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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:34 PM Original message |
Obama and Tiny Victories |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. When was "universal healthcare" a campaign theme? |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. 2008 |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. He absolutely did not promise universal healthcare. This was one of my disappointments |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Oh? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Although the term "universal" was co-opted and used as a theme |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Exactly. The "universal healthcare" offered by the main candidates was not universal healthcare but |
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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. suggests? you are too kind! n/t |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. If you accept his definition of Universal Health Care as universal "access' to healthcare |
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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Obama - why? |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Who says we have to accept that. Once someone has promised "Universal Health Care" |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Despite what he promised or not |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. 2 things |
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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. sigh |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Oh I'm pissed |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. stop both occupations and we can pay for it |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. We gotta fight them over there or we'll be fighting them over here |
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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Occam's Razor |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. How is he doing another? He never advocated single payer. He advocated better access to insurance. |
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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. didya read the thread? |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Him saying that single payer was the best system and him saying that he would implement single payer |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. As I referred to earlier, he may of never advocated for it, but he would be stupid to not want it |
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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Here is what Obama and his campaign said |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. BTW, why are you using a campaign to get elected as an excuse for not doing the right thing? |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
22. Yeah. Tiny victories! Let's cheer for timidity. nt |
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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. timidity - thy name is centrism |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Yay! We accept tiny victories now because we'll settle for less later! |
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