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Obama Health Care Speech Reactions: HuffPost Readers Share Their Thoughts
Commented Sep 09, 2009 at 23:27:14 in Politics
“I hope you're right about him "playing it down" to get it passed. I want to believe that. But I also think the public option, if there is one, should be for everybody that wants to buy into it, not just the poor. That will lower the costs significantly and make it a truly robust program.”
gallimaufry03 replied on Sep 10, 2009 at 17:30:56
“I hope my guess about that is right too. I'm one of the fortunate few with cadillac insurance.
I still want a public option because I believe it's the right way for our nation to deal with healthcare. And if I'm able to switch, I will.”
I still want a public option because I believe it's the right way for our nation to deal with healthcare. And if I'm able to switch, I will.”
brt929 replied on Sep 09, 2009 at 23:42:32
“He didn't say it was just for the poor, what he said that only 5% of the public would probably purchase it.
If the public option only takes the very poor and the un-insurable, then it can't pay for itself. You need the healthy or the people that use the doctor less.
Which brings me back full circle, that the best way to spread the risk, which brings down costs, is a Universal Plan.”
If the public option only takes the very poor and the un-insurable, then it can't pay for itself. You need the healthy or the people that use the doctor less.
Which brings me back full circle, that the best way to spread the risk, which brings down costs, is a Universal Plan.”
Obama Health Care Speech Reactions: HuffPost Readers Share Their Thoughts
Commented Sep 09, 2009 at 23:17:12 in Politics
“I want him to say he won't sign any bill that doesn't include a strong public option.”
gallimaufry03 replied on Sep 10, 2009 at 17:28:12
“Just because he didn't say it doesn't mean he's dropping it. He's made a case for the public option to be part of larger reforms which are needed as well.
As for no spine ... were you watching the same speech? He spoke directly to the hateful republican fear-mongers who've been rending this nation one community at a time ... and told them to stop. How is that not having a spine???”
As for no spine ... were you watching the same speech? He spoke directly to the hateful republican fear-mongers who've been rending this nation one community at a time ... and told them to stop. How is that not having a spine???”
Obama Health Care Speech Reactions: HuffPost Readers Share Their Thoughts
Commented Sep 09, 2009 at 22:59:25 in Politics
“Had such high hopes that Obama might grow a spine tonight and lay down the law to both republicans and democrats. But, aside from the personal stories, he said nothing new, nothing he hasn't said for a month. And again, he spoke about the public option as if it was expendable. It is not. It is the only thing that will create true health care reform. The other parts of the bills are simply insurance reform. Someone pointed out recently that what we really need is single payer - that the public option "IS" the compromise. Without the public option, billions of dollars will be funneled into the existing insurance companies, which are the problem! And four years before an affordable system is in place! And it may or may not include a public option! What's that about? I thought we were in for real change after the election. But Obama has turned out to be just another suit. Think about this. If Bush had proposed all of the exact same healthcare changes as Obama, and handled the issue the same way, and gave the speech we all heard tonight, I think most of us would be furious.”
gallimaufry03 replied on Sep 09, 2009 at 23:15:54
“I disagree with much of what you say but I do agree with the 4 year wait issue. One of the talking heads said tonight that it was about cost cutting -- that the slower you introduce something the less expensive it is. That doesn't make sense to me but I'm not an economist. I think something is needed now and if that's the "gap" thing he said was mccain's idea, okay.
I don't agree that a public option is the only thing that will create true health reform. I have said that if they enact a plan without it, I will not vote for him again. The pre-existing conditions and not getting dropped when/if you get sick are huge; they probably either directly affect or potentially affect as many people as who have nothing at all.
What he said about the public option ... in my opinion ... was very good: that we need it for those people who can't get anything else, and that it will be a competition to companies now. That's entirely valid and he stated it with such conviction -- and a very strong moral basis for it -- that I now believe it's important to him.
Consider this: what if he couched it the way he did to de-emphasize it enough that we can get it passed? We have made it a huge deal -- and the rightwingnuts have pushed back to a ludicrously stupid degree.
Maybe he's trying to play it down to”
I don't agree that a public option is the only thing that will create true health reform. I have said that if they enact a plan without it, I will not vote for him again. The pre-existing conditions and not getting dropped when/if you get sick are huge; they probably either directly affect or potentially affect as many people as who have nothing at all.
What he said about the public option ... in my opinion ... was very good: that we need it for those people who can't get anything else, and that it will be a competition to companies now. That's entirely valid and he stated it with such conviction -- and a very strong moral basis for it -- that I now believe it's important to him.
Consider this: what if he couched it the way he did to de-emphasize it enough that we can get it passed? We have made it a huge deal -- and the rightwingnuts have pushed back to a ludicrously stupid degree.
Maybe he's trying to play it down to”
KingMidas replied on Sep 09, 2009 at 23:08:37
“What EXACTLY do you want his new grown SPINE to do? Why not grow a BRAIN for yourself. THIS IS NOT A DICTATORSHIP. If that is what you wanted, go to Iraq.
Thank God, the real people are all declaring it a great speech.”
Thank God, the real people are all declaring it a great speech.”
cornelison replied on Sep 09, 2009 at 23:06:43
“Call your member of Congress for any clarification. The President is speaking at a public event in Minn. this weekend. Please tune in and hear what he says. The working people of Minnesota want universal health care. The President will have to explain what the bill will do for them.”
Obama Health Care Speech Reactions: HuffPost Readers Share Their Thoughts
Commented Sep 09, 2009 at 22:21:52 in Politics
“I'm sorry to have to agree with you, lkim. Once again, hope was dashed.”
Michelle Obama Wears Pant Suit, Flats To Wednesday Night Dinner (PHOTOS)
Commented Mar 05, 2009 at 09:28:01 in Style
“I just smile my head off when I see these two.”
Bocado replied on Mar 05, 2009 at 10:17:42
“So does my wife, it's getting to the point now where I beat her to the punch by saying "awww, look at our First Couple".
Drives her nuts. lol”
Drives her nuts. lol”
Michelle Obama Official Portrait Released (PHOTO)
Commented Feb 27, 2009 at 22:28:41 in Style
“I am so in love with her. Love at first sight. And second, and third...”
Mika Brzezinski To Former NBC Executive News Director Don Browne: Do You Remember When I Came To You Twenty Years Ago? (VIDEO)
Commented Feb 27, 2009 at 07:02:18 in Media
“I think Rachel Maddow answers your question.”
Mika Brzezinski To Former NBC Executive News Director Don Browne: Do You Remember When I Came To You Twenty Years Ago? (VIDEO)
Commented Feb 26, 2009 at 13:10:28 in Media
“Mika was excellent when the Morning Joe thing first started--clear headed, matching Joe and the guests word for word with both skill and intellect. Since around the Iowa caucus she has gone down hill exponentially. I still watch the show to torture myself (I'm full of self-loathing), but I wish I didn't. It's just a group of pompous male windbags shouting over each other with Mika babbling in the background incoherently. Her worst offense, aside from the insecure babbling, is that she doesn't do her homework. She no in-depth knowledge of the issues.”
FastMovingCloud replied on Feb 26, 2009 at 14:03:54
“That's the Morning Schmoe program in a nutshell.”
DeeW replied on Feb 26, 2009 at 13:32:18
“Agreed.”
ByersL replied on Feb 26, 2009 at 13:21:07
“I am so with you on this one! Great post.”
Michelle Obama's Arms Inspire At Presidential Address (PHOTOS)
Commented Feb 25, 2009 at 03:19:58 in Style
“I just love her.”
New Private Obama Pictures From The First 48 Hours (PHOTOS)
Commented Jan 24, 2009 at 21:43:30 in Style
“I've been clinically depressed for the past eight years but now I walk around smiling like an idiot most of the day due to pictures like these or due to something Barack did within the last hour. This is better than I ever hoped. I hope it lasts. I hope my heart can stand it.”
jingles32 replied on Jan 25, 2009 at 05:08:58
“Better open the heart up even more; it's only going to get better...a
(((HUGS)))”
(((HUGS)))”
JLee replied on Jan 25, 2009 at 05:01:50
“A President that saves you medical bills... Now that's change we can believe in!”
Obama And Cigarettes: No Smoking Violations In The White House (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 07, 2008 at 19:32:56 in Politics
“He said you will not SEE any violations.”
rdiaz921 replied on Dec 07, 2008 at 21:08:07
“I caught that. He meant he will smoke outside. :(
Will all the stress his job will bring - he will be smoking ALOT.”
Will all the stress his job will bring - he will be smoking ALOT.”
FaceYourFears replied on Dec 07, 2008 at 20:25:20
“Leave it to PEBO, he's so clever with words!”
Clinton-Obama Body Politics: It's All In The Faces (PHOTOS)
Commented Dec 06, 2008 at 16:45:11 in Living
“Great photo set. It changed my opinion of the relationship Barack and Hillary may have. They seem to have a genuine respect and affection for one another. Is he smelling her hair in that one photo? I bet it smells like strawberries. Hillary seems like an Herbal Essences kind of girl to me.”
An Open Letter To Joe Lieberman
Commented Nov 20, 2008 at 00:21:38 in Politics
“What a great insight. Thank you. And special thanks to the president-elect for, once again, taking a position on this issue that would have never occurred to most of us, but that was strategically brilliant. Barack kept the pieces in play, for now he will probably get an extra vote on certain key issues, and he can deal with Joe later, if Joe's own sour karma doesn't catch up with him first. I don't know about the rest of you, but I am loving trying to re-adjust my brain to having a new president that has the ability to think three and four steps ahead.”
Lindsay Lohan Calls Obama "First Colored President?" (VIDEO)
Commented Nov 11, 2008 at 18:43:54 in Entertainment
“You people must be deaf. It's completely clear what she said. She said, "our first glbjdj president.
Anyway, I have to like Lindsay. I think anyone who saw her in "The Parent Trap," when she was a kid, has to like her. She was a great kid. And I know that kid is still buried inside her somewhere. It seems to be buried really, really deep inside her, but I know she's in there somewhere.”
Anyway, I have to like Lindsay. I think anyone who saw her in "The Parent Trap," when she was a kid, has to like her. She was a great kid. And I know that kid is still buried inside her somewhere. It seems to be buried really, really deep inside her, but I know she's in there somewhere.”
A Center-Left Agenda for the First 100 Days
Commented Nov 10, 2008 at 11:24:12 in Politics
“I love you, Katrina. Since election night, I find myself loving everyone. Thank you for being a voice for sanity over the years. What Jon Stewart recently said about Obama applies to you, your words have actually matched my perceptions of reality. What a precious thing, that shouldn't be precious or uncommon at all. Obama has people drawing up plans to close Gitmo. He's had dozens of advisors planning which Bush executive orders to undo asap. Does it get better than this? This is above and beyond my expectations for Barack. He's got our back. He is my president, our president, and damn that feels good to say.”
Obama Ready To Quickly Reverse Bush Actions, Executive orders
Commented Nov 08, 2008 at 22:56:23 in Politics
“I really love this guy. He's had teams working for months on this? I LOVE this guy. But I am so not used to being this happy. i think it's giving me asthma or something. Maybe I'm just hyperventilating.”
GrouchoMarxist replied on Nov 08, 2008 at 23:00:54
“It's nice to have a president who thinks and plans ahead, isn't it?”
At Long Last, It's Beginning To Feel Like America
Commented Nov 06, 2008 at 09:15:26 in Politics
“That's how I feel. But it's strange, I feel like I have all these extra parts, and I can't remember how they work. I guess they're rusty and stiff from eight years of non-use. But I'll get the hang of it.”
At Long Last, It's Beginning To Feel Like America
Commented Nov 06, 2008 at 01:21:51 in Politics
“I can't believe how your state voted on that prop, Sterling. My heart goes out to you. I'm not gay, but you don't have to be gay to recognize ignorance. I'm sorry that that vote will be forever tied to the day Obama won in your memory. You've been cheated out of a great "where were you when..." moment, forever.”
preemptivelove replied on Nov 06, 2008 at 01:53:54
“i'm sorry too, but it does not diminish one ounce the amazing bit of history we are all a part of because of the election of obama. we will, little by little, brick by brick, arrive at a better place where intolerance and hatred are missing. be patient. this prop 8 will be tested and challenged and proven unconstitu
At Long Last, It's Beginning To Feel Like America
Commented Nov 06, 2008 at 01:08:14 in Politics
“Beautiful thoughts, Bob. Today was the first day in eight years I didn't dread getting out of bed. I woke up happy and felt light as a feather. Not quite as giddy as Scrooge at the end of A Christmas Carol (The Alistair Simms version), but happy. I only have one thing to say, and it's not based on your article, but on some of the thoughts below. One big favor we could do for the rest of the world is to stop talking about how great the US is. About how we're the greatest country in the world. It's become an element of nearly every political conversation these days. Look, like religious faith, pride in one's country is a wonderful thing to have and to feel. But when we continually talk about how we're the greatest, it just becomes obnoxious. Let's vow to be proud and humble. The election of Barack was magnificent, but let's not forget we have a lot of other things, right now, to be humble about. Let's stop being the loudmouth in the plaid jacket at the party.”
solid replied on Nov 06, 2008 at 10:03:24
“Obama's victory speech was relatively somber and heartfelt, and the elements of humility and quiet pride were evident in his words. I believe we can work towards becoming the greatest country in the world again without tooting our own horn about it all the d@mn time.”
Independentjunkie replied on Nov 06, 2008 at 01:58:42
“ROFL... are u kidding me. felt like a feather?
in 24 hrs...that too? ROFL”
in 24 hrs...that too? ROFL”
Obama Victory Speech - VIDEO, TEXT
Commented Nov 05, 2008 at 09:14:26 in Politics
“For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country.”
jtmoney replied on Nov 05, 2008 at 10:31:55
“Michelle, is that you?”
Pollster Calms Paranoid Dems: McCain Win Would Be Exceptionally Improbable
Commented Nov 04, 2008 at 15:16:26 in Politics
“I'm right there with you, Sabrina. It okay. It shows you care. Bless your heart.”
Pollster Calms Paranoid Dems: McCain Win Would Be Exceptionally Improbable
Commented Nov 04, 2008 at 15:11:52 in Politics
“Please. Nobody relax yet. I'm in Pennsylvania, which is pivotal in this election. And I got about 15 Republican robocalls over the two day weekend and only one from Obama. The TV ads were also about 10-to-1 for McCain. Obama may have under-spent here in the final days. And Reverend Wright was in all of the ads which, though not sponsored by McCain were sponsored by a Republican PAC. James Carvelle was correct when he said that Philly and Pittsburgh were one thing, but everything else in Pennsylvania is Alabama. I'm worried about McCain's (and the GOP's and the PAC's) last minute spending here. I'll relax the second after McCain concedes the election, and not a second sooner. Don't forget, the Deibold machines are still out there. There are also far too many suspicious voting machine problems out there which are creating discouraging long lines, which may cause a lot of people to give up and go home (the elderly, those who have to get to work, etc.). As of Sunday, Obama was ahead here by 7.3%. That can change really quickly if McCain successfully pinches the racist nerve endings of this state.”
And Larry David Thinks He's Frightened?
Commented Oct 24, 2008 at 22:34:43 in Entertainment
“We'll all be out there with you, and hell's coming with us.”
Obama Rally In St. Louis Draws 100,000 (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
Commented Oct 18, 2008 at 21:33:20 in Politics
“Anyone else would have to offer free beer to get a crowd that big. Barack does it with hope. Just as well. I'd hate to be in the middle of that crowd and have to pee.”
BabsfromKansas replied on Oct 18, 2008 at 21:35:47
“Anheuser Bush owns STL - poor Cindy. the union didn't come through for her!”
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