David Axelrod is lying about federal funding for abortion in Obamacare. And he’s doing it poorly to boot. But clearly the audience at the Kennedy School of Government was cool with that because as Greg Hengler points out, nobody called him on it.
But it’s kind of funny because Axelrod utters more “uhms” and “ohms” than a beginner’s yoga class. He’s clearly uncomfortable. Did he really not think this might come up?
HT Townhall
October 26, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Blind elitist wannabee sheep listening to an elitist wolf.
October 26, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Yes, the mendacious Mr. Axelrod is a pitiful specimen, but at least
he was doing his job. The students and academics of Harvard, in
their complacency and laziness, ignored their own duty to call him out.
Theirs should be the greater shame in this.
October 26, 2009 at 8:46 pm
So, did he say there would be no federal funds and then say but if you want those services covered you will receive that coverage? Hard to believe…
October 26, 2009 at 9:00 pm
I think the question "Did he not think this was going to come up?" is a crucial discussion point.
A ton of my liberal friends, well not that I have either that many friends or liberal ones to boot but I digress, talk about abortion/pro-choice topics as a sort of side note. They have discounted and downplayed it so much. They see it as this "fundamentalist" view that conservatives and Christians have that is so obtuse. Yet, they know that the science is against them, so this ends up being this biggest weapon.
I think the debate needs to be structured differently at this point and we need to start calling them on it. We need to make them talk about life, equality, hate, etc… We should NOT talk in idioms or use their "language" but debate in the areas they are debating. I know it sounds like a fine line, and it is, but we must stand fast to our principles and not get ropped into their game.
October 26, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Another classic "dog bites man." This headline would be of more interest if you could identify a single thing that this white house has not lied about.
October 27, 2009 at 1:20 am
nice topic you got here.