[SEB Guest Post] Catholic website encourages “death panel” myth in order to scare readers into opposing health care reform.

By , on 18 January, 2011

With the Republican Party still gloating over its recent election victories, claiming it has a mandate to repeal health care reform, we can see on religious websites just how they came to this supposed success. They relied, in part, on their old friend the Religious Right.

In this link you will see a questioner, Linda, . . . → Read More: [SEB Guest Post] Catholic website encourages “death panel” myth in order to scare readers into opposing health care reform.

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SEB Mailbag: “You wonder why healthcare is so expensive? It’s not the Doctors or Hospitals.”

By , on 25 February, 2010

I’m probably going to get myself in trouble with this one. There are people of a conservative persuasion in my circle of friends and extended family and most of them have learned not to send me email forwards of any kind because I have a bad habit of hitting Reply To All when I don’t . . . → Read More: SEB Mailbag: “You wonder why healthcare is so expensive? It’s not the Doctors or Hospitals.”

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Keith Olbermann slams Obama and Congress over the Senate HCR bill.

By , on 18 December, 2009

There’s not much here I disagree with:

There are some out there that argue that the bill still accomplishes a lot, but I’m very worried about the provision that mandates everyone has to buy health insurance or face a fine unless they can prove they can’t afford it. Combined with the lack . . . → Read More: Keith Olbermann slams Obama and Congress over the Senate HCR bill.

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Barney Frank shows how to deal with the Republican nutcases.

By , on 19 August, 2009

Representative Barney Frank was holding a town hall meeting last night on the proposed health care reforms. As per usual the Republican lunatics showed up and started doing their Obama-Is-Hitler-and-Health-Care-Reform-is-Nazism bullshit routine. Frank did what all the other spineless Democrats should be doing and called the woman on her bullshit:

THAT’s how the Dems should . . . → Read More: Barney Frank shows how to deal with the Republican nutcases.

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Is public healthcare in Britain really that bad?

By , on 12 August, 2009

Obama’s plans for healthcare reform in the US are far from uncontroversial and many of those on the right side of the political spectrum have been coming up with various facts and figures to undermine his moves to widen access. One of the (perhaps unintended) targets of this has been Britain’s National Health Service (NHS), . . . → Read More: Is public healthcare in Britain really that bad?

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Michelle Bachmann’s argument against health care for all? It’ll be a hassle for her. (#Blogathon)

By , on 25 July, 2009

I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating. Michelle Bachmann is just fucking nuts. She’s also selfish, shallow, and greedy, but mainly she’s fucking nuts:

Why offer more people health insurance, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) asked at a press conference Friday, if they might lengthen waits for doctors and otherwise increase the “hassle factor” for . . . → Read More: Michelle Bachmann’s argument against health care for all? It’ll be a hassle for her. (#Blogathon)

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Rep. Virginia Foxx talks out of her ass, again. (#Blogathon)

By , on 25 July, 2009

North Carolina representative Virgina Fox (Republican, if you couldn’t guess) has a habit of saying some pretty ignorant things. She continues that trend just recently by declaring that there are no Americans without health care:

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) disputes President Obama’s claim that 47 million Americans lack healthcare. “There are no Americans who don’t . . . → Read More: Rep. Virginia Foxx talks out of her ass, again. (#Blogathon)

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Swine flu deaths: 150. Regular flu deaths: 250,000+.

By , on 29 April, 2009

So everyone seems to be in a mild panic over the swine flu outbreak that has killed 150 people so far in Mexico. This is amusing when you consider the death toll from ordinary flu:

Since January, more than 13,000 people have died of complications from seasonal flu, according to the Centers for Disease . . . → Read More: Swine flu deaths: 150. Regular flu deaths: 250,000+.

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New study reveals 1 out of 3 Americans without health insurance in last 2 years.

By , on 5 March, 2009

That’s roughly 86.7 million people. That’s up from the 45 million I wrote about back in 2005 when my cousin drowned on her living room couch because she didn’t have health insurance to go to the doctor. Over the last two years one-third of Americans spent at least part of that time without any health . . . → Read More: New study reveals 1 out of 3 Americans without health insurance in last 2 years.

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Group gathering signatures for amendment for universal Michigan health care.

By , on 15 January, 2008

The folks at the Michigan Messenger blog (a great blog for any fellow Michiganders who want to keep up with the goings on in the state) have an entry up about a petition drive to get a universal health care amendment added to the state’s constitution:

“We are certainly creating a lot of excitement across . . . → Read More: Group gathering signatures for amendment for universal Michigan health care.

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