Young Man Dies of Infection, ABC News Blames...

Here's the ABC News Headline:

Man Dies From Toothache, Couldn't Afford Meds

ABC's Alternate Headline:

Without Insurance, 24-year-old Dies of Toothache

Unfortunately, I'm not kidding.

First paragraph of the report:

A 24-year-old Cincinnati father died from a tooth infection this week because he couldn't afford his medication, offering a sobering reminder of the importance of oral health and the number of people without access to dental or health care.

This is a sad reflection on "professional" journalism.

Facts missing from ABC's report:

• The man's uncle is a rich and famous musician (Bootsy Collins)
• The medication he "couldn't afford" cost $27
• Free dental care is available in Cincinnati

The man's wealthy aunt is "devastated":

Collins said she intends to write to President Obama and Congress to tell them what happened to Willis.

“We have got to make a difference with our health care,” she said. “With people losing their jobs, they’re having to make serious choices – do I eat, or do I get my medicine? It’s crazy. And this is America.”

How about these headlines?

• Young Man Dies, Leaves Daughter Fatherless After Foolish Decision to Forgo Cheap Medical Treatment

• 18 Months After Obama Health Care Bill Becomes Law, Stupid People Are Still Dying

• Man With Rich and Famous Uncle Flouts Doctors' Orders, Pays Ultimate Price

• Tragic Stupidity Offers Opportunity for Activist Journalism

Peggy Joseph, are you paying attention?

Hat tip: Lonely Conservative

Before & After

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On Tea Parties, Boob Bait & ObamaCare

RedState recently explored the question of why the Tea Parties mystify the folks of Democrat-Run Media. It’s an insightful exploration. Here are my thoughts…

The Tea Party movement confuses the Democrat-Run Media (DRM) because the DRM are populated by people who think tea partiers are no smarter than Peggy Joseph. (She’s the infamous O-bot who said of Obama’s rise to power, “I won’t have to worry about putting gas in my car. I won’t have to worry about paying my mortgage. You know. If I help [Obama], he’s gonna help me.”)

A chicken in every pot and a car in every driveway…boob bait for the Bubbas.

Peggy Joseph’s line of reasoning is the way all middle and lower income Americans are supposed to be thinking. Political experts like Roger Ebert have made it abundantly clear. Here’s one of Ebert’s tweets on the Tea Party phenomenon:

“I write about the TeePees because it’s so sad how they’ve been manipulated to oppose their own best interests.”

Poor dears. What’s the matter with Kansas?!

Media elitists refuse to acknowledge that middle America is thinking beyond the next mortgage payment and the next stop at the gas pump. They can’t understand why ordinary Americans would find it in their best interests to shun government redemption.

Whether the DRM choose to believe it or not, Americans aren’t as easily tempted by Moynihan’s “boob bait for the bubbas” as the current regime in Washington would like them to be. Americans know that the health care bait (and anything else the federal government wants to “offer” us) has to be paid for. No free lunch.

Because of the protracted health care debate, Americans are keenly and painfully aware of the racket that awaits them if the Democrats manage to thwart the will of the vocal majority. Here’s the essence of the grand ObamaCare scheme…

Your role:

• You earn the health care dollars.
• You hand that money over to the government.

The Government’s role:

• Big Brother spends the money.
• Big Brother calls the shots.
• Big Brother bankrupts your children and grandchildren (see Greece)

We know that that’s a recipe for helplessness, dependency and low-quality services. The DRM can’t believe that there are tens of millions of Americans who are smart enough to figure that out. The DRM can’t believe we don’t want to trade freedom for the illusion of security.

Who's in YOUR Wallet?

Obama discussing his favorite topic, i.e., himself: "...You know, he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."

How very true. Obama is quite unlike the presidents on the dollar bills — but in ways that go much deeper than the surface of his skin.

U.S. law, passed in 1866, prohibits portraits of any living person on currency. This reinforced the tradition established by the man who refused to be king, George Washington. Washington was vehemently opposed to displaying his image on coins, as that was what monarchies did. "I am certain it will be more agreeable to the citizens of the United States to see the head of Liberty on their coin than the head of presidents," Washington told Congress shortly after becoming president.

Times have changed.

Now we have a narcissist presiding over a citizenry that hardly values its liberty. Moreover, too many have lost any appreciation for decorum befitting a modern democratic republic. There are millions among us who are like Chris Matthews, Peggy Joseph and Charisse Carney-Nunes. Sobriety has given way to fanaticism.

This is very dangerous.

The ardent support of the NEA notwithstanding, our cities are not yet filled with giant Obama statues and there are no ten-story portraits of our Dear Leader. As far as I know, there are no immediate plans to put Obama on the $2 bill. But our prez does have a cult-like following. Led by their teachers, our school children sing and shout Obama's praises. Journalists are weak at the knees. Women swoon.

To date, Obama has done nothing to discourage any of the irrational, Obama-centric behavior.

Doctor Zero reflects on Obama mania:

The bigger the government, the greater its leaders. The unfortunate citizens of the biggest governments in the last century were told their maximum leaders were demigods.

Must we repeat the stupid mistakes of the 20th century?

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