Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:20 AM
onehandle (35,502 posts)
Opening Ceremony London 2012: Did director take shot at US on health care?
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Of all the things to laud in Britain's long history, the director of the opening ceremonies for the London Olympics chose for his second act ... universal health care. Yes, that "NHS" spelled out by hospital beds in Friday's opening ceremonies stands for Britain's National Health Service – the government-run universal health-care system that director Danny Boyle called an "amazing thing to celebrate." Bob Costas, you're not in Kansas anymore. It is more than a little bit presumptuous to imagine that Mr. Boyle was sending coded political messages to American voters who can't here the words "universal" and "health care" in the same sentence without invoking the Commerce Clause. But that doesn't mean Boyle didn't have a message. He insisted that message was not political, but rather a reflection of the values that British society holds dear and emanates to the world. "One of the reasons we put the NHS in the show is that everyone is aware of how important the NHS is to everybody in this country," he said at a press conference earlier in the day. "One of the core values of our society is that it doesn't matter who you are, you will get treated the same in terms of health care." But not everyone agreed that the message had no hint of politics. "NHS beds dominated the infield for so long that it seemed more a political message than a tribute to our hardworking nurses," wrote the Daily Mail, adding that the spectacle "at times bordered on left-wing propaganda." Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Olympics/2012/0728/Opening-Ceremony-London-2012-Did-director-take-shot-at-US-on-health-care Our idiocy was clearly being schooled. Heh.
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 Opening Ceremony London 2012: Did director take shot at US on health care? (Original post) |
onehandle | Jul 2012 | OP |
| dipsydoodle | Jul 2012 | #1 | |
| Firebrand Gary | Jul 2012 | #2 | |
| supernova | Jul 2012 | #3 | |
| bulloney | Jul 2012 | #5 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Jul 2012 | #9 | |
| MADem | Jul 2012 | #36 | |
| Va Lefty | Jul 2012 | #4 | |
| sarge43 | Jul 2012 | #21 | |
| AmyDeLune | Jul 2012 | #50 | |
| applegrove | Jul 2012 | #49 | |
| Ineeda | Jul 2012 | #6 | |
| BlueJazz | Jul 2012 | #7 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Jul 2012 | #8 | |
| Rosa Luxemburg | Jul 2012 | #10 | |
| marmar | Jul 2012 | #11 | |
| 1monster | Jul 2012 | #12 | |
| mountain grammy | Jul 2012 | #13 | |
| AllyCat | Jul 2012 | #16 | |
| florida08 | Jul 2012 | #14 | |
| AllyCat | Jul 2012 | #15 | |
| frazzled | Jul 2012 | #17 | |
| flamingdem | Jul 2012 | #24 | |
| nadinbrzezinski | Jul 2012 | #39 | |
| flamingdem | Jul 2012 | #40 | |
| Bluenorthwest | Jul 2012 | #18 | |
| yellerpup | Jul 2012 | #20 | |
| rocktivity | Jul 2012 | #19 | |
| ck4829 | Jul 2012 | #22 | |
| Solly Mack | Jul 2012 | #23 | |
| Historic NY | Jul 2012 | #25 | |
| Ruby the Liberal | Jul 2012 | #26 | |
| Gormy Cuss | Jul 2012 | #30 | |
| CanSocDem | Jul 2012 | #31 | |
| LeftishBrit | Jul 2012 | #57 | |
| Thinkingabout | Jul 2012 | #27 | |
| Lydia Leftcoast | Jul 2012 | #43 | |
| Betty Jo | Jul 2012 | #53 | |
| malthaussen | Jul 2012 | #28 | |
| arely staircase | Jul 2012 | #29 | |
| We are Devo | Jul 2012 | #32 | |
| MADem | Jul 2012 | #38 | |
| dballance | Jul 2012 | #33 | |
| gopiscrap | Jul 2012 | #34 | |
| valerief | Jul 2012 | #35 | |
| myrna minx | Jul 2012 | #37 | |
| Mz Pip | Jul 2012 | #41 | |
| truth2power | Jul 2012 | #42 | |
| lovuian | Jul 2012 | #44 | |
| awoke_in_2003 | Jul 2012 | #45 | |
| awoke_in_2003 | Jul 2012 | #46 | |
| YOHABLO | Jul 2012 | #47 | |
| Scurrilous | Jul 2012 | #48 | |
| tex-wyo-dem | Jul 2012 | #51 | |
| LeftishBrit | Jul 2012 | #58 | |
| BeyondGeography | Jul 2012 | #52 | |
| dipsydoodle | Jul 2012 | #54 | |
| suffragette | Jul 2012 | #55 | |
| LeftishBrit | Jul 2012 | #56 |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:28 AM
dipsydoodle (32,689 posts)
1. Not wilfully
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:30 AM
Firebrand Gary (3,314 posts)
2. Well, considering the Tea Parties rhetoric in 2010 about "Obamacare" I am not surprised!
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:30 AM
3. So what if DB was taking a shot as us?
Response to supernova (Reply #3)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:44 AM
5. But, but other countries only use leaches, voodoo and witch doctors in their health care systems.
Response to bulloney (Reply #5)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:51 AM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,407 posts)
9. Right Wingers really bought that whole "America is #1" crap.
Response to supernova (Reply #3)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 02:21 PM
36. I don't think he was taking a crack at us at all.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:43 AM
Va Lefty (1,926 posts)
4. As difficult as it may be for believers of "American Exceptionalism" to hear...
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:44 AM
Ineeda (2,932 posts)
6. Cheese and rice - it's not ALWAYS about us.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:44 AM
BlueJazz (17,767 posts)
7. We deserve all the Shots they've got. The Brits have an un-American way...
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:45 AM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,407 posts)
8. "at times bordered on left-wing propaganda."
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 09:12 AM
Rosa Luxemburg (22,028 posts)
10. It's about time Britain boasted about its NHS
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 09:17 AM
marmar (60,936 posts)
11. If so, good for him.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 09:38 AM
1monster (8,738 posts)
12. Getting a strange feeling of deja vu here...
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 09:45 AM
mountain grammy (1,614 posts)
13. It's just our Anglo Saxon heritage folks
Response to mountain grammy (Reply #13)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 09:52 AM
AllyCat (7,524 posts)
16. Yes...spot on.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 09:51 AM
AllyCat (7,524 posts)
15. What's not to take a shot at? Our health care system is laughable
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 09:57 AM
frazzled (9,144 posts)
17. More likely a dig at their own government
Response to frazzled (Reply #17)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 11:08 AM
24. This sounds closer to the point, it's about their own situation n/t
Response to flamingdem (Reply #24)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 03:05 PM
39. No, no, no, it had to be about US
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the world revolves around the US...
DO I really need this?  |
Response to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #39)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 03:12 PM
40. ha ha ha
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It was probably not on their minds, well maybe a little, but it was great!
Now we just need to figure out how to create the USBrit leftie confederation and get funding for trips to London  |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 10:05 AM
18. It was about Britain, not about us. Note the comments from the Daily Mail, if anyone was being
Response to Bluenorthwest (Reply #18)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 10:27 AM
yellerpup (10,920 posts)
20. You've got it.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 10:25 AM
rocktivity (36,631 posts)
19. You can look at it as a "shot"
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or as a way of England congratulating the U.S. on taking its first step TOWARDS universal health care!
Must EVERYTHING be a consipriacy? 
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 10:34 AM
22. 'Liberal' Media at it again. It's not a "shot", people there see our system and they are in shock
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 10:38 AM
Solly Mack (49,531 posts)
23. Bother.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 11:16 AM
Historic NY (19,745 posts)
25. Great Ormond Street Hospital........since 1852
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 11:21 AM
26. More likely a shot at their own RW who wants to chip away at it.
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But if the RW here takes exception to it, thats the cherry on top.
Good on Boyle for his tribute to that institution. Besides, the kids were obviously having a BLAST dancing on the beds during the show.  |
Response to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #26)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:27 PM
30. Wha??? Isn't everything about US?
Response to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #26)
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 03:30 PM
LeftishBrit (29,620 posts)
57. Yep!
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 11:25 AM
27. It is probably a dig at Rmoney who tripped and fell on his face talking about their preparation.
Response to Thinkingabout (Reply #27)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:44 PM
43. No, it had nothing to do with Romney--You can't prepare a number like that in a couple of days
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:06 PM
28. I'll tell you how it went down...
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:16 PM
arely staircase (4,194 posts)
29. yes everything is about us
Response to We are Devo (Reply #32)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 02:42 PM
38. That's an accurate comment on the part of Moore--the conservatives HAVE been yammering about
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:32 PM
dballance (3,759 posts)
33. NO, We're just so self-centered and arrogant we think everthing is about us
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:55 PM
gopiscrap (2,541 posts)
34. God I hope it was a political statement and I would bet the US press
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 01:00 PM
valerief (35,681 posts)
35. Thank you, Danny Boyle and UK, for highlighting your wonderful healthcare system! nt
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 02:36 PM
myrna minx (20,537 posts)
37. How dare they celebrate their own compassionate health care system, celebrate dedicated nurses
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and celebrate their working class! Don't they realize they require approval from America's radical right wing Republicans for such matters?!11! Harrumph!
It's a huge thumb in the eye of the Tories who desire to privatize the NHS.  |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 03:23 PM
Mz Pip (23,808 posts)
41. Not everything is about us.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:34 PM
42. I hope he did! I would like to think we could shame our congresscritters into
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 05:32 PM
44. they are very proud of their healthcare system
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:50 PM
awoke_in_2003 (18,518 posts)
45. This makes us...
Response to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #45)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:52 PM
awoke_in_2003 (18,518 posts)
46. Oh, and like I keep telling...
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 11:03 PM
47. They'd never get away with it in the U.S.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 11:22 PM
Scurrilous (24,657 posts)
48. K & R
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 12:26 AM
51. "at times bordered on left-wing propaganda."
Response to tex-wyo-dem (Reply #51)
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 03:31 PM
LeftishBrit (29,620 posts)
58. Agreed. That was just the Daily Fail being the Daily Fail.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 12:26 AM
BeyondGeography (21,326 posts)
52. I hope so
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 06:04 AM
dipsydoodle (32,689 posts)
54. Aside from anything else our NHS is the world's fifth largest employer
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 02:39 PM
suffragette (7,401 posts)
55. Love Alan Cumming's tweet about it
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 03:29 PM
LeftishBrit (29,620 posts)
56. Don't think so - but it might well have been partly directed at Lansley our Health Secretary, and
