"The end of America as you know it"

[MrScorpio]

http://mediamatters.org/research/201003220034

The right-wing forecast for post-health-care-reform America

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From claiming that passing health care reform legislation will signify "the end of America as you know it" to predicting an "insurrection" should health care reform become law, Media Matters takes a look back at the variety of doomsday scenarios right wing media figures offered in the lead-up to the March 21 vote.

Right-wing media's dire predictions: If health reform passes...

Beck: "This is the end of prosperity in America forever ... the end of America as you know it."

Beck: President Obama will be able to "control every aspect of your life."

Beck: "he fundamental transformation of America is complete."

Beck: "If you can be deemed someone who maybe shouldn't have a baby, they can have their people come in.

Beck: We lose "the Democratic Party to the socialists."

Limbaugh: Bill will "hasten" granny's death.

Limbaugh: "I am leaving the country" if "all that stuff gets implemented."

Morris said he was "100 percent positive" Obama will create panels to "curb medical care to the elderly."

Fox Business: "Does Obamacare mean millions more jobs destroyed?"

Cramer: "Obamacare will topple the stock market."

Hemmer: "Could people be going to jail for not owning health insurance?"

Limbaugh: Democrats will regulate "every aspect of our lives."

Cal Thomas: The government will deny care to "granny" because "she's costing too much."

Quinn: The government will be able to "commit a violent assault on your body."

Quinn: "You are going to see insurrection. You're going to see an uprising."

Quinn: "The response" to passing health reform "will be insurrection."

(Stephen) Moore: "This is a dark day for America if we pass this bill."

IBD poll, Fox News: Doctors will shut down their practices.

Limbaugh: Senate health bill will lead to "250 million uninsured."

Claiming that health reform is "all about limiting your rights," Quinn suggested "gay sex" could be prohibited.

Quinn: "If they pass health care ... that is the end of the republic."

Cal Thomas claimed health reform "is an outrage" and "a sham"; "uthanasia is coming."

Siegel: "nder ObamaCare, guidelines will quickly become mandates."

Limbaugh: "Human beings will die earlier than normal" under "freedom killing" and "life threatening" health-care reform.

Baker warned that health reform would lead to euthanasia for overweight people.

Hannity: "If we get nationalized health care, it's over; this is socialism."

Limbaugh: When you turn 65, "hello death panels."

Limbaugh: "Obamacare" will "smother the individual," "aimed at robbing you of your humanity," "all of us will be slaves."

Limbaugh pretends to be a truth-telling Obama: Government won't take over health care, it'll just control it entirely.

Ye shall know them by their fruits.

[Andy823]

1. What is really amazing

is that there are people who actually believe this crap, and who have never once bothered to check out he insane rants of these people! That really doesn't say much about the intelligence of the people in this country who are so brainwashed by right wing take radio and TV that they accept whatever they are told as the "truth" and never bother to find out if it really is the truth.

[mrcheerful]

9. What was even more amazing is saint Raygun did a lot of closing of

medical buildings because he didn't believe there was anything like mental illness, that was just welfare queens trying to get out of prison free crap. Not one of these crying nit wits blinked an eye about it.

[agent46]

2. Great way

Great way to start blaming Obama for everything that ever goes wrong from here on out - and a lot is likely to go wrong at this rate.

[underpants]

3. America as I know it is mostly the victim of the Reagan Revolution

Good lets get rid of that mess

[brewens]

4. Making the death panels more attractive every day! The right-wing

working on a self fulfilling prophecy.

[IDemo]

5. Locusts will swarm, and fire breathing lizards will vote Democratic

Why oh why didn't the intervention squad prevent Beck's parents from breeding?

[WCGreen]

6. Hell I thought America was over when Bush Rammed his Bullshit about Iraq

through the UN and the congress...

I was truly ambarassed about being an American in those very dark days...

[DCBob]

7. This is very disturbing stuff because millions of Americans believe these idiots.

At the very least it affects votes.. at worst it may incite some to violence.

[pipi_k]

8. What the hell do they do when all that shit DOESN'T happen?

What if, by some bizarre chance, their lives actually get better?


Will they stop listening to the fear-mongers who lie to them?


Probably not.


Insanity.

[Contrary1]

10. Hey, if it's the end of America as I have known it since Jan. 20, 2001, bring it on. n/t

[RoyGBiv]

11. Why didn't the stock market tank today?

I mean, I shorted EVERYTHING on good, Republican economic advice because it was supposed to tank the day after "Obamacare" passed.

What gives?

Can I sue someone?