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Fox Nation asks if Obama's reported support of "4 GOP Health Care Ideas" is a "Gimmick"

March 03, 2010 5:44 am ET by Media Matters staff

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    • Author by mfinn7314 (March 03, 2010 7:20 am ET)
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      Of course that would be the only possible explanation. Acceptance by the House and Senate of all of the other amendments and recommendations from Republicans that made it into the final bills were also gimicks. And don't forget the provisions that were removed at Repubs requests - also gimicks. Afterall, bi-partisanship can only come from Repubs. What looks like Dems bi-partisanship is deceivingly only gimicks. (The world according to hyperpartisan Repubs)
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      • Author by Tbone Slickens (March 03, 2010 2:13 pm ET)
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        The hypocrite in chief has spoken not once, twice, but three times...
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        • Author by political_left-religious_right (March 03, 2010 3:08 pm ET)
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          The hypocrite is any Republican who claims that Obama hasn't been bipartisan.
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        • Author by Midnight Kevin (March 03, 2010 5:29 pm ET)
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          Health care bill was passed with a super majority in the senate...
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    • Author by afriend (March 03, 2010 7:47 am ET)
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      Sham? "Some people" say that Fox News is an oxymoron.
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    • Author by New Frontier (March 03, 2010 8:32 am ET)
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      A real news operation wouldn't use a question mark--they'd do some real reporting.
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    • Author by Dradeeus (March 03, 2010 8:45 am ET)
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      ....wow, that's 5 for 5 blatantly right-wing headlines. Way to go, fair and balanced.

      On a substantive note, Obama's concessions are SOME sort of gimmick, but not what they think it is. His concessions will get no votes, leaving many progressives wondering why he's still making them in the first place.
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      • Author by afriend (March 03, 2010 9:27 am ET)
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        I think he's doing it so that he (I think rightly) can declare that the bill is bipartisan, even if no Republican votes for it.
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        • Author by shaggles (March 03, 2010 11:17 am ET)
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          The bills were already full of Republican ideas. It's very clear to me that the Reps don't just want their ideas in. They want the Dems ideas out.
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        • Author by Midnight Kevin (March 03, 2010 5:30 pm ET)
             
          I think that his support of 4 GOP health ideas is to show that when the GOP vote against it, that they are not really interested in working for anything, just working against Obama...

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    • Author by magnolialover (March 03, 2010 8:54 am ET)
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      I say, screw the republicans. They're not going to vote for the bill regardless of how many of their own ideas are in it. Just write the bill that most of America really wants, and forget about those folks who aren't going to vote for it no matter what happens.
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      • Author by afriend (March 03, 2010 11:12 am ET)
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        Agreed. That's been my position for a year. Tweek what we got, add a public option, and be done with it. After it is signed, try to amend it to add a Medicare for 55 year old and up.
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        • Author by MickD (March 03, 2010 12:07 pm ET)
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          AMEN! Wouldn't that p-o the healthcare industry. Which is why something so sensible can never happen.
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      • Author by historygeek001 (March 03, 2010 1:00 pm ET)
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        HALLELUJAH! They're going to do anything they can to oppose it no matter what, so why bother trying to include them at all? We already know their answer.
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      • Author by DellDolly (March 03, 2010 1:04 pm ET)
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        The reason to incorporate the Republican ideas is NOT because it'll get them to vote for it.

        1) If they have good ideas, we should incorporate them because we should incorporate good ideas.

        2) If they have halfway decent ideas we can stomach, we should incorporate them so we can later say that we incorporated them!

        3) If we show our good behavior here, it will be something we can use against them for years to come politically.

        It makes sense to behave this way. Obama is being true to the person he is.
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    • Author by MeanMrSpicyMustard (March 03, 2010 10:32 am ET)
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      I'm more interested in how to turn my W2 into cash in ten minutes.
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    • Author by angels4light (March 03, 2010 10:42 am ET)
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      It is as much gimmick as the summit was a trap and President Obama is a Kenyan. In other words, puffery.
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    • Author by everettbme (March 03, 2010 1:23 pm ET)
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      I would rather know if Fox Nation acting stupid is a "Gimmick".
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