More on the hypocrisy of angry, blowhard, bigoted old people collecting Medicare who are against socialized health care, which, unfortunately, is not even part of the health care reform legislation currently under discussion.
Monthly Archives: August 2009
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Mark Klempner: Hope 2.0: Standing With Obama Over the Long Haul
Some calm, common sense for those trying to pretend Obama is a progressive lefty.
I, for one, am glad he’s in charge but certainly knew going in that he’d bend over backwards to please those who’d rather put a bullet in his head.
Let’s just hope it all works out for the best.
FRONTLINE: sick around the world | PBS
I may have linked this before, but it bears reposting. Check out this special: Sick Around the World to see how five democracies handle health care and what we can learn from them.
Paul Krugman argues that our current reform plans models the Swiss system best.
Which is odd, given all the GOP carping and lying about the British and Canadian models.
Tsonjin Boldog Journal – Genghis Khan Rules Mongolia Again, in a P.R. Campaign – NYTimes.com
I’m totally gonna find some way to visit the Genghis Khan tourist trap at some point in my life.
The Fifty Top U.S. War Criminals Who Need To Be Prosecuted | The Public Record
Just a reminder that there are a few dozen a-holes running loose in America that illegally killed almost 5,000 American troops as well as a thousand or so “willing” foreign soldiers, a few hundred thousand Iraqis, and wasted trillions of dollars for a war we didn’t need to fight.
Barney Frank Unleashed At Town Hall – NPR Health Blog Blog : NPR
1979: Recalling The Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan : NPR
Part on an ongoing series, today’s episode covers the Soviet invasion and the continuity – at least to the locals – to the present day conflict.
This Modern World | What if Democrats Behaved More Like Republicans?

Think Progress » Woman yells ‘Heil Hitler’ to Jewish man praising Israel’s national health care system.
Folks, the Reich Wing has come to Vegas.
Here’s the video to the event:
Basically, since John Ensign is hiding from the public and Harry Reid doesn’t have a spine – and Lord knows what our Reps are doing – we haven’t had any of the town hall bullshit here. At least until a local racist radio shitheel decided to hold one – in a country/western dance hall.
No, I’m not kidding.
While there, a proper Rethug begins launching into Hilter chants while trying to shout down a Jewish man speaking.
That, in a nutshell, is the Republican Party folks. When something doesn’t go their way, call everyone a commie, bring out the Nazism, and kick in the racial slur machine. Add a dose of angry religion even Jesus wouldn’t recognize as anything he’d ever said and turn the volume up to 11.
Somehow this works. I don’t know why. You’d think people would raise their children to learn that throwing a tantrum is not adult behavior. You’d think people would raise their kids to not be bigoted jerks either. Then again, I guess you’d call those folks anything but Republican.
UPDATE: According to DailyKos, the lady is ironically wearing an Israeli Defense Forces t-shirt. So much for that pro-Israel policy. Or as the posting goes:
Apparently the wingnut love affair with Israel goes only as far as getting Israelis killed in the race to the Rapture.
When an Israeli wants to talk about health care, it’s right back to “Heil Hitler.”
….Now, why does an American wingnut wear an IDF t-shirt to a health care event? To prove wingnut bona fides, of course. But… first thing out of her mouth when she meets a real Israeli? “Heil Hitler!”
A Jew disagrees with her. The mask comes off.
