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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAUDIO: Romney Suggests Democrats Run On Free Dental Care In 2016
Audio and new quotes from Mitt Romneys postmortem calls with donors have emerged in which the Republican nominee elaborates on his claim that big gifts from President Obama to minorities, youth, and women swung the election.
If this audio had come out two weeks ago, the tape would officially classify as yet another Romney gaffe.
On one such call, a recording of which was obtained by ABC, Romney explained that Obamas health care law, long considered one of the presidents biggest vulnerabilities by top Republicans, actually rallied Democratic base voters against him. The former Republican nominee said Obama followed a proven political strategy, which is give a bunch of money to a group and, guess what, theyll vote for you.
What I would do if I were a Democrat running four years from now, Id say, you know what, dental care will be included in Obamacare
and Republicans will say, no, thats going to cost a trillion dollars, and the Democrats will say, thats fine, you know, well pay it, Romney said in the recording.
http://angryblackladychronicles.com/2012/11/15/mitt-romney-told-donors-that-democrats-should-run-on-free-dental-care-in-2016/
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AUDIO: Romney Suggests Democrats Run On Free Dental Care In 2016 (Original Post)
kpete
Nov 2012
OP
Free Dental care would be a great thing! Most insurance does NOT cover dental work.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#2
This jerk is an immoral bastard. He does not believe in healthcare for all. I am so grateful we
still_one
Nov 2012
#5
Robb
(39,665 posts)1. Remind me again, which one was Romney?
graham4anything
(11,464 posts)2. Free Dental care would be a great thing! Most insurance does NOT cover dental work.
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lalalu
(1,663 posts)3. My son's braces cost me a fortune even with dental insurance.
I still have tremors when I think about it. Free dental care would get my vote.
tanyev
(42,549 posts)4. Great idea, Mitt! Thanks for all you've done for the Democratic party so far.
Keep talking.
still_one
(92,126 posts)5. This jerk is an immoral bastard. He does not believe in healthcare for all. I am so grateful we
will not hear from this garbage again
It turns out that all the republican candidates were bad, but at least all of them told the truth except for one.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)6. What a fucking clueless PoS
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)7. I'd settle for vision and hearing.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)8. I'm right with you Mitt. Dental should be available to all Americans as part of Medicare for All.
Plaid Adder
(5,518 posts)9. "immigration can be solved?" WTH is THAT supposed to mean?
What a jackass. "Giving away free stuff to people is hard to compete with." Says the man who ran on giving $5tril of free stuff to the top 1%.
@#$!,
The Plaid Adder
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)10. Perhaps Romney had a "final solution" in mind.
Hard to say, though.
Chan790
(20,176 posts)11. I never believed them when they said Mitt was a smart man...
until now...that's a great idea!
Thanks Mittwit!
National dental care, I support it. Mitt Romney supports it. Bipartisan solutions for America.
RagAss
(13,832 posts)12. OBAMATEETH - I love it !!!
ProSense
(116,464 posts)13. Mitt, you despicable asshole, Democrats
have it covered. We have a strong advocate for dental care reform, Senator Bernie Sanders.
Dental Care
Sen. Bernie Sanders recognizes that oral health is an integral part of overall health. Yet millions of people today are unable to get the dental care they need. As a result, cavities, which are highly preventable, are the most common chronic disease of childhood and one in four adults age 65 and older has lost all of his or her teeth. Untreated oral health conditions can lead to not only tooth loss, pain and infection, but also contribute to an increased risk for serious medical conditions such as diabetes and poor birth outcomes. Dental problems also result in missed work and school, poor nutrition and a decline in overall well-being. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, Sen. Sanders has introduced comprehensive legislation to address the dental crisis by improving access to oral health care.
About 40 years ago, when Sen. Sanders lived in the tiny town of Standard in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, he saw a young man whose teeth were rotting in his mouth. It was a sight he never forgot.
Lack of access to affordable dental care is not just a problem in Vermont, but it is also a national problem, one too often ignored. Low-income families, minorities, pregnant women, the elderly, those with disabilities and those who live in rural communities often have a much harder time accessing and affording a dental provider than other groups.
While tooth decay is almost entirely preventable, people who do not see a dental provider do not get the early diagnoses, preventive services and early interventions that can halt or slow the progress of most oral diseases. As a result, one quarter of children aged 2-5 and one half of those 12-15 have tooth decay. In Vermont in 2009, 62,000 adults and 10,000 seniors went without dental care because they could not afford it.
As many as 130 million Americans do not have dental insurance coverage. Traditional Medicare does not offer dental benefits, and many veterans do not qualify for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dental services are a required benefit for children but an optional benefit for adults who have Medicaid.
More than 47 million people live in designated "dental health shortage areas" where there are too few dentists to meet existing needs. Only 20 percent of the nation's dentists provide care to people with Medicaid, which means that many low income families, seniors and people with disabilities have a difficult time finding a dentist.
One piece of good news: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) play a critical role in providing cost effective dental care to over 3.5 million Americans including about 25,000 Vermonters, regardless of their ability to pay. Sen. Sanders is committed to expanding health centers and other options for the delivering high quality dental care at an affordable cost.
In February 2012, Sen. Sanders held a hearing on the crisis in oral health care and released a report on the issue.
Then, in June 2012, Sen. Sanders introduced the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2012 (S. 3272) to address some of these problems and bring an end the dental care crisis.
This bill, which is supported by over 40 organizations, extends comprehensive dental health insurance to millions of Americans who do not have coverage today. It creates new access points for those who currently do not have a dentist. In addition, it works to expand the number of dentists and dental professionals by investing in education and workforce development, and by funding research into improving access.
Sen. Sanders has said: "When we talk about the health care crisis in America we often ignore a very important aspect of that crisis: that tens of millions of Americans are unable to access affordable dental care and they suffer as a result of that." He is committed, through this bill and other efforts, to improving access to safe and affordable dental care for all Americans.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/legislation/issue/?id=6ef9bf37-1d51-402f-a4f5-d2d5572a3cf3
Sen. Bernie Sanders recognizes that oral health is an integral part of overall health. Yet millions of people today are unable to get the dental care they need. As a result, cavities, which are highly preventable, are the most common chronic disease of childhood and one in four adults age 65 and older has lost all of his or her teeth. Untreated oral health conditions can lead to not only tooth loss, pain and infection, but also contribute to an increased risk for serious medical conditions such as diabetes and poor birth outcomes. Dental problems also result in missed work and school, poor nutrition and a decline in overall well-being. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, Sen. Sanders has introduced comprehensive legislation to address the dental crisis by improving access to oral health care.
About 40 years ago, when Sen. Sanders lived in the tiny town of Standard in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, he saw a young man whose teeth were rotting in his mouth. It was a sight he never forgot.
Lack of access to affordable dental care is not just a problem in Vermont, but it is also a national problem, one too often ignored. Low-income families, minorities, pregnant women, the elderly, those with disabilities and those who live in rural communities often have a much harder time accessing and affording a dental provider than other groups.
While tooth decay is almost entirely preventable, people who do not see a dental provider do not get the early diagnoses, preventive services and early interventions that can halt or slow the progress of most oral diseases. As a result, one quarter of children aged 2-5 and one half of those 12-15 have tooth decay. In Vermont in 2009, 62,000 adults and 10,000 seniors went without dental care because they could not afford it.
As many as 130 million Americans do not have dental insurance coverage. Traditional Medicare does not offer dental benefits, and many veterans do not qualify for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dental services are a required benefit for children but an optional benefit for adults who have Medicaid.
More than 47 million people live in designated "dental health shortage areas" where there are too few dentists to meet existing needs. Only 20 percent of the nation's dentists provide care to people with Medicaid, which means that many low income families, seniors and people with disabilities have a difficult time finding a dentist.
One piece of good news: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) play a critical role in providing cost effective dental care to over 3.5 million Americans including about 25,000 Vermonters, regardless of their ability to pay. Sen. Sanders is committed to expanding health centers and other options for the delivering high quality dental care at an affordable cost.
In February 2012, Sen. Sanders held a hearing on the crisis in oral health care and released a report on the issue.
Then, in June 2012, Sen. Sanders introduced the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2012 (S. 3272) to address some of these problems and bring an end the dental care crisis.
This bill, which is supported by over 40 organizations, extends comprehensive dental health insurance to millions of Americans who do not have coverage today. It creates new access points for those who currently do not have a dentist. In addition, it works to expand the number of dentists and dental professionals by investing in education and workforce development, and by funding research into improving access.
Sen. Sanders has said: "When we talk about the health care crisis in America we often ignore a very important aspect of that crisis: that tens of millions of Americans are unable to access affordable dental care and they suffer as a result of that." He is committed, through this bill and other efforts, to improving access to safe and affordable dental care for all Americans.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/legislation/issue/?id=6ef9bf37-1d51-402f-a4f5-d2d5572a3cf3
City Lights
(25,171 posts)14. Thanks, Willard! Great idea!