She's been ridiculed by the so-called masters of the universe in the mainstream media for warning President Barack Obama's health care proposals could result in one of one of her loved ones having to stand in front of one of "Obama's death panels" to determine their "level of productivity in society" to see if they are worthy of health care. But despite the criticism, she's not backing down from those statements.
Aside from submitting written testimony to the New York State Senate, as Noel Sheppard pointed out for NewsBusters on Sept. 8, Palin wrote an op-ed that appeared in the Sept. 9 Wall Street Journal explaining that Obama has in the past said he wanted to eliminate "inefficiency and waste" in the system, including in an Aug. 15 New York Times op-ed.
She pointed out the president wanted to create a bureaucracy called the "Independent Medicare Advisory Council," which is as she says is "an unelected, largely unaccountable group of experts charged with containing Medicare costs." She wrote it is policy gestures as such as that and other cost-cutting suggestions that have her concerned.
"Given such statements, is it any wonder that many of the sick and elderly are concerned that the Democrats' proposals will ultimately lead to rationing of their health care by-dare I say it-death panels?" Palin wrote. "Establishment voices dismissed that phrase, but it rang true for many Americans. Working through ‘normal political channels,' they made themselves heard, and as a result Congress will likely reject a wrong-headed proposal to authorize end-of-life counseling in this cost-cutting context. But the fact remains that the Democrats' proposals would still empower unelected bureaucrats to make decisions affecting life or death health-care matters. Such government overreaching is what we've come to expect from this administration."
The former Republican vice-presidential nominee maintained the real solution would be to employ policy that would be "market-oriented, patient-centered, and result-driven" and not the bureaucratization of health care that is being driven by the administration's interpretation of polling data.
One left-leaning pundit has questioned if Palin was qualified to interject herself into the debate. Marc Ambinder wrote on the Atlantic Web site on Sept. 8 the media shouldn't take her Journal op-ed seriously because she doesn't have the policy "chops" to take on this issue.
"Palin has policy credibility problems. Big ones," Ambinder wrote. "A few op-eds aren't going to help her. But if the media treats her as as [sic] a legitimate and influential voice today, she won't need to do the hard work that will result in her learning more about policy and actually becoming conversant in the issues that she, as a potential presidential candidate, will deal with."
However, the argument could made that Palin, with a baby with Down Syndrome, does have real-life expertise dealing with the American health care system. And her position as governor of Alaska makes her qualified to give insight into the bureaucratization of any part of the public sector, despite Ambinder's calls to dismiss her as a serious voice in the health care debate.
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When Sarah Palin speaks,
September 9, 2009 - 07:15 ET by Gary P JacksonWhen Sarah Palin speaks, Obama gets all wee-ee'd up!
This was timed perfect. She knows Obama and his minions can't resist swinging at every pitch she throws. Now he will find himself resonding to her. She will have knocked him off his game.
Brilliant.
http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.blogspot.com/2009/09/sarah-palin-spanks-obama-on-eve-of-his.html
Deal with the substance
September 9, 2009 - 07:28 ET by legacyrepublicanIt is hubris to accuse those against Obamacare of not having the credentials to talk on the issue with any clarity.
Especially when politicians admit that they don't read the bill and that a bank of lawyers would be needed to read the bill.
Deal with the substance of her charge by showing where in the bill that it is false. I, for one, agree with her knowing that she has read the bill and has also run a state.
Obama and the congressional
September 9, 2009 - 07:29 ET by 10ksnookerObama and the congressional clunkers get wee weed up.
Does Congress come with a reset button? Why not? Go green, recycle congress.
I'd say Gov Palin has light
September 9, 2009 - 07:30 ET by ConservativeRexI'd say Gov Palin has light years more experience at managing health care or for that matter, any executive decisions, then a sorry community organizer from freakin' Chicago of all places.
Just a few paragraphs from her, or VP Cheney and these thin skin lightweights cry like babies.
Never forget...
September 9, 2009 - 07:49 ET by Robert17Never forget....Obama has zero foreign policy experience. But plenty of experience talking about foreign policy.
talking?
September 9, 2009 - 07:50 ET by AJBDo you mean 'reading off his teleprompter'?
I was appalled at Marc
September 9, 2009 - 08:09 ET by Dan The Man 2I was appalled at Marc Ambinder saying she doesnt have the "chops" to chime in on this issue, and Duh One does? I guess Duh One's experience at killing all those babies and his vast community organizer experience is all one needs.
Palin has at much at stake as the rest of us and hers is a voice that people can look to. The difference between us and her is she has a bully pulpit, a voice to be heard more than ours but she says what we wanted to if we had the voice.
The WH is very afraid of her and yes she has most likely affect the speech content. I got 2:1 odds saying Duh One will mention her by name tonight.
DTM2: No, he CANNOT
September 9, 2009 - 08:34 ET by BDDTM2:
No, he CANNOT mention her by name since she has outflanked him on the Zeke Emmanual front.
No, he will rail against "Those who speak of Death Panels" or some such but will not use their names. Or at least that is my position.
Hmmm, perhaps you
September 9, 2009 - 08:59 ET by Dan The Man 2Hmmm, perhaps you underestimate the Audacity of the Dope?
Hmmmm... He did not
September 10, 2009 - 08:31 ET by BDHmmmm... He did not mention her by name, but did allude to her more strongly than I thought he would.
She still scores....
Marc Ambinder
September 9, 2009 - 08:43 ET by srhoadesWho?
Pre-emptive strike
September 9, 2009 - 08:50 ET by UnsaneAllow me to pre-empt you Leftists out there who well and truly believe the laws of economics absolutely do not apply to doctors.
Some of you are going to come in here and whine that rationing already exists because the Big Bad Insurance Companies occasionally turn down the funds for some procedures.
Well, you see, this is NOT rationing. Not even close. Because there is nothing, nothing at all, from stopping one to pay for the procedure his or herself. What that means is that an avenue - a single avenue - of payment has closed. Others are still open. And if you continue to whine and throw sob stories at me, I would suggest that you are clearly not familiar with the concept of charity.
In a babying Nanny State Leftists so painfully ache for, as the government will have a monopoly over health care, if they say no to a procedure, it's "too bad". No one will be able to provide for any of it anywhere, unless you leave the country. And guess what, my dear Leftists? Who will be the only people who can do that??? Why, the people you hate the absolute most, ironically enough. So it turns into yet another case where the Leftists, in the name of trying to punish the wealthy severely for DARING to succeed, only punish those who they so badly want to use the government to "help".
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
(in one ear and out the
September 9, 2009 - 08:55 ET by Newsbusterbrown(in one ear and out the other)
- Your friendly, neighborhood lefty!
“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
Anti-Americans Dismissals of Gov Palin
September 9, 2009 - 08:53 ET by John Galt1776Even after she is elected POTUS in 2012, and a legitimate one if I do say so, the pro-Marxist, Muslim loving, baby killers and sex perverts will still attack her.
They will be attacking her
September 9, 2009 - 08:58 ET by NewsbusterbrownThey will be attacking her 50 years from when she is in her nineties. She has a target on her back that she will never get rid of. Sarah deserves our thanks for all the arrows she takes for us, IMO.
“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
What a sexy lady!
September 9, 2009 - 09:01 ET by kengieThis is just another reason why she is considered an idiot!!
This is just another reason
September 9, 2009 - 09:04 ET by Dan The Man 2This is just another reason why she is considered an idiot!!
Only in the circles you run around in Kengie.
Audition that pole..plzzz
September 9, 2009 - 10:25 ET by kengie"Only in the circles you run around in Kengie." ...again, not a true statement!! 80% of the planet thinks she is an airhead.
www.whogivesaphuck
~100% of the planet
September 9, 2009 - 10:29 ET by choselife3xThinks you're a d**khead.
(Pardon me, folks. It was more than I could resist.)
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
lkngie..come here for a second.
September 9, 2009 - 10:33 ET by KarmaYou can learn a lot from choselife3x. Her spelling is very good also.
Healthcare...Food...Education...Housing... - What sprouted as free for some is maturing into a free-for-all.
~Karma
September 9, 2009 - 10:37 ET by choselife3xTime to bring back my old tagline, with a slight modification.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
This referee...
September 9, 2009 - 10:45 ET by Karma...would not call a spiking the ball infraction against you in this case if you where so inclined.
Healthcare...Food...Education...Housing... - What sprouted as free for some is maturing into a free-for-all.
I don't get it, chose...
September 9, 2009 - 12:22 ET by JerThinks you're a d**khead.
I don't get it, chose...you think kengie's a duckhead? Hold it, now I understand. It was just a wisequack.
Jer
~Jer darling
September 9, 2009 - 12:25 ET by choselife3xI know everyone says this...but I really was taking a sip of coffee. Your timing is impeccable, my love.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
Jer, Did you recently
September 9, 2009 - 12:26 ET by hydrodynDMJer,
Did you recently pick up the Big Book of Puns?
Actually, hydro
September 9, 2009 - 16:42 ET by JerIt sits on my lap...alongside my inflatable doll.
Jer
edited to correct embarrassing typo in subject heading.
~Dangit
September 9, 2009 - 17:02 ET by choselife3xI shoulda replied to that.......
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
→ Ban the twit!!!!
September 9, 2009 - 10:36 ET by Cool ArrowThe men on this board don't appreciate your sexist put-down of Sarah Palin any more than the women do.
Kengie, If you were a man, you'de leave of your own accord.
I'm hoping the mods will kick you very soon.
Van Jones is a Quitter - FS
→ Tango
September 9, 2009 - 09:10 ET by Cool ArrowI know you were raised differently, but beauty doesn't mean stupid, as you allege in your post.
Van Jones is a Quitter - FS
For the drive-by poster
September 9, 2009 - 09:31 ET by UnsaneOnly you think so, my cowardly drive-by poster, because YOU think the government exists to coddle, spoil, pamper, nanny and baby you from cradle to grave. She does not - having apparently read such things as the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence (heard of them?) - therefor you hate her and think she's an idiot.
Unfortunately for you I and millions of others are not aspiring to be a whiny, helpless infant as you are.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
too smart
September 9, 2009 - 09:31 ET by cajun2Kengie, I am short, dark, and have a lot of gray hair. I have never been called sexy. Does this mean I'm real smart? Love that lefty logic.
Such an airhead!
September 9, 2009 - 09:42 ET by kengieI just made a statement! She's a lovely lady, luv to see her on that pole dancing.
And as for cajun2..TMI
→ Tango
September 9, 2009 - 09:47 ET by Cool ArrowWe're very much aware of your beliefs as to a woman's place in life.
Everything is about pleasing you, isn't it?
Van Jones is a Quitter - FS
kengie's comment about Palin pole dancing
September 9, 2009 - 10:04 ET by ptsonAnd if I said I would like to see Obama washing my car? That would be about the same, hey kengie. Perfectly fine with you then, hey kengie.
Of course
September 9, 2009 - 10:13 ET by legacyrepublicanOf course, I don't know if that analogy will work if it were a GM or a Chrysler, he does own the companies now.
Then again, he is acting like a used car salesman.
You ask and he probably will..a nice guy.
September 9, 2009 - 10:14 ET by kengieHey!! What ever floats your boat..but lordy, we luv that pic taken between her legs!!
~MODERATORS
September 9, 2009 - 10:19 ET by choselife3xPLEASE REMOVE. SERIOUSLY.
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
I think we here at NB have had about enough if this 14yo...
September 9, 2009 - 10:25 ET by R D Helm...pud-knocker.
Time for him to get the hook.
-Dave
Even when the government tries to kiss you, it is just a prelude to a good screwing. -Neal Boortz
~Put the inflatable doll down
September 9, 2009 - 10:38 ET by choselife3xAnd step away from the keyboard.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
Red spiked heels..
September 9, 2009 - 10:46 ET by kengieThat high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
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"That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel."
Oh do you promise?? Please make it Sarah's RED $50,000 shoes..
Now I can step away...
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~Hahahaha!
September 9, 2009 - 10:51 ET by choselife3xFingers trembling? Or are you just that bad with a computer?
"More information about formatting options"...you should click on that one. Or have the zookeeper do it. It's almost your feeding time, right?
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
Actually
September 9, 2009 - 11:02 ET by ParagrouperHe's gotta hot date with his main squeeze.
"Beware the fury of the patient man." - John Dryden
~I don't know.....
September 9, 2009 - 11:06 ET by choselife3xThey both look out of his league...
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
Nicely done!
September 9, 2009 - 10:49 ET by SickofLibsleave the rich text alone and kindly disable yourself immediately.
You need to shout louder!!!
September 9, 2009 - 11:58 ET by kengieHey !! Your not BOSS LIMBAUGH, leave it alone!! HA!
~Yipped the 3.5 lb bundle
September 9, 2009 - 12:00 ET by choselife3xOf unbridled liberal fury.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
→ cl3x
September 9, 2009 - 12:05 ET by Cool ArrowI think you're confusing him with Corgi.
Van Jones is a Quitter - FS
~Cool
September 9, 2009 - 12:08 ET by choselife3xThat's the cutest thing I've seen since this.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
Let's see if I can increase
September 9, 2009 - 12:05 ET by hydrodynDMLet's see if I can increase the intellectual level of this conversation...
kengie is a poop-nose!!
kengie is a poop-nose!!
and he also likes to smell butts!!
I await your retort, sir.
~Well done, my good man
September 9, 2009 - 12:09 ET by choselife3xHe's stultified.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
your sesquipedalian nature
September 9, 2009 - 12:14 ET by katainkenthas indeed stumped him
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Maybe that's it
September 9, 2009 - 12:25 ET by Cool ArrowCould have been his indefatigable pursuance of polysyllabic precision.
But I think it was Lorena Bobbitt that stumped him.
Van Jones is a Quitter - FS
given his already current shortcomings
September 9, 2009 - 12:34 ET by katainkentI'd have to disagree.
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We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. ~Thomas Jefferson
katainkent, Cool - I
September 9, 2009 - 12:21 ET by hydrodynDMkatainkent,
Cool - I learned a new word today.
→ Fair trade Hydro
September 9, 2009 - 12:25 ET by Cool ArrowI had to google "poop-nose"
Van Jones is a Quitter - FS
~
September 9, 2009 - 12:27 ET by choselife3xPoop-nose.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
Cool, I did as well - to
September 9, 2009 - 12:29 ET by hydrodynDMCool,
I did as well - to remind myself of the spelling.
choselife3x, I'm
September 9, 2009 - 12:22 ET by hydrodynDMchoselife3x,
I'm expecting an insightful, reasoned response from kengie.
Who knows - this might be the start of something that historians will ponder and discuss for decades to come - right up there with the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
~Swine flew
September 9, 2009 - 12:22 ET by choselife3xAnything is possible nowadays....
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my 4" spiked heel.
again with the pole dancing?
September 9, 2009 - 11:48 ET by katainkentI cannot believe you're expiration date hasn't come due yet.
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We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. ~Thomas Jefferson
September 9, 2009 - 09:33 ET by jessieHPalin in 2012!
Media bias? What media bias?
September 9, 2009 - 09:36 ET by Meredith1966"...the media shouldn't take her Journal op-ed seriously because she doesn't have the policy "chops" to take on this issue."
Kind of like how they didn't take Obama seriously because he didn't have any policy "chops" to take on virtually any issue? Yeah, right. Her 'chops', or lack thereof, have nothing to do with it, and the media are the only ones deluding themselves into thinking that! They think they're being objective. Were she liberal, she would be their princess. Because she's conservative, she's their pariah.
"The words of a President have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscriminately." - Calvin Coolidge
I have to admit, I didn't
September 9, 2009 - 11:44 ET by G. MayI have to admit, I didn't really like Palin, but she hit it out of the freakin' park and into the next zip code with this.
If she keeps it up, I may have to re-evaluate my stance on her.
Soros's minions tacitly capitulate to Sarah's points
September 9, 2009 - 13:14 ET by needleAt this time there are almost 1200 comments on Sarah Palin’s op-ed piece on the Wall Street Journal web page.
It appears as if George Soros deployed a battalion of his nutwings to trash Sarah. It is just amazing that they can offer nothing that comes even remotely close to engaging Palin on the several points that she makes. All they can do is vomit juvenile ad hominem epitaphs, all of them stale with embarrassing repetition.
Every time someone goes ad hominem I read it as a capitulation on substance.
- Relying upon the State Run Media for your information is like relying upon an embezzler for your portfolio management.
Palin prebuts and kicks Obama's butt. Again.
September 9, 2009 - 13:50 ET by Jack BauerPalin prebuts Obama. Again. Oh she's such a rube with no political chops...
What are the odds that the Marxist in Chief actually responds to Sarah Palin in his teleprompter address tonight. He can't help himself.
Along the lines of "Mah opponents...(PAUSE)...continue t'make...(PAUSE)...wil' accusations about...(PAUSE)...pullin' the plug on grandmah...(PAUSE)...
In case you missed this latest grotesque story on the glories of GOVERNMENT RULED HEALTHCARE from the UK's 60 year old National Health Service...
Just in case the ignorant Obama cultists miss the bleepin' point about their workers paradise, it is this: when the GOVERNMENT runs your healthcare, it's the politicians, and their appointed placemen, who REGULATE your life and death decisions via beaurocratic mandate.
And NOT YOUR DOCTOR.
jack, you've make your point
September 9, 2009 - 13:53 ET by katainkent'per-fectly clear'
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We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. ~Thomas Jefferson
cheers katain -- think of
September 9, 2009 - 14:03 ET by Jack Bauercheers katain -- think of me as your British Paul Revere.
"The British healthcare system are a comin'..."
Oh hang on, technically Paul Revere WAS a British subject of his madge G3.
What is worse
September 9, 2009 - 14:35 ET by expatriotThe rule that they stated is not a rule.
The guidance, drawn up by the Nuffield Council, is not compulsory but advises doctors that medical intervention for very premature children is not in the best interests of the baby, and is not 'standard practice'.
The association said they were not meant to be a 'set of instructions', but doctors regard them as the best available advice on the treatment of premature babies.
The article goes on to say that 80,000 premature babies are born every year but only 40,000 make it. I am surprised it is that high given the fact that they let all the 23 wk and less die. And people want that here?
Baby dies. Expatriot
September 10, 2009 - 11:22 ET by Jack BauerBaby dies. Expatriot lies.
Does that give a sniff of what I think of your stupid post?