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"I feel very, very fortunate. I have been treated to the best health care the world hasto offer -- and that is right here in the United States of America." -Rush Limbaugh

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Yea, I'm sure Rush didn't pay a thing, our tax dollars paid his whole bill...
The point of that blog was not that hawaii paid for his health care (they didn't) but that the socialist system in Hawaii has led to a quality of service that Rush is happy to have received.
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The point of that blog was not that hawaii paid for his health care (they didn't) but that the socialist system in Hawaii has led to a quality of service that Rush is happy to have received.
well, as long as people have to pay for healthcare in Hawaii..then it's still American healthcare, not some socialist mumbo jumbo healthcare.
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well, as long as people have to pay for healthcare in Hawaii..then it's still American healthcare, not some socialist mumbo jumbo healthcare.
Exactly, I'm seeing lots of people claiming Hawaii has socialism because they have an employer mandate. That's definitely central planning and a mild form of socialism, but it's not like single payer. It's still private healthcare and private doctors. It's just at artificially inflated prices due to market distortions.
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Exactly, I'm seeing lots of people claiming Hawaii has socialism because they have an employer mandate. That's definitely central planning and a mild form of socialism, but it's not like single payer. It's still private healthcare and private doctors. It's just at artificially inflated prices due to market distortions.
By "artificially inflated" you must mean cheapest in the nation. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/health/p...awaii.html?_r=1But perhaps the most intriguing lesson from Hawaii has to do with costs. This is a state where regular milk sells for $8 a gallon, gasoline costs $3.60 a gallon and the median price of a home in 2008 was $624,000 — the second-highest in the nation. Despite this, Hawaii’s health insurance premiums are nearly tied with North Dakota for the lowest in the country, and Medicare costs per beneficiary are the nation’s lowest.
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He's an excellent judge of character.Also: does anyone actually watch that?

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He's an excellent judge of character.Also: does anyone actually watch that?
Probably not ... I clicked on a news story because Miss Virginia won and I wanted to see what town she was from.
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God Bless Rush. We can only hope the current communist DC regime catches something similar.
Uh...Oxycontin addiction???
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God Bless Rush. We can only hope the current communist DC regime catches something similar.
Yes, I too hope that the communists of Washington, uh, "catch" a heart attack.
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God Bless Rush. We can only hope the current communist DC regime catches something similar.
most in DC have already lost their hearing.
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Great article by Roland Martin slamming Palin for bowing down to Rush and being a giant hypocriteWhy haven't I cottoned to Palin? Because she portrays herself as a straight-talking politician who wants to lead a movement in the "Lower 48th" -- but is nothing more than a political celebrity willing to cash every check she can grab.What truly exposed her for me? It was the ridiculous way she reacted in opposing ways last week to two political heavyweights who used the word "retard."When it was reported that President Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, told a group of liberals that they were "f-----g retards" for threatening to run ads against fellow Democrats who weren't jumping on the health care reform bandwagon, Palin demanded his resignation.As the mother of a child with Down syndrome, Palin has often used her bully pulpit to demand respect for the mentally challenged. Nothing wrong with that. It is an issue that is close to her heart, and she should be a fierce advocate for them.Yet when one of her biggest supporters, conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, also castigated liberals by calling them "retards," Palin provided him cover, even trying to explain away his comments.In an interview with Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace, she said Limbaugh was using satire, while Emanuel was blasting those who disagree with him. But anyone who can read or listen could hear Limbaugh calling folks he disagrees with the same. Palin even went further, agreeing with Limbaugh that liberals are "kooks."So Emanuel and Limbaugh used the word "retard" to describe folks they disagree with, but only Rahm was wrong? Yep, that's how it is in Palin's world. The advocate for the mentally challenged was quick to pounce on someone she disagrees with politically but defended her patron saint, Rush.Sarah, when you hold yourself up as a fierce protector of the mentally challenged, politics shouldn't enter into the equation. Either you criticize everyone who uses a word that you consider a slur, or you come across as a crass politician who is afraid to offend your chief booster.Maybe you ought to listen to your spokeswoman, Meghan Stapleton, who thought you cared about the mentally challenged when she sent this e-mail to HotAir.com about Limbaugh's comment: "Gov. Palin believes crude and demeaning name-calling at the expense of others is disrespectful."But knowing that wouldn't sit well with Rush, you backed off and gave him cover.If you were true to your cause, you would have demanded an on-air apology from Limbaugh and scolded him for using the word. Instead, you showed your true colors.Sarah, I haven't bought into your fake "I'm-a-real-American" persona. You slam the president for using teleprompters, but write crib notes on your hand to remember basic beliefs that should be easy to regurgitate.You decry the "lamestream" media, but you bask in its glory and have joined its payroll as a Fox News contributor, even having the network build a studio in your home. Talk about media elite.You give a speech riddled with falsehoods about the president and national security, and then try to shrug them off as the "lamestream" media attacking you.You don't fool me, even as your legion of fans considers you the second coming of President Reagan. You quit on the people who elected you to become a political celebrity, which your presidential running mate blasted then-Sen. Barack Obama for doing.You had the opportunity to show everyone that you're willing to take on anyone who crosses the line against those who are mentally challenged, and you failed.Please, make as much money as you can. Paraphrasing comedian Martin Lawrence, ride this train until the wheels fall off. But please, cut the crap. You're a crass politician with no true conviction. Your actions have shown that.

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Why are people talking about Palin? Who cares what she says?Also: her stances on this were awfully retarded.

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Why are people talking about Palin? Who cares what she says?Also: her stances on this were awfully retarded.
I mean if it were up to me no one would care. But she was the keynote speaker of the Tea Party Convention and all the signs point to this Tea Party thing being around a while (not sure if that is better for Dems or GOP). And now she is on Fox News and someone writes a story about her running in 2012 once a week (with accompanying poll).She's not going away and I would not be surprised to see her run against Obama in 2012. She is definitely super ambitious.And, yes, I agree with Rush 100% on this.
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