Palin’s “death panels,” Race, and the Conservative Right

 "The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil." –-Sarah Palin, in a message posted on Facebook about Obama's health care plan, Aug. 12, 2009

What a quote! Some have responded with an emphatic, “Yeah!” Others with a confused, “Huh?” The Republican Congressman who wrote the bill simply said “nuts,” but that has not ended the discussion. As I read conservative blog sites today, such as Sam Pierce for the Chicago Daily Observer, one of the common themes in support of Palin’s right to dishonor American soldiers while she “makes stuff up” was that there is nothing wrong with “anticipating the implications of legislation.” Hmmm.

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