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Ol Janx Spirit

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49. Personally, I think she could have done better in a few areas. My real problem with the exchange...
Tue Nov 4, 2025, 11:31 AM
Nov 4

...I quoted is how she fell into the trap of changing the subject on herself--as many interviewers seem to do.

There should be a short list of questions that you demand an answer to; not a long list of questions that you will just accept any babble or lie for an answer to and move on to the next one.

IMO, what the actual plan that Turnip and Republicans have for healthcare is an extremely important question to force them to answer. I believe we all know: there really isn't one. But as long as they are allowed to pretend like they have some plan or concept of a plan if only the ACA would get defunded or repealed and not be forced to admit there is no plan then they can continue to lie and lie and lie about it and sound somewhat credible.

Healthcare touches all of our lives. The prices we all pay for it are intertwined. "[A]s many as 66.5% of people who file for bankruptcy blame medical bills as the primary cause."
https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/scheinman-institute/blog/john-august-healthcare/healthcare-insights-how-medical-debt-crushing-100-million-americans

I get that Norah is a millionaire interviewing a billionaire, and neither of them probably even know anyone that has had to declare bankruptcy over medical debt--but to the vast majority of the American people this is either an extremely important issue now or will be one in the future. Everyone needs healthcare.

But Norah did not press for an answer to her question, "where is that plan?" She switched topics to the subsidies; let the Evil Orangeutan off the hook; and then moved on.

Forcing Turnip and Republicans to admit they have no healthcare plan--that saying "we can make it good," isn't a damn plan for anything; and that until such a day the ACA is fundamental to making sure more Americans do not suffer under a system that is geared towards profits for companies that never even touch a patient--is a critical step towards actually helping the American people and exposing their hypocrisy.

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sue the bastards rampartd Nov 3 #1
And speaking of interviews jaymac Nov 3 #2
i wish carville will come home and find us an opponent for casidy. rampartd Nov 3 #3
File a billion dollar lawsuit against CBS and see what they'll settle for. sinkingfeeling Nov 3 #4
Didn't Trump just win a huge lawsuit settlement popsdenver Nov 3 #39
CBS' 60 Minutes which was the Gold Standard for Journalism is now 1984's "Ministry of Truth." Botany Nov 3 #5
I was thinking of watching that movie yesterday! kimbutgar Nov 3 #28
During Trump's first installation in the White House popsdenver Nov 3 #38
Good point kimbutgar Nov 3 #40
You can bet popsdenver Nov 4 #47
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CBS is Regime Media. bronxiteforever Nov 3 #7
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There is no way to condense his babbling for clarity. TNNurse Nov 3 #9
It's hard to extract clarity from lunacy. CaptainTruth Nov 3 #10
White House knew any clip of him whining/crying/babbling in our hands KS Toronado Nov 3 #11
This whole interview just epitomizes the constant failure of the press to make... Ol Janx Spirit Nov 3 #12
he literally CANNOT answer maxsolomon Nov 3 #19
I think she did her best to get an answer. ificandream Nov 3 #21
Personally, I think she could have done better in a few areas. My real problem with the exchange... Ol Janx Spirit Nov 4 #49
THE MUSINGS OF AN IMBECILE AZ8theist Nov 3 #45
"...and the people that-- that came into our country from mental institutions." LudwigPastorius Nov 3 #22
Did I misunderstand? Zackzzzz Nov 3 #37
Is your skin brown? AZ8theist Nov 3 #46
No, what he sees is an opportunity to lie to the American people about what Democrats want to do... Ol Janx Spirit Nov 4 #48
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Time for lawsuit.................lets say for a complete airing of the segment and 32 million and breaking up turbinetree Nov 3 #23
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Wait... isn't editing a "60 Minutes" interview TREASON? n/t TygrBright Nov 3 #25
Maybe people sure sue CBS and demand they release the whole unedited interview kimbutgar Nov 3 #26
They had to cut it, the irony would have broken every TV set in the country. /nt bucolic_frolic Nov 3 #27
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"The Weekend" on MSNBC is discussing tonekat Nov 3 #41
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