Million Dollar Billy -- A blast from the past from the guy who voted to kill Medicare: Billy LONG! (Get out the crying towel!)
Counting Billy Long jokes in a speech is like counting stars in a clear summer night sky: After awhile, you're doing to lose track. Long pretty much delivered the same stump speech he gave at his announcement. "I'm not from the government, but I'm here to help," will surely show up in Long's television ads next year. This time, the hulking Long opened with: "Can you all see me behind this mic stand?" And when KSFG staff instructed him to move the microphone to the right to avoid interference with the speaker, Long quickly delivered, "I knew you wouldn't want to move it to the left." It took just 20 seconds for Long to win the crowd over.Ky3 Political Notebook, August 16, 2009.
He bashed Obamacare, skewered earmarks and out-of-control spending and lambasted career politicians. He also was the only candidate to mention his pro-life and N.R.A. credentials. Oh, and he's for tax cuts too.
But throughout his humorous and off-the-cuff repertoire, Long has a tendency to make some statements that could come back to haunt him. He mocked the plight of the uninsured ("Get out the crying towel") and claimed that 26 million people under 35 probably don't want health insurance anyway. Claiming that President Obama's healthcare plan might have taken his mother's life back in March of 2008 is also quite a strong charge. It's all done in the loving-aw-shucks Long way...those statements may rub some the wrong way.
On April 15, 2011, Congressman Billy Long for "AYE" in favor of the Paul Ryan Budget Bill which replaces Medicare with a 'voucher system', essentially "Killing Medicare as we know it."
57% of the American people think the Ryan plan is bad for America.
From Politico:
The issue has already tripped up numerous leading Republican Senate contenders who can’t help but notice national polling that shows a majority of voters oppose the Ryan budget plan.Meanwhile, Billy Long thinks that for those 26,000,000 people under 35 with no health insurance --- we ought to just 'get out the crying towel'.
In Missouri, former State Treasurer Sarah Steelman said she “would love to be able to” vote for the plan — an unconvincing answer with plenty of wiggle room.
A representative for Steelman, who faces Rep. Todd Akin in the Senate primary, explained, “Her answer is very explicit. She liked almost everything about the Ryan plan. The Medicare plan, in her view, is that it can’t work. She will stand up before the false vote and point out what’s wrong with it.”
8 comments:
Billy Long is an asshole...
Does Billy Biowfish know that pro life goes way beyond the issue of abortion It's about providing a Quality life from cradle to the grave.
According the Founding Fathers, that quality of life comes from self responsibility not government dependence.
I do wonder why Billy Long didn't get the crying towel out for the flood victims in Branson who didn't purchase enough flood insurance or the tornado victims in Joplin. Shows once again Billy Long is quite the hypocrite.
BB, well said. But, you are wasting your breath trying to explain that to a Democrat.
And you, michael-s, is it my responsibility to provide you a 'quality life' from the cradle to the grave? Get off the internet and get a job.
@anonymous 6:53, in my conversations with the Democrat who writes this blog, we both agree the government shouldn't be taking care of the Taney County flood victims who built their homes in flood planes, didn't buy enough insurance, and now want the government to bail them out. Of course, our republican Congressman is begging the government to bail these out asking them to commit to the same level of FEMA funding that Joplin is getting. Not sure if I am wasting my breath considering Jim and I found common ground on this issue.
What gripes me is these Republican strongholds have to nerve to ask for help (100% mind you, 80%, 90% is not good enough) but they vote for some goofy congressman who votes AGAINST funding FEMA the very fund they're getting ready to ask for help from.
AND they'll send this dumbass back in a year!!
As for Taney County, only an idiot would build their houses where these people did. When your insurance won't cover flooding --- hey, that's a sign NOT to put a house there. I don't want to pay for their flood. Where does the personal responsibility come in? Or, is that just for other people?
Where's all that small government, low taxes, stop the spending crap these people spout now that THEIR world is blown away? Not one person from Joplin has ever said, "personal responsibility" since this tragedy happened. All I've heard is, "more, more, more". You'd think NO ONE in Joplin had insurance....it's crazy.
It's a whole 'nother story when it hits home and the Republicans should heed the lesson.
I truly believe God is trying to show them their cold hardheartedness needs to change and He will continue to storm, flood, fire and drought until they catch on.
@1:39 you should take a step further and point out "fed up" Billy who vowed to be Tea Party is yelling more, more, more.
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