Comments on: The Problem with Bad Headlines Is That They Don’t Tell You What the Story Is Really About, Like This One

By: Portia

Portia — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:55:03 +0000

Willy, excellent and concise commentary.

By: Stergeye

Stergeye — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:53:56 +0000

I'm sure this all began to come together after you cracked the second bottle of vodka.

By: Tchristemac

Tchristemac — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:09:47 +0000

How could we read ANY slanted paper……

By: MinnesotaSam

MinnesotaSam — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:47:01 +0000

Now that made me smile. Or at least have an evil looking smirk.

By: exeter

exeter — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:51:30 +0000

You should be upset, as people ARE affected by headlines like these. The journa-liars writing this stuff know exactly what they are doing and exactly what its affect will be on the reader. It does work and it has been working.

By: dhenri2

dhenri2 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:48:49 +0000

No leftist would EVER! think to call this "healthcare bill" by its real name; Insurance Takeover.

By: Stergeye

Stergeye — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:03:55 +0000

Actually, the latest data indicates that the uninsured account for about 13% of emergency room costs–about the same proportion as the percentage of uninsured individuals. The biggest culprit in emergency room costs comes from seniors on Medicare–who are charged nothing for emergency room visits.
Thus the irony: the factor most affecting the rising costs of providing healthcare is from the government-controlled elements already in place. Mandated Medicare cost caps force health care providers to pass on unmet costs to insurance companies, who pass them on to policyholders.
The real fix will be to lighten, not tighten the grip of government on ou healthcare system.

By: Relish

Relish — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:48:28 +0000

NPR news on Tuesday afternoon ended their story about the march in Washington opposing Obama's Folly with this gem:

"No reports of any arrests yet." Sometimes it's the end of the report that is the most telling.

By: Keep2theright

Keep2theright — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:47:36 +0000

Get your "Kill The Bill", "We'll Remember Come November" and other stickers at www.keep2theright.com

By: Thornfield

Thornfield — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:12:25 +0000

Folks, please keep in mind that we already spend millions in tax money helping the uninsured get health care. Mainly for the people who wait until they have an emergency, then show up staggering and broke at the emergency room. We all get to pay full price for it!
So their surgery will cost $50,000 while an insurance company would pay out maybe $5,000 and it still counts as paid in full. That's the part of the system that is broken. "Yes ma'am, here are you $1,000 pills. And for you…$10. And I'll take another $50 from your magic bank and call it even."