Sebelius jumps into Nevada Senate race, blasts Angle autism comments

[babylonsister]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/09/sebelius_steps_into_nevada_sen.html

Sebelius jumps into Nevada Senate race, blasts Angle autism comments


It isn't every day that a White House cabinet secretary thrusts herself this forcefully into a Senate race, but Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius today took a very hard shot at Sharron Angle over that widely-circulated video of Angle belittling mandated coverage for autism treatment.

"It is my understanding that Sharron Angle believes that there is a hoax, under the guise of autism, where you would include requests for treatments that may not even be required," said Sebelius, who was in Nevada promoting health care reform with Harry Reid.

Sebelius pounded Angle's comments as "insulting" to parents and kids, adding: "I don't know if there is anyplace in the country where the differences in the candidates are more stark than here."

It's strong stuff, and it underscores how eager Dems are to turn this into Angle's very own "chickens for checkups" moment. It's unclear whether Angle's autism video will have the legs that Sue Lowden's poultry barter comments did, but in a sense, the two moments are similar in that they do illustrate very real policy differences with Reid over health care in unusually stark and vidid terms.

Also: The Angle autism story may get another big lift, now that Jon Ralston has unearthed audio of Angle deriding insurance mandates for those with various medical conditions as the equivalent of government bowing to some "politically correct special interest."

At this point, all that's missing is a phrase as snappy as "chickens for checkups."

By Greg Sargent

[Mz Pip]

1. IT only needs long enough legs

to swing a small percentage of voters.

Seriously Nevada, do you really want this mean spirited twit representing you in the Senate?

[JohnnyLib2]

2. Good for Sebelius.

I hope many folks with autistic family members will speak up loudly about Angle's atrocious statement.

Shades of Limbaugh.......

[Cha]

3. Thank you, Kathleen Sebelius! Thanks,

babylonsister~

[Beaverhausen]

4. what about Angle's comment about not requiring insurance companies to provide maternity coverage?

Isn't Angle the one who wants to force vicitms of rape and incest who become pregnant to carry the children to term?

[GodlessBiker]

5. Healthcare for the Healthy!

[catgirl]

6. Kathleen Sebelius is a true hero

And Obama picked her for that very reason. She fought the medical insurance industry, and won, in the past. She
is as brave as Erin Brockovich to me. You go girl!!!

[vaberella]

7. That's my girl. I adore Sebelius. Dem women rock. n/t

[rpannier]

8. I think Angle's comment is much worse than the chickens comment

Democrats should bludgeon her repeatedly for this

[K8-EEE]

9. Yes!!! Of course Mama Grizzles is silent?

the self professed "defender of special needs kids," what does she have to say about Sharon Angle's comments? Nothing, I'm sure...big phony.