Tavis Smiley's Video Blog - Evaluating the Healthcare Bill | PBS

[Beachbug1vw]

Of course Tavis's people think things should be free! But what they mean is free for them, and the rest of us pay for it through higher taxes!  Slave trade was the worst tragedy of our history, but the real tragedy is now we are stuck with all these good for nothings idiots!

[OnlyGreatness007]

Stupid people get stupid government! Americans allowed Hollywood to brainwash them, they are more preoccupied with American Idol, dumb reality(fake) tv, fancy cars, over sized houses and their sex lives and have no clue that their country has been taken from them without firing a shot. You american marriages are broken, your children are spoiled and ignorant - like sheep you follow the sports figures or movie stars. Americans are the most manipulated people ever!

[TheVee909]

what planet are you black people living on? niggerton? Do any of you read? i can answer that No! you're too busy looking at big plastic booty's & having a good time smoking weed while obastard is passing laws that is gonna land you black people in a poor house, but this is what you voted for some NEW WORLD ORDER GARBAGE! your dumb enough to think this is a good bill or ignorant & slow in the head.

[glendamnit]

Sure it's a win for the president, but it's not a win for the people. While the dem party pats itself on the back for getting a hard-won "W", we're being sold out. This plan will fail before it ever takes effect, and it's not a "step in the right direction". Let's get Obama out, and someone with a backbone, like Tavis, in.

[Jamminn555]

Tavis,

Fantastic piece, as usual. Great dialogue starter, and very well said. I really appreciate your balanced and noble viewpoint.

Great work, man.

Thank YOU for keeping the faith, and helping our country keep its faith.

Benjamin Bidlack

[ragenut2112]

too bad the anti-freespeech movement has reached PBS. threatening remarks are one thing, but a couple f-words? seriously?? get a life.

[merlin3699]

As you said the Insurnace companies loved it. Enough said.

[jeremiahjacobs]

Well said, Mr. Smiley!

[lamrof]

Obama for 3rd term.

Obama for 3rd term.

Obama for 3rd term.

Obama for 3rd term.

[ragenut2112]

Every American should read John Perkins' books. Our entire system is basically FUBAR.

[swankrecords]

Stock has hit a 52 year high? key word "year."

Wow.

[101unique]

I love you Tavis ...Ur the best

[Pentazoid111]

But universal healthcare and education are not free because someone is paying for those institutions, mostly through means of coercion rather than voluntary means Whats wrong with applying the free market model to education? it would be more affordable for people because there would be more competition and competitions drives down the costs of education. I think there are plenty of cases where the free market those a superb job teaching chlden than public education. The internet does a good job.

[jeremiahjacobs]

From that perspective, Pentazoid, neither are sidewalks or municipal water supplies....