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Republicans target Shuler, two other N.C. congressmen, over health care

Jason Sandford August 3, 2009

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

Story from the Fayetteville Observer:

The debate over health care reform intensified last week when national Republicans aired ads targeting three North Carolina congressmen.

Two of them represent parts of Cumberland County: Mike McIntyre of Lumberton and Larry Kissell of Biscoe.

The third targeted representative is Heath Shuler, who is from Haywood County near Asheville.

All three are Democrats.

Last week, the Republican National Committee announced it was running the radio ads. According to a script provided by the committee, President Obama’s plan is called “a dangerous experiment.” The ad says the three congressmen supported the federal stimulus bill, which will grow U.S. debt.

“If Barack Obama and the Democrats get their way,” the ad says, “the federal government will make the decisions about your health care. And, their plan costs a trillion dollars we don’t have. You have to pay a new tax to keep your private insurance. It’s too much, too fast.”

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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4 Comments

Bearadise August 7, 2009

Why are conservatives who understand and don’t like what is being pushed on them and who exercise their first amendment rights considered "lunatic fringe," when all they are doing is exactly what Obama did before his incredibly brief tenure in the Illinois Senate…..organizing within the community. If you organize for liberal causes, that’s okay but it’s underhanded to do so for conservative causes?

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beaverlake August 3, 2009

^^ tip jar to comment above/below

But who do they have to run against any of these so called targets . . no one

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Zanna August 3, 2009

There has been a series of robo-phone calls as well. One bothered me the day before yesterday with an advert for "Americans for Prosperity" announcing a rally called "Hands off my Healthcare". It urged me to consider how much worse my health care could get under the new plan. Well, considering that I have had absolutely no access to any health care of any kind for over a decade and have long since come to peace with the notion of living and dying like an animal in the wild, I don’t really see what I have to lose really, but again you can’t say that to an infuriating recording.

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wondering August 3, 2009

Do "radio ads" mean they’re buying AM radio? They already own AM radio (Limbaugh etc.) which means they’re just trying to solidify and stoke the discontent of the "lunatic fringe" …

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