Posts Tagged ‘health care’

Skeptic Joins the Town Hall Train: Providing a Backbone for the Good Guys

12th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza 1 Comment

Protests and the conservative message are an unnatural pair. As I heard someone joke at a conference years ago: What do we want? Gradual change! When do we want it? In due course! In fact, that’s a great case against the idea that the momentum at town hall meetings, where folks who want limited government [...]

Disinformation? Really?

10th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

The White House is worked up about countering the “disinformation” circling the country about health care reform.
Is it “disinformation” if it’s all true? Didn’t think so.

Who’s Manufacturing the Angry Mob Now?

10th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza 5 Comments

On Friday, I created a video about the so-called angry mob of protesters who are against a government-takeover of the health care industry. I mentioned in that post and would like to reiterate that violence did not start happening at these town hall events until organized members of union groups started showing up and bullying [...]

VIDEO: Are You The Mob? Update: The Left Responds to Anger with Violence

7th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza 6 Comments

Writing off average citizens with legitimate concerns as members of an “angry mob” is offensive to those who are just living their lives and worried about the future for their family and business, as Dana Loesch pointed out last night on Greta Van Susteren. It’s been said over and over again, but these people are [...]

Russ Carnahan’s Next Bad Idea: Address “Aging” in a Culture of Death

4th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

On “Cash for Clunkers,” he slips out the back door and shuts out the community for whom he works. On health care, he’s already a laughingstock and he’s about to dig himself into a deeper hole.
According to the Missouri AARP Facebook page, Rep. Russ Carnahan will address “Aging in America” Thursday evening before an audience [...]

Sen. John Thune Delivers Weekly Republican Address On Health Care

1st August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

Sen. John Thune delivered the weekly Republican address today, on health care:

About Those Fat People

29th July 2009 by Melissa Clouthier 2 Comments

On my radio show tonight, on RFC [10EST, 9 CST], I talk about exactly what Megan McCardle says here:
These aren’t just a way to save on health care; they’re a way to extend and expand the cultural hegemony of wealthy white elites. No, seriously. Living a fit, active life is correlated with being [...]

Only Two Doctors in the U.S. Senate, on Health Care Reform

21st July 2009 by Catherine Favazza 1 Comment

“People don’t want anybody between them and their doctor.” -Sen. Tom Coburn

Sens. Coburn and Barrasso are the only two medical doctors in the Senate and–surprise!–they are both Republicans. They appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” today to discuss health care reform and promote their twice-weekly Senate Doctors web show:

I’ve watched the show a few times and [...]