Posted on 03/09/2010 10:07:23 AM PST by Patriot1259
If anyone thinks for one second that Sarah Palin is not a political genius, well, they need to think again!
One thing we all know for sure is the democrat party and the media (yes, yes, I know, same thing) hang on her ever word, every action. Sarah Palin can walk out her front door and it makes headlines. Sarah is so far into these people’s heads. She is living there rent free.
Better still, she knows it and is constantly using that to her advantage....
(Excerpt) Read more at thecypresstimes.com ...
I read it, it happened in the 60’s. Canada didn’t have national healthcare until the 80’s.
Don’t tant me bro’!
She's just putting her degree in journalism to good use.
"Pat, I'd like to buy an 'i'".
;-)
What? Try '61-'62.
Pat says - ooo, sorry, no ‘I’.
How ‘bout a ‘U’ ? :-)
Really!!! I thought I just read it was in the 80’s. Canada health care act of 1984. Wonder what that was then?
Read the article. I believe it explains the timeline very well.
Taint or taunt? Or both? LOL!
I got tanted once and it is not something that I'd ever want to experience again!
Good choice! I love the name Sophie.
Get your mind out of the gutter!
Following quote from the article should have cleared your confusion:
“Here’s the truth: The establishment of the Medical Care Act of 1966 allowed each province to set up their own “universal health care” programs, much like the states are free in America to do whatever they want regarding this sort of thing. The key word being allowed. (not required)
Of course, we know that universal care has been a disaster for every state that has tried it in the United States. Think Massachusetts.
It wasn’t until the 1970’s that Canada had any sort of nationwide “universal care” and it only covered in-hospital care. Doctor visits and other services weren’t covered.
It wasn’t until the Health Care Act of 1984 that Canada had what has come to be known as socialized medicine.”
Three FAKE media-driven scandals about Palin within a weeks time!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2466850/posts
We know it is a lie, but the problem is that the MSM pushes the lie with no rebuttal. Can't win with this huge communists bunch.
Well..., not all of what you hear there is a lie. And so you've got to know the whole story, first... :-)
SUN, 07/03/2010 - 3:18AM
CALGARY - Sarah Palin drew a straight line from Alaska to Alberta as she told a sold-out, largely adoring crowd in Calgary that the province gets her message of less government, lower taxes and development of natural resources.
In what was billed as her first Canadian appearance since stepping down as governor of Alaska last summer, Palin's trademark folksy charm was on full display Saturday night.
She joked that her distinctive accent means she's often mistaken for Canadian and that she has two great-grandfathers from Canada, including one from Moose Jaw, Sask.
"That must be where my love of moose came from," she said to laughter and applause.
Palin, who shot to national prominence after being chosen as running mate for U.S. Republican Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential campaign, also mentioned the Olympics, suggesting that the bobsled is all in a day's commute in Alaska.
She paid tribute to Canada's men's hockey win, noting that the U.S. men's silver is nothing to sneeze at.
"Second place isn't that bad. I've been there."
Palin grew serious when the talk turned to politics, thanking Calgary-based company TransCanada Corp. for its bid to build a pipeline to connect Alaska to Alberta.
She noted the areas have several things in common: good hunting, good fishing and a commitment to developing energy resources.
"We understand how important it is to do responsibly."
She touched on climate change, saying that her skepticism has been proven by several recent controversies and that money shouldn't be spent on "pie-in-the-sky, snake-oil ideas."
The vocal opponent of health care reform in the U.S. steered largely clear of the topic except to reveal a tidbit about her life growing up not far from Whitehorse.
"We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada," she said. "And I think now, isn't that ironic."
Many in attendance said seeing Palin was like catching a glimpse of a celebrity.
Stephanie Hansen, 18, who wore a pin with Palin's face, could barely contain her excitement. She gushed that she felt out of place among the much older audience.
"I love it, I'm really glad that I came. It was really enlightening."
She admitted she didn't know a lot about Palin's politics, but said she loves her nonetheless.
"I admire how she can have a family and still be able to work as much as she does and everything she does."
A number of Alberta politicians were also in attendance.
Danielle Smith, leader of the right-of-centre Wildrose Alliance Party, faced comparisons with Palin as she ran for the party's leadership last year. Smith said she was greeted by a steady stream of supporters after Palin's speech.
"It was great. I think the themes she was talking about resonate just as much with Albertans as they are with average Americans," she said.
"Free enterprise, the respect for individuals, the fact that we need limited government, these are all the things people are asking for."
Since leaving politics, Palin has spent her time rebuilding her brand in the United States with increasing visibility on the national stage.
She has become a regular paid commentator for Fox News and gave a high-profile address at the first national convention of the "tea party" coalition last month. The anti-establishment, grass-roots network is formed on a premise of anger over the growth of government and President Barack Obama's policies.
She denied any kind of leadership ambitions for the movement, saying that she's told organizers that politicians will always let them down while ideals remain true.
"It's a beautiful movement, it's a conservative movement that's sweeping our nation," she said.
Palin gained a fair amount of notoriety for that speech, being widely mocked for writing crib notes such as "Energy. Tax. Lifting American spirits" on her hand and consulting them during one question and answer session.
She was asked by Senator Pamela Wallin to show her palms after the speech and referenced a passage in the bible that says people's names are engraved on God's hands, saying "if it was good enough for God, it's good enough for me."
In addition to her political speeches, Palin is a paid commentator for Fox News, appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last week and is apparently shopping around a reality show that would showcase her home state of Alaska.
She's repeatedly refused to confirm whether she would consider a run for the presidency in 2012 and remained coy when asked the question Saturday.
"Don't know what I'm going to do in 2012," she said, adding no matter what happens she'll be supporting candidates who embrace her message of a common-sense approach to government.
Polls seem to suggest Palin doesn't pose much of a threat as a potential presidential candidate.
A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll suggested only 37 per cent of Americans had a favourable impression of Palin, and of those who identified themselves as conservatives, fewer than half said she was qualified to serve as president.
Tickets for the Calgary event ranged from about $150 to $200. About half of the 1,200 people in attendance gave Palin a standing ovation.
By Tommy Report
The following claims were made early this morning regarding Palin's comments in Calgary:
Palin, as a young child, lived in a remote community as near to Whitehorse as to any Alaska metropolis.
The nearest city in Canada, Whitehorse, is a 15 hour drive away. Anchorage is only 45 minutes away.
The closest Canadian city is 15 hours away from Wasilla.
"Palin, as a young child, lived closer to itthan [sic] earlier reported."
"The Calgary Herald has a fuller, slightly different version of the quote."
Ok, it appears that this was when Palin lived in "Skagway, Alaska," which is much closer to Canada.
ALSO: Socialized medicine apparently only kicked in in Yukon in 1972, post-Palin.
What was fascinating about the ever-fascinating Sarah Palin's speech was another of her Canadian connections. One that didn't involve hockey.
“My first five years of life we spent in Skagway, Alaska, right there by Whitehorse (180km away. see map). Believe it or not – this was in the ‘60s – we used to hustle on over the border for health care that we would receive in Whitehorse. I remember my brother, he burned his ankle in some little kid accident thing and my parents had to put him on a train and rush him over to Whitehorse and I think, isn’t that kind of ironic now. Zooming over the border, getting health care from Canada."
Given all the politician-turned pundit's warnings about the ills of expanding government role in U.S. health care (see: panels, death), this was, yep, pretty ironic-sounding. Now in fairness, she was born in Idaho and them moved to Alaska as an infant in 1964, two years before the Medical Care Act that established national medicare came to Canada. Several years after universal coverage came to acute hospital care like burns, mind you. But then, it's not exactly anybody's political choice where they receive medical attention when they're less than five years old, to say nothing of the political ideologies one doesn't really develop around that age.
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