http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/23/republicans-say-the-dumbest-things Comments On: Republicans Say the Dumbest Things by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by TreGibbs]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:56:05 -0800 The Stranger
I guess it's a prerequisite in today's GOP to not know a single damn thing about how healthcare is funded, and to be wholly ignorant about any world history after the year 1982.
Posted by Proteus]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:46:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:40:08 -0800 The Stranger
There's no such thing as a free lunch. Think about it.
Posted by TJ]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:14:42 -0800 The Stranger Posted by bitethemailman]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:13:58 -0800 The Stranger What this means is: 1) the hospital will still charge you, and will likely send you to collections if you don't pay, 2) they will stabilize you, but then can pack you up and tell you to go to the county hospital, and 3) they will not treat diseases or injuries that are not life-or-death, but will send you to a county hospital.
Posted by TJ]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:10:53 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ArtBasketSara]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:00:46 -0800 The Stranger It's true that without insurance you can still get treated in the emergency room.

No. That is not true. You can get stabilized in the emergency room, which, in the case of most serious illnesses or injuries, means that you get a prescription for painkillers and get sent on your way.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:10:06 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mattini]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:56:12 -0800 The Stranger Posted by aardvark]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:56:10 -0800 The Stranger Posted by JensR]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:50:44 -0800 The Stranger
in retrospect, cutting the south loose in 1860 may have been a good idea.
Posted by Max Solomon]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:49:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by stuckie]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:46:26 -0800 The Stranger
Posted by gratkat]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:44:03 -0800 The Stranger
That's not free. The question is how you distribute the cost.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:42:24 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ryanayr]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:40:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sir Vic]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:35:21 -0800 The Stranger Posted by fletc3her]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:26:29 -0800 The Stranger Petition: http://wh.gov/yyuL


Posted by r.chops]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:26:23 -0800 The Stranger Posted by anonymous post]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:24:02 -0800 The Stranger
Not that that's ideal, but your headline is incorrect.
Posted by TheGreatCanoodler]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:23:47 -0800 The Stranger
"Why do you want Obamacare?"

"Because I'm sick and I don't have health insurance"

*waves hand*
"Yes, you do have health insurance"

"On second though, I guess I do have health insurance"
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:17:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by westside]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:16:34 -0800 The Stranger Posted by J from Oregon]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:14:06 -0800 The Stranger
"The constitution repealed restrictions on voting and added universal direct suffrage and the right to work to rights guaranteed by the previous constitution. In addition, the Constitution recognized collective social and economic rights including the rights to work, rest and leisure, health protection, care in old age and sickness, housing, education, and cultural benefits. The constitution also provided for the direct election of all government bodies and their reorganization into a single, uniform system. It was written by a special commission of 31 members which Joseph Stalin chaired. Those who participated included (among others) Andrei Vyshinsky, Andrei Zhdanov, Maksim Litvinov, Kliment Voroshilov, Vyacheslav Molotov, Lazar Kaganovich, Nikolai Bukharin and Karl Radek, though the latter two had less active input.[1]"
Posted by emor]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:08:36 -0800 The Stranger