Comments on: Ben Nelson Uses The Washington Post’s Lie To Argue Against A Real Public Option http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/ben-nelson-uses-the-washington-posts-lie-to-argue-against-a-real-public-option/ Politics for liberal newsgeeks Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:33:20 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: letsgetitdone http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/ben-nelson-uses-the-washington-posts-lie-to-argue-against-a-real-public-option/#comment-55261 letsgetitdone Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:10:03 +0000 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/?p=3560#comment-55261 The Post is intellectually bankrupt. The financial kind of bankruptcy may soon follow. The Post is intellectually bankrupt. The financial kind of bankruptcy may soon follow.

]]> By: letsgetitdone http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/ben-nelson-uses-the-washington-posts-lie-to-argue-against-a-real-public-option/#comment-55260 letsgetitdone Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:08:36 +0000 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/?p=3560#comment-55260 He's a liar anyway. Even if he understood WaPo had made an error, he would quote them anyway. He’s a liar anyway. Even if he understood WaPo had made an error, he would quote them anyway.

]]> By: Funnydiva2002 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/ben-nelson-uses-the-washington-posts-lie-to-argue-against-a-real-public-option/#comment-55227 Funnydiva2002 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:59:36 +0000 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/?p=3560#comment-55227 And according to Howard Feinman on Countdown last night, this democrat is willing to filibuster the public option. But then, Feinman mouthed a lot of crappy Beltway conventional wisdom last night. The man's an ass... FWDiva And according to Howard Feinman on Countdown last night, this democrat is willing to filibuster the public option. But then, Feinman mouthed a lot of crappy Beltway conventional wisdom last night. The man’s an ass…

FWDiva

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/ben-nelson-uses-the-washington-posts-lie-to-argue-against-a-real-public-option/#comment-55179 Ann in AZ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:05:27 +0000 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/?p=3560#comment-55179 David Dayen has a <a href="http://news.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/pelosi-to-include-medicare-5-public-option-in-house-bill/" rel="nofollow">fresh cross-post up</a> for us to devour: “Pelosi About To Include Medicare +5 Public Option In House Bill” David Dayen has a fresh cross-post up for us to devour: “Pelosi About To Include Medicare +5 Public Option In House Bill”

]]> By: Bluetoe2 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/ben-nelson-uses-the-washington-posts-lie-to-argue-against-a-real-public-option/#comment-55178 Bluetoe2 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:02:09 +0000 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/?p=3560#comment-55178 The WaPo isn't worth lining a cat box. The WaPo isn’t worth lining a cat box.

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/ben-nelson-uses-the-washington-posts-lie-to-argue-against-a-real-public-option/#comment-55177 Ann in AZ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:56:59 +0000 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/?p=3560#comment-55177 <blockquote>I can’t blame Nelson for believing what he read in the Washington Post.</blockquote> Ah, but I can. I can definitely and definitively blame Nelson. He's a US Senator, for goodness sakes! He's supposed to be smarter than believing everything he reads in the papers.

I can’t blame Nelson for believing what he read in the Washington Post.

Ah, but I can. I can definitely and definitively blame Nelson. He’s a US Senator, for goodness sakes! He’s supposed to be smarter than believing everything he reads in the papers.

]]> By: Ruth Calvo http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/ben-nelson-uses-the-washington-posts-lie-to-argue-against-a-real-public-option/#comment-55176 Ruth Calvo Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:52:23 +0000 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/?p=3560#comment-55176 The polls don't matter if you don't care about the public, and the right wing is constantly proving that they don't. RE:nary a care; 'Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele on Tuesday brushed off a new poll that indicates just 20 percent of the American public are willing to call themselves Republicans.' http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/21/steele-not-really-concerned-about-declining-gop-support/ The polls don’t matter if you don’t care about the public, and the right wing is constantly proving that they don’t.

RE:nary a care;
‘Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele on Tuesday brushed off a new poll that indicates just 20 percent of the American public are willing to call themselves Republicans.’ http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/21/steele-not-really-concerned-about-declining-gop-support/

]]> By: bmull http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/ben-nelson-uses-the-washington-posts-lie-to-argue-against-a-real-public-option/#comment-55175 bmull Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:47:43 +0000 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/?p=3560#comment-55175 Thanks for pointing this out. I also had problems with question 11 about the individual requirement, because people don't understand mandate means you pay or you get fined. But the bottom line is the public at large hasn't been educated about HCR so why we're asking them what they think and then hanging on their answers is a bit ridiculous. Thanks for pointing this out.

I also had problems with question 11 about the individual requirement, because people don’t understand mandate means you pay or you get fined.

But the bottom line is the public at large hasn’t been educated about HCR so why we’re asking them what they think and then hanging on their answers is a bit ridiculous.

]]> By: TheLeftNut http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/ben-nelson-uses-the-washington-posts-lie-to-argue-against-a-real-public-option/#comment-55174 TheLeftNut Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:40:04 +0000 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/?p=3560#comment-55174 Insurance companies are paying off the struggling newspaper(s). <B>Capitalism at its worst. Insurance companies are paying off the struggling newspaper(s). Capitalism at its worst.

]]> By: foothillsmike http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/21/ben-nelson-uses-the-washington-posts-lie-to-argue-against-a-real-public-option/#comment-55173 foothillsmike Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:37:56 +0000 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/?p=3560#comment-55173 Has Ben Nelson read the position that the Nebraska democratic party has taken in support of the public option? Has Ben Nelson read the position that the Nebraska democratic party has taken in support of the public option?

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