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Spitfire of ATJ

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13. Check out how the Right twists things....

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:36 AM

Oct 2013

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/07/31/bette-midler-america-it-s-easier-take-life-get-health-insurance

Let's look at the facts, shall we?

In 2011, there were about 14,000 homicides in our nation. That year, 48.6 million Americans were uninsured.

That means about 261 million people in our country had health insurance that year, or 18,643 times the number of homicides.

Midler might be a Divine singer, but her intellectual capacity is anything but.

Oh sure, let's take the number of people WITH insurance and compare that to the number of people killed by guns and then say the numbers are wildly different and then have the nerve to claim intellectual superiority.

It's like watching Bush give a mangled press conference and exit the stage thinking, "nailed it!"

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Bette Midler is pissed the fuck off... [View all] Drunken Irishman Oct 2013 OP

I'm beginning to like her. ffr Oct 2013 #1

I just love Bette Midler! calimary Oct 2013 #4

I loved that movie too! appacom Oct 2013 #23

check out her mermaid skit where she sings roguevalley Oct 2013 #51

Delores Delago is the name of her mermaid character dflprincess Oct 2013 #60

It's not wise to piss off the divine Miss M Ellipsis Oct 2013 #2

Thank you, Bette! We need all the help we Cha Oct 2013 #3

Right on, Bette! pacalo Oct 2013 #5

Yup! Drunken Irishman Oct 2013 #8

If the answer is yes.. blue14u Oct 2013 #19

Go Bette Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #6

the divine ms. m AtomicKitten Oct 2013 #7

God is watching them. . .from a distance. Nanjing to Seoul Oct 2013 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author nirvana555 Oct 2013 #10

Love, Love, lover her! N/T nirvana555 Oct 2013 #11

K&R Rebl Oct 2013 #48

One of the Great Ones! Hulk Oct 2013 #12

Check out how the Right twists things.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #13

LOL. What does that even mean??? cui bono Oct 2013 #14

It's like asking "If a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half then,..." Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #18

Did you know that... cui bono Oct 2013 #22

I thought it was "Obama is a Kenyan Communist Muslim Terrorist Fascist Dictator". Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #24

That too. cui bono Oct 2013 #25

As if they didn't follow Sarah's example and write the answers on their hand. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #26

OK this subthread is full of win yodermon Oct 2013 #37

He's a Muslin, dammit, get the spelling right! nt Mnemosyne Oct 2013 #41

DUzy! Hydra Oct 2013 #54

I tried that "Hen and a half" thing on someone once and they said, "Roosters don't lay eggs". Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #57

what? Lordquinton Oct 2013 #16

What the...? NastyRiffraff Oct 2013 #34

An actual statistic would be how many gun owners can't get insurance. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #38

They are resorting to word salads. greatlaurel Oct 2013 #50

There are more atoms on the head of a pin than the combined number of gunshot deaths & uninsured DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2013 #52

"It's like watching Bush give a mangled press conference and exit the stage thinking, "nailed it!" " George II Oct 2013 #58

The hocus pocus lady? Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #15

Welcome to DU. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #28

Yes, Bette, the GOPee is America's #1 Terror Organization. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #17

With good reason. nt killbotfactory Oct 2013 #20

Still got it going on!!!! blue14u Oct 2013 #21

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #27

Good. We need more folks to speak up. K&R nt TBF Oct 2013 #29

This malaise Oct 2013 #30

The Divine Miss M does not hesitate to speak her mind. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #31

+1 lunasun Oct 2013 #55

Cher is pissed as well riverwalker Oct 2013 #32

Someone should invent a twitter Chico Man Oct 2013 #40

That's what she's using. Twitlonger Hissyspit Oct 2013 #47

Glad both Bette and Cher are venting righteous anger Boomerproud Oct 2013 #33

Ted Cruz is somewhere right now gleefully jumping up and down, pissing his pants, & singing Heather MC Oct 2013 #35

LOL, that is probably true. n.t npk Oct 2013 #39

Hell yeah, dontcha know it and here is her tribute to him.... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #44

Probably correct. KentuckyWoman Oct 2013 #59

She needs to give David Price a lesson in twitter rants...knr joeybee12 Oct 2013 #36

K&R stonecutter357 Oct 2013 #42

Thank you DI sheshe2 Oct 2013 #43

Time to break out the Bette Midler vinyl... liberalmuse Oct 2013 #45

Who needs vinyl when we have youtube..... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #46

Man, when you get Bette Midler riled, you're in deep shit. Dreamer Tatum Oct 2013 #49

arrest them The Wizard Oct 2013 #53

LOVE HER nt Tigress DEM Oct 2013 #56