellness research (Section 2301, p. 1305)
55. Grant program for research and demonstration projects related to wellness incentives (Section 2301, p. 1305)
56. Grant program for community prevention and wellness services (Section 2301, p. 1308)
57. Grant program for public health infrastructure (Section 2301, p. 1313)
58. Center for Quality Improvement (Section 2401, p. 1322)
59. Assistant Secretary for Health Information (Section 2402, p. 1330)
60. Grant program to support the operation of school-based health clinics (Section 2511, p. 1352)
61. Grant program for nurse-managed health centers (Section 2512, p. 1361)
62. Grants for labor-management programs for nursing training (Section 2521, p. 1372)
63. Grant program for interdisciplinary mental and behavioral health training (Section 2522, p. 1382)
64. "No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza" demonstration grant program (Section 2524, p. 1391)
65. Healthy Teen Initiative grant program regarding teen pregnancy (Section 2526, p. 1398)
66. Grant program for interdisciplinary training, education, and services for individuals with autism (Section 2527(a), p. 1402)
67. University centers for excellence in developmental disabilities education (Section 2527(b), p. 1410)
68. Grant program to implement medication therapy management services (Section 2528, p. 1412)
69. Grant program to promote positive health behaviors in underserved communities (Section 2530, p. 1422)
70. Grant program for State alternative medical liability laws (Section 2531, p. 1431)
71. Grant program to develop infant mortality programs (Section 2532, p. 1433)
72. Grant program to prepare secondary school students for careers in health professions (Section 2533, p. 1437)
73. Grant program for community-based collaborative care (Section 2534, p. 1440)
74. Grant program for community-based overweight and obesity prevention (Section 2535, p. 1457)
75. Grant program for reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in primary and secondary schools (Section 2536, p. 1462)
76. Demonstration project of grants to medical-legal partnerships (Section 2537, p. 1464)
77. Center for Emergency Care under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (Section 2552, p. 1478)
78. Council for Emergency Care (Section 2552, p 1479)
79. Grant program to support demonstration programs that design and implement regionalized emergency care systems (Section 2553, p. 1480)
80. Grant program to assist veterans who wish to become emergency medical technicians upon discharge (Section 2554, p. 1487)
81. Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (Section 2562, p. 1494)
82. National Medical Device Registry (Section 2571, p. 1501)
83. CLASS Independence Fund (Section 2581, p. 1597)
84. CLASS Independence Fund Board of Trustees (Section 2581, p. 1598)
85. CLASS Independence Advisory Council (Section 2581, p. 1602)
86. Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1610)
87. National Women's Health Information Center (Section 2588, p. 1611)
88. Centers for Disease Control Office of Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1614)
89. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Women's Health and Gender-Based Research (Section 2588, p. 1617)
90. Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1618)
91. Food and Drug Administration Office of Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1621)
92. Personal Care Attendant Workforce Advisory Panel (Section 2589(a)(2), p. 1624)
93. Grant program for national health workforce online training (Section 2591, p. 1629)
94. Grant program to disseminate best practices on implementing health workforce investment programs (Section 2591, p. 1632)
95. Demonstration program for chronic shortages of health professionals (Section 3101, p. 1717)
96. Demonstration program for substance abuse counselor educational curricula (Section 3101, p. 1719)
97. Program of Indian community education on mental illness (Section 3101, p. 1722)
98. Intergovernmental Task Force on Indian environmental and nuclear hazards (Section 3101, p. 1754)
99. Office of Indian Men's Health (Section 3101, p. 1765)
100. Indian Health facilities appropriation advisory board (Section 3101, p. 1774)
101. Indian Health facilities needs assessment workgroup (Section 3101, p. 1775)
102. Indian Health Service tribal facilities joint venture demonstration projects (Section 3101, p. 1809)
103. Urban youth treatment center demonstration project (Section 3101, p. 1873)
104. Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for diabetes prevention (Section 3101, p. 1874)
105. Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for health IT adoption (Section 3101, p. 1877)
106. Mental health technician training program (Section 3101, p. 1898)
107. Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (Section 3101, p. 1909)
108. Program for treatment of child sexual abuse victims and perpetrators (Section 3101, p. 1925)
109. Program for treatment of domestic violence and sexual abuse (Section 3101, p. 1927)
110. Native American Health and Wellness Foundation (Section 3103, p. 1966)
111. Committee for the Establishment of the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation (Section 3103, p. 1968)
1. Retiree Reserve Trust Fund (Section 111(d), p. 61)
2. Grant program for wellness programs to small employers (Section 112, p. 62)
3. Grant program for State health access programs (Section 114, p. 72)
4. Program of administrative simplification (Section 115, p. 76)
5. Health Benefits Advisory Committee (Section 223, p. 111)
6. Health Choices Administration (Section 241, p. 131)
7. Qualified Health Benefits Plan Ombudsman (Section 244, p. 138)
8. Health Insurance Exchange (Section 201, p. 155)
9. Program for technical assistance to employees of small businesses buying Exchange coverage (Section 305(h), p. 191)
10. Mechanism for insurance risk pooling to be established by Health Choices Commissioner (Section 306(b), p. 194)
11. Health Insurance Exchange Trust Fund (Section 307, p. 195)
12. State-based Health Insurance Exchanges (Section 308, p. 197)
13. Grant program for health insurance cooperatives (Section 310, p. 206)
14. "Public Health Insurance Option" (Section 321, p. 211)
15. Ombudsman for "Public Health Insurance Option" (Section 321(d), p. 213)
16. Account for receipts and disbursements for "Public Health Insurance Option" (Section 322(b), p. 215)
17. Telehealth Advisory Committee (Section 1191 (b), p. 589)
18. Demonstration program providing reimbursement for "culturally and linguistically appropriate services" (Section 1222, p. 617)
19. Demonstration program for shared decision making using patient decision aids (Section 1236, p. 648)
20. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicare (Section 1301, p. 653)
21. Independent patient-centered medical home pilot program under Medicare (Section 1302, p. 672)
22. Community-based medical home pilot program under Medicare (Section 1302(d), p. 681)
23. Independence at home demonstration program (Section 1312, p. 718)
24. Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Section 1401(a), p. 734)
25. Comparative Effectiveness Research Commission (Section 1401(a), p. 738)
26. Patient ombudsman for comparative effectiveness research (Section 1401(a), p. 753)
27. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for skilled nursing facilities (Section 1412(b)(1), p. 784)
28. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for nursing facilities (Section 1412 (b)(2), p. 786)
29. Special focus facility program for skilled nursing facilities (Section 1413(a)(3), p. 796)
30. Special focus facility program for nursing facilities (Section 1413(b)(3), p. 804)
31. National independent monitor pilot program for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (Section 1422, p. 859)
32. Demonstration program for approved teaching health centers with respect to Medicare GME (Section 1502(d), p. 933)
33. Pilot program to develop anti-fraud compliance systems for Medicare providers (Section 1635, p. 978)
34. Special Inspector General for the Health Insurance Exchange (Section 1647, p. 1000)
35. Medical home pilot program under Medicaid (Section 1722, p. 1058)
36. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicaid (Section 1730A, p. 1073)
37. Nursing facility supplemental payment program (Section 1745, p. 1106)
38. Demonstration program for Medicaid coverage to stabilize emergency medical conditions in institutions for mental diseases (Section 1787, p. 1149)
39. Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund (Section 1802, p. 1162)
40. "Identifiable office or program" within CMS to "provide for improved coordination between Medicare and Medicaid in the case of dual eligibles" (Section 1905, p. 1191)
41. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Section 1907, p. 1198)
42. Public Health Investment Fund (Section 2002, p. 1214)
43. Scholarships for service in health professional needs areas (Section 2211, p. 1224)
44. Program for training medical residents in community-based settings (Section 2214, p. 1236)
45. Grant program for training in dentistry programs (Section 2215, p. 1240)
46. Public Health Workforce Corps (Section 2231, p. 1253)
47. Public health workforce scholarship program (Section 2231, p. 1254)
48. Public health workforce loan forgiveness program (Section 2231, p. 1258)
49. Grant program for innovations in interdisciplinary care (Section 2252, p. 1272)
50. Advisory Committee on Health Workforce Evaluation and Assessment (Section 2261, p. 1275)
51. Prevention and Wellness Trust (Section 2301, p. 1286)
52. Clinical Prevention Stakeholders Board (Section 2301, p. 1295)
53. Community Prevention Stakeholders Board (Section 2301, p. 1301)
54. Grant program for community prevention and wellness research (Section 2301, p. 1305)
55. Grant program for research and demonstration projects related to wellness incentives (Section 2301, p. 1305)
56. Grant program for community prevention and wellness services (Section 2301, p. 1308)
57. Grant program for public health infrastructure (Section 2301, p. 1313)
58. Center for Quality Improvement (Section 2401, p. 1322)
59. Assistant Secretary for Health Information (Section 2402, p. 1330)
60. Grant program to support the operation of school-based health clinics (Section 2511, p. 1352)
61. Grant program for nurse-managed health centers (Section 2512, p. 1361)
62. Grants for labor-management programs for nursing training (Section 2521, p. 1372)
63. Grant program for interdisciplinary mental and behavioral health training (Section 2522, p. 1382)
64. "No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza" demonstration grant program (Section 2524, p. 1391)
65. Healthy Teen Initiative grant program regarding teen pregnancy (Section 2526, p. 1398)
66. Grant program for interdisciplinary training, education, and services for individuals with autism (Section 2527(a), p. 1402)
67. University centers for excellence in developmental disabilities education (Section 2527(b), p. 1410)
68. Grant program to implement medication therapy management services (Section 2528, p. 1412)
69. Grant program to promote positive health behaviors in underserved communities (Section 2530, p. 1422)
70. Grant program for State alternative medical liability laws (Section 2531, p. 1431)
71. Grant program to develop infant mortality programs (Section 2532, p. 1433)
72. Grant program to prepare secondary school students for careers in health professions (Section 2533, p. 1437)
73. Grant program for community-based collaborative care (Section 2534, p. 1440)
74. Grant program for community-based overweight and obesity prevention (Section 2535, p. 1457)
75. Grant program for reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in primary and secondary schools (Section 2536, p. 1462)
76. Demonstration project of grants to medical-legal partnerships (Section 2537, p. 1464)
77. Center for Emergency Care under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (Section 2552, p. 1478)
78. Council for Emergency Care (Section 2552, p 1479)
79. Grant program to support demonstration programs that design and implement regionalized emergency care systems (Section 2553, p. 1480)
80. Grant program to assist veterans who wish to become emergency medical technicians upon discharge (Section 2554, p. 1487)
81. Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (Section 2562, p. 1494)
82. National Medical Device Registry (Section 2571, p. 1501)
83. CLASS Independence Fund (Section 2581, p. 1597)
84. CLASS Independence Fund Board of Trustees (Section 2581, p. 1598)
85. CLASS Independence Advisory Council (Section 2581, p. 1602)
86. Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1610)
87. National Women's Health Information Center (Section 2588, p. 1611)
88. Centers for Disease Control Office of Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1614)
89. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Women's Health and Gender-Based Research (Section 2588, p. 1617)
90. Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1618)
91. Food and Drug Administration Office of Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1621)
92. Personal Care Attendant Workforce Advisory Panel (Section 2589(a)(2), p. 1624)
93. Grant program for national health workforce online training (Section 2591, p. 1629)
94. Grant program to disseminate best practices on implementing health workforce investment programs (Section 2591, p. 1632)
95. Demonstration program for chronic shortages of health professionals (Section 3101, p. 1717)
96. Demonstration program for substance abuse counselor educational curricula (Section 3101, p. 1719)
97. Program of Indian community education on mental illness (Section 3101, p. 1722)
98. Intergovernmental Task Force on Indian environmental and nuclear hazards (Section 3101, p. 1754)
99. Office of Indian Men's Health (Section 3101, p. 1765)
100. Indian Health facilities appropriation advisory board (Section 3101, p. 1774)
101. Indian Health facilities needs assessment workgroup (Section 3101, p. 1775)
102. Indian Health Service tribal facilities joint venture demonstration projects (Section 3101, p. 1809)
103. Urban youth treatment center demonstration project (Section 3101, p. 1873)
104. Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for diabetes prevention (Section 3101, p. 1874)
105. Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for health IT adoption (Section 3101, p. 1877)
106. Mental health technician training program (Section 3101, p. 1898)
107. Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (Section 3101, p. 1909)
108. Program for treatment of child sexual abuse victims and perpetrators (Section 3101, p. 1925)
109. Program for treatment of domestic violence and sexual abuse (Section 3101, p. 1927)
110. Native American Health and Wellness Foundation (Section 3103, p. 1966)
111. Committee for the Establishment of the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation (Section 3103, p. 1968)
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(4) CRK
4:55PM Nov 2nd 2009
You gotta pay, and pay, and pay dearly if you want this crock of reform.
This is not what what wethe American public wanted or expected.
We wanted health reform "done right, not done stupid".
This is not what what wethe American public wanted or expected.
We wanted health reform "done right, not done stupid".
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(11) Goppy
5:37PM Nov 2nd 2009
I realize you probably don't get this from FOX ... but ...
FIFTY SEVEN PERCENT ... of the American Public supports a PUBLIC OPTION.
Even more compelling ...
SEVENTY PERCET ... of ALL Doctors support a PUBLIC OPTION.
.
WHY?
Because our entire health care system is being run by bureaucrats ... ... only ... these bureaucrats are PAID to screw over Americans.
.
FIFTY SEVEN PERCENT ... of the American Public supports a PUBLIC OPTION.
Even more compelling ...
SEVENTY PERCET ... of ALL Doctors support a PUBLIC OPTION.
.
WHY?
Because our entire health care system is being run by bureaucrats ... ... only ... these bureaucrats are PAID to screw over Americans.
.
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(-6) 3
1:27PM Nov 3rd 2009
I have news for Goppy....only the AMA supports this BS. Plus the AMA represents only 30% of all doctors plus all of those DO NOT support this worlds largest ever entitlement program.
I know this for a fact...I attended two seperate meeting with panels of doctors (not tea parties)that stated this position of opposition.
I know this for a fact...I attended two seperate meeting with panels of doctors (not tea parties)that stated this position of opposition.
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(2) hardrocknox
4:59PM Nov 2nd 2009
Hagen thinks this is going to lower health - care ? LOL , If she thinks health - care is expensive now wait until its free . The only thing this bill is going to lower is the standard of health - care .
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(4) jrotced02
5:06PM Nov 2nd 2009
Stella
4:42PM Nov 2nd 2009
This country spends more on elective surgery the rest of the world spends on healthcare. Since this healthcare plan is not likely to go out of business, you can bet the insurance companies are plotting with each other right now, how to make a fast buck on lipo, rhinoplasty's, tummy tucks, plastic surgery, and boob jobs. Stop feeling sorry for the insurance company mafia...they'll survive, and do OK, you can bet.
4:42PM Nov 2nd 2009
This country spends more on elective surgery the rest of the world spends on healthcare. Since this healthcare plan is not likely to go out of business, you can bet the insurance companies are plotting with each other right now, how to make a fast buck on lipo, rhinoplasty's, tummy tucks, plastic surgery, and boob jobs. Stop feeling sorry for the insurance company mafia...they'll survive, and do OK, you can bet.
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(-5) jrotced02
5:08PM Nov 2nd 2009
charlmaz2
4:51PM Nov 2nd 2009
If your insurance premiums are lowered, you'll vote for Satan himself.
4:51PM Nov 2nd 2009
If your insurance premiums are lowered, you'll vote for Satan himself.
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(-6) jrotced02
5:10PM Nov 2nd 2009
CRK
4:55PM Nov 2nd 2009
President Obama ran on a platform of healthcare reform...the MAJORITY of people voted for HIM, instead of your lame azz horse, McSame, so that means he gets to keep his promise, and you get to piss and moan about the end of the world.
4:55PM Nov 2nd 2009
President Obama ran on a platform of healthcare reform...the MAJORITY of people voted for HIM, instead of your lame azz horse, McSame, so that means he gets to keep his promise, and you get to piss and moan about the end of the world.
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(-5) jrotced02
5:11PM Nov 2nd 2009
hardrocknox
4:59PM Nov 2nd 2009
And you know this for a fact how? Signals into your tin-foil hat?
4:59PM Nov 2nd 2009
And you know this for a fact how? Signals into your tin-foil hat?
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(-8) phil46526
5:22PM Nov 2nd 2009
Someone from another post referred me to a site called www.Dearpolitician.org to write my politicians. The site is really cool in the fact that it automates everything and you can write your President, Vice President, Senators, and Congressman. The really interesting parts are that you can write complete Senate and Congressional committees. After you write what you want to say in the body of the template, you can print them off and mail them yourself or you can have Dearpolitician.org fax them to their offices instantly for FREE. If you want your letters delivered today, go to that site! Just passing along a cool site!
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(3) Goppy
5:33PM Nov 2nd 2009
LOL ... People who complain about the SPECIFICS in the Health Care Reform process ... ALWAYS ignore the stunning incompetence ... and outright malfeasance of the Health Insurance Industry.
Why is this, I wonder ... ...
Well ... often ... it's because people like Steeelllllllaaaa work for Health Insurance Companies.
It's not often reported that Health Insurance companies are a monopoly ... which is counter to Capitalist ideals.
In addition ... Health Insurance Companies ... as a monopoly ... are among the MOST PROFITABLE in the nation.
People like Stella simply want to protect these companies ... and keep them free to cast clients off when they make claims ... Stella simply want's to protect Health Insurance company profits when they deny payments or treatments.
See?
THIS ... is what defines the Modern Republican.
They always ... ALWAYS ... defend perversion of good capitalist principles ... and .... they always .... ALWAYS defend corporations when they prey upon their fellow Americans.
It's not different that shielding 'grifters' that operate in any given neighborhood.
Stella ... and the many Right Wingers on Politics Daily ... are like a local sponsor of 'Grifter's United'.
.
Why is this, I wonder ... ...
Well ... often ... it's because people like Steeelllllllaaaa work for Health Insurance Companies.
It's not often reported that Health Insurance companies are a monopoly ... which is counter to Capitalist ideals.
In addition ... Health Insurance Companies ... as a monopoly ... are among the MOST PROFITABLE in the nation.
People like Stella simply want to protect these companies ... and keep them free to cast clients off when they make claims ... Stella simply want's to protect Health Insurance company profits when they deny payments or treatments.
See?
THIS ... is what defines the Modern Republican.
They always ... ALWAYS ... defend perversion of good capitalist principles ... and .... they always .... ALWAYS defend corporations when they prey upon their fellow Americans.
It's not different that shielding 'grifters' that operate in any given neighborhood.
Stella ... and the many Right Wingers on Politics Daily ... are like a local sponsor of 'Grifter's United'.
.
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(-2) kathy
4:36AM Nov 3rd 2009
I'm not a Republican and I dont want what I see as a Health Care NIGHTMARE. Somehow I dont really think 57% want this. Now if you have some "Reputable" places of info that say that then I might be able to see it. The article says jobs, jobs, jobs. But are they going to be only Union jobs? Well tomorrow the Republicans are going to read all of the bill on CSPAN and I'm going to listen and learn. I dont think that any of us can say this is a good bill unless We Know All That It Entails.
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(5) jrotced02
5:44PM Nov 2nd 2009
Goppy
5:37PM Nov 2nd 2009
When healthcare reform passes, it will take a while to kick in...what's to stop the healthcare mafia from raising their premiums immediately?
5:37PM Nov 2nd 2009
When healthcare reform passes, it will take a while to kick in...what's to stop the healthcare mafia from raising their premiums immediately?
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(-3) pgrlights
10:15PM Nov 2nd 2009
Both partys have been over-run with hatred for each other, its time to stop and get government working.
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(0) jrotced02
5:18AM Nov 3rd 2009
Daily Show and Colbert Viewers Are Best Informed, FOX News Audience Ranks Near Worst (9:24 am)
Think Progress reports:
A new study by the Pew Research Study shows that viewers of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report have the highest knowledge of national and international affairs, while Fox News viewers rank nearly dead last
That’s the headline, but the overall results of the survey are rather a bit disconcerting. The audience for NPR rates below O’Reilly’s viewers and just one notch above Limbaugh’s dittoheads. Which are ranked above consumers of news magazines, CNN, Google and Yahoo News, and network evening news shows. And the FOX audience still rated above viewers of network morning shows.
Think Progress reports:
A new study by the Pew Research Study shows that viewers of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report have the highest knowledge of national and international affairs, while Fox News viewers rank nearly dead last
That’s the headline, but the overall results of the survey are rather a bit disconcerting. The audience for NPR rates below O’Reilly’s viewers and just one notch above Limbaugh’s dittoheads. Which are ranked above consumers of news magazines, CNN, Google and Yahoo News, and network evening news shows. And the FOX audience still rated above viewers of network morning shows.
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(0) jrotced02
5:24AM Nov 3rd 2009
kathy
4:36AM Nov 3rd 2009
So you would prefer the system we have now...a health insurance mafia that arbitrarily raises rates, and cures no one, treats no one, or helps no one?
4:36AM Nov 3rd 2009
So you would prefer the system we have now...a health insurance mafia that arbitrarily raises rates, and cures no one, treats no one, or helps no one?
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(0) cmethrough2
6:26AM Nov 3rd 2009
Of course the new health care is going to be costy, but not as costy as what your paying out of pocket right now ! Taxes will be raised on the rich to cover their fair share of taxes that they should have been paying for the last 200 years. The middle class American has been carrying the rich and the poor,forever, and now that the rich have decided to destroy the middle class I guess they will finally have to pay their fair share of taxes, HUH !
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(1) tracoins
10:11AM Nov 3rd 2009
Ilove the"fair share" comment. Thats the problem with libs, alot of broke people talking about spending everyone elses money.
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(2) Dianne
10:49PM Nov 3rd 2009
PLEAZZZZZZZZZZZZZEEEE. Kay Hagen is working for HUSSEIN Obama. She could care less what WE THE PEOPLE WANT. WE DO NOT WANT THIS HEALTH CARE REFORM MS. HAGEN. WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.
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