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Posted: Jul 19, 2017 5:59 PM

I think I've found the core problem with health care in America. And guess what? It involves Delta Airlines!

A few weeks ago, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was going on and on about a "single insurance provider" that pays for 49 percent of all births, as well as full health care costs of almost 40 percent of all children in the United States. This single "insurer," Maddow said, was the biggest "health insurance provider in the country by a mile."

Maddow was talking about Medicaid, which, of course, is not "insurance" but "welfare."

When we're allowed to call things whatever we want in order to win an argument, there is a total breakdown in democratic politics, fair commerce and social interaction.

Thus, for example, until we get our terms straight, Americans will be forced to keep paying through the nose whenever they try to buy actual health insurance -- because they aren't buying health insurance; they're paying for other people's welfare. Washington will never be able to make it legal to sell real health insurance -- because, if they try, the welfare recipients will mob congressional offices claiming that Republicans are murdering them.

There is no truth in any discussion of Obamacare. Currently, the most persistent lie is the claim that -- according to scoring by the CBO! -- 22 million Americans would "lose" their health insurance under the Senate health care bill. Turn on the TV right now and you'll hear someone saying this.

"A new (CBO) budget score said 22 million more Americans would lose health coverage under this plan ..."

-- Poppy Harlow, CNN, June 27, 2017

"A score from the Congressional Budget Office ... said the Republican bill to kill Obamacare would kick 22 million Americans off their health insurance."

-- Rachel Maddow, June 27, 2017

"The clock is ticking on the Senate health care bill as the CBO estimates 22 million people will lose their insurance."

-- Chris Hayes, June 26, 2017

HELLO? REPUBLICANS? ANY OF YOU GUYS WANT TO REBUT THAT? IT'S PRETTY EASY TO DO!

The actual CBO report says nothing of the sort. People citing the "22 million" figure didn't read past the CBO's headline-grabbing paragraph at the top of the "Summary" page.

In fact, the CBO merely estimates that -- in the year 2026 -- 22 million Americans who otherwise would have been forced by the Obamacare penalty to buy health insurance will choose not to buy insurance once the penalty is gone. By "people thrown off their health insurance," liberals mean: "people who voluntarily decide not to have health insurance." (More accurately, "people who choose not to prove to the government that they have health insurance.")

To use the word "lose" here is absurd. It would be like saying that Nixon ending the draft meant that 50,000 American men would "lose" their military service. The poor lads would be forced to volunteer.

Last year, I chose to end my New York Times subscription. I wasn't "thrown off" the Times' subscriber list. In full possession of the facts, I made an informed decision that I no longer wanted to receive the Times -- just as 22 million Americans (the CBO guesses) will make an informed decision in the year 2026 not to have health insurance, if given that option.

Redefining words like "insurance" and "lose" to mean whatever the speaker wants them to mean makes human conversation impossible. We can still grunt, howl and shiver when it's cold, but we will no longer have the ability to communicate slightly more complex thoughts to one another.

The only solution is for the rest of us to impose a broken windows policy on the truth, demanding it in every walk of life. If liars continually get away with it, their lies will only become more preposterous and more enraging.

Illegal aliens are not "undocumented immigrants." They're not "immigrants" at all. Immigrants wait in line and jump through hoops to be here. They are invited, by us, to come. Illegals cut to the head of the line whenever the mood strikes them, without waiting for an invitation.

When you have a "reserved seat" on Delta, it means you expect to be given that seat and not have your ticket snatched from your hand, then moved to a worse seat -- only to get abused on social media by an imperious corporation for talking about it on Twitter.

(Idea for new Delta motto: "If you like your seat, you can keep your seat!")

This is why the "Seinfeld" exchange with a car rental company struck such a chord. It was about the infuriating result when words like "reservation" have no meaning:

Jerry: I don't understand. I made a reservation. Do you have my reservation?

Rental car agent: Yes, we do. Unfortunately, we ran out of cars.

Jerry: But the reservation keeps the car here. That's why you have the reservation.

Rental car agent: I know why we have reservations.

Jerry: I don't think you do. If you did, I'd have a car. See, you know how to take the reservation, you just don't know how to hold the reservation. And that's really the most important part of the reservation: the holding. Anybody can just take them.

If we're going to have any kind of civil society, we need to insist that words mean what they say.

"Health insurance": A group of people pooling their money every month, in the event that one of them ends up with an expensive medical problem.

"Wall": Wall.

"Republican": Does not raise taxes, propose amnesty or appoint David Hackett Souter to the Supreme Court.

"Seat 3A": The seat you were promised.

Unless the rest of us demand truth, the liars will be emboldened, their lies will snowball and nothing will ever work.

O.J. Simpson Granted Parole

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How Delta Airlines Wrecked American Health Care - Ann Coulter - Townhall

UC Berkeley has become a violent flashpoint for political demonstrators of all stripes in recent months as right-wing speakers like Ann Coulter have announced plans to speak on the famously left-leaning campus.

And the university has had enough. Buried in the debate has been the schools argument that it cant accommodate every speaker on the exact day student groups want, particularly when the requests come in late, because it has limited venues and security concerns. No more.

Now, Berkeley is rolling out a draft of a policy which when you cut through the wonkiness is an attempt to get ahead of possible disputes in the future and bring certain groups (ahem, Berkeley College Republicans) in line.

College Republicans recently invited the conservative speaker Ben Shapiro to campus in the fall and are framing the invite as yet another fight for free speech. This week, Berkeley told the student organization it hasnt been able to identify an available venue for the day and time the group requested, but still wants to work with students to bring Shapiro to campus while keeping everyone safe. In response, the club released a statement entitled Berkeley blocks Ben Shapiro.

It is important for policies to explicitly address procedures for responding to a new set of security concerns that have recently emerged, reads a note announcing the new draft policy.

From a PR perspective, its not a bad move. It gives the school a politically neutral policy to point at.

But if the draft holds, student groups will have some serious hoops to jump through. Groups will be asked to request space eight weeks or more prior to major events and submit publicity materials to an adviser for review at least five weeks before the event. If university police think an event requires substantial security, the student organization hosting it will have to meet with the UC police at least six weeks ahead of the event.

Of course, the draft doesnt say so, but the implication is clear: The school doesnt want Berkeley College Republicans, or any other group for that matter, springing an event on administrators at the last minute and spinning any issues into a broader controversy.

The policy is set to take effect in January after a period of public comment, which is sure to be contentious.

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After Ann Coulter controversy, UC Berkeley rolls out new policy for inviting speakers - The Mercury News

Ann Coulter has suggested she was targeted and forced to move seats on a Delta Airlines flight for political reasons.

The right-wing commentator sent a series of tweets to the airlines on Monday after being moved from an aisle seat with extra legroom to a window seat, claiming she was not offered an explanation for what happened.

And on Tuesday, the conservative shared a text conversation she claims to have had with a Delta employee, in which it appears Coulter is told someone noticed her and just wanted to be a jerk and make her life miserable.

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BEWARE OF @DELTA REPUBLICANS. Texts from a flight attendant: It was political. @Delta still won't give a reason, she wrote, sharing the messages she said she screen-grabbed.

In a flurry of tweets following the July 16 incident in which Coulter was moved, she claimed the airlines Twitter feed was run by social justice warriors and suggested the cabin crew acted like prison guards, also griping about being offered a $30 refund for her ticket.

$30! It cost me $10,000 of my time to pre-select the seat I wanted, investigate type of plane & go back periodically to review seat options, she wrote on social media.

But Coulters suggestion that Republicans in particular should be wary of using the airline is somewhat surprising, given Delta CEO Edward Bastian has previously donated money to the GOP.

According to Campaign Money, in 2016, Bastian donated money to the Republican Party of Georgia, the Delta Political Action Committee and several GOP candidates campaigns, although he also supported several Democrat candidates.

In addition, the company PACs donations were split 60/40 in favor of the GOP during the 2016 election cycle and 66/34 in favor of the GOP during 2012, according to data from Open Secrets.

Coulters argument with Delta appears to have split opinion, with some on social media backing the commentator and stating no one should be moved out of their assigned seat, while others questioned the validity of a screen shot as proof she had been targeted by the airline.

Delta Airlines and Ann Coulter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Ann Coulter Accuses Delta Of Moving Her Seat 'For Political Reasons' Despite CEO Previously Donating Money To GOP - Newsweek

"Captain America" star somehow doesn't believe that conservative commentator spent $10,000 picking out the plane seat she was removed from

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Chris Evans Trolls Ann Coulter Over Delta Flight Claim

Ann Coulters claim about her experience with Delta just isnt flying with Chris Evans.

Captain America star Evans took time out of his Monday to razz conservative commentator Coulter, after she claimed she had spent $10,000 worth of her time choosing the seat she was eventually moved from.

It cost me $10,000 of my time to pre-select the seat I wanted, investigate type of plane & go back periodically to review seat options, Coulter wrote on Sunday.

Also Read: That Time Ann Coulter Called for Deportation of United Passenger Dragged From His Assigned Seat

It took Evans a little while to hit Coulter with a zinger, but when he did, it was well-landed.

I totally get it. It costs me 75k to brush my teeth, Evans shot back. I must pre-select a brush, investigate types of paste, and periodically spit bulls.

Coulter went ballistic on social media over the weekend after she was moved from the aisle seat on a flight from New York to Palm Beach, Florida, to a window seat in the same exit row.

Also Read: Delta Fires Back at Ann Coulter for 'Unacceptable' Insults to Passengers, Crew

The commentator and best-selling author had tweeted a photo of the passenger who was seated in her pre-booked seat for an unexplained emergency and ripped the passenger in another tweet as the dachshund-legged woman.

Hey @Delta, Coulter also tweeted on Saturday. You mind telling me why it was an emergency to move someone else into the seat I had carefully chosen in advance and booked?

So glad I took time investigate the aircraft & PRE-BOOK a specific seat on @Delta, so some woman could waltz at the last min & take my seat, she added.

Also Read: Ann Coulter Tweets Photo of Delta Passenger Who Got Seat She Wanted, Reactions Fly

Coulters Twitter tirade prompted Delta to take the commentator to task on Sunday, saying that her insults about our other customers and employees are unacceptable and unnecessary.

$30! It cost me $10,000 of my time to pre-select the seat I wanted, investigate type of plane & go back periodically to review seat options https://t.co/eaj1QOpvHq

Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 17, 2017

I totally get it. It costs me 75k to brush my teeth. I must pre-select a brush, investigate types of paste, and periodically spit bullshit

Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) July 17, 2017

Read original story Chris Evans Trolls Ann Coulter Over Delta Flight Claim At TheWrap

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Chris Evans Trolls Ann Coulter Over Delta Flight Claim - SFGate

Political commentator and author Ann Coulter attends The Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe at Sony Studios on August 27, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

*After Ann Coulter fired off three dozen angry tweets over the weekend trashingDelta Airlines for giving another passenger a preferred extra-room seat she had booked in advance, The Daily Shows Trevor Noah called her the Airplane Rosa Parks in a segment dragging the right winger all the way back to Jimmie J.J. Walker.

Below, a small sampling of Coulters tweets:

Wow, people, this is the civil rights struggle of our generation, Noah said on The Daily Show after the tweets went viral.

How long will white women be asked to move to the back of the well, not the back, but just like slightly over two seats? Ann Coulter is basically Airplane Rosa Parks, the host added.

Noah then threw to correspondent Roy Wood Jr., reporting from the United Nations headquarters in New York City. He appeared to side with Coulter in a semi-mocking manner.

Ann picked her seat in advance, it was an agreement binding by the Geneva Conventions and all that is holy, Wood said.

Look, me and Ann are as different as night and day, or black and white, as one might say. But in this situation, I stand with my fellow frequent flier, I stand with Ann! All legroom matters, Trevor!

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Delta responded to Coulters tweets on Sunday night and said it would refund her the $30 fee for the extra-room seat. The airline did not offer an explanation about why the seat needed to be forfeited, however.

The airline added in a subsequent tweet that Coulters insults about our other customers and employees are unacceptable and unnecessary.

She fired back:

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Trevor Noah Mocks Ann Coulter's Delta Seat Freakout: 'The Civil Rights Struggle of Our Generation' - Eurweb.com