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CNBC Elitism: Harwood Claims Public Doesn’t Know Enough to Make Judgment on ObamaCare
NewsBusters ^ | January 22, 2010 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 01/22/2010 1:11:55 PM PST by Rufus2007

CNBC "Squawk Box" co-hosts Joe Kernen and Becky Quick get it. Unfortunately, their CNBC colleague that covers Washington, D.C. for the network doesn't.

On the Jan. 22 broadcast, Harwood appeared on the program to give a status report on the current version of health care reform being negotiated in Congress and what it means in the aftermath of Scott Brown's filibuster-proof busting election victory in Massachusetts on Jan. 20. Kernen suggested that the health care bill might have been forced through if not Brown's election and the public fervor it revealed.

"I think it's unbelievable that it would have gone through and they would have definitely jammed it through if this weird, serendipitous seat hadn't opened up and if there hadn't been a special election, 17 percent of the economy - based on what they wanted to do, based on what these elected officials wanted to do, against what the public wants - they would have just rammed it through, either way," Kernen said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: advertisement; beckyquick; bhohealthcare; cnbc; obamacare; socialsecurity; ss
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To: Pajama Blogger

Me too. I’m too dumb to get it...........HA
I think they don’t get it


21 posted on 01/22/2010 2:14:18 PM PST by JHENN22499
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To: Wpin

LOL. I recognized your sarcasm.


22 posted on 01/22/2010 2:16:33 PM PST by hflynn (The One is really the Number Two)
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To: Rufus2007

it’s just because the public hasn’t heard him properly

/chicago-way


23 posted on 01/22/2010 2:23:32 PM PST by sten
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To: Rufus2007
These fools think the problem is that we the public aren't hearing or understanding what they want to do. The fact is we hear them loud and clear, we don't want it. We don't want bureaucrats between us and our doctors. We don't want to pay even more for other peoples health care that don't want to pay for their own care. We don't want to pay more for less.

Anyone serious about reducing the cost of health care would start with tort reform. Many doctors have to carry liability insurance that exceeds $100,000 a year... Gee, I wonder where our money is going...

24 posted on 01/22/2010 2:29:08 PM PST by DB
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To: Rufus2007

Sad to watch a once reputable journalist for the WSJ go off the deep end for obama. I think he’s been olbermanized over at msnbc.


25 posted on 01/22/2010 2:29:22 PM PST by jersey117
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To: theDentist

We were told we could read the healthcare bill online - the final version not a work in progress - and that CSPAN would televise the congressional deliberations. None of that happened.

We know that congress has no intention of subjecting themselves to this monstrosity yet that’s not supposed to give us pause either?


26 posted on 01/22/2010 2:32:11 PM PST by Let's Roll (Stop paying ACORN to destroy America! Cut off their government funding!)
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To: Rufus2007

We’re just simple folk. Good thing we have politicos and talking heads to explain things for us.


27 posted on 01/22/2010 2:39:27 PM PST by GSWarrior
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To: Rufus2007
Lets see, 8% cut to Medicare, increased premiums, 15% cuts to nursing homes, cuts to in home nursing care for Medicare patients, (Mayo Clinic in AZ no longer accepting Medicare patients), NO COLA raise for those on SS, or retired Military for 2-3 years, and now a purposed CUT in SS payments.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2433867/posts

What is there not to understand about obamadeathcare and war on senior citizens?

Or the 111 new agencies and the IRS involvement? Not to mention all those brand new taxes or fees which is the same thing, just a new name for a tax.

28 posted on 01/22/2010 3:12:49 PM PST by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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To: Rufus2007
Trust the elites, they knew everything about social security, public education, Medicare, Medicaid, welfare, Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac and they are all failed programs.
29 posted on 01/22/2010 4:03:03 PM PST by orinoco
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