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.Pelosi Claims Six Million Seniors Will Starve and that Seniors Lose Medicare
Flanking herself with a number of senior citizens, Nancy Pelosi has traveled across America attacking Republican budget proposals generally and the Paul Ryan tax plan (the “Path to Prosperity”) specifically. In a speech in Florida, Pelosi stated:
“When Medicare was passed it was a pillar of stability for our seniors … much of which is being undermined by Republicans,” Pelosi told dozens of seniors gathered at a retirement home in Orlando. “Why should the federal government save money on the backs of seniors at the same time that they are giving tax breaks to millionaires, giving subsidies to Big Oil, and tax cuts to companies that send jobs overseas?”
“What they are proposing does not create jobs, does not protect Medicare or Medicaid, and does not care for our seniors,” Pelosi said.
“They’re voting to end Medicare as we know it,” Pelosi said.
Pelosi argues that the Ryan Path to Prosperity is actually the Path to Poverty and claims that the Ryan proposal, and other Republican budget proposals will result in the starvation of 6,000,000 seniors:
The Truth
Funny thing, I have read the entire Pathway to Prosperity and one thing is absolutely clear – the Paul Ryan budget, and all other current Republican proposals EXEMPT THOSE ALREADY 55 AND OLDER. Not a single current “senior” will be impacted by any budget proposal. Now I know that I shouldn’t be shocked that a politician twists a language in legislation to try to make their point, but this one is an outright lie. Surrounding herself with the elderly, she clearly is trying to rally the AARP crowd with allegations that THEIR health care is immediately at risk when nothing could be farther from the truth.
The sad thing is that I as I prepped to write this story, not a SINGLE main stream media outlet picked up on this huge lie. That is the problem today, we get so used to being fed the news and our opinions that few actually take the time to dig behind the words to find the truth.
THAT’s her “lie?” The fact that she is referring to people who will be seniors once the Ryan plan would go into effect in 10 years? I’m not seeing the lie.
My Dad’s been echoing the same line, so I’m sure it’s been on SOME media. “This doesn’t affect anyone over 55” i.e. “This only affects people under 55.”
Like I said to him, you’re just falling into their trap of dividing and conquering us all. Why shouldn’t we care what happens to those of us under 55 when we become seniors? We’re all one nation. And I still don’t hear a lie in what Pelosi said. What happened to that video you said you were going to post, where she allegedly says “6 million seniors will immediately die” if the Ryan plan passes? Did she really say that or not, and if you need help posting that video, e-mail me the link.
So the wing nuts start with the following quote, which then morphs into six million seniors will starve, then six million seniors will die,
Well, as I have noticed, every time there is a budget debate the seniors and children and cops and fireman are used for scaring tactic.
Is it possible that this tactic exploded in her already damaged face?
If you watch liberals like Nelson and his behavior at this forum it looks that way.
The Liberals are most dishonest people on the surface of planet earth seeking only power.
In other words Big Stick ideology.
You can observe that here. Only he (the Nelson) can use profanity or racism here and no one else can.
That is a classical case of telling you that he is totally in charge and everything he does is based on that draconian ideology by the KAPO / CAPO.
That is why socialism is such a brutal concept.
Example: You are standing next to a COP and he spits on the ground. You spit too and he will gave you a ticket for spitting on the ground.
It is ruling by psychological corruption of the socialistic principles. (sheep, and sheep dog doctrine)
That way one can control many. (essential for the socialism)
Any social groups (churches, associations and unions) on the left and right are based on this principle and are breeding grounds such KAPO / CAPO deviants.
I believe that somehow it is engraved in our DNA and only morally strong individuals like I are real humans.
The rest are sheep and dogs – the apes.
I should add that today bolshevik Brown signed most lavish contract for the Prison Unions and in contrast will starve children to death to get his Taxes so he can give to unions even more.
UNIONS = POWER.
That is liberal socialism folks!
Oh I know what you’re talking about Stan. No, I didn’t censor you yesterday, that was Larry. And it’s funny he didn’t censor me for using the same word. Although you did use it three times, and the second and third time (using the f-word about Clinton) you meant it literally, so maybe that was the difference.
So in that case I must apologize to you comrade Vern and everything I said about you applies to that Teacrat Bolshevik and pipsqueak GILBERT.
However, you are vicariously liable comrade Vern to OJ subscribers to allow moron mongoloid Larry Gilbert to parade in the OJ as a first amendment promulgator and conservative.
Gilbert!… If you are representative of Teacrats and they are like you….. they will not get my support…. ever!
True conservatism is not priggism!
True conservatism is about the individual creativity and free expression even if it means profanity.
It is this entrepreneurial expression which needs protection.
You are not the GOD so do not act like one!
Therefore, STOP raping my speech GILBERT.
Mr. Star,
I couldn’t agree more with you on that first sentence.
renember we have to pass the bill to find out what is in it .. this is the most clueless person on the face of the earth .
If you have noticed they usually pass the bill at 3:00 am, drunk and no one reads it like the Obama Care.
After they pass the bill it is too late to care what is in it.
Well, now we’ve got the clip up, and I don’t know what you’re talking about. The Medicare privatization isn’t even what she’s talking about.
She’s saying that “six million home-bound seniors” will no longer be getting meals delivered. I still see no lie here. Again I have to ask:
You see folks!
Nelson is using racism by exploding Blacks and Midgets while they are asking stupid question.
He is saying that blacks and disabled are stupid. (Where is Mickey Moxley the RAT when you need him)
Nilson his racist and should resign from the OJ.
I take exception to that. Vern has NEVER exploded a black person or a midget!
Welll … ahem .. not recently anyway, anon.
Vern, if you don’t see the lie you are more deluded than I thought. She is not simply saying that six million seniors aren’t going to get delivered meals – she is clearly implying that without those meals six million seniors will starve and die.
Oh, so she is CLEARY IMPLYING a big lie, even though her words are true. Right, I guess I need to take that big leap with you, and INFER a lie. Then I will understand why she has a Pinocchio nose.
Geoff,
First off , her office has said that she misspoke, she meant to say six million meals not six million seniors, which Politfact has found to be a conservative estimate.
What is your and Ryan’s plan to provide meals to these seniors? Are you (and some 3 million friends) prepared to provide meals twice a day to some house bound senior EVERYDAY OF THE YEAR or are you willing to just let the “market” work (i.e., they starve in silence and are invisible to our corporate media and thus ‘magically disappeared’)?
Any one who is under 55 who isn’t OUTRAGED and SCARED by Ryan’s and the repuglican’s plan is A MORON (and that includes you, butterball)!
Perhaps someone missed it but in this photo her nose bends to the RIGHT while her rhetoric is extreme LEFT
Ryan, and most of the GOP for that matter, can’t really be taken seriously on reducing the deficit. This is a man, after all, who voted for Medicare Part D…which, unlike the Affordable Care Act, was completely unfunded. He also continues to vote to fund our unending wars…now approaching 1.2 trillion dollars. He also voted for TARP and the auto bailouts.
They’re deficit hawks in name only, and this “plan” is nothing more than political theater.
Repeal the 16 amendment and return the purse strings to the states.
If the states got a bill from the fed on what the fed wants to spend, the states would then, maybe take action.
Yes, yeeessss, by all means. After all, the states are doing a GREAT job balancing their budgets.
“Repeal the 16 amendment and return the purse strings to the states.”…….. Hmmmm
Gave purse strings to Brown and state unions?
Did you read recently sign Prison Union contract by Brown?
The California is most dysfunctional state in the union and would probably not make it without the federation of other states with less lunatic governments.
I think that someone should take strings from the state purse.
The California is most dysfunctional state in the union and would probably not make it without the federation of other states with less lunatic governments.
Except that we’re a “donor state” and us California taxpayers pay a lot more in federal taxes than we get back – way too much of our taxes goes to idiots in Alabama and Mississppi and Texas. We would do fine as an independent nation, and once again be about equal to France as around the world’s 5th or 6th economy.
(Also, Orange County is a “donor county” inside California, with too much of our state taxes going to knuckledragging inland tweekers.)
“be about equal to France as around the world’s 5th or 6th economy.”……. Hmmmm
You are correct comrade Vern!
I like your choice of France economy which, same as California, is perpetually bankrupt socialistic state.
Providing that California could find Hungarian Jew instead the Austrian Nazi or American Monk to run it – maybe the California could have a chance.
Currently Hellenes would be more realists comparison as to economy.
I believe that the Orange County a “donor county” inside California is still in bankruptcy.
The only thing they are both donating to the union is AIDS.