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"It does us no good to incite fear in people by saying that there's these end-of-life provisions, these death panels," Murkowski, a Republican, said. "Quite honestly, I'm so offended at that terminology because it absolutely isn't (in the bill). There is no reason to gin up fear in the American public by saying things that are not included in the bill."
I'd much rather we talk about what *is* in the bill, than what *isn't*. Scare tactics such as Sarah Palin and others in the Republic party have been using don't in any way further the debate. This issue is so important that it deserves good discussion -- not hyperbole and flat out lies...
Why can't the GOP have an honest discussion about the bill rather than lie like this? Is fear the only tool they know how to use?
"I'll be honest with you," Murkowski said. "There are things that are in this bill that are bad enough that we don't need to be making things up."
I agree...if there are legitimate things you don't like about the bill that are actually in it, then lets debate those. Palin and other right-wing mouth pieces shouldn't be able to get away with just creating things that aren't even anywhere in the bill in order to scare the crap out of some of the less well-informed in our country.
Former Gov. Sarah Palin stirred up controversy last week by suggesting on her Facebook page
and people actually wanted her to be the VP? Does she post important tidbits like this on her Twitter too? I don't know why she's even relevant anymore - the Former Gov thoughts are no more valid than anyone else's and the media isn't checking anyone elses Facebook pages to see how they feel about healthcare.
Palin and other right-wing mouth pieces shouldn't be able to get away with just creating things that aren't even anywhere in the bill in order to scare the crap out of some of the less well-informed in our country.
Which is the base of the GOP...
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