Television
Oct 02, 2013
REGARDING THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND BETWEEN THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES, MIKE ON MORNING JOE SAYS: “THEY ARE ESTRANGED FROM THEIR MEMBERSHIP. BUT THE STRIKING ASPECT OF THIS, AND I THINK IT’S BEGINNING TO SEEP DOWN FROM COAST TO COAST AMONG PEOPLE, IS: HOW DID THIS BEGIN? WHAT IS THE ROOT OF THIS? AND THE ROOT OF THIS IS ONE SMALL SEGMENT OF ONE POLITICAL PARTY—AS EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SAYING IN WASHINGTON: THE REPUBLICAN PARTY—WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO PUT A FLAG IN THE GROUND OVER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, BASICALLY SAYING ‘DEFUND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.’ AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE THINKING: ‘WELL I DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT IS—I DON’T KNOW WHAT OBAMACARE IS—BUT IT’S AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE PEOPLE HEALTHCARE, IT MIGHT NOT WORK, BUT LET’S FIND OUT IF IT DOESN’T WORK.’” ON MSNBC.