The Wilkersons speak out.
By on Oct 18th, 2007 at 10:11 am
The Wilkersons speak out.
Last night on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olberman, Brian and Dara Wilkerson — the parents of 2 yr-old SCHIP recipient Bethany — responded to the right-wing attacks that have been made against them. Brian said the family decided to speak out simply to help other families in similar situations:
She’s a Republican. And I’m an independent. You know, who cares what we are. We weren’t trying to be famous or trying to get anything out of this. We were just trying to show that SCHIP works. That was our whole thing. Because look at my daughter — she’s living proof. And if she’s fake and phony, then we’re lies.
Watch it:
[flv http://video.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/wilkersons.320.240.flv]
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Paging Mitch McConnell, clean up on channel 4…
October 18th, 2007 at 10:14 amIt is hilarious watching the Republicans self-destruct. The stupidity is breathtaking.
Adios, GOP.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:17 amanother thread to satiate micheals POTATOE CHIP organization..
maybe he’ll actually respond to this…
this just in.. Micheal claims factcheck.org, a website cited by Dick Cheney in the 2004 debates, is slandering the swiftboaters. how funnny, in micheals world, any source that refutes any of the baseless assertions he makes is mere slander. no wonder he’s constantly requesting answers to questions that everyone knows the answer to. if it disagrees with him, it must be baseless slander even if he knows nothing about the source..
pray tell micheal, why would a website cited by dick cheney feel the need to make up lies about cheney’s allies the swiftboaters?
oh, and Micheal, I’ll bet your going to demand proof that Cheney quoted the website you said “smeared†the swiftboaters.. I’ll give you that proof AFTER you tell me how you will react if the assertion is true..
October 18th, 2007 at 10:24 amWhat an adorable little girl! This is the child the wingnuts said the Wilkersons shouldn’t have had?
America is finally seeing the far right for the exceptionally petty and mean bullies they are.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:28 amIs Dan Quayle somehow affiliated with POTATOE CHIP?
October 18th, 2007 at 10:31 amsince congress is doing almost nothing worthwhile anyway, i think they should just keep parading crippled children in front of the camera for a year and a half until bush’s popularity drops to .0001 percent.. that percentage being micheal, the gay dog he called “mercedes”, bigfoot, his wife, his wife’s 3 chins, his white trash stepchilden, might hermadfrodite, her scabs, and mr P and his sock puppet parade. and daryll and his imaginary friend
October 18th, 2007 at 10:33 amTeddy “the lord” Ruxpin the talking pillow sheet.
>Is Dan Quayle somehow affiliated with POTATOE CHIP?
yes, bigfoot made him an honorary “keeper of the dictionary”
http://www.capitalcentury.com/1992.html
October 18th, 2007 at 10:35 amI wonder if she will remain a registered Republican through this whole ordeal.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:40 amactually, jesus, i’m pretty sure that cheney goofed and said
“factcheck.COM” during the debates… yep… here:
Unintended consequences of Cheney’s dot-com v dot-org debate goof
October 18th, 2007 at 10:42 amPosted by Xeni Jardin, October 6, 2004 7:49 AM | permalink
During last night’s vice presidential debate, Dick Cheney advised viewers interested in his version of the facts about Halliburton to visit factcheck.com. Evidently, he meant to direct them to factcheck dot ORG, a site run by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, but mis-spoke. Factcheck dot COM redirects you to GeorgeSoros.com which contains arguments on “why we must not re-elect President George Bush.” Whups.
[...]
http://www.boingboing.net/2004/10/06/unintended-consequen.html
Republican Health Care Plan:
October 18th, 2007 at 10:44 am1. Be very wealthy
2. If you aren’t very wealthy, don’t get sick.
3. If you get sick, die quickly.
Americans know the divide between rich and poor is snowballing.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:47 amEating their own, I see?? Wilkerson’s a Republican. Now that’s interesting.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:51 amI just don’t get it. They don’t want poor people using contraceptives, and they don’t want them having children. Are they actively encouraging abortion now? Or do they think married couples below a certain economic threshold defined by them must be celibate?
October 18th, 2007 at 11:01 amComment by RobertSeattle — October 18, 2007 @ 10:44 am
A good bumper sticker: Be Healthy – Be Wealthy
October 18th, 2007 at 11:04 amI just don’t get it. They don’t want poor people using contraceptives, and they don’t want them having children. Are they actively encouraging abortion now? Or do they think married couples below a certain economic threshold defined by them must be celibate?
Comment by Candyce — October 18, 2007 @ 11:01 am
Add to this heady stew of contradictions the notable comments by Glenn Beck and others that white people aren’t having enough babies…
It must be really comforting toi live with the peace of mind that comes with only being able to keep a single idea in your head at one time.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:07 amSorry to change the subject. Spineless Democrats cave of Spying, Telecoms get away clean.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:09 amMy bad: it was John Gibson.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:09 amThe religious right “abortion” agenda is finally being exposed for what it is. They are anti-sex. It has nothing to do with life.
The odd thing about this whole thing is that it is a perversion of the Old Testament. If I remember from Hebrew School, sex between a married couple is a mitzvah (commandment or good deed). In fact, I believe there are bonus points for getting busy on the Sabbath.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:10 amJesus, in the House, this is what a republican puke says SCHIP stands for:
Socialized
Clinton style
Hillarycare for
Illegals and their
Parents.
How out of touch can one get?
October 18th, 2007 at 11:14 amuhoh, Pete Stark just said the President sends kids over to Iraq to get their heads blown off for amusement. Let the pukey whining begin.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:18 amNow Rep. Jeff Flake is saying it doesn’t matter that 75% of Americans want SCHIP expansion. Because we are a representative governement – and he knows better than those 75% that SCHIP is wrong for the country.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:22 amHow out of touch can one get?
Comment by Candyce — October 18, 2007 @ 11:14 am
Its misinformation and its done purposefully.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:24 amRepukes’ main weapon = Diversions.
Just like Houdini, the GOP creates diversions to keep citizen’s eyes ‘off the ball’.
Some call it spin; I call it Sin.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:27 amsince congress is doing almost nothing worthwhile anyway, i think they should just keep parading crippled children in front of the camera for a year and a half until bush’s popularity drops to .0001 percent..
I think it is no coincidence that Bush’s approval ratings fell 4% in the last month from 28% to 24%. What has happened in the last month? Hum…. could it be his belligerent attitude towards SCHIP? I am willing to bet if someone did another poll of the Republicans approval ratings today, it will have fallen too.
The Republicans really don’t know when to keep their mouth’s shut.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:30 amOctober 18th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Chocolate Jesus, if michael has visited this thread I’m sure he saw what he was up against and tucked his little tail ‘tween his legs and cut-an’-ran.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:48 amChocolate Jesus, if michael has visited this thread I’m sure he saw what he was up against and tucked his little tail ‘tween his legs and cut-an’-ran.
Comment by VerbalKint — October 18, 2007 @ 11:48 am
Verbal, I’d agree except I don’t give Michael that much credit for a connection to the real world. I’ve been amazed at his ability to dissasociate himself from what people actually say, in order to concentrate on his talking points? and mindless blather?
October 18th, 2007 at 12:01 pmMichael is the perfect rep of the 24%ers, a real Christian who sees value in the life of a zygote but not in a two year old if it means we would all have to chip in to help support that life.
These sick fcks fight like hell to keep someone from even trying to prevent pregancy. Condoms are Satan’s tools.
It’s ok to spend tax money killing Iraqi kids, but it’s not ok to spend a fraction of that amount to save our own kids?
I don’t even like to share my country with these right wing pukes. Maybe we could split off a portion of America and put these fundamentalist fanatics on a Christian Reservation.
October 18th, 2007 at 12:03 pmKeep putting the lambs out there! Soften up the hearts and then reach deep into your pocket books and get ready to pay, pay, pay and by next election coverage will be for any family making $100,000. And we will have to provide a car when they turn 16 because we will need the child to work to raise enough money in taxes for the next plateau of those poor families only making $150,000.
We will have to pay more taxes on savings accounts, capital gains, real estate and anything people work hard to make for the security of their individualism and family. “Those precious children” that those poor, pitiful parents cannot provide healthcare for so let us redistribute the wealth…just take it….don’t ask! IDEA: there is a such thing as charity and the funny thing is “neo cons”, you know, those greedy, evil capitalists give more than those lovely, cute, bleeding heart liberals do…because they think government should…or perhaps because they are the ones who need the handouts.
It just keeps going up until government has control over everything like that beloved Chavez, Castro, Stalin, Che’ and those other cute, charismatic, loving leaders.
October 18th, 2007 at 12:11 pmComment by ANeccessaryEvil — October 18, 2007 @ 12:11 pm
A shotgun blast of straw men isn’t going to work around here, chump.
October 18th, 2007 at 12:14 pmI guess the trolls had a staff meeting this morning and so started on their troll routes late.
October 18th, 2007 at 12:16 pmVerbal, I’d agree except I don’t give Michael that much credit for a connection to the real world.
Comment by ralph the wonder llama — October 18, 2007 @ 12:01 pm
To be honest, wonder llama, I’m just trying to draw little mikey out into the open while Chocolate Jesus is around.
October 18th, 2007 at 12:16 pmI see some volunteers for our Christian Reservation. Thanks dumbfcks for showing up.
Explain to us simple libs why it’s ok to kill Iraqis for Jesus, to spend millions fighting AIDs as long as we don’t mention condoms, and to fight tooth and nail against stem cell research that could help people. But don’t dare spend any tax money on children’s health.
FYITA
October 18th, 2007 at 12:16 pmIt’s two camps of conservatism. Talk about Gays and the Christianists show up. The libertarians? Spending more tiume with their families. A humanitarian issue, like Katrina or SCHIP? whoops! Where’d the Christians go? Nobody but laissez-faire social Darwinists all of a sudden!
October 18th, 2007 at 12:16 pmThe conservative corporate dream world would not be christian, and the fundie dream world would not be corporate. But they both hate the liberals, so that’s OK.
Comment by ANeccessaryEvil — October 18, 2007 @ 12:11 pm
If you weren’t such an idiot I would explain to you that it is cheaper to provide health care up front than in the emergency room. But you are too stupid to understand.
October 18th, 2007 at 12:17 pmComment by ANeccessaryEvil — October 18, 2007 @ 12:11 pm
While you’re flipping through your RNC Talking Points binder looking for something on-topic, try finding an explanation for why other developed nations deliver quantifiably superior health care at little more than half of what we spend here.
Hint: two words with the initials S.P.
October 18th, 2007 at 12:19 pmAha! found that RNC talking point, about halfway down the eleven inch stack of memos, RNCTP #2,875!
October 18th, 2007 at 12:38 pmHint: two words with the initials S.P.
Comment by VerbalKint — October 18, 2007 @ 12:19 pm
Why do payers have to be single? Can’t they get married?
October 18th, 2007 at 12:39 pmUh oh. Better hire security guards to protect that little Bethany from the frothing, rabid Republican reichers who will either want to beat her up — or have sex with her.
*eyeroll*
October 18th, 2007 at 12:55 pmBethany is probably safe from the rabid bastards, if Bethany were Bobby though, you would have to keep an eye on them.
October 18th, 2007 at 12:57 pmHalf of the kids eligible for help are not even using the program because their parents are to STUPID AND LAZY to access the help available by the program!
Comment by Billy Hill — October 18, 2007 @ 12:06 pm
I agree that no matter what kind of program our government provides, there will be some eligible people who won’t take advantage of it for any number of reasons — stupidity, ignorance, laziness, denial, hassle with red tape, or not wanting “gummint help” being among them.
However, I think your claim of 50% of eligible people falling into the “stupid” and “lazy” categories may be a bit high. Could you cite your source, please?
October 18th, 2007 at 12:59 pmBilly’s scource is impeccable, they took a poll just after the banjo lessons last family’s Thanksgiving dinner. Talk about experts on Lazy and Stupid.
Even Jethro raised his beard out of the vomit to vote.
October 18th, 2007 at 1:03 pmIt just keeps going up until government has control over everything like that beloved Chavez, Castro, Stalin, Che’ and those other cute, charismatic, loving leaders.
Comment by ANeccessaryEvil — October 18, 2007 @ 12:11 pm
Yeah, I can see just what a slippery slope taking care of the most basic needs of our citizenry can be. We must cease all funding of education immediately.
sarc/off
Has it even occurred to you that it costs society far less to insure children when they are well than to take care of them after they get sick? No — I didn’t think so.
October 18th, 2007 at 1:04 pmPretty fu*king idiotic to call somebody “to STUPID.” Fu*king moron.
October 18th, 2007 at 1:14 pmOk, so let me summarize – since not everyone would take advantage of a worthwhile program, we should deny it from those that could and would benefit from it? Now I see the light. Thank you for the wonderful argument.
October 18th, 2007 at 2:06 pm>actually, jesus,
shhhhh. i was waiting for him to tell me “proove it”….micheal is a fake little pussy imaginary millionaire who wont tangle with me because i’ll keep throwing facts at him everytime he demands them..
October 18th, 2007 at 11:48 pmCould you cite your source, please?
Comment by missmolly — October 18, 2007 @ 12:59 pm
I believe his sources are basically the part of his anatomy where the sun doesn’t usually shine…
October 19th, 2007 at 3:38 am