From Ari Rabin-Havt at Media Matters' Political Correction:
Republicans want you dead, especially if you are poor. At least that has been the rallying cry of their base during the last two presidential debates.Kombiz has the video and transcript of last night's "Let him die!" GOP Teabagger debate.
At the Reagan Presidential Library, the crowd cheered wildly when NBC's Brian Williams began a question to Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) by stating, "Your state has executed 234 death row inmates, more than any other governor in modern times."
Never mind that some of those executed were likely innocent.
Then last night in Tampa, moderator Wolf Blitzer posed a hypothetical situation to Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX): "A healthy 30-year-old young man has a good job, makes a good living, but decides, you know what? I'm not going to spend $200 or $300 a month for health insurance because I'm healthy, I don't need it. But something terrible happens, all of a sudden he needs it. Who's going to pay if he goes into a coma, for example? Who pays for that?"
Blitzer then asked, "But Congressman, are you saying that society should just let him die?"
Audible cries of "yes" could be heard from the audience.
