At least seniors still stand for freedom!

[el Gusano]

Some AARP members say they are so outraged that they've taken to tearing up their membership cards and firing off heated letters to the organization's CEO.

Recent polling by FOX News shows seniors, many of whom are on Medicare, don't want a major overhaul -- 93 percent rate their current coverage as good or excellent, and 56 percent say they oppose the creation of a government-run option for all Americans.

Other groups representing seniors say they aren't surprised by the recent backlash.

"We get letters every single day from people that are very upset about this bill and about the AARP supporting it," said Stuart Barton, president of the American Seniors Association. "So I don't blame them for coming back and saying they are going to tear up their AARP cards."

AARP Faces Backlash From Seniors Over Health Care Reform Stance

[gridbug]

Of course they don't like it. You will probably be able to make campaign contributions to the DNC and get annoying old people put on the list for Obama's Death Squads

[JC]

Well,in AARPs defense,old people don't like any change whatsoever!

Heck,both my parents still wear clothes from the 80's lol

[BlackFox]

So 93% are on government health care and oppose government health care for all Americans. Yea, that sounds like freedom alright.

[el Gusano]

I oppose the Cash for Clunkers, but since I'm being forced to pay for it, I used it.

These seniors have been forced to fund (and still are) the government health care, so it's the only option they have. Obviously they don't like it or they would tell us all to jump on the bandwagon!

[dysnomia]

Aug 10, 2009 19:13:29 GMT -5 el Gusano said:

Some AARP members say they are so outraged that they've taken to tearing up their membership cards and firing off heated letters to the organization's CEO.

Recent polling by FOX News shows seniors, many of whom are on Medicare, don't want a major overhaul -- 93 percent rate their current coverage as good or excellent, and 56 percent say they oppose the creation of a government-run option for all Americans.

Other groups representing seniors say they aren't surprised by the recent backlash.

"We get letters every single day from people that are very upset about this bill and about the AARP supporting it," said Stuart Barton, president of the American Seniors Association. "So I don't blame them for coming back and saying they are going to tear up their AARP cards."

AARP Faces Backlash From Seniors Over Health Care Reform Stance

ahhhh a Fox news report!
well its well known that the GOP has hired on as staffers for the anti health care lobby the crooks who sold to us criminal mortgages that lead to the financial collapse.and that the American Seniors association is a republican/ health insurance company funded front organization.

[LimitedRecourse]

Once again, there is this myth that because a report occurs on Fox that it isn't relevant. Yet the same people suckle on MSNBC and CNN whose bias is just as egregious. Sheeple.

[BlackFox]

It's biased, but relevant. Same from both sides.