| By Dave Harding, ProgressOhio - Oct 5th, 2009 at 10:55 am EDT |
Categories: Action Alerts, Affordable Healthcare, Honest and Ethical Government, Media Accountability, News, Featured
Last Thursday Republican John Boehner told reporters that he's never met "anyone" who supports the public health insurance option--despite polls showing that it's supported by at least two-thirds of the American public.
"This is about as unpopular as a garlic milkshake," Boehner said, noting that he had never consumed such a milkshake.
With polls showing that 57% of Ohioans support the public option, perhaps Boehner is suggesting we make the garlic milkshake the new state beverage.
"I'm still trying to find the first American to talk to who's in favor of the public option, other than a member of Congress or the administration," Boehner said in a Thursday press conference. "I've not talked to one, and I get to a lot of places and I've not had anyone come up to me -- I know I'm inviting it -- and lobby for the public option."
Not only is Boehner out of touch with the reality that two-thirds of Americans support the public option, but he also hasn't been listening to voters in his own district. Health Care for America Now partners in Ohio have held many live events and call-in days during which eighth district voters have called Boehner's office to tell him they support health care reform that includes a strong public option.
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"If garlic milkshakes are on par in popularity with the public option as John Boehner claims, then perhaps it's time to drop tomato juice as Ohio's official state beverage," said Brian Rothenberg, executive director of the liberal group ProgressOhio. "Fifty-seven percent of us are apparently enthusiastic fans of the garlic milkshake."
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Hoping to make its case with confections, liberal advocacy groups Progress Ohio and Health Care for America Now delivered a garlic milkshake to House Minority Leader John A. Boehner's office on Friday. The Ohio Republican declared last week that the public option is just as popular as a garlic milkshake and said he hadn't met anyone who supports the program.
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