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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 the government program actually cost what they tell you it will cost the giant health care bill here it is. Passed the house over the weekend something senator Orrin hatch says. Will never make it through the Senate the house bill's language is different from the Senate in several key ways including. An income tax and higher earners to finance the build house's 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 Colter 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 what went to sleep Saturday night Sunday morning one point two trillion. What gives holiday -- pass a bill. Overnight -- we're gonna get five days -- read these things at least senators and -- 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 discounted up exactly how many Democrats are going to be allowed to to be reelected 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. And so it's obviously not a resounding vote they know it's not popular with Americans with lots of voters on 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 yes. As polls indicate and certainly -- that vote indicate it."
" It's what and then 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 whose 1500 pages -- a thousand pages we have -- stacked up. A lot of differences most glaring difference right now is that government run option Democrats -- 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 -- I'm confused."
" Well we can't afford either of them. At the moment this particular moment in time the Senate -- little bit saner then the house. The Senate will 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 their can be congressional districts where absolutely no rich people live that is not true senators a lot of other 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 -- is the it's the labor unions who don't like -- 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 mesh together but they'll just keep saying. Singing songs stories about BB 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 out of 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 that we we in The Wall Street Journal today here's the question when it goes over the 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 they won't vote on the house bill will vote on their own bill that's the baucus bell 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 the Senate passes its bill and then. On the everybody who doesn't like it is told -- 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 won't open -- back in in the conference. And then both houses have to voting down on what day in the final bill that's mailed out the conference's. It's eight it seems she is going to be hard for them to do that -- to get back to have one Republican who voted for for the health care bill -- He did not not that I want to defend him but he did say he waited to see that that. The bill had enough votes to pass before voting in favor of -- this is the guy who took William Jefferson's seat he was the 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 them a chance to be reelected. I think that probably is a fantasy but anyway that explains the one Republican vote wasn't bombing deaths."
" Yeah it's even more infuriating and if you read this this article in The Wall Street Journal that talks about mr. -- from Louisiana the Republican who voted for the house bill. And he 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. Four hurricanes Katrina. But alone is the 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 100000000202. By one vote this scares me I've -- taxpayer to go there. -- Payer money go to."
" Right well at this point I think a lot of these congressmen are -- Inflating their importance by claiming to one 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 no Americans don't once 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 the 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 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. These fake victims to do something terrible and create real victims and that is exactly what is -- us. I mean all of these stories going back to Al Gore and right through Obama about someone who was denied health insurance because though the gall bladder. He had gall bladder and stones or gallstones or something and then it Al Gore was claiming that it. While one that is mother's mother in law and have to use her dogs arthritis medicine. And it now with the -- investigation they turn out to be fake stories. And in any event the solution would 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 -- one point real."
" Quick before we run out of time if you allow one of the big things have been hearing now is you know why would AARP the association of retired people American Association would target. 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 theory what about the mental advantage is being subsidized is such an extent that it's cheaper. To go and -- Medicare Advantage and it is the 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."
" Oh yeah I think that's a good theory I like it but I I tend to think on these simple explanation is gonna Sullivan's that. Any organization that is not explicitly conservative. Organization will be taken over by left -- wounds eventually from you know Carnegie Foundation Ford Foundation the Catholic Church for awhile. In last and you could be you know the choral singers. Of of on east Saint Louis any organization that is not an expressing right wing organization will be taken over by left wing loans and that -- we've 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 art linkletter was promoting the alternative to art. Son and I think there are several alternatives are now but it just gets -- it's another national organization for women. And -- couldn't and they become the only you know what Federer at -- and what's your comment real --"
" senator Judd Gregg today on Fox Business spoke of we -- where he sees this what now we're gonna get a bill please listen to this."
" You want to end Andy got super majority and now the Senate and in the end you got to presume. Doing -- supermajority. You you get what you want."
" All right so what body it is assault style we all just playing here in this he's gonna get his bill 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 bail. On. I I mean this didn't and Americans don't want this bill null. It's absolutely true that that one you have you know -- Democrat in the White House event Democrats running the house Democrats running the Senate beyond his. The odds are -- go through but maybe not I mean we saw with the last president a president who supported amnesty for illegals both presidential candidates. I'm supporting 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 by and Coulter author of guilty always a great time thank you man."
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