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Firebrand Gary

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2. Well, considering the Tea Parties rhetoric in 2010 about "Obamacare" I am not surprised!

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:30 AM

Jul 2012

They literally insulted every ally of our who has universal health insurance. Boyle's response is more defensive than offensive.

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Opening Ceremony London 2012: Did director take shot at US on health care? [View all] onehandle Jul 2012 OP

Not wilfully dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #1

Well, considering the Tea Parties rhetoric in 2010 about "Obamacare" I am not surprised! Firebrand Gary Jul 2012 #2

So what if DB was taking a shot as us? supernova Jul 2012 #3

But, but other countries only use leaches, voodoo and witch doctors in their health care systems. bulloney Jul 2012 #5

Right Wingers really bought that whole "America is #1" crap. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #9

I don't think he was taking a crack at us at all. MADem Jul 2012 #36

As difficult as it may be for believers of "American Exceptionalism" to hear... Va Lefty Jul 2012 #4

Thank you. sarge43 Jul 2012 #21

Bingo! AmyDeLune Jul 2012 #50

Exactly. applegrove Jul 2012 #49

Cheese and rice - it's not ALWAYS about us. Ineeda Jul 2012 #6

We deserve all the Shots they've got. The Brits have an un-American way... BlueJazz Jul 2012 #7

"at times bordered on left-wing propaganda." Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #8

It's about time Britain boasted about its NHS Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #10

If so, good for him. marmar Jul 2012 #11

Getting a strange feeling of deja vu here... 1monster Jul 2012 #12

It's just our Anglo Saxon heritage folks mountain grammy Jul 2012 #13

Yes...spot on. AllyCat Jul 2012 #16

it was wonderful florida08 Jul 2012 #14

What's not to take a shot at? Our health care system is laughable AllyCat Jul 2012 #15

More likely a dig at their own government frazzled Jul 2012 #17

This sounds closer to the point, it's about their own situation n/t flamingdem Jul 2012 #24

No, no, no, it had to be about US nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #39

ha ha ha flamingdem Jul 2012 #40

It was about Britain, not about us. Note the comments from the Daily Mail, if anyone was being Bluenorthwest Jul 2012 #18

You've got it. yellerpup Jul 2012 #20

You can look at it as a "shot" rocktivity Jul 2012 #19

'Liberal' Media at it again. It's not a "shot", people there see our system and they are in shock ck4829 Jul 2012 #22

Bother. Solly Mack Jul 2012 #23

Great Ormond Street Hospital........since 1852 Historic NY Jul 2012 #25

More likely a shot at their own RW who wants to chip away at it. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #26

Wha??? Isn't everything about US? Gormy Cuss Jul 2012 #30

Yes indeed. CanSocDem Jul 2012 #31

Yep! LeftishBrit Jul 2012 #57

It is probably a dig at Rmoney who tripped and fell on his face talking about their preparation. Thinkingabout Jul 2012 #27

No, it had nothing to do with Romney--You can't prepare a number like that in a couple of days Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2012 #43

HERCULES II LLC Betty Jo Jul 2012 #53

I'll tell you how it went down... malthaussen Jul 2012 #28

yes everything is about us arely staircase Jul 2012 #29

Michael Moore We are Devo Jul 2012 #32

That's an accurate comment on the part of Moore--the conservatives HAVE been yammering about MADem Jul 2012 #38

NO, We're just so self-centered and arrogant we think everthing is about us dballance Jul 2012 #33

God I hope it was a political statement and I would bet the US press gopiscrap Jul 2012 #34

Thank you, Danny Boyle and UK, for highlighting your wonderful healthcare system! nt valerief Jul 2012 #35

How dare they celebrate their own compassionate health care system, celebrate dedicated nurses myrna minx Jul 2012 #37

Not everything is about us. Mz Pip Jul 2012 #41

I hope he did! I would like to think we could shame our congresscritters into truth2power Jul 2012 #42

they are very proud of their healthcare system lovuian Jul 2012 #44

This makes us... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #45

Oh, and like I keep telling... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #46

They'd never get away with it in the U.S. YOHABLO Jul 2012 #47

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2012 #48

"at times bordered on left-wing propaganda." tex-wyo-dem Jul 2012 #51

Agreed. That was just the Daily Fail being the Daily Fail. LeftishBrit Jul 2012 #58

I hope so BeyondGeography Jul 2012 #52

Aside from anything else our NHS is the world's fifth largest employer dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #54

Love Alan Cumming's tweet about it suffragette Jul 2012 #55

Don't think so - but it might well have been partly directed at Lansley our Health Secretary, and LeftishBrit Jul 2012 #56