and they call us "Astro turfers"

[AVGWarhawk]

Of course the insurance companies are against healthcare sponsored by the government because no one can compete with the government. However, I did not see booths and banners sponsored by an insurance company at the march on Washington a few weeks ago. To be honest, I do not believe I have heard one peep from the insurance companies on this healthcare reform.

[mookiemookie]

Keep being good little insurance company sheep:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11814.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125107323271252625.html

[August]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Keep being good little insurance company sheep:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11814.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125107323271252625.html

Dude, you said:

"If you think the insurance companies haven't poured millions of dollars into whipping up the masses against real health care reform, you're fooling yourself. "

The links you posted are mainly stories about the activism of private citizens, not company organized efforts.

Example:

Dan Lucas, a database operations manager for Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon, said he got upset when he heard the White House demonize health plans as profit centers, when many, like his employer, are not-for-profit companies. He decided without coaching from AHIP or Regence Blue Cross to take that message to Rep. David Wu's (D., Ore.) town-hall meeting in...

Mr Lucas has a right to voice his opinion to his elected representative like anyone else. Although it seems inconvenient to the ruling party, Americans do not loose their right to free speech just because they have a personal stake in a particular political debate.

Keep being good little insurance company sheep:

You should have mentioned the $380 million they have recently spent in their efforts to fight healthcare reform.

The links you posted are mainly stories about the activism of private citizens, not company organized efforts.

Actually no.

A "Town Hall Tips" memo written by America's Health Insurance Plans

A little story about Mr Lucas going to a meeting does not negate that.

[August]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

A little story about Mr Lucas going to a meeting does not negate that.

And a "Town Hall Tips memo" does not equate to "millions of dollars spent whipping up the masses".

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by August

Dude, you said:

"If you think the insurance companies haven't poured millions of dollars into whipping up the masses against real health care reform, you're fooling yourself. "

The links you posted are mainly stories about the activism of private citizens, not company organized efforts.

Fine, you can take it from Wendell Potter, ex-Cigna head of PR:

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07312009/profile.html

[Cohaagen]

What am "teabaggers"?

What am "astro turfers" (sic)?

What am are de black man in de office?

Excuse me for my ignorance, I'm a foreigner - I haven't a clue what you're banging on about, SteamingWake. There are quite a lot of us who don't live in America. I am English-speaking, don't worry.

I don't know a thing about teabagging - sounds a bit suspect to me, really. Sure I saw something about it in a John Waters film during my student days.

Anyway, never mind that, that's not important - are you for the Scottish Socialist Party, the SNP, the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party, the Scottish Liberal Democrats, or Scottish Labour, Mr Wake? That's what I'm talking about. There may be an independence referendum in the next few years.

It's happening in the country I live in, therefore it is the most important thing in the world. I'm typing about it right now, you know. Well, what do you think? That Alec Salmond, eh? Sean Connery on a banknote, what? Well, come on! Or are you one of these so-called "birthers", who thinks Sir Sean was born in Trinidad and is just faking the accent?

[SteamWake]

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