Comments on: Would Someone Please Think Of The Children! http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/ News You Can Abuse! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:22:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Batocchio http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1958 Batocchio Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:02:46 +0000 http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1958 Never let GOP talking points get in the way of the facts! More conservative projection. From a <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20071017/edit17.art.htm" rel="nofollow">USA Today editorial</a>, of all places: <i>Defending his veto of a plan to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), one of President Bush's most effective lines has been that the measure would extend benefits to families earning as much as $83,000 a year. That makes a program designed for low-income kids sound like another outrageous Washington boondoggle. But with the House planning to vote Thursday on overriding the president's veto — SCHIP supporters need to pick up about two dozen votes — it's worth pointing out that Bush's claim is misleading at best, simply wrong at worst. For one thing, New York is the only state that has asked for federal permission to grant SCHIP coverage to some families that make up to four times the national poverty level ($20,650 for a family of four). No other state has SCHIP coverage that high, and nothing in the bill mandates it. So the $83,000 question isn't even relevant for now in the other 49 states. . . . The president's charge is a misleading way to demonize a bill that, while not perfect, would increase health coverage for kids who need it, and pay for it with a cigarette-tax increase. The House would do well to look past the president's deceptive rhetoric and override his veto.</i> Never let GOP talking points get in the way of the facts! More conservative projection. From a USA Today editorial, of all places:

Defending his veto of a plan to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), one of President Bush’s most effective lines has been that the measure would extend benefits to families earning as much as $83,000 a year.

That makes a program designed for low-income kids sound like another outrageous Washington boondoggle.

But with the House planning to vote Thursday on overriding the president’s veto — SCHIP supporters need to pick up about two dozen votes — it’s worth pointing out that Bush’s claim is misleading at best, simply wrong at worst.
For one thing, New York is the only state that has asked for federal permission to grant SCHIP coverage to some families that make up to four times the national poverty level ($20,650 for a family of four). No other state has SCHIP coverage that high, and nothing in the bill mandates it. So the $83,000 question isn’t even relevant for now in the other 49 states. . . .

The president’s charge is a misleading way to demonize a bill that, while not perfect, would increase health coverage for kids who need it, and pay for it with a cigarette-tax increase. The House would do well to look past the president’s deceptive rhetoric and override his veto.

]]> By: Buck http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1953 Buck Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:48:55 +0000 http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1953 <em>"Somehow we need to make middle Americans who are currently linked with the Republican party <strong>understand</strong>..."</em> -Fade Fade, they're too far gone to ever 'understand' anything except maybe talking points that come gushing from the pimpled-ass of Rush. The only thing left to do... and it's the most humane thing, is to round them all up, put them in grass sacks and toss them over the nearest bridge. Moral: "shit-for-brains" republican voters aren't capable of learning. “Somehow we need to make middle Americans who are currently linked with the Republican party understand…” -Fade

Fade, they’re too far gone to ever ‘understand’ anything except maybe talking points that come gushing from the pimpled-ass of Rush.

The only thing left to do… and it’s the most humane thing, is to round them all up, put them in grass sacks and toss them over the nearest bridge.

Moral: “shit-for-brains” republican voters aren’t capable of learning.

]]> By: Fade http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1952 Fade Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:47:44 +0000 http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1952 oh by the way, re-reading that- just to reiterate by "I" was of course referring to my two daughters. Texas Chip in no way ever was distributed for ANY of my healthcare only for my girls. oh by the way, re-reading that- just to reiterate by “I” was of course referring to my two daughters. Texas Chip in no way ever was distributed for ANY of my healthcare only for my girls.

]]> By: Fade http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1951 Fade Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:41:32 +0000 http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1951 Oh god, Did Bajalollygagger forget to badmouth the Frost family on his way out? Hate America? Your party just took Millions AWAY From Children who needed it. Do you love America enough to help give its children some medical aid? I don't qualify for Medicaid. I used to qualify for Texas Chip before they decided they needed that money to give millionaires a tax break. Whats more important? American Children or American Millionaires? Baja can run his rhetoric back and forth, but thats what it comes down to. The millionaires who run America can flush Billions down the toilet in Iraq but they cant fund a measley SCHIP program because they can't afford to Let Americans know that Federally funded Healthcare WORKS. The deaths of American children are on YOUR PARTY'S HEAD- and on YOUR HEAD, Baja. All because you didn't want to spend money saving lives while you throw it away endlessly in Iraq. YOU HATE AMERICA AND ITS CHILDREN. Not us. Oh god, Did Bajalollygagger forget to badmouth the Frost family on his way out? Hate America? Your party just took Millions AWAY From Children who needed it. Do you love America enough to help give its children some medical aid? I don’t qualify for Medicaid. I used to qualify for Texas Chip before they decided they needed that money to give millionaires a tax break.

Whats more important? American Children or American Millionaires? Baja can run his rhetoric back and forth, but thats what it comes down to. The millionaires who run America can flush Billions down the toilet in Iraq but they cant fund a measley SCHIP program because they can’t afford to Let Americans know that Federally funded Healthcare WORKS.

The deaths of American children are on YOUR PARTY’S HEAD- and on YOUR HEAD, Baja.

All because you didn’t want to spend money saving lives while you throw it away endlessly in Iraq.

YOU HATE AMERICA AND ITS CHILDREN. Not us.

]]> By: Buck http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1950 Buck Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:38:21 +0000 http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1950 Great. A troll. Troll, I have a question for you... How does one get to be as STUPID as you are? Seriously. Is it something you ate or drank? Do you sniff glue? Great. A troll.

Troll, I have a question for you… How does one get to be as STUPID as you are? Seriously. Is it something you ate or drank? Do you sniff glue?

]]> By: Fade http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1949 Fade Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:35:32 +0000 http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1949 I don't know how effective it will be, but I'm going to design some flyers which show how voting against SCHIP screwed over the American public so Bush could blow more money in Iraq. And start sticking them in magazines and such at doctors offices and other places that I can think of. There's not much else to do here in Lubbock, Tx to change perceptions on a little budget. We need to keep re-iterating that Republicans are the Party of the Super-rich and thats it. They are funnelling their money to China and Saudi Arabia while American manufacturing goes Bust. This IS THE FAULT OF THE REPUBLICANS and the big business corporatists. Somehow we need to make middle Americans who are currently linked with the Republican party understand that the Democratic party IS The party of the common man, American small business, and true security. I don’t know how effective it will be, but I’m going to design some flyers which show how voting against SCHIP screwed over the American public so Bush could blow more money in Iraq. And start sticking them in magazines and such at doctors offices and other places that I can think of. There’s not much else to do here in Lubbock, Tx to change perceptions on a little budget. We need to keep re-iterating that Republicans are the Party of the Super-rich and thats it. They are funnelling their money to China and Saudi Arabia while American manufacturing goes Bust. This IS THE FAULT OF THE REPUBLICANS and the big business corporatists. Somehow we need to make middle Americans who are currently linked with the Republican party understand that the Democratic party IS The party of the common man, American small business, and true security.

]]> By: BajaLaJollan http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1947 BajaLaJollan Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:12:31 +0000 http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1947 Ah, yes, more lies from the Democrats - the Party of Perjury. This "expansion" that the Democrats wanted was to make taxpayers pay for the health insurance of people making up to $ 83,000 a year, and to give boatloads more of taxpayer's money to states that already use over half the SCHIP funds they get for ADULTS. It's not about poor children at all. But hate and lies against Bush and the Republicans can't be based on facts, can they. Especially from the Hate America First crowd. Ah, yes, more lies from the Democrats - the Party of Perjury. This “expansion” that the Democrats wanted was to make taxpayers pay for the health insurance of people making up to $ 83,000 a year, and to give boatloads more of taxpayer’s money to states that already use over half the SCHIP funds they get for ADULTS. It’s not about poor children at all.

But hate and lies against Bush and the Republicans can’t be based on facts, can they. Especially from the Hate America First crowd.

]]> By: QuestionGirl http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1946 QuestionGirl Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:49:16 +0000 http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1946 The Dems should have started impeachment procedure immediately upon taking control of congress. But what do I know...... The Dems should have started impeachment procedure immediately upon taking control of congress. But what do I know……

]]> By: The other Buck http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1936 The other Buck Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:17:43 +0000 http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1936 Just more smoke and mirrors to distract and confuse. Just more smoke and mirrors to distract and confuse.

]]> By: Buck http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1932 Buck Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:13:41 +0000 http://blueherald.com/2007/10/would-someone-please-think-of-the-children/#comment-1932 You know what's sick? Mr. and Mrs. NASCAR will watch as their daughter suffers through some illness, unable to see a doctor, and will blame the democrats for it (cause Rush told them to)... ...and they'll go out and vote republican in the next election cycle. You know it's true! I see it happening here in southeastern KY all the time! We are one fucked up country. You know what’s sick? Mr. and Mrs. NASCAR will watch as their daughter suffers through some illness, unable to see a doctor, and will blame the democrats for it (cause Rush told them to)…

…and they’ll go out and vote republican in the next election cycle.

You know it’s true! I see it happening here in southeastern KY all the time!

We are one fucked up country.

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