When this claim is made one these two things are true (and possibly both)…
The person saying it thinks you’re stupid.
The person saying it is stupid.
It is estimated that 20 million people will choose not to buy health insurance if they were not forced to purchase it.
From that we he the statement "republicans want to take away healthCARE from 20 million people.
It is one of the most insidious and Orwellian type of lies I can think of.
The hype surrounding it proves there’s a bunch of hype surrounding it.
Then you understand what makes for a good political ad.
I never said she’d be a good candidate. I’ll let those who do defend their comments.
I think the hype surrounding the msyweather fight is idiotic and illustrates the gullibility and stupidity of so many people, just like the reaction to this ad.
It’s a great ad.
I don’t know how elections work for the Senate and House but it seems to me that anyone from the military, particularly those in combat, don’t have a very good chance of winning the Presidency.
Clinton, Bush 2 and Trump all did everything they could to avoid service and won handily (particularly Trump…). The Presidential nominees with service (Bush1 vs. Clinton, Dole, McCain, Kerry,) were beaten handily.
I find that a little odd.
Tell that to this guy; POTUS 1953-1961. Maybe after another 3 1/2 years, what America needs is a little discipline…SLOWGUY 2020!
I hear he has ties to Russia.
I wouldn’t compare the two, beyond the superficial veneer of “popular.”
You’re underestimating, if not dismissing entirely, the value of character and personal biography. It matters, even if the policy positions (I don’t know where she stands on much) don’t pass muster.
I wouldn’t compare the two, beyond the superficial veneer of “popular.”
You’re underestimating, if not dismissing entirely, the value of character and personal biography. It matters, even if the policy positions (I don’t know where she stands on much) don’t pass muster.
I thought Bill Clinton taught us that policy, not character, is what matters.
I don’t think that’s quite telling of the whole truth.
As I understand it…
There are already a lot of people who aren’t purchasing health insurance, despite the ACA stating that they have to. They’re taking the penalty instead because they don’t qualify for assistance with the premium due to too high of an income but still feel that the high premiums are not affordable.
Then there are those whose incomes are low enough to qualify for assistance with the premium and have coverage as a result. If ACA is repealed, those are the ones who would lose access to coverage in the way that it is now, because they’d be back in a situation where they couldn’t afford any coverage available to them. These are the ones she and others are referring to in addition to those who have pre-existing conditions who may lose coverage if ACA is repealed, so there is a truth to her claim.
Of course, that second group isn’t really much better off with ACA because the plans that they can get with assistance also have such high deductibles that those throw many into financial chaos anyway. ACA is a dumpster fire bit of legislation. That much is painfully obvious. If anyone were speaking truth, they’d be saying that repealing and replacing ACA or leaving ACA as-is are both awful solutions and we need to go deeper into the root of the high cost of health care and figure out why the U.S. has significantly higher per-capita costs than other first world nations.
That just doesn’t fit into a sound bite. And it requires effort & collaboration, something the petulant children in D.C. seem incapable of doing. You’ve got to give it to her – she at least seems to have had experiences that would seem to lend themselves to more reason, leadership, and working with those she doesn’t 100% agree with, and that should be breath of fresh air in the swamp.
When this claim is made one these two things are true (and possibly both)…
The person saying it thinks you’re stupid.
The person saying it is stupid.
It is estimated that 20 million people will choose not to buy health insurance if they were not forced to purchase it.
From that we he the statement "republicans want to take away healthCARE from 20 million people.
It is one of the most insidious and Orwellian type of lies I can think of.
Trump and Clinton Policy and character don’t matter much
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If ACA is repealed, those are the ones who would lose access to coverage…
Even if that were true (it isn’t), lack of health insurance does not mean you lose access to health *care. *
Almost 50% of the country just elected a man completely devoid of policy knowledge and who repeatedly lied.
My only disagreement here is with your math.
Trump got just under 66 million votes. There are about 325 million people in the US.
Well, almost 50% of those who voted elected a man completely devoid of policy knowledge and who repeatedly lied.
Either way you say it, it’s still pretty funny.
"lack of health insurance does not mean you lose access to health care. "
Depends on your income.
Well, almost 50% of those who voted elected a man completely devoid of policy knowledge and who repeatedly lied.
Wrong again. Obama got over 50% of the votes. Twice!
Oh boy…
I can’t even respond.
Then don’t.
Come on – you know that’s an untruthful use of semantics. Technically speaking, everyone has access to health care. Technically speaking, I have access to purchase Apple or Microsoft.
It’s just a matter of having the money to do it, right?
I heard this BS argument when ACA was first passed – “people had access to health care before, all they had to do was go to the ER.” While technically true on one front, it’s bullshit. If I’m dirt poor, have no insurance, and break my arm, I could go to the ER, have it set, etc. and they have to take care of it. They’re still going to bill me and if I can’t afford it my credit is shot, unless they’re merciful and write it off (driving up the costs for everyone else in the process…). If I need follow up care, physical therapy, etc., they’re not even going to book the appointment without ability to pay.
But that again gets back to my initial point – anyone who argues for ACA as the answer or repealing and replacing ACA as the answer is being 100% disingenuous. At least her claim has truth to it and I’d bet with her background & perspective she’d be more amenable to an actual solution to the root problem than the vast majority of the lot in D.C.
If ACA is repealed, those are the ones who would lose access to coverage…
Even if that were true (it isn’t), lack of health insurance does not mean you lose access to health *care. *
At least her claim has truth to it and I’d bet with her background & perspective she’d be more amenable to an actual solution to the root problem
And that’s the real reason she has no chance.
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At least her claim has truth to it
No, it doesn’t.
Oh yeah, there’s no way a gnarly lesbian democrat wins in Kentucky either.
Must have been so hard for her to have been married to a Republican dude for 13 years and had three children.
I can’t imagine the struggles “she” must have endured.
For the life of me I cannot imagine why you would ever need to delete any of your posts.
For the life of me I can’t get myself all in a lather over some stupid political ad.
Bunch of lemmings around here.
Really? Two minutes of jets landing and “I’m a woman!!!” is all it takes?
What she says referring to any actual policy is just an out and out lie.
I flew planes! I’m a gurrrl! Republicans want you to die!!!
Are you all really this easily manipulated by cool imagery?
Sad.
I said fuckall about the ad or the candidate. My response was to you and your posts. And I’m not in a lather about those either.
I was just noting that you only have to go back and delete posts when you say shit like first calling her a lesbian and then heavily implying that she either was a man or is too manly for women.
You can say “no it doesn’t” all you want, but I showed you where it does. Your “no it doesn’t” here reminds me of my 3 year old when she’s caught red handed and can only say “no, I didn’t!”.
Oh yeah, there’s no way a gnarly lesbian democrat wins in Kentucky either.
Must have been so hard for her to have been married to a Republican dude for 13 years and had three children.
I can’t imagine the struggles “she” must have endured.
For the life of me I cannot imagine why you would ever need to delete any of your posts.
For the life of me I can’t get myself all in a lather over some stupid political ad.
Bunch of lemmings around here.
Really? Two minutes of jets landing and “I’m a woman!!!” is all it takes?
What she says referring to any actual policy is just an out and out lie.
I flew planes! I’m a gurrrl! Republicans want you to die!!!
Are you all really this easily manipulated by cool imagery?
Sad.
This.
My faith in US politics, which reached a nadir in the past 6 months, has been resurrected by this ad.