President Barack Obama speaks to a joint session of Congress on health care at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
The President of the United States gave a speech yesterday to a joint session of Congress.
Well, actually I’d call it a ‘sales pitch’ but the main stream media (MSM, if you’re Twitter-educated) calls it a speech. We’re so jaded as a country, I bet a majority of people didn’t even tune-in to watch.
Wait? I’m no longer in the majority so I guess I’m safe — I did watch. We’ll have to wait for the ratings to come in to see the results.
Wouldn’t it be great if America could vote on the presidential speeches via text messaging similar to American Idol? Now that would be a spectacle.
As far as presidential speeches fare, it was forty seven minutes with just about as many applause signs going off.
Oh, and ONE BIG LIE!
No, not the one big lie you’re thinking about but the one big lie shouted out by Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC). Yes, believe it or not the President of the United States (POTUS, if you’re Twitter-educated) actually had a heckler in the audience.
During the speech — sales pitch — President Obama said, “Now, there are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false. The reforms — the reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally.” Obama repeats ‘the reforms’ because a growl had developed from his left. No, not The Left but his left where the Republican side of the aisle sat.
Joe Wilson then reportedly shouts out, “That’s a lie!” You should’ve seen House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s head swivel. I think she’ll need some orthopedic surgery after I saw her head snap towards the Republican side.
Now to me, I think I heard him say, “Lie!”
Either way, I would opine Joe Wilson was expressing the sentiments, thoughts and feelings of a vast majority of Americans (not the majority who didn’t see the speech, who want you to pay their health care costs) but, rather the silent majority who have become silent no more. You know? The tea party activists. Your grand parents. Your parents. And even, dare I say — you.
The Bill — House Resolution 3200 “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009″
SEC. 246. NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS.
Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States.
I looked it up myself. The bill says it right there in plain English.
President Barack Obama speaks to a joint session of Congress on health care at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Uh, wait. What are ‘affordability credits’ and what does ‘lawfully present’ mean? If the representatives on the Democratic side of the House haven’t read the damn thing, what does this wording mean?
I got it! It depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is. You know? Is they be present lawfully in the ER using it as their primary care facility because their anchor baby is lawfully present. I knew I could figure this bill out.
Now you tell me with a straight face, Leftys, that if an anchor baby is a U.S. citizen, the Obamacare plan ‘will not’ under any circumstances provide for health care to their illegal parents, or even their entire family, blood line or no blood line?
I see you squirming.
Sarah Palin Strikes Again (and she wasn’t even in the D.C.)
“Some of people’s concerns have grown out of bogus claims spread by those whose only agenda is to kill reform at any cost. The best example is the claim, made not just by radio [Rush Limbaugh] and cable talk show hosts [FoxNews], but by prominent politicians [Sarah Palin] that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to kill off senior citizens. Now, such a charge would be laughable if it weren’t so cynical and irresponsible. It is a lie plain and simple.” President Obama
Did he just call Sarah Palin out? Did he just call her a liar?
“If you misrepresent what’s in this plan, we will call you out,” Obama said. Well, I don’t misunderestimate Palin calling Obama out.
With the word ‘liar’ being thrown about last night, I was afraid someone in the House was going to get hit with a beer bottle like they do in South Korean’s chambers.
If former Governor Sarah Palin wasn’t in the House, isn’t holding an official political office and was able to drive the debate — through the President’s own words — she is a force not to discount.
She wins.
Do you want your health care decisions being made by Poliopaths? Partly or wholly? Can you sit there in your pajamas and tell me the government can’t run the U.S. Postal Service but can run a health care system — the largest in the world? I would answer a resounding, “NO!”
Notice Obama didn’t use the words ‘Death Panel’ as to give Palin credit. Or, did she get ‘affordability credit’? I’m confused.
Your Colon and Mammories
“And insurance companies will be required to cover, with no extra charge, routine checkups and preventive care, like mammograms and colonoscopies. Because there’s no reason we shouldn’t be catching diseases like breast cancer and colon cancer before they get worse. That makes sense. It saves money, and it saves lives.” President Obama
He’s right. Everyone should get a colonoscopy and mammogram. Actually, I think all Leftys should get a colonoscopy. Twice a month.
Now think about that. Let it sit in. How is it when everyone gets these screenings, we’ll all save money? It’s your tax dollars we’re talking about.
Remember. The Leftys want you to pay for their moral obligations to themselves and their families from your pocket book via increased taxes. Don’t think for a moment government won’t lower the tax boom when this Abamanation runs out of money.
As the song says, “This is the end.”
Real health care reform comes from tort reform.
Real health care reform comes from legislation which will allow doctors to practice medicine rather than defensive medicine in order to thwart law suits.
When your doctor stops seeing you as a potential law suit and starts seeing you as a patient — then and only then — will America have true health care reform.
Now take two OxyContin and read me in the morning.
I am,
The Hollywood Republican
