 So last week on the program we talked about this rivalry that's currently brewing between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders specifically when it comes to the issue of health care and according to a Washington Post article Biden's team reportedly told Bernie Sanders team to quote bring it on when it comes to this health care debate Which I think is foolish because health care is arguably Bernie Sanders greatest strength But nonetheless, they think that their guy Joe Biden can best Bernie here Now to give you an update fast forward a week later. How is this going? How is this debate playing out? Is Joe Biden really communicating a more clear vision for the future of America when it comes to health care? Well, expectedly. No, he has completely and utterly face planted because at a rally in Iowa He had the chance to articulate his vision for health care reform in America And here's how that went according to Mark Caputo of Politico Joe Biden has a health care plan But doesn't quote have the time to completely lay out all the details yet There's time for relatively lengthy anecdotes about how his dad long ago was unable to secure a loan to help send him to a School he wanted to attend and time to describe a New Yorker cartoon that hung in his office or to praise President Obama to remember the untimely death of his beloved son Bo and a crowd favorite to bash Donald Trump in other words if it comes to platitudes and personal stories Joe Biden has all the time in the world to talk about that But when it comes to health care policy a Policy that is the number one issue for a large portion of Americans. He doesn't have time to talk about that So what was the point of you challenging Bernie Sanders? Why did your team? essentially instigate this debate and this rivalry if you don't even have time to lay out an Alternative vision to Bernie Sanders because we all know Bernie wants Medicare for all and you clearly disagree with that So what's your vision? He doesn't have time politics is about policy, but he doesn't want to talk about the one thing that A presidential candidate theoretically should want to talk about and to be clear It's not just health care where Joe Biden is completely empty and vacuous because he also has a proposal for college debt But no specifics on that either because quote. I don't have time I don't want to keep you standing any longer He said this to a crowd of people in Iowa the former vice president's ideas on climate change and foreign policy Also a work in progress So he didn't choose to run because he has this Policy agenda that he wants to implement to help Americans. He's running because to him politics isn't about policy it's about personality and persona and him challenging Bernie just contributes to this narrative this character that he's building this Straight-talking no-nonsense tough guy who will put anyone in their place because he's just so tough But I mean in actuality. He's someone who doesn't care about policy is completely devoid of substance and People like him presumably because he just gives people the feels that's it He talks nicely he talks about platitudes and he makes people remember the time when American politics was a lot more stable During the Obama years and to support Joe Biden You tacitly have to admit or even explicitly in some cases that you actually don't give a damn about policy and the reason Why he has so much street cred the reason why he's so arrogant and Wants to challenge Bernie when it comes to health care Even if he doesn't even want to talk about health care is because he has elites He has cable news pundits and celebrities backing him up for example watch this interview with Alyssa Milano on MSNBC She literally admits that it's not about policy that policy isn't why she's supporting Joe Biden over Everyone else in the field you have what 20 plus candidates now She's choosing Biden not because he has the best policies because to her policy doesn't really matter so much look There's nobody in the world that wants progressive policy to be set in place more than I do But this primary to me is not about policy. It's about beating Trump period That's it end of story. We need to nominate someone that is going to beat Trump and bring honesty and integrity and Dignity and truth Back to the United States of America empathy compassion all these things that I want to teach my my children growing up in this great country We need someone that's gonna represent that to the best of their ability and and and fight Trump and and you know I can't I it's not about who's gonna make the best president It's a really about who's going to beat this man this horrible horrible President now ask yourself this why would someone like Alyssa Milano who is seemingly intelligent support someone a Political person when they don't actually want clearly to lay out their policies. Well, think about it. She's comfortable She has economic security so regardless if Joe Biden or Donald Trump wins She's gonna be doing just fine And this is why a lot of celebrities support these vacuous centrist politicians George R. R. Martin also supports Joe Biden claimed that his Introduction video or his announcement video if you will was completely kick-ass and he loved it and ask yourself Why would someone like George R. R. Martin who's clearly a genius who's brilliant who's extremely creative would support someone as Empty as Joe Biden. It's because he's comfortable when you look at the net worth of these individuals They are so comfortable that it doesn't matter to them what Joe Biden says He's going to do or what he's not going to do they support him because he makes them feel good Just hearing his voice really harkens back to the days of the Obama era when Democrats were in power So the reason why these people don't care about policy and they don't care that Joe Biden is not talking about his ideas They don't care that he literally said quote I don't have time to talk about healthcare is because they're extremely comfortable now if people actually looked past all of these Analyses from celebrities and cable news pundits They'd see that Joe Biden is nothing more than not just an empty suit But a shill for the health care industry because when you look at reports from Vox for example It's clear that the health care industry is literally betting on Joe Biden to save their ass They literally view him as a savior basically the last choice or the last person who could save the country From Medicare for all juxtapose what we hear from the health insurance industry About Joe Biden and all the nice things that they have to say about him with what we hear When it comes to Bernie Sanders and how the health care industry responds to him Well, we know that when he reintroduced his Medicare for all bill health industry stocks tanked and on top of that investors were shook and insurance providers that offer Medicare Advantage plans felt compelled to increase benefits just to prove to Bernie Sanders who they are Terrified of that. They're not completely useless and you know, maybe they don't only care about profit Maybe they're willing under the right amount of pressure to adapt and increase benefits So that's how the health insurance industry responds to Bernie. Please don't kill us. But when it comes to Joe Biden Please save us. He's the savior. But yet He can challenge Bernie to a debate on health care and then the next week say, you know what? I don't have time to talk about policy and he still gets support It is Unbelievable Joe Biden is as vacuous as politicians nowadays Can possibly be and the only reason why this passes is because people still look to the Obama era with rose-colored glasses They view it nostalgically But I hope people will realize that Joe Biden lacks vision He may seem like he's a tough guy He may huff and puff but in actuality, none of that means anything if he's not willing to be a tough guy and Stand up to the special interests who he needs to stand up to so for example Listen to what Bernie Sanders says about health care in an interview with ABC he was asked about Medicare for all and He described exactly what's wrong with Joe Biden's approach because what Joe Biden wants is to maintain the status quo Here's what Bernie Sanders says to that Biden says that he would like to see a more incremental approach fix Obamacare provide a Medicare option for anybody But allow people to still have some have private health insurance if they want why not do an approach like that? I'll tell you why because the system today is truly dysfunctional We have 34 million people with no health insurance even more who are underinsured The drug companies are ripping us off every day charging us the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs And yet at the end of all of that Jonathan We are spending twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country That is a situation that really cannot be defended. You can't spend so much money and get so little value Medicare right now is the most popular health insurance program in the country But it only applies to people 65 years of age or older all that I want to do is Expand Medicare over a four-year period to cover every man woman and child in this country It will save the average American a significant amount of money give them freedom of choice with regard to the doctor or hospital They want to go and substantially lower the cost of prescription drugs, but to do that You would eliminate private health insurance for basic needs. Yes So what do you say to the firefighter in Iowa who has a health plan that they like? And doesn't want to give up that what I would say is there are tens of millions of people Every single year who change their health insurance programs. They may leave their job their employer may give them a new set of policies new company And what I would say is that if you want stability If you want a better program a more comprehensive program with no deductibles with no Co-payments with no premiums which will cost your family less support Medicare for all but 180 million or so people have But every year tens of but the only difference and I look we are taking on The insurance companies and we're taking on the drug companies as you know, they formed an organization They're gonna spend tens and tens of millions of dollars trying to frighten the American people The only difference that people will see In a Medicare for all as opposed to united health now the guy who runs united health I think made eighty three million dollars in profits last year and not in profits, but in personal compensation He does not like Medicare for all I can understand that the guy was head of Etna put a deal together with CVS a merger made $500 million in the merger. He does not like Medicare for all. I got it But for the average American the only difference you will see is a change in your card It will say Medicare rather than a united health of blue cross So what you just heard there was someone with an actual vision who has a very specific plan to stop medical bankruptcies to stop deaths in This country due to either a lack of health insurance or due to someone who has insurance But they need a particular procedure that would save their lives But their health insurance company doesn't want to pay for it. That's someone with a vision That's someone who is not just educating people about what to expect with his policy But educating them about the propaganda that is being disseminated at the behest of health insurance companies He's explaining that look these companies have a financial interest in existing obviously So they're going to tell you everything they're gonna fear monger and make it seem as if Medicare for all isn't in your best interest But let me tell you why this is in your best interest So Bernie Sanders is able to respond to all of these objections because when you have a clear vision You're able to hold that vision up to scrutiny But Joe Biden he doesn't have time to talk about health care not because he doesn't have enough time I think that it's obvious when you're running a presidential campaign all you have is time to talk about policy But he just doesn't want to talk about policy because in order to talk about his vision He'd essentially have to defend the status quo which he wants to do But that's indefensible when you have a system in this country even post obama care where individuals Thousands of which are dying every single year are going bankrupt. That is indefensible But contrast that with Bernie Sanders and he can defend his vision because he has a vision that actually works And he's not doing it because he wants to appease the health insurance industry and his donors He's doing it because this is what he knows needs to happen in order to stop the health care crisis in this country So listen to the way that he responds to objections to Medicare for all or some shortcomings Potential shortcomings hypothetical shortcomings that it may have there are some trade-offs on them You know people gonna be able to see the doctor you can guarantee can you make that guarantee? Absolutely? Abominate you'll be able to see you'll be able to keep your doctor absolutely look the truth is right now You may have an insurance plan That the doctor you really like is not on that network. You cannot see the doctor You want on in many cases under the current plan under Medicare for all freedom of choice with regard to any doctor any hospital You want to go to well, what if everybody wants to see dr. Sanders here in the morning and there's what more people That's the same problem you have today if you have a very popular trade-offs though, right? But that's look if you'll have a really popular look Every other major country on earth in one form or another has a national health care plan in every instance They are far less expensive than is the case right now So if you have a popular doctor right now under your current policy, it may take you a while to get in there But under Medicare for all freedom of choice with regard to doctors with regard to hospitals Substantially lower prescriptions from course we cannot defend John But in fact we cannot sustain a system in which the cost of health care continues to soar and we spend so much more Than any other country and by the way our health care outcomes Terms of life expectancy in terms of dealing with many diseases. It's not particularly good compared to many other countries So what he's doing here is incredible He is educating people and this is something that no other politician is really doing He's saying look all of these potential objections that you're bringing up. These are issues that exist currently Oh, you want to see a specific doctor or you need to see a specialist? Well, if that individual is not in your network too bad, you can't under our current system Oh, there's a really popular doctor and everyone having coverage will make that individual more difficult to see That's still kind of kind of an issue. I mean me personally I have a doctor that I was recommended by someone in my family that I have not been able to see because This individual has been booked since forever So what he's doing is he's explaining that all of these points that are being made against Medicare for all They're nothing but propaganda. It's bullshit So this rivalry going back to the beginning of the video that was initially referenced last week by the Washington Post This is just a microcosm of a bigger issue because this isn't just about a debate between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden when it comes to Healthcare, this is a fight for the heart and soul of the Democratic Party You have one individual that makes people feel good that wouldn't really do anything to change their lives But celebrities and elites love them, but then you have another individual who is new someone who is introducing things that are unfamiliar to us but would actually fundamentally change our lives and Take the party in a new direction get them off of this pro corporate trajectory, but yet it's all about personality in Politics nowadays, it's all about the person who has the correct persona. Who's the right character to take on Donald Trump? Well, guess what? This isn't just about who can defeat Donald Trump This is about who can change the country because that's what matters most when it comes to politics because I hate to tell all of these centrist this but if you feel uncomfortable with the president Donald Trump now imagine The offering we'll get from Republicans after another four to eight years of neoliberalism We'll get someone far worse than Donald Trump a president Louie Gohmert or a president Ted Nuget Because as you can see the Republican Party is becoming more and more cartoonishly evil Because they have answers for people who are desperate due to neoliberalism What neoliberalism does is it breeds radicalization because it strips people of their dignity Economic security and they end up opting for someone who's a demagogue who's gonna tell them Whatever who will say it's it's the immigrants who are making your life miserable and They will be susceptible to that message So long as we keep getting Democrats who aren't offering an alternative vision What we all know what's easy to see if you're a normal American the current trajectory that we're headed on is Not even manageable. We have climate catastrophe We have health care crisis in this country where every single year thousands of people die and if we don't change course drastically Then things are gonna get a lot worse Americans know that and they're willing to opt for anyone who is Saying we're going to do things differently. Even if it's in the wrong direction They just know that change is necessary and they may not necessarily be able to grasp the intricacies of what's going on and what's happening But if Democrats don't understand that if they don't grasp What they need to do the country and the party long term will be worse off So when it comes to this rivalry between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, there's no competition But what's sad is that Joe Biden can be arrogant and say bring it on Bernie I'll debate you on health care even if he has no policy proposals Even if he cannot compete with Bernie because he has the elites and the celebrities and the pundits to back him up And it's sad so obviously if you truly want to be Donald Trump and more importantly defeat fascism and white supremacy and Republican Party extremism you've got to go for someone with the real vision and there's one person in this race that truly Not just has an alternative vision, but has a very specific plan as to how he's going to carry that out It's Bernie Sanders