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REALITY BITES INTO PRESIDENT'S PIPE DREAMS
NY Post ^ | July 19, 2009 | GRACE-MARIE TURNER

Posted on 07/19/2009 3:56:45 PM PDT by RobinMasters

Despite President Obama's lofty and appeasing rhetoric, his health-care plan is crashing against the rocks of reality, with support collapsing among an increasingly wary public and even among Democrats on Capitol Hill.

Yet the White House and Democratic leaders in Congress appear undaunted in their efforts to ram through sweeping reform legislation in record time, even as the head of the Congressional Budget Office told Congress that the bills would worsen the federal government's already bleak budget outlook.

Worse still, the CBO said the bills won't meet the president's promise of reducing health costs over the long term, saying instead the legislation would "significantly increase" costs.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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1 posted on 07/19/2009 3:56:45 PM PDT by RobinMasters
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To: RobinMasters
The health care plan is another in a line of abjectly unconstitutional power grabs by the Obama administration.

But the people are waking up to it.

Down with the traitors! Hurrah boys hurrah!

A PETITION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RESTORATION

A JULY 4TH TEA PARTY SPEECH IN AMERICA

WHEN TRUTH BECOMES TREASON

2 posted on 07/19/2009 3:59:02 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: RobinMasters
The health care plan is another in a line of abjectly unconstitutional power grabs by the Obama administration.

But the people are waking up to it.

Down with the traitors! Hurrah boys hurrah!

A PETITION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RESTORATION

A JULY 4TH TEA PARTY SPEECH IN AMERICA

WHEN TRUTH BECOMES TREASON

3 posted on 07/19/2009 3:59:09 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: RobinMasters

That’s my kinda hope.....crash and burn.


4 posted on 07/19/2009 3:59:11 PM PDT by rightwingextremist1776
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To: RobinMasters

Oops...sorry for the double post. BTTT!


5 posted on 07/19/2009 3:59:39 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: RobinMasters

“Despite President Obama’s lofty and appeasing rhetoric,...”

***

“rhetoric” = “lies”

And some people are beginning to find that out.


6 posted on 07/19/2009 4:01:08 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: Jeff Head

That petition website froze my browser. And what’s up with the DNCC connection?


7 posted on 07/19/2009 4:01:13 PM PDT by don-o (My son, Ben - Marine PFC- 1/16/09 - Parris Island - LC -6/4/09 - 29 Palms - Camp Pendleton 6/18)
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To: RobinMasters

Nazi Pelosi’s propaganda minister is saying that we’ll have huge savings by taking everyone off of Medicare and Medicaid and putting them onto Obamacare. I wish I could figure out how that works. Sounds like smoke and mirrors to me.


8 posted on 07/19/2009 4:05:08 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (WWTHD - What Would The Hondurans Do?)
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To: don-o

It’s an open petition site. Anyone can write one and anyone can advertise there. The DNCC is working overtime. I’m glad we’re there to help negate their efforts. I’m working with Neil E. Wright of VetsCor ion this.


9 posted on 07/19/2009 4:05:43 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: RobinMasters

Pelosi got caught lying on her blog about what the CBO really had to say. She should be removed for lying about the costs but don’t expect the RATs to do anything to her or ZERO who is a fraud.


10 posted on 07/19/2009 4:06:10 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn/Rubio - Senate 2010 !)
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To: RobinMasters

Who knew that even congressmen loved their elderly relatives? Or, that those relatives might come a-knockin’ about this ‘plan’ that wants them to justify why they should be allowed to live every 5 years they’re on SS that they’d already paid into?

OTH, a body might think a congress that doesn’t get the plan done ‘yesterday’ is like to get itself hung from lamp posts when TSHTF. Guess the congressmen will have to egress the US.


11 posted on 07/19/2009 4:06:26 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Fili et Spiritus Sancti.)
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To: Jeff Head

Now I’m getting spam e-mail from them as well.

GRRRR


12 posted on 07/19/2009 4:07:46 PM PDT by don-o (My son, Ben - Marine PFC- 1/16/09 - Parris Island - LC -6/4/09 - 29 Palms - Camp Pendleton 6/18)
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To: don-o

When I signed up I opted out of all of that. I bet you can go back in and opt out of it.


13 posted on 07/19/2009 4:08:48 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: rightwingextremist1776

I wish there was a way I could personally and directly contribute to ZeroCare’s downfall


14 posted on 07/19/2009 4:09:18 PM PDT by musicbymuzak
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To: musicbymuzak

There is.....spread the word.....TO EVERYONE!


15 posted on 07/19/2009 4:12:57 PM PDT by rightwingextremist1776
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“rhetoric”
logos-ethos-pathos

Want some fun? Make index cards of rhetorical devices, grab a tablet and write down the fallacies used in ads & pundit shows. Note: these are used at school/in classes. Teachers/profs use them all the time. ;>

http://www.dogpile.com/dogpile/ws/results/Web/fallacies/1/417/TopNavigation/Relevance/iq=true/zoom=off/_iceUrlFlag=7?_IceUrl=true

(Cool place)
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/main.html

Better yet. Do it with your kids/grandkids—but have pillows & popcorn ready to throw at the TV.

When confronted with a fallacy, if you know what it is and call the user on its use—by the name of the fallacy—the person will change topic or strategy. Happens every time, but sometimes you have to name the fallacy a couple of times. Thereafter, the person will be quite a bit more careful.


16 posted on 07/19/2009 4:13:34 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Fili et Spiritus Sancti.)
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To: rightwingextremist1776
That’s my kinda hope.....crash and burn.

Or as Rushaboo would put it ---

FAIL


17 posted on 07/19/2009 4:13:49 PM PDT by Mr_Moonlight
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To: RobinMasters

The proposed legislation is anti-human... Government healthcare is a numbers racked because free is unsustainable so the truth is quality of care will suffer as well as numbers involved.

Look for reduced care to the elderly, counseling on ways to end life vice sustain life, increased abortion counseling and massive reduction of pregnancies.

Anti-human culture of death.


18 posted on 07/19/2009 4:27:51 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey (Make Government Run Health Care available to everyone including the Fetus.)
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To: RobinMasters

Obama = Hiram Revels of the presidency.... my kids and 4 more generations will never see another African president of this country. At least not voted in.


19 posted on 07/19/2009 4:28:01 PM PDT by erman (Outside of a dog, a book is man's best companion. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.)
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To: musicbymuzak

There is.
Send me $100 right now.
I promise I will work real hard to overthrow Obamacare.


20 posted on 07/19/2009 4:52:39 PM PDT by supremedoctrine (I think we have seen the future, and should start acting on it today.)
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