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Breitbart Article - Sandra Fluke
Liberal activist Sandra Fluke made her case to the mostly female audience of the ABC show "The View," where she claimed —apparently without irony— that she is being silenced by Rush Limbaugh. She also gave a significant clue that her "stunned” sense of outrage seems to be a scripted part of a larger narrative trifecta: supporting Obamacare, destroying religious liberty and silencing the right.
Anyone who follows the Institutional Left was probably suspicious when President Obama called Ms. Fluke on the phone in his unofficial role as Community Organizer in Chief. I scoured the history books and can't find another case of a sitting president personally contacting a US citizen because a radio talk show host had said something about them that hurt their feelings. Certainly, President Obama made no such called to Laura Ingraham when MSNBC's Ed Schultz called her a slut. Ms. Fluke described the President as "kind."
However, Ms. Fluke pulled back the curtain midway through her interview on "The View" when she suggested that viewers head over to the website of Media Matters for America. As The Daily Caller recently exposed, there's been a high level of coordination between the White House and Media Matters for America, so of course it's no shock that Ms. Fluke chose MMFA as her leftist propaganda arm of choice.
Originally posted by xuenchen
Sandra was on the TV show "The View" ...
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by xuenchen
Sandra was on the TV show "The View" ...
STOP right there. Gawd I hate that show. I'm sure the brainless ninnies on that show just LUV'd her. Who watches that? Who'd admit to it? Anyways ... her buddy-buddy stuff with Pelosi ... I agree with ya ... Fluke may well indeed by coordinating with someone on the far left who is connected with the White House. Either that or she's totally rogue and the White House likes itedit on 3/7/2012 by FlyersFan because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by xuenchen
reply to post by MrXYZ
Insurance companies charge "premiums".
Everybody pays.
Employees get hacked at the wage level.
The higher the insurance cost for the employers, The less your raise is.
Originally posted by MrXYZ
Her complaints are just, and tie in nicely with that ridiculous GOP-proposed Blunt bill that got rejected by the senate.
I couldn't care less about Fluke, but she makes a good point and I'm happy to see the GOP is running against a wall trying to defend their stance
By the way, don't you think you're being a hypocrite by talking about religious freedom while being totally ok with cutting the freedom of women? It's not even you paying for it (contrary to what the GOP muppets and FOX want to make people believe), it's insurance companies covering the cost!! Why? Because in the end it's cheaper for them compared to pregnancies!!!
But I guess it's ok to throw logic right out of the window when it comes to religious bigotryedit on 7-3-2012 by MrXYZ because: (no reason given)
Rising Health Insurance Premiums Causing More Employers To Drop Coverage
SAN DIEGO — A new survey from the California HealthCare Foundation shows a growing number of employers are dropping health coverage for their workers. The survey reveals rising insurance premiums are really taking a toll.
The survey finds over the last decade, premiums for employer-provided health insurance have jumped by 153 percent. The proportion of companies that offer coverage has fallen by more than 13 percent in the last two years alone.
The California Association of Health Plans maintains insurer profits are not to blame for the rise in premiums. But Doug Heller, with the non-profit group Consumer Watchdog, disagrees.
"That money's goin' somewhere, and you and I and everybody knows it's not stickin' in our pockets, it's goin' right to their bank accounts," Heller argued. "Their premiums have gone up five times faster than inflation. It doesn't make sense, and it's gotta stop."
A measure that would have regulated health insurance rates failed in the state legislature this year.
Originally posted by xuenchen
reply to post by MrXYZ
Well I'm sure people would love to see some stats.
Your opinion is good, but many will not believe it.
My insurance has gone up already in one year, more than ever before.
And the bulk of the health bill isn't in effect yet.
Originally posted by Hillarie
I find it suspicious that now 30 sponsors have withdrawn from his show. I've never seen anything like this in my life. We've all heard rumors about Obama silencing people behind the scenes in less than savory ways. Something is going on here. This is not about contraception. This is about Fluke seemingly helping him with his anti Catholic agenda and promoting the idea of the government having the right to force people to install his policies. I'm glad you posted this even though a lot of people seem too brainwashed to be able to see what's really going on here.
She's presenting the majority as 99% of women use contraception
Originally posted by MrXYZ
Originally posted by xuenchen
reply to post by MrXYZ
Insurance companies charge "premiums".
Everybody pays.
Employees get hacked at the wage level.
The higher the insurance cost for the employers, The less your raise is.
Yes, and since contraception is the cheaper option over pregnancies (as insurance companies openly admit...it's the very reason they're ok paying for it) for them, it will ensure premiums are actually cheaper IF contraception is covered. But hey, let's ignore that fact, shall we?
So not only is it helping millions of women, it also ensures premiums are kept lower! Your "it's costing people more" argument is a blatant lie and factually incorrect!
Originally posted by xuenchen
reply to post by MrXYZ
She's presenting the majority as 99% of women use contraception
Probably true !!
But if 99% of women use contraception,
How many pregnancies will be prevented with a new health plan ?
Originally posted by MrXYZ
reply to post by The Old American
It keeps premiums down, that's all that matters. Doesn't matter if she's rich or poor, if overall it keeps premiums lower, contraception should be covered...and it DOES keep 'em lower as insurance companies admit themselves
Plus...it's helping thousands of women who's freedom you obviously don't care about...on top of not caring if premiums go up