Comments on: DNC Ad on Healthcare Reform: There’s Something In It for All of Us

By: benatmediacurves1

benatmediacurves1 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:43:11 +0000

MediaCurves.com just conducted a study with 605 viewers of an anti health care reform ad by the Family Research Council (FRC). The results showed the all parties reported that "anger" was the emotion they felt most while watching the commercial. The study also revealed that 64% of Democrats, 81% of Republicans and 71% of Independents indicating that the ad was either extremely effective or somewhat effective. For more in-depth results, please visit http://www.mediacurves.com/HealthCare/J7497-FRC....
Thanks,
Ben

By: benatmediacurves1

benatmediacurves1 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:42:24 +0000

By: benatmediacurves1

benatmediacurves1 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:43:11 +0000

By: benatmediacurves1

benatmediacurves1 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:42:24 +0000

By: rmalveaux

rmalveaux — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:11:43 +0000

As a state senator in 2003, Barack Obama stated that he preferred single-payer health care.
As a presidential candidate in 2008 Barack Obama stated that although he preferred single-payer health care, he thought the transition from the current system to single-payer would be too disruptive to the American people.
In 2009 the Obama administration and the Democrats offer the American people health care insurance reform.
As an LBJ Texas liberal, I applaud the President for his consistency- philosophically and politically. However I would prefer the 2003 Obama, the community-activist, turned statesman Obama. I prefer the Obama that would have taken "Change we can believe" as a to the mandate for universal, single-payer health care.
President Obama's political genius is pragmatism which lies in the art/science of compromise, the salve of our adversarial tradition, also know as good lawyerin'. The parties involved in this compromise are the for-profit health care industry and the American people. Health care reform begins with the courage to face-off with the health care industry.
The proposed legislation is the first battle of an eight stage war. I support the President in his efforts to deliver on his campaign promise of health care reform.
I live in Texas. Health care reform is needed badly, statewide. Our undocumented immigrants issues (Lou Dobbs is loved here), right to work policy (anti-union), and the conservative/Republican oligarchy complicate health care reform in the Lone Star state. Our only hope is national health care reform. We must remember that the same states that resist the Obama administration's health care reforms, resisted civil rights legislation, and, by the way, are former Confederate states. Thank God Texas is a state in the United States!
I contend that a portion of the anger and discord of the opposition expressed in this health care debate is race prejudice directed at President Obama. The vitriol of the "town hall meetings" spoke of "un -Americaness" and socialism in reference to President Obama and his supporters. Just think about, these people believe that the democratically-elected, President of the US is un-American. It has only been seven months. We ain't seen nuthin' yet...

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:00:07 +0000

AFTERNOON OPEN THREAD IS UP