If Al Queda really wanted to kill Americans, they should have formed as a health insurance company.

[Vinnie From Indy]

I am still not getting the whole "clear and present danger" argument being offered in regard to the Taliban and Al Queda.

It has been widely reported that 45,000 Americans die EACH YEAR because they have no healthcare. It does seem a bit odd that we are committed to spending hundreds of billions to fight two wars to protect us from box-cutter wielding Saudi Arabians when so many Americans are dying from lack of healthcare. It would seem that Al Queda could alleviate so much rancor and messy violence if they simply became part of the American healthcare insurance industry. The 9/11 tally of dead and wounded is child's play compared with the body count racked up by the American healthcare system each year. Is it just me or does 45,000 Americans dying each year seem like more of a problem than some guys in caves with bad intentions and packaging tools?

[mike_c]

1. + a couple million or so....

Wow! What an EXCELLENT post! Rec'd, of course!

[BakedAtAMileHigh]

2. Wow, that's just awesome!

But health care just isn't as sexxxy as violence, is it? I really can't think of any other reason why this isn't more widely understood.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Gee..are you suggesting that our masters really really do not care about us?

[704wipes]

4. yeah, they could make Evan Bayh's wife a board member

too.

[LuvNewcastle]

That makes me wonder

how many virgins does the insurance rep. get every time he denies a life-saving procedure?

[truedelphi]

33. Lol. n/t

[Chisox08]

58. The poorer the person he denies is the more virgins he gets

He gets double if the person goes bankrupt or dies.

[seemunkee]

5. Damn fine post

Well said

[KansDem]

6. Bumper sticker idea!!!

If Al Qaeda really wanted to kill Americans,
they would have formed as a health insurance company.

Thanks! :hi:

[seemunkee]

7. I'm stealing it.

[tblue]

8. Lol! Yep! But they'd have to publically take credit for the killing. nt

[YOY]

9. "Your claim has been rejected...BECAUSE YOU ARE AN INFIDEL!!!"

n/t

[Vinnie From Indy]

18. LOL

That would make an excellent skit!

A bunch of bearded Taliban claims adjusters sitting at desks in a huge call center office.

"Your claim has been rejected because you are a woman and you showed your ankles. NEXT!"

"Your claim has been denied because you flew a kite. NEXT!"

"Your claim has been denied because you listened to music. NEXT!"

Cheers!

[hunter]

41. Beer and Chicharrones! NEXT!

:beer:

[bbgrunt]

55. send this to SNL and demand royalties.

[Warren DeMontague]

72. At least they'd be factually correct, on those grounds.

And it's certainly a pre-existing condition.

[Bolo Boffin]

10. You know they're just kicking themselves right now

Much more comfortable in an executive boardroom.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

11. Your OP title cannot be improved upon !!!

There are so many truths revealed in that one sentence.

I salute you! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Sebastian Doyle]

12. Mutual of Osama?

:evilgrin:

[tularetom]

13. That's the part I have trouble with too

At least Cheney used scary stories in order to beat us into submission when it came to supporting these stupid wars. They were all bullshit of course but they worked.

I guess Obama gives the American people credit for being smart enough not to fall for that kind of scare tactic crap. I think he's way wrong.

[madrchsod]

14. spot on vinnie!

[Bozita]

15. Best.Title.Line.Ever!

[Arctic Dave]

16. LOL. I was saying to the misses the other day that we should rename HCR to Blow Up Stuff

and all the Congress Critters would be falling all over themselves to fund it.

[JTFrog]

57. War on Death! n/t

[Canuckistanian]

17. Yeah, "HealthSouth Jihad" would be much more efficient at killing Americans

While providing a healthy profit for those who do the actual killing.

And as a bonus, they'd be protected from antitrust legislation.

Brilliant!

[AzDar]

19. K & R

[devilgrrl]

20. K & R

:thumbsup:

[GReedDiamond]

21. Hey Vinnie! Your OP is one of the best I've seen on DU...

...especially lately.

I consider the "Health" Insurance Industry to be one of the top enemies of the People.

Thanks and Best Wishes!

[unkachuck]

22. K&R....excellent!....n/t

[shadowknows69]

23. Best. Post. Ever.

[niyad]

24. k and r

[niyad]

25. not to mention people being forced to buy their non-insurance

[WCGreen]

26. The Audacity of Truth...

[merh]

27. Shame that is too long for a bumper sticker.

K&R

[Kablooie]

28. Now you've done it! They have an in now. We will see ALQ Health Insurance soon now.

[winyanstaz]

29. K & R...great post...great way to put it........

exactly...and why are we spending the money and sending 100,000 troops to get a few hundred men? Why not just put a bounty on their heads and let the world deal with them.

[dotymed]

61. Why not

sell them "health" insurance?

[winyanstaz]

74. Wow! I think you are brilliant!

Why didn't we think of that sooner? Thats the perfect answer to the war on terror!
We could sell them all American health insurance :) rofl......We would save a fortune and they would be dropping like flies!! :)

[from outer space]

30. Don't try to cloud the issue with your evil logic!

I can't remember where i heard that line, but it sure fits here!
The health system could be fixed if doctors needed Abrams tanks and tomahawk missiles for primary care - all of a sudden

[truedelphi]

32. hey, know something, you

Are right.

And imagine the wonderful coverage we could get if doctors required aircraft carriers and such as part of their standard equipment.

(Welcome to DU as well.)

[winyanstaz]

75. yup...Congress would happily throw us deeper in debt for that :P

[kas125]

31. As it so happens, a couple friends and I are meeting with

our (yours, too!) Senator on Monday to discuss healthcare. Do you mind if I use this?

[JoeyT]

34. Those 45000 aren't a problem.

They are poor people, after all.
Well, poor and middle class people.
You'll never convince a middle class conservative that bad shit could happen to them, though. At least not until it does.
It's like people that "cope" with a fear of death by imagining people never die. Even if someone close to them dies, they can still convince themselves it'll never happen to them.
Denial isn't really all that useful as a coping mechanism anymore.

[Fumesucker]

35. K&R

[lildreamer316]

36. Best. Line. Ever.

I so shouldn't laugh,but I am. Ruefully.

[glitch]

37. Who says they didn't?

They're EVERYWHERE!!

[Art_from_Ark]

73. They're just like Savoir Faire

[berni_mccoy]

38. This is definitely a good argument for fixing the Healthcare system.

[librechik]

39. what makes you so sure they didn't?

cuz economic debacle in the US was the goal, as I recall...

jk--I think

[Ignis]

40. Brilliantly stated.

:kick:

[Soylent Brice]

42. K&R

[Mithreal]

43. Damn straight and to the point. Enthusiastic K & R.

[Javaman]

44. And hire the Soup Nazi as their HR rep.

:rofl:

No health for you!!

[NanceGreggs]

45. Agree with all of those upthread ...

... that THIS would make a FANTASTIC bumpersticker!!!

[dgibby]

46. OMG!

Best post ever! You have got to send this to Big Eddie (and Keith and Rachel) or at least let me do it for you!:yourock: :fistbump:

[Javaman]

47. Frankly, the "war on terror" would be better served if the US Government

adopted the same plan Walmart uses to destroy small towns.

I can see it now, pissed of ex-al quada's working as greeters!

EX-AQ: (drole) welcome to afghanistan...we have a sale on womans, ugh, panties, 3 for 5 dollars...

also EX-AQ: Imal, is that you?

EX-AQ: yes, (sigh) it is me...

also EX-AQ: what happened to you? Just last year, you were all "death to america" and shit?

EX-AQ: Sigh, I still am, but the wife wants an ice cream maker, we have health care and the kids need braces...

also EX-AQ: what? you are the man of the family!! what is with this ice cream maker shit? Look at all these infidels around you? they are dogs!!

A gleam twinkles in EX-AQ's eye. Suddenly he bursts out in a scream!!!

EX-AQ: IIIIieeeeeeeeeyyyyyy!!!! Death to American Pigs!! Death to American occupation!!! Death to American capitalism!!!!

Suddenly, out of no where comes an over stuffed red faces manager.

MANAGER: What's going on here? Imal, what are you doing? (to also EX-AQ) Is Imal bothering you?

EX-AQ cowers.

also EX-AQ: What?

EX-AQ: I'm sorry mr. fluffy..

also EX-AQ: fluffy?

Manager: that's Mr. Floofi. Imal, what did I tell you?

EX-AQ: No more outbursts or my hours get cut.

also EX-AQ stands with mouth agape.

Manager: That's right. Now this is just a warning but if it happens again, I will have to also cut your benefit hours.

EX-AQ: I will be good sir, I need those hours for my daughters birthday party.

Manager leaves.

also EX-AQ: What. The. Fuck?

EX-AQ: Dude, it's my daughers birthd...

also EX-AQ: I don't know you.

Walks away.

EX-AQ: (shouts to also EX-AQ): I forgot to ask, do you want an Afghanistan charge card...

[dotymed]

63. If only

John Belushi were still alive...he could pull it off.

[defendandprotect]

48. k i c k

[defendandprotect]

49. Great post . . . thanks!

Right ... WARS and bailouts cost nothing -- at least nothing to be noticed . . .!!!

but, health care -- Medicare for All -- is to be denied!!!

[PA Democrat]

50. LOL. And I really needed a good laugh today!

[Matariki]

51. You're a genius

See my signature line. Hope you don't mind.

[leftstreet]

52. K&R

:applause:

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

53. Great post.

[katsy]

54. k/r

:applause:

[WillyT]

56. K & R !!!

:kick:

[valerief]

59. Ha!!! I think they're probably one and the same anyway. nt

[LibDemAlways]

60. Best post ever. Absolutely dead on. I'd rec it a million times

if I could.

[scentopine]

62. How about that - aint it the truth! The enemy is within. -nt

[Samantha]

64. Occasionally at DU we find someone thinking out of the boxcutter

What a wonderfully creative thread. Recommended.

Sam

[KT2000]

65. Brilliant Vinnie from Indy!! n/t

[HughMoran]

66. Tell me about it

[cliffordu]

67. Well......

BWAHAhahah aH AHA HA AH AH AHAHAHAH A

Perfect!!

[AndrewP]

68. That is a great one liner. LOL

So sad that it's so true. :(

[patrick t. cakes]

69. someone send this talking point to grayson

K/R:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[McCamy Taylor]

70. Best title ever!

[Warren DeMontague]

71. No shit.

Kicked and Recommended.