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cbrer

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22. Can I get a big AMEN!!

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:01 PM

Jul 2012

The health care debacle in this country is an excellent example of the greed of our corporate masters, and the ignorance of the right's voting base.

Obvious huge financial savings aside. We can afford to take care of our people.

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Well that was a giant FUCK YOU to people who deny healthcare to their citizens [View all] LynneSin Jul 2012 OP

Well said! nt valerief Jul 2012 #1

yes it was spanone Jul 2012 #2

I hope they had Mitt glued to a seat to make DevonRex Jul 2012 #3

they really should have given us a glimpse of the MittWitt's expression tk2kewl Jul 2012 #8

I wonder if he'll make a statement about it Richard D Jul 2012 #20

Very impressed with the London Olympic kickoff! peacebird Jul 2012 #4

Excellent indeed! tk2kewl Jul 2012 #5

what did I miss?!!! elehhhhna Jul 2012 #6

huge beautiful tribute to NHS riverwalker Jul 2012 #9

Yaaay! Glad to hear it! Overseas Jul 2012 #27

Kicking here for visibility of the explanation, thanks!1 n/t UTUSN Jul 2012 #58

Me too. elleng Jul 2012 #13

I must have missed something SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #7

Opening ceremony in London LynneSin Jul 2012 #12

awesome! SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #16

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_399758&feature=iv&src_vid=O9GbjPn7_Jg&v=F1Sqmh marble falls Jul 2012 #73

Wonderful! So glad they did that! Overseas Jul 2012 #28

If WE had a real health care system, I bet WE'D celebrate it too! annabanana Jul 2012 #10

Exactly. We have no 'system,' elleng Jul 2012 #15

We have the same health care system as they have in Afghanistan. xtraxritical Jul 2012 #68

& a big Fuck You to the Tories trying to dismantle it. Nt xchrom Jul 2012 #11

Does Labor run the Olympics! flamingdem Jul 2012 #19

The cultural folks rule and they have too much pride to tolerate political interference malaise Jul 2012 #40

Nope. But it's not only Labourites or political people who value the NHS LeftishBrit Jul 2012 #42

Lansley should have jumped... oldironside Jul 2012 #61

We're decades behind GB. How embarrassing. nt onehandle Jul 2012 #14

And much of the world. elleng Jul 2012 #17

what was? barbtries Jul 2012 #18

Opening ceremonies did a tribute to NHS Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #24

thanks barbtries Jul 2012 #37

There is a pic in LBN now. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #45

That was great! LeftishBrit Jul 2012 #43

HOW DARE THEY! Celebrate and flaunt their ... Hotler Jul 2012 #21

Hilarious eyeofnewt Jul 2012 #56

Can I get a big AMEN!! cbrer Jul 2012 #22

Unfortunately The Wizard Jul 2012 #77

Too true Wiz cbrer Jul 2012 #79

Seeing that made me insanely jealous! ThatsMyBarack Jul 2012 #23

It was a well timed "Fart in our general direction." RagAss Jul 2012 #25

:thumbsup: Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2012 #26

Ha!! Good one! n/t Greybnk48 Jul 2012 #29

RagAss! I just quoted you in another thread but Greybnk48 Jul 2012 #47

Cool ! It was the first thing that popped into my head last night. RagAss Jul 2012 #52

I LOVE that real NHS doctors and nurses performed the tblue37 Jul 2012 #30

Yes it was Riley18 Jul 2012 #31

I had to explain what it meant to my relations Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #32

I hope you gave them laundry_queen Jul 2012 #57

Oh yes! Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #60

Damn! I missed this... MrMickeysMom Jul 2012 #33

details for those of us without tv? thanks. n/t progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #34

London's Opening Ceremony for the Olympic Games included a huge and wonderful tribute sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #71

Amen rosesaylavee Jul 2012 #35

KNR When will the US be allowed to have a real discussion about ... slipslidingaway Jul 2012 #36

I'm not sure that was our intention here in the UK dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #38

If we want national HC in the USA guneydomuz Jul 2012 #39

Most of us don't roll that way guneydomuz. Patiod Jul 2012 #55

just giving them what they want guneydomuz Jul 2012 #74

My husband said the same thing while we were watching it! RiffRandell Jul 2012 #41

You really need to see a stream of the BBC coverage - no commercials, mr blur Jul 2012 #44

if only barbtries Jul 2012 #62

As an American, I'm looking at it more like a giant "CONGRATULATIONS rocktivity Jul 2012 #46

The ACA was only baby steps. We don't deserve a choreographed routine just yet. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #49

More like a baby faceplant, but at least we fell forward. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #54

Freak Republic was not amused. alfredo Jul 2012 #48

Which is so sad because if we had universal healthcare it would make their lives better too! LynneSin Jul 2012 #50

Why would they need universal healthcare when they can call upstairs to mommy for alfredo Jul 2012 #51

Freeper Kook... happerbolic Jul 2012 #65

more cowbell! fascisthunter Jul 2012 #53

I don't think it had anything to do with us or anyone else. drm604 Jul 2012 #59

GOSH TahitiNut Jul 2012 #66

It didn't need to be 'about us'. What it did was to show the contrast between a country sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #72

If the Olympics were hosted in the US, we'd be flaunting our military instead of any social programs bulloney Jul 2012 #63

Yep. RockyRaccoon Jul 2012 #70

Actually they did have fighter jets Control-Z Jul 2012 #75

Nah, it was a giant FU nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #64

Maybe in your mind Boxcar Willie Jul 2012 #67

Yes, it was. Thank goodness. Much appreciated UK! glinda Jul 2012 #69

And meanwhile... 99Forever Jul 2012 #76

Why did no one straighten them out and explain our great NEW system? The best ever? Dragonfli Jul 2012 #78