rachel on death panels and grassley, with guest bernie sanders! nt

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[Gregorian]

1. Oh my god! SCHIAVO!

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is no sense about their shouting matches, Schiavo intervention...

These people are crazy.

Edit- Death panels my ass.

[IndianaGreen]

2. Bingo!

Rachel RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWKKKKKKSSSS!

[RepublicanElephant]

3. repubs put funeral directors to shame when it comes to profiting off death. nt

[AspenRose]

4. Kick because Bernie Sanders is a righteous dude

:kick:

[IndianaGreen]

5. Sanders supports Single-Payer

Sanders Puts Single-Payer On the Agenda (The Nation)

March 30, 2009

By John Nichols

While the one reform that could cure what ails America's health care system has attracted plenty of adherents in the House -- 72 members have signed on as backers of House Judiciary Committee chair John Conyers' single-payer proposal and others back a plan introduced by Washington Democrat Jim McDermott's legislation -- there has not been a Senate proposal to rally around.

Until now.

That's what makes Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' proposed "American Health Security Act of 2009" such an important piece of legislation. In addition to being the first single-payer bill introduced in the Senate since the mid-1990s -- when the late Paul Wellstone, D-Minnesota, sponsored a bill similar to the plan now being advanced by Sanders -- it raises the profile of the doctors, nurses, patients and other campaigners who are trying to tell the Obama administration and its congressional allies that the legislative compromises they entertain are doomed to fail.

Under the American Health Security Act of 2009:

· Patients could seek care from the doctor or hospital of their choice.

· The new national health care program would be paid for by combining current sources of government health spending into a single fund with modest new taxes amounting to less than what people now pay for insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses.

· Funding would come from the federal government, but the program would be administered by the states.

· The high overhead and profits of the private, investor-owned insurance industry would be eliminated, along with the burdensome paperwork imposed on physicians and other providers. As a result, the plan would save at least $400 billion annually - enough money to provide comprehensive, quality care to all.

· Community health centers would be fully funded, giving the 60 million Americans now living in rural and underserved areas access to care.

· To address the critical shortage of primary care physicians and dentists, resources for the National Health Service Corps to train an additional 24,000 health professionals would be provided.

http://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=546faa1e-ee8f-48a8-8f2b-64b7ba96dd2e

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6. ha-ha! rush limpbaugh actully did a radio ad for living wills! nt

[RepublicanElephant]

7. ...and newt gingrich peddles living wills for a private compay!

these guys only standards are cash.

[JayMusgrove]

8. oh MY GOD.......................THIS IS THE BEST

Rachel show ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a wonderful show.......

Hypocrites.......idiots..........and Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin.......

such a wonderful show...........

Let's make the last 20 minutes go VIRAL around the world........Rachel NAILED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bkkyosemite]

10. I just emailed Rachael to read on the air pages 3 thru 5 of the HR 676 27 easy to read pages. The

people of this country do not know what they are missing by not knowing what HR 676 says:

Will cover:

Medical
Dental
Prescriptions
Vision
Hearing Aids
Mental Health
Acupunture
Chiropratic, etc.

This information has to go main stream not just the HR 676 people need to know what pages 3 thru 5 say about coverage...we must get this out there. No one can argue with coverage like this.

[RepublicanElephant]

12. thanks for this important info! nt

[RepublicanElephant]

9. wow, willie horton ad guy behind website calling obama hitler and calling for his death.

and rachel calls the media out for NOT covering these types of stories.

[RepublicanElephant]

11. yeah! bernie says we need to take on right-wing radio and faux news.

congressional hearings on the media, anyone?