RNC Chairman Steele on Pres. Obama's Health Proposal

[phillipmarch22]

Oh Michael! The Republican party has 3 black members and they chose you. Don't you realize why you were picked? You are a token, if you know what I mean. Not to say that you are probably a pretty nice guy, but I hope you do realize deep down why you were chosen as the RNC chairman!

[exdnc]

Did he forget W already? Talk about one man gambling the future of the country. I wish he said something worth listening to. Like what he thinks we should do about health care.

[curvalecce]

Steele is wrong about America never giving itself to one party. What about 1932 or 1868? Is it likely Hoover's Republicans could have beaten FDR's New Deal? Or the barely reconstructed Democratic Party have won the first post-Civil War election?

I haven't mentioned Mr Steele's remarks on health care, out of respect and sympathy for the man. I'm sure, in later days, he will bitterly regret these silly expressions of right-wing blindness.

[imbeachasbro]

Even GOP supporters can aggree health has increase.

What's more important

Lowered health cost or THE G.O.P?

btw GOP don't have a alternative and if they "did" there wont be a timeline.

[imbeachasbro]

LOL 1.39-1.40 @ increase cost.

So healthcare has not increased .....right.

[mercury4metal]

This is such a Farce!!! Steele is a part of what he claims to be a bad idea. He is no doubt a puppet put in place to fool people, just like Obama!!! He could care less about health care, and is no doubt a mason!!!  Notice the Owl in the background!!!

[Smartassawhip]

Most bankruptcies in the US are due to overwhelming medical bills and the majority of them have insurance. If you would like to read the health care bill for yourself you can easily do so via a link I have posted in the comment section of my profile. We have waited long enough for this reform and we do not need anymore excuses. Putting things off is no longer an option.

[vocus434]

IF I were OBAMA I "" SEND STEELE AS an AMBASSADOR IN SOMALIE. There he will learn real life and how to keep his mouth shut.

[vocus434]

Michael Steele is a disgrace. He is just talking at the pleasure of the white men who appointed him. Steele is not credible. How can I listen to someone who doesnt even know his insurance provider? How can I trust someone who does not do policy? Clearly Steele does not have a clue. He is another out of touch republican. HAME ON YOU MICHAEL STEELE....

[DillonX]

LadyLord - I don't know anyone who's predicting the Dems will lose seats in 2010.

3 Senate seats the GOP will lose are Bunning in Ky, Vitter in La & Burr in NC.

Can you name 3 Dems who will lose?

[Ric14425]

Reed, Pelosi,Dodd

[amycurtis67]

Michael Steele - a man of intelligence and integrity. I agree with his take on the health care issue.

[BoT17]

they waste money on telling of what the democrats are doing.. they dont come up with their own ideas and proposals.. waste of money n time!

[ladylordess]

??? That is what the DEMS tell you LOL..... learn on your own. Check out: Paul Ryans Fight for Common Sense Health Care Reforms. There are alternatives, and they are negotiable. However BHO wants his way only.

[kutuluu]

Lex Steele's brother?

[DillonX]

it looks like the Dems will gain more Senate seats in 2010 & the GOP will use that as an excuse to get rid of Steele.

If they could get rid of him now & not look racist, they would do so.

[ladylordess]

LOL.....The way the DEMS are going, they will lose seats in 2010, just look at cap and trade!!!!

[vocus434]

This is exactly what 's going to happen. He is a black sellout who works at the pleasure of the white men. The truth will come out about his imcompetence and be kicked out.

[Rnieves27]

Did he just learn the word "experiment"? He uses it 8 times in this 2:09 minutes. Amazing!

[fullaflash]

he will have to do better than that, maybe its in the rest of the clip, but where are his alternatives and why does he not address the fact that the status quo is unacceptable

[phillip42]

A republican alternative is comes WITHOUT a surtax on healthcare.

[diah4]

Stelle aka uncle tom holds no weight over here. Why? Because everything he says "america doesnt allow" is exactly what was allowed for Bush, yet I didnt hear them saying anything when he was fucking america in the ass.

That would make you a hypocrite, so the words that come out of your mouth are irrelevant.

[jonr7007]

LOL. Looks like he didn't live under Bush, talking about we don't allow a government to screw over generations.

[phillip42]

How did Bush "screw over" next generations? Oh you mean the typical lib response that the war on terror somehow was unwarranted?

[jonr7007]

Uh, how about the invasion of Iraq on completely fallacious charges, killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civillians? The billions there are THROWN away, money that could have been spent on us is spent on a country we never needed to invade. The idiotic tax cuts, the permissive deregulation of wall street and banks.

[j0shyd]

Wow. He was on a roll, until he decided to make this about Barack Obama. Way to drop the ball, RNC.

[spock8585]

Steele is nothing but a puppet and Boss Rush put him in his place.

I challenge Steele to give up his free government health care.

[djg714]

What a disgrace

[fielsjd]

So instead of proposing a solution, he's unveiling a big negative ad campaign? Sounds about right.

[dogstar7]

Steele speaks for 23% of America

His constituency is happy with health care costs that send the average American family into personal bankruptcy in the even of serious illness.

It's either not happening to them (quite yet) or, in the case of true GOP Fat Cats due to their uncommon wealth, is not very likely to.

The rest of you drinking Steele's Kool Aid are either simply hot head Obama haters or partisan loons.

[butnerblogspot]

Has Steel been asleep for the past decade or just smoking crack with Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala)? Steele and his fellow co-horts or should I say cabal, conveniently skip-by how they (one political party gambled with the fate of generations ) hijacked the U.S. both literally and figuratively, while allowing Bush (one man rolled the dice with the entire nation) to destroy our constitution, collapse the economy and lead us to war with a country that did not attack us. wow this is crazy!

[APR301789MAR41797]

this guy is such a scum bag. wow.

[OcultOprah]

..Omama July 20th Death....er...Health specch...in a NUT-sHELL....yadda....yada...y­ada..."doctors all live on 1 side a town=(they want to reduce nightly HOME INVASION like we all do)....then="ladies keep havin Babees with no Coverage"=(could they JUST SAY NO! ~cheaper for mE!)...then yadda, yadda, so YOU=PAY NOW! all you fools who thought i was actually gonna go LINE BY LINE? lol! I am too busy walking the DOG to READ that 10,000+ page Manifesto I am pushin onto the backs of you WORKERS NOW=PAY"

[soniawashere]

did this mutherfucker just call me average joe and jane!? see, i was feeling him till then...

[Churchx77]

Surprised he didnt say something like shizzle during that speech.

[bucknasty212]

racist

[Churchx77]

Why racist ?

[ecwaufisxtreme]

We need Sarah Palin as PRESIDENT RIGHT NOW instead of Obambi for she will SQUASH all attempts at any kind of health reform. She will ensure that Health Care remains COMPLETELY privatized. She will also make Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security privatized as well. If any male politician attempts to make any kind of reform, Palin will UNLEASH THE WRATH OF GOD HERSELF onto them and REVEAL THEIR PUSSIES and DESTROY their credibility and career!

[averylbrooks]

"Why are they so afraid of competing against the Government?"

They aren't scared of competing against the Government.

What people like Steele are scared of is Government control and interference. As one gives more control to the Government, Liberty is lost.

My personal opinion is, learn both sides and then decide. One side of the argument isn't evil, they both have their own views.

But I guess its easy for both sides to try and demonize one another. Its sad when this happens.

[Churchx77]

Oh please they're not afraid of seeing hte government in charge of healthcare. They're not afraid of losing liberty. They had 8 years of GWB and standing behind him. His administration tortured, kidnapped and used illegal wiretapping. They suspended habeas corpus. And no one said a goddamn thing. Now the insurance company are gonna get some competition and they're grabbing their gun cos the magic communist negro is a threat to America ? Please...

[phillip42]

The fact that your comparing Falsities of the bush administration with healthcare speaks volumes of your intelligence. Two, there will be NO competition dont you get it? With a public option, the private sector will be all but demolished. Americans will not pay for an alternate health plan if THEIR taxes are paying for public healthcare.

[Churchx77]

Right... France and Germany have a both public and private healthcare and it works fine. And even if its the end of private healthcare in America Im not gonna shed one tear. Companies that drop insured because they dare to get sick.

[biguy617]

Maybe you should read the "falsities" in the patriot act or the military commissions act.

[Maurice2u505]

The continued failing of the RNC, always in opposition but never offering an "alternative". We know being conservative by definition means resistant to change, but you have to have some kind of offering other than "no".

If voters don't want "this kind of health care reform", then create a package of the kind of health care reform voters "do want". Less time developing negative ad campaigns, more time developing solutions.

[Steadno]

uncle mike

[calciumblue]

Steele is doing nothing more than protecting the pocket books of the rich insurance company's that probably fund him through special interest.. Why are they so afraid of competing against the Government? Probably because they like giving you bad and cheap insurance for a lot of money in a non-competitive market.

[phillip42]

How in the HELL would it even be a competition?!!?!?!!?!?? Why would YOU PAY AN INSURANCE AGENCY WHEN YOUR TAXES ARE PAYING FOR A P U B L I C OPTION!?!?!?!?!? That is the FACT. Americans WILL NOT pay for another health insurance plan if the government is providing for them.

[calciumblue]

They will just have to compete with what the people deem fair, when it comes to the health of a family... I think that fairness is completely in due order. Americans WILL pay extra for better insurance, I don't understand where you get that idea from. People want the the best because its human nature, and I HIGHLY doubt the government is going to sell the best...

[3star2nr]

experiment? people voted for him to bring about change, hes doing just that and your calling it an experiment? man shut the fuck up fool

[ladylordess]

Oh yeah, real change. An Oweboma in Bush clothing is real change!!!! LOL Nothing has changed in Washington deary.

[3star2nr]

patience Change is happening if they give it a chance and stop throwing out stupid catch phrases that dont make much sense like "socialised medicine, government take over" "Ruining america" etc.

[ladylordess]

Socialized medicine....... that is just part of what is likely to have this country bankrupt by December 09. Don't be SHOCKED when it happens.  Have you looked at any of the budgets or the reports that are coming out of Washington??? This is change we do not need!!!!

[3star2nr]

what hes proposing is is not socialised medicine its not even close. Socialised medicine means that the government, takes a sample of the population, find out how many drs are needed then train citizens o be drs to fill the need. The government owns the hospitals, etc, there is no need for insurance, and no need for taxes, its all completely funded by the state

Cuba has that system, and their drs are some of the best in the world

So even then its not bad its a system that does work, very well

[bootyjudie]

Nice to see someone else who understands good common sense. xoxoxo

[3star2nr]

thanks sexy;)

[ladylordess]

Cuba? Yes, there is a country we should model ourselves after. LOL. After Oboma puts doctors through medical school, he can do whatever he wants to do with them. No need for taxes? LOL Tell that to Oweboma. LOL............ Good Luck to you kiddo..............

[3star2nr]

Thats [recisely the point, Whgat obama is proposing is NOWHERE NEAR soocialised medicine, I just showed you what socialise medicine is. Even if it was it wouldnt be a bad thing, because Cuba has clearly demonstrated that socialised medicine works very very well. Their health care system is MUCH MUCH better than what we have here and cuban Drs are world reknown as some of the best in the field.

You might want to actually research the Cuban system before actually flaming it..

[ladylordess]

You stated that the cuban government is state funded, without receiving tax revenue. How were we going to pay for it???? You totally skipped over my original fact of how we will be bankrupt at this rate with the ongoing unsustainable spending. Let Obama school doctors who want to partake in this system, just like in cuba. DON'T FORCE others to participate. Let them all be free will, just like in cuba, as you suggest.

[3star2nr]

When Did Obama ever propose to train his own Drs. Show me one example. You just cant take the fact that what he is suggesting is NOT SOCIALISED MEDICINE. And I have been proving that by showing you what socialised medicine realy is. Besides your talking about going bankrupt? Do you think the current system is sustainable?

[ladylordess]

EXACTLY!!! If he wants to do this, as you suggest, he should train his own doctors, just like they do in cuba. Call it whatever you like. Obama has made our country weak. And what you propose will only make it weaker. He needs to stop pointing backwards, and look forward. He should do something to create jobs and help the American small business, rather than to punish it and not create new jobs. (other than government jobs, which do not create income in the same way that is needed).

[3star2nr]

But thats what ive been saying all along. Obama DOESNT WANT SOCIALISED MEDICINE. He has never suggested it, he has never advocated it. Republicans started the rumour to scare people.

Man I dont know what else I can say about this issue, to convince you. So believe what you want

[ladylordess]

Relax, everyone wants reform of the health care system, even the "evil" republicans. But the fear-mongering and the rush, rush, rush that the Prez is proposing is harmful to the country. We are broke, so we should take it slow and reform slowly. Haste makes waste, just like with the ineffective stimulus package. Prez needs to learn from his own mistakes, as well as others.

[3star2nr]

Their is no going slow in Politics. Its all about momnetum. If you "take it slow" you give lobbyist more time to spend money and bribe off senators. In the end the bill will be killed and no reform will b e passed or we will get a lukewarm bill.

It Took LESS than 1 month to create the US constitution and your telling me they cant pass this one bill? please, this has nothing to do with americans best interest its about saving insurance companies

[CREWCHIEF299]

Your fucking stupid! The constitution means nothing to people like you.Go to Canada if you want free healthcare scince people like you cant work to make money to pay for insurance.

[Gman256]

How childish. This poor poor individual actually believes all people who can't pay for insurance, or keep up with their premiums do so because they don't work enough... please PLEASE educate yourself, I implore you.

[CREWCHIEF299]

I implore all of the worthless people who dont go out there and grab the bull by the horns and support themselves and there families because they expect the government to do it to get off there mooching ass and contribute. I didnt say thats the case fore all, and there is programs for the wones who really cant do it on there own the rest are worthless garbage who would be better off to society dead!

[ladylordess]

Now you are regurgitating politics. Comparing apples to oranges isn't going to solve this. Take a look at Paul Ryan Fight for Common Sense Health Care Reforms. Obama says my way or the highway. No wonder this will never pass. He is trying to rush it through before people can actually read it, just like the stimulus. Daily Americans are learning that Obama is no CHANGE in Washington at all. They have been scammed, and he wants to hurry before his ratings get into the 40's.

[AJAX556]

2mins?.....this just an excerpt?

[icrazywebshow1]

2nd comment, oh yes!

[ladylordess]

Common Sense people are counting on you Mr. Steele!!!!

[loki3692]

Wow "Common Sense people" and "Mr. Steele!!!!" in the same sentence..... isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse?

[ladylordess]

LOL I know how you like to mix up black folks, as we all look alike and all..... But in response to your comment........ No!! You are mistaking Oweboma and "common sense people" in being the apocalypse. Steele will be one of the forces in saving us from it!

[loki3692]

You don't know what color I am and it doesn't have any place in this conversation at all, unless you are a racist and if you think Steele is going to save you then you have no common sense at all and you've shown that with the first part of your reply!

[ladylordess]

Did I say what "color" you were? I don't see that any where, you inferred it!!! You think that knowing that Steele is right and Oboma is wrong makes me a racist???? You are clueless, and your ignorance is showing your true colors!!! : )

[loki3692]

"I know how you like to mix up black folks, as we all look alike and all" This is where you assumed I am not black and when you said "mix up black folks" makes it sound like your point is race based, you are pitting black man against black man not man against man and that is a racist comment! So you just keep proving you have no common sense!

[ladylordess]

Go Mr Steele!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ladylordess]

Go Mr. Steele!!!