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Published: Mon, 9 Nov 2009
Description: Ann Coulter confused by House passage of health care bill
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" Big news today America we went to sleep Saturday night and woke up Sunday morning one point two trillion dollars -- further in debt that's if the Congressional Budget Office is right and a government program actually cost what they tell you it will cost the giant health care bill here it is. Pass the house over the weekend something senator Orrin hatch says. We'll never make it through the Senate the house bill's language is different from the Senate in several key ways including. And income tax and higher earners to finance the build -- version of the bill also includes. A public option while senate majority leader Harry Reid is still waiting to hear back from the CBO before he decides how to craft his version of government run. Health care insurance and Coulter syndicated columnist. And author of the New York Times best -- guilty. The paperback edition comes on sale goes on sale. Next Tuesday November 17 and you heard it there you heard it in the set up -- went to sleep Saturday night Sunday morning one point two trillion. What gives how -- how -- they pass a bill. Overnight I -- we're gonna get five days -- read these things at least senators and I'm -- released via represented as we get a few days to read before they voted on some."
" Like that. I know it looks like what they did discounts it up exactly how many Democrats are going to be allowed to to be re elected and I'm at least of the blue dog Democrats say it vein vein. You know said okay we got 39 if you can you're allowed to vote against it -- be reelected. -- so it's obviously not a resounding vote they know it's not popular with Americans with lots of voters and lots of voters in blue dog districts. On and I think you know what Americans are wondering what is with these people we don't want to -- as polls indicate and certainly -- that vote indicate."
" It's well and there are there are a lot of differences between the house bill 1990 page house bill. And whatever form of senate bill we end up getting I think one of -- 1500 pages -- owns a thousand pages we have -- stacked up. A lot of differences most glaring difference right now is that government run option Democrats would -- we can afford it's gonna be deficit neutral not gonna cost a dime. Republicans are saying. We can't afford it which one is and I'm confused."
" Well we can't afford either of them. At the moment this particular moment in time the Senate is little bit saner then the house. The Senate -- you would never accept the house bill. Four among other reasons the -- public option. Also the house plans to pay for the entire gigantic bill. By raising taxes on the rich. On that has much more of an effect on senators. And -- can be congressional districts where absolutely no rich people -- that is not true senators a lot of their donors are going to be the rich. And that the rich are now defined as anyone who makes about 200000 dollars a year massive taxes on those people so instead what the Senate bill taxes. Are the Cadillac health care bills. Well that's no good for the house because the it's the labor unions who don't like you taxes on the nice on the expensive. Health care plans because that's what the unions win for their members. Until it's hard to see how this is is going to mashed together but they'll just keep singing. Seeing some stories about the -- rare uninsured I don't know why we can't just take care of those people. And often with the use with these crazy false statistics and the house bill passed."
" With two additional votes are needed to eighteen -- got 220. One of them was a Republican enough from Louisiana who apparently was making deals behind the scenes as we re really in The Wall Street Journal today here's the question when it goes over -- senate. Do they have the sixty votes having Joe Lieberman over the weekend said with the government run option on not voting for that where are --"
" Well -- thought on the house bill will vote on their own bill that's the baucus bill and I think they are different and off. On that it's going to be very hard to work out in conference in the house passes its bill was senate passes its bill and then. Everybody who doesn't like it is told oh don't worry we'll put that back in conference as for example the restriction on abortion I promise you the feminists were told don't worry. Apple come what will put it back in in the conference. And then both houses have to voting down on what then the final bill -- out in the conference's. It's it it seems she is going to be hard for them to do that on to get back to that one Republican who voted for for that health -- He did not not that I want to defend him but he didn't say he waited to see that that. The bill had enough votes to pass before voting in favor of it. This is the guy who took William Jefferson's -- he was he congressman who was found with 90000 dollars in his freezer. And as a consequence there was a special election in that district but it is totally an Obama district. On it's just a freak accident that this Republican was elected and I think he's fantasizing that this will give him a chance to be reelected. I think that probably is a fantasy but anyway that explains the one Republican vote wasn't -- deaths."
" Yeah it's even more infuriating and if you read this this article in The Wall Street Journal -- it talks about mister cal from Louisiana the Republican who voted for the house bill. Andy says there -- that you know that there is in information there is indication that he was looking for one point two billion dollar loan to be excused. For Hurricane Katrina. -- of loans -- directed towards Hurricane Katrina hit he says he would vote he would vote for the bill if that was excuse. You know this Wheeling and dealing a billion to -- to by one vote this scares me I -- I want my taxpayer to go there. -- Payer money go to."
" right well it's -- point -- I think a lot of these congressmen are. Inflating their importance by claiming to -- all these deals I think -- the overarching point to me and I agree with your cynicism if it were true. I think the truth of the matter Rios is congressman know Americans don't wants national health care they don't want their taxes to go up they don't want their premiums to go up. On the basis of these being stories of people who -- who. Who are somehow suffering with a lack of health insurance. And so I think you're gonna see a lot of congressman claiming. Oh well I got the special deal for my district hoping that that the voters won't punish him for voting for this bill that voters don't want to I don't think that's gonna work. I'm -- you have a bill that is being premised on all of these sad stories as they always are as described in my book guilty liberal victims and assault on America they're always putting forward. -- victims to do something terrible and create real victims and that is exactly what this -- I mean all of these stories going back to Al Gore and Wright -- Obama about someone who was denied health insurance because -- the gall bladder. He had gall bladder and stones or gallstones or something and then it Al Gore was claiming that it. Well one that is mother's mother in law we have to use -- dogs arthritis medicine. And then you know with the slightest investigation they turn out to be fake stories. And in any event the solution wouldn't be to create a massive national health care scheme where everyone knows suburban voters seem to have indicated this in last Tuesday's election and conduct their taxes are gonna go I wanna get to one point real."
" Quick before we run out of time if you one of the big things have been hearing now is you know why would AARP the association of retired people -- American Association -- could. Why would they be in favor of that other health care bill what's in it for them and I'm racking my brain. What about this -- what about the mental an advantage is being subsidized is such an extent that it's cheaper. To go ahead by Medicare Advantage than it is to use the AARP gap insurance difference between what Medicare pays what they're out of cost expenses would be. And that. Removal of that subsidy of Medicare Advantage would drive people directly to AARP insurance."
" Yeah I think that's a good theory I like it but I I tend to think on these simpler explanation as John -- is that. Any organization that is not explicitly -- conservative. Organization will be taken over by left -- wounds eventually from you know Carnegie Foundation Ford Foundation a Catholic Church for -- In last and it could be you know the choral singers. Of -- of the on the east Saint Louis any organization that is not an expressing right -- organization will be taken over by left wing wounds and that it's only been true of our. I'm going back years and years I mean I remember at least as far back as the Clinton Era remember our -- letter was promoting the alternative to arm. Son and I think there are several alternatives are now but it's just it's -- it's another national organization for women. And in -- couldn't can -- you know what Federer at -- I want to comment real quick."
" senator Judd Gregg today on Fox Business spoke of -- where he sees this what now we're gonna get a bill please listen to this."
" You want to end Andy got super majorities in the house the Senate and in the end you got to presume. Doing has supermajority. You you get what you want."
" All right so what -- body it is -- all just style we -- just playing here in this he's gonna get his -- at the end of the day."
" Well I'm not sure I guess it depends on how many Americans pick up the phone and call their congressman and start working for. In favor of the candidates who didn't vote for this -- I've I mean this didn't it Americans don't want this -- no. It's absolutely true that that one you have you know Democrat in the White House event Democrats running a house Democrats running the Senate beyond his. The odds are it will go through but maybe not I mean we saw with the last president a president who supported -- amnesty for illegals both presidential candidates. On support an amnesty for illegals but the American people didn't want -- and they stopped it. And so I think they're still they're still shots stopping it despite the democratic majorities -- hi Ann Coulter author of guilty always a great time thank you and."
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