tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post7328919841268541574..comments2024-02-19T04:50:58.170-08:00Comments on Shuck and Jive: Mr. Roe Goes to ElizabethtonJohn Shuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-75583145598941376822009-08-29T21:07:28.778-07:002009-08-29T21:07:28.778-07:00All right, David! I'll keep tending the fire!...All right, David! I'll keep tending the fire! Thanks!John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-28213995832055092912009-08-29T20:27:44.741-07:002009-08-29T20:27:44.741-07:00I just googled "crowd supports health care re...I just googled "crowd supports health care reform" and the results show that today, August 29th, 1000 people rallied in Manhattan, 2000 in Austin, 800 in North Dakota, 1100 in Orlando. These are better numbers than seen at the tea parties supported by Fox and Friends. Bill Clinton and Al Gore spoke in support at a fund-raiser in Nashville.<br />I wouldn't be too discouraged just yet.David R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13902714786448599023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-50866337471048085082009-08-29T18:52:36.218-07:002009-08-29T18:52:36.218-07:00I'm really disappointed in John Thompson. Tha...I'm really disappointed in John Thompson. That was simply bad reporting.Snadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04055786911610974637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-49276422050380280952009-08-28T20:11:22.670-07:002009-08-28T20:11:22.670-07:00The Elizabethton Star article was even more lopsid...The <a href="http://www.starhq.com/news/html/news/articles/articles.asp?day=Friday&article=nw-roetownhall.html" rel="nofollow">Elizabethton Star article</a> was even more lopsided. <br /><br />He didn't even report the people who spoke in favor of health care reform and the public option. <br /><br />Here is a doozy:<br /><br />"As he wiped away tears, one guest told the audience, "Since when does freedom come with so many guarantees."" <br /><br />I remember this guy. His argument was that health care is not to be expected in a 'free' country. <br /><br />Roe's response was to agree:<br /><br />"You have to have some responsibility for yourself."<br /><br />So is freedom for these folks, anarchy?John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-80030788145197131462009-08-28T19:57:46.624-07:002009-08-28T19:57:46.624-07:00According to one woman at the meeting yesterday, G...According to one woman at the meeting yesterday, Gov. Landrieu has come out AGAINST the reform - yet Mr. Roe didn't "correct" the woman on her mistake. Hmmm. <br /><br />Here's another thing I thought was ironic - Roe and so many of the others are "pro-Capitalist" and don't think the government should tell Doctors or Insurance CEOs how much money they should make, but they were all for TORT reform and having the government tell lawyers how much THEY can make. <br /><br />It harkens back to Voltaire, I think: "First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers!"Snadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04055786911610974637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-46166873671689983632009-08-28T19:13:15.708-07:002009-08-28T19:13:15.708-07:00"...we've lost the concept of the common ..."...we've lost the concept of the common good in this country,.."<br /><br />I wonder what it will take to get it back.John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-45864205969590489402009-08-28T19:05:47.789-07:002009-08-28T19:05:47.789-07:00John, we've lost the concept of the common goo...John, we've lost the concept of the common good in this country, and that is quite depressing. I've got mine and the hell with you. The doctor from Peru was right.<br /><br />Landrieu has not made up her mind, or so she says, what she will vote for. I have more respect for her now than before the meeting, because she truly did listen. I admit that let her off the hook from having to say much about what she supports. She answered all the questions, but she sometimes did the politician's shuffle as she answered.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-22303913740221589212009-08-28T18:37:59.317-07:002009-08-28T18:37:59.317-07:00And don't forget to send your personal stories...And don't forget to send your personal stories about health care to the <a href="http://activepaper.olivesoftware.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=U0pDLzIwMDkvMDgvMjMjQXIwMTAwMg==&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom" rel="nofollow">JC Press.</a>John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.com