Boehner claims he doesn’t know doctors who support House health bill.
Boehner claims he doesn’t know doctors who support House health bill.
Yesterday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) denied that doctors supported the health care bill now moving through the House and attacked the American Medical Association for endorsing the legislation:
REPORTER: What is your reaction to the AMA’s endorsement of Obama’s plan?
BOEHNER: I have yet to talk to a doctor who is supporting the plan that is moving through the House. And for the American Medical Association to come out in support of this plan, even though I would think a great majority of their doctors are opposed to it, strikes me as inconsistent at best.
Watch it:
If Boehner hasn’t “talk[ed] to a doctor who is supporting the plan that is moving through the House,” then he isn’t getting out much. In fact, the grassroots doctors organization Doctors For America has 360 members in Boehner’s home-state of Ohio, and 13,642 doctors nationwide who support the major tenets of the House bill. The Wonk Room has more on why doctors support the House bill.
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Of course, he hasn’t talked to any doctors who support the health care reform. He hasn’t talked to any doctors who oppose it either. That would get in the way of making things up as he tans.
Boner doesn’t have to talk to anyone. He’s a Congressman.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:29 pmAnd therefore, if Boehner doesn’t see it, it doesn’t exist. Standard right-wing denial tactic. Claim that personal or anecdotal evidence demonstrates universal fact.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:29 pmBOEHNER: I have yet to talk to a doctor who is supporting the plan that is moving through the House.
Then they certainly don’t exist!
Oy…
July 24th, 2009 at 3:30 pmFrom the party that claims to speak for the American people despite getting completely destroyed in the last two elections.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:31 pmBoner’s still hungover from his beach party last night.
Word is he was pissing off the deck railing about 2:00 a.m. & singing something about ‘it’s good to be a tan King’.
Projectile vomiting ensued, wherein he was carried back to the bar & driven home.
His last words were, ‘take me to a golf course, I’m Tiger Woods’…
July 24th, 2009 at 3:31 pmBoner should talk with Physicians for a National Health Program, who want to see much stronger reform than this bill provides.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:31 pmBoner has not spoken to one (that he remembers) and that makes it so?
If the doctor isn’t in the tanning salon or the bar with Boner, I doubt he ever hears from a general practitioner.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:31 pmPardon me, he does talk to one person. The one who tells him who is paying the most money to keep him in vodka and tanning booths.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:32 pmI wouldn’t be suprised if Bohner and his buddies had PRIVATE Doctors. I mean, why put up with the hassle of everyday insurance like the rest of us peons? I mean these guys obviously think they deserve more than the average Joe Shmoo. After all, if they cared, they would find a solution to this whole HealthCare problem wouldn’t they?
July 24th, 2009 at 3:35 pmUm, Boner? The young gal who does your spray tan is not a doctor, but I’m sure she appreciates your solicition of her opinion. And the generous tip she gets when she agrees with you.
PEACE
July 24th, 2009 at 3:37 pmBOEHNER: I have yet to talk to a doctor who is supporting the plan that is moving through the House.
And he won’t talk to a doctor who supports the plan either. Just like bush wouldn’t talk to Iran until they already agreed with his demands They’re republican folks They aren’t interested in talking to people that already don’t agree withthem.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:37 pmGolly! I’ve never heard the voices that babble in Shelly Bachmann’s (InsanR, Mn.) head but I’m convinced they are there and in complete control.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:38 pmWho the F does Boner thin belongs to the A-M-F’ing-A!!!!!!???
If this is how acceptable outright lies have become, we’re way beyond doomed – might as well hand over the title and the keys to the Chinese today.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:40 pmOf course he hasn’t! Duh!
Boehner hasn’t “talked to” anyone who disagrees with his and the GOPs agenda!
That’s part of what makes them conservatives, Republicans, and more importantly what keeps them removed from reality outside of their own GREED.
Isn’t this painfully obvious by now?!
July 24th, 2009 at 3:40 pmThe majority of Americans want health care reform. Both my neighbors who have been republicans for over 40+ years voted Obama just for it. No matter how many of these fatcat country club republicans scream and cry, it’s still coming.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:42 pmShouldn’t Boner be asking his witch doctor at his local hovel of worship?
July 24th, 2009 at 3:44 pmBoner blathers…even though I would think …
Now, see, that’s where you went off the road.
Want to buy a squirrel?
July 24th, 2009 at 3:45 pmOff Topic, I know. but I can’t beleive how MSM is still talking about the ‘Gates’ issue. Mika made a fool of herself on ‘Morning Joe’ this morning, Andrea Micthel and others wanted to steer clear of it, but good old Mika and Barnacle acted as if they knew what they were talking about. This has been going on since I woke up this morning. Now, of course you will have Limbaugh and Dobbs going on and on about the plight of the poor white man. MSM is pathetic.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:47 pmSounds like this is a request for the AMA to put calls to the congressman.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:49 pmPD,
Anything to distract from that boring old health care reform issue, right?
July 24th, 2009 at 3:51 pmThe people who buy the Republican propaganda are complete IDIOTS! Why? They (Congressional Republicans) have a rolls royce health care plan. It covers 100 percent of their costs and can be used in any country in the world. It also cover medical, dental and optical. They can go to the very best doctors and clinics in America without question. Also our military has had government run health care for over 200 years. You don’t hear the Republicans saying they shouldn’t have it do you? How do I know? Because I served 11 years in the US Army. Think about it. If a man is driving a new Cadillac, but tells you it ride like a mule, would you believe him? If man is in a Hot tub with six hot chics, but tells you the water is cold so you shouldn’t come in, what would you think. If a straving man walked up to a steak house and they told him, “Steak isn’t good for you” what would you think? If a man riding a camel in the middle of the desert complains about the ride, I’d ask him to get off and let me ride.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:54 pmSo how many doctors DID go to the Boner Beach Party last night?
July 24th, 2009 at 3:56 pmMaybe boner should listen to the 70% of American people who would like to see healthcare reform. Even if boner talked to a doctor who was for it boner wouldnt admit it. What else do the repugs have to do to prove that they dont give a sht about most Americans. If you support the repug party and believe in hannity,beck,limpdick,orielly, and you earn less than $250,000 a year than you dont deserve anything that President Obama is trying to do for you and your family. Wake up!! Obama is working his ass off to make your life better. Limpdick and the talking heads on fox are worth millions,they dont give a sht about you.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:57 pmUhm , Boehner
Those people who work in tanning salons are not doctors , dipshit ………
July 24th, 2009 at 3:59 pmBOEHNER: I have yet to talk to a doctor who is supporting the plan that is moving through the House.
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John, I’d be really surprised if you talked to ANYBODY who wasn’t a highly-paid lobbyist or somebody who had just paid thousands of dollars for some “access” to you. But when you whore for a living, you don’t often see people who aren’t your customers.
And the many doctors who want this plan aren’t your customers, as they don’t want what you’re selling.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pmmisscoleopteramolly says:
So how many doctors DID go to the Boner Beach Party last night?
July 24th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
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Dunno, but it was thunderstorming all night in DC, so they couldn’t have had too much fun.
Ha ha!
July 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pmZooey@20, I am ready to give up on MSM. But I’m a sadist. I am constantly reaching for the remote to put on MSNBC or CNN (or as I call them, Faux News Lite.) Faux News? Well, I would rather stick a ice pick in my eye. After all, I can’t live on C-Span alone.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:05 pmWell, AMA covers the MDs and the AOA covers the DOs. But what about non-medical doctors ? PhDs? Chiropractors ? Podiatrists ?
During the Clinton years, I had an associate that went around saying the election in SC was rigged as he had yet to talk to anyone who voted for Clinton.
Of course, he said it so beligerently and never gave anyone a chance to respond.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:07 pmAnd the ‘urban legend’ evidence emerges again…
Universal Health Care is scary because Boehner hasn’t heard different from any doctors but his sister’s boyfriend’s cousin once needed a band-aid in Denmark and she had to wait for two years!!! He swears it’s true!!! Universal Healthcare!!! BOO!!
July 24th, 2009 at 4:10 pmP.D. says:
Zooey@20, I am ready to give up on MSM. But I’m a sadist. I am constantly reaching for the remote to put on MSNBC or CNN (or as I call them, Faux News Lite.) Faux News? Well, I would rather stick a ice pick in my eye. After all, I can’t live on C-Span alone.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I canceled my cable. It’s so freeing!
And I can watch Keith and Rachel online. :)
July 24th, 2009 at 4:12 pmZooey says:
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P.D. says:
Zooey@20, I am ready to give up on MSM. But I’m a sadist. I am constantly reaching for the remote to put on MSNBC or CNN (or as I call them, Faux News Lite.) Faux News? Well, I would rather stick a ice pick in my eye. After all, I can’t live on C-Span alone.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I canceled my cable. It’s so freeing!
And I can watch Keith and Rachel online. :)
July 24th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I CAN’T ……….There is no YES Network (Yankees channel) or NFL Ticket you can get on the Net……….
July 24th, 2009 at 4:15 pmThere is no YES Network (Yankees channel) or NFL Ticket you can get on the Net……….
Don’t know about football but I watch every game I can on MLB.com.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:17 pmMCMetal says:
I CAN’T ……….There is no YES Network (Yankees channel) or NFL Ticket you can get on the Net……….
July 24th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Those bastards! :D
July 24th, 2009 at 4:19 pmBohner has a boner for killing poor people by making sure that the cost of health care is kept out of their reach.
Bohner needs to pry his head out of his butt and smell the coffee.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:21 pmAs an employee of the AMA, I can only say how proud I am that we have utterly confused and p*ssed off The Brown Boner and his Party of NO.
True, the AMA has not been on the right side of this issue for sometime, but I believe the fact that even we can see the pressing need for reform shows just how out of touch with reality and the rest of the country the GOP is on this issue.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:22 pm“his sister’s boyfriend’s cousin once needed a band-aid in Denmark and she had to wait for two years!!! He swears it’s true!!! Universal Healthcare!!! BOO!!”
If I could vote this up 100 times, I’d do it, because this right here is pure genius.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:22 pmquelle surprise!
July 24th, 2009 at 4:28 pmA Republican lying to the press?
shocked, shocked I say and all that….
smidget,
I voted your comment up as a second vote for belaccifer lacca at #29.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:28 pmZooey says:
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MCMetal says:
I CAN’T ……….There is no YES Network (Yankees channel) or NFL Ticket you can get on the Net……….
July 24th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Those bastards! :D
July 24th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Reminds me of Back To School , when “Thornton Melon’s” (Rodney Dangerfield) son (”Jason”) said that ……..
July 24th, 2009 at 4:30 pmAww, shucks. Thanks Zooey and smidget.
Yesterday on an old thread, stickaforkinus actually accused me of relying too heavily on stats and studies to make my case for Universal Health Care.
WTF?
July 24th, 2009 at 4:32 pmDear Sen. Bonehead; Personally, I have yet to talk to any incredibly incompetent, lying, disingenuous,and hypocrytical ass-hats…..but I know that they are out there.And you sir, are at the head of the line.FU and the horse you rode in on.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:54 pmbelaccifer lacca,
July 24th, 2009 at 5:07 pmI know I’ve been using the term too much lately but, it bears repeating. Objective reality is a fairy tale to the right-wing mind. The more evidence presented? The more staunchly they will defend a falsehood.
Liar – or just incredibly ignorant, stupid, & uninformed. On the other hand, if Boehner claimed he is an idiot, I’d believe him.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:12 pmThis dishonest buffoon claims he hasn’t talked to any doctors— well, stop there– I might believe that. I haven’t talked to Angelina Jolie, either, but it doesn’t mean I can claim to understand her views & opinions.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:14 pmOf course Boner doesn’t know any…only the ones who give money to him are the ones he knows.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:22 pmBeohner statement is just more disinformation that he thinks the average person will believe. He will look very foolish when doctors ads supporting the plan are broadcast in his state.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:26 pmThis is from an email I got a few days ago, noting that the National Physicians Alliance, the American Medical Student Association, the American Medical Women’s Association, the Doctors Council, the Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU Healthcare, and the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics all endorse HealthCare reform.
“A group of NPA and AMSA members delivered our Prescriptions to Congress to the Hill this morning. Because of your help and partner organizations, the group delivered more than 1000 prescriptions to Members of Congress!”
All of these organizations support the Public Option. The petition is here:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IN9oZ6IKUzqJtKNV2GQ8qR76ouaOHW0q
July 24th, 2009 at 6:20 pmIt doesn’t surprise me that he doesn’t know them—they aren’t bribing him to defeat reform. The Physicians for a National Health Program have been around for quite some time.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:26 pmZooey @ 30 Says:
I canceled my cable. It’s so freeing!
And I can watch Keith and Rachel online. :)
WOW I thought I was the only one that watch both these shows online and canceled my cable.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:27 pmArrrgh! Another Boehner boner.
Beam me up, Scotty…
July 24th, 2009 at 6:30 pmranus69 says:
Zooey @ 30 Says:
I canceled my cable. It’s so freeing!
And I can watch Keith and Rachel online. :)
WOW I thought I was the only one that watch both these shows online and canceled my cable.
Me too. I haven’t had cable in years and I don’t miss it much. In fact, I can’t see myself ever getting it unless true ala carte service becomes a reality. I would like to get a couple of the big channels but I simply refuse to pay for televangelists, corporate news, and some of the other junk.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:46 pm“Boehner claims he doesn’t know doctors who support House health bill.”
lol Boner left his brain at his beach party event. Boehner is having a boner moment. Pass the popcorn please….
July 24th, 2009 at 6:59 pmBoehner :
July 24th, 2009 at 7:58 pm” Not even Dr.J of the Sevety Sixers…. supports this bill”. !!
Is anti-intellectualism so rampant among the far right that they consider personal anecdotes to be valid evidence?
July 24th, 2009 at 8:42 pmThis just in – I have yet to talk to a President who can deny traveling to Mars on an Alien Space Craft!
July 24th, 2009 at 9:01 pmtrevinla @55, you made spit my tea up with your post LMAO.
July 24th, 2009 at 9:04 pmThe only voice bonehead hears is the ones in his dslusional mind/
July 24th, 2009 at 9:58 pmPicture perfect example of a narcissist with delusions of grandeur.
But his constant hallucinations lead one to diagnose some form of schizophrenia.
tony and lido
The American College of Physicians, a 129,000 member organization of internal medicine physicians and the nation’s second largest physician group, has publicly supported H.R. 3200, stating that “No bill is perfect, but H.R. 3200 delivers on our major priorities in a way that is remarkably consistent with ACP policies, policies that were developed by the College’s leadership over many years and always guide how ACP’s leadership, Key Contacts and staff advocate for ACP’s
July 25th, 2009 at 12:24 aminternal medicine physicians and their patients.” link Oh well, these are just a bunch of primary care docs on the front lines. What do they know?
Uh, Boner, the AMA is nothing BUT doctors. James Rohack, the AMA president, who wrote a letter on behalf of the AMA in support of healthcare reform IS a doctor, not a potted plant. Boner could go to the AMA website & actually SEE a video of Dr. Rohack supporting HR 3200.
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July 25th, 2009 at 12:36 pmIf any of you would have watch the news more then the greatness obama you would know that the heads of the AMA did support the plan but the major amount of doctors do not support the plan they feel that it would be socialize medicine.
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Boner also can’t find any doctors who think his skin is a normal color…
July 26th, 2009 at 5:43 pmeric53090 says:
If any of you moron conservatives could write a cogent post. You are too stupid for me to try to translate your sewage into ENGLISH. What exactly could you mean by…then the greatness that is Obama? Why are you trolls so stupid? I know you are brainwashed into spewing the idiocy you were programmed with. Thinking is obviously far beyond your capabilities.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:33 am