Excuse me: the Obamacare graphic novel. What’s the difference between a comic book and a graphic novel? The same difference as the one between dolls and action figures, but never mind that right now. What’s important is that there’s somebody out there who feels that the ideas behind a 2,400 page monstrosity of a health bill that nobody understands and even its defenders secretly hate can be explained by literally drawing some pictures:
Jonathan Gruber, a nationally recognized health economist who devised the economic underpinnings of Obamacare (Gruber hates the term), said his three comic-loving kids encouraged him to use the hip format of the graphic novel — basically an expensive comic published in book form — to tell the story of the complicated plan to 300 million Americans.
So, how can that paragraph trigger snark? Let me count the ways. First off – and this is the cheapest shot – ‘nationally recognized health economist’ is more or less an oxymoron; but then, so is ‘economic underpinnings of Obamacare,’ given that the actual effect of Obamacare on the economy should be roughly similar to that of an atom of hydrogen encountering one of anti-hydrogen*. Second, I certainly hope that the people behind Obamacare are getting tired of hearing it being called Obamacare; the entire idea was to use the aforementioned monstrosity to drag down the President, and vice versa. Besides, it’s not my fault that President Obama didn’t read the bill before he took title to it. Third: it is nice to know that, even in these days where it seems that broken families are the rule and not the exception, it’s nice to see some kids so secure in the love from their father that they’d be comfortable with playing such an epic practical joke on the old man.
And, lastly: 300 million? I don’t know how to break this to Dr. Gruber… but if graphic novels can’t get that kind of market saturation when they show lovingly-drawn pictures of comic book superheroines… I somehow expect that your particular barbaric yawp on the virtues of an incomprehensible health care monstrosity is going to sell that well.
Ach, well. If this doesn’t work out, they can always rent a blimp.
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*Look it up. Hint: BOOM.
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Dan Spencer
Dan McLaughlin
Jeff Emanuel
Would this have to be sold
gazill Tuesday, February 8th at 6:33PM EDT (link)with a brown paper cover? To graphically illustrate the screwing ObamaCare will do to Americans, it must need to be sold in the adult section. I also wonder if the nationally recognized health economist mentioned to his children that this Act was recently determined by the judicial system to exceed the authorities granted in the nationally recognized (though not respected by this current administration) Constitution.
Obama’s America-the paucity of hope
Oh so now we are to stupid to understand it without pictures.
Mike Ferguson (Diary) Tuesday, February 8th at 7:33PM EDT (link)Just one more way to say that we are just not smart enough to understand the Glory that is Obamacare.
Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.
Ronald Reagan
It's the messaging stupid
DerKrieger (Diary) Tuesday, February 8th at 8:47PM EDT (link)That has been their problem from day one ya know.
“In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” – James Madison
Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” — John Locke, 1690
Oh yea, I forgot us simple Arkansas boys just needed it explained to them a different way, lol. (nt)
Mike Ferguson (Diary) Wednesday, February 9th at 7:43PM EDT (link)Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.
Ronald Reagan
Probably commissioned by President Jarrett,
blooch Tuesday, February 8th at 8:54PM EDT (link)I think Gruber is going to get frustrated with us, though. He just goes from smart:
“…Gruber, a nationally recognized health economist who devised the economic underpinnings of Obamacare…”
to smarter:
“…Gruber, a brilliant Massachusetts Institute of Technology academic and a key architect of Romneycare…”
I just can’t see a person like that piddling around with word balloons for very long.
Maybe one of these would be better for lookin’ at:
http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2008/04/elmerbrowndetail2.jpg
“Lieutenant Dike wasn’t a bad leader because he made bad decisions. He was a bad leader because he made no decisions.”
Next election
dude Wednesday, February 9th at 10:36AM EDT (link)In 2012 lets show them how stupid we are and send obama home!
I'd like to see the cariacture of 16,000 new IRS agents.
frankieb (Diary) Tuesday, February 8th at 7:37PM EDT (link)Or the government’s hand reaching into peoples’ bank accounts and taking out whatever it thinks they should pay.
Or the the horrified look on the dupe-supporters’ faces when they realize how much this so-called health care bill is really going to cost them in terms of money, privacy, “choice,” etc.
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Claire McCaskill goes in so many directions, it’s amazing she hasn’t drawn and quartered herself. www.TruthAboutClaire.com
They're probably not going to "sell" them........
marshmom (Diary) Tuesday, February 8th at 8:36PM EDT (link)They’ll probably send them home in the backpacks of all the kids in America unfortunate enough to attend public school………That is, after they spend the day reading, acting it out, and singing it in a school musical.
Barf.
Your tax dollars at work and play
ss396 Tuesday, February 8th at 8:47PM EDT (link)n/t
Sola scriptura, Sola fide, Sola gratia
I'm sure you are right. Good. More fuel to the movement to get the fed govt OUT
carolina Tuesday, February 8th at 9:34PM EDT (link)of our schools (along with unions).
The more obvious the propaganda, the more anger will continue to build.
Talk about playing to your base.
wrveres Tuesday, February 8th at 10:11PM EDT (link)its like they are not even trying to hide it. How long till they actually come out a say, “Our constituents are too stupid”.
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oh heres another one ..
“You have to color in the pictures to know whats in it”
The Feds and California are proceeding with a plan to fund a high-speed rail line from L.A. to Fresno. Now all they have to do, is find someone who wants to go to Fresno – Adjoran
They all gotta go.
kaptkane Wednesday, February 9th at 6:37AM EDT (link)Period.
And at this point I don’t care how it happens.
Think about that.
"¿Badges? ¡We do'an need no stinkin' badges!"
myron_j_poltroonian Wednesday, February 9th at 3:50PM EDT (link)Lemme see. If the gubmint wants to treat us like the Mexican oligarchy treats their peons going to “El Norte”, then lets put out a sequel to this comic book, letting all of them that wants the regimes “freebies” know that everything they want is already available in a socialist third world of their choice. Include hints and directions on how they can “Immigrate” to the cesspool that fits their fancy.
So Jonathan Gruber steals a page....
uselogic Wednesday, February 9th at 3:57PM EDT (link)from the old Amy Carter “nuclear proliferation” playbook. Use your kids as props. This regime is looking more and more like Jimmah Part Deux every day.
Maybe we should try pictures...
Melody Warbington (rwm52) (Diary) Wednesday, February 9th at 4:31PM EDT (link)because obviously using common sense, talking real slow and actually explaining our principles just isn’t getting through to the libs.
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (he that is called Christ): when he is come, he will declare unto us all things. (John 4:25)
When lying doesn't work
Juggernaut (Diary) Wednesday, February 9th at 7:27PM EDT (link)waste time with comics no one will care about. Proof some liberals are dumber than their voters.
Are they gonna create characters who want to Opt Out?
If so, will the SEIU characters carry guns or just use their fists?
They’ll also need to include Planned Parenthood crooks since they get money via Obamacare. So a baby killer character or 2 should suffice.
RomneyCare is Right Wing Socialism –
Romney “severely conservative”? That’s the opposite of a “compassionate conservative” like George W. Bush? Actually, we know what a severely conservative is. It’s Dick Cheney and Mitt Romney is no Dick Cheney.
Will this include drawings of people standing in line? [nt]
lineholder (Diary) Wednesday, February 9th at 7:34PM EDT (link)Well some of them won't be standing, they will be laying there with the condition I call DRT.
Mike Ferguson (Diary) Wednesday, February 9th at 7:48PM EDT (link)I wonder if they will have a picture of a guy in a cheap suit explaining to and grandmotherly woman why she can’t have her surgery since their are others that need it more and contribute more to mother russ……sorry to society.
P.S. DRT = Dead Right There
Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.
Ronald Reagan