‘This Week’ Exclusives: Newt Gingrich and Howard Dean

Why is Newt involved in anything?

Why do you think Dean has anything to contribute? I know he is a MD, but I also know he is a fool. He a master at hate and bad mouthing everyone else. The Democrats don’t even like him. You would think you could have made a better choice than Dean blind folded. How about this anyone on the planet, even the loser Pelosi or reid.
Why Newt would even appear with this joker is beyond me. You should have Obama on but he would never accept, Newt would eat him up. Obama is long on blah blah short on facts.
George I will not watch your show – I like you but your asking a lot when put Dean on.

Why is Newt involved in anything?
Posted by: leogorky | Aug 7, 2009 2:23:18 PM
He is involved because he is 4 times smarter than Obama and he loves his country and the Constitution unlike “The One”

At least Dean, unlike Gingrich, didn’t have to resign in disgrace…..I think Shirley missed the point completely. Dean as an MD should be able to field questions about medical care a lot better than ANYONE from the Party of NO.

Gingrich is a legend is his own mind.
When are you going to do a show about the growth of the New People’s Army in the Philippines? I nominate Brian Ross to cover this. They are now in 6 of 7 provinces and preparing the ground for Mainland China to just walk in. The media is asleep on this issue.

Dean is a moron – there is only one question, is the medical plan as good as the one congress has and if it is not, why do they think they deserve a better policy than my mom and dad?
You will get no answer to this question, congress is loaded with self serving crooks with Pelosi leading the pack.

For George Stephanopoulos: How about addressing some hard questions of Howard Dean? How about asking about Pres. Obama’s pledge not to tax anyone earning less than $250K? The House version of Mr. Obama’s health-care—or rather, “health-insurance”—reform already has four taxes that will largely be paid by people making less than $250,000 a year. If some version of ObamaCare is passed, the president will break his tax pledge several more times while adding trillions to the deficit, dismantling the best elements of our health-care system and slashing Medicare by hundreds of billions of dollars. There’s $8.2 billion in taxes for using health savings accounts and other tax-free medical savings vehicles to purchase over-the-counter drugs. There’s an 8% tax on employers who don’t offer insurance: The Congressional Budget Office says workers in those businesses would pay the $163 billion cost via lost wages. There’s a 2.5% “Tax on Individuals Without Acceptable Health Care Coverage” in the House bill that applies to people who either don’t have insurance or whose policies the government deems inadequate. Finally, there’s a $2 billion “Comparative Effectiveness Research Tax” on all private and “public option” insurance policies.

Neither of the upcoming guests alarm me. They have careers to maintain. What worries me are the masses of uneducated and unthinking Americans who can garble the issues and be led astray by politics or news media or the lobbyists. They cannot independently think for themselves. That is the scariest issue of all….especially as these lambs being led to slaughter, can actually VOTE. That is why nothing ever seems to change in this country. Few politicians care about YOU, and even fewer lobbyists care about YOU.
Help me urge George to separate the hype from the honesty. Help us George, help us please!

YEEHA – Howard Dean is a moron

Just a short comment on today’s program. Sam Donaldson was hypercritical of the American’s attending the town hall meetings and vocalizing their discent with the president’s proposed reform…but did anyone notice how Mr. Donaldson expressed himself r/e the discent as he became agitated– trying to shout down his fellow panel members this morning?? Just something to consider…Was this a man being passionate about his opinion– or should his opinions be ignored/discredited as the rantings of a crazy old man??? Lose the double standard…Yours truly a registered Democrat…

Consider this. The U.S. military is routinely ranked as the most respected institution in America. The same flag waving patriots that love America’s biggest government organization, the department of defense, are terrified of national health care. How can a government capable of running one first-rate organization be so inept at running a second?

Cokie Roberts showed her ignorance, and bias, when she said teh Bush V Gore Supreme Court decision was 5-4. It was 9-7 showing how correct it was.

I trust George, period.
Gingrich talks about “some” in Congress being in favor of euthanasia. But the important question is, IS IT IN THE BILL?
The simple answer is NO.
They can support whatever they like, but that doesn’t mean it’s going through Congress. They can support men wearing women’s panties, but that doesn’t mean it will become a law.
And yes, the dissent is “organized.” These people begin by being uncertain, and escalate when they start receiving dozens of viral emails telling them all of these fictitious things are in the bill.
Find something that is in real need of fixing in the bill and address it. Be productive instead of destructive

I was at one of these healthcare town-hall meetings the other day, once the group of 80-plus-year-old ladies (standing next to me) had become winded from screaming out “no socialized medicine” and could scream no longer, I heard an older Republican gentlemen (his “I hate Nazi’s” sign, gave him away) talking about how his dog, had just crapped in his favorite shoes. This older gentlemen, then, proceeds to tell how he’s sure, that his dog had been planning this crap attack for at least a week. Next, he states that he had been noticing, over the past 5 or 6 days, that his dog had been studying his movements, patterns, and habits, and is absolutely convinces, (just for cover) his dog crapped in his favorite shoes, a day before the dog knew, he was going to wear them.
What’s going on? Surely, most people are not this stupid or paranoid. Fueled by an organized ignorance, the principal factor at play, can only be explained, as a un-American hatred, for the President of these United States.

Um 16 judges in the US supreme court? The last time I counted there were 9 Mr. Keef or were you thinking of some other country?

As usual, George sits there clueless and unchallenging while Newt lies and distorts. Maybe you ought to do some research when you are going to be moderating a debate? I would have thought you would have learned something after your awful performance in the Obama Clinton debate. The story is not that Newt defended Palin’s outrageous and irresponsible comments. The story is that you let it sail by like a sub 200 hitter watching a fat fast ball hanging over the middle of the plate. Not to worry though, I’m sure your corporate masters were pleased.

“Find something that is in real need of fixing in the bill and address it. Be productive instead of destructive.”
OK, after you answer these I’ll give you some more. But in truth there are about a thousand or more pages that need fixing or scrapped.
* Sec. 401.59B, Pg. 167, Lines 18-23 – ANY individual who does not have acceptable care, according to government, will be taxed 2.5% of income.
* Sec. 59B, Pg. 170, Line 1 – Any NONRESIDENT alien is exempt from individual taxes. (Americans will pay for their health care.)
* Sec. 431, Pg. 195, Lines 1-3 – Officers and employees of HC Administration (government) will have access to ALL Americans’ financial and personal records.
* Sec. 441, Pg. 203, Lines 14-15 – “The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax.” Yes, it says that.
* Sec. 1121, Pg. 239, Lines 14-24 – The government will limit and reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors, low income and poor are the ones affected.
* Sec. 1121, Pg. 241, Lines 6-8 – Doctors, it does not matter what specialty you have; you’ll all be paid the same. “Service categories established under this paragraph shall apply without regard to the specialty of the physician furnishing the service.”
* Sec. 1122, Pg. 253, Lines 10-23 – The government “validates work relative value units” (sets value of doctor’s time), professional judgment, methods etc. (defining the value of humans).
* Sec. 1131, Pg. 265 – Government mandates and controls productivity for private HC industries. “Incorporating Productivity Improvements into Market Basket Updates that Do Not Already Incorporate Such Improvements.”
* Sec. 1141, Pg. 268 – The government regulates rental and purchase of power-driven wheelchairs.
* Sec. 1145, Pg. 272 – Treatment of certain cancer hospitals: Cancer patients and their treatment are open to rationing!
* Sec. 1151, Pg. 280 – The government will penalize hospitals for what government deems preventable re-admissions (incentives for hospital to not treat and release).
* Sec. 1151, Pg. 298, Lines 9-11 – Doctors, treat a patient during initial admission that results in a readmission and the government will penalize you for that action.

how can you have a debate if people won’t keep quiet, by the way Medicare, Medicaid and the VA are all run by the , surprise, government. I am a legal immigrant now a citizen whose entire family lives from North to South England and are very happy with their healthcare, they are amazed when I tell them you can lose your home or be in debt from health care. I had a bone scan and was told if I paid cash it would be $80 when I told them I had Medicare the bill was $240 and I had to pay $19.55 what a racket.Years ago I had an unexpected C-section and a 31/2 pound baby who spent three months in an incubator in intensive care, the cost zero, this was in England, the care was great.

Many of you people have accused some Obama supporters for drinking from the lemonade fountain…I say those who are believing things like someone is going to say which old person will die and that your health care will be taken away, are drinking from the fountain of lies of Limbaugh and hannity. They have a way of twisting words to mean totally opposite to what the plans really are. I have heard them over and over. Now, for Palin….no one wants to hurt her child….no one wants to even talk about her child….she keeps bringing him up to arouse sympathy. She made her choice and most of us support her and no one has mentioned her son in months and months but her. Why does she feel it necessary to bring him into things. There are no plans to take anything away from him, in fact President Obama passed A HEALTH CARE BILL STRICTLY FOR CHILDREN so what the heck is he talking about? If she wants to be involved in politics let, her but she should leave her children out of it and at home where they can have a solid upbringing…not dragging them all over the country. When you involve your children…it opens a door you don’t want open. Most respectable politicans leave their children home and out of the public eye. If Palin wants legitimacy, she needs to rely on her intelligence not the sympathy she gets constantly referring to them or bringing them into her conversation. No one wishes her ill and we all hope her children are well and happy.

Where is the real discussion and debate on health care issues? The right wing Republicans should be ashamed of themselves! My 84 year old father is convinced that the government wants to kill old people. He is convinced that he will loose his health insurance. I can not convince him that these are only scar tactics of the extreme right of the Republican Party. He is needlessly anguished and upset about all this. This is unfair to him and all the elderly. They are just being used as pawns in a sleazy poliltical battle. What we all need to hear are the facts about the health care bill with a civil discussion/debate. Where is the civility in the civil discourse in this country anymore?

I really like your shows. more howard dean please. he stirs my mind and the pot.