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newsbusters.org - 10/21/2009
Is the WaPo Stuffing Its Own Ballot Box for the 'Public Option'?
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The Washington Post touted a new poll on Tuesday that popular support is increasing for a government-run "public option" health care system – just as liberal Democrats try to push that into the Senate Finance Committee bill. The headline was "Public option gains support: Clear ...
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 10/19/2009
WaPo Poll: Majority Wants Public Option More Than Bipartisanship For Its Own Sake
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Okay, this is important: The new Washington Post poll finally asks people about their cravings for bipartisanship... in the right way, and its finding really challenges the conventional wisdom that people want bipartisan health care compromise at all ... (more) WaPo Poll: Majority Wants Public Option More Than ...

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liberalvaluesblog.com - 10/21/2009
Offer The Option of Medicare For Everyone
— liberalvaluesblog.com — I’ve always thought it was a mistake to include calls for a “public option” in health care... reform. I don’t mean the concept of a public option, but the name. The public has been easily mislead about what this actually means. Many even believe that it means they will have ... (more) Offer The Option of Medicare For Everyone

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washingtonpost.com - 10/20/2009
Most support public option for health insurance, poll finds
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Most support public option for health insurance, poll finds

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Stupid Quote of the Day: Michael Wolff [Darleen Click]
protein wisdom — ... assertions made by Tammy Duckworth on his show. The Obama Whitehouse doesn’t want a free press, they want a nationwide PR machine. Wolff also asserts, baldly, that “conservatives” are now a minority … Republicanism = conservatism = Fox = rabid opposition to an incredibly popular piece of legislation = hopeless marginalization = new liberal consensus.…basing that on the incredibly bogus WaPo poll. Wolff also fails to grasp that there are vastly more conservatives than Republicans. Wolff is really just parroting the White House talking point to non-leftists: SHUT UP, or ...

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