Universal Health Care Message to Americans From Canadian Doctors & Health Care Experts

[Joanne98]

Run time: 07:58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXXBCFnhsUc   Posted on YouTube: August 22, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: August 23, 2009 By DU Member: Joanne98 Views on DU: 2798

 

[mnhtnbb]

1. Wouldn't you like to see this instead of a gazillion commercials

for Viagra, Cialis and Lipitor?

[chasitynola]

2. Thank you

that was quite enlightening.

[wroberts189]

3. KNR THANK YOU

[BrklynLiberal]

4. KnR.

Sanity in the midst of chaos...

[kster]

5. knrnt

[provis99]

6. they're Canadian all right

polite and reasonable. that kind of approach would never work with the drooling dumbasses we have down here.

[Granny M]

7. K&R nt

[newmac]

8. Obama needs to utilize his "unitary authority" and bypass the right wing myth machine

Obama needs to take bold action. Simply bypass the rethugs, bipartisanship is the wrong way to go. Stop being nice to thugs.

[Wetzelbill]

20. he's got the bully pulpit, he needs to just use it.

Maybe he will, I don't know what his strategy is, but it hasn't looked all that great so far.

[vanbean]

9. I am ashamed of my country. Why are we so stupid? I'm truly ashamed.

[slipslidingaway]

10. knr n/t

[time_has_come]

11. Good vid, but Obama using it would play into opponents hands...

..he's not proposing universal health care. That would be government run health care, which is how opponents are lying about Obama's proposal.

Yes, the U.S. should have universal health care. A public insurance option is a poor substitute, and even that is getting this ferocious opposition.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. There would be ferocious opposition if the Dems suggested ANYTHING

By presenting their compromise option FIRST, the Dems showed themselves to be weak.

Rule #1 of negotiating: Don't compromise with yourself. Go for a little more than you really want.

[defendandprotect]

14. As the lady said . . . "It's a time for COURAGE" . . .

Let's top the fear-based arguments . . .

MEDICARE FOR ALL -- EVERYONE IN, NO ONE OUT

[izquierdista]

27. There are other ways

Put a footnote on page 1178 of some budget bill that "the eligibility age for Medicare shall be 63". Then in some other bill "spouses of veterans shall be eligible for medical care at VA facilities". Repeat those tactics year after year. Enough of those types of end runs, and soon the eligibility age for Medicare will be 20, everyone under 18 will be covered by their parents' coverage, and the only people left to sell insurance to will be 19 year olds not covered by student health services.

[davidwparker]

13. isn't it funny how we have to watch citizens from another country

encourage us to what is beneficial to our own society.

[defendandprotect]

15. Ah, common sense and truth -- how unique ...!!! Capitalism is terrorised by common sense . . .

and corporations need to control America which used to represent leadership --

once America is weakened -- and we're certainly on the road to the GOP's "third world America" --

then the privatization of health care systems in other smaller countries can be easily accomplished.

Again -- we're not going to get MEDICARE FOR EVERYONE without demonstrating for it --

The Dems have to call our Democrats --

The Unions have to call us out --

Women's organizations have to call us out --

WHERE ARE THEY ALL?????????????????????????

[Jack Rabbit]

16. If the Canadians had a proposal to switch to privatize their health system

How many politicians would be voted out in the next election for just uttering such a thought?

[LynnTheDem]

17. All.

The bush wannabe Harper would be proposing it all over the place but even he's smart (just) enough to know he'd be out on his arse the following day.

Literally.

[irislake]

21. Yup

Harper would love to privatize. You betcha. But he has to never never utter such a thought. Wish he would though cuz I want him OUT!

[wolfgangmo]

22. All of them

And because Canada is run on the parlimentary system he would face a vote of confidence the next day and likely lose his job and his party their place in power.

Why? Because it works.

[JimWis]

18. Thanks for sharing. Excellent video. I think this would fire up some

of the people who are for health reform, who I still think are a silent majority IMHO. I wish they could all see this.

Wonder if the President has seen this?

[irislake]

19. All my Canadian friends are really pissed off

about the crap being thrown at universal health care by your right wing pigs. I am trying not to care about the possibility that you will be cheated out of it because of the powerful private insurance companies and Big Pharma.

How can they sleep at night knowing how many nice people are suffering to help Insurance Company CEOs live an obscene lifestyle?

[Wetzelbill]

23. that's how Canadians sound when they are pissed off

The last time I saw Canadians this mad was when somebody said something slightly negative about Gordon Lightfoot on a youtube video.

[knixphan]

24. K&R completely!!!

[geckosfeet]

25. Wow. Great great find. Thanks for posting.

[Uncle Joe]

26. Thanks for the message, Canadian brothers and sisters.

:thumbsup:

Thank you for the thread, Joanne.

[democracy1st]

28. kick