Two columns exposing the right's bald-faced lies about health-care reform

[thatcrazycajun]

With thanks to mrpsyklops for passing the linkage along via Facebook, here are two articles that abso-frakking-lutely nail the bastards in the Republican party and the conservative movement who are currently pulling out all the stops to derail the proposals for health-care reform now making their way through Congress. The first is from Steven Pearlstein of The Washington Post:
"I try not to question the motives of people with whom I don't agree. Today, I'm going to step over that line."
And the second is from Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners magazine and author of the book God's Politics, by way of HuffingtonPost.com:
"What we need is an honest and fair debate with good information, not sabotage of reform with half-truths and misinformation."
Both of them are worth your time and worth spreading around. The righties (or at least some of them) are determined that not one thing this President and Congress attempt shall succeed, most especially health-care reform, and are willing to do and say absolutely anything to accomplish their fell designs. Let's not let them get away with it, mmkay?

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[markiv1111.livejournal.com]

The people who really need to read and believe these, unfortunately, will either not see them or will jump to the conclusion that Pearlstein and Wallis are lying. Even so, it is better to light one candle (or in this case, two candles) than to curse the darkness, or to give in to the people who want the candles blown out.

Nate

[lemmozine.livejournal.com]

Of course they are opposed to health care reform. They get huge campaign contributions from the industry, and it is in their best interest to allow those companies to make huge profits by giving people crappy overpriced health care. Same reason why they've encouraged the tobacco industry to continue their mass murder activities so long. They would skin you or me alive if it would get them elected.

[dsthomas.livejournal.com]

Kudos for posting.

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

More good articles:

10 Health Care Myths at CBSNews

and

"Obama Wants to Kill Your Grandma: 5 Health Care Myths" at Salon.com

Both are good at debunking the right-wing (and occasional lef-wing) lies and distortions about the health care bill being put together, and about its consequences. (I note that all the outright lies come from the right. Surprised, much? :-)

[sffilk.livejournal.com]

I'm beginning to think that the only way Congress will learn its lesson is if you took away all its medical benefits and force them to go through what John Q. Public goes through.

[banjoplayinnerd.livejournal.com]

So I have to wonder if there'd be any mileage in congressmen getting up and saying, "I make you this promise. I will oppose any effort in this bill to promote euthenasia. I will oppose any effort by the government to take over hospitals." And on in a similar vein, which will be pretty easy to do since none of that stuff is in any of the health care bills anyway.

Excellent article over on Daily Kos along these lines: Alright, Republicans, We Give Up