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health care reform

watch it: “Ernestine (Lily Tomlin) explains why ‘that’s not covered…’”

Mon, Jan 03, 2011
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In the 1970s, when Ernestine was linebacking for The Phone Company, it wasn’t a matter of life and death if she prevented a call from going through… Now the likes of she have the power to kill you. American progress at its finest.

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watch it: the 12/19/09 weekly address from President Barack Obama

Sat, Dec 19, 2009
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And here’s another reason I’ve been mega depressed this week: the health care “reform” in Washington has entirely collapsed (not that it ever really had a chance in hell of achieving any true reform), and we’re ending up with something that’s worse than if nothing had been done. We’re all going to be forced to … more…

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