Comments on: Peggy Noonan: Health Care Protests Haven’t “Gotten Out of Hand”, Just “Plenty of Booing” http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:23:09 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: aardvark http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951640 aardvark Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:38:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951640 <p>Just got my renewal notice from BC/BS. A 53% increase for the health insurance for me and my three children. In the last two years, the only claim has been for my son’s wisdom teeth. That means next year I will pay $18,000 for health insurance; that is, the cost of my health insurance will be 100% higher than my federal income tax.</p> <p>DM</p> Just got my renewal notice from BC/BS. A 53% increase for the health insurance for me and my three children. In the last two years, the only claim has been for my son’s wisdom teeth. That means next year I will pay $18,000 for health insurance; that is, the cost of my health insurance will be 100% higher than my federal income tax.

DM

]]> By: daphnechyprious http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951539 daphnechyprious Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:44:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951539 <p>Abe Lincoln spelled “its” wrong, at least twice?</p> Abe Lincoln spelled “its” wrong, at least twice?

]]> By: pjack http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951506 pjack Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:11:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951506 <p>This is good for other countries to see American freedom of speech<br /> at work.<br /> Maybe we will see more of this through out the world</p> This is good for other countries to see American freedom of speech
at work.
Maybe we will see more of this through out the world

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951484 MarkH Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:52:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951484 <p>Maybe she moved, only not where he thinks. So, when he goes to “meet her” she won’t be there. Or funnier still, maybe she won’t be moving along with him…just staying put while he moves. Wouldn’t that be weird funny?</p> Maybe she moved, only not where he thinks. So, when he goes to “meet her” she won’t be there. Or funnier still, maybe she won’t be moving along with him…just staying put while he moves. Wouldn’t that be weird funny?

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951477 MarkH Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:45:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951477 <p>If he has some other evidence that “the people out there are scared”, then he should report that instead of the PR gunk. Damn Liberal press.</p> If he has some other evidence that “the people out there are scared”, then he should report that instead of the PR gunk. Damn Liberal press.

]]> By: worldwidehappiness http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951444 worldwidehappiness Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:35:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951444 <blockquote><p>Sheesh! It’s frightening. I thought the Neanderthals died out 10,000 years ago.</p></blockquote> <p>Tip:</p> <p>Neocons, etc. are like terminators sent to destroy humankind, except they come from the past and are cowards who get others to do their dirty work.</p>

Sheesh! It’s frightening. I thought the Neanderthals died out 10,000 years ago.

Tip:

Neocons, etc. are like terminators sent to destroy humankind, except they come from the past and are cowards who get others to do their dirty work.

]]> By: d0wnt0wn http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951393 d0wnt0wn Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:42:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951393 <p>Being in the “Rock-n-Roll” biz for 30 years, I have always found that the person with the “loudest” voice or microphone wins the argument. It would seem one of the best ways to “out shout” someone at these town hall meetings is to have a very large, loud PA system… they keep yelling and you just calmly keep turning up the juice…at least you could make you speech and be heard…<br /> Just a thought….</p> Being in the “Rock-n-Roll” biz for 30 years, I have always found that the person with the “loudest” voice or microphone wins the argument. It would seem one of the best ways to “out shout” someone at these town hall meetings is to have a very large, loud PA system… they keep yelling and you just calmly keep turning up the juice…at least you could make you speech and be heard…
Just a thought….

]]> By: kevsters http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951380 kevsters Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:19:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951380 <p>Watch this clip of Lawrence O’Donnell put the smack down on Peter Schiff over Medicare.</p> <p>Pretty good stuff.</p> <p><a href="http://progressnotcongress.org/?p=2435" rel="nofollow">http://progressnotcongress.org/?p=2435</a></p> Watch this clip of Lawrence O’Donnell put the smack down on Peter Schiff over Medicare.

Pretty good stuff.

http://progressnotcongress.org/?p=2435

]]> By: dosido http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951374 dosido Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:07:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951374 <p>A couple of humble suggestions?</p> <p>1. is anyone tracking all the townhalls that are disrupted by geography? by how many are run successfully (everyone gets to speak) and how many are protested but proceed forward and how many are disrupted and/or cancelled?</p> <p>2. I have noticed that some goopers will actually say something needs to be done about healthcare (Mr. Freedomworks said it and Tweety totally busted him on it) but I have heard them actually say “something needs to be done” and I think those words can be used to our advantage.</p> A couple of humble suggestions?

1. is anyone tracking all the townhalls that are disrupted by geography? by how many are run successfully (everyone gets to speak) and how many are protested but proceed forward and how many are disrupted and/or cancelled?

2. I have noticed that some goopers will actually say something needs to be done about healthcare (Mr. Freedomworks said it and Tweety totally busted him on it) but I have heard them actually say “something needs to be done” and I think those words can be used to our advantage.

]]> By: NorskeFlamethrower http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951370 NorskeFlamethrower Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:56:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/peggy-noonan-health-care-protests-havent-gotten-out-of-hand-just-plenty-of-booing/#comment-1951370 <p>Citizen Sufilizard2:</p> <p>“As much as I wish it weren’t true.”</p> <p>You and me, Citizen, you and me…but actually we have been livin this fascist nightmare since the late 1940’s and this political moment right here will define wether or not we wake up in camps or in the streets. There is BAAAAD shit comin’ down but we can’t avoid it anymore…those nasty, skanky assed chickens are gunna afta be yanked off their roosts and plucked.</p> Citizen Sufilizard2:

“As much as I wish it weren’t true.”

You and me, Citizen, you and me…but actually we have been livin this fascist nightmare since the late 1940’s and this political moment right here will define wether or not we wake up in camps or in the streets. There is BAAAAD shit comin’ down but we can’t avoid it anymore…those nasty, skanky assed chickens are gunna afta be yanked off their roosts and plucked.

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