When I saw this headline, "Republican Right Silent on Real Arizona Health Care Death Panel," I couldn't help but think of all the other times tea party issues were met with silence. But this one is the most egregious, since this was one of the phoniest issues created by the tea party, and brought their movement to the forefront.
Now that we have the government of Arizona rationing health care to its citizens, which will result in their deaths, tea party loudmouths haven't said a word. Why? Because the monied interests behind them haven't manufactured and marketed outrage over the issue. Which brings me to the story below:
SeattlePI: Charles Grassley led the propaganda charge when it came to accusing the Obama Administration of intending to create a health care death panel.
It is interesting to observe the stony silence of the senator from Iowa as well as that of his colleagues when a very real death panel has reared its ugly head in Arizona.
Current Republican presidential frontrunner Mike Huckabee provided an example of the real Republican right mindset, which was anything but protective of human life. Huckabee likened Americans with severe health problems to cars placed in totaled out status by insurance companies.
On the subject of the Grassley death panel scare tactic, a real example arrived under the watch of current Republican right Tea Party favorite Gov. Jan Brewer. Under Brewer Arizona has a death panel that threatens the lives of citizens needing lifesaving operations.
When confronted on the subject of the Arizona health care death panel, Brewer wrings her hands and asserts that the state is in a tragic economic position. What she does not tell questioners is that state money has been spent on repairing the roof of an indoor arena while citizens in need will die unless corrective steps are taken.
What has been the response of Grassley and others on the Republican right regarding the Arizona death panel existing under the watch of one of their party's current favorites?
Running true to form, there has been a deafening silence. The death panel question was great for spin to be used against Democrats as a sop to the party's pro-life religious right base. In a realistic situation applied to a Republican governor a "don't kill granny" concern is not expressed.
Another example where the “tea party” is really nothing more than a tool to push a few hot talking point from time to time from their handlers.
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