Cenk Interviews (D) Rep. Yarmuth - Where Will Dems Go Post MA Election?

[CherylK]

Run time: 18:57 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K43VsYEnzRU   Posted on YouTube: January 21, 2010 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: January 23, 2010 By DU Member: CherylK Views on DU: 728

 
Transcript: http://www.theyoungturks.com/story/2010/1/21/191118/975/Diary/Dem-Rep-Healthcare-Bill-quot-Is-Dead-quot-

http://yarmuth.house.gov/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/should-tim-kaine-be-fired_b_429294.html

[dotymed]

1. Yarmuth made some admissions

in the beginning that are true. Then he started with the political doublespeak. If they want to be more popular (at the end he admitted this was the main concern), then FORCE HR676 Universal Single Payer HC through by any means. 82% of Americans would really increase your popularity.

[grahamhgreen]

2. He doesn't get it. Fight for Medicare for all, or continue to lose.

[olegramps]

3. Obama made a disastrous decision when he didn't push medicare for all.

The best thing that he could do to salvage the situation would tell congress the bill is unacceptable and tell the American people that the Republicans are working with the health care industry to bilk them and kill them and he won't be a party to this travesty.

Instead of a two thousand page bill he can layout medicare for all in a page or two at most. Now that would be the kind of leadership that I naively thought that I voted for. At least I think he is finally getting the message that his ridiculous attempt at bipartisanship has been an abject failure. That all Cum by Yah thing is a pile of crap. Its war.

[icee]

4. Folks, with the Supreme Court Decision the other day overturning

parts of McCain Feingold, none of these continuing conversations between feel-good politicians and ostensibly razor sharp analysts make any difference. Corporations will simply buy all the politicians from here on out. It will be impossible to fight. Let's face it: there are only so many Dennis Kucinich's. This statement notwithstanding, what the Democrats need to do is 1.Move completely away from Obama and his constant capitulation to Republicans (he continues to do that even now). 2. Fight aggressively for a constitutional amendment over turning the Supreme Court's action. 3. Enact ONE piece of major legislation HELPING the people, even if they have to do it over the wishes of Barack Emmanuel and the DLC. Concurrently with all this, find a suitable Progressive Democrat to run for President in 2012 and start handing him the ball for major talking points RIGHT NOW! People are not suddenly enamored of Republicans. They are equally disgusted with both Republicans and Democrats. Because of this, I think we could successfully find another Democrat candidate for President right now and win with him/her. Yes, this would mean biting the bullet and admitting the Obama experiment has failed. But do you really think he will change? I, for one, do not.

[grahamhgreen]

5. I think our party has about 3 months to move drasticallyto the left, after that,

It will only be corporate shills who are elected due to the SCOTUS decision.

[icee]

6. That's not going to happen with Obama as CEO.