When Sarah Palin was abandoning her elected gubernatorial office to run for president in 2012 (a little early?), she scolded the media by saying “quit makin’ things up”. Most journalists have solid ethics (FOX NEWS are not journalists) but obviously, the former governor of Alaska sees no reason to have ethics, morals or principles; anything and everything goes when your’ runnin’ for president of these United States.
I am not saying she is the first candidate for office that believed that the end justifies the means BUT she has so blatantly made up vicious, outrageous lies that I have to stop and think about this new tactic being practiced by more and more politicians (Republicans) and some news organizations (FOX NEWS).
Bush and Chaney lied through their teeth about the need for the war in Iraq because they “knew” with God on their side, that invading Iraq was the right thing to do and lying about it was justified. They lied with straight faces and even though Bush is now quiet, Chaney continues to defend his lying behavior.
What concerns me is the people that Palin, etc. speak to and from who they garner support. Some have called them THE LUNATIC FRINGE because they are basically delusional. They actually would believe a totally absurd, made-up lie than the truth. In fact, they don’t want to hear the truth because the truth does not fit in with their delusion.
Palin said that Obama’s healthcare plan would have “death squads” that could decide if her elderly parents and her baby with Down’s syndrome, could live or die. Where did this come from? One proposal stated that insurance should pay for counseling for terminally ill patients. This VOLUNTARY option would be offered to encourage doctors to spend time with terminal patients and their families to explain what will happen to the patient as time goes on; to me this is a must for families that want to know all the options at their disposal BUT to call this voluntary consultation a death sentence is bizarre in the extreme.
FactCheck.org (non-partisan) said that there was no basis for such a claim in any of the health bills under consideration.
I see that the White House, together with responsible media is trying to present the facts as to the healthcare proposals being discussed but so far they are being overshadowed by the screaming of the lunatic fringe prohibiting meaningful dialog.
In talking to people at work, I did find a genuine sense of FEAR about what the government plan has in store for them. Most don’t trust our government and for very good reasons. They think politicians can be bought by rich lobbyists and they are correct; it’s happened many times in the past. So what is Joe Blow to do? What is Joe Blow to do especially when he is bombarded constantly by out and out lies or half-truths by supposedly reputable people?
The White House tried to rush this legislation and that was a huge mistake. This legislation is necessary but it needs time, a lot of time for everyone to understand each proposal and support each proposal and feel safe with the entire package of final proposals.
I say back to the drawing board and this time don’t rush but make sure the public is in on the discussions and if you have to, pass a number of smaller bills instead of one huge package at once.
I am not saying she is the first candidate for office that believed that the end justifies the means BUT she has so blatantly made up vicious, outrageous lies that I have to stop and think about this new tactic being practiced by more and more politicians (Republicans) and some news organizations (FOX NEWS).
Bush and Chaney lied through their teeth about the need for the war in Iraq because they “knew” with God on their side, that invading Iraq was the right thing to do and lying about it was justified. They lied with straight faces and even though Bush is now quiet, Chaney continues to defend his lying behavior.
What concerns me is the people that Palin, etc. speak to and from who they garner support. Some have called them THE LUNATIC FRINGE because they are basically delusional. They actually would believe a totally absurd, made-up lie than the truth. In fact, they don’t want to hear the truth because the truth does not fit in with their delusion.
Palin said that Obama’s healthcare plan would have “death squads” that could decide if her elderly parents and her baby with Down’s syndrome, could live or die. Where did this come from? One proposal stated that insurance should pay for counseling for terminally ill patients. This VOLUNTARY option would be offered to encourage doctors to spend time with terminal patients and their families to explain what will happen to the patient as time goes on; to me this is a must for families that want to know all the options at their disposal BUT to call this voluntary consultation a death sentence is bizarre in the extreme.
FactCheck.org (non-partisan) said that there was no basis for such a claim in any of the health bills under consideration.
I see that the White House, together with responsible media is trying to present the facts as to the healthcare proposals being discussed but so far they are being overshadowed by the screaming of the lunatic fringe prohibiting meaningful dialog.
In talking to people at work, I did find a genuine sense of FEAR about what the government plan has in store for them. Most don’t trust our government and for very good reasons. They think politicians can be bought by rich lobbyists and they are correct; it’s happened many times in the past. So what is Joe Blow to do? What is Joe Blow to do especially when he is bombarded constantly by out and out lies or half-truths by supposedly reputable people?
The White House tried to rush this legislation and that was a huge mistake. This legislation is necessary but it needs time, a lot of time for everyone to understand each proposal and support each proposal and feel safe with the entire package of final proposals.
I say back to the drawing board and this time don’t rush but make sure the public is in on the discussions and if you have to, pass a number of smaller bills instead of one huge package at once.
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