What an excellent day for an exorcism.
Last week, America’s 21st century version of Ozzie & Harriet – Rick and Karen Santorum – went on America’s 21st century version of Father Coughlin – Glenn Beck’s – show to spew their green pea soup about the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
from Think Progress
Rick and Karen Santorum claimed that fears about how the Affordable Care Act would affect their youngest daughter’s medical condition inspired them to embark on their campaign for the presidency and suggested that the law would ration care to sicker or disabled Americans. “What did it for me was Obamacare,” Karen said in explaining her support for Rick’s decision to pursue the White House on Glenn Beck’s show. “Because we have as you know a little angel, little Bella, special needs little girl, and when Obamacare passed, that was it, that put the fire in my belly.” Rick agreed, arguing that the law would ration care based on the “usefulness” of an individual. Rick Santorum: It’s all about utilization, right? It’s all about how do we best allocate resources where they are most effectively used? [...] Government allocating resources best on how to get the best bang for your dollars and it’s all about utility. It’s all about the usefulness of the person to society, instead of the dignity of every human life and the opportunity for people who love and care for people to give them the best possibility to have the best possible life.It is no secret that Rick Santorum is a lying and disingenuous scumbag full of froth. But now he drags his wife and daughter into the fray to tug on the heart strings (or rather play to the fears) of Americans with special needs children.
The emotional turmoil on families with special needs children must truly be unimaginable. One of the biggest stresses these families face is a financial one. Raising and caring for children with chronic physical maladies or long-term mental disorders is both a strain on the family dynamic and the family pocketbook. It is hard enough to care for children who need constant care and attention – but to worry about being dropped from an insurer or not getting coverage if you change jobs – that is ONE stress these families do not deserve.
One of the better aspects of [a very weak and incomplete] ACA prevents insurance companies from denying coverage to individuals and their families with pre-existing conditions (and disabilities), prohibits the policy from putting a lifetime dollar limit on benefits and specifically invests in programs for people with disabilities to keep them out of state run institutions.
Considering that as a former US Senator, Rick Santorum (and his family – including his daughter) receives a very generous medical coverage AND the fact that Rick Santorum is worth way more than over 95% of Americans families with special needs children – I would think he would actually be in favor of at least this part of the ACA.
But nope – Mr uber-Christian is just as evil, greedy and uncaring as all the other Satan-possessed Republicans floundering in the US. It is more important to hate and trash whatever the non-Christian Kenyan in the White House does then make sure you praise anything that actually might help families in the same situation as the Santorums. Frankly not only does Rick Santorum not deserve to be President, he shouldn’t be allowed to be a parent.
There is pretty famous quote from The Exorcist about things that go on in hell. I will leave it at that.
How appropos that the little girl possessed by Satan in the The Exorcist was named – Regan.
I’ve suspected this for a long time, and I’m glad you finally said it:
Satan is attacking the U.S. – from his headquarters in the Republican Party.
Might I suggest that the fire in Karen Santorum’s belly is more likely to be caused by Jack Daniels and branch water than any personal difficulties caused by the Affordable Care Act.
These people are killing me…please…fire in her belly??? PLEASE, leave me along you righteous hypocritical asses…Obamacare did that huh, really??
Just shut up.
“that put the fire in my belly”
Try some MONISTAT, dear.
Also.
Bella?!
…isn’t one of those commandments something about false witness?