Aussie smackdown of a teabagger over health reform....

[ehrnst]

[safeinOhio]

1. Talking to a republican kid at work.

He was telling me about the evils of socialism and how bad the health system in Canada is, people dead from waiting and everyone coming to the U.S. for health care. I told him that was bull.

A guy comes in at that time from Canada. Very wealthy type person. Had a quarter million dollar antique car in his trailer. So, with the kid standing there, I asked him how he liked their health system and would he rather have ours. No way he said, our health system is great and almost everyone there loves it.

Kid hung his head and didn't say another word. I just said you have to ask people that live there what they think. Don't count on what you hear on FAUX news.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. I keep challenging the right-wingers on the Minneapolis Star-Tribune website

to take a jaunt up to Canada and ask the first ten people they meet how they like their health care. No one has taken me up on it.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. "How do you go to church on Sundays and maintain this

shit attitude...?" Because that's where they learn it.

[Blue_Tires]

4. that and talk radio...

[Raster]

6. Welcome to "Who Would Jesus Hate?" with Reverend Flush Limpballs

Brought to you by VI-YAG-RA! "If you can't get it together, at least get it up."

[Suji to Seoul]

9. Raster, that fat bastard needs viagra just to get up in the morning.

[Scootaloo]

25. If you can't get it together, at least get it up."

[leftyohiolib]

12. well there's a broad-brushed statement if i ever saw one.

perhaps you went to the wrong church. i know it's fashion on du to bash all religion as bad and all religious people as dolts but they arent (just in case you havent figured that out)

[sinkingfeeling]

14. I live in the "Bible Belt". Enough said.

[ieoeja]

15. Except that, of course, he didn't bash all religions.

If the guy did not get the idea that universal health-care is anti-Christian from his church, then from where do you suppose he is getting his religious instruction? I kinda thought most religious people learned their religion from their religious institutes.

[demwing]

21. Some get it from their parents

Some go to church and sleep through it, explaining why they have no idea what constitutes the basic tenets of their "faith."

[leftyohiolib]

22. while he didnt use the word 'all' he did imply all by not qualifying his statement

you dont have to use the word 'all' to mean all. suppose you saw a commercial that said come to chow-hound's country kitchen and get a free steak. now it didnt say all or everyone but my guess is that you'd think all who went there would get a steak.no qualifiers
as for u.h.c. being anti-Christian you can hear that on any right-wing talk radio or fox new it doesnt have to come from church

[underseasurveyor]

28. Oh give it a rest wouldja.

If that broadbrush doesn't include you then don't take it on as if it were aimed at you too. You know darn well what the OP meant. I know some (very few) really great Christians, in every sense of the meaning of that word. They don't brag or insist on shoving religion down anyone's throat or stand on a box demanding recognition for the good things they do. On the other hand most of the rest I've ever met are self-righteous, hypocritical idiots.

God this petty self-ego-me crap gets old.

[Zoeisright]

39. THANK you!

People who get their knickers in a twist over stuff like that are protesting too much.

[Curmudgeoness]

29. Where did you get a bashing of all religion and religious people from that?

"Nick" was obviously claiming to be a Christian, and "Nick" was the one who that statement was addressed to. And it made sense.

Are you just looking for something to be upset about?

[Skittles]

35. lol please

there is no denying that a lot of bullshit people "learn" comes from churches - no denying that at ALL

[Zoeisright]

38. I have spent years in parochial schools being taught right wing BULLSHIT.

There are very, very, VERY few churches that actually practice the words of Jesus Christ. The vast majority of "Christians" I have known in my five decades on this earth have been selfish, mean, greedy, judgmental, and cruel. And I've known thousands of them.

[calimary]

43. Me, too. Catholic. It blows my mind how much the teachings of Christ are ignored!

I can't understand it. Just can't! You'd think people calling themselves Christian would be militant about making sure all the needy in our country are taken care of. The whole "am I my brother's keeper?" thing - you'd think they'd all take it to heart. Wasn't that the mission we were all given? To love our neighbors as ourselves? One of the mere two basic commandments given by Jesus? To care for the least of His brethren? Aren't we supposed to be about that, if we call ourselves Christian? I honestly don't know what kind of "Savior" they're following sometimes. It isn't the Jesus I recognize from what the nuns taught us.

Really disappointing. I am so disappointed in my fellow man sometimes. What the HELL are they thinking (besides ME ME ME, and Screw You, all the time, that is)???

Just realized something - the first half of "mean" is ME. Most instructive.

[ohheckyeah]

46. And the Christian church deserves the broad brush statement.

I'm a Christian and I quit going to church because even the ones who don't believe all the right wing crap don't have the guts to stand up and challenge it. The church in the U.S. in particular is an abomination. I've walked out of more churches than I can count and I've challenged them on their beliefs but I'm one of the few in this area who will.

[LanternWaste]

19. I imagine many people even believe that to be true...

"Because that's where they learn it. .."

I imagine many people may even believe that to be true...

[demosincebirth]

26. They skip those parts of the bible -- the important ones.

[riverbendviewgal]

3. In time Americans will realize like Canadians did in the sixties

that this universal health care is something to fight to KEEP.

Many people were not crazy to get this when it started in the sixties, now we all love it.

It is a great load off our minds to go to doctors and hospitals for treatments and not worry about medical bills. And we go when we are first starting to see symptoms, which keeps the costs down and helps us live longer.

I noticed that Rommey is going to Israel this summer. Israel has health care too. Everyone MUST have it. see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Israel


I think Jesus would like the new health care bill, but would probably say "you could do better".

[Raster]

20. "...whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."

Thank you, President Obama. This is a good start. But OUR work is not finished.

We can do better.

[whathehell]

5. Good for him...Countering the propaganda of the Right

is a full time job, it seems.

[liberalhistorian]

8. OMG, that is an absolutely perfect response!

As a Christian, I've been extremely disturbed by the individualistic, me-first, hateful attitude of many who claim to be "Christians" regarding not just the ACA but ANY kind of health care assistance. It's simply never made any sense to me at all. I like to ask them where it says that Jesus asked for an insurance card or money before healing people, they never have a good answer because there isn't one.

I think I'm just gonna boil it down to that final question the Australian asked: "How do you go to church on Sundays and maintain this shit attitude toward those less fortunate?" Yep, that about says it all!!

[freshwest]

11. Outstanding response answering all the RW hysteria, and it should go viral.

[Wounded Bear]

13. What are the odds that "Nick" actually read that?

Lot of words there, you know. Seems doubtful.

[Skittles]

41. who cares? plenty of PROXY NICKS will read it

yes INDEED

[SunSeeker]

16. "How do you go to church on Sundays and maintain this shit attitude toward those less fortunate?"

Love it!

[Smilo]

17. My boss is so far right wing

- and like so many others can not see the wood for the trees - he is denouncing ACA and the possibility of medicare for all yet in the long run it would save him big $.

These people on the right are so bigoted towards the man in the WH they will never admit that he has done a good thing.

[pansypoo53219]

18. i say, come at this from business sides. and unions should say screw bennies, more wages.

its anti-competitive vs europe w/ has govt run health coverage. not like you get anything for what you PAY to insurance.
but no, zombie joe mccarthy. and socialism =commies bullshit.

[xxqqqzme]

23. Nice!

n/t

[indepat]

24. Most of our society's worst ills stem from the slavish adherence to a rigid RW

philosophy and agenda which promotes corporate welfare and welfare for the wealthy rather than the general welfare.

[Beartracks]

40. Agreed. The "general welfare" is not that of only 1% of the population. n/t

[BlueJazz]

27. I am so proud. At least one of my countries is starting to see the light. (obamacare)

[treestar]

30. That was excellent

Go mate!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

31. The Right Winger would just say

STAY OUT OF THIS!!! YOU AREN'T EVEN AN AMERICAN!!! WHY DO YOU CARE?!! YOU LIVE IN A SHIT COUNTRY AMERICA COULD BUY AND SELL BUT NOBODY WOULD WANT TO BUY IT!!! WAS YOUR DAD A KANGAROO OR WAS IT YOUR MOM?!!

......etc..... (all caps)

[lob1]

32. Nice try, but you have too many words spelled right.

Have you been to some commie pinko public school or something?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

33. Oops! My mistake!

[calimary]

44. ROFL!!!!

So funny! You can't possibly be a teabagger! You know how to spell!

[Skittles]

34. I LOVES me this Aussie

yes INDEED

[Rain Mcloud]

36. Yay Bruce!

[tex-wyo-dem]

37. There you go...nail meet head...

"Your fundamental ethics and your obligation to your fellow man."

That is fundamentally the problem: RWers don't have true ethics and don't really feel an obligation to their fellow man. It's all about them...everyone should just fend for themselves. It's all that Ayn Rand horseshit they like to espouse.

Funny thing is that when things go wrong, RWers are the first ones in line for all that socialized government assistance.

[calimary]

45. Probably fighting for a place in that line directly behind their goddess, ayn rand.

[annabanana]

42. kickeroo for the Fourth of July!. . . . n/t