Sarah Palin is standing by her claim that Democratic-authored health care legislation includes the infamous "death panels" - even after the assertion was labeled the "lie of the year" by a prize-winning fact checking organization.The former Alaska governor told Sean Hannity, in a taping of the conservative firebrand's radio program on Wednesday, that she was "not gonna back off" the criticism that the health care bill would pursue cost saving measures by rationing end of life care.
"If the health care bill goes the way Obama wants it, we're gonna have something very much like foreign countries' systems of health care like the British, and it's the American people -- if we have our health care paid for by the bureaucracy, by government -- depending on our health condition, depending on our age -- we're gonna be subject to bureaucrats deciding, panels and commissions deciding -- just like they do overseas -- who will be worthy of receiving the health care that government is going to provide."
"So that is the death panel that I referred to, and I won't back off on criticizing that aspect of the health care bill."
That's what the people love about Palin. She won't back down, even when she's proved wrong and unqualified for the job. She's not going to let those elites in Washington push her around.
I think we're finally beginning to realize that proving Sarah wrong/unqualified is not going to make her go away. If anything, it only enhances her appeal to her constituiency. They want someone with "common sense," someone who will "tell it like it is," and someone who will not back down to the ways of Washington and the liberals.
Given a continuing bad economy, things blowing up in Afghanistan, or a major terrorist attack -- and we could see a Republican Congress in 2012 and a President Palin in 2016.
Ralph
Rational arguments from the "reality-based" community are ineffective against the mind-set that Sarah appeals to. To us in the reality based community, it is so obvious that they are wrong about the facts.
ReplyDeleteThat's not going to win, however. We need to understand what it is that is fueling these people's anger and distrust -- and speak to that, rather than trying to argue with them over facts and truth.
Someone needs to do that . . . I'm don't think I'm up to it though.
If Sarah Palin ever gets elected president of this country, I'm thinking of moving to New Zealand or Australia.
ReplyDeleteAnd in regards to British Health care: A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that older Americans are significantly less healthy than their British counterparts - we have
more diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, lung disease and cancer. Even the poorest Brits can expect to live longer than the richest Americans. James Banks, PhD; Michael Marmot, MD; Zoe Oldfield, MSc; James P. Smith, PhD, “Disease and Disadvantage
in the United States and in England” JAMA 2006; 295:2037-2045; Alan Cowell, “Study Says Older Americans Are Less Healthy Than British,” New York Times, May 3, 2006