Nancy Reagan, on Hardball, wants healthcare bill.

[Hieronymus]

[Diamonique]

1. I heard that. I wonder what the Rethugs in Congress think of that.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. She's already on their shit list for supporting stem cell research.

[RoccoR5955]

7. Rethugs are thinking.

MASSIVE FAIL for them!

[Clio the Leo]

2. She was ACTUALLY on Hardball?

Or was someone quoting her?

[Janice325]

3. She was on the phone speaking with Tweety.

[Clio the Leo]

4. WOW!!!!!!! I'm hitting the rewind button!!!!!!! NT

[AllyCat]

6. Wait a minute...wants WHAT health care bill???

I'm having a hard time getting my brain around this. If she is in support of socialized medicine (read: medicine that insurance and pharma don't have their hands in), will the Repukes kick her out of the party?

Any more info on this?

[JoePhilly]

13. Who cares what she actually said ... Play it over and over and CLAIM she appears to support it.

Let the GOP try to undo it.

They would do nothing less to one of our folks.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. If she's for real then I would urge her to tape a few TV commercials which should be run endlessly.

[Jennicut]

9. She has been progressive on some other health issues

She was for stem cell research. She went through a lot with old Ronnie's Alzheimer's. Maybe she realizes she was lucky that they had the money to be able to treat Ronnie all those years. She has shown some class when other Rethugs have not.

[Dappleganger]

26. Taking care of sick relatives can change you.

I know it really affected my own personal outlook on health care, as well as going through breast cancer.

[Whisp]

30. she's also got a smart son that influences her I bet.

i love jr.
not the other stupid one.

[Cha]

10. Were there any specifics?

At least it might shut up some of those stupid lies about "socialism", and government killing your whatever.

[NYC_SKP]

11. "Ronny would have wanted this bill to pass."

I would LOVE to hear her say that, then stand back and watch the heads explode...

:P

Plus, it would have a stronger chance of passing...

[burrowowl]

14. Bullshit!

But if she wants healthcare, go for it, Even if he husband was against it.

[Sebastian Doyle]

20. Well, we know 1948 Ronald Reagan was against it.....

but maybe a Ronald Reagan who survived an assassination attempt, a brain tumor, and slowly wasted away from Alzheimers might have a different opinion, if he was available for comment today?

Or not..... but if Nancy thinks so, I'm willing to run with it. :evilgrin:

[ruggerson]

12. What a shame she did nothing when thousands were dying of AIDS

and her husband didn't even mention it for six years.

Those are two people I can't forgive. Sorry.

[Colobo]

15. If she helps us with health care, she will do a great thing.

Everyone deserves a second chance.

[Drunken Irishman]

16. Don't forgive, but we even need our enemies on this fight.

She's our Stalin.

This battle is our WWII.

We can do this!

[ruggerson]

17. I'm sure they'll use her if they think she'll help win the PR war

but the woman and her husband are scum.

[Prism]

21. Didn't they differ on it?

For some reason, I'm remembering that Nancy Reagan urged her husband to do something about it very early on, but he ignored her advice.

Hrm, after a quick google, I find a reference from that Reagans biopic that caused controversy a few years ago. Maybe that's where I'm getting my impression.

Still, wonder if it's true.

[Teaser]

22. She ain't asking to be your friend

She's making herself available as a tool for us (if she did say and mean this).

So we use her.

[avaistheone1]

24. I think that is a good thing.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

29. I agree with you, ruggerson... but let's take what we can get. If she helps us get a good

healthcare bill, let's accept her help.


The 80's were shameful, but I'm all about using all our resources to get what we can for the future.

[Kajsa]

18. If she helps us to get this passed,

more power to her.

[Sebastian Doyle]

19. Now how can the Repukes argue against that

the word of Reagan is like the word of God to them.

[Joe the Revelator]

25. The same way they argued against her when it came to stem cells.

[Ter]

31. Yup

To them, Nancy isn't Ronnie.

[BlueIdaho]

23. Make no mistake

If this is true, they will gleefully throw Nancy under the bus faster than you can spell osteoporosis. These rabid fuckers are scorched earthers.

[SunsetDreams]

27. K&R I heard her as well :)

[nolabear]

28. If you're lucky, the trials of life make you compassionate. If not

they make you paranoid. Or Republican. I'll forgive her a lot (and there's a lot to forgive, but hey, we all need forgiveness) if she'll help us.