American Morning
What’s on Tap – Tuesday July 21, 2009
Here are the big stores and guests lined up for today:
A six-month setback and a big backlash. The White House admits it will miss today's deadline for two terrorism reports. The info is a key part of a plan to shut down Guantanamo Bay. And the president is hearing it from the left this morning. So what does this mean for the president's executive order to close the prison camp by January?
Friends and family of a soldier captured by the Taliban are telling him to "stand tall and stand firm," this morning. His entire town is rallying around the family and the Pentagon says it's doing everything it can to rescue Private Bowe Bergdahl. We're live at the Pentagon with the latest, and talking to the kidnapped soldier's former landlord and family spokesman.
Two rivals going at it again over the status of the stimulus. Senator John McCain is joining in a fight between his state and the Obama Administration, over stimulus spending. He’ll join us live from Capitol Hill.
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Good Morning John & Kiran.....I just saw your story on Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr....I'm shocked & disgusted for a couple of reasons..A) the "neighbor" who called the "incident" into police; you don't even know who your neighbors are!!!..B) the fact that the officer entered and followed Prof. Gates into his home; did he really have probable cause to do so?...C) after producing his identification to the officer, Prof. Gates didn't receive a straight answer from the officer and upon exiting his home, Prof. Gates was promptly told he was under arrest & handcuffed but was not told the reason for his arrest....if it's not racial profiling it's an incredulous sign of stupidity; did this officer not speak or read english....Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is man of color....need I say more....thanks for listening; PJ
I Personaly think that the rich keeps geting richer, and the poorer keep getting pooer. I herd on the news just the other day, that one of the judge on "America Idol" was offer an contract for 45 million dollor a year salary. I personnaly asking the that judge give a cool 10 million toward health care for those who only make 10/15 thousand a year.
I am in support of closing Guantanamo Bay down. I hope the deadline will be made!
Sen. John McCain – I can do without hearing from him today...
Health care is needed in our country. I am so happy that the reform is finally coming-this administration has been great!
President Obama has been doing a wonderful job these past 6 months. He has only done what is best for the people and for our country. I support President Obama and I am proud of all he is doing and has accomplished!
Six months in office and our country is still doing a balancing act which way will the sea saw fall so far it's not falling to the good side Christmas is coming and its looking bad for retailers.
I Feel More Convinced Then Ever That Being a "POW" Does Not Qualify You To Be President or Even a Congressman.
Republicans are Rediscovering That Rahm Emmanuel is a REAL "BULLDOG" to Deal With When Continuing to Rest On the "Old REPUBLICAN WAY of DOING POLITICS!"
John McCain's Inability to Contain Himself is What Cost Him the Election!
Obama's Chicago Street Smarts Seem Overwhelmingly Foreign to Politics as Usual for "These Here Republicans!"
Give 'Em Hell Kiran Chetry!
I have been on unemployment since February, 2008, after losing a job that contained no health insurance benefits. I would gladly pay an additional 10% tax on my unemployment to help a major health care reform. Politicians don't get it. They don't listen to their constituents; they talk for them. I don't want them talking for me. True reform comes from within. Politicians say they want change. I have a suggestion for them...... Give up your health insurance benefits after you leave office. If you don't want to kick in your fair share, you should not receive the health benefits that the taxpayers provide to you. That would be a real change, and a cost savings of millions of dollars every year. It is shameful that everybody wants reform, but nobody is willing to take the first step. Health benefits should be equal for everybody; nobody has the "right" to purchase better health care than their neighbor.
Who is really paying health insurance aka disease care in America.
Folks lets check the facts and do the math and you will find it is us the taxpayer paying 100% of it all.
1. The “Private Sector” as the republicans so fondly call it is “Providing” health insurance but it is us the taxpayer after paying taxes on our wages and purchase the goods and services from those businesses who “Provide” health insurance. Providing employees with health insurance is a business expense and it is build into the price of those goods and services we buy and is also tax deductible and it gives those companies who refuse providing health insurance an unfair advantage because they charge somewhat lower prices and yet reap a higher profit margin.
2. There are about 14 million federal employees with health insurance paid for by, yes you guessed right, the taxpayer and the same goes for our city, county and state employees of about 45 million people.
3. Those unfortunate people who have no health insurance due to unemployment or who have jobs with companies that use predatory employment practices and other factors cannot afford seeing doctors as needed and will and do end up in the emergency rooms of our hospitals that are again paid for by the taxpayer.
4. Medicaid paid for by the taxpayer.
Well, having said all that i think a redistribution of this existing wealth should suffice to include every man, woman and child.