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Palin repeats 'death panel' charge

By Eric Zimmermann - 11/08/09 02:05 PM ET

Sarah Palin is renewing her charge that Democratic healthcare reform will lead to "death panels."

The former Alaska Governor brought up the polarizing phrase in a Facebook post late last night, after the House had passed its legislation.

"We’ve got to hold on to hope, and we’ve got to fight hard because Congressional action tonight just put America on a path toward an unrecognizable country," she wrote.

She added later: "We had been told there were no 'death panels' in the bill either. But look closely at the provision mandating bureaucratic panels that will be calling the shots regarding who will receive government health care."

Both Politifact and FactCheck.org have criticized Palin's "death panel" accusation.

Palin concluded her message with a criticism of Nancy Pelosi's supposed lack of transparency and a warning that conservatives would stay vigilant:

Those of us who love freedom and believe in open and transparent government can only be dismayed by midnight action on a Saturday. Speaker Pelosi’s promise that Americans would have 72 hours to read the final bill before the vote was just another one of the D.C. establishment’s too-common political ploys. It’s broken promises like this that turn people off to politics and leave them disillusioned about the future of their country.

But despite this late-night maneuvering, many of us were paying close attention tonight. We’ll keep paying close attention. We need to let our legislators in Washington know that they still represent us, and that the majority of Americans are not in favor of the “reform” they are pushing. After all, this is still a country “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” We will make our voices heard. It’s on to the Senate now. Our legislators can listen now, or they can hear us in 2010. It’s their choice.


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Comments (9)

Palin is as logical as ever. Check this one out: "But look closely at the provision mandating bureaucratic panels that will be calling the shots regarding who will receive government health care". Should it be Sarah Palin deciding who will receive government health care? Or should it be nobody? And now is it different from current Medicare situation where government is deciding who is getting it?BY Tamara on 11/08/2009 at 15:14
hmmm I guess that sarah palin has to sale some books.BY yellowfish on 11/08/2009 at 16:15
The government will decide whether your qualified to receive treatment. In other words you will be classified by the government. The program can't work to cover everyone if they don't. The promise that everyone will be covered is true but what the majority will be receiving will be substandard care. Not everyone will get a hip replacement or treated for cancer. Where you are in society determines what you will receive. If you are retired on a fixed income you will be at the bottom of the list. So instead of creating competition or promoting heath care savings accounts everyone will be taxed to pay for everyone else's substandard health care. If the majority of the health care treatment is substandard then of course those responsible for treating you will be trained to give substandard medical care.BY Harold on 11/08/2009 at 16:53
DUH, I GUESS SARAH HAS TO GET OUT THERE ON THE FACEBOOK LECTURE TOUR AND ACTUALLY SELL SOME BOOKS,INSTEAD OF GIVING THEM FOR FREE ON NEWMAX.COM?BY DOUGLAS on 11/08/2009 at 21:56
THOSE OF US MAJORITY OF AMERICANS WHO WANT FREEDOMS FROM HIGH COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES WITH THEIR PRE EXISTING BOGUS WAYS TO DENY TREATMENTS AND CANCELL CLAIMS,SUPPORT YOUR HOUSE AND SENATE REPRESENTIVES FOR DOING AND SAYING YES TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH REFORM INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR ALL AMERICANS CITIZENS'HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL U.S.A.CITIZENS,,,,BY douglas on 11/08/2009 at 22:14
If health care would be free (with no cost) there won't be a problem. Because it has a cost, it has to be rationed (distributed) to the people, just as any other good or service (e.g. cars, bread, i-pods, …)The question is what kind of regime distributes best: government plans or free market???Twenty years ago the wall broke down because the east germans were fed up with government plans.BY Thomas on 11/09/2009 at 02:52
FACEBOOK! hahaha! It doesn't even matter what she says. FACEBOOK!!! Too funny.BY Ethan on 11/09/2009 at 11:20
Douglas Please tell me what is affordable about the house bill. Is it the taxes on business, who will pass it on to us by cutting jobs and or raising the price of products that we buy from them. Is it the penalties that you will pay if you do not have an all inclusive insurance plan. Or is it the jail time you will do if you do not abide by these regulations.BY D.P on 11/09/2009 at 11:40
Sarah Palin, I mean come on, really… jeez.BY Lynda Hill on 11/09/2009 at 22:09

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