Senator Coburn (R-OK): 'No is a Wonderful Word'

[IncognitoShhh]

people voted for this numbnut?

[walmartramen]

Say no, so we can have a $10,000 deductible & have the many insurance companies that are on the brink, go out. That is why many are supporting the med-reform. Must be some reason for

this sudden reform! I pay my taxes. That is how an state works.

Jesus said pay your taxes anyway! Matthew 22:21 You are all heathens! Ok now this blame Obama for our mess.

Bush made us run out of money, Obama is trying to fix it.

[blazak]

Say NO to asshole Republicans.

[bigc028282]

Forced to pay the corporations, with no restrictions on the rates that can be charged or possible restrictions of service, IS NOT "health care reform". Catch up, it's 2 party line of crap. Read the executive orders created by the last 4 presidents.

[archon099]

"No" is a great word when you say it at the right time. "No" is a great word to say when facing a government centric health care system instead of a patient centric health care system. If only it was the right time. If only we were actually facing a government centric health care system. If only his claims were true... "no" would be a great word to say. If only politicians actually did their jobs instead of saying "no" to wanting to help improve the rights of their voters.

[ballershanelle]

what people fail to understand..those seated politicians have the greatest excess to care and its cheap. what do they need to be concerned with when they go to work than go Home. im a fed worker, decent pay, 20$month 4 HCare. I abuse. it. i go to doctors like bestbuy. unfortuantely, many cant and many dont know that its unequally distributed because we have bargaining power due 2 numbers. why not want a public system like the miltary & fed workers. its because you dont know. NO IS BAD

[justiceformom]

@ballershanelle Ignorant people like you, that can't even spell or use grammar correctly are to blame. You admit how you abuse your healthcare while others go without. No is a Good Word and should be used more often.

[archon099]

@justiceformom Dude, it's the internet. Grammar means far less than the message intended by it.  He's not actually "abusing" his health care if you read what he described. Abuse was a bad word for it. He's doing what is SUPPOSED to be done when you have health care: see doctors often. Preventative care saves our nation MONEY over emergency care. Going often ensures you are healthier. He sees these benefits first-hand and wants them for others. How is that wrong?

[TopCastRadio]

You can call Colbrun a bigot but what does he say here that is bigoted? Calling someone a bigot just because he disagrees with you is ignortant and bigoted.

[archon099]

@TopCastRadio I disagree with Colburn's position, but I don't see any bigotry here either. :-/ If he is a bigot, this video didn't show any of it.

[Amberdennoa]

huhuuhm i am really bored nyone want to chat i have a cam too

[lex811117]

Can we say no to him talking again?

[notenuftoys]

When a bill is presented that is full of bribery, political favors, and incredible tax increases and regulations, it's not time to say "No".  It's "HELL NO!".

[archon099]

@notenuftoys Every bill passed by congress has had some form of bribery, political favors, or regulations in it. As for tax increases, frankly, this bill only raised taxes on the rich because they were already paying less than the rest of us. Even after the tax hikes proposed, it's not quite even yet. I don't care how rich you are, we ALL need to pay the same % tax. Republicans have been giving rich people the tax-cut reach-around for too long. It hurt national income and hurts the middle class.

[DillonX]

Coburn is an embarrassment.

Oklahoma can do better.

[obamadidit2008]

no it can't dillon. there is only 1 democrat in the oklahoma delegation, and he is very conservative

[bloggerfl5486]

The Elected Oil and Energy Executive Tom Colburn this Aryan Redneck from Oklahoma is all about ME and NO, Colburn is Embarrassing and Represents the Absolute Worst Of Americans! The 2010 Attack Machine against these Thug Politician Scumbags will begin in a few weeks, these Bush Republicans better be prepared for the political fight of their lifetime. In 2002, Colburn the GOP, Legalized Sending Middle Class American Jobs to the Communists, Giving Tax Breaks to Billionaires, DEregulate Oil Prices

[obamadidit2008]

and believe it or not he claims to be a doctor

[justiceformom]

@bloggerfl5486 It started with Clinton if you can remember!

[bloggerfl5486]

@justiceformom your right President Clinton signed Nafta into Law in 1994 Shame on Him, Let's not forget that you republicans had control of Congress in 1994 and but the Anti-American Middle Class Republicans Masterminded Nafta, Wrote Nafta, Overwhelmingly Voted for Nafta which President Clinton Signed into law. Bush signed a law allowing free trade and outsourcing of American Jobs to Communists in 2002 which Colburn Voted for.

[pest3955]

coburn doms. f these libs who choose to neglect the constitution of the united states of america. liberty > tyranny.

[archon099]

@pest3955 ...wow. Where to begin? The government isn't neglecting the constitution; that's what Bush did with the Patriot Act. Giving rights, privileges, or health care is not tyranny. If that's tyranny to you, go live in Iran with a real tyrant. You'll come begging to be let back in. If you think our health care system was great before this bill, try moving to France. You'll never want to come back. Do us all a favor and research for yourself, and stop letting others tell you what to say.

[random0815]

yeah its a wonderful thing telling children and adolescents what they cannot do *cough* freedom *cough*

"no" is the basis of their ideology, its the ideology of fear and rejection, rejection of anything foreign, different and new, fear and restraint has its place in judgement, but not 50 or more percent

but thats just the pretext ideology, behind it is of course simple personal greed, how can you live with this evil having power and a forum like that

[wesjo2002]

Oh wow, such a blind bigot. It is ok that you choose government tyranny over freedom. You are free to do so. We who choose freedom with all it's up and downs are no different than you. We do strive to improve on our short comings of Envy, Greed, sloth and insecurity. It is not wise for you to follow politicians that knowingly use your short comings to gain your blind support. But alas our experiment in multi culture freedom is over; you have won, but take no pride in its destruction.

[obamadidit2008]

greed, bitterness towards those who aren't as successful as you are, and selfishness is the conservatives dogma and mantra.

[SaintJust101]

saying no when no is the best answer is the correct right thing to do?

fuck you.

They should have something on instant access for every government rep. info on where the predominant amounts of funds come from. Would defo take transparency to a logical conclusion.

[jensen1901]

The American people already said "no" to the liars and hypocrites in bed with the corporate elite in 2006 and 2008. All the GOP knows is "no." Democrats try and solve big issues.

[marniespeaks]

No more government tax payer health care and bnefits for republicans

[Totaltwist]

Saying no can delay action. Saying no can easily kill.

[thehoaxbuster]

When i need a life-saving medical operation but can't afford it because I don't have health insurance or because I've been denied due to one of thousands of possible pre-existing conditions or because I can't afford the deductables... what do you guys say?

assholes.

[Cyrathil]

"NO!"

I was thinking there was a thread in this video... It seems everything should be answered with "no", because "no is a wonderful word".

[themarycity]

But Republicans said their stance on this issue was "NO" stop talking about how it's their fault when Dems have the majority. It's starting to sound fake and that they want someone to blame. It's the Democrats fault. Completely.

[XxDITONExX]

All i heard was. no. No. NO. NO!!!

[MirraMirra]

This guy has it all wrong. What person discipline their child and then doesn't explain why it's bad? Even better, why would a person discipline their child and not explain an alternative?

The problem with Republicans like him is that they are saying "no" but not providing solutions.

[gmcbuses]

All Republicans are, are obstructionist, only for the top rich fat cats.

[Phyrexious]

Haha, what weak attempt to give their horrible image a spin.

[Jockolantern]

"No" is the exact word that must be used against this current debacle of a health care proposal from the United State Senate. When a majority of this country (many of whom voted for Barack Obama) are saying "no" to it as well, it must be stopped, restarted, and done correctly. Hell, even Howard Dean is saying "no" to it at this point.

[themarycity]

You're an idiot they are saying "no" because they want more like the Medicare buy-in or the public option in it. You don't actually think they agree with Republicans? They dislike this bill, yes, but not healthcare reform.

[Jockolantern]

I never said they didn't want liberalized, socialized health care reform. I was merely making the point that it's an odd world where Dean agrees with the Republicans, if only in spirit. The details are an entirely different matter; Dean wants the bill as hardcore socialized as can be. I'm quite aware of that. Hold your tongue before you go assuming the idiocy of someone again, please. You only do yourself a disservice.

[themarycity]

Okay good. I'm sorry for the assumption it was my fault. Thanks for clearing that up.

[Jockolantern]

Not a problem, my friend. My apologies if I came across a bit harsh at first. I'm glad to clear things up.

[oddcatalyst]

I really hope this guy was very drunk and didn't understand what he was saying.

[phitomex]

this is one of the most poorly constructed speeches i have ever heard of any politician of any country, besides bobby jindal

[deveousdevil]

saying no at the right times???? fucking scumbag liar.

how bout like the time we went to war for no reason? saying no couldve helped..dick.

[TheManSand322]

LoL - Americans are fucking morons... I feel like I'm listening to a child

[herbs814]

Americans are making the right decision. They are saying NO. When will the Demoncrats listen?

[themarycity]

Again, you seem pretty fascinated by it. Go do something else instead of getting involved in something you have no idea about besides our MSM.

[robbyg74]

yall should have been saying no a long time ago! You would have saved a lot of money and lives.

[LorenzKamo]

i feel sorry for his wife when she's in the mood...

[brabon1]

but during 8 years of bush's spending, including shoving billions down the two black holes of iraq and afghanistan and all the repukes could say was yes

fuck coburn and all the repukes

[johnmhat]

pay your own way

[Meloman0001]

CHILDREN = American People (majority of whom want a public option

ADULT = Senator Coburn and the other who oppose real health care reform

[1911arthur]

They aren't the party of no. They are the party of racisim and soon, will be the party of NO ONE.

They are the party of the Insurance Companies of America.

[Apsu88]

Yeah because all the Democrats stay far away from Insurance and other corporations.

/sarcasm

Your partisan doublethink, it is apparent.

[njcarlos1]

Lol, no offense, but this bill which is crafted almost entirely of Democrat proposals is (a) absent a public option and (b) forces 40 million new customers to purchase health insurance from private companies. Who's the party of Insurance Companies of America again?

[archon099]

@njcarlos1 Absent of a public option because the GOP had it removed (refused to vote for it unless it was removed, only to not vote for it anyway). All the great ideas were removed by the republicans because they wanted the bill to fail (and admitted it). We had a well-planned, bipartisan bill with a public option over a year ago when it started. All the shortcomings of this bill were from republicans gutting it. They refused to do their jobs, yet still got paid with our tax money. It's sad.

[njcarlos1]

@archon099 And yet you're completely wrong, because the HCR Bill got 0 GOP votes... so GOP support, or lack thereof, was immaterial. Why would they gut it and vote no? Or more importantly, why would the Dems allow the Reps to gut it if they were going to vote no? The HCR Bill is 100% Democrat, 0% Republican. What's funny is Democrats couldn't even get their own party to vote along party lines. Amazing you have yet to realize these facts... for over a month now? It's sad.

[archon099]

@njcarlos1 "Why would they gut it and vote no?"

Because they wanted it to fail and be started over from scratch, so they tried to make it so no one would vote for the bill, not even dems. It backfired though. Instead we passed a limping bill.

"why would the Dems allow the Reps to gut it if they were going to vote no?"

They didn't know they were gonna vote "no" because the dems were being way too altruistic, expecting the GOP to actually cooperate. Dems were kinda pushovers.

[njcarlos1]

@archon099 They did know, so that makes NO sense. Even if the Dems *WERE* being pushovers, they new very well before the votes were cast that 0 Reps were going to vote. They knew it, this is fact. Therefore, since they knew, they should have introduced the ORIGINAL bill that they "wanted" and voted along party lines. This is a very simple concept... you can not blame Republicans for Democratic incompetency, it just doesn't work. The bill is the work of the Dems, point blank period.

[archon099]

@njcarlos1 Because the ORIGINAL bill was already off the tables! Do you not understand how legislation works? They start out with a proposal. That proposal goes through changes based on what the legislators want. They kept making changes constantly to try to win any sort of approval, only to be told no anyway. Ultimately they had a more definite bill now than they had before, albeit not as good of a bill. The original was just a proposition. It needed more elaboration and fine-tuning.

[archon099]

@njcarlos1 You are basically condoning a temper tantrum, and getting mad at the parents who forced spinach on the kids.

Dems: "What do you want for a vegetable?"

GOP: "Nothing! I want cookies!"

Dems: "I don't have all day, which do you want?"

GOP: "NO!!!"

Dems: "You know what? Fine, spinach it is then."

GOP: "But I don't LIKE spinach!"

Dems: "Well then you should have spoken up sooner."

The difference is they had a year to help decide, and still decided to urinate in the spinach first.

[archon099]

@njcarlos1 You need to learn about legislative process, njcarlos1. Once a proposal has been tossed out, or dramatically altered, bringing the original back is not only slow (slower than the year it took to get THIS bill) but also very difficult to do. The GOP said that bill was the fricken devil regardless of what was done to it, so we had to go with the one that had the most elaboration on what it did. The original PROPOSAL was about twice as large and wasn't fine-tuned.

[archon099]

@njcarlos1 You can't get mad at the Democrats for passing a bill that the GOP deliberately REFUSED to improve, and at every turn TRIED to sabotage. Most of the things said about the bill by the GOP were complete lies designed to make people hate it. It was all political spite. It was an agenda. It was republicans WANTING this bill to fail because they felt if it failed, Obama would fail. The bill we got isn't even bad. It's just not as amazing as it could have been without the GOP's tantrum.

[CSpanAddict1982]

@njcarlos1 : That is incorrect. Republicans promised the Democrats votes if certain things were considered. The Democrats made those considerations and amended the bill. However in final passage Republicans still said "No" and then they made accusations that simply do not exist.

Here's my problem with all of this "No" business. The GOP said "No" to THEIR OWN BILL. The Democrats introduced a Republican bill with a Democratic sponsor, just to show how irrational the Republicans are.

[archon099]

@njcarlos1 "The HCR Bill is 100% Democrat, 0% Republican."

Again, GOP didn't want it to pass, so all No's, even if the bill was good they would have voted no.

"What's funny is Democrats couldn't even get their own party to vote along party lines."

Because it was a limping husk of what it should have been by voting time.

"Amazing you have yet to realize these facts... for over a month now?"

I'd been keeping up with the bill since day one and loved the original we had back when it started.

[junkforkaryn]

coburn channeling nancy reagan on the floor of the house?...priceless!

[charlie44441]

If you're getting greased by the insurance companies to say no, you say no.

[nekedemus]

No is a Wonderful Word, yes it is.

Just say no. keep on forking your money into my pension account.

I like wery mutch thank you.

my pension fund owns shares of Blue Cross Blue Shield. it is not much but it pays for a few bottles of red wine each year.

Not bad when you are as I am, retired.

If them Americans better like to spend their money on my red wine than hospitals, who am I to complain. :-))

[Eldrad235]

im sure his english teacher gave him a B for coming up with that

what a bunch of CRAP!

Socialize healthcare so we can all move on with our lives!

[pouyan1]

when the "American People" tell you "NO", then go and STFU.

[nongo]

Democrats said no to Republican's TWO ideas for healthcare reform. They didn't seem to think "NO" was a wonderful word then.

[archon099]

@nongo Yeah, plus the few ideas they had in the original proposal (like the so-called "death panels", yes, that was added by a Repub.) they decided to remove to make the bill less desirable. No wonder their ideas were turned down. Once the GOP realized it would be better for their party strategy to make the bill/Obama fail than to make our nation succeed, they jumped right into the insurance companies' pockets with an overzealous "NO!"

[KataVideo]

'No is a Wonderful Word'

someone remember that when coburn requests treatment for a medical emergency

[MrHelldogger]

Realize Neosporane has no nutrients in it. It simply kills germs & bacteria so that good cells can grow. That's all we need to do here. Kill this bad legislation & the free market will take care of the situation. No is a good word when it comes to bad law. If this shit is so good, why don't the states do it. Well some have & they are broke for it, have bad doctors & still aren't treating everybody. If it's so good, why won't they read it & let us know what it says.

[archon099]

@MrHelldogger "why won't they read it & let us know what it says."

Because all legislation is public record that you can find through research on your own. You can find it yourself like the rest of us. Laziness is no excuse for ignorance.

As for how "bad" the legislation is, the fact that you don't know what it says shows how well you would know. You only say it's bad because you were told it was bad, but if you read it, it's not. It's just missing some of the good parts of the 2008 proposal.

[mistergarth]

Oklahoma is #1!

Their football team may be mediocre this year, but they're number one on the goofiest, most pathetically wingnutty pair of senators list.

Can any other state come close to the wacky duo of Coburn and Inhofe?

[kaysandesses]

"Can any other state come close to the wacky duo of Coburn and Inhofe?"

Kansas is close with Roberts and Brownback, but still not as bad as Coburn and Inhofe. Even the Southern states are better. Here's why: the Southern states (Deep South) have their rednecks, but they also have a more genteel class of people. Members of this latter class become politicians, professionals, etc.  Okies, OTOH, are quite proud of their ignorance and stupidity and elect same to federal office.

[VeohBlows]

Wow, what happen to saying no with the patriot act? What happen to No when going into Iraq illegally? What happen to no when we gave Telecoms retroactive immunity to spy on Americans? What happen to no when you removed the financial market regulations? What happen to no when you allowed the media to consolidate into major monopoly's?What happen to no when you bailed out the failing corporations? What happened to no when you locked up state medical marijuana patients? Now you find No, jackass.

[bigc028282]

I wish the side in power now, would say no to all the those agenda's the last pulled. BUT no, they run with them all, and create some more.

[archon099]

@bigc028282 I'm a democrat and even I feel for you on that one. :-/ I wish the patriot act was tossed to hell and we got some real regulations on our economy again to keep recession 2.0 from coming. We did a clone Bush bailout (with a few more rules on it, but still Bush-styled). He extended the Patriot Act. Frankly, I think we should focus on some civil rights and economic issues right now.

[kaysandesses]

@Veohblows: the only time the GOPer's said "No" during the Boosh Years was when the large corporations asked "is that amount of money sufficient to buy your vote?"

[vallejoelgrande]

yeah, no is a wonderful word, especially when you are getting paid to say it!!!!

[cpricejones]

this guy is hilarious. it's like someone elected a 3rd grader to the senate.

[mistergarth]

>it's like someone elected a 3rd grader to the senate.

Actually, it's more like they elected a two year old—or 40 two year olds. "NO!" is the defining word of the "Terrible Twos".

[terpis]

Tom Colburn: Fluffiest hair in the Senate?

[kaysandesses]

The dude seriously needs to go to a different barbershop. I remember that style going out in the late 80's.

Men just really should not use hairdryers.

[RoseSkye]

Accused?

[ETericET]

He is right, remember make republicans happy and say NO to them in 2010 and 2012. :)

[jonr7007]

As each day goes by I feel more and more sick seeing these ELECTEd officials lie to the public without any regard for human suffering and life.

[kaysandesses]

@jonr7007 the problem with people like Coburn is he's from Oklahoma which is populated with about the largest collection of idiots in the US outside of the deep south.  He'll have to be caught toe-tapping in the men's room before he'll be voted out.

[terpis]

Quite a shame...it's the same state that gave us Woody Guthrie. And Wayne Coyne.

But this guy. And fucking Inhofe. Jesus.

Representing a state of 3.6 million people...fewer than live in the CITY of Los Angeles.

The Senate is such an outmoded failure factory.

[bigc028282]

could you

please

post with

more space so

we can read all you have to

say?(except for the last part) Please cover both sides of all this BS. I know that you know it's there.

[spikesmth]

lol 'the correct right thing to do'

Sure, just let 40,000 die every year w/o insurance. Although the bill is a worthless piece of crap since the industry successfully removed all the effective parts. They are the party of no, and my reply to them is NO!

[snarkwaupaca]

WWJD: He would not spend 635 Billion on Military and bitch about spending 100 Billion on health care. But somehow the Tali-Christians like Colburn have lost their way.

[Mernie9]

No to the Patriot Act! No to increases in defense spending! No to tax cuts to the wealthy. I think I can like the word "no".

[gallomex13]

When some one asks you if Republicans care about the American people? the answer if FUCK NO!!

[MaladaptiveCatalyst]

When you want to be re-elected...we say NO!!!

[PersonalJesus348]

right on!

[mintvagoo]

Why don't wepublicans just dig up Reagen and prop him up on a easel - send his corpse on a bus tour with Sarah.

[BullnBearAnalytics]

Very good speech!

[JOHNINCOLUMBUS]

This prick is owned by C Street...and told what to do and how high to jump, he's a liar.