{"id":2117,"date":"2009-08-21T13:39:43","date_gmt":"2009-08-21T17:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/?p=2117"},"modified":"2009-08-21T14:45:45","modified_gmt":"2009-08-21T18:45:45","slug":"betsy-mccaughey-interviewed-by-jon-stewart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/2009\/08\/21\/betsy-mccaughey-interviewed-by-jon-stewart\/","title":{"rendered":"Betsy McCaughey Interviewed by Jon Stewart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Follow this link<\/strong><\/a> to the article on Huffington Post that has all the videos of Jon Stewart interviewing Betsy McCaughey on The Daily Show.<\/p>\n

It is the analysis done by Betsy McCaughey that led to the coining of the phrase “death panel” to erroneously describe some aspects of the Health Care Insurance Reform efforts.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, Jon’s constant interruptions make it a bit annoying to listen to the interview.\u00a0 However, he does seem to show that he knows more about what is in the bill than any other professional TV personality and possibly more than the interviewee, despite her alleged qualifications.<\/p>\n

Also I have no doubt that whatever you believe about the reform effort, you will still believe\u00a0 after you hear this interview.<\/p>\n

In my previous blog entry America\u2019s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009<\/strong><\/a>, I provided a link to the bill.<\/p>\n

Follow this link<\/strong><\/a> to see the House of Representatives version of the bill. The link points to a pdf file.\u00a0 You must have a pdf reader such as one from Adobe to read it.<\/p>\n

I’ll be looking up pages 425-430 and page 432 of the bill while you look at the interview.<\/p>\n

Having now read page 432, I can attest to the fact that Betsy McCaughy is nuts. However, I have no doubt that if you read it, you will come to whatever conclusion you have already formed.<\/p>\n
Having now read pages 425 – 430, I can now attest that Betsy McCaughey is completely off her rocker.<\/p>\n

However, I will leave it up to you to interpret what I think is the part troubling Betsy McCaughey the most.<\/p>\n

11 \u2018\u2018(B) The level of treatment indicated under subpara-<\/p>\n

12 graph (A)(ii) may range from an indication for full treat-<\/p>\n

13 ment to an indication to limit some or all or specified<\/p>\n

14 interventions. Such indicated levels of treatment may in-<\/p>\n

15 clude indications respecting, among other items\u2014<\/p>\n

16 \u2018\u2018(i) the intensity of medical intervention if the<\/p>\n

17 patient is pulse less, apneic, or has serious cardiac<\/p>\n

18 or pulmonary problems;<\/p>\n

19 \u2018\u2018(ii) the individual\u2019s desire regarding transfer<\/p>\n

20 to a hospital or remaining at the current care set-<\/p>\n

21 ting;<\/p>\n

22 \u2018\u2018(iii) the use of antibiotics; and<\/p>\n

23 \u2018\u2018(iv) the use of artificially administered nutri-<\/p>\n

24 tion and hydration.\u2019\u2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I notice the careful use of the word “may” in the above section.\u00a0 Nowhere does it use the word “shall”.\u00a0 This may not be the section where she claims to be horrified by seeing the word “shall”.<\/p>\n

Follow this link<\/strong><\/a> to the biography of Betsy McCaughey in Wikipedia.\u00a0 If you can’t trust Wikipedia, who can you trust?\u00a0 (Just, kidding.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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