Front page of yahoo. Ezekiel Emanuel says we got him wrong on obamacare

In her Post article, McCaughey paints the worst possible image of Emanuel, quoting him, for instance, endorsing age discrimination for health-care distribution, without mentioning that he was only addressing extreme cases like organ donation, where there is an absolute scarcity of resources. She quotes him discussing the denial of care for people with dementia without revealing that Emanuel only mentioned dementia in a discussion of theoretical approaches, not an endorsement of a particular policy. She notes that he has criticized medical culture for trying to do everything for a patient, "regardless of the cost or effects on others," without making clear that he was not speaking of lifesaving care but of treatments with little demonstrated value. "No one who has read what I have done for 25 years would come to the conclusions that have been put out there," says Emanuel. "My quotes were just being taken out of context."

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It is good and proper to respect the U.S. flag, perpetuated with the blood of American heroes. It is a fatal mistake not to recognize those who wrap themselves in the same flag to cover up their crimes against the American people.
~ Sherman H. Skolnick

To find out what Ezekiel Emanuel really believes, all you have to do is listen to interviews he has given and read articles he has written - you don't have to rely on sound bites or his claims of innocence. Here is a link where you can check out what he thinks about many different topics:
http://bigthink.com/ezekielemanuel/ideas (interviews)

Here are a few sweethearts from the interviews:
He believes our inability to deal with the global warming problem has to "sour you on democracy" because we can’t get political forces to solve this problem. He then goes on to relate this to the health care problem and says that it is something that "really bothers me about the United States" - aka that we can’t get political forces to solve this problem, either.

He advocates using the tax system to "bring down income inequality." He also talks about wealth redistribution and being willing to "spend more and give more for the collective good." He says people who think they pay too much in taxes are just "selfish." Really, I couldn’t make this stuff up if I wanted to.

He admits to being a practicing atheist even though he goes to synagogue every week. He flat out says he has no faith and does not believe in God. Is it just me, or is having an atheist (and a hypocritical one, at that) as the head bioethicist in the nation a disturbing thing?

He also wrote an article about the euthanasia system in the Netherlands, where euthanasia is technically illegal but it is the official policy to not prosecute people who perform euthanasia. Throughout the entire article he talks about what a destructive system this has been and how much harm it has caused.....and then he advocates doing the exact same thing here. In other words, he does believe that euthanasia should be technically illegal (just like in the Netherlands), but he sees that it can be used beneficially and should not be prosecuted in certain instances (which is also how it started out in the Netherlands). By writing in this way, he can claim that he has spoken out against legal euthansia, and strictly speaking he is right. However, he doesn't bother to mention that he believes euthanasia should be used but not prosecuted. Typical scumbag who talks out of both sides of his mouth.

He was on a panel the other day w/ Dr. Paul & another Dr. on CNN or FOX and for a Dr. he is really sickly looking. Like he was in ill health or something.

Obama = O.ne B.ig A.ss M.istake A.merica

Great post. Thanks for helping to clear this up for us!

From the article:
The attacks on Emanuel are a reminder that there is a narrow slice of Americans who not only don't trust government, but also have come to regard it as a dark conspirator in their lives. This peculiar brand of distrust helps create the conditions for fast-moving fear-mongering, especially on complex and emotionally charged topics like the life and death of the elderly and infirm. Prairie fires of that kind are hard to douse when the Administration's own plan for health care remains vague, weeks away from being ready for a public rollout. The health-care bill that recently passed the House does not contain, as some have suggested, any provisions that would deny treatment to the elderly, infirm or disabled like Sola's (or Palin's) son. One provision allows doctors to be reimbursed for voluntary discussions of so-called living wills with patients, but does not in any way threaten to deny treatment to dying patients against their will.

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It is good and proper to respect the U.S. flag, perpetuated with the blood of American heroes. It is a fatal mistake not to recognize those who wrap themselves in the same flag to cover up their crimes against the American people.
~ Sherman H. Skolnick