Tuesday, October 13, 2009



No free speech for opponents of ObamaCare

We read:
"When President Obama called for constructive suggestions for health care reform, John Mackey, CEO and founder of Whole Foods Market Inc., took him up on that offer by writing an op-ed on the issue. Little did he expect the outrage that targeted him for expressing an opinion.

"I honestly don't know why the article became such a lightning rod," he said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal this week. But he said he has no regrets for suggesting that common sense – and a program that has proven to work – be considered in place of the massive service cutbacks and tax hikes that appear to be involved in Obamacare.

"I think a lot of people who got angry haven't read what I actually wrote. I just wanted to get people to think about whether there was a better way to reform the system," Mackey said...

But after expressing an opinion that differed from Obama, left-wing consumers called for a nationwide boycott of the store.

Source

The "offensive" article by Mackey is here.

9 comments:

Dean said...

Of course liberals would boycott Whole Foods. Mr. Mackey dared to express an opinion that differed from theirs. If there's anything a liberal can't deal with, it's intelligent discourse on an issue, or open disagreement with their goal to socialize the U.S.

J. Birch said...

And the reason liberals dislike differing opinion Dean? It exposes them for the hypocrits and liars they are. Remember, one of their core beliefs is, do as we say, not as we do. Liberals never like having their alleged intellect challenged, which is why they look down on anyone who disagrees with them. It also causes them to spill their Kool-Aid.

Anonymous said...

We also need to remember the other liberal rule: Look at our intentions not at our deeds.
As long as their intentions are good we should never ever challenge their methodes

Nutcase said...

I don't know why we are spending all this time trying to find a system for Health Care when a "perfect" system already exists.

We should all use the system Michael Moore says is the perfect system.

We should all just use the same system they use in Cuba. That has to be W-A-A-A-Y better than ours after all see how healthy Castro is?

Anonymous said...

Well written with good points. Not only should he not apologize he should be proud and listened to.

Anonymous said...

I thought the article fairly sensible and innocuous.
Indeed, many of the things he suggests have already been raised before.

Anonymous said...

A guy that hi-jacked an airplane to Cuba 40 years ago turns himself in, and the reason? He's having health problems. What, no good health care in Cuba, could M Moore be wrong. well gee. Stormewaters

Robert said...

John Mackey provides a proven, common-sense solution for health care reform, and the left hates it and hates him because it does not give Leftists power over the lives of other human beings analogous to that of a master over a slave. Lenin himself admitted that pure blind hatred was a key part of his leftist ideology of communism. It shows.

Eric said...

The Republican health care plan.