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Republicans: Defend Their SCHIP Vote By Attacking a Child

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1. Anonymous Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 3:18 pm

   His family owns millions of dollars worth of commercial real estate (an easily verifiable fact - you can view the property deeds online), but chooses not to purchase health insurance, and we should pick up their bills? That does not sound progressive to me? We are supposed to stick it to the rich, not subsidize them!

2. Lynne Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 3:26 pm

   OMG, yeah, keep digging yourself in that hole, Mr/Ms I-can’t-come-up-with-a-nickname…keep digging.

   Did you even read about this at the provided link before posting the stupid GOP talking points?

3. Mr. Lynne Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 3:43 pm

   From the linked article:

   Here are the facts that the right-wing distorted in order to attack young Graeme:

   1) Graeme has a scholarship to a private school. The school costs $15K a year, but the family only pays $500 a year.

   2) His sister Gemma attends another private school to help her with the brain injuries that occurred due to her accident. The school costs $23,000 a year, but the state pays the entire cost.

   3) They bought their “lavish house” sixteen years ago for $55,000 at a time when the neighborhood was less than safe.

   4) Last year, the Frosts made $45,000 combined. Over the past few years they have made no more than $50,000 combined.

   5) The state of Maryland has found them eligible to participate in the CHIP program.

4. Lynne Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 4:06 pm

   I can’t even believe we have to debate this. It’s sick.

5. Mr. Lynne Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 4:19 pm

   If the debate is sick… what does that make the stalking?

6. Tim Little Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 4:38 pm

   Criminal?

7. Josh Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 9:31 pm

   The Dems put the kid in the spotlight and then expect him not to take heat?

   The Dems knew two things would happen 1.) No one will criticize the commercial because its a cute kid or 2.) people will criticize the commercial and the cute kid. Either way, the Dems win.

   Shame on them for putting the kid out there in the first place.

8. Charley on the MTA Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 9:51 pm

   Josh, you’re beautiful. SCHIP is for kids; seems reasonable to have a kid talk. And as Ezra Klein has pointed out, this hasn’t been about the idea of SCHIP helping this family out, it’s been a very personal assault on their reputations — an ad hominem attack of monstrous proportions. A hatchet job — which proves them to be *everything they say they are.*

   Dude, it makes your side look pathetic, small, and mean. Doesn’t it register that maybe there’s some truth to that perception?

9. Mr. Lynne Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 11:49 pm

   Jesus Josh. Is it really too much to ask of people to do whatever criticizing they want without terrorizing a small kid and his family?

   Unbelievable.

10. Ryan Says:
    October 10th, 2007 at 3:47 am

    I suppose we’re supposed to argue for programs without actually, you know, arguing for them. Because if you don’t show how the program is helping kids, that sort of makes it a difficult one to pass.

    This stuff makes me so sick that I can’t believe anyone would want to associate themselves with Republicans. To want to deny children healthcare - even to the lengths of lying about and stalking innocent, banged up 12 year olds - is a new low for the Elephants in the room.

11. Intimidating Kids at deschutesdemocrats.org Says:
    October 10th, 2007 at 9:25 am

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12. joe Says:
    October 10th, 2007 at 10:07 am

    During Bush’s push to privatize Social Security, the White House used a 9 year old boy to make the President’s case in a number of public events.

    No one stalked him. No one wrote hate mail. No one showed up at his house to give his family grief.

    Do you know why that is, Anon? Because people on my side of the aisle are civilized human beings.

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