That headline is a shocker, I know. Go here for the CNN video.
First, Hillary says, "No other country has, that is an advanced
country, has so many of its citizens without health care."
Is the good Senator ignorant of EMTALA, which
requires any emergency room to give treatment to any person who
requires it? Perhaps what she means is that people do not have
health insurance, but that is different from health care. And as
nations like Britain and Canada have shown, having insurance does
not guarantee access to health care. As the Canadian Supreme Court
said upon ruling unconstitutional a law that banned private health
care, "access to a waiting list is not access to health care."
Next, Hillary says, "The outcomes in countries…that have
a uniform national system are better, on balance, than they are in
this country. I can give you the statistics, and you can shake your
head."
I wonder what statistics she is referring to? Life expectancy and infant mortality?
Finally, you'll notice that Hillary's response is delivered in
that schoolmarm, authoritarian tone that (1) makes you prefer
hearing nails on a chalkboard and (2) makes pretty clear that
Hillary isn't interested in listening to anyone who disagrees with
her. And if you doubt that last point, here is her closing remark
to that gentleman:
You come and introduce yourself to my staff and we will
try to give you some information if you are interested in being
educated instead of being rhetorical.
Do we really want a woman who is so convinced of her superiority
in charge of our health care system, let alone be president?
(Oh, and if you want a good sense of how screwed up our politics
are when it comes to race, watch the clip that follows on whether
Barack Obama is black enough.)
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Health Care, Barack Obama, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, NATO, Medicare
