Sharron Angle recycles: the 'death panels'

It never ceases to puzzle me that Republicans and TeaNuts still prefer to get their ‘facts’ via Facebook, viral unsubstantiated emails and Fox mouthpieces like Glenn Beck. Don’t they possess any critical thinking skills?

Today, the Harry Reid campaign sent out an email blast showing how low the Angle campaign can sink - handing out flyers to seniors, scaring them with this same tired, dis-proven crap about ‘death panels’.

The ‘death panel’ lie has been debunked so many times, but apparently the TeaNuts still fall for it.

Back in 2009, NPR debunked it.

On August 15, 2009, Media Matters said this:

Numerous media outlets have now debunked right-wing claims that the House health care reform bill would encourage euthanasia of the elderly, including Sarah Palin’s claim — forwarded by the conservative media — that the bill would create a “death panel” and the related claim — initiated by Betsy McCaughey — that the bill would “absolutely require” that seniors on Medicare undergo end-of-life counseling “that will tell them how to end their life sooner.” Indeed, Media Matters for America has identified more than 40 instances of media reporting that these claims are false.

On August 14, 2009 FactCheck.org did a thorough debunking of this nonsense.

Even were I not an unabashed, unashamed PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL, I would still vote for Harry Reid, just simply to punish Angle and the TeaParty for thinking I’m that damn gullible.

This was in my email:

Dear Maven,

A Nevada journalist just caught Angle supporters circulating a shocking flyer containing the false claim that seniors will be euthanized by death panels under the provisions of the health insurance reform law. It actually claims that “Your Lifespan will depend on” your vote.

Click here to see this deplorable flyer and then contribute to help us fight back!

This is just wrong. The “death panels” lie has been debunked over and over again. Shame on Sharron Angle and her supporters who would attempt to scare seniors like this.

Please, click here to donate $10 right now to help us expand GOTV efforts in the areas where these flyers are being distributed - with your support, we can fight back with the truth!

The truth is that it’s Sharron Angle who is not on Seniors’ side. Just this week, she was caught on tape calling Social Security and Medicare “wicked.”

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Thanks for your support,

-Harry