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- EntropyMan, on 10/10/2007, -16/+122"Mr. Hypocrisy, meet Mr. Libel. I believe you two are acquainted."
I sense the boy is soon to become several million dollars richer after his parents sue Malkin and her kin into the ground. Politicians are fare game. But you don't make up ***** about injured kids for political gain. Wingers crossed the line a long time ago, but this make swift-boating look like weekend watersports. - iching, on 10/10/2007, -9/+84Here are the facts that the right-wing distorted in order to attack young Graeme:
1) Graeme has a scholarship to a private school. The school costs $15K a year, but the family only pays $500 a year.
2) His sister Gemma attends another private school to help her with the brain injuries that occurred due to her accident. The school costs $23,000 a year, but the state pays the entire cost.
3) They bought their “lavish house” sixteen years ago for $55,000 at a time when the neighborhood was less than safe.
4) Last year, the Frost’s made $45,000 combined. Over the past few years they have made no more than $50,000 combined.
5) The state of Maryland has found them eligible to participate in the CHIP program. - AriaStar, on 10/10/2007, -2/+37A 12yo is old enough to care that he and his sister could be dead. 12yo's are still kids, but they're also smarter than given credit for.
- EarlOfLade, on 10/10/2007, -7/+34And on top of all this crap from the right wingers, they claim to be pro-life and christian. Seems like they have no idea what these things mean.
- shawnfassett, on 10/10/2007, -19/+44I guess Coulter was wrong, once again.
Coulter - zero; Facts - 756,423
June 2006 -
LAUER: On the 9-11 widows, an in particular a group that had been critical of the administration:
"These self-obsessed women seem genuinely unaware that 9-11 was an attack on our nation and acted like as if the terrorist attack only happened to them. They believe the entire country was required to marinate in their exquisite personal agony. Apparently, denouncing bush was part of the closure process." And this part is the part I really need to talk to you about: "These broads are millionaires, lionized on TV and in articles about them, reveling in their status as celebrities and stalked by griefparrazies. I have never seen people enjoying their husband’s death so much." Because they dare to speak out?
COULTER: To speak out using the fact they are widows. This is the left’s doctrine of infallibility. If they have a point to make about the 9-11 commission, about how to fight the war on terrorism, how about sending in somebody we are allowed to respond to. No-No-No. We have to respond to someone who had a family member die. Because then if we respond, oh you are questioning their authenticity.
LAUER: So grieve but grieve quietly?
LAUER: What I’m saying is I don’t think they have ever told you, you can’t respond.
COULTER: Look, you are getting testy with me. - adooga, on 10/10/2007, -7/+32It's like these republicans really hate America.
- Rotzooi, on 10/10/2007, -2/+24No, actually they do torture.
- dinorama1234, on 10/11/2007, -5/+27Never underestimate the Neocons' collective ability to divert attention away from the issue at hand.
Some blow-hard right winger casts aspersions about this boy's credibility, and every free thinking, compassionate person in America fumbles over their own heels to respond. Listen: this boy and his family ARE NOT THE ISSUE. Who cares whether they make 45,000 or 50,000, or whatever.
"Oh, the Dems are so wicked, they used a child to further their agenda!" Well, Bush just said "***** You" to thousands of kids in need. The real issue here is Bush's continuing disdain for everyone but his rich cronies and their wellbeing. He vetoed a bill that would have helped A LOT of children in need. He's an *****. At this point, after all that's happened, anyone who still supports him is also an *****.
This should be self-evident. Let's not get bamboozled into arguing a stupid non-point just because the conservative propaganda machine decided they would be more comfortable if everybody worried about this boy's family and their credibility instead of Bush's ongoing one-fingered salute to America. - iching, on 10/10/2007, -14/+34"We don't torture"
They just lie, don't they and torture the truth. - iching, on 10/10/2007, -2/+22You sell the house and then you can't buy a comparable one in the community you are from, it is a zero sum game so it is immaterial on the amount of equity in today's housing bubble.
- ozroy, on 10/10/2007, -8/+256) And one day I saw him picking his nose in public.
- EntropyMan, on 10/10/2007, -7/+24You must be referring to that whole "fake" George Bush Didn't Serve in Vietnam story. Or that time Kerry got some medals for valor it turns out he really got for valor. Or all those "phony soldiers" who don't support the war...
Maybe you have an actual valid example of where "the left" orchestrated a fake story? - razor150, on 10/10/2007, -8/+24This is what Republicans do, they excel at twisting facts into a lie to make other people look bad, and they do it well.
- amoirae, on 10/10/2007, -3/+19Where's your proof?
- Bamborzled, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1712 year olds are perfectly capable of critical thought. Don't discourage them.
- 808kick, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16Since when is 50K a year rich?
- dtd00d, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16Is she still at it? I haven't heard about her in months come to think of it.
- razor150, on 10/10/2007, -3/+16So I guess what you are saying is that they should sell their how and business so they can get all this money you say they have? Is that what you are saying? 45,000 as year is hardly extravagant, even if you have your house paid off.
- SaintStryfe, on 10/11/2007, -3/+16I can't believe people are accusing this family of not working. "Get a better job", the guy owns his own business! That's the back-bone of our country, not big business, the small businesses that employ more people, create more wealth and move more money then anyone else in our economy. Closing your business because of a personal tragedy hurts lots of people, and shouldn't be the result of an accident.
And to those saying "Sell the house" - get real. Home Ownership is the goal of millions, and also creates the wealth we need. People with houses buy big ticket items made by American companies. Everyone who has a tragedy in life should give up not only the American dream, but their personal wishes too? Sorry, we live in too wealthy a nation to live that cut-throat. We should be helping more people get more, not acting like we're too poor to help people.
Personally, I think EVERY PERSON under the age of 25 (about 1/3 of your life) should have full, government paid health care. If you are under that age, you should be able to go into a clinic/hospital/whatever and get health care at no additional cost. After that, you can start working and have your own opportunities in life, but before that you should have every chance to succeed. The bonuses seem clear to me: Healthier younger work force, less business spending (if your business doesn't need to cover your worker's kids, that's less you need to pay), better school performance, fewer children dying. It doesn't seem to be a bad thing at all to me. The cost is minor compared to the wealth generated. - jcusano, on 10/10/2007, -3/+15Correction: This is what "NeoCon" Republicans do. Keep in mind there have also been great men (such as Abraham Lincoln) who were Republicans. I say this without bias as an Independent without loyalty towards any party. It would also seem that most of the current crop of politicians (both Democrats and Republicans) are equally insidious, with only a few exceptions; when you look at the poll numbers for those exceptional candidates, one would almost think this kind of poor behavior is REQUIRED to take part in our government. It's all become just another form of Reality TV.
- hcl40u, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13Coulter? Yes she is very much active with the latest appearances on NBC's Today Show and numerous times on Fox News(of course). Its like they have forgotten everything about her and started anew.
- eridius, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12Sure there's a libel case. The public figure aspect simply means they have to prove that the author of the false statements acted with malice, and I think it's safe to say the right-wingers are deliberately distorting the facts to harm this kid.
- enki25, on 10/11/2007, -3/+15SCHIP is just a way for Americans to ensure that American children are raised with healthcare in the least expensive way
possible. This is the kind of country I want to live in, even though it means I'm paying a very small amount for children I will never see and who aren't related.
I say ***** you to the ***** in this thread that whine about it not being their problem. They are miserly egoists who, instead of being thankful for their blessings, use them as evidence that they are better than everybody else.
I don't care what religion you are, but thinking in this way is an insult to god. No man is an island, those who were successful got their standing on the shoulders of geniuses and taking advantage of infrastructure paid for by the ancestors of their community. Not everybody has the same opportunities, and it's pointless to judge this family based on what little we know. - byrdgang, on 10/10/2007, -3/+14andrew1193, could it be that you're just making that up, and that even if you're not, those properties are not worth over $500, 000. Could it also be that they don't own at least one of those properties? The problem here is that we don't know at this time, but people like Malkin don't wait for the truth to come out, they hunt for "the truth" so that, in the end, the truth is mixed with falsehood.
If it turns out, in the end, that this family has been taking advantage of the system, I'll be the first person to burn them at the stake. Either way, I'll wait for the truth. - Abaddon1125, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12Sure, Lincoln was a great Republican, in a time when the roles and positions of the Democratic and republican parties were completely reversed.
- EntropyMan, on 10/10/2007, -3/+13Nothing of the sort is likely. 15 year mortgage? Doubt it. And as Iching says below, even if they owned the house 100%, it means nothing if they sell it and have to buy an equally expensive one. Perhaps when they retire and move to Florida, they'll get some of that equity back. But two kids means no downsizing till they grow up. And that isn't cheap.
- john2kx, on 11/06/2007, -2/+12You didn't RTFA.
Graeme's (and his sister's) tuition is almost completely covered.. His family pays about $500 per year for them. Not quite $40K.
"They bought their “lavish house” sixteen years ago for $55,000 at a time when the neighborhood was less than safe."
"Last year, the Frost’s made $45,000 combined. Over the past few years they have made no more than $50,000 combined." - boflaade, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11Property rich and money poor. It happens to the elderly as well. They work all their lives and pay off the mortgage. The property gains value and the taxes go up, just when they are on a fixed income with medical bills.
- annienyc4, on 10/10/2007, -4/+13They like the country, they hate the people. They like the natural resources and the freedom, and most of all, the $$$$$$$$$$$$$.
- lowlywrm, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9If we were to limit ourselves to standard media, a lot would be missing.
- EntropyMan, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11Well, for one thing, his fonts are all wrong. In fact, I'm not even sure the kid exists.
- SaintStryfe, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10why should he have to sell his house or his business just to recover from a child's injury?
Sad, some people are so sickenly cut-throat that they think lives should be ruined by stupid luck. - SaintStryfe, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9Dude, you... do realize that Walter Reed was a public institution and then Privatized, and once it was privatized it became the crap hole we saw on the news not long ago?
Do you wake up and try to find new ways to be ignorant every morning? - wiskers69, on 10/10/2007, -6/+14arse and bald faced lies. Get a clue you *****. Canada and England have both private and public insurance. If you don't like the public health care just buy the supplemental insurance you miserable *****.
Slavery.... you really are a ***** pig ignorant *****. - razor150, on 11/06/2007, -4/+12Kind of like how the President likes hiding behind Generals and the soldiers. I bet you highly offender over the Betray Us add.
- lowlywrm, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11I don't like Coulter any better than the rest of us, but I don't see what this has to do with SCHIP. Buried for being off-topic.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8"smear attack" and "12 year old". Sheesh. Talk about garbage wrapped in skin.
- smacksaw, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7The thing about Malkin is she says the family could/should pay for it.
They do.
In taxes, to the state of Maryland. They aren't getting SCHIP for free. How much are the property taxes on that 400k house? Or the sales tax on that 40k Suburban?
Now are they getting more than what they pay for? I don't know. Maybe SCHIP is worth more. Then again, if your employer pays part of your health insurance costs it's worth more than what you pay anyway.
If she said that the free market and free enterprise could do a better job or something like that she might have a point, but in the end she's wrong due to hypocrisy. These people pay taxes and in an indirect way paid for SCHIP. They may have even paid far more than their fair share at their income bracket. I'd like to see her researchers figure out the value of the the plan vs the amount of the tax budget that goes to fund it divided by the # of people paying taxes and ratio of said taxes being paid.
Maybe I'm totally off on this. If I had some facts I might know, but as it stands my opinion is that these people paid for the health care. - enki25, on 11/06/2007, -0/+7I read your post, I just didn't believe what you were parroting had any credibility, especially because you don't seem capable of addressing the criticisms of the claims you are making. You were able to call the source of the criticisms a name though, good for you! Really it's not your "fault" because you're a dumb *****. Just having a 400k house with some equity doesn't mean they can sell that house after fees and taxes and then buy something in their area without a crippling mortgage payment. But this is something it would take brains to realize, and you apparently let Malkin do your thinking for you.
It's your responsibility because you're a part of society. You could just as easily ask why it's your responsibility to pay for a war in Iraq. - Crazyviolinist, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8Clearly not a historian...or even paid attention to history. Joseph McCarthy was a REPUBLICAN from Wisconsin. Don't believe me? Check Wikipedia.
- ninephoenixes, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8RTFA
- lordmike, on 10/10/2007, -5/+11Ah, you're one of the , "I picked myself up by my bootstraps and everyone else sucks" republicans... Congratulations... not everyone is so lucky, even when they work as hard as you... your situation is very precarious, my friend... one lawsuit, a serious illness or disability, or a false arrest will have you homeless on the street in no time... before you throw out the safety net that you hate so much, make sure you won't need to fall in it at some point...
- userini, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7You can't handle the proof!
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -12/+18Republicans are greedy selfish kids. They hate our troops, and they don't give a ***** about you or your kids.
- byrdgang, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7He was coerced? People are quite imaginative with their language. Sure, the Democrats should not have brought a child to speak, because of the difficulty of refuting a child's word, but he was hardly "re-educated at Guantanamo."
- enki25, on 11/06/2007, -0/+6The right wing smear machine works. This could be Santa Claus and one Malkin or Freep post and suddenly every wingnut across the country is posting hate messages about them. Way to follow orders loser.
- TheFinaleofSeem, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6So a few asshats = the Right Wing? No, it's just a few asshats.
- annaoverseas, on 10/10/2007, -2/+81) Graeme has a scholarship to a private school. The school costs $15K a year, but the family only pays $500 a year.
2) His sister Gemma attends another private school to help her with the brain injuries that occurred due to her accident. The school costs $23,000 a year, but the state pays the entire cost.
3) They bought their “lavish house” sixteen years ago for $55,000 at a time when the neighborhood was less than safe. - razor150, on 10/10/2007, -4/+9They're to busy detaining and spying on people to love the freedom, but the rest is spot on.
- 1of42, on 10/10/2007, -4/+9Canada and Britain both have better health care systems than the United States at all levels of care except the very most expensive hospitals. The waiting time issues are very much overblown by a lot of private health care advocates.
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