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Second, while the Republican claim of death panels in 2009 was a false lie, the Ryan Plan actually does kill Medicare as we know it for anyone born after 1956. So, what exactly makes telling the truth in an ad a tasteless, ridiculous low blow?
Equating ending medicare with throwing grandma off the cliff.
Maybe that would be more accurate if there was no plan at all to replace it with or even up for discussion.
I'd be far more open to a commercial that had Paul Ryan choking grandma with a rope around her neck (while trying to save her from the entire mountain falling into the sea).
I'd be far more open to a commercial that had Paul Ryan choking grandma with a rope around her neck (while trying to save her from the entire mountain falling into the sea).
What about an overweight, balding, middle-aged man wearing a Springfield High School Class of '74 sweatshirt standing on the edge of a cliff desperately trying to get the attention of a Ryan look-alike pushing a bulldozer toward him? I think that's the most apropos.
What about an overweight, balding, middle-aged man wearing a Springfield High School Class of '74 sweatshirt standing on the edge of a cliff desperately trying to get the attention of a Ryan look-alike pushing a bulldozer toward him? I think that's the most apropos.
What I don't agree with is you leaving the fact that the middle aged man is already teeter-tottering on the edge of the cliff before the Ryan lookalike, with his plan, even came into the picture.
Other than that, I agree with your troubled assessment of Springfield, Homer would be proud.
What I don't agree with is you leaving the fact that the middle aged man is already teeter-tottering on the edge of the cliff before the Ryan lookalike, with his plan, even came into the picture.
Other than that, I agree with your troubled assessment of Springfield, Homer would be proud.
One of my all-time favorite cartoons is from the Wizard of Id. A man is standing on the parapet of the castle, poised to jump. The people are gathered below, screaming, "Jump, jump, jump..." The Wizard looks down and says, "What's wrong with you people? Can't you see this man needs help?" Back to the crowd, now screaming, "Push him! Push him! Push him!"
Again, throwing grandma off the cliff (instant death) would only be fair if Ryan's plan removed everything, including the kool-aid I.V. in their arm right now. (you should like that metaphor)
Again, throwing grandma off the cliff (instant death) would only be fair if Ryan's plan removed everything, including the kool-aid I.V. in their arm right now. (you should like that metaphor)
Hence my high school Class of '74 suggestion.
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