For years, promises to leave the United States in the wake of an undesirable political development have been the domain of liberals. Celebrities such as Alec Baldwin, Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon all at some point suggested they would move to Canada if a Republican won the White House.
(There's even a Facebook group around to motivate them, complete with a helpful link to Canada's department of citizenship and immigration.)
While most of those were empty threats, there are notable exceptions: Film director Robert Altman moved to France after George W. Bush's victory in 2000; Law & Order star Michael Moriarty shipped off to Canada well before that.
But now the decidedly non-liberal Rush Limbaugh has made a similar move, telling his audience he will move to Costa Rica if health care reform becomes law. And now the only question that remains is whether Limbaugh will make good on his word, or join the ranks of the empty-promisers.
"If the health care bill passes, where would you go for health care yourself?" a caller asked Limbaugh on his radio show Tuesday.
"I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll go to Costa Rica," Limbaugh replied.
This audio is from Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show, broadcast March 8, 2009 and uploaded by Media Matters.
And yet a few posts ago you mentioned your friends love it there.
They do love it there. They like the taxation, they like the climate, and yep, they like the healthcare system. But they don't claim its 'superior' to the system here as it relates to quality of care.
And knock off the putting up things I never said. If you want to debate it, fine by me. But I'm not playing Chrissy mathews style bullshit with you.
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
Finally, you misrepresent what Rush said about his care in Hawaii. What is it with you today? You getting your info from media matters again?
Here's the original quote: "The people here at Queen's Hospital could not have been better. I feel very, very fortunate. I have been treated to the best health care the world has to offer -- and that is right here in the United States of America."
Hawaii has an employer mandate requiring employers to provide insurance, Queen's Hospital is a unionized facility.
At some point you really need to just accept that Rush has no clue what he's talking about (or he's secretly a believer in single-payer health care systems).
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
They do love it there. They like the taxation, they like the climate, and yep, they like the healthcare system. But they don't claim its 'superior' to the system here as it relates to quality of care.
They like a Canadian-style single-payer healthcare system that even provides coverage to undocumented aliens.
OK.
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
FROH
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I dont have time for the childishness today. Later.
Geezus fuck Boofer...you come on this thread and start spouting nonsense...get called on it...feebly defend it and then vamoose like the skittish little guppy that you are...you don't have to announce it when you get your ass kicked but if you'd just be quiet about it people will just think you got a haircut...
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I dont have time for the childishness today. Later.
Poor Boofer. Fly, fly away.
Maybe Limbaugh will let you travel with him so you two can experience Costa Rica together. Hasn't much of the country been nationalized as set aside nature preserves? Two nature boys exploring paradise together. lolol
He did Boof...and "cookie" is spelled with a "c"...(eyes rolling)
/sarc
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You had the time to post that you don't have the time to post?
I'm not sure that Monty Python could create good old Boof any better than he has himself...
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I have time to note you are experiencing one of your more childish days in the forum. Takes 15 seconds.
I don't have time to write out a difference with you, only to get that juvenile crap in return.
Ohhhh poor wittle baby, maybe you need to go to a forum somewhere that is much more deserving of your immense 'talents'. Why don't you get Mudboy to start one, then you two can post song lyrics to each other all day long. There's certainly nothing juvenile about that.
I don't have time to write out a difference with you, only to get that juvenile crap in return.
Examples of Boofer's Heady conversation: Today my anti groupie is here calling him 'boy'?
You don't get called pussy for nothing either, buttlips. (chuckle)
False.
1. bush was never my 'hero' asshole.
Sure, kookie, sure.
Really? You'll be sure to point out the last time I responded to my personal internet bitch, right?
I gave myself a Hummer {YAY!!}
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Robert Penn Warren and Noah Webster, while dead, are obviously excluded.
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I have time to note you are experiencing one of your more childish days in the forum. Takes 15 seconds.
So again you had time to tell me you don't have time? Or now you have time?
Maybe you should head to Costa Rica, I hear the health care is pretty good down there.
Seriously, whenever you feel that you can explain how a country with a single-payer health care system, far more socialized than anything Democrats are proposing, can provide superior healthcare, I'm all ears.
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
He'll be back as soon as he finds a new shovel...the one he's using is worn out..
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Hate to break it to you, dipshit, but they aren't contributions.
(laughing)
Hey at gopqueef'ng room he's a "HERO" member and a site "advisor" to the 4 who post there...
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Whenever your arguments are exposed for their lack of logic or basis in fact, you result to pithy name calling, sorry, i don't play that game.
If you want to come up with some sort of explanation for why health care in a more socialized system than what the Democrats have proposed is somehow superior, be my guest. But I'll step away from the childishness.
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
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