# Dancing on the grave of health care "reform" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 3, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487 "2010-02-03T04:17:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 39
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/761 "2010-03-22T04:07:29Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > And 80%+ of the American public can get it. > [Cite.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/27/AR2009072701372.html) > > (Snip) > > Regards > Shodan You still don’t get it. This isn’t about about the 80%, it’s about the other 20%. Anyone can find themselves among the 20% in the twinkling of an eye. Frugality, prudence, and hard work may not protect you; the value of the work you do can drop to a fraction in today’s ruthless labor market. We’ve seen how the value of your house can fall off a cliff–because of choices made by other people, whether speculating schemers in the boardrooms of banks or your next door neighbors running up the Visa card. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/762 "2010-03-22T04:10:15Z")
\*\*Rand Rover \*\*- [Nelson Muntz] HA HA! [/Nelson Muntz] ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/763 "2010-03-22T04:15:57Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Oops, you’re right, I dumbassed that up. I was just predicting passage to try and give you losers some hope so you’d participate in the thread. In any event, I predict this monstrosity of a bill does not ever in fact go into effect. You are a certified Moron now. Regards. -Ed. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/764 "2010-03-22T04:17:27Z")
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. PS: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/765 "2010-03-22T04:18:09Z")
I did want to at least comment just once to laugh at the OP. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/766 "2010-03-22T04:18:52Z")
Does anyone else think he ought to write his predictions in quatrains? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/767 "2010-03-22T04:22:48Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Does anyone else think he ought to write his predictions in quatrains? And choke on them? Because it just wont be the same with out the choking. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/768 "2010-03-22T04:27:11Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > \*\*Rand Rover \*\*- > [Nelson Muntz] HA HA! [/Nelson Muntz] I came here to say this. . . 😃 Oh well, I’ll have to improvise. [Homer] Mmmmmmm. . . .de-lic-ious Rand Rover tears. . . [/Homer] ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/769 "2010-03-22T04:30:20Z")
Gee, guys, I’m starting to feel kinda bad, picking on poor ol’ **Rand** like this…oh, wait, it was just gas! Aaaaah, much better! Carry on! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/770 "2010-03-22T04:33:57Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > Лёха **Gopstorm** Чоткий, кстати про котцерты забыл, если ты не ходишь, то не значит, что другие не ходят! Whoa, there, comrade. Don’t let the cat out of the bag just yet. We don’t switch to Russian until after the midterms. ---
**Author:** ![emacknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/771 "2010-03-22T04:36:43Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > I came here to say this. . . 😃 > > Oh well, I’ll have to improvise. > > [Homer] > Mmmmmmm. . . .de-lic-ious Rand Rover tears. . . > [/Homer] Was that Homer? I thought it was Cartmen in the Scott Tenrman must die episode. [Cartmen]Yes! Yesss! Oh, let me taste your tears, Scott! {starts licking Scott’s tears off his face} Mm, your tears are so yummy and sweet! [/Cartman] ---
**Author:** ![BrightNShiny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/772 "2010-03-22T04:39:05Z")
I was thinking about making a joke, possibly involving Nomad from Star Trek, but now that I have gubmit health care, it’s too much work. I’m going to go out and smoke some crack instead! And **Rand Rover** is going to end up paying for it! ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/773 "2010-03-22T04:52:38Z")
I said it in the other thread, but what the hell, I’ll say it here too. IN YO FACE!! IN YO FACE!! IN YO FACE!! You threw your lot in with fools like Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck. You let the crassest, most loathsome elements in your party become your spokespeople. You spun lies that were egregious even by Washington standards. You sold out to interests that were claiming to stand up for the little guy, but in fact did the bidding of corporate overlords. And what do you have to show for it? Just a big shit sandwich. Eat up. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/774 "2010-03-22T04:55:30Z")
In an shocking twist, it turns out the grave **Rand Rover** was dancing on was just a big hole in the ground, and he fell and broke his leg. In a more ironic twist, his health insurer refused to cover the hospital bill. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/775 "2010-03-22T04:56:33Z")
I can honestly say the fact this thread exists actually makes passage of healthcare reform even more sweet. So now it’s not just the fact that 28 million more people will have coverage, pre-existing conditions won’t matter, and caps are gone, but libertarian douches like Rand Rover now have to suck the big \*\*brass balls \*\*of Nancy Pelosi, Rahm Emanuel and Barack Obama. Don’t choke, now! Eeeease those balls into your mouth, let the clean smooth sack gently rest on your tongue, adjust your jaw for maximum comfort, caress the taint with your bottom lip…yeah that’s it, you got it. Now suck bitches. Suck those balls. And enjoy a real American teabagging by real American patriots. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/776 "2010-03-22T05:11:35Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > In an shocking twist, it turns out the grave **Rand Rover** was dancing on was just a big hole in the ground, and he fell and broke his leg. In a more ironic twist, his health insurer refused to cover the hospital bill. 😃 \*Wanders off whistling a happy tune \* ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/777 "2010-03-22T05:16:34Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > In an shocking twist, it turns out the grave **Rand Rover** was dancing on was just a big hole in the ground, and he fell and broke his leg. In a more ironic twist, his health insurer refused to cover the hospital bill. Wouldn’t the more ironic twist be that the insurer wouldn’t have covered it before, but now because of the new laws, they have to? ---
**Author:** ![Sacrilegium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Sacrilegium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sacrilegium)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/778 "2010-03-22T05:16:46Z")
So when do the Death Panels start and where do I put in my application? ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/779 "2010-03-22T05:28:01Z")
This is the opportune time to repost my drawing of Rand Rover. [http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1700/mighty.jpg](http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1700/mighty.jpg) \<–Warning. Leads to muppet fisting. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/780 "2010-03-22T05:32:03Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Wouldn’t the more ironic twist be that the insurer wouldn’t have covered it before, but now because of the new laws, they have to? Probably, but nothing in the bill takes effect within the next year or two, as far as I can tell. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487.md?page=40)