Surprising blowback on CNN for NC Representative

[Iwillnevergiveup]

This is really a thing of beauty to watch. Renee Ellmers, who wants to get rid of Obamacare, claims "I have constituents back home whose premiums have gone up 400%." The CNN host (Carol something) does a great job of pinning her down and shows videos of KY Governor Steve Bashir praising Obamacare. Renee Ellmers is the representative who recently had an AR-15 stolen from her unlocked garage. Enjoy.

[lostincalifornia]

1. Sorry but I cannot listen to it. Whenever Elmers fud opens her mouth I want to throw my computer

Away

[Change has come]

4. I wish you would have warned m

[lostincalifornia]

10. sorry, I should have told you to duck

[Snake Plissken]

2. No matter how hard I try, I just can't wrap my brain around the fact that

that people actually voted for this person

[niyad]

3. and, don't forget that she declared, during the pukers' shutdown of the gov, that she would NOT

give up her salary.

[Hulk]

5. I just hear pots and pans banging in the back ground...

Did she say ANYTHING of substance? "a MONUMENTAL DISASTER!" "Dead on arrival"...holy sweet jebus, are these empty-headed repukkkes for real?

I agree with the previous post, WHO votes for these clowns? Why do we, the WHOLE AMERICAN PEOPLE, have to put up with such snake-oil salesman?? She had NOTHING to offer. Not one idea what would make it better, or fix it. She's kinda purdy for a 50 yr old congresswoman, but damn, is she empty-headed and just plain full of her own hot air. Maybe she's been in too many subcommittee meetings? Sorta lost her thoughts and reasoning skills.

[Warpy]

8. No, she just blabbed and blabbed saying buzzwords and catch phrases

and said nothing of substance.

It should be noted that her state is one with the entire government stacked with witless right wing maniacs and which didn't expand Medicaid. Of course it's going to fail in NC, they want it to and will make certain it does.

Ellmer is one of the worst of the worst there. I hope people will finally catch a clue and throw her out of office a year from now, along with all the other teabaggers.

[Enthusiast]

14. She is typical of Republicans engaged in spreading misinformation.

Nothing of substance.

[mwooldri]

22. Maybe she was talking about NC's Gov. McCrony.... (mis-spelling intended) ?

Monumental Disaster. Dead on Arrival. Yup, that describes his governorship to date. IMO of course.

[Tigress DEM]

6. "Let's be honest." RIGHT.

If it isn't working in her state I will bet you $50 that:

A) She has a Republican Governor who has rejected the federal money that would make it cost effective.

B) She has corporations that want Obamacare to fail and are using it as an excuse to dump employees off health care.

C) She is using examples of people up near the top of the 400% above poverty area that can afford healthcare anyway.

D) She is NOT factoring in pre-existing conditions OR students being able to stay on parents insurance longer.

WHO IS BEING DISHONEST??

[pacalo]

9. Beautifully put!

(B)(1) Known for her moneygrubbing nature, she's getting paid by those corporations to hawk their snake oil.

[Tigress DEM]

20. snicker - another good point. nt

[mwooldri]

23. If I had a spare $50....

... it'd be heading your way. It's a bit like taking a bet on whether water at 20c is wet.

I'd add E: Electing not to set up an exchange here.

Heck, both North and South Carolina could have cooperated together on this.... took the federal cash and worked on making a joint marketplace for both States. Still at the state level but using economies of scale to achieve further savings.

[cui bono]

7. So many lies... geez.

She says "Americans can't wait" - Uh... what? She doesn't want it in the first place, but now that she wants to criticize the roll out all of a sudden she's saying Americans can't wait?

She goes back to what Beshear said about Medicare being enacted in 1965 and taking a few years to sort out but she, of course, in "repeating" it says that it took from 1965 to NOW to get sorted out. What a you know what.

Then her condescension. I can't listen to the whole thing even though I was almost done.

Fuck her.

[quakerboy]

15. Wanna bet about whether she supported "delaying" it a year

My bet is she was fully in favor of the plan to delay everything a year.

But Americans can't wait.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

11. Carol Costello

is the full name of the interviewer. Loved her outrage handling this dimwit.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. Wanna bet Renee Ellmers drove off and didn't push the button on her visor to close her garage door?

[BillyRibs]

13. JAY-SUS H. CREE-IST

What Web site ever worked predictably the first time at bat? is it a Pain in the Ass that the ACA site is full of glitches? of course it is. Is it the end of the Law! NO Chicken Little! So grow up and stop trying to condemn the product because of a few glitches in it's web site. What the hell are you afraid of we're going to ask your deep pockets to pony up!? Of Course we are, They OWE US, BIG TIME!
Hey ass wipe! here's a suggestion; Do something really important, Do Something About TO BIG TO FAIL You you lying bag of shit. Do your Job you lazy Greedy bastards. "I wont do without My Paycheck!" If I had My druthers it Be UP THE LONG LADDER FOR THE LOT OF YOU!
For the good of this Nation you better do something more for the people before enough get so pissed off that the whole country goes down the Crapper, in massive civil unrest.

[pam4water]

16. Miss North Carolina is double scary, because she doesn't have the crazed eye of a teabagger.

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She is just willfully malicious.

[easychoice]

17. Not the sharpest tool in the drawer Ellmers

Too bad stupid isn't painful.

[marble falls]

18. Stupid and hateful is ugly. And she an ugly piece of work. She has to represent a ....

a crazily gerrymandered district.

[Botany]

19. AR-15 assault rifle stolen from U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers' home

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=9297000

DUNN, N.C. -- The Dunn Police Department is investigating the theft of an AR-15
assault rifle from the home of U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers.

snip

According to a police report, Bret Ellmers' said the rifle was left leaning against a gun safe the day before in the garage, which had been left unlocked. Bret Ellmers told officers he and his son had left the rifle in the garage after going target shooting. The report does not say whether the weapon was loaded.

snip

"Her family is very big on gun safety and she wants to get to the bottom of this herself," Doheny said.

Ellmers is a political conservative aligned with the tea party. In the 2012 election she was endorsed by the National Rifle Association and other pro-gun groups.

[PA Democrat]

21. The Republicans are so obviously thrilled to have a talking point

to use against the ACA but the fact remains that THEIR party has done NOTHING to address the huge problem of our current system. Yeah the ACA is far from perfect, but their idea is to go back to doing NOTHING.

[Coyotl]

24. A failure at monumental levels--ROFLMAO---wow, what an idiot.

[stanleyyelnatsdotCOM]

25. Not the point....

http://www.citizen-times.com/interactive/article/20131024/NEWS/310240013/Video-Don-Yelton-Daily-Show-promoting-NC-voting-law

[madaboutharry]

26. Another empty headed big mouth.

Where do these people come from?