Boehner: "I haven't met anyone who supports the public option."

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Thursday October 01, 2009 · 1:40 PM PDT

2009/10/01 · 13:40

From Politico via HuffPo:

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) has just more or less dared proponents of a public option to bombard his office with their expressions of support of the plan.

Boehner claimed, with a semi-straight face, that he has yet to meet a regular "American" who favors the option -- despite polls showing that a majority of voters support to the idea of having the choice of a government plan.

"I'm still trying to find the first American to talk to who's in favor of the public option, other than a member of Congress or the administration" said Boehner, whose sole recent foray into a public discussion of health care reform was a tea-party-style event in Ohio a few weeks back.

http://www.politico.com/...

Update: Thanks for the Rec List!

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Friday June 05, 2009 · 5:28 PM PDT

2009/06/05 · 17:28

"Inside the Obama White House: Brian Williams Reports" is showing on NBC right now. If you're just hearing about this, you've already missed Obama's visit to Five Guys, but there's more than an hour and a half of insider-y goodness remaining.

I loving seeing the energy, intelligence and purposefulness on display inside the West Wing. It seems like an incredible privilege to watch Obama as he goes about his day moment to moment.

Also, you're not too late to catch Bo!

Transgender Hate on the Radio - How Did We Miss This?

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Thursday June 04, 2009 · 9:38 AM PDT

2009/06/04 · 09:38

Apologies in advance if I get this wrong - this is my first diary, although I've been a dkos lurker for years.

Two radio jocks on KRXQ, a Sacramento, CA, station engaged in a remarkable dialogue about transgender people, in which they advocated violence against transgender children.

Sample quotes:

If my son, God forbid, if my son put on a pair of high heels, I would probably hit him with one of my shoes. I would throw a shoe at him. Because you know what? Boys don't wear high heels. And in my house, they definitely don't wear high heels.

More, and worse, below the fold.

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