Democrats provide good one-liners
Lewis DiuguidThe Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., was filled with exceptional one-liners.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius drew applause from the nearly 6,000 delegates when she praised President Barack Obama for getting Congress to pass the Affordable Care Act, which the Republicans “affectionately” call Obamacare.
Women benefit from the Affordable Care Act, which provides gender equality in insurance coverage. Citing the pluses, Kansas’ former governor said “being a mother is no longer a liability and being a woman is no longer a precondition” for health insurers to discontinue coverage.
Massachusetts Gov. Duval Patrick drew applause from the racially and ethnically diverse audience when he slammed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for running the state into the ground when he was governor. Roads, bridges, education needs and infrastructure concerns went begging.
Labor was not included in efforts to improve Massachusetts. “As governor he was a lot more interested in having the job than doing the job,” Patrick said of Romney’s use of the position as a stepping stone in the White House run.
First lady Michelle Obama also got a lot of applause Tuesday night speaking of the work her husband has done for America. She said “being president doesn’t change who you are, no. It reveals who you are.” Character counts.
JR Beillenhouser
9 months, 2 weeks agoYes it reveals who you are. And if the president had been properly vetted by his journalistic fan club, we would have known what he was.
Yeah character counts, just ask Bart Stupak.
Steven Fetter
66223
9 months, 2 weeks agoHealth care is neither more affordable nor has the number of uninsured been reduced since Obama care was passed.
Should President Obama now be held accountable for the nation’s current state of roads, bridges, educational needs, and infrastructure concerns?
As a Senator, was Obama more interested in having the job then doing the job and using the Senate as a stepping stone to the White House?
Character should count. Except in Massachusetts, if you are Ted Kennedy or Barney Frank. Bill Clinton and his personal war on women may also offer an objection.
The glass house of the Democrats is mighty fragile to be throwing stones.
George Hunsucker
Northland
9 months, 2 weeks agoIt’s good to have “one-liners” to fall back on when you can’t run on your record lewis…
16 TRILLION national debt, 8%+ unemployment for over 42 months, 47 MILLION on food stamps, trillion dollar deficits forever…
Yep, I would do one-liners too lewis if I were you…
Kent Mueller
9 months, 2 weeks agoSo, the news is that Sebelius, Patrick and the First Lady got applause. Not that that was a tough audience. A Democrat speaking in front of Democrats. A really tough crowd, eh, Lewis?
But while some enjoyed the one-liners and were seemingly amazed that the speakers drew applause from a tough crowd, factcheck.org wasn’t so amused.
http://factcheck.org/2012/09/democratic-disinformation-from-charlotte/
Chuck Gatson
9 months, 2 weeks agoDang Lewis you draw a bunch of right wing responses to your articles. Oh by the way what is Obama? I do not understand this post:
“Yes it reveals who you are. And if the president had been properly vetted by his journalistic fan club, we would have known what he was.”
Suzanne Conaway
9 months, 2 weeks agoActually, “Obamacare” has now been embraced by us Dems as a nickname for The Affordable Healthcare Act (which is quite a mouthful). I just got a bumper sticker from the DCCC saying, “I (heart) Obamacare”. I’ve also seen bumper stickers saying “Obama cares”.
So, throwing ‘Obamacare’ out as an insult doesn’t cut it anymore.
BTW, How come no one screams about Romneycare? It’s essentially the same program.