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26. This guy is as good as any of them.

Reply to Overseas (Reply #23)

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 10:47 PM

Jan 2013

They really don't have an argument. They deflect and change the subject -- they equivocate and get rhetorical. And it doesn't matter if they yell.

Thom allowed him to reveal himself. From his first line about "robbing you with a gun," it was all over.

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Thom Hartmann Explodes at Libertarian over Life-Saving Healthcare [View all] thomhartmann Jan 2013 OP

Perfect example of a Libertarian. Marr Jan 2013 #1

YES, CORRECT SIR drynberg Jan 2013 #16

agreed samsingh Jan 2013 #2

Thanks, thom, for airing this...and pointing out that health care should be a right. nt antigop Jan 2013 #3

Had to pause at about the 8:26 mark ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #4

That was the part that got me. The system he claims works best killed his mother. Liberal Veteran Jan 2013 #7

I was thinking that too-- wasn't the pharmacist trying to make a better profit? NoMoreWarNow Jan 2013 #14

These young smart guys ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #25

The young smart ass must be a Randite. I got mine, get your own. lumpy Jan 2013 #19

Did that young idiot... jjewell Jan 2013 #5

If you cannot afford a doctor.... ErikJ Jan 2013 #6

This could have been much more productive without the yelling. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #8

Let's Just Briefly Follow This Libertarian's Logic... miamipilot Jan 2013 #9

yes, it's really such an infantile and nonsensical philosophy NoMoreWarNow Jan 2013 #15

What a supreme asshole! Disgusting!!! AAO Jan 2013 #10

!!!!!!! ErikJ Jan 2013 #20

This Guy Stone-Walled Thom supercats Jan 2013 #11

Thom, why do you bother? This piker isn't even willing to engage in honest debate and ... Scuba Jan 2013 #12

All boils down to how we perceive The Individual vs. Society.... Junkdrawer Jan 2013 #13

Thom shouldn't invite this guest back on. He doesn't dialog. He just shouts his crazy ideas. Overseas Jan 2013 #17

THom should hire an interviewer to "debate" with ErikJ Jan 2013 #21

Maybe. But this way does show how very few of them are ready to engage in real debate. Overseas Jan 2013 #23

This guy is as good as any of them. immoderate Jan 2013 #26

Thom should have shut down that conversation about 2 minutes in.... truth2power Jan 2013 #18

one of my favorite posts... 02potato Jan 2013 #22

It is a good one. CEO care above patient care. Overseas Jan 2013 #24

Is it wrong for me to hope that guy gets a terrible illness? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #27

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #28