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  • love the young turks

  • American must be aware of their loyalties to America or to Israel

    the speech of Obama in Egypt was so slick and comforting to the middle east it just make them feel secure that America can bring justice but I guess the pure Israeli who carries the flag of America afraid that Obama may be looking for justice

  • @enaikra I think it's insane that Obama would like the upheaval of an alliance with Israel in an attempt at Middle Eastern peace. While it's an ambitious goal, the undefined outlines of the plan leave our (U.S.) long-time ally and truest friend of the Middle East (Israel) with the short stick. While there are innumerable political ramifications by his actions, it boils down to who's friends with who in the Middle East. US=Isreal. Period.

  • where is it written what the "right thing" is?

    all polls show America to be a bit right of centre Country. Obama is a radical socialist/marxist. He is misreading the people

  • Socialist/Marxist lol ur an idiot do you even know the difference?

  • that is freaking halarious, if you knew who marxs was or had actually read 'The Communist Manifesto' you would understand that there is no real difference. Thank you US Department of indoctrination for producing yet another zombie. Here is a free clue; he is called 'The most influential socialist thinker' for a reason....

  • Yeap I know the difference between Marx and Socialist, do you? Please clarify because it was my understanding was that Marx believed in the concept of Proletariat rule through a violent revolution and the dissolving of property ownership. Now see I might have this wrong but I believed socialism was the communal ownership of production and distribution much like many union owned companies today such as the Oneida Community. Hmmph I could be wrong though. And dont pretend like you have read.

  • you may have read the cliff notes but you didn't understand it. The difference is words that have the same fundamental meaning, that is all. To put it in terms you will more easily understand public option vs. consumer option; they mean the same thing but the words sound different. That is the only difference between marxist and a socialist system. They even more in common in thier large scale failures. without hong kong china would have transformed shortly after the ussr.

  • Really because I was under the impression that Socialism meant the communal ownership of production and distrubution and Communism meant the communal ownership of all property. Also I had heard somewhere that the Oneida Community was a socialist community started in the US that still trades on the stock market today. I also saw somewhere that a bunch of workers who were laid off started a company they all share ownership of making them socialists.

  • I had also heard somewhere that even prior to Obama the US had many social programs and had many allies that are considered democratic socialist with mixed economies. (E.g., France, Britain, Germany, Japan) Lay off the Glenn Beck my friend socialism is a part of your everyday life, and it is nothing like communism.

  • The communist manifesto back to back its a fucking huge peice of literature. No real difference? The difference between Marxist/Lennonist Communist and Utopian socialist is like the difference between Democracy and Monarchy. Its a fucking huge spectrum of philosophy and government.

  • All this racism stuff is a waste of time....

    The 3 of you-wipe the lipstick off each others faces and butts and get back to work......

    Always with these dumocrats it's about race....

  • So you are against trying tried and true methods. Fantastic logic there. Let's reinvent the wheel every time something goes wrong.

    And you know parts of our health care system are already like what they have in Canada, France, Germany, and the UK, right?

  • what really upsets me is how people think subsidizing everything under the government works, for example, the auto companies that are subsidizes by the govt. during the bailout still have plummeting numbers, while ford who did not get subsidized is in the positive, also with healthcare, when you nationalize healthcare and give government control of medical insurance, you set millions up for failure, other countries have nationalized healthcare and they arent doin to hot

  • Lots of those other countries with nationalized health care are actually bouncing back faster than the United States. The whole world got economically hit, but western europe and japan are recovering faster than we are.

    By having health care coverage for all their citizens they have a healthier workforce and (especially with the auto companies) they don't have to worry about adding health care costs into their workers' salaries so they are better able to compete globally.

  • Well, unless you are a Native American you are no more native than the blacks/mexicans/liberals/'ille­gals" you are railing against.

    And you really think the whole economic crisis right now is because certain groups of people (based on race or politcal beliefs) are lazy? Brilliant. Give this man a cookie. Oh, and that makes you a racist, grats!

    Oh, and they can track unemployment by race... there are lots and lots of unemployed white republicans in this country too. Are they all lazy as well?

  • What happened to the anti-war movement?

  • I dont care Democrat or Republcan, you get in my face and tell me I have to pay anyone for an insurance plan I will tell them NO. This government putting out a mandate of forced Insurance as they do with auto Insurance is nothing more than extortion and a complete criminal action against the American people. Where is the freedom? This is all another ploy to mandate payment of hard earned dollars to the insurance industry, public and or private. Maybe bank acct insurance next? pfft.....

  • I swear to God all you fucking republicans and democrats need to wake the fuck up. Both of your parties have sold out to socialistic engineering of this country. The United States is supposed to be a capitalist nation. By going along with these government funded organizations (which are all terribly under funded and administrated), you are agreeing to let our Economy collapse. Pick up a fucking history book and stop trying to justify your party affiliation. Fucking air heads.

  • amen.

  • anybody who believes anything Obama says is an idiot. During his campaign he PROMISED 1. to abolish the patriot act (he reinstated it in office) 2. to bring the troops home IMMEDIATELY (now its over time periods) 3. to not let government spending increase the national deficit (bold faced lie). 4. to provide students studying in fields of energy efficiency with a tax break. This is just the beginning to the Obama charade. Don't be fooled by his articulate speeches. He is a liar and an elitist.

  • and whoever believed that anything president bush said is the smartest person in the world because he never lied 1 time in office and he's super duper awesome and benefited the American people soo much..I mean since Bush this has been the best country to live in economic wise and its so awesome to live here..ive been paying all my increased bills with no problem, gas is sooo cheap...we have an 100% graduation rate...and not 1 us troop has lost his or her life in another country that we invaded

  • Did I ever mention that I supported president Bush? Stop blinding people by trying to make this a republicans vs democrats situation. Stop supporting these elitist political parties. Stop trying to act like just because Bush fucked up makes up for the fact that Democrats can now do whatever they want. Stop trying to act like this is a fucking competition. Health care is a big deal. Democrat or Republican, they are both CORRUPT. Get your head out of your ass.

  • No, you can't count as EVERYTHING Obama says is a lie because that is obviously complete bullshit and I'm sure you could agree with that. Bush didnt do the best job but not the worst either but the Republicans have been ridiculous lately and trying to tell us shit for us to believe like if we don't know shit. The Democrats are just being bitches and are afraid of doing anything and in the meantime, nothing gets done and all americans pay. This type shit just pisses me off

  • Our Brain color is all the same.

  • Democrats are such air-heads

  • obama says this the time for communism.

  • Obama sounds and looks like an angry preacher. He has not been in office long and I'm already sick of hearing him speak. Obama knows there are many people against his healthcare plan so he's rephrasing his words to sound conservative in an attempt to trick you. I'm not fooled by this and don't you be either. Obama is nothing more than a loud mouth socialist wrapped up in a fancy suite.

  • Is this Republican or Democrat ??

  • Obama needs to go full tilt or he's a sellout. End of story. He needs to force it.

  • Obama should have boiled that guy in Oil for calling him a liar!!!!!!

  • no, he should have had a sniper in the rooftop and then have that guy sniped. serioiusly

  • the ?woman? at 2:00 looks like a vulcan..

  • LOLO......SPOCKES GREAT GRANNY LOL

  • obama seems to good to be true

    there is something scary and creepy about this guy

  • get over his skin color already.

  • thank you! right!? damn some people...if he were white, this would be a totally different story.

  • YOu liberals don't even know what he said, you just nod and drool.....

    If Obama wasn't lying....Then how come..the Dumocrats met in closed session promptly the next morning and changed their bill before lunch!!!

    Then came on all the networks and said they did...

    So Obama WAS lying...

    Joe Wilson called him out !!!! AWESOME AMERICAN

    And all you liberal left wingnuts can you start to get a glimpse of truth here?

    Google it and shut the fuck up....

  • I disagree w/ Cenk. Boustany's rebuttal was weak. He just trotted out the same right wing lies that have come out of these idiotic town halls. The President is wasting his time trying to be diplomatic and inclusive towards Republicans. You can't have an intelligent conversation with stupid people.

  • Exactly. he is completely gullible when it comes to the Republicans. They don't want to work with him because they are wrong.

  • Wrong! The don't want to work with him because he's a lying, racist, communist, socialistic, marxist, muslim, new world order supporting, green power subverting.....did I say lying....?

    All that you need to know is that at the end of the day when he speaks.....

    YOU LIE !!!!!!

  • And he is Satan and/or Hitler.

  • And the President of the US. Get over it!

  • does that make your mama the son of satan and or hitler?

  • i voted for obama because he gave great moving speeches and he came across as a revolutionary that was gonna change the nation for the better ..but now i have came to the conclusion that hes just another controlled politician..he gives those speeches only to calm his "liberal//progressive" base from attacking him for his cowardice and backpedaling to the republicans who hate him

  • People make me laugh when they CLAIM that they are republican and talk bad about democrats... They are synonyms... But true statements on the commentary. Joe Wilson voted FOR monies to repay hospitals for treating illegal immigrants. BUt He's calling out Pres. Obama? interesting.

  • Cenk is right. To these guys they are never going to vote with Obama. He offered Single Payer, they said they wouldn't do it. He offered Public option, they didn't do it. Now even some of them won't do co-op. They aren't interested in reform because it has fattened their pockets.

  • Obama, YOU LIE!!!

  • how many times has the BUSH administration lied asshole??

  • fashizze,

    it's hilarious how after just seven months in office, most Americans have recognized that if Obama's lips are moving, then he's lying... LOL

  • just like G.W.B ..just not as bad ..that man lied hundreds of times and people like you believed it

  • fashizze,

    you're another dopey, Left-wing looney....lol....Obama is going down as the worst president in U.S. history....LOL

  • the 43rd president fucked things up so bad it cant get any worse ...you probably voted for that idiot twice didnt you stupid ...you probably think sarah palin is the new hope for the G.O.P in 2012 ..all your party has is idiots representing it ..the party of william f buckley barry goldwater and ronald regan is dead and buried ..now its replaced by goofballs with no new ideas

  • fascistzze,

    your little Obama is going down the pooper....and that means your little socialist dreams are going with him....LOL LOL

  • your party is about to be the next wig party they have been hijacked by crazed paraniod, racist, fringe nuts like you and that won't get them anywhere in the elections ...The G.O.P is fucked forever ..btw italian and nazi "facist" had far right wing beliefs ...communist pretty much lean to socialism....fascist hated communist...hitler hated communist dummy

  • fascistizze,

    we'll see whose party is down and out after the 2010 elections...lol....after only seven months, Americans recognize that if Obama's lips are moving, he's lying!! LOL

  • your parties ratings are still in the basement at barley 40%..the vast majority of america still puts its hopes in the more stable and intellectual democrats ..then the crazies and airheads of republican party ..who do you idiots have as a credible g.o.p figurehead that would draw independents and moderate democrat voters ..nobody

  • fascistizze,

    nice try...we'll see in the 2010 midterm elections...the Dems are panicking...and Obama will get all the blame for the major loss os seats...lol...i'm gonna love this.....happy days

  • if you didnt know right now ..the economy has been pulled from falling of the cliff thanks to the new president ..if employment starts going up and health care reform is finally passed.. you wingnuts are finished...

  • btw those bluedog dems in the house and senate will be replaced by more progressive//liberal democrats ..

  • fascitsizze, you like to dream a lot...i'd call it not living in reality...those blue dog Dems would be moving your direction, if they knew their constituents wanted that...notice, Einstein, that they're moving the opposite direction....lol....they vote conservatively, as their constituents wish...please go get a reality check...

  • conservative democrats do not walk in lock step with the president or the people that voted them into the majority ..if they did the health care reform the president wanted would have been voted on by the 60 fillibuster proof democrat majority and passed back in july..

  • fascistizze,

    let me educate you again....yes, they do walk in lock-step

  • Obama is a POS

  • You voted for this moron.

  • Say you have cancer..... It's not your fault. These things happen, Should you go into debt for the rest of your life? Just to use whats left of your life to pay it back? Where is the american dream in that?

    Slavery, Iron or paper. Whats the diff?

  • Therealouthouse,

    life is not fair....government is not here to insure that it is....you and/or your parents had an opportunity to prepare for the worst....and, if that is not the case...back to life is not fair....

  • Life is not fair. True.

    Why is it though that the republicans feel the need to be involved in everyones life?

    They want to make abortion illegal, But once your born they tell you to fuck off!

    They say obama wants to pull the cord on grandma. If im not wrong... The republicans did start pulling plugs first. I.E Florida.

  • Civilzation means what?

    It means you go into debt and fend for yourself?

  • Did anyone else read that from shvenwonk and go ..... Is this why we have such a dumbass in office?

    Honestly....really?

    You typed that on purpose?

    It's like the movie Idiocracy.....seriously....we'­re done...USA is finished....

  • ASentinel2,

    i think everyone in America should have to read the postings of these liberals on YouTube...and maybe the conservatives and other fair-minded people would get movtivated to get this nation back on the right track....Obama really sucks!

  • This coming from the guy who couldn't give me a good arguement and had to rely on the phrase " COMMIE COMMIE COMMIE"

  • Are you serious? You equate 'Conservatives' with other fair minded people? Why? Name me one thing that has Conservatism done to help America in the last 30 years. One Thing.

  • PrinceCezar,

    Newt Gingrich blocked almost 70% of proposed Clinton spending causing the first Federal surplus in decades.

    There is one.

    Local levels: Under a Conservative Governer Montana had a surplus for two years running. After electing a Liberal (Brian Shwitzer) we were in a deficit within 3 months.

    Rudi Gulliani lowered crime in very significantly in New York as well as drasticly increasing revenues for the city.

    How many examples you want? Oh yeah just one. Keep the change

  • Conservatism has been the major force that has sustained America and kept it from disintegrating and being too strong to defeat from without. Conservatism brought the Soviet Union to its knees...liberals refused to allow us to drive the nail into the heart militarily- speaking...losers

  • Why does Obama look like a bobble head doll in this video?

  • I have just one thing to say. Obama may not be close to perfect. But he is our president. And the majority of people who are screaming "communist!" and "socialist" truly do not know more than 3 or 4 points of the Communist Manifesto. It is sickening how McCarthy-ism is running wild again. I would not be surprised if someone did not try to restart the commitee on Un-American Activities again.

  • You think they actually know anything from the Communist Manifesto? You give them waaay too much credit.

  • Oh, the little liberals are getting upset cuz their boy, Obama, is losing ground faster than a ship coming aground....we told you he was not qualified to be president and that he is nothing but a Marxist

  • oh yeah who would you rather lead the country? Mcain?

    HA!! thats a laugh that dude wouldnt last one term

    1.because of his age [do we really want a half senile man running this country?]

    2.his inability to think

  • I do not support several things that Barack Obama has done and is planning to do. I have, however, read and written a 35 page thesis on the Communist Manifesto, and I can honestly say that Obama is NOT a Marxist. Please do your research.

  • Ive been making a point all this time.

    This is not a debate. On one side you have a person of sound mind.

    On the other is someone saying: COMMIE COMMIE COMMIE lalalala i can't hear you lalala.

    America: Home of the retarded.

    Whom of which cant be coverd under insurance b/c they are high risk clients.

  • Dont feed the lalla troll...

  • Please keep spewing becks talking points... This is socialism!

    Socialism is the gov owning everything... Your company or pay your life.

    This is a payment system for americans who cant pay the INSANE prices of coverage. Most of which get droped for some Bs so the industry can make a profit. By the way the profit margin for insurance companys has gone up 2000%

  • you must be confused because thats Communism DUMBASS

  • I think your confused... The gov providing a health care system to compete with the private insurance company system, Thus stimulateing the economy, promoting growth and compition. Sir/mama that is called captolism. On top of this plan they need to drop the state boarder restriction.

  • The right call the USA a "Christian" Nation.Thing is we are NOT! When did god take a backseat to money making? We are the only democratic nation in the world to not have a system that covers everyone. We are americans.. That use to mean something. Use to mean we were better than the rest of the world, It used to mean we where the shining beacon for thoses who had shit and wanted better.

    Now all that matters is money. A REAL christian nation would not worship the all mighty doller when it comes

  • to someones life!

  • Your right fuck the poor! Everyone can be the CEO of a muliti billion corp. someone has to collect trash. Sell you shit at walmart...

  • Obama = Conservative Scum

    Republicans = Insane---TOTALLY!

  • Good point Krud55

  • HEY DUMBASS WAR COST MONEY ALOT  ____

    OF MONEY WHICH MAKES YOUR COUNTRY ECONOMY WEAKER BECAUSE A DAMN WAR IS GOING ON WITH THE FUCKIN IRAQIS I MEAN ARE POLITICIANS BLIND? WHAT ABOUT FUCKING N.KOREA we should of killed sudam husain then worried on N. Korea but no stupidass Bush had to continue the war in iraq and dont even get me started on Desert Storm......

  • MrUncleanPeanut,

    Your little Obama lied...he is not pulling troops out of Iraq nor Afghanistan...he is escalating the conflict...and raising taxes on the middle class now

  • Yes. Wars cost a lot of money and that's why it's crazy that more of us aren't yelling more about Afghanistan and our presence there to play nation builder and control oil prospects. What Bush did, Obama is doing now.

  • not quite

    Obama is not as corrupt as Bush

  • yes he is... he's just as bad... his skin is just a different colour..

  • Wilson vindicated:

    "Today, for the first time as far as we know, the administration is backing a provision that would require proof of citizenship before someone could enroll in a plan selected on the exchange. "

    MSNBC 9/11/2009

  • Socialism:

    •a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

    This is not a take over of healthcare. This is a system in which the gov will pay the docter/medical staff, For your medical needs. Which everyone pays into through taxes... The gov has not nor will it ever annex companys.

  • From wiki: •Communism (from communis = "common") is a socioeconomic structure and political ideology that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless society based on common ownership and control of the means of production and property.

  • These are nothing but buzz words used by idiots the media counts as real issues.

  • Lets get this out of the way... Define socialism.

  • Government programs that cost much mnore than projected and helped bankrupt us: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, U.S. Post Office, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and The War on Poverty...

  • Not a bad analysis, keep up the good work!

  • american these days are afraid of 1)change and 2)using their brains to compute something.

    what is on the table is an option to receive health insurance that is state operated, run independently from private health insurance.

    thats it, america. if you want to enrol, enrol. if you don't want to, then don't. this isn't about playing favorites, this is about what is best for you. don't deny yourself what could be better for you (more care at less cost) just b/c you believe govt is bad.

  • Say NO to Obama's socialism....there's an easy answer....loser....

  • this is not Obama's socialism, count fagula...america has been a socialist country since the end of the civil war. do your homework. licences for everything under the sun soon as the civil war is over? thats the North making sure the South falls in line and makes the USA ONE ENTITY..socialist. now this socialism has merged with corporatism and now what you have in America is fascism, that much has been apparent since the Federal Reserve Act.

    or you can just over simplify and sound stupid :)

  • padre, watch your mouth with me,..i'm Southern, also....i don't like this boy's socialism...he's borderline communist...i hear what you're saying...but Obama is more bad....accelerated bad

  • Define communism... Please.

  • communism is the politcal philosophy or ideology advocating holding the production of resources collectively...go look it up, commie....you'll see Barack Obama's face there....do your own homework next time, lib

  • Cute... name calling. How does this in anyway refer to Obama?

  • I thought "commie" would be a badge of honor for you un-American ones....?

  • no actually. when you figure out who funded communism in the Soviet Union, you begin to figure out that the same people who fund the USA also funded communist uprisings.

    i'm no commie. i'm a realist who beleives that a person is something you have, not something you are.

  • Lol i was in agreement with you but now you've lost me...

  • i'll be blunt. what i believe goes beyond the left/right democrat/republican fight. mainly b/c that fight is orchestrated and no matter who is in power, the country doesn't really change its policy.

    i'll say it again, change will come in america once the Federal Reserve Act is revoked and the US government is charged with creating money.

    now i'm going to bed. happy arguing.

  • I agree with you, alot of these fuckers will argue to death why they love the govt

  • duly noted but i say whatever i want. i just happen to be a bit more informed, i'm sorry but its how i see it.

    honestly, obama is cut from the same cloth as all the other establishment presidents. he represents the idea of "change" but is not made of real change. its just the same left v. right fight. left wing? right wing? just off the same bird, people.

    until this president revokes the Federal Reserve Act and takes banks out of creating money, tihs president is no difft than Bush Jr.

  • but to get definitions out of the way:

    socialism is an abstract idea that society works for the people in getting things done in that society. takes the form of taxes in return for public services.

    communism is another ideal where everything is run by society and individuals have absolutely no personal freedom except to serve the public good.

    take this general idea and mix corporations in, you get fascism.

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  • If you are refering to health care rationing. Ask sara palin about her Health awareness day. Oh and what about how she rationed her states medicare program?

  • I'm addressing Chairman Obama....he is the one that, unfortunately, the uneducated people in America have put into office....what a nightmare....

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  • yes i am canadian..this whole topic in the USA is absolutely comic relief here by the way..we're hearing average americans getting so vociferous over something they honestly don't know the details about.

    this plan is to provide an option to have the state pay for health insurance in competition to private insurance. americans are being lied to by lobbyists b/c of the threat of profit loss. if americans cant figure that out they're either too stupid or afraid of the boogeyman..or both.

  • Socialist pig! How dare you try to make captolism work!

  • we just don't want to end up like the stupid and naive Canadians...you know, USA-junior...their health care system has an overflow valve...the USA....lol

  • which is exactly the opposite on what Obama wants to do

  • no one cares Southern Fag

    just know your role and shut your mouth

  • Whats with all the tumors and Canadians coming here? Must be something in the beer. Americans go to India for all kinds of operations, mexico too. Our system is just to expensive. Now the Republicans are saying OK OK there are no death panels. What the fuck have they been saying for 3 months. Who has lied, Who is lieing now and who will lie again? Republicans thats who. Health Care corp puppets. Sell us all out for money. God will judge you!

  • Yes, the question is "When the rubber hits the road", What Will Obama INSIST ON?

    An unanswered question.

  • I live in Northern Montana and I wonder if you people know how many Canadians (mostly 60+) come down here to have tumors removed?

    They say the waiting list is too long.

    I don't know how long the wait is.. but it is long enough they would rather pay Montana rates than wait.

  • brotherturtle,

    No, I don't know how many Canadians come down to Montana to have tumors removed. Do you?

    Sometimes I go down to the US to buy shoes, it's called a free market. People go all over to have private medical procedures done. Some Americans come up to Canada to have privately funded procedures done.

  • In one Kalispell private practice, there were 24 tumor removal surgeries on Canadian patience. The same practice removed tumors from a little over 100 Americans.

    I know what your going to say "who cares about 24" 

    if the care was so great in Canada why did they come down here?

    and that was just one practice. I dont have numbers for any other practices.

  • The American Medical system is broken and flawed. People from around the world use the American healthcare system, yes, you know why? Because they are wealthy.

    The American system works better for rich foreigners then it does for average Americans. Its a system designed to serve the Elite with the best treatment, and cut corners for Average Americans.

    40 million uninsured Americans deserve coverage. The US is now the only western nation not to have the public option. Falling behind man.

  • Shven, you are right. The American system is broken. My point is there are other options than just a public option.

    1)Get rid of a insurance companies right to deny coverage due to pre-existing conditions. No one will argue against that.

    2)reform the malpractice suit laws to protect against BS lawsuits (this alone would cut medical costs and therefore coverage costs very significantly.

    3)Offer more Pell Grants for Medical Students

    there are many other options beside socialization.

  • Your a smart man, I respect that.

    But padre makes a good point there, its about insurance. If you don't get treated, your not insured.

    You should not be denied for any reason what so ever. Doesn't matter your income, race, religion, chronic medical problems.

    Private companies probably can't carry the burden of an entire nation without government help anyways, so why even have the middle men to drive up costs?

  • I agree with Padre on about 90% of what he says about the whole "america is already socialist" stuff. That is the big picture and He is right.

    I am only debating a small piece of the picture, in this case the current health care debate.

    As it stands right now in an E.R no one can be denied for any reason. So we already have Universal Health Care.

    We everyone has access to Insurance. Either Private, medicare, medicaid, or CHIPS.

    Why do we need another?

    The issue is with Private Insurance (TBC)

  • The MYTH is that not everyone gets coverage. The truth is: all low income children are covered under CHIPS. All elderly have Medicare. Those under the the poverty line are havey Medicaid.

  • This leaves the middle class. You need a job to have an income, so you must have a job.

    This is where it gets complicated. Supply and Demand works not only on the free market, but also in the job market. If you're workplace does not cover you. Quit! Eventually if enough people refuse to work in a uninsured workplace, that business will be forced to adopt coverage. If coverage is poor, QUIT. Eventually they will need to offer good coverage.

    If all else fails UNIONIZE

    The Employee has the power.

  • the fact is in canada (yes i live in canada), you can never be turned down for something like tumor removal. there is a huge gap b/w that and in the US getting a letter from an insurance company that you are denied care b/c they will not pay for it.

    this is about INSURANCE, not medical care.

  • Notice how the young turd doesn't do a tribute vid for 9/11?

    he's hates america

  • The republicans have been giving hundreds of proposals, but Obama refuses to compromise on anything. He is taking advantage of his party being in complete control of the government and is trying to create a one-party system.

    Have you read the bill? "death panels" are in the bill, but it is not as bad as the republicans say. its no different than the private companies advising patients when to remove life support.

    The bill doesn't cover illegals, but has many loopholes they could exploit.

  • In what way is socialism different to communism?

  • Socialism/social democracy/democratic socialism is like regulated capitalism but with more substantive gov't measures, according definitions I have looked at. In communism the state has 100% control of the resources and the people.

  • What you described is a Social Democracy. This is different from full blown Socialism. Kinda like comparing HIV to full Blown AIDS.

    Communism differs from Socialism in many ways.

    In either case the Government is in control of 100% of the resources. In Socialism a strong leader (or group of leaders) is needed to steer the state. In Communism (TRUE Marxist Communism) the state runs it's self without the need of any superior class.

  • Communism does not work on a massive scale. People are just to greedy. But you can see Marx's Utopia (perfect communism) if you look at small groups here in america. Hutturitte and Amish communities are arguably the closest examples of a living communistic society. If we could make it work on a large scale I would be all for it.

    But it doesn't work, and can't work so speculation is useless.

  • CENK FOR PRESIDENT! haha jk

    but really you should have a tv show at the least

  • obama is just another wolf disguised in sheep clothes

  • There is a reason why Obama is the President and Cent is a YouTube presenter. Obama tries to bring the country together Cenk plays to the divide. Obama isn't a George Bush swinging from the hips. keep what works, change what doesn't work. Keep the Republican's looking stupid.

  • bgrawhotnot,

    Obama is one of the biggest race-baiters and class warfare guys around...just like his beloved pastor, and his friends...such as terrorist Bill Ayers

  • Just like George Bush...just like his friends...such as terrorist Osama Bin Laden.

  • Interesting analogy. Do you speak from experience?

  • The president will need to appoint a full-time "Truth Czar" to handle all the misinformation that will continue spewing from the Right.

    Until Obama actually follow-thru on calling liars out, what real incentive do they have to stop?

  • What concerns me, and what nobody has talked about, is what will premiums look like for those with pre-existing conditions?

    Sure, we will guarantee that you cannot be denied insurance, but its going to cost you BIG bucks!

  • Republicans we are better than this president oh.... I forgot His Name!!! xa xa xa xa

  • If the government was interested in health care they would have flooded the market with doctors years ago. It's all politics and how little or much the elite can pinch off the masses and stay in office.

  • Obama's kinda sexy. That's all i have to say to this.

  • fuck alaska

  • thank god i don,t live in the us

  • Why don't you want to live in a place where we are controlled by lobbyists?

  • You're an idiot. Cenk has been blasting Obama lately. He doesn't suck Obama's cock at all.

  • So why do you think that the insurance companies would oppose a bill that will MANDATE all Americans to sign up for a policy.

    Don't be a sucker with your left vs right mindset.

  • Thats what I have been trying to say. This country is owned by lobbyists and the people don't get it they just want to keep up the left/right facade not realizing its two sides of the same coin. If they pass this just wait, it might not be tomorrow but in a decade or so we will be paying ridiculous amounts. The insurance companies are scum we need insurance reform then health reform. And maybe lobby reform before all that. But this is a rush into it without knowing country now so we are screwed.

  • I know Americans like to do things their own way, but the USA is the ONLY western country that does not have some form of public health care. It is NOT socialist to aim to have affordable health care for all! USA is a civillised country is it not? The goal of having everybody able to not live in fear that if they get sick it's all over, is a noble one. Somehow the USA spends the most on health per capita despite not having a public option. The system is inefficient, and there needs to be change.