{"id":6836,"date":"2009-12-16T23:51:09","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T23:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/12\/ed-schultz-to-obama-your-base.html"},"modified":"2009-12-16T23:51:09","modified_gmt":"2009-12-16T23:51:09","slug":"ed-schultz-to-obama-your-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/12\/ed-schultz-to-obama-your-base.html","title":{"rendered":"Ed Schultz  to Obama: &#8220;Your Base Thinks You&#8217;re Nothing But a Sellout&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The left is certainly not happy with Obama&#8217;s caving on the public option:<object width=\"420\" height=\"245\" id=\"msnbc782392\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32545640\"><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"launch=34454146&#038;width=420&#038;height=245\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\" \/><embed name=\"msnbc782392\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32545640\" width=\"420\" height=\"245\" FlashVars=\"launch=34454146&#038;width=420&#038;height=245\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" wmode=\"opaque\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 420px;\">Visit msnbc.com for <a style=\"text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\">breaking news<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/3032507\" style=\"text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;\">world news<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/3032072\" style=\"text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;\">news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And they <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columns\/Democrats-want-to-do-away-with-the-Senate-8659425-79335772.html\">aren&#8217;t particularly happy with the Senate<\/a>. Even the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/stories\/1209\/30651.html\">House Democrats have had it with the Senate<\/a>.What a mess! ObamaCare is getting hit from the <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/video\/playerIndex?id=9349688\">left<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/17\/health\/policy\/17health.html\">right<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.tv\/sen-bernie-sanders-as-of-this-point-im-not-voting-for-health-care-bill\/\">Sen. Bernie Sanders isn&#8217;t going to vote for the final bill<\/a> unless changes are made (he doesn&#8217;t say he&#8217;ll support the filibuster though). The unions are still upset over <a href=\"http:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/16\/collapse-afl-cio-seiu-hold-emergency-meetings-may-oppose-obamacare\/\">the tax on &#8220;Cadillac insurance plans&#8221; <\/a>(which they realize means their health care insurance). The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/livepulse\/1209\/Individual_mandate_suddenly_controversial.html\">left are demanding that the individual mandate by taken out<\/a> now that there is no public option and are livid over the deal with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSN1514657120091216\">big pharma that means drugs can&#8217;t be imported here from other countries<\/a>. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nation-and-world\/la-na-health-senate17-2009dec17,0,5721288.story\">Republicans are trying to stall voting for the bill until after Christmas<\/a>. And they may <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/stories\/1209\/30694.html\">get their wish<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cbn.com\/thebrodyfile\/archive\/2009\/12\/16\/source-abortion-compromise-talks-underway.aspx\"> Casey and Nelson are trying to work out a compromise<\/a> on the abortion language (but the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/livepulse\/1209\/Right_to_Life_doesnt_like_Casey_compromise.html\">pro-life groups aren&#8217;t happy with it<\/a>),  (looks like pressuring him <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.tv\/playing-politics-with-natl-security-wh-threatens-dem-with-base-closing\/\">the Chicago way<\/a> didn&#8217;t work so now they have to compromise, though <a href=\"http:\/\/www.action3news.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=11687170\">Nelson claims the story is not true<\/a>). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics\/AP\/story\/1385572.html\"> And Pelosi is looking at just getting the framework passed<\/a> (so much for her demand that it have the public option or else). If this train wreck makes it into the station, it will be an amazing accomplishment but it&#8217;s going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/poll-shows-worries-as-senate-aims-for-health-vote-2009-12-16?reflink=MW_news_stmp\">tick off a large percentage of the population<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The left is certainly not happy with Obama&#8217;s caving on the public option: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy And they aren&#8217;t particularly happy with the Senate. Even the House Democrats have had it with the Senate.What a mess! 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