Greta Van Susteren - Whole Foods Fight

August 20, 2009, Greta has Crystal Jones (pro) of and Russell Mokhiber (con) debate the issue of John Mackey's right to express his opinion about the Obama's Health Care Plan as expressed in the Wall Street Journal August 12, 2009, in an opinion article "The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare". This article is located at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052970204251404574342170072865070.html

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[keystoneaz]

Russell Mokhiber is a mouthpiece for the lawyers, Lawyers don't want Tort Reform because it would cripple their ability to reap huge awards for malpractice. His statements: Majority of Doctors are behind Obama, Majority of Whole Foods customers are outraged, Majority of employees are upset with John Mackey.

How about proving those statements. He sounds like Saul Alinsky. He says 60 uninsured people die in the US every day, well how many insured people die in Canada waiting for health care?

[MaryJ0K0PECHNE]

I am not sure, but I have heard that Russell Mokhiber is a toad and shill for the communist party!

[web2gold]

This is amazing that this clown is advocating the government is the ONLY solution. I simply can't understand why so many people have so much faith in a government that has a nearly bankrupt Social Security, Medicare, and Post Office with a deficit approaching 10 Trillion dollars over 10 years. This is failure on almost every level and yet this moron thinks government is the ONLY way to lower cost for health care! Seriously!!?!?

[hellapilot]

anything our government does is costly and not efficient! what government program isnt broke? i agree health care is broke, but its not just corporations. its the lobbying our crooked government. they pay to keep a monopoly! when government is out of health care it gets cheaper. example lasik! Anything that is a part of an economy or something that is purchased isnt a right because its someone elses labor, if that was so then that person wouldnlt be free. you would enslave that person.

[LAMBCHOPPLET]

What a jerk the only jerk I can think of bigger than this guy is the president! Where does he get off telling lies about a person who is doing rather than telling someone what they are going to do boy are we getting all the little Hitler's coming out of the closet or what????

[seneca65r]

This RM guy looks like a total asshole. Then he opens that mouth and totally proves it. Why do these creeps even want to be in USA . Cuba awaits, go there live your dream , Russell.

[tojema]

@albatrosspro i was talking about the republicans commenting on this video.

[albatrosspro]

The cool thing about the Whole Foods debate last August was that it completely reversed stereotypes. Sure, some WF customers lean conservative (i.e. the suburban types), but in general WF is associated with an organic, eco-friendly, liberal mindset. You had the CEO of this totally new-age brand writing a clear, humane and common-sense piece. As seen here, he ends up getting supported by the young woman and bashed by the baby boomer bitter lawyer. Anything to break the mold is good by me.

[albatrosspro]

@tojema um greta never said that

[tojema]

wow the comments on this video are shameful... ridiculous republican beliefs, and greta stays hung up on him calling him a bad guy and keeps talking over him... to call him a facist and a socialist is judging him just like he judged the CEO, i'm sorry but people seem to be pretty similar to the people they dislike.

[tzankich]

The bald guy is not very smart. He said "advocating for" when advocate literally means "to speak for." He also said "advocating against."

[paulhays69]

That dude is an idiot. He is a political activist with a big mouth and a law degree. Question: how many lawyers in this country give back like the CEO of Whole Foods??? I'm still waiting for the answer....

[PowerDiva]

It's interesting how many comments on here are Liberals vs Conservative or bashing of Democrats based on the fact that this Russell guy "is" one.

I don't think this is really a political debate, it's a health care debate, and what's best for the people is what matters, no matter where the solution comes from. I think that is the exact problem we face when it comes to things like this, because nobody in government can see past party lines.

[ArtisanTony]

I am a bad guy and this guy is a prick. He has no clue and he is only attacking capitalism like the dumbass pinko liberal he is.