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CBS Evening News opens with report on "why many believe [health care] reform is desperately needed"

August 13, 2009 7:24 pm ET

From the August 13 edition of the CBS Evening News:

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    • Author by reanna-mator (August 13, 2009 7:27 pm ET)
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      Bless those doctors. And thanks, CBS, for the story. We need to have more coverage like this on major networks to put things in perspective with stories that don't involve coverage of people screaming and yelling.
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    • Author by rtdavis11200 (August 13, 2009 7:30 pm ET)
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      Thank you C.B.S.

      This story should be shown on every television netwotk!
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    • Author by rtdavis11200 (August 13, 2009 7:32 pm ET)
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      Thank You C.B.S.!

      This segment should be shown tonight and tommorrow on every television network!
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    • Author by dmhack (August 13, 2009 7:48 pm ET)
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      The key line in this report is that RAM was originally established to bring medical aid to the 3rd world and now spend 65% of its time bringing that aid to Americans.

      We should all be a little ashamed that there's any debate at all.
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      • Author by DAWUSS (August 13, 2009 7:57 pm ET)
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        The US has been downgraded to a second-world country a long time ago
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        • Author by skiploader1111 (August 13, 2009 8:33 pm ET)
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          I wonder if the Stade de France in Paris, Wembley Stadium in London, or Rogers Centre in Toronto have ever been used as a massive free clinic EVER.
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        • Author by fawltylogic (August 13, 2009 11:49 pm ET)
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          Correct. Except for GDP, I can't think of a single metric where the US is a leader anymore. In many important areas such as spending on education and health care, the majority of countries the US comes out ahead of are indeed third world nations.

          The saddest thing is that so many Americans don't even know this - AND they think that this is the best we can be. They think it's a natural state of affairs that people should have to beg for health care, or have jobs that pay so low that nobody can make a living doing them. They don't have any experience of other countries, and they are not interested because they have been brainwashed with the "America is #1" meme that simply is not true, and moreover doesn't do ANY good even if it was.

          It's a truly sad state of affairs right now.

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      • Author by mustardman (August 13, 2009 7:59 pm ET)
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        Ashamed is not a strong enough word!
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      • Author by Limit Corp. Ownership (August 14, 2009 12:22 am ET)
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        Indeed,
        The media should be ashamed at the way they've covered this critical issue.

        But, really, would we expect anything else from the corporate media?

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      • Author by robyn20094113 (August 16, 2009 1:56 pm ET)
           
        We should also be ashamed of the fact, that many of these people are city and county employees and still can not afford health care, yet every single one of their state senators and congress men, that could well afford to pay for their own health care get it free, from these folks tax dollar.
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    • Author by skiploader1111 (August 13, 2009 8:18 pm ET)
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      Aaaaand let's see what passed as "medical reform" when a Republican House, Republican Senate, and Republican Presidency had their chance. It was called the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 which by the way was estimated in 2005 by the White House Budget to cost $1.2 trillion over 10 years.

      60 Minutes Expose



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      • Author by Vincenzo (August 13, 2009 8:44 pm ET)
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        Lovely stuff.
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      • Author by fawltylogic (August 13, 2009 11:53 pm ET)
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        I remember all the protests from the Republicans that took to the streets when that was passed... accusing Bush of socialism and of wanting to ruin the nation...

        Yeah, right... it was the biggest government program in decades, and the Bush-followers did absolutely NOTHING. I remember at the time that I was amazed how completely they were following their leader and that if a Democrat would have done this, they would have been outraged. But ideology trumped issues, back then as it does now. They are a truly disgusting bunch of zealots.
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        • Author by Limit Corp. Ownership (August 14, 2009 12:28 am ET)
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          Great point Fawlty...

          I don't recall reading once--not once--about Junior's socialism and the silence of the Cons at that time.

          The glaring hypocrisy of the right- wingnuts is completely overlooked by the corp. media.
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          • Author by Limit Corp. Ownership (August 14, 2009 12:31 am ET)
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            As is the point that Junior went down the socialist road but also made sure that Medicare couldn't negotiate drug prices, so Junior could protect his corporate masters.
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    • Author by bintx (August 14, 2009 10:19 am ET)
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      The good thing about this is that CBS, NBC and ABC have 10 times the viewership in their 30 minute programs than Fox has for its entire prime-time lineup.
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