It seems that once the right-wing noise machine realized that they would be unable to stop health care reform legislation in the Senate they reverted to PolitiFacts Lie of the Year, Death Panels, to scare the hell out of people; just in time for Christmas. Palin, Morris, Limbaugh, and Bachmann all jumped on the wagon.
Tag Archive for Health Care Reform Lies
The AHIP Singers
by Bill Spaulding • • 1 Comment
Not sure what day this performance took place. Would have loved to witness it live. The performance took place at a recent gathering sponsored by AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans). They are “the national association representing nearly 1,300 member companies.†…
Answering the Health Care Industry’s Distortions About Health Care Reform
by Misha Houser • • 1 Comment
Ads have begun to offer rebuttals to the self-serving scare tactics by the health care lobby and GOP leaders who have been only too happy to drum up the militia mentality among the right wing base. Here’s one I thought…
Ed Royce Town Hall: The Good, The Bad, and the Very Ugly
by Deborah White • • 3 Comments
Before I detail the good, the bad, and rehash the very ugly about Rep. Ed Royce’s August 8, 2009 town hall, I tip my liberal hat in thanks to the Congressman for holding more than 100 town halls during his…
Health Insurance Reform Myth Busting
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
Health insurance reform opponents continue to spread myths about components of America’s Affordable Health Choices Act. Time and again this week, the facts have disproven opponent’s claims. The myth-spreading has gotten so bad, the Washington Post’s Steven Pearlstein wrote, “The…
