Tom Brokaw on Morning Joe: "Americans just want their Medicare check."

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94. That BURNS me up!

First of all, we don't get Medicare checks; it's a healthcare program that we -- the beneficiaries who PAID INTO the program all our working lives -- benefit from when we get medical services after we're no longer able to work.

He must be referring to our SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS that we ALSO PAID INTO all our working lives for our RETIREMENT.

Secondly, Tom Brokaw is extremely LUCKY that he was able to work as any type of news reader during the time of Walter Cronkite. His LISP & broken enunciation was not worth the MILLIONS he was paid on a yearly basis. Despite the fact that Brokaw evidently knew someone who could help him get an edge over more qualified or more worthy news readers, he's on a high horse as a one-percenter & now feels like "I've got MINE; I can look DOWN on everyone beneath me." He could care less about those who actually had to work HARD to make sure Tom Brokaw could have smooth roads to be chauffered around in, including the bridges; a fancy house to live in; all his fancy meals & evenings out; his expensive clothes; his expensive haircuts; & all the other services that were provided to him on a daily basis.

Tom Brokaw has been OVER-EMPLOYED in his field, considering the limitations of his talent. And now I'm convinced that he is also unaware of his lack of substance in comparison to those who actually work HARD to make life pleasant for him.

One thing good that has come of this "class" debate is that, with all the discussion going on, it's easier to detect who the real creeps are, & Tom Brokaw is one of them.