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graywarrior

(59,440 posts)
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 04:05 PM Jul 2012

Hoo boy, I need a response to this comment in a local paper in MA

As a senior, I would have thought that you would appreciate fiscal responsibility, not over spending. Did you not learn to be frugal from your parents or grandparents?

The Democrats are not your friend, especially if you are a senior. Do you realize that Obamacare will cut almost $500 BILLION from Medicare??? AND raise taxes.

America’s seniors already understand that cutting Medicare’s reimbursement rates by $450 billion over a decade isn’t going to be good for their health care. http://www.nationalreview.com/...

By trying to micromanage our economy, the Democrats are ensuring that taxing, spending, regulating, and borrowing will continue to rise while new business creation, job growth and our overall economy dies. And attacking those in Congress who attempt to bring issues to the forefront, those that attempt to find a plan to save Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, as well as the American economy, is insulting to voters’ intelligence.
When solutions are proposed to save these entitlements, Democrats and the lapdog media are relentless at using scare tactics to contain the discussion and convince voters to re-elect them.

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Hoo boy, I need a response to this comment in a local paper in MA (Original Post) graywarrior Jul 2012 OP
Oh, that old lie! Warpy Jul 2012 #1
It's a form letter? Really? LOL! graywarrior Jul 2012 #4
Branding an Old Lie to sound real infrared Jul 2012 #6
Welcome to DU, infrared! graywarrior Jul 2012 #8
They keep selling that shit and people keep buying it.. russspeakeasy Jul 2012 #2
One simple picture is worth nykym Jul 2012 #3
Hahaha! graywarrior Jul 2012 #5
Study shows people who watch Fox News know less then people who watch no news! DrewFlorida Jul 2012 #7
Here's 2 good links explaining the PPACA in simple to understand presentations Fla Dem Jul 2012 #9
Thank you! graywarrior Jul 2012 #10
I would also make it clear justgamma Jul 2012 #11
Oh yeah! graywarrior Jul 2012 #12
I doubt it's worth the effort. Those that believe that lie won't read your ltte. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #13
It is worth the effort . . . janet118 Jul 2012 #14
"A man hears what he wants to hear and he disregards the rest." HopeHoops Jul 2012 #16
Which newspaper? Is it owned by Gatehouse? n/t janet118 Jul 2012 #15

Warpy

(111,351 posts)
1. Oh, that old lie!
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 04:09 PM
Jul 2012

You might want to warn the paper about printing Astroturf letters to the editor, too.

The obvious answer is the truth: that $500Bn is supposed to be the savings from cracking down on Medicare fraud committed by such great Republicans as pRick Scott and his wife. However, don't expect to reach the nitwit who downloaded and printed out this form letter and signed it. Just expect to reach anyone who read this in honest ignorance and wondered if it were true.

infrared

(10 posts)
6. Branding an Old Lie to sound real
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 04:17 PM
Jul 2012

Agree .... it is just an old lie. The Republicans are good at Branding lies, to make their some kind of truth. Scaring and creepy.

I am over 60 yrs old.

Obamacare is one of the best programs in a long while.

Invest in the most valuable resource the USA has --- its people

Invest in Education and Health Care .... and the people will give the USA the biggest return.

DrewFlorida

(1,096 posts)
7. Study shows people who watch Fox News know less then people who watch no news!
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 04:19 PM
Jul 2012

Generally I believe in setting the record straight when people spout inaccurate data regarding a political subject.
However in some cases that seems to be a waste of valuable time.

Maybe you could find a lnk to the study which shows that viewers of Fox News are less informed than people who watch no news at all.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/fox-news-less-informed-new-study_n_1538914.html

justgamma

(3,667 posts)
11. I would also make it clear
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 06:45 PM
Jul 2012

that the Republicons voted twice to do away with Medicare, but don't worry. They'll give you a coupon.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
13. I doubt it's worth the effort. Those that believe that lie won't read your ltte.
Tue Jul 10, 2012, 11:11 AM
Jul 2012

Those that know it's a lie will, but it won't change anything because they already feel as we do.

janet118

(1,663 posts)
14. It is worth the effort . . .
Tue Jul 10, 2012, 12:31 PM
Jul 2012

You are not trying to convince the writer . . . you are trying to rebut the lies for the readers of the newspaper that printed it. When you write your letter, remember to reference this one and say you could not let all that misinformation stand unchallenged in a reputable newspaper.

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