On CNN Newsroom today, anchor Kyra Phillips interviewed Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele on the topic of President Obama's healthcare push. Part of the interview:
PHILLIPS: But whether government-run or private, I mean, no one's going to demand that you go one way or another. You're still going to have a choice.
STEELE: We don't -- maybe we do. I don't know. We haven't had that debate. I mean, you're talking about -- you're talking about the possibility of reorienting one-sixth of our economy with legislators who haven't even read the legislation. I mean, are they going to do to health care what they did with cap and trade? Are we going to get amendments at 4 a.m. in the morning and no one reads them? And then only after the Health and Human Services Department has to begin to implement this craziness, we're going to find out exactly what's in the bill?
Steele was exactly correct, of course. No one knows what Obama's healthcare program will ultimately mandate. That's because, like the economic stimulus, Obama left it in the hands of his Democratic comrades in Congress to put something together. There are currently three versions in the House and another two in the Senate. None has been voted on by either the full House or the full Senate.
That didn't prevent Phillips from speaking with certainty on the matter again during the conclusion of the interview:
PHILLIPS: Want to point out, though, we're still talking about the fact that people will have a choice. They won't be told to go one way or the other.
Really, Kyra? How could you possibly know that? Looks like on the subject of ObamaCare, you've bought the Obamaganda. Big time.
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Yeah, we'll have a choice:
July 21, 2009 - 20:17 ET by motherbeltYeah, we'll have a choice: Like it or lump it!
Or you can either be sick,
July 21, 2009 - 22:53 ET by mattmOr you can either be sick, or you can die. Take your pick.
Once the government is "paying" for it, their role will be to deny care, not provide it. Major "insurance" companies have been getting ready for this for years. A consultant friend of mine told me that a major "insurance" company hired him to help create a computer system which will facilitate the most economically efficient means of running a "healthcare" system which will tell them how to minimize costs by denying care.
One insurance company paid a bonus to one of their employees who saved the company $1.5 mil by denying coverage to a patient (who died soon afterwards) - then the company put up a big statue in front of its HQ - Guess what it cost....yep, $1.5 million.
When the government's in charge, this dysfunction will be systemic.
Choices!
July 21, 2009 - 22:57 ET by blazermaniacAs American's, we have many choices. Choices, like not watching your lousy CNN show. But we have no choice, if this horrible idea of a health care plan, passes.
I was thinking more along
July 22, 2009 - 09:41 ET by Dan The Man 2I was thinking more along the lines of blindfold or no blindfold.
Yes Kyra, you'll still have a choice
July 21, 2009 - 20:33 ET by jefflebowskiYou can choose from government health care or health care from the government! Isn't freedom great?
Angry White Dude
www.angrywhitedude.c...
Kyra, the B52s called...
July 21, 2009 - 20:42 ET by JeffWeimerThey want their hair back.
I hadn't thought about it,
July 21, 2009 - 21:01 ET by motherbeltI hadn't thought about it, but now that you mention it, she reminds me of the woman in the Seinfeld episode that everyone but Kramer wanted to change her hair! LOL
My apologies, I have way
July 21, 2009 - 22:49 ET by TheBigBMy apologies, I have way too much free time on my hands. Sung to "Rock Lobster":
Go ahead and see your doctor (ooo aaahh)
Cause it will all be free (ooo aaahh)
Don't need to read the fine print (ooo aaahh)
You just have to trust me (ooo aaahh)
aaahh aaahh aaahh aaahh
O-BA-MA
O-BA-MA down, down, down............
Power is the peoples' to give, but it is also theirs to exercise.
You're still going to have
July 21, 2009 - 21:05 ET by Free StinkerYou're still going to have a choice.
Our choice will be between:
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
What a lying hag.
July 21, 2009 - 21:10 ET by supercon"PHILLIPS: Want to point out, though, we're still talking about the fact
that people will have a choice. They won't be told to go one way or the
other."
Unless all that I have reading about this page 16 business is not true then she should be fired for incompetence.
http://www.ibdeditor...
Right there on Page 16 is a provision making individual private medical insurance illegal.
This has been all over the internet for a week.
Hey Janet Napolitano...I'm proud to be a Right-winger.
I guess Kyra got bored and stopped reading the bill @ pg. 15
July 21, 2009 - 21:28 ET by R D HelmHad she just botherd to turn the page...
-Dave
Just exactly who is Barack Hussein Obama?
Yeah right Dave
July 21, 2009 - 21:38 ET by RESTLESS 1Like any of those dimwits in the media could get past the title.
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
R1,
July 21, 2009 - 21:54 ET by R D HelmYeah, I guess when she looked at the cover and saw, "PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE REFORM PLAN" in big block letters, her eyes glazed over and she went into some sort of Obama Kool-Aid induced trance.
-Never mind that it isn't even his plan, as he is apparently completely clueless as to what it actually contains.
-Dave
Just exactly who is Barack Hussein Obama?
SHHH Dave
July 21, 2009 - 22:03 ET by RESTLESS 1I heard comments this morning on FnF that this is not really the 0's plan. One of the guys said "it's his now and he's stuck with it". Let's not let the 0 off on a minor technicality. :)
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
R1
July 21, 2009 - 22:06 ET by R D HelmGotcha.
-Dave
Just exactly who is Barack Hussein Obama?
Yeah, there's only so much
July 21, 2009 - 22:38 ET by fitzfongYeah, there's only so much reading you can do in the can...especially when the mic is live.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Kyra's reading skills
July 22, 2009 - 00:20 ET by Mike BatesLike others in the mainstream media, Kyra has a substantial investment in making the Boy Blunder seem successful. They endlessly promoted his candidacy and now it's their job is to validate their previous efforts.
Michael,
July 22, 2009 - 00:37 ET by R D HelmIf this whole Obama thing eventually hits the proverbial fan as hard as I think it might, it is going to be big fun watching them all run for the tall grass. :-)
-Dave
Just exactly who is Barack Hussein Obama?
Most of us ...
July 21, 2009 - 22:53 ET by SentryDanMost of us ("We the People") said "NO!!!" to the stimulus bill. Then we said "NO!!!" to the omnibus spending bill. And next, we said "NO!!!" to the Can and Trade bill. Finally, we are saying "NO!!!" to Obama's healthcare idea.
What doesn't Obama understand about the word "NO!!!"? He can't be that thickheaded, can he? Or maybe he is just plain stupid.
Remember folks, Freedom isn't Free. It was bought with the blood and sacrifice of the men and women who are serving and who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor that the protected will never know.
Also remember folks, that the way to SUPPORT THE TROOPS is to support their mission. Anyone who says that they support the troops but don't support their mission is lying about supporting the troops. And if you want to know, yes I do have a dog in the fight, he is a United States Marine.
The After-Comment = rhetorical cowardice
July 21, 2009 - 23:37 ET by KC MulvilleYeah, this tactic drives me crazy. The "after-comment" is when the news person contradicts the guest, but only when the guest has no chance to respond. The host adds a rebuttal while transitioning to another segment, or to another guest. Stephanopoulos does it several times every show.
The after-comment, and similar tactics, are just rhetorical cowardice. It condemns what the guest said, without explanation, but without giving the guest a chance to defend himself. You may trick some people, but most people realize that if you have to stoop to such tricks, it's because you don't have the firepower to defend the comment on its own.
It's like badly-written courtroom dramas, where a lawyer snidely makes an argumentative comment, but then says, "I withdraw the question," before the opposition can object. In real life, when lawyers do that, a good judge slams them in front of the jury, and fines them for misconduct. The rule is simple: if you aren't willing to defend what you say, don't say it.
It's a cheat. It's cowardice, because you try to sneak the comment in without defending it.
Oh yes, oh Wise, Enlghtened
July 22, 2009 - 00:43 ET by RR GOPOh yes, oh Wise, Enlghtened One of the Fourth Estate...what, did President Spock do a mind meld on you and now you know exactly all that Obamacare entails?
Libtard, pleez.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
What did she say???
July 22, 2009 - 00:52 ET by pantrymanI got lost in those gorgeous eyes......
Obamacare Bill
July 22, 2009 - 07:34 ET by ricklailObama has admitted that he does not know what is in the bill. How can this woman say we'll have choices? The bills are still being marked up with admendments. There is no bill in print to look at. All we know is what the Dem propaganda machine is putting out or what little the Rep on the committees are telling us.
Anyway this thing is going to put together, rushed to the floor and we will never see it in print until it is too late just like they did the "cap and trade." The thing about Hillarycare was there was something writting that we could read and debate.
Even here in the state of NC that has the worst legislature we can read any bill that has been filed. It may not look the same after it goes through the committees but at least we have something to read.
Semper suprene nitens
North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy.
CNN ...
July 22, 2009 - 08:23 ET by 10ksnookerYour Jive Talkin' channel, 24/7.
Here is some music to sooth your time while you sit in the chair with salavia dripping from your jaw, and drop off in a stupor ... http://www.youtube.c...
July 22, 2009 - 10:17 ET by jessieHI have never had healthcare. If obamacare passes, I will be forced to buy it or face a fine. Just like car insurance, the cops will ask for your license, registration, auto insurance, and your obamacare card. And just like when they made it mandatory to have auto insurance, the prices will double. The sooner the govt. gets out of our lives, the better off WE'll be.