Comments on: Sen. Blanche Lincoln Is Moving . . . Towards a Public Plan Near You

By: Mauimom

Mauimom — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:40:07 +0000

I wonder where that Rotten Apple Barbara Mikulski is on this.

She’s up for re-election in 2010.

By: nrafter530

nrafter530 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:32:15 +0000

I have to say that was probably the most uninformative news piece I have ever seen. I mean I know they only have a few minutes, but it basically was “Some people think healthcare reform is bad” and basically forced Lincoln to defend herself from the right, where she already is.

At the very least, they should have ALSO mentioned how some Democrats want her to support a more radical type of reform, why won’t she/will she?

By: Jane Hamsher

Jane Hamsher — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:51:08 +0000

Yeah there’s a lot of weasel words and wiggle room in that. The news is that she felt like she had to make the effort, IMHO.

By: Scarecrow

Scarecrow — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:40:56 +0000

Thanks for the reminder this was BLUE AMERICA, not the ActBlue device. I’ve changed the first paragraph to reflect that. Sorry about the confusion.

By: jacqrat

jacqrat — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:51:26 +0000

Hey, ARDem. So glad you are here to give us local feedback. yes, her appearance in Fayetteville seems a 180 to her oped today…

I dunno if we reach fayetteville this time around, but if you want to write me at (myhandle) at mindspring dot com, i’d really appreciate any feedback you can give me regarding further media placement.

BLUE AMERICA PAC is all of us, working together - that’s what makes us ROCK.

By: MarkH

MarkH — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:37:23 +0000

Why would people create a not-for-profit and then sell it to a for-profit firm? Seems odd, even a little disturbing.

Where I live there is a hospital which was created and run by Catholics. they sold out in the late ’80s or ’90s and after some time their service declined significantly. Then, out of exasperation I suppose, it was returned to the church and the corporation sailed off into the sunset. It’s a pretty good hospital now. But, I don’t know whether it’s nfp.

A lot depends upon the people running an institution. It isn’t all about the profit motive. [ See Obama as opposed to Bush administrations. ]

By: ArkansasDem

ArkansasDem — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:32:06 +0000

I haven’t seen the ad yet in Fayetteville, and I fear that Lincoln won’t support the robust public option that progressives would like to see. She’s already caved on EFCA and said recently that she wants to allow “private industry to thrive” in healthcare.

Here’s a link to a video from a few days back, when she stopped in Fayetteville:
http://www.kfsm.com/news/kfsm-.....0926.story

By: jacqrat

jacqrat — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:32:09 +0000

Speaking of running today – has anyone in the Ft. Smith, Little Rock or Jonesboro areas seen the cable ad yet?

By: Scarecrow

Scarecrow — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:23:53 +0000

The ads start running today. No one is backing off this effort

By: MayDaze

MayDaze — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:18:59 +0000

Yes. It’s a typical non-denial denial.

I hope Blue America calls her bluff and will still run the ads.