Me Talk Big Noise: October 2013

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Another Teabagger Analogy

Let's say a group of people decides they want to buy a car together. They work very hard to find something that they can afford if they all chip in and that comes the closest to being what everyone needs. There's one guy that hates the idea, hates the process, and hates the car even though he'll be able to use it just like all the rest of the people in the group. That guy then spends the money saved for the car and blames the plan to buy the car, he goes to the dealership and keeps tearing up the paperwork to buy the car, he lets the air out of the tires, but when the car is finally delivered to the group he uses it more than everyone else, and every time he gets a chance he runs it into a telephone pole or drains all the oil and then blames the broken car on everyone but himself.

The Desperate Lies of the Extreme Right

The GOP claimed "Americans don't want Obamacare." GOP governors in many states refused to set up their insurance exchanges or otherwise undermined the roll out, all the while claiming Americans were against it and didn't need it. They spent millions on ads trying scare young people out of signing up. But so many people didn't want it that the Federal system was overwhelmed and the state systems that were set up were sluggish at first. Now the GOP is screaming about the website not working (so it's a failure). Guess what, you lying bastards, in the states not controlled by you traitors it's working just fine and people are relieved and happy to finally have access to reasonable (and in many cases free) health insurance. I hope everyone remembers this come next November.