Marsha Blackburn, R(ancid)-TN, is too stupid to be an effective liar

from ThinkProgress:



Rep. Blackburn pushes false myth that health reform will ‘diminish’ Medicare benefits.

Republicans have been trying to defeat health reform by scaring seniors that their Medicare benefits will be cut if the bill passes. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) have made the false argument in recent weeks. Today, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) repeated the myth in a phone interview with Memphis’ ABC affiliate. She offered a host of vacuous, Frank Luntz-approved talking points before making this statement:



Watch it: http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/10/blackburn-medicare-myth/


Of course, it’s ironic that conservatives who have long argued for killing Medicare are now proclaiming to be the protectors of it. “Nobody is talking about cutting Medicare benefits. I just want to make that absolutely clear,” President Obama has said. The health reform bill would not “diminish” Medicare benefits. “To the contrary, reform would simply eliminate waste and unnecessary subsidies to insurance companies.” In addition, The Gavel notes several provisions in the House bill that strengthen Medicare:




http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/10/blackburn-medicare-myth/

I hear she and Malkin are required, by law, to maintain a distance of 300 miles lest there be an implosion of insanity and stupid.

on stopping Health Care Reform and marginalizing Obama's
popularity.

How the Dems did not realize this would happen and were
not willing to nip it in the bud, I will never understand.

All the Republicans are saying the reason there are so many
older Protesters is they have figured out that you cannot
cut millions out of Medicare and not therefore cut their
benefits.

The biggest weakness on our side is NO ONE PlAN so it can
be proved all this propaganda is not in the plan.

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