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From the eMail bag: Limbaugh & Beck Laugh at the Uninsured

Feb 28th, 2010
by Tom.
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Media Matters for America wrote:

Fox News:


From: Media Matters for America [action@mediamatters.org]
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 10:23 PM
To: Tom
Subject: Fox News: “Voice of the opposition” on health care reform

Conservatives mock the uninsured

For the conservative perspective on the country’s health care problems, look no further than Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. Since the beginning of time, politicians have used personal anecdotes to accentuate policy points, and the bipartisan health care summit was no different. But conservatives went out of their way to respond to the summit by mocking the uninsured — specifically, remarks from Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), who told the story of a woman without health insurance who “had no denture. She wore her dead sister’s teeth.”

Multi-millionaire Limbaugh, who has claimed “there is no health care crisis,” responded to Slaughter by asking, “Isn’t that why they make applesauce?”

LIMBAUGH: You know I’m getting so many people — this Louise Slaughter comment on the dentures? I’m getting so many people — this is big. I mean, that gets a one-time mention for a laugh, but there are people out there that think this is huge because it’s so stupid. I mean, for example, well, what’s wrong with using a dead person’s teeth? Aren’t the Democrats big into recycling? Save the planet? And so what? So if you don’t have any teeth, so what? What’s applesauce for? Isn’t that why they make applesauce?

Multi-millionaire Glenn Beck similarly stated, “I’ve read the Constitution … I didn’t see that you had a right to teeth.” One of Beck’s co-hosts responded to the anecdote by talking in a baby’s voice: “I have no health care, Mr. Pwesident, and I have no feet and no tonsils because doctors took ‘em out.”

Conservative attitudes to the health care crisis perhaps can perhaps best be summed up in Limbaugh’s advice to a caller who couldn’t afford the $6,000 cost to treat his broken wrist: “Well, you shouldn’t have broken your wrist.” Media Matters’ John Santore wrote: “Politics aside, the real question is this: Why do ordinary Americans continue to listen to conservatives who don’t even pretend to care about the senseless indignities and horrors experienced by countless citizens of this country?”

The reaction to Slaughter’s health care anecdote comes days after conservatives also mocked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for linking unemployment to a rise in domestic abuse (a claim supposed by several studies). Steve Doocy, RedState.com, Jim Hoft, Mike Gallagher, and The Jawa Report all suggested Reid will abuse his wife if he loses his Senate seat. Conservative radio host James Harris, who describes himself as possessing “humor, grace, and insight,” went one further on Fox and claimed that Obama’s to blame for increased domestic violence reports in Nevada.

 

Limbaugh, the multi-millionaire, thinks it’s funny that a person can’t afford dentures and has to wear a dead person’s teeth. It’s not funny. It’s tragic. Millions of people have to suffer with illnesses because they cannot afford to see a doctor, illnesses that continue to worsen until it is so serious that they face death. Funny, right?

This from
Dr. Robert Fields, Cosmetic & Family Dentist cross-posted from here.

Danger #2: Dentures Increase the Risk Of Heart Disease And Oral Cancer
While tooth loss may seem like a small problem compared with other health ad fitness issues, it is often the first sign of bigger health problems for many people and can put them at higher risk for heart disease and oral cancer.

When dentures don’t properly fit, bacteria can lie in areas behind them and lead to bone disease and oral cancer. Oral Cancer is probably one of the least known forms, but the American Cancer Society reports that there will be approximately 30,000 new cases diagnosed this year alone.
Then there is Heart Disease, which has been linked to gum disease. When dentures do not fit correctly, you have a higher chance of gum disease. The reason a patient must be aware of these concerns is because dentures are causing more problems than just being uncomfortable and unattractive.

Limbaugh and Beck do not know what they are talking about. Ignore them.

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A Second Look | House, Senate Pass Obama’s Budget

Apr 2nd, 2009
by Tom.
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via House, Senate Pass Obama’s Budget.

WASHINGTON — Acting in quick succession, the House and Senate approved budgets Thursday night drawn to President Barack Obama’s specifications and pointing the way toward major legislation later this year on health care, energy and education.

“It’s going to take a lot of work to clean up the mess we inherited, and passing this budget is a critical step in the right direction,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said. “Staying true to these priorities will help turn around the economy for the many Americans who are underwater right now.”

Since Obama has been in office for about 70 days now, he has passed every major bill that he has wanted even though the Republican minority has stood against his efforts at bipartisanship, often with 100% participation in the obstinance.

Obama has gotten all the money he asked for for the remainder of the TARP plan. He has gotten most everything he asked for the Recovery Act, some $750 billion, and now congress has passed his $1.2 trillion budget even though the opposition offered their own plan late in the game and with little fanfare.

Everyone has concluded that the Republicans are out of ideas and out of touch with average Americans.

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