http://griid.org/2009/11/06/tea-party-rallies-in-dc-and-grand-rapids-over-proposed-health-care-bill/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:40:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://griid.org/2009/11/06/tea-party-rallies-in-dc-and-grand-rapids-over-proposed-health-care-bill/#comment-464 Jeff Smith Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:18:50 +0000 http://griid.org/?p=1244#comment-464 Peter, thanks for your comments and I couldn't agree more.......if the corporate media would actually practice journalism we would be better informed. Peter, thanks for your comments and I couldn’t agree more…….if the corporate media would actually practice journalism we would be better informed.

]]> http://griid.org/2009/11/06/tea-party-rallies-in-dc-and-grand-rapids-over-proposed-health-care-bill/#comment-463 Peter Ruark Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:04:36 +0000 http://griid.org/?p=1244#comment-463 Opponents of the bill keep mentioning the SIZE of the bill. As if having a bill that gets into the detail of how the money is to be used and the program operated--which would seem to be a good thing as it would help control "waste, fraud, and abuse"--is somehow akin to "big government." If the corporate media were doing its job, reporters would ask legislators point blank "why is the size of this bill a bad thing?" Opponents of the bill keep mentioning the SIZE of the bill. As if having a bill that gets into the detail of how the money is to be used and the program operated–which would seem to be a good thing as it would help control “waste, fraud, and abuse”–is somehow akin to “big government.” If the corporate media were doing its job, reporters would ask legislators point blank “why is the size of this bill a bad thing?”

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