Boehner Can't 'Find' Anyone Who Supports Public Option; Maybe He Should Check His Backyard »
Posted By bluetexasvalley 1 month, 3 weeks ago in News
House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday that he's never met an American who supports the creation of a public health insurance option as part of the legislative reform effort.
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bluetexasvalley1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Terri Nelson, a psychotherapist who lives and works in Oxford, Ohio, in Boehner's district, told the Huffington Post that she has repeatedly contacted the leader's office to voice support for the public option.
"I've contacted him twice in writing since the spring, and he's responded to me twice in writing," Nelson said. "And I contacted his office by phone maybe six or eight times."-
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jordan111 month, 3 weeks ago
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He's nuts. He also thinks his constituents are nutty and will believe that one by one they're the only one's who want it and everyone else doesn't. Anyone who gives the time of day to crazy CONS needs to give that psychotherapist a call, because this has gone into the rhelm of mental illness. Seriously.
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cowboygrandpa1 month, 3 weeks ago
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"I'm still trying to find the first American to talk to who's in favor of the public option, other than a member of Congress or the administration," Boehner said, according to Politico's Glenn Thrush, who noted that Boehner made this claim with a "semi-straight face."
Really, is it that hard to find someone who supports a public option?"
Hahahahahahahahaaaaa !!!!
Well not only do the ignorant wretches have a greed problem. They have a hearing and comprehension problem.
They can't understand what people are saying so they deny it is being said !!!
Ya know kind of like little kids will do, They will just keep saying I can't hear you because they don't want to know the truth !!!
Well we need our government representatives that hear We the People !!!!!!!!! That includes Democrats and Republicans.
Not We the Corporations whose intent is to destroy all freedoms
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donald511 month, 3 weeks ago
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..and he was sworn in to protect and defend the Constitution.... not be a typical repug in denial!
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Obermann ran states that his district overwhelming supports the public option too!
To Boehner the constitution he swore to defend says "Of... For... and By the Corporation" -
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fiftynine1 month, 3 weeks ago
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The anti health care lobbyist and insurance company's are pouring in 1.5 million per day to fight any public option...That tell you anything.They don't want to lose their free ride or the power that goes with it.
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If these repugs would only think for a minute. This is about a lot more than insurance for everyone..it is about stripping some of the power away from these corporations that are not only raping us with the premiums they collect but the policy's they set.
I am glad to see someone have the b--ls to take these people on..It is way over due.!! -
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epiphannyy1 month, 3 weeks ago
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John Boehner has rarely been all that concerned with his constituency. He's a lobbiest's dream. He will go to the carpet to defend his agenda, dictated by the highest bidder, even at the cost of his constituency and the country at large. This is just the latest proof of this. Of course he knows he has a constituency who supports a public option, but they don't pay his bills so they don't count. Yes, he needs their vote, but people vote their party so he's secure regardless of his job performance.
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That is the sad reality of the system we have now in America...an ignorant voting class and a corrupt electorate. Unfortunately, I don't see this reality changing any time soon.-
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bluetexasvalley1 month, 3 weeks ago
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This is really weird, and it's the second time it happens to me.
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A story with the highest number of comments appears in the Page 1 Most Commented Stories and What People Are Saying columns, but it doesn't appear in the main body of stories at all.
Has anyone else run into this?
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cowboygrandpa1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Naaaaaaaa !!!!
He needs to pull his head out of the tight stinky body orifice he has wedged it in.
Because all he sees is crap and he suffers from the dreaded bowel breath syndrome, because all he does is speak what he sees.
So since all he can see is sh*t that is all he can communicate from his point of view.
He is very good at that, look at all the support he gave GWw Bush.
Does that not speal volumes of his incapacity to see anything but crap ???
Hahahahahahahaahaaaa !!!
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mesodude1 month, 3 weeks ago
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What's truly ironic about statements like Boehner's is that cons cons won't stop squawking, crying and lying about how they aren't being taken seriously as a "grass roots" movement on this issue. For a US Senator to claim to his constituents that he doesn't think there's any opposition to his POV is disgusting and inexcusable.
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jordan111 month, 3 weeks ago
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It would be, if Democrats were all the same, but they aren't. And those 'blue dogs' have taken a hefty share of contributions from the insurance industry.
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While your comment is meant to be sarcastic, the democrats would be hero's to stop the pain and suffering and deaths of tens of thousands of Americans. But I doubt 'simon' that those who fight for a public plan want to 'shine.' For decades those few have fought the special interests and those in Congress who are ****** for the special interests. No one gives that much dedication to a cause that has lost for decades because they're being altruistic. They just know what doing the right thing means. -
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donald511 month, 3 weeks ago
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yah simon, if pukes like you and your fear-mongering support, and big business donations had not corrupted all too many dems too... the blue dogs in particular...
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excessive greed is evil... you got that right, but 60 votes to stop a repug filibuster just won't happen - the dems just don't have the sycophant loyalty of the evil repugs!
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fiftynine1 month, 3 weeks ago
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This guy is a moron and doesn't deserve a posistion that supposedly is to voice the wants of the people in government..
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Two thirds of the American people say they want a public option !!!
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ibabini1 month, 3 weeks ago
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BOHENER and his "do nothing" colleages better start looking for a new job soon----the Republicans in the Senate and House will be "RETIRED" next elections. ENOUGH of doing nothing for our country and creating so much evil. BYE BYE GOP.
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dunkirk1 month, 2 weeks ago
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"higer taxes,lower wages and/or higher prices."
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SO lets see going to a public option will cause higher taxes OR lower wages OR higher prices or some combination of the three YET the insurance industry is proclaiming if adopted it would drive them(the insurance companies) out of business. Hmmmm they couldn't raise their premiums high enough??
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donald511 month, 3 weeks ago
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Jeffery Beauregard Sessions, III, held a town meeting on healthcare about 2 weeks ago with portions televised on the local news... many people claimed support of the public option; but, Sessions, interviewed afterward, could only say that he "just got a mandate to kill healthcare reform"!
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Alabama keeps seding this bigot back to the senate even when he admitted his bigotry to the senate judiciary when nominated by Reagan for a judgeship, and never made a floor vote! -
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jpc2891 month, 3 weeks ago
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“I happen to be a proponent of a single payer universal health care program. Everybody in, nobody out. A single payer health care plan, a universal health care plan. That’s what I’d like to see. But as all of you know, we may not get there immediately. Because first we have to take back the White House, we have to take back the Senate, and we have to take back the House.” -- Obama speaking to the Illinois AFL-CIO, June 30, 2003.
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What part of public option being a bait and switch sales tactic for single payer don't you libs get?
OBAMA = OneBigAssMistakeAmerica
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trimalcio1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Obviously, Boehner was hyperbolizing. I do not support a public option. It will fail because the government by default politicizes everything, and by politicizing the best decisions are never made. If the goal is to ensure everybody is covered why not cover the 5 to 6 million and not change what's working for us. Also, we need to change the benefits. Medicaid/Medicare and Social Security benefits need to be reduced or the retirement age changed to be 75. This will at least keep the system from tanking.
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winemiller1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Gee, this site is full of the typical liberal whine and name calling. I live in sw Ohio in Boehner's district and for the
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most part it is a very very conservative dsitrict. I too have
never met a person in favor of the public option. When government can finally do something right, with more efficiency
and with truly no additional costs then I'd say go for it.
The public option - will eventually not be optional - and will
simply be just another government boondoggle.
Liberals - the constituents of Democrats are typically "takers"
or life's looser. I know there are some exceptions to this
generalization. But, most have made bad life choices, they
are undereducated, underemployed - lack modern job skills, they
smoke, drink, gamble, have had children they can't afford to support and generally have made bad life choices. They want
the "normal" people to pay for their way thru life.
They constantly take from society and return nothing - though many are very cable of being contributers to our society. I for one have compassion for the "truly needy, the physically infirmed, etc and beleive we should always help them - but if your just a lazy slob or looking for constant hand-outs - go move to France because America doesn't owe you health insurance-
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canadianrancher571 month, 3 weeks ago
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I would give you a neg for your comment, but I do believe that everyone is entitled to their opinion. The reason for the neg would not have to really do about the health care issue but for stereotyping people, in your definition of a liberal you basically show why we have so many problems in the world since that definition is used for racial prejudice as well, or even prejudice against religions that are different than what yours might be.
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jpc2891 month, 3 weeks ago
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"The White House says the president is unaware of the tea parties and will hold his own event today," ABC's Dan Harris said on "Good Morning America" on April 15.
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"We have no knowledge of their planned demonstration or who the group is." -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the day before the 9/12/09 Tea Party rally in DC.
I'd rather the Minority Leader of the Senate be blind to those who don't agree with him than the President of the United States and Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces!
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canadianrancher571 month, 3 weeks ago
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I have at times talked to people who are running for office from different parties and also talked to elected representatives and have found out that the way they make important decisions is very simple. The first thing they do is accept the party idea and all of the material that backs their idea whether it is fact or not, the second thing that the do is ask the person they are talking to a very selective question to get the correct response, and once they have the acceptable response the conversation seems to be over. Not all politicians are morons but a great number of them are unable to think for themselves and actually debate a topic so they just stick to the party line. To me there is one thing that should be asked about this health care issue, and that is will it show a net gain or loss for the country. There are scare tactics being used by both sides in this issue to divert people away from what to me is important and that is, at present time there is a x number of dollars being spent through insurance by individuals and business for health care which leaves a certain percent of the population not covered and would some other system for the same amount of money provide the same service to all.
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