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Reid Seeks Momentum in Health Debate
November 20, 2009 10:45 AM
Bob Schieffer hears from Washington correspondent Nancy Cordes on the votes Democratic senators will need to start a formal debate on their healthcare bill. And, how did Ronald Reagan really get elected?
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If denial of the majority of American electorate that you folks say is behind this bill, it?s certainly not apparent and anyone who says so is simply not being truthful. Staggering??
Regardless, this will be one of your last performances as Senator according to my colleagues in Nevada.
Pass it and we shall see. Oh and don?t get me wrong, Republicans are just as blind and feeble.
With those impolitic remarks, Rev. Jackson set a new low in the already controversial debate over President Obama's signature domestic initiative. Because some of the president's most ardent defenders continue to conflate legitimate opposition to his policies - as well as animated grassroots activism such as the Tea Party movement - with racism, it's not a leap of logic to view Rev. Jackson's comments as an extension of a very cynical ploy to use race to intimidate President Obama's critics. It is also consistent with a disturbing pattern of black public figures attacking other blacks who express reservations about President Obama's agenda, or even slightly agree with his critics."
http://www.thegrio.com/2009/11/jesse-jacksons-race-baiting-is-doing-the-president-no-favor.php
Jesse just has to stir things up where ever he goes.