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Video: Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh Attack Romney Spokeswoman Andrea Saul
Appearing on Fox News, yesterday morning, Mitt Romney campaign spokesperson Andrea Saul attacked a pro-Obama Super PAC ad which linked Romney to the cancer death of a wife of a steelworker, who lost his job and spousal health insurance because of Bain Capital's downsizing.
Saul went off message and said the fired steel worker would have had access to health care if he had lived in Massachusetts, under Romney’s plan, state health care coverage covers the uninsured (video below), reports BusinessInsider.com.
That comment set off a firestorm in conservative circles, with Saul being attacked by Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter.
Appearing on 'Hannity,' last night, Coulter slammed Saul for her “completely idiotic response” to the ad and called on the Romney campaign to immediately fire her (video below).
Coulter said: “Anyone who donates to Mitt Romney, and I mean the big donors, ought to say if Andrea Saul isn’t fired and off the campaign tomorrow, they are not giving another dime, because it is not worth fighting for this man if this is the kind of spokesman he has."
Additionally, Rush Limbaugh said on his radio show this morning: "That's a potential gold mine for the Obamaites, because they can say, 'Well, yeah, and Romneycare's the foundation for our plan, Obamacare,' which they are already out there saying."
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Stop bashing Coulter with
Stop bashing Coulter with your 'my guy good- your guy BAD' logic. Obama is a socialist who is WAY out of his depth and was elected because he was a nice looking black man. Romney is GHW Bush without the charm. He is an empty suit, country club republican who is so hell bent on not offending anyone that he pleases NO ONE. He is cut from the Traditional Republican cloth of being JUST to the right of the Democrats that we have to hold our noses and vote for the lesser of two evils... WHERE ARE THE TRUE CONSERVATIVE, TRADIONALISTS? I think I am going to go back to New Zealand. The America I fell in love with died the day Reagan was shot...
Hmmm.... The problem with
Hmmm.... The problem with "conservative traditionalists" is that they have never been a majority in this country. Otherwise, important things like the 1964 civil rights act never would have passed, we wouldn't have social security or welfare, and the public schools would probably not exist either. Ya... they're a model for our country..
Please, feel free to go back to NZ. We don't more right wing nut jobs.
Oh REALLY- we wouldn't have
Oh REALLY- we wouldn't have the 1964 Civil Rights Act if 'conservative traditionalists' were the majority? Eisenhower proposed the civil rights act in the 1950s. Guess who stopped it in Congress- Lyndon Johnson! It was opposed by most of your wonderful Democrats, representatives like Senator Byrd from West Virginia, sho was a recruiter for the Klan at one point! It took damn near 100 years before a black Democrat was elected to Congress. All the black representatives before that were REPUBLICANS, because the Democrat Party was the party of the bigoted South.
The southern conservative
The southern conservative racist democrats switched to the GOP almost to a man within ten years after the 1964 civil rights act passed. For example, Strom Thurmond and Jesse Helms. These people are what you mean by conservative christian traditionalists - their party allegiance is irrelevant.
The last member of the Klan to openly hold a significant office? Oh ya, a republican - David Duke. The most racist members of congress after the 1964 civil rights act? Oh ya... republicans like Jesse Helms.
Yes... there was a time that southern democrats were the most racist and despicable politicians ever to hold office. They are now republicans. The party affiliation has nothing to do with who is the bad guy.
Again, if you like New Zealand so much better, please go. The generation coming up is going to have very little in common with you. If you hate it now, it will only be worse in ten years.
You have no idea what is
You have no idea what is socialism. You think it is the same as communism.
Obama could be GWB's hand picked successor. What has he changed from Bush? We're still in two counter-productive wars, Guantanamo Bay Gulag is still operating, the "Patriot" Act has been extended, the "bail-otu" (nee robbery) that was planned under Bush went through.
Why shouldn't we bash Coulter? SHe's a brainless moron that spouts lies and the racists crap from the neocons and the religious reich.
FYI, here's a bit about what socialism really is.
The truth is, the most socialist countries in the world right now are places like Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and perhaps Canada. All have democratically-elected governments, a happier population, better-educated citizens, a better standard of living, and better health care than the USA. For that matter, most of what you like about the USA was damned as "socialist" when liberals first proposed it.
Tell us, which of these are you willing to give up because they're "socialist"? Free paved roads, free public schools, police and fire protection, free public parks, clean and safe water food, and medicines, regulated workplace safety, mandated overtime pay, social security, medicare, child labor laws, and anything else where everyone contributes to for the benefit of all? An example would be sports stadiums. They are often partially paid for by tax money even though only about 15% of any nearby population will ever enter them even though 100% help pay for them. Socialist!
Again, which of these will you gladly give up?
Socialism in Communism's
Socialism in Communism's cuter little sister. You give up freedoms under both, just one more than the other. The government should guard the borders, maintain the infrastructure and regulate businesses to the degree necessary to protect the public from fraud and health risks. As laid out in the 10th Amendment, everything else is up to the states. And don't give me 'Canada is Better'! No one lives in Canada- the place is damn near empty and a lot of those that do live there, come across the border for menical care because the wait is so long at home!
Thank you for exposing your
Thank you for exposing your ignorance of political and economic systems. YOu didn't mention any of the countries I did where they have freely-elected governments and a socialistic system. I wonder why you avoided that?
Canada is empty? I have friends in Canada that might dispute your uninformed opinion. If you had ever been to Canada, you might not be so insular and ignorant.
As far as the Canadian health care system, my friends there are very happy with it and have never complained about long wait times. Nor do I know of any that come to the USA for medical treatment. I suspect that is simply another lie promoted by the AMA and big pharma.
How about you furnish some verifiable proof of your claims. You certainly have not proven anything I have said is not true. Denial is not proof. Is that a surprise to you?
WRONG! Communism is an
WRONG!
Communism is an extreme economic system where no one owns private property and all income passes through the government. Hence the phrase, "To each according to his need, and from each according to his ability." Communism is a soul sucking system where individual accomplishments are lost in a sea of government control. It has never been implemented as envisioned by Marx and Engels. It is a utopia which is impossible to implement because no one would willingly agree to it. The countries that have called themselves communists have actually been totalitarian dictatorships or oligarchies. The basis of communism is supposed to be democracy. If you actually knew a little history, you might know this.
Socialism is a broad range of democratic countries with varying levels of social support and economic controls. It is still possible to get rich and to have individual achievement rewarded, which is why socialist democracies survive.
What would you give up?
Publicly funded roads? Depositor insurance in banks and credit unions? Public schools? Social Security? Welfare? Food Stamps? Pension insurance? SCC insider trader protections? Antitrust actions?
I can go on and on and on. The idea that the US does not have some socialist aspects to our government is ludicrous. There is no modern stable democracy (or republic) that does not have some socialist controls and programs.
James has been showing people up like over and over.
Don't give me that Reagan
Don't give me that Reagan crap. That moron was the beginning of the malignancy that has nearly killed the middle class.
He was a treasonous individual that pandered to the 1%. The original "Teflon Don", negotiated with our enemies before he was elected, and was responsible for the arms for hostages deal and ignoring the will of congress.
The wages of the middle class began to flatten under his watch and they have never recovered. Meanwhile, the 1% have seen their incomes skyrocket.
All that is left of the republican party are the very, very rich and those stupid enough to vote republican and against their own best interests.
Congratulations on your enormous wealth.
Since are not old enough to
Since are not old enough to remember Reagan, I will cut you some slack. But you 'negotiating with our enemies' comment is an obvious reference to the mythical hostage negotiating trip by GHWB to visit the Iranians before the election, so you are obviously a leftist shill. By the way, just to make myself clear- Oliver North should have been tried for violating the Bolan Amendment and GWB and his dad were almost as bad as Obama- they are all Progressives. I was terrified that that other empty suit, country club Republican Romney was going to pick Jeb Bush for VP! But even he is not dumb enough to do that!
Another case of republican
Another case of republican amnesia.
Reagan sold weapons to Iran and used the cash to fund his hidden war in Nicaragua. Period.
If you had taken the time to watch the hearings, (they were televised) you would have known that. There is no debate on that subject.
The only reason that he wasn't impeached was the fact that the Democrats were too spineless. They let Nixon go as well as Reagan.
On another note, you republican hack, I am a registered Independent.
Always remember one thing. It is far better to be a "Progressive" than to be a "Regressive". We don't need four more years of the failed "CONservative" Reaganomics / Bush-o-nomics.
Reagan should have been
Reagan should have been convicted for is role in the Iran-contra scandal. I listened daily to the hearings. His favorite phrase was "I do not recall." Since he eventually succumbed to Alzheimer's disease, he might have been truthful, which means his second term was spent in haze of poor memory.
Prior to the economic collapse of 2008/9, 75% of the national debt was accumulated under Reagan, GHWB and GWB. The reason under Reagan? War time spending during peace time to "force an end to the cold war." The USSR was on the verge of economic collapse prior to Reagan taking office. The trillions that were wasted accelerating the collapse was truly money in the toilet.
Reagan was a charismatic leader and very good at delegating. However, to saint Uncle Ronny is to ignore too much history.
Your critique of the Bushes is a little skewed but closer to the truth. They were no progressives, but they weren't 100% conservatives either. People forget that GHWB was a pro-choice moderate republican in 1980. He would probably be called a RINO by today's standards. He took his right turn after serving under Reagan. GWB was a social conservative, but not a fiscal one. The expansion of the medicare drug benefit, the NCLB act, etc., show that he would never have met the Tea Party test of a "true" conservative.
Romney has flipped positions more than a fish on a hot sidewalk. Call it "pivoting" or call it "course correction. However, he truly is the "Etch a Sketch" candidate.
Ann is correct again. All
Ann is correct again.
All the arguments won't matter much when in October the truth comes out about Obama having multiple Social Security numbers.
The "Anointed One's" time is short. Enjoy you're last few weeks Barry Soetoro.
Tell you what, I'll bet you
Tell you what, I'll bet you anything you care to risk that Romney will never be president. Just because you are trying to hide your racism and ignorance, doesn't make you right.
Coulter is a liar and a neo-con shill without an original thought in her life, much like you.
Your only answer is 'well
Your only answer is 'well your a racist!' that is all you've got? Where did I mention race??
You hate Obama because he's
You hate Obama because he's been a replacement doing the same things as Bush? "You're (not your) a racists was not my only argument. How interesting that I seem to have struck a nerve with it and you are unable to think of anything else.
To C Heyes......your comment
To C Heyes......your comment "hard hearted bastard" says so much more about you than it ever could about Mitt Romney. Your face looks as mean as your comment. It may be a good idea to examine the things in your life that put that "hard hearted" look on your face.
The question that I have been
The question that I have been wanting to know for awhile, is when can someone ever fire or stop putting Coulter on? She's overexposed and inflammatory; nonetheless, one of the world's worse self-proclaimed bigots (see ITS wikipedia page) and racists.
I must have missed something
I must have missed something here but what did this subject have to do with race??????
To quote Ms. Coulter, as she
To quote Ms. Coulter, as she stood at the podium of the CPAC convention, "I'll put it in a nutshell. If we don't nominate Chris Christie, Romney will be the nominee and we'll lose." Don't believe me? Youtube.com the phrase, "coulter romney lose". Watch the entire video. It isn't very long. Just long enough.
Ann is a very wise woman.
I just don't understand why she's so upset with Ms. Saul, who made a far less egregious statement.
It doesn't take a wise woman
It doesn't take a wise woman or Ms. Coulter to see that if Romney wins the nominee, that the GOP would lose.
It's just that you're THAT dumb.
While Obama has his problems, Romney and the GOP are horrible for the USA. EVERYONE can see that!! The question is, why can't you?
Do you understand the word,
Do you understand the word, "sarcasm"?
Coulter is a blatant hypocrite.
Coulter is right. Nothing
Coulter is right. Nothing hurts a Republican campaign like the truth. She should be fired for not knowing enough to just change the topic and tell them to kiss her ass.
Oh boy - sounds like a Romney
Oh boy - sounds like a Romney catfight. Get me a front row seat.
Yes, the Democrats are saying
Yes, the Democrats are saying that Romneycare is the basis for their plan. They say that because it's true. Not that Rush Limbaugh cares about truth.
Ann Coulter is correct,Andrea
Ann Coulter is correct,Andrea Saul should be fired. The news media just loves to add fuel to the fire by talking about the lies in the Obama campaign adds. Why don't they talk about Romney's plan on taxation. I heard it on the radio for the first time yesterday, and it will get this Country back in line to survive, and get businesses to bring their money back to this Country.
Exactly what lies are the
Exactly what lies are the Obama campaign saying? That the healthcare plan is based upon Romneycare? That's a fact. It's one reason why it's a terrible plan. Another reason is congress has distorted it so badly. A third reason is they didn't look at any successful health care plans such as we see in Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Canada, and almost any other civilized country in the world.
Se the video about that at: http://slrman.minus.com/mhxPf79Ya/1g
The tax plan? Do you mean the one that robs from the poor and gives to the rich?
What would get this country back in line is for the neo-cons to move to CHina and Iran.
You still living out of the
You still living out of the country, Mr. Smith?
Yes, does that mean I should
Yes, does that mean I should STFU? Are you opposed to free speech? In my experience, traveling the world, people from other countries often have a better concept of what is happening in the USA than do Americans. Something about the forest and the trees, I think.
Tell me, to you, what does living out of the country mean? To me, it means having the opportunity to broaden my views, learn what other people think and obtain a different perspective on the entire picture.
Your implication is offensive and deliberately so, I think.
A healthcare plan in a State
A healthcare plan in a State such as Mass. is not the same as a forced healthcare plan on everyone in the U.S. If you think forced haalthcare for every employee in this Country is going to help a business hire more employees, you better think again. Look at the companies who have already said they are going to part-time employees, Walmart, Target and McDonald, how many more do you think will follow suit?
The U.S. is currently 15 Trillion dollars in debt. Who do you think is going to pay the bill for all this healtcare? It will be you, me and everyone else. We can't afford to insure everyone who wonders into rhis Country. Canada or no other Country does that. You better be a citizen of the Countries you speak of, or you will pay through the nose to get medical care in one of those Countries. If it is an emergency for your treatment, just as soon as you are stabilized you must leave that Country if you do not have the money or the Insurance to pay the bill.
We are the only Country where anyone can walk into an emergency room and get treatment with or without any money or insurance.
About Romney's tax plan. You need to find out what it is. First of all he will give a "TAX HOLIDAY" for Individuals and Corporations to bring their money back to this Country without being penalized.
Secondly, he will roll back the tax level on low-income to 15%. Also roll back the tax level on individuals to 30%. He will also bring back the Bush tax cuts. That will generate businesses to hire more employees.
You can't take from the poor and give to the rich. Because the poor doesn't have any money to take.
If you like socialism and Colonalism then maybe you should think about moving out of the U.S. Personally I like our individual liberty.
"Who do you think is going to
"Who do you think is going to pay the bill for all this healtcare?" Actually, the CBO has said that Obamacare will save us money.
"We can't afford to insure everyone who wonders into rhis Country." Obamacare doesn't insure everyone who wanders into this country. Only citizens.
"We are the only Country where anyone can walk into an emergency room and get treatment with or without any money or insurance." Actually, most industrialized countries will treat you in an emergency room regardless of your insurance status. Our unwillingness to let people die on the steps of a hospital without treatment for the crime of not being able to afford insurance is one of the things that made our old system so expensive. Emergency room treatment is pretty much the most expensive way to treat people. If people are insured they can treat illnesses proactively instead of waiting for it to be an emergency. That's one of the biggest cost savings of Obamacare.
"First of all [Romney] will give a "TAX HOLIDAY" for Individuals and Corporations to bring their money back to this Country without being penalized." Yes, we tried those tax holidays before and they were an utter failure for everyone except CEO's. We tried it last in 2004, companies brought back their money, paid no taxes and paid their CEO's huge bonuses and laid off even more employees.
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/bill-clinton-likes-corporate-tax-holiday-awful-idea-171021754.html "Of the roughly $90 billion of profits repatriated in 2004, Pfizer was by far the biggest beneficiary, saving $11 billion in taxes, Johnston recalls. "They started destroying jobs the day they brought it back" and have cut 40,000 U.S. jobs in the ensuing years."
What we need to do is find a way to tax that money before it gets overseas.
"Also roll back the tax level on individuals to 30%." I'm sure Romney, who paid 14% last year, will be very relieved.
I do like some forms of socialism. Roads, police, firefighters, teachers...
FYI, every other country in
FYI, every other country in the world with a developed economy and a freely-elected government has a health care plan for all of its legal residents, except the USA. None of these have had to bankrupt themselves or future generations to do this. See the video about it at: http://slrman.minus.com/mhxPf79Ya/1g
The USA is not the only country where anyone can walk into an emergency room and get treatment without any money or insurance. Where did you get that ridiculous idea?
Romney's "Tax Plan" is to rob from the poor and middle class and give to the rich. Remember, this is they same man that doesn't want anyone to know what he paid in taxes for ten years running. Nor does he want anyone to know how much he has in off shore banks in the Cayman Island or in Swiss banks.
On the contrary, the poor and middle class have the most money. You could take 100% of incomes over $250,000 a year and it wouldn't amount to 2% of the federal budget. That doesn't mean that the wealthy shouldn't pay their fair share of taxes. See the essay on that at: http://slrman.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/90/
You clearly have no idea what socialism is about. Like most Americans, you probably think Socialism and Communism are the same things. This is partly from government propaganda and partly because totalitarian dictators have stolen those terms to hide what they were really doing.
Here's a short primer on it.
The truth is, the most socialist countries in the world right now are places like Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and perhaps Canada. All have democratically-elected governments, a happier population, better-educated citizens, a better standard of living, and better health care than the USA. For that matter, most of what you like about the USA was damned as "socialist" when liberals first proposed it.
Tell us, which of these are you willing to give up because they're "socialist"? Free paved roads, free public schools, police and fire protection, free public parks, clean and safe water food, and medicines, regulated workplace safety, mandated overtime pay, social security, medicare, child labor laws, and anything else where everyone contributes to for the benefit of all? An example would be sports stadiums. They are often partially paid for by tax money even though only about 15% of any nearby population will ever enter them even though 100% help pay for them. Socialist!
Again, which of these will you gladly give up?
Colonialism? What does that have to do with anything? That went out many decades ago. It's just another stress word you don't understand that you throw in as a scare tactic instead of facts.
FWIW, I live in Brazil although I am an American citizen. Give up your liberties? You already did with the "Patriot" Act. Do you believe that warrantless search and seizure and wiretaps along with detaining Americans indefinitely without charges are "individual liberties?"
Wake up, you do not live in a free country.
You sound like a bunch of Fox
You sound like a bunch of Fox news soundbites. Let me address 1 of the issues you've mentioned. You asked, "Whom will pay for all this healthcare?" We recognize we were having problems with the rising cost of healthcare many years ago. The Clinton admin tried to overhaul it and failed miserably. It is political suicide to address it but god bless them they did. The only truth is we had to change staying the same was not an option. Healthcare will bankrupt this country. This is a work in progress and will need both sides pulling on the rope to get us through. The GOP failed because they never provided a written counter solution to Obamacare. All we heard was how poorly Canada's and the UK's socialized healthcare systems works. Why did they not say, "We have scoured the globe and found that Germany has the best and most efficient system and recommend we start there." Since Pharma and Healthcare funds political campaigns all we got was the call for repeal and anything but change so the GOP did not upset their money masters. BTW we pay twice as much in taxes to healthcare than the next industrialized country and we don't live longer or have better healthcare, AND we don't cover everybody. So where is the money going? I'm a businessman and I've come 360 degrees on this issue. Keep reading and read counter literature from the other side of your current opinion. Thanks
BIngo! Good thinking,
BIngo! Good thinking, MANthrax. You hit the ten-ring with why didn't they check out other countries with healthcare plans? Could it be that The Current two-party system is really different wings in the same carrion-eating scavenger? That could explain why they don;t look for rational solutions that "weren't invented here?"
For the most part I agree
For the most part I agree with what you've said. I just want to point out that if you came 360 degrees on this issue you would be right back where you started. Maybe that's exactly what you meant but it sounded like you meant to say you've come 180 degrees on it, which would have you heading the opposite direction from where you started.
..." He will also bring back
..." He will also bring back the Bush tax cuts. That will generate businesses to hire more employees."....
Lower taxes, or more profit do NOT encourage business to hire more people. They simply add to the bottom line. The ONLY way to get business to hire more people is to buy the stuff they make, increasing demand, decreasing supply. Then they have to make more stuff, so they need more people to make it. You CANNOT generate jobs by sprinkling money on the rich.
You like individual liberty
You like individual liberty until you lose your health insurance or catastrophic flood or fire or wind storm devastate you life.
Then you'll be the first whiner in line with your hand out asking for government help. Get a grip with reality.
Oh, no - it's the truth!
Oh, no - it's the truth! Reasonable healthcare. Somebody, get me out of here before I melt into a puddle of goo.
Get out of here with your
Get out of here with your truth, lady. There's no room for truth in a political campaign.
Get out of here with your
Get out of here with your truth, lady. There's no room for truth in a political campaign.