Posted on 08/27/2009 1:06:58 PM PDT by Steelfish
You’re welcome!
And for me - I believe there will be death panels... not in the legislation - but brought on by it... When I was young I was a democrat and I believed what democrats said. For example: One of the charges against some of the civil rights legislation was that it would lead to “quotas”... Everyone - including me - assured people that there would never be racial or gender related “quotas”. But there were - it was a logical outgrowth of the legislation. If you go back and read about it - you’ll see it. The mouth breathers saying there would be quotas - the enlightened saying there wouldn’t be... The enlightened were wrong. That’s how this health care/death panel thing is - it’s NOT “in” the legislation but if you take this down time - enough years, it’ll be there. That’s what people are objecting to. Let’s say there was legislation to form “collectives” rather than having for-profit farms. There would be people who would say that the legislation would cause starvation. And people like members of the MSM take it literally and read the bill and say, “there’s nothing about starving people to death in the bill”. And they would be right. But there are people who know collectives don’t work - that where they are tried - where ever they are tried - people starve to death. It does NOT work. But it’s not written in the bill. But it will be there - down the road - given enough time... Marx never wrote about putting millions of people to death - but communism always seems to include mass graves. But it’s NOT in the Manifesto. Do you see what I’m saying - the death panels are there - just down the road...
When I was young I was a democrat and I believed what democrats said. For example: One of the charges against some of the civil rights legislation was that it would lead to “quotas”... Everyone - including me - assured people that there would never be racial or gender related “quotas”.
But there were quotas - it was a logical outgrowth of the legislation.
If you go back and read about it - you’ll see it. The mouth breathers saying there would be quotas - the enlightened saying there wouldn’t be...
The enlightened were wrong.
That’s how this health care/death panel thing is - it’s NOT “in” the legislation but if you take this down time - enough years, it’ll be there. That’s what people are objecting to.
Let’s say there was legislation to form “collectives” rather than having for-profit farms. There would be people who would say that the legislation would cause starvation. And people like members of the MSM take it literally and read the bill and say, “there’s nothing about starving people to death in the bill”. And they would be right.
But there are people who know collectives don’t work - that where they are tried - where ever they are tried - people starve to death.
They don't work. But it’s not written in the bill. But it will be there - down the road - given enough time...
Marx never wrote about putting millions of people to death - but communism always seems to include mass graves. But it’s NOT in the Manifesto. Do you see what I’m saying - the death panels are there - just down the road...
Jake Tapper, ABC’s White House correspondent, is a reason to watch ABC, IMHO. Ditto John Stossel(sp?) from 20/20.
Sorry, but there are still DVDs worth watching...
You are right. I watch them on my PC.
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We are going to discontinue paying our dues but, still use them for discounts. The hotels never ask to see the card anyhow.
Paging Mr. Orwell...
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