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Elwood P Dowd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 11:26 AM
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John McCain: Sucking off the government health care tit for 73 years.
He comes on television complaining about the government taking over health care, yet he has taken advantage of free government health care all his life. From the day he was born in a government hospital, he has enjoyed free government health care for 73 years. He also received a free college education from the government. He has always worked for the government. He receives 4 government checks every month - military retirement, military disability, social security, and his US Senate check. Has any of the corporate media ever called him on this when he starts his repuke talking points bashing the government? No!
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47of74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 11:28 AM
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1. What a dried up old turd
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 11:28 AM
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2. That's what really gets me when I hear Republicons talking about the big, bad government.
THEY ARE THE GOVERNMENT!

What does that say about them if it's as bad as they say it is? And if you've been a part of it for decades and it's still horrible, YOU AREN'T DOING YOUR JOB. YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

Step aside, GOP and let someone capable/caring/intelligent/fair do the job for a change.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 11:29 AM
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3. For fuck's sake, it's not FREE!
All government employees (including Senators) pay for their health care.
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Elwood P Dowd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 11:30 AM
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5. He gets free health care through the Navy. (nm)
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 11:35 AM
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7. Fair enough. As former military, he gets VA benefits (as do all former military).
That's not charity, it's an employer-provided benefit. His employer just happens to be the federal government.
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4lbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 11:34 AM
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6. Through taxpayer dollars.
Edited on Mon Mar-22-10 11:36 AM by 4lbs
Oh, and his VA healthcare is virtually free. He only needs to pay his co-pays and any deductibles.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 11:40 AM
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8. Through his employer.
...which happens to be the federal government.

All federal employees are eligible to participate in FEHBP, and their employer pays 70% of their premiums...just as many employers do.
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Elwood P Dowd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 11:52 AM
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9. He uses the taxpayer funded Navy hospital in Bethesda.
Edited on Mon Mar-22-10 12:00 PM by Elwood P Dowd
Why are you defending this hypocritical jerk?
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 11:57 AM
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10. I am in no way defending McCain.
I am, however, pointing out that 1) his health care benefits are nothing that a lot of other people don't get and 2) it's no different than private companies that subsidize their employees' premiums.

McCain is an ass, but his insurance isn't a reason why.
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 01:32 PM
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12. He will never lose coverage if he leaves his job, nor does he have a pre-existing condition issue
so yes, his healthcare is way better than most people.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 02:23 PM
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19. ...and that's the same deal every federal employee gets.
I keep my coverage when I retire and it continues to be subsidized...and there's no pre-existing conditions exclusion.
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 01:53 PM
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15. It's taxpayer-funded and government-run.
That's how it's different than a private company.

And the only reason that McCain got into the Naval Academy was because of his family.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 02:25 PM
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20. It's employer-subsidized and NOT government-run.
FEHBP is sort of like a "public option" system. Federal employees have a choice between several private insurance policies, and the employer (in this case, the federal government) subsidizes 70% of the premium.
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Elwood P Dowd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 03:34 PM
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22. He uses US military hospitals and doctors.
Totally different from what you're talking about.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 03:58 PM
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23. Yes, those are VA benefits...the same as any U.S. military personnel get.
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 04:03 PM
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24. The same benefits he's working to deny all you non-vets.
Particularly those whom McCain and his party want barred from service.
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Xenotime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 11:29 AM
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4. Let's put him on the actuary panel. Where does he stand?
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Change Happens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 01:04 PM
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11. He is one dirty nasty filthy mother fucker of human being...nt
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 01:49 PM
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13. I wouldn't wish what he went through in Vietnam on anyone, but it is true enough...
The vast majority of federal doors that where opened for him were done so at the behest of the MIC and U.S. Senators - even 894 out of 899 you don't just walk into Annapolis without a sponsor and ask to start learning stuff
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Grand Taurean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 01:53 PM
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14. kick
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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 02:00 PM
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16. He did not select the family into which he would be born, so the
first few years were not of his doing.

As a career military man, he was promised health care both while on active duty, and into retirement. Part of the deal.

Military members pay in to social security, so he should be allowed to draw from it just as other senior citizens do.

As an elected member of congress, insurance is made available to him, just as it is to other members of congress.

Many citizens of the US, including members of congress, have a second career following their initial retirement.

If we must dislike someone, there are probably legitimate reasons.
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bigtree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 02:05 PM
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17. that's not the point at all
Point is, he's fearmongering and complaining about the government's ability to manage this health legislation while perfectly and happily ensconced in government largess. It's hypocrisy to fight, as he is, to deny others that which he takes for granted.
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 02:08 PM
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18. Republicans are phony. They use socialist programs more than the liberals
that I know. They have zero personal ethics in that regard and are shameless in exploiting everything they can in social services - needed or not - they take from the commons.
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 02:28 PM
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21. There is an email going around saying Congress should be subjected
to the same system we all will be - I couldn't figure out if it would be a right wing one or a left wing one, but since people can keep their current insurance and they like it so much, then it would apply to McDope.

OTOH it would be amusing to see him on Medicare and have to go to the same hospitals as any other 73 year old in DC.
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Kablooie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-10 11:16 AM
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25. Teat. The phase should be teat. It's tit for tat and sucking off teat. Got tit?
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