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smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts) Fri Jun 23, 2017, 08:49 AM Jun 2017

Jimmy Kimmel shreds GOP senators for timing Medicaid destruction until after theyre re-elected

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/watch-jimmy-kimmel-shreds-gop-senators-for-timing-medicaid-destruction-until-after-theyre-re-elected/?comments=disqus

Late night host Jimmy Kimmel blasted the GOP’s Senate’s version of Trumpcare, unveiled on Thursday, pointing out that the cynical nature of the bill that radically slashes Medicare after most of the Republican senators have run for re-election.

"This morning Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell showed us a draft of his top-secret new health care legislation. They opened the vault. They laid the bill out on a table, rubbed lemon juice all over it and the text magically appeared for all to see. And wouldn’t you know it, the bill includes a big tax cut for rich people,” Kimmel quipped.

“So unless you just got drafted by an NBA team it’s not great news. They’re calling the plan ‘Better Care,’ as in ‘just imagine how much better this plan would be if the people who wrote it cared,'” he added.

“And it slashes Medicaid — which could negatively affect millions of poor and elderly people,” he continued. “But here’s the thing. It won’t happen until 2024. It’s gradual. Which makes you wonder why 2024. What is the significance of that? Will we all be in those pods from ‘The Matrix’ by then, we won’t need health care? The reason it’s 2024 is that will be after most of the current senators have run for re-election. And then these guys wonder why we hate them — and that’s why.”

(sorry, couldn't get video to copy, but link to article above)

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Jimmy Kimmel shreds GOP senators for timing Medicaid destruction until after theyre re-elected (Original Post) smirkymonkey Jun 2017 OP

This is so evil that it would have made Nixon blush! Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #1

That's the trick that's being used any more. Delay enactment of a bill until people forget, then if shraby Jun 2017 #2

Right, so even if people finally get fed up with the republicans and the Democrats are back in power smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #8

Jimmy has been great lately joeybee12 Jun 2017 #3

Idiocracy is here now when comedians are the most sincere and reliable conveyors of the truth. Doodley Jun 2017 #4

Jimmy-yup they are devious. They are evil, but not stupid. apcalc Jun 2017 #5

They want to enjoy the view from the Hill dalton99a Jun 2017 #6

Mahalo, Jimmy Kimmel! The voters better Cha Jun 2017 #7

+++ agree iluvtennis Jun 2017 #9

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

1. This is so evil that it would have made Nixon blush!

Reply to smirkymonkey (Original post)

Fri Jun 23, 2017, 08:52 AM

Jun 2017

Maybe they know the fix is already in for 2018, 2020, & 2022. 🤤😲

shraby

(21,946 posts)

2. That's the trick that's being used any more. Delay enactment of a bill until people forget, then if

Reply to smirkymonkey (Original post)

Fri Jun 23, 2017, 08:53 AM

Jun 2017

it goes sour, blame it on the other party because people won't remember who made the law.

If they can enact a law, it should go into effect within 3 months of passing. Anything important enough to be made into law is important enough to use as a law. No more hiding it's effects.