Showing posts with label helicopter ride. Show all posts
Showing posts with label helicopter ride. Show all posts

Friday, June 3, 2011

After Helicopter Ride Christie Targets Medicaid Recipients

Filling in for Ed Shultz on last night's "Ed Show" was the Reverend Al Sharpton. I am not a big fan of Reverend Al and I'm even less of a fan after seeing him fill in for Ed Shultz as Shultz finishes his suspension from MSNBC for calling right-wing talk show host Laura Ingram a "slut".

Sharpton's often seemed like he was reading from a script and his delivery seemed forced and stiff. It was a little difficult to watch but I watched because I was interested to see the story that was going to be presented about Governor Christie and the aftermath of his taking a helicopter to his son's baseball game.

The segment itself really dealt with two issues, the aftermath of Christie's helicopter ride and his reimbursing the State for the cost of the ride from Montvale to Princeton and the governor's proposal to end Medicaid for a family of 3 making more than $5,300 a year and Individuals making more than $3,000 a year and now receive states Medicaid coverage will lose it entirely.

This is something that I had not heard before and I think it is deplorable and inhumane to even consider such an option. Sharpton had in studio NJ State Senator Joe Vitale and a NJ resident Deborah Shupenko, who will be losing her medicaid coverage under Christie's plan, to discuss how reprehensible this would be if it goes into effect.

Watch the video, it's really unbelievable and totally unconscionable.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Gov. Christie’s Chopper Ride

Lawrence O'Donnell, on last nights episode of The Last Word blasted Governor Christie for using a New Jersey State Police helicopter to take him to his son's high school baseball game then back down to the governor's mansion to meet with GOP recruiter's from Iowa that tried to persuade he to enter the 2012 Presidential sweepstakes.

Watch the video:

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