IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ROB PORTMAN SAYS

"Republican" Rob Portman (Ohio Republican U.S. Senate candidate) has been running ads on liberal and progressive websites (as have many other Republicans). You may have even received a post card or flyer from his campaign committee.*** These guys have even hijacked your "YouTube" videos and placed ads before you even view the video.
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Portman sounds reasonably responsible and appears to make sense. That is, ... until you realize that no matter what Rob Portman says, the Republican Party vote as a block.

What the Republican leadership wants, is what you get from them. [They've voted "no" on everything President Obama wants]

This is the Republican Party platform:

• To put your social security in the hands of Wall Street *** ... that's what Republicans mean when they say they want to privatize social security. We all know what happened on Wall Street in 2008 and the corruption that exists on Wall Street. The people who had their money invested in Wall Street in 2008, lost [depending on where they had their money invested] almost half their savings. It will take years to get just their original investment back.
  

• They want Medicare to either go away, or put Medicare in the hands of private insurance companies. You know, ... those companies who, until President Obama and a majority Democratic Congress said "no way", wanted to deny you coverage based on pre-existing conditions, denied you coverage, and had annual and lifetime limits (these insurance companies also make some personal information and medical information available to MIB [the Medical Information Bureau] members - who are other insurance companies).
  
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• Republicans want to set the clock back on the "Americans with Disabilities Act", because, we believe, they don't want employers to have to shell out money to accommodate disabled (blind, other handicapped) people (even though many of these companies get federal subsidies and tax breaks to help accommodate the disabled) . BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT ... THEY ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT A BUSINESS HAS THE RIGHT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANYBODY THEY DAMN WELL PLEASE.
  

The Republican answer to everything is private or publicly traded corporations ... the bigger the corporation the better. The small business person cannot compete with these large corporations; however, Republicans love these companies, and will do whatever these companies want them to do. Republicans have supported (through policy decisions, legislation, etc) companies who have outsourced your jobs for years.

They don't believe in a minimum wage (even though in 2008 they were pressured to support it) ... they don't want to even talk about a living wage. With this party, UP IS DOWN AND DOWN IS UP. They twist the facts, or out and out lie.

The CORPORATION'S INTERESTS always comes first with them. ALWAYS! And isn't it revealing that large corporations (such as News Corp who owns FOX news) are giving millions and millions of dollars to the Republican Party or running deceptive TV ads.

Even corporations in India (where many of your jobs have been outsourced) are giving thousands of dollars to the Republican Party.
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The difference between conservatives and liberals lie in the underlying philosophy/ideology. Conservatives believe corporations should do whatever they want ... whether it helps the American worker or not. They feel corporations should not be penalized for looking outside the United States for cheap labor and exploiting another country's resources.

Progressive Democrats, (unlike the neoliberal or new Democrat) want to create jobs here in the United States, and they want to keep jobs here in the United States. Their philosophy/ideology is to put the American worker first, instead of the corporation.
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Many of the poorest states in the country are held by Republicans. Are these people stupid or do they just have delusional thinking?

Look this country started losing jobs way before 2008, and started losing jobs in the millions starting in 2007 [under Republican leadership]. It will take some time to turn this country around. You decide ... do you want the corporations to rule, or the average American?
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PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW, AND VOTE AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOVEMBER 2ND. YOU MUST VOTE, OR THE REPUBLICANS WIN BY DEFAULT.

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Reagan on Medicare (1961) Reagan has always supported "states rights". None of us forget those states that fought against (through brutal means) civil rights for all people.
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Reagan said he was against raising taxes; however, he raised taxes.
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Most European (socialist) countries, and Australia, Israel, Canada (a socialist country) ... have universal health care.
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The Republican Party (today) is much further right than Reagan (and Reagan was a moderate Republican).
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Republicans support the "Military Industrial [Congressional] Complex"
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DON'T YOU JUST LOVE THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?

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***Matt Taibbi on Wall Street, etc.
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"Rather than Investigating Foreclosure Fraud, House Republicans Vow to Investigate Loans to Poor People", October 18 2010
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The socialism Ronald Reagan railed against .... read:
Why Germany Has It So Good -- and Why America Is Going Down the Drain

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Financial Regulatory Reform July 21, 2010
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Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [only 4 Republicans voted for it in the U. S. Senate]
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"AARP supported the passage of "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" [July 2010]
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A look at the Stimulus/ Outsource hoopla created by conservatives

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We've had some great House bills that get either stalled or evaporate in the Senate because of conservatives (2 to 4 Democrats, and all or the vast majority of Republicans).

We need another Republican in the Senate like a hole in the head.

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*** The latest underhanded thing the Republican Party is up to .... is sending a chain email ... you know, .... the "Charley Reese email" .... Read original ..., however, the version (put out by Republicans) that is being circulated now, removes the reference to Republicans and inserts taxes and names Nancy Pelosi as the evil one. Don't be fooled by these conservatives.

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SEEMINGLY INDIFFERENT TO SUFFERING

An estimated up to 346 people die every week or between 22,000 and 40,000 die annually (depending on which study you access) from lack of health insurance. Thousands of people are losing their health insurance every day because they lost their job, couldn’t (or can't afford to) pay their premiums, or were kicked out by their health insurance company.

These events/occurrences are happening every day while our federal workers and members of Congress enjoy excellent health care benefits and other benefits at tax payer expense. We're entering flu season, and how many uninsured people will die from the H1N1 virus and other viruses.

It is shameful, morally reprehensible, and outrageous; but the tax payer (especially ignorant town hall protesters) seems not to care. They rail at government, but have not the guts to stand up and ask for equal treatment.

On the other hand, members of Congress seem unaware that they have government sponsored health insurance.

We pay about 72% of federal employees (and that includes members of Congress) health insurance premium. I'll say it again, ... the tax payer subsidizes 72% or slightly less of federal employees health insurance premium; and if you think about it, we really pay the entire premium because we pay federal employee’s wages and salary (from which, they pay their share of the balance of that premium).

You can see what I'm talking about, by going to the Federal Employees Health and Benefit website.

Are you looking? Great!... Also look at our federal employees (includes members of Congress) choice of health insurers (tax payer subsidized, of course). Sort of like a health insurance exchange … don’t you think?

What really irks me and is the most reprehensible, is that we (the tax payer) are making the health insurance companies richer and richer while they turn around and deny you and me (the tax payer) treatment, or insurance, or they kick us out after they’ve paid an expensive claim or series of claims (which by the way, they’ve reported to the medical information bureau [MIB] for other health insurance and life insurance company members to see … so those other companies can deny you insurance if they so choose).

So again, hundreds of people are dying every week and thousands losing their health insurance [every day] while health insurance companies (that Wendell Potter talks about) get richer and richer; all the while the tax payer pays members of Congress' health insurance premiums, wages, salary and other benefits.

Do you want this to continue? … Or are you going to tell your Congressman/woman or Senator that you want equal treatment (quality, affordable, comprehensive single payer or public option [in a regulated health insurance exchange]), or you’ll simply not support or vote for them ever again? It’s up to you. Make your choice.

Death by Lack of Health Insurance (2008)

Health Insurance Coverage National Coalition on Health Care (2009)

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
Trends in Cost and Access (2004)

Wendell Potter (also see the entire 32 minute Bill Moyers Journal interview at CSC Blog)

Fact Sheet: April 14, 2009 Fact Sheet: Using a Health-Insurance Exchange to Pool Risk and Protect Enrollees