'Die quickly!' Brilliant Alan!

Makros_01 · 10-01-2009, 05:09 AM

The comments this guy made shouldnt be appologised for, they should be rewarded.
I get that its a sensitive and polarizing topic for you guys to struggle with as a nation. is it too why do I have to pay someones way etc etc..
but nationalized health care works! It really does.

over here the overwhelming reputation that america has when thinking about hospitals is. if you ain't got insurance, they'll let you die on the street. right in front of them.
then theres the other side. hey, you can get travel insurance but dont break your leg in america, or youll be in debt till you die. make em fly you home first!

just some things to think about. Our syste accomodates both the public health and private benifits.. eg
the gov isnt going to send you to a dentist. but if you break your leg and end up in emergency, the most youll pay for is the ambulance ride..maybe

Democrat stands ground after 'die quickly' health care remark - CNN.com

zerodown · 10-01-2009, 06:51 AM

Im sure some will pop up soon to express why this guy is wrong, I don't see why, I agree he should be praised not forced to apologize for wanting to do something good for the people.

There should be more politicians like this, who look at evidence and use their brain to analyze information before opening their mouths.

~1~ · 10-01-2009, 07:14 AM

Please, pass the word, our hospitals will treat you. Rich or poor, you will be cared for, you won't 'die in the street'.

However, you will die financially after the fact.

This country doesn't need health care reform, thats a misnomer, what this country needs is health insurance regulation and a reigning in of the industry.

But as long as we allow lobbyists to fill our 'public servants' pockets with cash, it just aint gonna happen.

And to stay on topic...

"That is about the most mean-spirited partisan statement that I've ever heard made on this floor, and I, for one, don't appreciate it," Rep. Jimmy Duncan, R-Tennessee

Oh, your feelings get hurt? How about you fucking do something about it then asshole?

stoneric · 10-01-2009, 02:39 PM

I think people were more pissed that he used the word holocaust to describe 44,000 americans dying each year because of no insurance. I guess using the H word in any context other than what happened to the Jews is a no no.

osirus2020 · 10-01-2009, 03:11 PM

Quote:

but if you break your leg and end up in emergency, the most youll pay for is the ambulance ride..maybe

What I want to know is why you took an ambulance ride to the hospital for a broken leg.

Makros_01 · 10-02-2009, 03:46 AM

i was thinking maybe a car accident i suppose. we're good at speeding and dying on the road over here.

gotta say i though the H word was appropriate too. what else do you call that many preventable deaths!?

zerodown · 10-02-2009, 08:58 AM

Indeed the Holocaust is comparable to 44,000 PREVENTABLE deaths a year, I guess people don't see the similarity cause there isn't someone actually pulling a trigger or firing the furnace, in fact no one is doing anything, at all, hence the phrase "die quickly".

10-01-2009, 05:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Makros_01 Old School Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 639 Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	'Die quickly!' Brilliant Alan! The comments this guy made shouldnt be appologised for, they should be rewarded. I get that its a sensitive and polarizing topic for you guys to struggle with as a nation. is it too why do I have to pay someones way etc etc.. but nationalized health care works! It really does. over here the overwhelming reputation that america has when thinking about hospitals is. if you ain't got insurance, they'll let you die on the street. right in front of them. then theres the other side. hey, you can get travel insurance but dont break your leg in america, or youll be in debt till you die. make em fly you home first! just some things to think about. Our syste accomodates both the public health and private benifits.. eg the gov isnt going to send you to a dentist. but if you break your leg and end up in emergency, the most youll pay for is the ambulance ride..maybe Democrat stands ground after 'die quickly' health care remark - CNN.com __________________ sometimes i'm drunk.

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zerodown Mafutero Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: PR Posts: 784 Thanks: 38 Thanked 168 Times in 131 Posts	Im sure some will pop up soon to express why this guy is wrong, I don't see why, I agree he should be praised not forced to apologize for wanting to do something good for the people. There should be more politicians like this, who look at evidence and use their brain to analyze information before opening their mouths. __________________ "I've seen people so poor all they got is money." We have to learn to unlearn Its not contradiction, its amendment Not everything we see is reality Not everything we hear is the truth Not everything we're taught helps us grow ~Cultura Profetica "La locura se lleva en la cabeza y las drogas en los bolsillos" ~Roberto Iniesta

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~1~ Successful Failure Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: where 'they' can't see. Posts: 10,905 Thanks: 443 Thanked 1,514 Times in 889 Posts	Please, pass the word, our hospitals will treat you. Rich or poor, you will be cared for, you won't 'die in the street'. However, you will die financially after the fact. This country doesn't need health care reform, thats a misnomer, what this country needs is health insurance regulation and a reigning in of the industry. But as long as we allow lobbyists to fill our 'public servants' pockets with cash, it just aint gonna happen. And to stay on topic... "That is about the most mean-spirited partisan statement that I've ever heard made on this floor, and I, for one, don't appreciate it," Rep. Jimmy Duncan, R-Tennessee Oh, your feelings get hurt? How about you fucking do something about it then asshole? __________________ "And those who are successful, be always on your guard. Success walks hand in hand with failure, along Hollywood Boulevard" Ray Davies --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Click Here Asshole Last edited by ~1~; 10-01-2009 at 07:17 AM.

10-02-2009, 03:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
Makros_01 Old School Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 639 Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	i was thinking maybe a car accident i suppose. we're good at speeding and dying on the road over here. gotta say i though the H word was appropriate too. what else do you call that many preventable deaths!? __________________ sometimes i'm drunk.

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zerodown Mafutero Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: PR Posts: 784 Thanks: 38 Thanked 168 Times in 131 Posts	Indeed the Holocaust is comparable to 44,000 PREVENTABLE deaths a year, I guess people don't see the similarity cause there isn't someone actually pulling a trigger or firing the furnace, in fact no one is doing anything, at all, hence the phrase "die quickly". __________________ "I've seen people so poor all they got is money." We have to learn to unlearn Its not contradiction, its amendment Not everything we see is reality Not everything we hear is the truth Not everything we're taught helps us grow ~Cultura Profetica "La locura se lleva en la cabeza y las drogas en los bolsillos" ~Roberto Iniesta

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stoneric bougeman Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,223 Thanks: 431 Thanked 1,246 Times in 892 Posts	I think people were more pissed that he used the word holocaust to describe 44,000 americans dying each year because of no insurance. I guess using the H word in any context other than what happened to the Jews is a no no.

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