Al Franken: GOP Wants To Use ‘Wayback Machine’ On Healthcare

[kpete]

Source: Talking Points Memo

10:27 AM EDT, SATURDAY JUNE 30, 2012
Al Franken: GOP Wants To Use ‘Wayback Machine’ On Healthcare


Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) urged Democrats in a fundraising e-mail not to let their guard down after the Supreme Court’s health care ruling, likening Republican’s efforts to dismantle the law to the “Wayback Machine,” an internet time capsule that archives the web over time.

“I know you’re sick of getting fundraising emails this month,” Franken wrote on behalf of the DSCC. “Sorry. But, frankly, I’d rather annoy you than watch the far right unleash their Wayback Machine and erase health care reform and everything else we’ve fought to do.”

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[still_one]

1. In 2010 a lot of so-called democrats ran away from the ACA. They "distanced" themselves from it.

There are so-called democrats in certain states, distancing themselves from the President

It is way past due for REAL Democrats to take back their party. There were basic issues that Democrats refused to negotiate on, among those were Civil Rights, Women's Rights, The rights to privacy, Social Security and Medicare

[truthisfreedom]

2. I don't think he's talking about archive.org. I think he's talking about this:

[0rganism]

9. alternate image if that one didn't load for you

Odd that no one writing the article would remember Sherman, Peabody and their Improbable History interludes to the Rocky and Bullwinkle show. Perhaps those of us who do are becoming anachronistic in this day and age.

[drm604]

10. That's what I though to.

The "internet archive" interpretation doesn't even really make sense. Mr Peabody's wayback machine was a time machine; which fits perfectly in the context of Franken's statement.

[CBHagman]

4. Last night I read in POLITICO...

...that the GOP did indeed have a plan to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), assuming they can hold the House and pick up enough Senate seats. They mean to use reconciliation as well, and withholding funding.

This is serious stuff.

[SomeGuyInEagan]

5. My Senator fuckin' rocks!

Al is kicking ass on behalf of Minnesotans.

[onehandle]

6. Cut loose, Al. Cut loose.

You need to be more vocal.

I think he's been holding back, because he's an 'entertainer.'

More of this, Senator Franken.

[Odin2005]

7. He's still the funny man!

[ThoughtCriminal]

8. But if they set the Wayback Maching to say, between 1993 and 2009

They were for individual mandates for health insurance.

[freethought]

11. Wow! That was a great reference!

I have to give Al Franken credit for pulling that one out of his hat. That was brilliant! I am willing to be a number of DUers reading this thread are saying to themselves "What the hell are they talking about?"