Having Conquered Cellulite, Suzanne Somers Takes On Obamacare

[DonViejo]

Health Care Expert Suzanne Somers Takes On Obamacare

Having Conquered Cellulite, Suzanne Somers Takes On Obamacare

PHILIP BUMP OCT 28, 2013

Suzanne Somers is an expert on health care, according to Suzanne Somers and, for some reason, The Wall Street Journal. She is not, however, an expert on historic quotes, public policy, or health care.

The Journal has a weird, traffic friendly section called "The Experts," in which experts come and share their expert opinions on things. You can see pictures of some of the experts at right. They include Natalie Caine (?), Morgan Fairchild, Pat Sajak (!), and former Sen. Bob Kerrey. Perhaps the section should have been called "The Aristocrats."

Anyway, Somers, whose bio describes her as "a health advocate, entrepreneur, Emmy-nominated actress [Ed. – nominated!] and author" — you might remember her from Three's Company — has thoughts about Obamacare and decided to leverage her expertise and expert position to share those thoughts.

As a writer of 24 books mostly on health and wellness and by using my celebrity to get to the best and brightest doctors, scientists and medical professionals in the alternative and integrative health-care world, I have come to the following conclusions:

First of all, let's call affordable health care what it really is: It's socialized medicine.

full article
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/10/having-conquered-cellulite-suzanne-somers-takes-obamacare/71015/

[NYC_SKP]

1. Well, Suzette, we wish it was socialized medicine but it isn't, not yet.

Thanks for your input, feel free now to share your thoughts about sodium vapor lamps or ocean acidification.

[get the red out]

2. And she's got enough money to get whatever she needs

Doesn't matter about anyone else.

[SummerSnow]

3. Just tell her you see some crows feet by her eyes ...

and her butt is big .She'll shutup

[procon]

4. Gee... she plays a ditsy blond in real life too! - nt

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. Since she just turned 67

she gets Medicare, which IS socialized. Granted, Medicare doesn't pay for plastic surgery or "alternative" health treatments, but unless she's going to give up her Medicare, I suggest she STFU.

[kestrel91316]

6. Right-o, sweetcakes! Not. It's not even close to socialized medicine.

Wow, another RW nut whose Google finger is broken.

[pkdu]

7. 24 books mostly on health and wellness....really, lets factcheck that one.....

My own favorites?....

The poems of Suzanne Sommers and Sommersize Chocolate....

Somers, S (1980). Touch Me: The Poems of Suzanne Somers. Workman Pub Co. ISBN 0-89480-141-4.
Somers, S (1987). Keeping Secrets. Warner Books. ISBN 978-0-446-51395-1.
Somers, S (1992). Wednesday's Children: Adult Survivors of Abuse Speak Out. Putnam Adult. ISBN 0-399-13743-2.
Somers, S (1998). After the Fall: How I Picked Myself Up, Dusted Myself Off, and Started All Over Again. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 0-609-60312-4.
Somers, S (1999). Suzanne Somers' Get Skinny on Fabulous Food. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-609-60162-4.
Somers, S (1999). Suzanne Somers' 365 Ways to Change Your Life. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-609-60161-7.
Somers, S (2001). Suzanne Somers' Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-609-60722-0.
Somers, S (2001). Suzanne Somers' Eat Great, Lose Weight (Miniature Editions). Running Press. ISBN 978-0-7624-1160-3.
Somers, S (2001). Somersize Desserts. Clarkson Potter. ISBN 978-0-609-60977-4.
Somers, S (2004). Suzanne Somers' Fast and Easy: Lose Weight the Somersize Way with Quick, Delicious Meals for the Entire Family!. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4000-4643-0.
Somers, S (2004). The Sexy Years: Discover the Hormone Connection - The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 0-609-60721-9.
Somers, S (2004). Somersize Chocolate. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4000-5329-2.
Somers, S (2005). Suzanne Somers' Slim and Sexy Forever: The Hormone Solution for Permanent Weight Loss and Optimal Living. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4000-5325-4.
Somers, S (2005). Somersize Cocktails: 30 Sexy Libations from Cool Classics to Unique Concoctions to Stir Up Any Occasion. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4000-5330-8.
Somers, S (2005). Somersize Appetizers: 30 Scintillating Starters to Tantalize Your Tastebuds at Every Occasion. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4000-5331-5.
Somers, S (2006). Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 0-307-23724-9.
Somers, S (2008). Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 1-4000-5327-7.
Somers, S (2009). Knockout: Interviews with Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer--And How to Prevent Getting It in the First Place. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-58746-6.
Somers, S (2009). Stay Young & Sexy with Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement: The Science Explained. Smart Publications. ISBN 978-1-890572-22-8.
Somers, S (2010). Sexy Forever: How to Fight Fat after Forty. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-58851-7.
Somers, S (2011). The Sexy Forever Recipe Bible. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-95670-5.
Somers, S (2012). Bombshell: Explosive Medical Secrets That Will Redefine Aging. Harmony Books. ISBN 978-0307-58854-8.
Somers, S (2013). I'm Too Young for This!: The Natural Hormone Solution to Enjoy Perimenopause. Harmony Books. ISBN 978-0-385-34769-3.

[polichick]

8. She's conquered cellulite? That actually is an accomplishment!

[rugged1]

9. That FACE

If she is an expert on heath care, how did she let that happen to her face. Poor baby

[gopiscrap]

10. welcome to DU

[TBF]

11. She says "socialized medicine" like it's a bad thing -

sister we are going to raise your taxes too. I just want to prepare you because it might cut into your Botox budget ...

What a stupid and mean little person she is.

[jmowreader]

12. Someone stupid enough to be in She's the Sheriff is real credible on policy matters

[Iceberg Louie]

13. Hey, now! "She's the Sheriff" was da bomb! nt

[jmowreader]

15. Was A bomb, more like it

[Iceberg Louie]

16. It was definitely a reflection of the Reagan-era zeitgeist

"A lady for a sheriff!? Bah, I say! At least she's got lots of cleavage."

[bigdarryl]

14. Just a blond rich bimbo

I didn't know she was a Conservitive

[Iceberg Louie]

17. Victoria Jackson-itis

"A condition arising from long-since washed-up careers rooted in the portrayal of stereotypical blonde airheads. Symptoms include swollen lips (often confused for excessive collagen injections), desperate attempts to inject oneself into any culturally relevant group that will accept them (usually knee-jerk reactionaries that are simply excited to see a woman), and diarrhea of the mouth. Often co-occurs with dissociative fugue (Fox News-induced type)."