Dana Perino - still a liar, still an idiot

[marmar]

from MediaMatters:



Perino claims the public "rejected" the public option; polling shows otherwise
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On Fox & Friends, Fox News contributor Dana Perino claimed that "the public itself rejected resoundedly (sic)" the inclusion of a public health insurance option in health care reform efforts. In fact, numerous polls taken in 2010 have found that a majority or plurality support the creation of a public option.

Watch: http://mediamatters.org/research/201002220019

Perino: "The public option is the thing that the public itself rejected"
From the February 22 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

PERINO: All year long, we talked about the public option. The public option is the thing that the public itself rejected resoundedly, which is why the Democrats are now coming up with this health care summit.

Polls show support for public option

Recent polls show majority support. Contrary to Perino's claim, numerous polls taken in 2010 have found that more Americans support a public option than oppose it, including some showing majority support:

* A February 17-18 Newsweek poll found that 50 percent of respondents supported "reating a government-administered public health insurance option to compete with private plans," while 42 percent opposed it.
* A January 28-31 Ipsos/McClatchy poll found that 49 percent supported the "creation of a public entity to directly compete with existing health insurance companies," while 42 percent opposed it.
* A January 7-12 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll found that 53 percent of respondents said they were more likely to support health care legislation if it "creates a government-administered public health insurance option to compete with private health insurance plans." Thirty-one percent of respondents said they would be less likely to support such legislation, while 13 percent said it made no difference.
* A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, conducted January 8-10, found that "fifty-four percent of people questioned ... support a government-run option, with 46 percent opposed."

— M.M.


http://mediamatters.org/research/201002220019

[hisownpetard]

1. What a maroon.

[tabatha]

2. Rachel, please skewer her tonght or any other night.

She writes pure and utter drivel.

[madinmaryland]

3. Try this out for a Perino thought to "How to fix the Senate"....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021904601.html

If we want to improve the Senate, let's elect more women. Women around the world are stepping into leadership roles in record numbers. Yet for all of our progress on gender equality, the United States isn't keeping pace. Of our 100 senators, only 17 are women (13 Democrats and 4 Republicans).

This inequity simply doesn't make sense. Women make up just under half of America's workforce. They decide about 85 percent of all household purchases. They make tough decisions about family finances and are used to making sacrifices. Congress could use more of their sensibility to resist new purchases in order to save or pay down debt.

Women tend to be team players and are frequently well-practiced at multitasking. And who wouldn't agree that the Sunday talk show circuit would benefit from some diversity?

But while more women are seeking state and local offices, not as many run for federal office because they don't want to put their families through the process or are daunted by the amount of money they'd have to raise. In a smart move, the GOP is fielding five women for the Senate in 2010. To increase the number of women in the Senate overall, we need to encourage them to run, instill confidence in them that they can succeed and that it's okay if they don't, donate to their campaigns, and call people out for personal attacks, especially those aimed at candidates' families.

I suppose if she is referring to Democratic women senators, then yes, she does have a valid point.

[asjr]

4. Watch it! She may be running for public office

in a few months.

[sakabatou]

5. I'm surprised her pants haven't exploded

[NightWatcher]

6. so why did Obama nominate her for a job?

Dana Perino Nominated By Obama To Broadcasting Board Of Governors

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/dana-perino-nominated-by_n_363560.html

President Obama has nominated Dana Perino, George W. Bush's last press secretary and a frequent critic of the new administration, to a board overseeing government-sponsored international broadcasting.

[Vincardog]

7. Because O is a CORPORATIST and so is she

[rudy23]

8. Hey, she's Obama's choice. He's been using similar language to write off the PO.

Makes perfect sense why he chose her in her post. They're ideologically on the same page on this issue. Probably more where that came from.

[DirkGently]

9. Wasn't it the Cuban Missile Crisis

she blithely noted she had never heard of? And showed no sign of being even slightly abashed about that. The. Press. Secretary. For. The President of The United States of America.

:banghead:

She maintains the perpetually blank expression of a stuffed animal no matter what the topic. It's uniquely maddening.