Comments on: VIDEO: My Visit to DiFi’s http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/ Politics for liberal newsgeeks Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:47:29 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: tk1200 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32507 tk1200 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:18:52 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32507 <p>I like the idea, but I would suggest it will carry a greater punch if you follow it up with another three person interview but this time with a viable Republican gubernatorial candidate, or one who with enough publicity could be seen a s viable, who supports the public option or, eve better, a single payer universal health insurance system.</p> <p>How much of California’s fiscal and economic wose are tied up in the billions of dollars that the state of California and its citizens have to pay for health insurance coverage? Think of all the public and private spending or investment or savings that could be achieved through a high quality single payer system. If I wanted to run for Governor against Dianne Feinstein, then I could do a lot worse than to make this the centerpiece of my strategy to rebuild California’s finances and stimulate economic growth within the world’s eigth largest economy.</p> <p>That’s my two cents.</p> I like the idea, but I would suggest it will carry a greater punch if you follow it up with another three person interview but this time with a viable Republican gubernatorial candidate, or one who with enough publicity could be seen a s viable, who supports the public option or, eve better, a single payer universal health insurance system.

How much of California’s fiscal and economic wose are tied up in the billions of dollars that the state of California and its citizens have to pay for health insurance coverage? Think of all the public and private spending or investment or savings that could be achieved through a high quality single payer system. If I wanted to run for Governor against Dianne Feinstein, then I could do a lot worse than to make this the centerpiece of my strategy to rebuild California’s finances and stimulate economic growth within the world’s eigth largest economy.

That’s my two cents.

]]> By: CarolynU http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32419 CarolynU Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:12:32 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32419 <p>This video makes my blood boil. I’m broke Jane, but I’m ponying up anyway. Insurance companies have a strangle hold on our health care system - thanks so much for being out on the front lines confronting people who are justifying this crap.</p> This video makes my blood boil. I’m broke Jane, but I’m ponying up anyway. Insurance companies have a strangle hold on our health care system – thanks so much for being out on the front lines confronting people who are justifying this crap.

]]> By: jogger http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32415 jogger Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:52:37 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32415 <p>Truly shocking video clip, but not surprising for Feinstein. </p> <p>The frustration that arrogance (”off the record”) breeds is immeasurable.</p> <p>Thank you for this clip. All Californians need to see the Feinstein machine in action.</p> <p>Sadly, this kind of representation, this world of Washington where senators make rules as to who has access and who doesn’t needs much more exposure.</p> Truly shocking video clip, but not surprising for Feinstein.

The frustration that arrogance (”off the record”) breeds is immeasurable.

Thank you for this clip. All Californians need to see the Feinstein machine in action.

Sadly, this kind of representation, this world of Washington where senators make rules as to who has access and who doesn’t needs much more exposure.

]]> By: pdaly http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32413 pdaly Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:50:01 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32413 <p>Nice video showing constituent people power.</p> <p>The fact that DiFi wanted the constituent meeting ‘off the record’ is curious.</p> <p>What exactly does ‘off the record’ include?<br /> in addition to no recording devices does it include..<br /> no logbook record the meeting took place?<br /> signed confidentiality waiver blocking her constituents from quoting DiFi in the newspapers?</p> Nice video showing constituent people power.

The fact that DiFi wanted the constituent meeting ‘off the record’ is curious.

What exactly does ‘off the record’ include?
in addition to no recording devices does it include..
no logbook record the meeting took place?
signed confidentiality waiver blocking her constituents from quoting DiFi in the newspapers?

]]> By: alank http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32394 alank Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:49:51 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32394 <p>Pretty amazing. I can’t imagine what the lobbyists are anxious about. I guess no one is interviewing them to find out.</p> Pretty amazing. I can’t imagine what the lobbyists are anxious about. I guess no one is interviewing them to find out.

]]> By: klynn http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32369 klynn Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:02:07 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32369 <p>Taxation without representation.</p> <p>Didn’t that start a war once?</p> Taxation without representation.

Didn’t that start a war once?

]]> By: aview999 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32349 aview999 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:11:26 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32349 <p>Good going Jane! Keep the pressure on!!!!!!</p> Good going Jane! Keep the pressure on!!!!!!

]]> By: ShotoJamf http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32347 ShotoJamf Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:09:42 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32347 <p>“…all meetings with lobbyists should be open to the public…”</p> <p>Seconded.</p> “…all meetings with lobbyists should be open to the public…”

Seconded.

]]> By: earlofhuntingdon http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32343 earlofhuntingdon Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:01:41 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32343 <p>DiFi is Joe Lieberman in a skirt and blue hair. Oh, wait, Joe already…never mind.</p> DiFi is Joe Lieberman in a skirt and blue hair. Oh, wait, Joe already…never mind.

]]> By: MrWhy http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32340 MrWhy Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:00:04 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/07/17/video-my-visit-to-difis/#comment-32340 <p>Jane was so rude, no wonder Sen. Feinstein wouldn’t meet with her! /s</p> <p>I would ask Sen. Feinstein what the rules are for constituents requesting a meeting with her. If I’m a member of the NRA, can I meet with her? If I’m a member of Americans United for Life, can I meet with her? If I’m a member of the ACLU, can I meet with her? If I’m a member of the press, can I meet with her?</p> Jane was so rude, no wonder Sen. Feinstein wouldn’t meet with her! /s

I would ask Sen. Feinstein what the rules are for constituents requesting a meeting with her. If I’m a member of the NRA, can I meet with her? If I’m a member of Americans United for Life, can I meet with her? If I’m a member of the ACLU, can I meet with her? If I’m a member of the press, can I meet with her?

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