I forgive you. You're not Japanese. ya probably don't know how it works out in Japan, but that's ok. ya probably own 5-6 Japanese products you use on a daily basis. Like your monitor.
The public elected Obama and one of the things he said he would do was healthcare reform. He said this over and over and over again. Only now you care.
There's lots of countries with public healtcare. Japan has a hybrid system and we want something similar.
Hello this is America. We don't like Brits and Frenchies. So stop talking about Canada and UK and France. This is a hybrid system. Get your facts strait.
Good job Meilia, this bumb Dodd must be run out of office, and he can take the crook Barney Frank with him. Obama lied to us and we are not going to take it! The debt these guys are running up will effect or grandchildren and their children, we have to stand together and stop it now!
johnboi70.........in eighteen (18) previous comments posted here, the name Obama is not to be found. We are intent on removing Mr. Dodd from representing Connecticut. Real Republicans controlled Congress in the 1990s. We were doing OK until 2006 when the Dems won Congress back.......
If you think we were doing fine in 2006, you're in the minority... The majority put the Dems in power in both houses of Congress because of the disaster Bush got us into. Or were the 65+% of Americans at the time who saw the country as "on-the-wrong-track" just mistaken?? Perhaps they should have closed their eyes and hoped harder for the Republicants to become competent??
Mr. Zero, Barack O'Nada, the big O increased the deficit in 9 months what it took Bush 8 years to accomplish. He is the record-holder in on-the-wrong-track!!
I totally agree that the Republicans were incompetent! What we need is people like you and me, people with passion and common sense to step up to change things.
The problem is the bankrupt "conservative" ideology. Every time it fails, the followers make excuses. They always seek more ideological purity and attack the inconvenient realities, rather than fixing the real problem.
Reminds me of Soviet leaders constantly pushing to attain "true" Communism... If "conservative" ideas had any validity, we wouldn't be having this discussion, because they would already by in place.
Purification... purges... finding "real" candidates... same old ugly story
The conservative ideology has never failed, my friend! When it succeeds, it is forgotten. When it succeeds, the lazy American drifts away from what enabled prosperity to make him lazy and satisfied.
It is only in hard times that the people seek sensible solutions and they again choose the conservative approach.
I was paraphrasing what you said, since you so beautifully illustrated my point about the dangers of radical ideology.
But I'm not going to debate ideology with an ideologue. "Conservatism" as embodied by the "Tea Party" and Palin followers is reactionary, disdainful of reality and extremely self-righteous. It will find its place in the dustbin of history alongside all the other failed ideologies of the past.
Our conservative ideology is the true progressive direction. It's left wingers who always use terms like"peoples' republic", things like that, that are 180 degrees opposite.
It's the politically correct liberal ideologue who preaches tolerance, but is the most intolerant of all.
It is the self-professed "progressive" who marches backwards in time chasing the failed ideas of the past. They are the real reactionaries. They are dangerous because they think they are elite!!!
Americans' attention span is exactly 23 minutes, the time of a half hour sitcom without commercials. I stopped wasting my time watching TV about a year ago. Everything that I seek to keep me informed AND entertained I can find on my computer.
And according to the stats, more and more people are switching over to freedom and away from indoctrination. On the internet we are free to do exactly what our teachers urged us to do from day one.........our own research.
We had a surplus in 2000, tax cuts in 2001 and we're now in debt, at war and in a depression.
How, exactly, is this Obama's fault?
Incidentally, it's worth reminding the Republicans out there... after 12 years of Reagan/Bush-onomics, we were in debt too. All Bush II did was continue Reagan's failed policies long, long beyond the point of rationality.
This is another clear indication of the distain and contempt that the left has for ANYONE in opposition! Dodd does not respect opposing points of view, and will not explain his own violations of ethics in several of his own mortgage dealings.
Typical socialist - he knows whats best for you better than you do! "Do as I say - not as I do!"
CTBOB: Why would you say that the question is obviously written by an adult? Do you not believe that an 11 year old girl can ask such a question on her own? Did you see Jonathan Krohn - the 14 year-old political prodigy on CSPAN and Huckabee? Both of these young children were able to speak more than a couple words without a teleprompter. Praise them for their desire to get involved and to not just sit on the sidelines like many of us adults do.
Senator's Dodd's and minions prevented any attempt to confront him. Anyone who might express an oppostion for his vote on Stimulus/PORKULUS1, OBAMA's Budget/PORKULUS2 and Universal Health Care (today's topic) were not permitted. We were shown how novas we were, by two of his twenty something year old aids. Who completely cut off presenting any question of opposition and showed how easy it is to stifle freedom of speech.
59% of Americans support the stimulus package and 72% of Americans support more government involvement in health care. You can express opposition but understand that you are clearly in the minority on these issues. Some might call it the fringe. Others, the fringiest of fringe.
What flavor Kool Aid are you drinking? Polls are made for followers. Thinkers know differently. Look out for who is in the Majority when PORKULUS doesn't work. Doesn't Connecticut begin with a "C"????
It is nice to see you right wingnuts downrating reality. You are all offended by an intelligent conversation or comment. Says a lot about the problems with your side of politics. "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!"
It is nice to see all you LEFT WINGERS can do to reply to true criticism is use your usual tactic of Name calling to reply!!!!!!
It doesn't change the fact that Chris Dodd (Friend of Angelo, Freddy Mac and Danny Mae) has not represented the people of Connecticut honestly, as Chair of Senate Banking Committee
Meilia, We are so proud of you! Don't let rude Dodd discourage you. Keep on fighting! The future of our country depends on smart young people like you!
Mr. Dodd regularly floats around the audience at these events. We are processing a wealth of raw footage to show more exchanges......some favorable to Senator Dodd, as well as the few unfavorable.
This video is an accurate depiction of what occurred.....we had to move quickly to focus in ...it happened so spontaneously. There were two (2) very brief edits to delete a very shaky camera in motion.
Apparently, CTbob, you were not at this event. I was standing a few feet away from Meilia - and saw this happen live! This is what happened.
Shame on you CTbob. Even moreso, shame on Senator Dodd - who does not apparently care what Meilia or any citizen of Connecticut thinks about his actions.
This comment has received too many negative votesshow
"Apparently, CTbob, you were not at this event."
Exactly. Which is why I asked that the entire video is posted. I haven't seen what was rude about Sen. Dodd's reaction, so if you don't post the entire exchange, I'll have to assume you're not being truthful, rdrwhct.
This comment has received too many negative votesshow
From your heavily edited video, it shows that Sen. Dodd went into the audience to actually interact with the young child and attempt to answer her obviously written-by-an-adult question. I don't know how that qualifies as rude. Perhaps you can post the entire video and let us see where he was rude?
Oh yeah, that's right - you folks think that Sarah Palin is the bee's knees! Never mind. We won't be seeing much in the way of accurate reporting here. You may carry on with your slander.
The only thing that is obvious CTBob, is that you assumed facts not in evidence. Typical for a "headupthebutter" for Dodd, more popularaly known as the "The Floater"
Give the girl a chance, she took the time to prepare a question, answer it, not joke it away. Time to DUMP DODD.
All together now....1......2......3......DUMP DODD!
Why were you so demeaning to my little 11 year old girl? She is concerned about what Washington is doing to her future and you acted rude and mimmicked her with gestures I wouldn't allow my children to use!
I call on you to apologize publicy to Meilia.
This is not how our public leaders should act.
You truly showed you have no concern for the next gneration of Americans who will inherit the debt you've given them!
This comment has received too many negative votesshow
Just be happy that the left side of the Blogosphere is not completely batshit loopy like the right wing... So we won't be out there stalking her and her family because she had something to say, A-la Michelle Malkin and the right wing stalking brigade. (to be fair, obviously here parents had something to say and had her say it.)
Meilia - You showed such maturity in your thoughtful question.
Christopher Dodd was dismissive and disrespectful in his non-response. The rude behavior of the Dodd followers was despicable! I wonder how those same people would have felt had one of their children been treated in that shameful manner?!
Shame on Senator Dodd for condoning that behavior by his laughter and inane hand gesture.
I forgive you. You're not Japanese. ya probably don't know how it works out in Japan, but that's ok. ya probably own 5-6 Japanese products you use on a daily basis. Like your monitor.
warningfireexit 2 years ago
The public elected Obama and one of the things he said he would do was healthcare reform. He said this over and over and over again. Only now you care.
There's lots of countries with public healtcare. Japan has a hybrid system and we want something similar.
Hello this is America. We don't like Brits and Frenchies. So stop talking about Canada and UK and France. This is a hybrid system. Get your facts strait.
warningfireexit 2 years ago
Right on Meilia!!!!
Crackmandan 2 years ago
Good job Meilia, this bumb Dodd must be run out of office, and he can take the crook Barney Frank with him. Obama lied to us and we are not going to take it! The debt these guys are running up will effect or grandchildren and their children, we have to stand together and stop it now!
ctgolfer 2 years ago
"Some might call it the fringe. Others, the fringiest of fringe."
The Founders were the fringiest of the fringe too......thank you
PALINSMITH 3 years ago
johnboi70.........in eighteen (18) previous comments posted here, the name Obama is not to be found. We are intent on removing Mr. Dodd from representing Connecticut. Real Republicans controlled Congress in the 1990s. We were doing OK until 2006 when the Dems won Congress back.......
PALINSMITH 3 years ago
If you think we were doing fine in 2006, you're in the minority... The majority put the Dems in power in both houses of Congress because of the disaster Bush got us into. Or were the 65+% of Americans at the time who saw the country as "on-the-wrong-track" just mistaken?? Perhaps they should have closed their eyes and hoped harder for the Republicants to become competent??
johnboi70 2 years ago
Mr. Zero, Barack O'Nada, the big O increased the deficit in 9 months what it took Bush 8 years to accomplish. He is the record-holder in on-the-wrong-track!!
I totally agree that the Republicans were incompetent! What we need is people like you and me, people with passion and common sense to step up to change things.
I'm doing what I can do. What about you?
PALINSMITH 2 years ago
The problem is the bankrupt "conservative" ideology. Every time it fails, the followers make excuses. They always seek more ideological purity and attack the inconvenient realities, rather than fixing the real problem.
Reminds me of Soviet leaders constantly pushing to attain "true" Communism... If "conservative" ideas had any validity, we wouldn't be having this discussion, because they would already by in place.
Purification... purges... finding "real" candidates... same old ugly story
johnboi70 2 years ago
The conservative ideology has never failed, my friend! When it succeeds, it is forgotten. When it succeeds, the lazy American drifts away from what enabled prosperity to make him lazy and satisfied.
It is only in hard times that the people seek sensible solutions and they again choose the conservative approach.
PALINSMITH 2 years ago
Exactly, the ideology doesn't fail... the people fail it. It's perfect and people aren't worthy of its wonderfulness.
Keep telling yourself that.
johnboi70 2 years ago
Your underlying inferiority complex is showing. I did not say it! You said it!
People are worthy of the best of everything. They just don'y realize it or they are not willing to work hard to attain it.
Those who do the work are criticized or over-taxed. That, my friend, is the mentality that drove the Soviet Union to collapse.
We should reward success with less taxes and punish the unproductive with more. Now it's upside down - we punish the best and reward the worst!!!!!
PALINSMITH 2 years ago
I was paraphrasing what you said, since you so beautifully illustrated my point about the dangers of radical ideology.
But I'm not going to debate ideology with an ideologue. "Conservatism" as embodied by the "Tea Party" and Palin followers is reactionary, disdainful of reality and extremely self-righteous. It will find its place in the dustbin of history alongside all the other failed ideologies of the past.
johnboi70 2 years ago
Our conservative ideology is the true progressive direction. It's left wingers who always use terms like"peoples' republic", things like that, that are 180 degrees opposite.
It's the politically correct liberal ideologue who preaches tolerance, but is the most intolerant of all.
It is the self-professed "progressive" who marches backwards in time chasing the failed ideas of the past. They are the real reactionaries. They are dangerous because they think they are elite!!!
PALINSMITH 2 years ago
Americans' attention span is exactly 23 minutes, the time of a half hour sitcom without commercials. I stopped wasting my time watching TV about a year ago. Everything that I seek to keep me informed AND entertained I can find on my computer.
And according to the stats, more and more people are switching over to freedom and away from indoctrination. On the internet we are free to do exactly what our teachers urged us to do from day one.........our own research.
PALINSMITH 2 years ago
Am I missing something here?
We had a surplus in 2000, tax cuts in 2001 and we're now in debt, at war and in a depression.
How, exactly, is this Obama's fault?
Incidentally, it's worth reminding the Republicans out there... after 12 years of Reagan/Bush-onomics, we were in debt too. All Bush II did was continue Reagan's failed policies long, long beyond the point of rationality.
johnboi70 3 years ago
You did a great job, Meilia. I was there and was proud of you!
Dodd is not accustomed to confident, articulate young girls who can ask well-thought-out intelligent questions. He
prefers clueless "lemmings in
lockstep". They are easy to lead, by the nose, right off the cliff!
Thus, his dismissive and rude behavior toward you.
Joan
MyDuppy 3 years ago 4
This is another clear indication of the distain and contempt that the left has for ANYONE in opposition! Dodd does not respect opposing points of view, and will not explain his own violations of ethics in several of his own mortgage dealings.
Typical socialist - he knows whats best for you better than you do! "Do as I say - not as I do!"
DUMP DODD 2010!
petelst1171 3 years ago 3
CTBOB: Why would you say that the question is obviously written by an adult? Do you not believe that an 11 year old girl can ask such a question on her own? Did you see Jonathan Krohn - the 14 year-old political prodigy on CSPAN and Huckabee? Both of these young children were able to speak more than a couple words without a teleprompter. Praise them for their desire to get involved and to not just sit on the sidelines like many of us adults do.
Sonjastand 3 years ago 2
A 14 year old on Huckabee? Only a republican would want to see that... /snark
connecticutman1 3 years ago
Senator's Dodd's and minions prevented any attempt to confront him. Anyone who might express an oppostion for his vote on Stimulus/PORKULUS1, OBAMA's Budget/PORKULUS2 and Universal Health Care (today's topic) were not permitted. We were shown how novas we were, by two of his twenty something year old aids. Who completely cut off presenting any question of opposition and showed how easy it is to stifle freedom of speech.
So much for wanting everyones opinion.
Joe The Voter
ALLINFORUSA 3 years ago 5
59% of Americans support the stimulus package and 72% of Americans support more government involvement in health care. You can express opposition but understand that you are clearly in the minority on these issues. Some might call it the fringe. Others, the fringiest of fringe.
connecticutman1 3 years ago
What flavor Kool Aid are you drinking? Polls are made for followers. Thinkers know differently. Look out for who is in the Majority when PORKULUS doesn't work. Doesn't Connecticut begin with a "C"????
ALLINFORUSA 3 years ago
It is nice to see you right wingnuts downrating reality. You are all offended by an intelligent conversation or comment. Says a lot about the problems with your side of politics. "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!"
connecticutman1 3 years ago 2
It is nice to see all you LEFT WINGERS can do to reply to true criticism is use your usual tactic of Name calling to reply!!!!!!
It doesn't change the fact that Chris Dodd (Friend of Angelo, Freddy Mac and Danny Mae) has not represented the people of Connecticut honestly, as Chair of Senate Banking Committee
ALLINFORUSA 3 years ago
Meilia, We are so proud of you! Don't let rude Dodd discourage you. Keep on fighting! The future of our country depends on smart young people like you!
Gina
LadyofShalott111 3 years ago 5
Comment removed
chocolateobsessor 3 years ago
All in all, the crowd was sympathetic to Mr. Dodd and his numerous failed attempts over several decades to reform the health care system.
PALINSMITH 3 years ago
Mr. Dodd regularly floats around the audience at these events. We are processing a wealth of raw footage to show more exchanges......some favorable to Senator Dodd, as well as the few unfavorable.
PALINSMITH 3 years ago
This video is an accurate depiction of what occurred.....we had to move quickly to focus in ...it happened so spontaneously. There were two (2) very brief edits to delete a very shaky camera in motion.
PALINSMITH 3 years ago
I wasn't there either, CTBob, but the laughter on the video clearly indicates that Meilia was not taken seriously. Shame on Dodd. CTRod
jarosr 3 years ago 5
Apparently, CTbob, you were not at this event. I was standing a few feet away from Meilia - and saw this happen live! This is what happened.
Shame on you CTbob. Even moreso, shame on Senator Dodd - who does not apparently care what Meilia or any citizen of Connecticut thinks about his actions.
rdrwhct 3 years ago 7
This comment has received too many negative votes show
"Apparently, CTbob, you were not at this event."
Exactly. Which is why I asked that the entire video is posted. I haven't seen what was rude about Sen. Dodd's reaction, so if you don't post the entire exchange, I'll have to assume you're not being truthful, rdrwhct.
CTBob 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
From your heavily edited video, it shows that Sen. Dodd went into the audience to actually interact with the young child and attempt to answer her obviously written-by-an-adult question. I don't know how that qualifies as rude. Perhaps you can post the entire video and let us see where he was rude?
Oh yeah, that's right - you folks think that Sarah Palin is the bee's knees! Never mind. We won't be seeing much in the way of accurate reporting here. You may carry on with your slander.
CTBob 3 years ago
The only thing that is obvious CTBob, is that you assumed facts not in evidence. Typical for a "headupthebutter" for Dodd, more popularaly known as the "The Floater"
Give the girl a chance, she took the time to prepare a question, answer it, not joke it away. Time to DUMP DODD.
All together now....1......2......3......DUMP DODD!
FullCircleWood 3 years ago 7
"Shame on you, Senator Dodd."
Why were you so demeaning to my little 11 year old girl? She is concerned about what Washington is doing to her future and you acted rude and mimmicked her with gestures I wouldn't allow my children to use!
I call on you to apologize publicy to Meilia.
This is not how our public leaders should act.
You truly showed you have no concern for the next gneration of Americans who will inherit the debt you've given them!
Daria Novak
Meilia's mom
meilia101 3 years ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Just be happy that the left side of the Blogosphere is not completely batshit loopy like the right wing... So we won't be out there stalking her and her family because she had something to say, A-la Michelle Malkin and the right wing stalking brigade. (to be fair, obviously here parents had something to say and had her say it.)
connecticutman1 3 years ago
I knew that Senator Dodd was mean and rude, but I didn't even realize how bad it really was!
MEILIA
meilia101 3 years ago 3
Meilia - You showed such maturity in your thoughtful question.
Christopher Dodd was dismissive and disrespectful in his non-response. The rude behavior of the Dodd followers was despicable! I wonder how those same people would have felt had one of their children been treated in that shameful manner?!
Shame on Senator Dodd for condoning that behavior by his laughter and inane hand gesture.
I applaud you, Meilia!
LizzyinCT 3 years ago 6