The South is hijacking the rest of the country

From the crazies crying and screaming at town hall meetings about how they want their country back - whatever THAT means - to the young woman bursting into tears on national TV at the thought that the President of the United States may actually talk to HER children about staying in school and studying hard – to governors advocating succession from the US, it's beginning to feel like the lunatics have finally taken over the asylum!!!

Birthers – Deathers – 10thers…Has anyone else noticed that a lot of these nuts seem to be mostly from the South? What IS it about that part of the country? Is it a lack of education, sophistication, knowledge outside their little neighborhoods or just their gullibility to the likes of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Lou Dobbs, Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, who don’t give a fig about them or this country and only about their ratings and money. People only have to watch a couple of episodes of Bridezillas to see the kind of people that believe this crap. A good example is the Birther thing…Obama’s birth certificate has been shown on national TV, been authenticated by the State of Hawaii (a Republican no less), two Hawaii newspapers announced his birth, and Snopes.com and TruthDig.com among other fact-checking websites have debunked this notion. But none of these crazies will let the TRUTH get in the way of their ignorance.

This is true of the healthcare debate also. Illegal’s will get healthcare under Obama’s program is one of the lies being tossed around out there by the Fox Noise bunch and, of course, rudely shouted out by that jerk Joe Wilson during the last Presidential address to Congress!

BUT THE TRUTH IS… House Bill 3200 specifically says, in language made precise and binding — in section 246 —under the heading: “NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS." All capital letters! For the benefit of the factually-challenged! "Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States."

Under a limited provision of Medicaid, the national health program for the poor, the federal government permits emergency coverage for illegal immigrants and other noncitizens and this is PAID FOR BY ALL OF US.

But the ill-informed again don’t let the truth get in the way…and most of it is coming from the South – and they’re proud of it – even if it goes against their own self interest. The rest of us need to quit letting a few loud-mouths who get the most media attention to drive this ship!! Otherwise they will drive it into an iceberg.

Remember folks…you are one job away from losing your healthcare benefit (unless you’re on Medicare or VA – both Government programs) and if you lose your insurance you are one serious illness away from complete financial ruin!