Posted on 03/23/2012 10:11:02 AM PDT by Kaslin
Loud, frightening noises, America:
Ratcheting up the rhetoric on the eve of Vice President Joe Biden‘s visit to a South Florida senior community, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz today likened Republican Medicare proposals to “a tornado through America’s nursing homes.” Said Wasserman Schultz: “The Romney-Ryan budget would be devastating to seniors and older Americans. It is a Republican path to poverty that would pass like a tornado through America’s nursing homes where millions of America’s seniors receive long-term and end-of-life care.”
Yikes. We must prevent these tornados of hate from tearing through nursing homes, scattering old people's helpless bodies in its vengeful wake. If this hyper-hysterical demagoguery rings a bell, it's probably because Wasserman Schultz employed the exact same imagery last year. Literally:
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) comments on Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget proposal for FY 2012. "Representing a large number of seniors in south Florida, I can tell you that this budget would be devastating for seniors and older Americans. This Republican path to poverty passes like a tornado through America's nursing homes, where millions of America's seniors receive long-term and end of life care," [she] said.
They're getting lazy over at the DNC -- an easy pitfall, I suppose, when you have news networks doing your job for you. Perhaps my expectations were too high, but I at least expected them to brainstorm a list of new unhinged descriptions of this year's Republican budget. I'm almost disappointed the 2013 Path to Prosperity hasn't been dubbed "a Republican Path to Perdition, holding American seniors' heads underwater in bathtubs until they drown," or "a Republican March to Misery, herding seniors into giant microwaves and baking them until they explode." Try harder, guys. In fairness, DWS also recycled her word-for-word statement on the details of the Democrat-controlled Senate's budget from last year, too [link, budget not found]. Oh, and by the way, this regurgitated "tornado" garbage isn't just rank fear-mongering; it's also factually inaccurate, even as a metaphor. Back to my report on the new Ryan plan:
As was the case last year, these reforms would not affect anyone over the age of 55. At all. As Democrats prepare to reprise their 2011 lie of the year by cynically claiming that Ryan's budget "ends Medicare as we know it," let's recall that basic math ends Medicare, period, within the next 12 years.
At least Obama Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was being honest when he said Democrats hate Paul Ryan's solution to our mammoth debt and entitlement problem, even as they've got nothing to offer in the way of an alternative. But Wasserman Schultz just can't resist scare tactics and dishonesty to score cheap and ugly political points. Imagine that.
UPDATE - In case you're curious how DWS might answer the challenge that her party has formulated no Medicare reform plan of their own, here's our exchange on that subject over the summer:
frightening noises, America:
Ratcheting up the rhetoric on the eve of Vice President Joe Biden‘s visit to a South Florida senior community, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz today likened Republican Medicare proposals to “a tornado through America’s nursing homes.” Said Wasserman Schultz: “The Romney-Ryan budget would be devastating to seniors and older Americans. It is a Republican path to poverty that would pass like a tornado through America’s nursing homes where millions of America’s seniors receive long-term and end-of-life care.”
Yikes. We must prevent these tornados of hate from tearing through nursing homes, scattering old people's helpless bodies in its vengeful wake. If this hyper-hysterical demagoguery rings a bell, it's probably because Wasserman Schultz employed the exact same imagery last year. Literally:
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) comments on Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget proposal for FY 2012. "Representing a large number of seniors in south Florida, I can tell you that this budget would be devastating for seniors and older Americans. This Republican path to poverty passes like a tornado through America's nursing homes, where millions of America's seniors receive long-term and end of life care," [she] said.
They're getting lazy over at the DNC -- an easy pitfall, I suppose, when you have news networks doing your job for you. Perhaps my expectations were too high, but I at least expected them to brainstorm a list of new unhinged descriptions of this year's Republican budget. I'm almost disappointed the 2013 Path to Prosperity hasn't been dubbed "a Republican Path to Perdition, holding American seniors' heads underwater in bathtubs until they drown," or "a Republican March to Misery, herding seniors into giant microwaves and baking them until they explode." Try harder, guys. In fairness, DWS also recycled her word-for-word statement on the details of the Democrat-controlled Senate's budget from last year, too [link, budget not found]. Oh, and by the way, this regurgitated "tornado" garbage isn't just rank fear-mongering; it's also factually inaccurate, even as a metaphor. Back to my report on the new Ryan plan:
As was the case last year, these reforms would not affect anyone over the age of 55. At all. As Democrats prepare to reprise their 2011 lie of the year by cynically claiming that Ryan's budget "ends Medicare as we know it," let's recall that basic math ends Medicare, period, within the next 12 years.
At least Obama Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was being honest when he said Democrats hate Paul Ryan's solution to our mammoth debt and entitlement problem, even as they've got nothing to offer in the way of an alternative. But Wasserman Schultz just can't resist scare tactics and dishonesty to score cheap and ugly political points. Imagine that.
UPDATE - In case you're curious how DWS might answer the challenge that her party has formulated no Medicare reform plan of their own, here's our exchange on that subject over the summer:
Guy Benson asks Debbie Wasserman Shultz about Medicare
For a detailed explanation of why her answer is the factual equivalent of what Occupiers are collecting in their special buckets, click through.
Debbie Wasserman would have to pledge her entire worth in order to remove all evidence that she is perhaps the most idiotic female in the democratic party.
And THAT’s an achievement, given Pelosi, and the other semi-educated idiotesses that boinked their way into a rich husband and a political office.
The usual total lie from Tokyo Rose.
The vast billions in Medicare cuts from Obamacare, voted into law by this evil skank and her party, have destroyed the nursing home industry as we know it.
The full effect of Obama care has not yet set in, so Debbie is doing her usual diversion. She is blaming the Republicans for doing the size to what the Democrats have already done.
Debbie looks like a tornado passed through her hair.
Now, there's an image I won't be able to get out of my head for a while. (uuurp!)
Acts as it went through her head.
This woman is a cartoon, a wind up doll that makes stupid, over the top statements no matter what the issue is at hand. But the biggest outrage here isn’t Wassermam-Schultz’s stupid comments, but the fact that the media never calls her on them. As stupid as she sounds, the MSM knows that it reinforces a theme that Republicans hate the elderly and that budget cuts are going to hurt the eldery so we have to raise taxes on “the rich” instead.
“I have no clue what DWS stands for”
Denouncing While Stupid
Come on now, let’s not be too harsh on Debbie Wasserman Schultz. OK, so the hair looks like at any minute Dorothy and Toto might pop out, but she may be the most attractive woman IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Please note the caveat there. That’s why I think Fox News uses her so much. Who else is there? Pelosi? Have you seen Hillary lately? That poor woman looks like she just got stung by a bee, she’s gotten so large. (Maybe she heard Bill likes the chubby ones). But seriously, I can’t think of anyone in the Dem Party that is attractive. Even if she is as nutty as a wing bat.
Paul Ryan is trying to deal with fiscal issues in a serious and honest manner. I hope he’s ready to fight for it — because he’s becoming the media/dems poster child for heartless republicans. He won’t get a fair hearing, I’m afraid. I don’t know how he fights back and wins the argument.
DWS had her first opponent in 2010.
Karen Harrington got 25k votes to dws’s 40k.
Not a bad start for purple gerry-mandered Broward county FL.
Dim Witted Skank.
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