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82. I didn't call anyone a parasite

Reply to AZSkiffyGeek (Reply #78)

Mon May 9, 2022, 08:49 PM

May 2022

Hyperbole is a poor rhetorical device.

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One has absolutely NOTHING to do with the other. Leave it to Nina to conflate the 2. [View all] Budi May 2022 OP

Gotta keep the grift going... nt AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #1

Waiting to see how many anti Democratic slogans she can wrap under the cover of pro life. Budi May 2022 #3

Not that I'm a Nina fan, but I see her point here Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #2

The SC fiasco with Roe & Pro-life has nothing to do with M4A. Budi May 2022 #7

How's this ... if you claim you are 'pro-life', you should support universal health care Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #18

Some people just like to bash liberals. FoxNewsSucks May 2022 #30

This is a Democratic site. People who refuse to support Democratic nominees lapucelle May 2022 #116

What about Democratic politicians who refuse to support their Democratic President? FoxNewsSucks May 2022 #130

Last time I checked, Democrats are allowed to disagree on policy. lapucelle May 2022 #131

That statistic has been shown to be pointless. FoxNewsSucks May 2022 #132

Who has shown Nate Silver's data to be "pointless"? lapucelle May 2022 #143

Why tie them together? M4All is fine but is not top of the news... brush May 2022 #31

I think it's a Distraciton.. NT advocated 3rd Party Cha May 2022 #57

Hi, Cha. Yeah, I remember. She's a Justice Democrat... brush May 2022 #59

Yeah, SO Happy Rep Shontel Bronw WON!! Cha May 2022 #62

How many times has she lost now? LiberalFighter May 2022 #146

She's using the sudden horror of loss of Roe to sell the slogan M4A Budi May 2022 #35

Exactly. It's just a fantasy that was rejected by voters That's reality. Nixie May 2022 #107

Just so I'm clear Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #135

Just so you're clear, it's actually two elections that were lost. Nixie May 2022 #154

Universal healthcare is not identical to Medicare for all. yardwork May 2022 #36

They can't even explain M4A so the go-to sell is 'universal health care!'. Which it is not Budi May 2022 #47

I'm not a M4A fan, and ESPECIALLY not for using that name ... Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #53

When we have to explain what she might have meant to say... Budi May 2022 #55

+1000 sheshe2 May 2022 #73

I think what she meant was pretty obviously ... what I said. I had no confusion. Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #109

+1 betsuni May 2022 #81

While that statement is accurate, Turner is using the argument in bad faith. Caliman73 May 2022 #69

Nina always bashes Democrats. sheshe2 May 2022 #74

Like I said, bad faith argument. Caliman73 May 2022 #76

She is bashing pro lifers in this case questionseverything May 2022 #99

Ah I see she is going back to a previous chew toy mcar May 2022 #4

Or a hint of admission that the real fk up happened back in 2016 Budi May 2022 #8

That's right mcar May 2022 #9

They did! Said SC wasn't an issue & Planned Parenthood was "ESTABLISHMENT" Budi May 2022 #16

Yup. sheshe2 May 2022 #75

I missed the horse that rode in here on DU... blue sky at night May 2022 #5

I think it's stuff like this. Phoenix61 May 2022 #11

R E A L L Y.... blue sky at night May 2022 #15

Oh please. Nina's got an anti Democratic history years long Budi May 2022 #21

Oh.A Democrat?! sheshe2 May 2022 #90

Yes, I really need to get a life iemanja May 2022 #103

Post removed Post removed May 2022 #120

Stein's pic, sitting at Putin's table & Nina's a lobbyist for Mercury Global, who supports Putin. Budi May 2022 #19

I didn't know about Mercury Global. Thanks! nt Phoenix61 May 2022 #20

Yes. Mercury was one of the foreign corps listed on the Mueller report. Budi May 2022 #23

Sheesh, I'll take your word for it. nt Phoenix61 May 2022 #24

Her hatered of the Democratic mainstream defies common sense. Beastly Boy May 2022 #12

+1 betsuni May 2022 #34

It's a Distraction, imo.. Maybe if NT hadn't Cha May 2022 #61

Certainly a possibility, if not a probability Beastly Boy May 2022 #65

Aloha, Beastly Boy.. Cha May 2022 #67

Loss of Roe has nothinbg to do with M4A. Budi May 2022 #13

One thing my wife said when she first heard the proposals to do away with private insurance... AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #14

They get different jobs? qazplm135 May 2022 #25

So cavalier with other peoples' jobs... AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #27

I mean yeah it did qazplm135 May 2022 #29

And people wonder why Bernie never gained any traction AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #37

So you are saying thousands a day should die for lack of medical care questionseverything May 2022 #45

So employed citizens in this country trying to make ends meet are parasites? AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #49

Yes wanting to help qazplm135 May 2022 #72

Why do you care you just called them parasites AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #78

I didn't call anyone a parasite qazplm135 May 2022 #82

When you can propose a plan that actually would work and line up the votes, let me know. Demsrule86 May 2022 #92

Two of my family members have had Obamacare insurance, and all of us have benefited. pnwmom May 2022 #112

K & R Budi May 2022 #52

Have you priced COBRA recently? sheshe2 May 2022 #86

Right, but we DO have Obamacare, so people who''ve lost their jobs can go on that pnwmom May 2022 #111

ACA still costs money. Less than COBRA, for sure, but if you've lost your job... Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #141

People with no money in decent states qualify for Medicaid. I'm sorry for the people who don't! pnwmom May 2022 #147

The insurance companies would lay them all off in a hot minute treestar May 2022 #114

Jfc. 🙄 Budi May 2022 #28

Yeah qazplm135 May 2022 #32

I get mine, fuck you AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #38

Yeah I get mine qazplm135 May 2022 #71

No that's not my argument AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #79

Ya know qazplm135 May 2022 #84

So you are telling me that basically every other first world country can figure it out Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #151

I'm saying take into account... AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #152

So we're off the "there's no plan!" argument. That's good. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #153

Well ya. IF THEY ACTUALLY HAD A M4A POLICY prepared to pass thru Congress Budi May 2022 #42

"No free shit", right? BradAllison May 2022 #88

The private insurance industry does fine with Medicare patients right now BradAllison May 2022 #87

The same thing people who carried ice to people's houses did. alphafemale May 2022 #91

The same thing that would happen to a lot of people employed in the insurance industry if ck4829 May 2022 #119

If they don't suck at their job, they get a job in the new government infrastructure. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #137

Asked and answered. They will get other jobs. Perhaps answering phones at a Medicare center Autumn May 2022 #140

Here's what she said about the 2020 election MN2theMax May 2022 #17

Welp. sheshe2 May 2022 #77

Her actively promoting Trump's election over Hillary iemanja May 2022 #102

People who were here for the 2016 and 2020 presidential general election lapucelle May 2022 #117

There is a "relegated to obscurity" crowd shouting for you to join them, Nina hlthe2b May 2022 #6

I'll chip in. Budi May 2022 #10

This dishonest agitprop is itself reason to steer way away. Hortensis May 2022 #22

K & R. Thank You! Budi May 2022 #26

+1 betsuni May 2022 #33

Well said. yardwork May 2022 #40

+1 brer cat May 2022 #46

Unfortunately the aca is insurance many can't afford to use questionseverything May 2022 #50

NOPE! The ACA establishes and protects NATIONAL HEALTHCARE RIGHTS, Hortensis May 2022 #54

My deductible is seven grand ( unaffordable) questionseverything May 2022 #56

Exactly, the ACA is a simply a less rapacious wealth extraction scheme when measured in balance, but Celerity May 2022 #60

Imo, those who empower those attempting to destroy it DESERVE Hortensis May 2022 #64

+1 betsuni May 2022 #83

Everything's an excuse or a rationalisation, with (of course) 2016 tossed in Celerity May 2022 #85

Well I would like to know why they have two plans...a husband and wife can be on the same Demsrule86 May 2022 #98

I never mentioned MFA. Celerity May 2022 #110

I am talking about the ACA...Both my husband and I were on the same policy. Why would Demsrule86 May 2022 #124

We have one plan but each of us has a deductible questionseverything May 2022 #150

(Your words) So it's okay to reflect someone's words now? Nixie May 2022 #104

Thank you. It's about time we deal in reality instead of endless Nixie May 2022 #105

A husband and wife can go on the same plan on the ACA and it is cheaper...I know I did it last Demsrule86 May 2022 #97

My deductible's not that high but Rob H. May 2022 #108

Gold plans have high deductibles. Is that what you chose? n/t pnwmom May 2022 #148

No it's bronze that have high deductibles questionseverything May 2022 #149

That is untrue. My husband would likely be dead without the ACA and my daughter crippled. Demsrule86 May 2022 #93

Are you arguing that it would have been worse for them under M4A? Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #138

Don't you dare say you are pro-choice if you refused to vote for Hillary in 2016 JohnSJ May 2022 #39

Good point! yardwork May 2022 #41

+1000. The alternative if we lost was written on the wall for all to see. Hortensis May 2022 #43

Or if you spent years debasing the worth of her well prepared policies while you present slogans. Budi May 2022 #44

I think NT's OP tweet is a Distraction Cha May 2022 #68

+a million! brer cat May 2022 #48

Tag line. Budi May 2022 #51

But Hillary chose a VP who was...nevermind n/t leftstreet May 2022 #58

Her choice of VP had nothing to do with her loss...and I did GOTV and I call the crowd Demsrule86 May 2022 #100

"Nothing"? Really? That's pretty strong. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #145

who has a pro-choice voting record iemanja May 2022 #121

He can only be considered pro-choice if you completely ignore his time as Virginia's governor Rob H. May 2022 #125

I didn't realize that iemanja May 2022 #126

Yep! He's now at the completely opposite end of the spectrum nt Rob H. May 2022 #128

OMG!! Nail Meet Hammer! Just what Cha May 2022 #63

+1000 sheshe2 May 2022 #89

Damn right... Demsrule86 May 2022 #94

+1 iemanja May 2022 #101

LOL!! Goodness, that is excellent! Nixie May 2022 #106

We (liberals/progressives) do nuance. Caliman73 May 2022 #66

I live in Ohio and voted for Shontel Brown. I will never forgive Nina for her behavior Demsrule86 May 2022 #95

She accused Shontel of being a criminal?! How dare she. yardwork May 2022 #113

I know right...I wish Shontel would sue her...although I suppose she would enjoy that. Demsrule86 May 2022 #123

Yeah, that is pretty ridiculous Caliman73 May 2022 #118

somebody tell me why we can't have Medicare for all bigtree May 2022 #70

No one has ever put together a plan for MFA. And as a person who investigated Medicare, I Demsrule86 May 2022 #96

Most 1st world countries other than us figured it out. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #139

Nina is like herpes - incurable and always fighting to stay relevant. BannonsLiver May 2022 #80

Here she's aiming at right wingers treestar May 2022 #115

No, she isn't iemanja May 2022 #122

those Democrats would not be pro-life though treestar May 2022 #127

You'd have to ask Turner what she's thinking iemanja May 2022 #129

I don't have a problem with it 867-5309. May 2022 #133

She's not wrong. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #134

That's where you are wrong. One has very much to do with the other. Autumn May 2022 #136

+1 H2O Man May 2022 #142

Once again the longest thread on the page. Doremus May 2022 #144