If Lincoln and Douglas were around today, they’d be getting a real kick out of our newfangled debate style. From the name-calling, to the red herrings and the lies, it’s all quite a hoot! It’s called progress and the evolution of debate, assholes! Oh, and it’s only been getting better over the past month.
We’ve seen guys debating with their guns (just like Hamilton!), the return of the birthers, and Jews being called Hitler! Seriously, if there was ever a better summer, we missed it. But then, just when we thought it was over, things straight cold went nuts.
In New Jersey — the birthplace of reasoned debate — a woman in a wheelchair (because she’s handicapped — not just for fun), was heckled for taking too long to get to the point. To be fair, she did take a really long time (strike one), and she didn’t stand up when asking her question, which is offensive.
Still, that was nothing — and we mean nothing compared to what went down in otherwise-lovely Thousand Oaks, Calif. yesterday.
California authorities say a clash between opponents and supporters of health care reform ended with one man biting off another man’s finger.
Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. Frank O’Hanlon says about 100 people demonstrating in favor of health care reforms rallied Wednesday night on a street corner. One protester walked across the street to confront about 25 counter-demonstrators.
O’Hanlon says the man got into an argument and fist fight, during which he bit off the left pinky of a 65-year-old man who opposed health care reform.
Wow. Just wow.
We’re not sure whether to slow clap or golf clap, but that’s amazing. This is your new America, everyone; where wings truly take dream!
Of course, the telling of this story wouldn’t be complete without the kicker.
A hospital spokeswoman says the man lost half the finger, but doctors reattached it and he was sent home the same night.
She says he had Medicare.
Yes, it’s quite easy to be against expanded healthcare and a public option when you already have government-run healthcare, isn’t it?
My pinkie, my pinkie, my kingdom for a pinkie but I guess he has that terrible Medicare a “Single-payer health care insurance” what a hypocrite. Did the little pinkie cry “Wee-wee-wee!” all the way home? It real should have been his right pinky finger that would have been a better story. They are haters not debaters.