I’ve realized that I’ve been thinking about this health care reform thing all wrong, and I have the wingnuts to thank for it. I’ve been worried about Republican office holders and wingnut radio hosts stirring up anger and paranoia in their unhinged masses and that people might get hurt as a result. I’m wrong though and I should say why.
Thank you wingnuts for your unhinged rantings at the so-called “Townhell” meetings. Your crazy paranoia and absolutely untruthful beliefs will help stiffen the spines of mushy Democrats who think there is principled opposition out there to health care reform. Now Democrats and the media as well realizes that your opposition comes from sore losers who have been fed misinformation.
Thank you Deathers (your new nickname) for not understanding that Medicare is a government-run system that even most of you are happy with.(Also here.)
Thank you for ridiculing a woman with cancer who can’t get health care insurance because of her pre-existing condition. I’m sure if she’d just “get a job” she’d be hunky-dory.
Thank you for dismissing 47M uninsured Americans as not that many. I’m sure they’re thrilled to get that expensive healthcare at the Emergency Room.
Thank you for holding signs comparing Obama to Hitler because the rest of us totally see that parallel.
Thank you for going on bus tours and letting the media see it, because nothing will get people on your side more than being an out-of-towner abusing local residents.
Thank you for forcing the Republican party to support you publicly. Thank you for bringing them down with you when your movement implodes into a vortex of crazy, just like the Birthers.
Thank you for calling members of Congress liars when they say something truthful.
Thank you for reminding us that we can’t rest on our laurels after an election is over because winning an election is only the beginning of the hard work.