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Hannity, Duncan And Gohmert Gaga For Government Shutdown – For Your Own Good

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on August 07, 2013 · Flag

In the upside down world of Fox News, shutting down the government in order to block Obamacare – legislation that was enacted by Congress and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court – was presented as the patriotic, public-spirited thing to do, thanks to the rabid partisanship of Sean Hannity and his two like-minded guests last night, Congressmen Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and Jeff Duncan (R-SC). Not only that, the three talking heads – each of whom undoubtedly have Cadillac health insurance plans for themselves – argued that blocking coverage for the rest of America was looking out for the little guy. Really.

Hannity and his pals spent the first four minutes of the segment accusing President Obama of “emboldening our enemies” for shutting down embassies abroad in the wake of terrorism threats (just pay no attention how Hannity previously insisted that criticizing a president during a time of war was “emboldening our enemies”).

But then Hannity – the “Great American” government-shutdown cheerleader – turned the subject to Obamacare defunding. He asked Gohmert “How many members do you now have with you” in “the effort to defund Obamacare?”

Gohmert suggested that the effort may be losing steam. He insisted, “We’re gaining” but he declined to give any numbers. He also admitted, “(Y)eah, the pressure is there” from Republican leadership “to not do it.” Gohmert then made the ridiculous argument that his efforts were on behalf of the little guy:

We don’t want a shutdown, we want to fund the government …but people are actually gonna get hurt. They’re not gonna get the pacemaker, they’re not gonna get the help they need. We’re doing this for America, for the guy that’s making $14,000 that will ultimately have an extra 2 ½ percent tax, because Obama went after the little guy in Obamacare. We’re doing it for those people and we need to stand up but there is pressure.

That’s right, Gohmert is going to make it harder for you to get health insurance because he doesn't like the health insurance you might get if he doesn't shut down the government to prevent you from getting it.

Duncan agreed. But he inadvertently let the cat out of the bag as to whom he was really looking out for:

…I would rather shut the government down, and I’m not advocating for that, but I would rather shut the government down than continue shutting America down and that’s exactly what Obamacare does. It shuts down the American businesses and the job creators.

As for the rest of us, we can just get Health Savings Accounts.

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Sandman2 commented 2013-08-09 11:26:17 -0400 · Flag
Can we start with shutting down the Agency that hands out checks to Congress people? Can we follow that up with the Agency that administers Health Care to Congress members?
Maybe that would stop the stooopid talk from these clowns.
Joe Marsh commented 2013-08-08 13:59:28 -0400 · Flag
I probably got the two mixed up. Point is that Slanthead has complained about his leadership — and specifically the clean up efforts — a number of times since the hurricane last fall.
Richard Santalone commented 2013-08-08 12:54:09 -0400 · Flag
@ Joe Marsh Pardon me Joe — Thomas Suozzi is NO LONGER Nassau County executive — the current county executive is Ed Mangano, who happens to be a REPUBLICAN. Just FYI, Suozzi lost his Nassau County re-election bid to Mangano in November 2009 by a RAZOR-THIN margin — a recount needed to be done before Mangano was declared the winner.
Joe Marsh commented 2013-08-07 23:35:59 -0400 · Flag
Here’s a thought…

Suppose they shut down local governments, specifically Nassau County government. What would Slanthead do then?

As it is, he’s bad mouthed County Exec Thomas Suozzi a number of times (on the radio) for not clearing downed trees quickly enough in the wake of Super Storm Sandy.

Hannity, as most here know, drives a heavy (armor-plated?), lumbering (7 mpg) Escalade and he’s always complaining about being forced to take long detours to reach his bunker (oops, I meant palatial mansion) on the tony North Shore.

We wouldn’t want Slimy Seanny to spend an extra minute on the road, especially after his nightly obstacle course dash on the LIE (dodging those pesky hybrids no doubt).

Of course the fact that Slanthead hasn’t been arrested by now is a real puzzle, as Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice has long had a tough program against DUI and just plain reckless driving. Does Hannity fit the picture? Don’t really know, as he always claims he doesn’t drink much.

We do know for a fact that the swat team better not come for him at his bunker (“Wacha gonna do when they come for you?”). You see, Hannity not long ago finally admitted on air that he owns 3 (that’s THREE) AR-15s, and even wants to buy more. That was a not-unexpected revelation, as Slanthead has long bragged about his concealed handgun carry permits in many states, and how he tucks two Glocks into his waistband before heading into the city each day.

So with three assualt rifles (and his dutiful obedient wife and children to keep them loaded now that New York State has new rules on magazine size), Hannity will be able fend off any size law enforcement team. Hannity believes very strongly in survival; just ask him about one his fav sponsors,

http://www.foodinsurance.com/hannity?gclid=COjbyIH07LgCFZKi4Aod-iwAbw
Aria Prescott commented 2013-08-07 22:18:19 -0400 · Flag
Kathy, that actually is a really good question I thought nothing of before you brought it up. Why is he sweating so bad?

And, for that matter, Just just noticed a lot of strange bumps and stalls in the visual feed. Either Hannity couldn’t spring for a decent signal, or Jeff Duncan hit a lot of seven second delay. Neither one bodes well.
R L commented 2013-08-07 22:00:33 -0400 · Flag
just in case you forgot these people exist in a different universe than you or I, they prove it yet again.
mlp ! commented 2013-08-07 21:46:52 -0400 · Flag
The ‘stoopit’ just continues.
Nothing new, nothing earth-shattering, just the constant drone of the heartless for the mindless.
They deserve each other.
radpat_USA commented 2013-08-07 20:31:23 -0400 · Flag
Although I was born and raised in Texas but leaving as soon as I realized I could think, I am currently assigned and working a project in a very white part of Texas. Having done so for a few months which has me around a lot of proud Texans, I have come to understand how Louie Gohmert has gotten himself elected, generally speakin, those proud Texans are dumber than fucking rocks, proven to me on a daily basis.
mj - the same one commented 2013-08-07 19:27:18 -0400 · Flag
Not only that, the three talking heads – each of whom undoubtedly have Cadillac health insurance plans for themselves – argued that blocking coverage for the rest of America was looking out for the little guy. Really.

Doncha just LOVE it when rightwingnut multimillionaires tell the rest of us what we should sacrifice?

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Aria Prescott commented 2013-08-07 17:56:42 -0400 · Flag
Number of times Fox News has advocated treasonous seccession if they don’t get their way on a bill or an election, since president Obama was elected: 34

Number of times all the other networks combined have done it: 0

Oh, and it’s kinda funny that the hosts who were fired from other networks for that talk under Bush were all hired by Fox after Obama took office… It’s almost like Fox News is a media outlet staffed entirely by traitors to this country.
Kevin Koster commented 2013-08-07 17:39:04 -0400 · Flag
This is great popcorn material. Here you have three guys whose hatred of President Obama and the Democrats is enough for them to once again raise the spectre of shutting down the entire government just so they can have a public tantrum about losing an election. Last year, they were all hoping the ACA would be thrown out by the Supreme Court. When that didn’t happen, they had a series of public tantrums and displays. And now this year, they expect everyone to forget the other 40 times they’ve held meaningless votes to defund or repeal the ACA. Because this time is different? How? This is the same sore loser mentality they’ve been using since January 2009. I had hoped that these guys would learn from their defeats and maybe try to work together to get something done. But it appears that they simply want to continue folding their arms and stomping their feet for the rest of Obama’s time in the White House. One has to wonder if they intend to do this during every Democrat Presidency for the rest of their lives.
NewsHounds posted about Hannity, Duncan And Gohmert Gaga For Government Shutdown – For Your Own Good on NewsHounds' Facebook page 2013-08-07 17:22:11 -0400
These guys want to make it harder for you to get health insurance because they dont like the health insurance you might get if they don't shut down the government to prevent you from getting it.








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