Grassley Admits No Death Panels Exist, Blames Obama For "Grandma" Phrase

[radiodj1520]

I Believe This Was A Video Clip Of CBS News' Face The Nation With Bob Schieffer's Report On Grassley Admits No Death Panels Exist, Blames Obama For "Grandma" Phrase On Sunday Morning, August 23, 2009.

[MyTotalRemedy]

Too little, too late. Like Sarah herself backpedaling on it. This guy tried very hard to scare people into believing the "death panel" nonsense.

[NakedWombat666]

Senator Assley, if you really believed the healthcare bill was going to pull the plug on grandma - why did you say so before - but not now that the bill has passed? Wouldn't the issue be MORE urgent once the bill passed? Why, it's like you were telling a lie to prevent the bill's passage and now that it's passed, you give up...!

[raydawg325]

Grassely is a liar, he is worse tha scum

[guydecervens]

"Action T4"

If you want 'universal health care' you set up a model like France not some pseudo private-for-everyone model like Soetoro has establishe with clauses to deny health care to end of life or 'untreatable' people. This is Nazi crap all over again.

[DPEGSB]

I'll lose all respect for the good people of Iowa if they reelect him. The "Death Panels" rumor scared my 80 year old grandmother so much she called my house crying. Sure that dipshit Palin started this whole mess, but to think that a man of such tenure and respect as Grassley would hop on the Bimbo Bandwagan is beyond me.

[nolaeast]

"Why did you say that Senator Grassley?" "I said that for 2 reasons. One I am Dumb and 2 I am an Ass, and when you put that together you can see why I said that."

What in the world is Grassley talking about? I have not heard so much double talk since Richard Nixon was president. LOL! Repugnant-cans (sick) are so funny when they double talk. LOL

[sillycandie007]

no idea what he is actually talking about. This is really depressing.

[DERBYCLOWN]

Mr. Grassley, Its totally irresponsible to say Seniors are going to be Euthanized.

1. It scares Seniors which is direspectful & a horrible thing 2 do.

2. It makes unstable people want to become Heroes possibly do violence because if they believe in your nonsense!

3. Its a Lie.

You can not make these kind of statements & not be responsible for the possible neg consequences.

[genYprogressive]

The Teabaggers talk about "death pannels"

We alredy have them, they are called Insurance Companys.

[nolaeast]

@genYprogressive

That is so true. The current Insurance industry is practicing medicine without a license. They are killing people, keeping people away from their Doctors because the people cannot afford to pay the Doctors and continue to support the greedy insurance industry.

[Auggie56]

@nolaeast Wait till heathcare takes charge of your life.

[genYprogressive]

@Auggie56 Grassley helped kill both the public option and the medicare expantion yet he had an amendment that would use more tax dollars as a handout to the insurance companys as a way to expand coverage.

Chuck Grassley is completly full of shit.

[nolaeast]

@Auggie56 I cannot wait Auggie56. Then I can start saving money instead of giving it to the greedy insurance industry with its death panels.

[Auggie56]

@nolaeast Hahahahha ! Your a drone aren't you ?

[Auggie56]

@genYprogressive Death pannels were in the original stim bill.

[SuperKixxx]

senator assley

[jeremyelliott1]

You are all being lied to. Not by grassley.

You all need to wake up and quit watching tv and do your own recearch.

[nVei06]

It does lead to death panels. You liberals are an evil mob. There is nothing good in you.

[ddrfrk]

Grassley needs to be kicked out of office. He is the reason why legalization efforts are being halted

[nVei06]

go to hell you evil idiot. go there.

[ddrfrk]

So you believe that Grassley is good for our Country? He is in fact contributing to the destruction of what our very constitution was founded upon. In fact if you can support a monster such as Grassley that you deserve a place in hell. you anti Liberals are stuck in the past. Go fuck yourselves

[nVei06]

nigger.

[ddrfrk]

Now with the racial remarks, First of all your the one being ignorant. I think you might just be some 12 year old punk ass kid who will one day be shot in the face for not shutting your damn mouth

[nVei06]

stfu nigger.

[callouschristian]

Grassley strikes me as a farmboy that rapes cows and chickens on his morning chores.

[press1500]

lmao.... "Hulla-ba-loo", Senator it is 2009, and you are out of touch.

[RockawayRiotSquad]

when Senator Grassley was stated to explain HOW the public option would lead to government run healthcare...he stated the Lewin group as his research source....they are OWNED BY UNITED HEALTH CARE!!!! The Republicans are so deep in the pocket of the health insurance industries is ABSURD.

[Chaduke]

Holy shit, it scares the daylights out of me to know this guy is a senator.

[Homieathome]

What kind of defense is that, Grassley?

"Well..I heard the President use this word...so I thought I'd use it..and..context? What? Fuck Context, what's context?"

[cupera1]

The death panel is the "advisory committee panel" found in the bill which will take away money from the chronically ill, elder and others with what the govt considers have untreatable diseases/conditions. Care will be rationed to the elderly and reallocated to others that the govt as "treatable". Funds are to be limited to individuals will a label of "expendable" based on health care guidelines/regulations, Useless eaters any one. This is how this administration will treat US citizens.

[TylerNull]

L@@K ma -- no DEATH PANEL !

"

Sentenced to death on the NHS

Under NHS guidance introduced across England ..., they can then have fluid and drugs withdrawn and many are put on continuous sedation until they pass away.

But this approach can also mask the signs that their condition is improving, the experts warn.

... a report by the Patients Association estimated that up to one million patients had received poor or cruel care on the NHS.

"

-- telegraph . co . uk

[GoogleVideoAlexJones]

watch The Obama Deception HQ Full length version if you havent already <3

[quicksite]

Grassley --- what a DICK, plain and simple. A liar, a dissembler, has zero integrity.

[Mutedvox]

the question that is never raised in this health care reform debate is why the same program that the congress receives is not being offered to the public at large. please somebody bring it to the public forum for discussion. and next time someone mentions the Lewin report, know that these people work for the insurance industry. it's a fake research group. we won't be fooled again. Un-elect Grassley.

[MiyasmaTube]

Why is everyone talking with semi frequent CAPITAL LETTERS? It's very DISTRACTING and your commenting has turned into a WHINY SHOUTING MATCH that has little to do with this VIDEO.

GOT IT?

[philateliceun]

well when you TALK you EMPHASISE certain WORDS that are MORE IMPORTANT.

You can do the same with comments by Capping certain words where you want attention for. I don't use it to come over as shouting but just being more clear.

[Josephdorf03]

Everything he says is one big sidestep, one big excuse for having no idea what he is actually talking about. This is really depressing.

[MiyasmaTube]

I agree. People like this should not be in our government.

[neoviking69]

AmericanKnowItall1 is a vituperate!

[oolong2]

LOL... Apparently you don't understand english.

If it wasn't clear enough they even spell it out for you:

"Such measures shall MEASURE"

The key word here is MEASURE, Say it with me "MEA....SURE"

You're fears are being completely manipulated by special interests and you don't even know it.

Healthcare is a TRILLION dollar industry, those interests give senators (including Obama) substantial campaign contributions.

If you think all that money hasn't bought influence you're NUTS.

[oolong2]

Wow you're so clueless...

The committee is not making healthcare DECISIONS. The doctor makes THE DECISION based on YOUR ORDER.

The committee simply "measures" or rates how those orders are carried out.

No one has ever suggested legislation to DENY CARE YOU IDIOT.

Guess what? your INSURANCE COMPANY makes life and death decisions right now based on PROFIT!

The healthcare special interests are spending a million dollars a DAY to and ue FEAR to fool people like you.

[oolong2]

Hey AmericanDon'tKnowShit,

Apparently you have no idea what they mean by "quality measures" and "Such measures shall measure.."

It's like a report card... like the one that repeatedly said "F" for you in school.

It's called using SCIENCE to measure effectiveness as opposed to a doctor taking money, while making up useless treatments and screwing over their patients.

It's doesn't mean DEATH PANEL

It's EXACTLY what your INSURANCE company does when PAYING for your treatments!!!

[sharpacumen]

GrASSley

[oolong2]

Hey Moron

It says:  "QUALITY" "LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT."

[rleary1]

wikipedia-"Grassley previously supported covering end-of-life counseling,voted for the Medicare Prescription Drug,Improvement,and Modernization Act of 2003,which stated:"The covered services are:evaluating the beneficiary's need for pain and symptom mgt.,including the individual's need for hospice care;counseling the beneficiary with respect to end-of-life issues & care options,and advising the beneficiary regarding advanced care planning."HE FUCKING VOTED TO PULL THE PLUG ON GRANDMA! ASSHOLE!!

[xylin3]

OBAMA WON IOWA.

This guy's out on his ASS in 2010.

[rleary1]

This old bastard is 'on the take' from insurance Lobbyists? Please take moment and don't argue your God dam left/right, dem/repub argument. Look at Chuck. LOOK AT HIM!!?? Don't we all agree that it's time to 'Pull the Plug on Grandpa?" It would take so little yet mean so much to all of us.

[xylin3]

Awesome Idea !!!

When his Democratic Constituents perceive hime as trying to take away Health Care reform, He will be voted out of office en masse.

[mike25guitar]

that that guy is a piece of shit............... playing the same game- run out the clock with senseless bullshit - hold him accountable-- vote this fucker out

[EdyKelDev]

When it backfires on you... blame someone else.

[todoke]

what a cunt

[publicoptionbest]

Critics charge that the public plan will be subsidized by the government. Here they have their facts wrong. Under every plan that's being discussed on Capitol Hill, subsidies go to individuals and families who need them in order to afford healthcare, not to a public plan. Individuals and families use the subsidies to shop for the best care they can find. They're free to choose the public plan, but that's only one option. They could take their subsidy and buy a private plan just as easily.

[publicoptionbest]

Critics say the public option is really a Trojan Horse for a government takeover of all of health insurance. But nothing could be further from the truth. It's an option. No one has to choose it. Individuals and families will merely be invited to compare costs and outcomes. Presumably they will choose the public plan only if it offers them and their families the best deal -- more and better healthcare for less.

[Richardgwm]

But America does have death panels.

They are known as insurance companies.

[grwhetto]

What a lying weasel

[mikez565]

this guy is plain shameless. Many repubs used the term death panels.

Now they are finally being called out on it. Damn media.

[burb72]

yep im sure insurance companies dont cut care to try to save money.

[danls111]

Well, one bullshit Republican talking point has been disproved, now on to the next...it's never-ending!

[FreeAgain2]

pg30 Sec 123 of the bill - a Government committee will decide what treatments /'benefits a person may receive.

pg58 - Government will have real-time access to individuals finances and a national ID card will be issued.

[burb72]

do u have a link to the bill?

[tam705618]

I'm looking at the bill now and wondering where you got that

Sec 123 - - The level of cost-sharing for premium plans shall be designed so that such plans have benefits that are actuarially equivalent to approximately 95 percent of the actuarial value of the benefits provided

pg58-enable the real-time (or near real6

time) determination of an individuals financial responsibility at the point of service

There is a big difference between the words determination and access

[tupahc]

FreeAgain2..Maybe you should try thinking for yourself for a change. What you copy and pasted was word for word from an ACLU bashing site. Nice try asswipe. Go read the bill for yourself. That section does not say what you pasted. You lying cock fag.

[FreeAgain2]

Let me copy and past the sec on pg58 for you (since you have not read the bill)

(D) enable the real-time (or near real

time) determination of an individuals financial

7 responsibility at the point of service and, to the

8 extent possible, prior to service, including

9 whether the individual is eligible for a specific

10 service with a specific physician at a specific fa11

cility, which may include utilization of a ma

chine-readable health plan beneficiary identification card;

[tupahc]

I have the bill saved in my favorites. What you just pasted is quite different from what you pasted before. Same old CONservative scare tactics. This bill will pass, and the asswiping neo-cons in the House and Senate will look like the complete douchebags that they are for not getting on board and wasting time.

[jfkjrlover]

Why did Obama appoint him to be one of the 6 Congressmen to write the bill when clearly this video shows he's a fuzzy-brained old fart who probably can't finish a thought or comprehend simple concepts? That's a mighty big task for a stuttering nincompoop to execute.

[JOBRAIL1]

The biggest problem is that most of the nitwits in congress today are blithering idiots. So which blithering idiot do you pick. The other problem we have is that "those that show up are the ones that make the decisions". We are screwed and we have only ourselves to blame since "we" elected those blithering idiots.

[tomaugie]

I'm afraid to tell on when thy have reached retirement from the iHight positions the hold now, because the power interfers with good thing. Sen. Grassley needs badly to step down and let someone else more sharper, newly educated, and the peoples in his constiuents get what then really need. Not what the loud mouths blurt out. Kennaday is ready and how about you.Thomas Augustine

[tomaugie]

I watch Sen. Grassley in town hall meetings, over internet and in senate meetings. I feel Sen. Grassley has reached his Peter Principle twice over. Move over sir. Please yoour blocking good governent. Sorry Tom Augustine

[jeffstudbum]

Just answer the damn question clearly! No! There aren't any "death panels" in the HR Bill! Period! Geesh how hard is it to admit it?

[dejahthoris]

The health care industry must be funding his campaign

[Bronnster]

Senator Grassley is nothing more than a weasel. A Snake in the grass.

[lees20022]

A patients rights activist was on the Daily Show with Jon Stuart.

She had Jon read the sections allowed.

He tried to argue against the notion of death panels but ended up not winning the debate.

The left will win trying to deny what is obviously true and they more they do, the less trustworthy they become...Obama included.

[jeffstudbum]

Patients rights is sponsored and funded by Richard L. Scott. Remember this guy? He was fined $1.47B back in the 90's for health fraud. Yeah, you go ahead and support his "grassroot" movement.

[Username2322]

try repeating that, but this time use the English language

[lees20022]

He didn't flip flop.

He says it's not in the Senate bill, but doens't say the House bill where everyone points to. He says talked of taking it out of the House bill back in March.

He is saying that people are concerned and scared about this end of life statute,

He doesn't say they shouldn't be.

The possiblity of abuse that leads to premature death in the name of saving and earning money was very real.

[sam24jeff]

lees, you got all of that from what he just said? All I heard was " buh buh buh buh "

[ScottNoren]

US Senate Candidate for New York

Scott Noren

See his You Tube video

[otownsteelers]

Another GOP flip-flopper? Shocker! NOT!!!

[sweetandexcellent]

Just another republican loony tunes!

Do they ever tell the truth? NEVER!

And this is what our intelligent President has to deal with?

[TheNewVideo]

YOu have it twisted, it's the Democrats who speak all the lies.

[sweetfatman]

Hm. I wonder why he decided to stop lying.

[xylin3]

2010

[DeagleBeagle]

reminds me of the black congresswoman who was talking on the cell phone rather than answering questions at the townhall meeting and just bold-faced lied and acted like she did nothing wrong. People don't like to admit that they are wrong, and I can tell this guy is lying through his teeth also.

[3star2nr]

FUCK YOU GRASSLEY

I cant believe obama is negotiationg with this sack of shit. He doesnt give a damn about health care reform.

[MrHelldogger]

With an umemployment rate of 10% nationwide, why in the fuck are we debating this dumbass shit? I don't need healthcare, I need a fucking job. I'm not worried about paying the doctor bill, I'm worried about paying the fucking rent!

[AuDayShus]

The man is a bald-faced liar!!

[piesnalewizne]

Quote:

[2:45]:

We got this out of our bill a long time ago and a senator Conrad will tell you that I was in conversation with people on the finance committee way back in March that we will not going to have any of this end-of-life stuff in our bill because it scares people.

All right, that... that.... point taken.

End of quote.

So as you guys can clearly see the end-of-life stuff WAS originally in the bill but it was removed under public pressure.

[OhioDemocrat]

It scares people because people like Rep. Grassley lie about it.