Closing tabs and windows 1--Chickens for Checkups
This story has been making the rounds of the left blogosphere the past few days and earning lots of laughs, so I decided it was time to share it with my flist.
Huffington Post: Democrats' New Website Mocks Sue Lowden For Barter-For-Health-Care Proposal
Sue Lowden, a Republican candidate challenging Majority Leader Harry Reid for his Nevada Senate seat is refusing to back down from an earlier suggestion that America consider a medical barter system as an alternative to current health care solutions.
On Monday Lowden took the idea one step further.
"Before we all started having health care, in the olden days, our grandparents, they would bring a chicken to the doctor," Lowden told a local news station. "They would say I'll paint your house."
Reading this story over at Hysterical Raisins, I had the following to say about it.
First Carly Fiorino with the Demon Sheep and J.D. Heyworth with horses, and now Sue Lowden with chickens and goats. What’s with Republican politicians and barnyard animals? Is it because they can’t avoid being laughing STOCK?
Sorry, I couldn't avoid the lame pun. :-)
Speaking of Hysterical Raisins, Nonnie9999 put together two photomanips that satirized Lowden's comments.
Her readers also joined in the fun by contributing these two YouTube videos in comments.
NVDemocraticParty - April 14, 2010 - Nevada Democrats try and put Sue Lowden's health care bartering "plan" to work by attempting to trade a goat and four chickens in exchange for some health care procedures. Sadly, Sue was of no help.
Cute kid.
ProgressNowNevada - April 21, 2010 - Sue Lowden's plan to solve the problem of skyrocketing health care costs? Go back to the barter system!
So Doc, I have one box of cereal and one '95 Ford Taurus with 150,000 miles (though trust me it runs great), how much of my broken leg can I get fixed?
Jay Leno even got into the act.
harryreid2010 - April 14, 2010 - Lowdens health care bartering scheme a.k.a. Chickens for Checkups has made her the butt of late-night TV jokes, as featured on last night's Jay Leno show.
Oh, look, it's Harry Reid's campaign! According to Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com, Reid needs all the help he can get, and it looks like Lowden is giving it to him. As Voltaire once said, "I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it."
Huffington Post: Democrats' New Website Mocks Sue Lowden For Barter-For-Health-Care Proposal
Sue Lowden, a Republican candidate challenging Majority Leader Harry Reid for his Nevada Senate seat is refusing to back down from an earlier suggestion that America consider a medical barter system as an alternative to current health care solutions.
On Monday Lowden took the idea one step further.
"Before we all started having health care, in the olden days, our grandparents, they would bring a chicken to the doctor," Lowden told a local news station. "They would say I'll paint your house."
Reading this story over at Hysterical Raisins, I had the following to say about it.
First Carly Fiorino with the Demon Sheep and J.D. Heyworth with horses, and now Sue Lowden with chickens and goats. What’s with Republican politicians and barnyard animals? Is it because they can’t avoid being laughing STOCK?
Sorry, I couldn't avoid the lame pun. :-)
Speaking of Hysterical Raisins, Nonnie9999 put together two photomanips that satirized Lowden's comments.
Her readers also joined in the fun by contributing these two YouTube videos in comments.
Click to viewNVDemocraticParty - April 14, 2010 - Nevada Democrats try and put Sue Lowden's health care bartering "plan" to work by attempting to trade a goat and four chickens in exchange for some health care procedures. Sadly, Sue was of no help.
Cute kid.
ProgressNowNevada - April 21, 2010 - Sue Lowden's plan to solve the problem of skyrocketing health care costs? Go back to the barter system!
So Doc, I have one box of cereal and one '95 Ford Taurus with 150,000 miles (though trust me it runs great), how much of my broken leg can I get fixed?
Jay Leno even got into the act.
harryreid2010 - April 14, 2010 - Lowdens health care bartering scheme a.k.a. Chickens for Checkups has made her the butt of late-night TV jokes, as featured on last night's Jay Leno show.
Oh, look, it's Harry Reid's campaign! According to Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com, Reid needs all the help he can get, and it looks like Lowden is giving it to him. As Voltaire once said, "I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it."