Sarobah,
Yes, that's about it, an unhinged group fo lunatics called The Republican Party. This concerning a health care plan devised by both the conservative Heritage Foundation and..wait for it...Mitt Romney himself, who after passing an almost identical such bill in Massachusetts, declared it to be "a model for the nation." Now he's all "repeal, repeal, repeal..." What a bunch of sore losers.
Here are some aditional chestnuts:
Right-Wing Media Claim Supreme Court's Health Care Decision Is "The End Of America As We Know It"
Breitbart.com's Pollak: "The Supreme Court Has Made A Wrong Decision, For The Wrong Reasons, In Defense Of A Wrong Policy." In a June 28 post on Breitbart.com, editor-in-chief Joel Pollak claimed that if the health care law is not repealed following the Supreme Court's decision, "our health care system will be ruined, our Treasury bankrupted, and our Republic endangered." From Breitbart.com:
"More broadly, Americans' confidence in the judiciary will be damaged by this decision--as much as by Bush v. Gore. Liberals have long believed the Court is merely a political institution. For conservatives, it will be difficult not to see the Court a political institution whose rules and culture are hostile. It is now customary for Republican appointees to become more left-wing over time; the reverse almost never happens. The answer cannot be to win more elections. A bigger shift, in the legal academy perhaps, will be necessary to restore what conservatives consider the Framers' constitutional vision. And that could take generations.
The Supreme Court has made a wrong decision, for the wrong reasons, in defense of a wrong policy. If citizens do not rush to the polls to undo what has happened--and after today, I am not certain that they will--our health care system will be ruined, our Treasury bankrupted, and our Republic endangered."[Breitbart.com, 6/28/12]
Fox's Starnes: "A Dark Day For Freedom." During the June 28 edition of his "Fox News and Commentary" radio segment, Fox News Radio's Todd Starnes reacted to the Supreme Court's decision by claiming that "we are now living in occupied America" and telling "freedom-loving Americans to mobilize and reclaim our nation." Starnes headlined a post accompanying audio of the segment "A Dark Day for Freedom." From Starnes' "Fox News and Commentary" radio segment:
We are now living in occupied America. The supreme court ruled today that the federal government has the right to force you to buy health insurance. A ruling that jeopardizes religious liberty, and will force a massive new tax on the American people. Sixty percent of the nation believes that mandate is a violation of individual rights. It's time now for freedom-loving Americans to mobilize and reclaim our nation. [Fox News Radio, 6/28/12]
Breitbart.com's Shapiro: "This Is The End Of America As We Know It." In a June 28 post to his Twitter feed, Breitbart.com editor Ben Shapiro wrote that the decision to uphold the health care law "is the end of America as we know it. No exaggeration." From Shapiro's Twitter feed:
[Twitter, 6/28/12]
Fox's Palin: "Obama Lies; Freedom Dies." Fox News contributor Sarah Palin reacted to the Supreme Court's decision by claiming "freedom die[d]." From Twitter:
[Twitter, 6/28/12]
See also:
http://app.mx3.americanprogressaction.o ... 5524a56692and here is a video of Mitt Romney saying almost exactly what President Obama said on Thursday:
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.j ... rRQk9OTnS5