John Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/sarah-palin-sees-eye-to-eye-with-albertans-in-calgary-speech/article1492634/We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada. And I think now, isn't that ironic? ”DISCUSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFM Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 That's debatable whether she thinks now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swingset Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/sarah-palin-sees-eye-to-eye-with-albertans-in-calgary-speech/article1492634/DISCUSSWhat's to discuss? Her family went to the closest doctor when she was a child, which happened to be in Canada. I don't know when she was there, but I don't think single-payer medicine was even around back then.Why would that be hypocritical?I'm not a Palin fan, but this seems like a retarded stretch. Edited March 8, 2010 by swingset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 That's debatable whether she thinks now. I agree with this.My follow-up question would've been, "Would you please define 'irony' as you see it, Mrs. Palin?" $10 says she doesn't even know what that word means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 im not really sure, but ill look it up and get back to you on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFM Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 I agree with this.My follow-up question would've been, "Would you please define 'irony' as you see it, Mrs. Palin?" $10 says she doesn't even know what that word means.It's like rain, on your wedding day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 What's to discuss? Her family went to the closest doctor when she was a child, which happened to be in Canada. I don't know when she was there, but I don't think single-payer medicine was even around back then.Why would that by hypocritical?I'm not a Palin fan, but this seems like a retarded stretch.It's really not. 30 seconds of research:Yukon's adoption of universal health care - 1961Canadian Medical Care Act (cementing UHC for Canada)- 1966Palin's birth year: - 1964http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada#The_beginning_of_coverageAny questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 It's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.Speaking of... another Canadian product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 a no smoking sign on your cigarette break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swingset Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) It's really not. 30 seconds of research:Yukon's adoption of universal health care - 1961Canadian Medical Care Act (cementing UHC for Canada)- 1966Palin's birth year: - 1964http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada#The_beginning_of_coverageAny questions?No questions, I wasn't emotionally invested enough to plumb the interweb to prove a point that doesn't change the nature of the criticism.Why does this make her hypocritical or somehow lacking because her family chose the closest medical care when she was very young? It's not like she had a choice in the matter, or that her present opinion of socialized medicine is diminished because she was closer to Canada than to similar US care at the time.First of all, no Republican, and certainly not Palin, is suggesting that the solution to expensive American healthcare costs is to prevent Americans from going to Canada to get care. So, on its face, there's no hypocrisy to this...even if we ignored the obvious details: she was a child and it was an emergency. Second, she noted the irony of the situation - that she had to cross over to get health care and that's why we even know about it - her admission of the fact that in their remote geography it was easier to go into Canada.She ain't my horse, I wouldn't vote for her for beauty queen, but this is a retarded criticism. Edited March 9, 2010 by swingset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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